A small portfolio of the most recent crop circles as of 7/3/09, and examination of the meaning of 7/7/09. A crop circle researcher gave a stunning revelation about this date and the time period to...
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]]> Governor Mark Sanford's confession to adultery may be roiling South Carolina and traumatizing his family, but it's bequeathed to the rest of us a handy new euphemism for sneaking in a little romance on the sly: hiking the Appalachian Trail.
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]]> A picture is worth a thousand words... thank you, photo-journalists for your work.
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]]> Cartoonists comments on the news... Happy July 4th!
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]]> There is so much you can't know about your spouse when you get married, like that one day she will want to eat her placenta. But there are two things you don't argue about with a pregnant woman: what she eats and that being full of life indeed looks sexy.
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]]> Fossil remains of three new dinosaurs have been discovered at a prehistoric site in the Australian Outback.
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]]> Earthquakes, and the preparations for them, are metaphors for Japan’s malaise
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]]> Police released a recording of a woman who dialled 999 to say her hamster had escaped as they pleaded with the public today to use the service only for genuine emergencies. In one call a woman tells the operator: "It's my hamster. It's got out of its cage
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]]> Actress and animal advocate Tippi Hedren, who runs the Shambala reserve, which now houses Michael Jackson's pet tigers, says she has notified the animals of their former owner's death.
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]]> V.M. Singh moved both petitions against Maneka....Varun Gandhi, no one can be spared for hate speeches, only to enter in the Indian Parliament, let the prosecution and judicial system proved allegations against them, levelled by the administration.......
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]]> Police got a furry surprise during an interview, when a squirrel climbed out of the cleavage of a woman they were questioning. The baby squirrel climbed out from between the women's breasts as she was in the police station with detectives in Warren, Ohio
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]]> The manager of a mosquito repellent factory in Sri Lanka was fined and faces a possible six months in jail - for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on his company's premises. 'The court fined the superintendent of a mosquito coil company for fail
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]]> A woman with cancer throughout her body was told she had just six months to live, but after intense prayer, the cancer was suddenly gone. Now, the priest to whom she prayed is being considered for sainthood, CBS station WJZ-TV reported.
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]]> Whether you are a Zen Buddhist or just want to lead a Zen life, these 50 spiritual and simplifying blogs and community web sites will point you down the path of enlightenment.

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]]> Amputees could regenerate limbs and organs thanks to scientists who have come close to discovering how salamanders grow back lost legs.
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]]> Swooping down with its talons at the ready the bird of prey pounced mid-air on the stunned swift. There was a burst of feathers in the tussle but it was always clear who would win.
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]]> The Liberhan Commission has severely indicted BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi, then UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh and other leaders of the Sangh Parivar for the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992.
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]]> A wayward moose created quite a stir -- and spawned numerous ill-conceived jokes -- when it made its way onto the grounds of the Saratoga Race Course in New York.

The moose, a female believed to be about 1 1/2 years old, was spotted meandering
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]]> Mangalore Ganesh Beedi Works in India misused image of Lord Ganesha like INDICA IPA beer in USA, FIR be lodged against these offenders. Today complaint has been lodged with the Police station, Palwal sadar in Haryana by Kadyan along with Mandheer Maan....
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]]> Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom. Read below to learn how you can take advantage of the power of Skype in your classroom.
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]]> Devotees of the BBC's Question Time have many big issues to grapple with.
But the only question on viewer Jackie Ellery's mind was... what her missing cat was doing on screen.

One-year-old Tango became the unlikely star of the late night current
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]]> Youngsters at Bath schools are saving energy – and saving endangered species.
Pupils at one school have become a driving force behind a Government motion to protect orangutans in the wild.
Children at Kingswood Prep School wrote to city MP Don Foster
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]]> Looming from the depths, this huge creature looks as if it is about to swallow diver Sam Bester whole.
Luckily for her, it is actually a whale shark, which only eats plankton.

