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For the first time since 1964, a Russian pair will not be atop the medal stand for pairs figure skating. In fact, the Russians were shut out of pairs medals completely, with the Chinese pairs of Xue Shen and Hongbo Zhao and Qing Pang and Jian Tong taking gold and silver, respectively, and Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy from Germany taking bronze.
The Russian teams began to fall apart early, with the young team of Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov falling on their first jump. In the next Ru ...Continue |
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Earthquakes strike without warning and can kill thousands of people within just a few seconds. With waves of violent shakes that start miles beneath the earth’s surface as the tectonic plates shift or collapse atop of one another; this sudden movement can destroy buildings, roads and entire cities.
Earthquakes can be more destructive and deadly than any other natural disaster and history has recorded the massive destruction on grand scale. A single earthquake event can rock, roll and shake en ...Continue |
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Fascinating Fact: Some Female Penguins Engage in Prostitution
I thought only humans engage in prostitution.
This is a fascinating fact. Never know that penguins engage in prostitution. I remember the movie Good luck Chuck where Jessica Alba plays the female lead role. She works in a sort of amusement park, caretaker of penguins. She loves penguins so much because of its fidelity, they only got one mate in their entire life. But now, it seems not. Dr. Fiona Hunter, a zoologist stated: “ ...Continue |
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In March 1993 Kevin Carter made a trip to southern Sudan and took this photograph. The picture would later bring him the Pulitzer prize, but also death. The girl had stopped to rest while struggling to reach the refugee camp, nearby a vulture is waiting her to die. It is a horrific picture that gave people a true look at the dire condition in Sub-Saharan Africa. Kevin then came under a lot of scrutiny for spending over 20 minutes setting up the photo instead of helping the child. Three months af ...Continue |
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Nato forces in Afghanistan have hailed as a success the first phase of a major operation to oust the Taliban from two key districts of Helmand in the south.
More than 15,000 US, UK and Afghan troops swept into Marjah and Nad Ali before dawn. UK and US officials said key day one objectives had been met.
Two Nato deaths, including one Briton, have been confirmed. Afghan forces said 20 militants had been killed.
Operation Moshtarak is the biggest attack since the Taliban fell in 2001.
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Workers are carving out mass graves on a hillside north of Haiti's capital, using earth-movers to bury 10,000 earthquake victims in a single day while relief workers warn the death toll could increase.
Medical clinics have 12-day patient backlogs, untreated injuries are festering and makeshift camps housing thousands of survivors could foster disease, experts said.
"The next health risk could include outbreaks of diarrhea, respiratory tract infections and othe ...Continue |
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WASHINGTON – Army officials said Tuesday they will investigate whether a Michigan defense contractor violated federal procurement rules by stamping references to Bible verses on combat rifle sights used by American forces to kill enemy fighters in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Marine Corps, another major customer of the telescoping sights that allow troops to pinpoint targets day or night, says service acquisition officials plan to meet with the contractor, Trijicon of Wixom, Mich., to discuss ...Continue |
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LOS ANGELES - James Cameron's "Avatar" had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, "The Dark Knight."
No. 1 for the fifth-straight weekend, Cameron's sci-fi saga raised its domestic total to $491.8 million and should top $500 million after revenues are counted on Martin Luther King Day, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Worldwide, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" lifted its total to $1.6 billion, second only ...Continue |
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Haiti quake: Survivors struggle while awaiting aid
AP – A young injured earthquake survivor holds a piece of bread in a makeshift shelter in Port-au-Prince, …
By MIKE MELIA, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 2 mins ago
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Desperately needed aid from around the world began arriving Thursday in quake-stunned Haiti, while rescuers struggled frantically to save the trapped and injured, using pickup trucks as ambulances and doors as stretchers.
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Angelina Jolie is being replaced by a fashion model. After a three-year campaign as the face of luxury knitwear giant St. John, the company has announced that they're replacing the actress because Jolie's fame has "overshadowed the brand."
CEO Glenn McMahon explained to Women's Wear Daily that the move wasn't personal, saying "We wanted to make a clean break from actresses and steer away from blondes and cleanse the palette." "We needed to show a modern point of view of St. John," McMahon con ...Continue |
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Kwa mujibu wa upelelezi uliotolewa na shirika la Scotland Yard nchini humo, kijana mmoja mwenye umri wa miaka 16 anashikiliwa kwa kutuhumiwa kuhusika na mauaji hayo ambapo ilidaiwa marehemu aliandika maoni katika ukurasa wa mtuhumiwa katika tovuti hiyo kuhusu tukio ambalo (mtuhumiwa) huyo hakualikwa katika hafla moja ya sherehe.