The picture was taken by Miss Bester's friend Fiona Ayerst off the coast
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]]> A homeowner concerned that his garden was becoming a jungle - has transformed it into a herd of elephants.
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]]> Could it be that humans are not quite as gullible as advertised?
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]]> The Los Angeles coroner's office on Monday dismissed as inaccurate a British newspaper report that said Michael Jackson was emaciated and almost bald when he died suddenly last week.
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]]> NEW YORK — Fans began gathering hours early for a public tribute to Michael Jackson on Tuesday at Harlem's Apollo Theater, the fabled venue that helped make a 9-year-old Jackson a star.

Thousands were expected to pay their respects at the theater,
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]]> Ugly fruit and vegetables which have grown just as nature intended will be back on supermarket shelves from tomorrow — and could be up to 40 per cent cheaper than their perfectly formed cousins.
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]]> Morally, eating endangered animals is a hard thing to swallow, but for one snake the controversial snack turned out to be a very lucky lunch.

The two-meter long python was stolen from the Woodvale Research Centre in Western Australia, but what the
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]]> A bear that was apparently craving something sweet broke into a home in San Bernardino County and devoured a box of chocolates that was in the refrigerator.
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]]> A voracious predator, the Asian harlequin ladybird has spread across the UK since its arrival from continental Europe in 2004.
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]]> Fourteen-year-old Capron spent most of Wednesday chilling out on his big, man-made cooling rock.

Most Southwest Michigan residents don't have the luxury of a thermoregulated sitting stone, but they also aren't wearing a heavy fur coat on the hottest
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]]> Lord Ganesha image on beer as label hurting the sentiments, feelings and believes of all devotees of Lord Ganesha. We have moved further to protest against this defamation of Lord Ganesha. So please ban this beer and return all stock pending in your store
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]]> Rod Gesner speak to Naresh Kadyan - yes I am and So Are the Owners of Lost Coast Brewery.....so please remove Lord Ganesha image from your brand with apology, if you are actual owner of the alleged company and brand...our protest going on tirelessly .....
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]]> The Prevention of Insult to National Honour Act 1971 must be amended to make a suitable provision to protect the fair name of the Father of the Nation - yes it should be said Laxmidas, Chairman - National Khadi and Village Industries Board's Employees Fed
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]]> With the news of the passing of Michal Jackson, the truth about who MJ really was has been coming to light these pass days. And, now the little boy who claimed that Micheal Jackson "molested" him when he was younger has now issued a statement saying "I li
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]]> A TINY -- and distinctly dead -- endangered marsupial has helped authorities catch an alleged wildlife thief and recover a stolen two-metre python after a remarkable rescue involving police, wildlife officers and the Defence Department.

The drama
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]]> WELL before midsummer, the sun sets late over Paris. Even at 9 p.m., you can sit on the banks of the Canal St.-Martin in the 10th Arrondissement, and see in the still water the reflection of the sky, a blue mottled with thin clouds, and ...
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]]> Here are some tips and tools to help you make the most of your experience and wisdom and get the kind of job that you deserve.
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]]> Protest for defamation of Lord Ganesha going on here in India, criminal and legal proceedings are also in the pipe line..so please remove Lord Ganesha image from INDICA IPA beer with apology, you might be knowing the owner of alleged company also on care2
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]]> Now other Hindu's Organizations comes forward to fight for issue raised by Naresh Kadyan, representing all devotees of Lord Ganesha in India. Kadyan moved an PIL, lodged complaint with the Police and online petition widely forwarded in India and abroad.
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]]> Let us respect all religions along with their feelings, sentiments and believes. Lord Ganesha image fixed on beer bottle's which is not a joke nor sense of humor, this is a insult in the opinion of all devotees of Lord Ganesha, hence please support Kadyan
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]]> To many, New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer's fall from grace seemed to make no sense at all. But a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights that possibly could relate to why the storm trooper of reform -- formerly known as the Sheriff of W
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]]> The largest animals ever to have walked the face of the earth may not have been as big as previously thought, reveals a paper published in ZSL's Journal of Zoology.
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