Msichana mmoja ambaye hakutaka kutajwa jina lake, alisisitiza chanzo cha mauaji hayo akisema marehemu aliandika maoni ya "kipumbavu" katika ukurasa wa kijana mwenzake ...Continue |
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miss east africa went 2 Rwanda.
source:issamichuzi blog. ...Continue |
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Brazilian doctors have begun emergency surgery on a two-year-old boy with more than 40 needles in his body.
They were allegedly inserted by the boy's stepfather in a series of bizarre rituals.
A hospital spokeswoman in the north-eastern city of Salvador said surgeons would remove four needles that posed the biggest threat to the boy's life.
One had punctured his heart, two are near the heart and another is inside a lung, she said.
The hospital said the operation would last at least s ...Continue |
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Ripoti zinaonesha kuwa katika mashindano yote ya awali, hakuna hata moja ambalo Miriam alijitahidi, achilia mbali kulinusa kwa ukaribu, hivyo kuendeleza gundu la Miss Tanzania kwenye mashindano hayo.
Kutokana na hali hiyo, dalili zilionesha kuwa mrembo huyo wa Tanzania, ni mkumbo wa Miss Tanzania 2006-07, Wema Sepetu, Richa Adhia (2007-08) na Nasreen Karim (2008 -09) ambao ushiriki wao haukuwa na faida yoyote katika fainali za dunia.
Siku mbaya kwa Watanzania, ilijionesha asubuhi kwamba Mi ...Continue |
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AND MISS WORLD 2009 IS GIBRALTAR
Mexico is first runner up, followed by South Africa as second runner up
Gibraltar has won the coveted crown as Miss World 2009, triumphing out of 112 beautiful and talented young women in the 59th Miss World Final from Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, City of Gold.
As the final duty in her reign, Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova removed the bejeweled crown to place it on the head of her successor as the new Miss World 2009. Takin ...Continue |
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The main reason why people remember is that things are related.
Thats the simplest explanation that can try to shed some light about this deep and complex phenomenon where physchology and brain activity come in conjuction together.
Your mind is made up of billions of interconnected living brain cells called neurons, the main reason why people remember is partly because these neurons are interconnected.
Well, now lets begin here you remember the blue sky, then you remember the clouds, why don ...Continue |
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LONDON (AP)—Tiger Woods’ decision to take “an indefinite break” to repair his marriage was greeted with surprise, bemusement and even relief Saturday as golfers, fans and commentators contemplated the immediate future of a sport without its biggest draw.
John Daly sympathized as the worldwide media continued to pile up accusations of infidelity, Annika Sorenstam lamented a family tragedy and Colin Montgomerie noted dryly that golf’s big prizes just became a little more accessible.
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A group of suspected Islamic militants have attacked a jail in the southern Philippines, freeing at least 31 prisoners, prison officials say.
Two people, including a prison guard, are believed to have been killed during a gunfight as the prisoners escaped.
Basilan island's Vice Governor Al Rasheed Sakalahul told the Associated Press the gunmen had wanted to free Muslim guerrillas held in the jail.
He said other inmates had also escaped during the attack early on Sunday.
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. Spika Samuel Sitta athibitisha rasmi
. Jaji Werema asema atavifanyia kazi
VHatimaye Ofisi ya Spika wa Bunge, imelipeleka kwa Mwanasheria Mkuu wa Serikali (AG) suala la mawaziri sita na wabunge wanne wanaotuhumiwa kwa kashfa ya kughushi sifa za taaluma, kwa ajili ya kushughulikiwa kwa taratibu za kiserikali...
Pendekezo hilo la Feleshi limekuja wakati malumbano baina ya viongozi wa CCM hayajapoa baada ya kutuhumiana kwa ufisadi na wivu wa nafasi mbalimbali zilizotokana na uchaguzi mkuu wa mw ...Continue |
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Mariah Carey, who hasn't toured in over three years, will embark on a national "Angels Advocate" trek beginning Dec. 31 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and wrapping up on Feb. 27 at The Pearl Concert Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada. Presale tickets will be available for Honey B. Fly, the official Mariah Carey Fan Club, members for all show dates. Tickets for the majority of the tour will go on sale on Dec. 19. Visit Carey's official website, MariahCarey.com, for more details.
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