In an unprecedented intervention into the laws of nature, federal agencies have hatched a plan to remove 50,000 sea turtle eggs from their nests in the Gulf Coast and move the eggs to the Atlantic Coast.
If the eggs are not moved, the baby turtles would end up wading right into BP’s oilspill in the Gulf of Mexico after hatching in mid-July.
The […]
Posted on June 29th, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: Jimmy Buffett’s parrothead squad on its way to rescue Gulf Coast from BP oilspill.
1. 35,000 free tickets for JB & Friends concert gone in minutes - AL.com
2. Jimmy Buffett’s animal-rescue SWAT boat - AL.com
3. Margaritaville Hotel set to open in Pensacola - Margaritavillehotel.com
Story 2: Arizona valley boycott fever hits CA State Senate and federal agencies in […]
Posted on June 27th, 2010 by PLing
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If the inflatable pool in the backyard springs a leak, here’s a few other options for a rollicking summer vacation:-
Wacky Summer Events - TripAdvisor has come out with a list of top ten wackiest summer events in the US. The list includes:-
1. Summer Redneck Games in Dublin, Georgia
2. Barnesville Potato Days in Barnesville, Minnesota
3. Mid-Atlantic Hermit […]
Posted on June 24th, 2010 by PLing
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As per a survey done by insurance provider Access America, summer vacation spending is expected to get a $7 billion bump this year.
6 million more American households plan to take family vacations, and the total travel spending on summer vacations this year is going to be a hefty $76 billion.
When asked why they need a vacation, 42% cited stress or […]
Posted on June 22nd, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: 8 yr old Harry Winsor submitted a hand-drawn airplane design to Boeing, which the company dissed in a standard boiler-plate response letter.
After the boy’s father blogged about it, Boeing backtracked and invited Harry and his family for a tour of their wide-body plant in Everett.
Boeing spokesman Todd Blecher says “They uncovered a [PR] flaw in […]
Posted on June 20th, 2010 by PLing
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The 34th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks in New York will go off again this year on the Hudson River.
Scheduled for around 9.20 pm, the spectacle involves over 40,000 shells going off in 26 minutes, exploding at a rate of more than 1,500 a minute, fired from six barges positioned on the Hudson from 24th to 50th Streets.
This year’s […]
Posted on June 18th, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: CMA music fest helping Nashville recover from May Day flood. True/False?
Country music stars stress importance of CMA Fest - AP
Nashville flooding victims told to leave hotel during CMA Fest - Tennessean
Opryland hotel workers collect last paychecks - Tennessean
Story 2: Ankle-deep thick gooey oil on beach outside Flora-Bama. True/False?
Mousse-like oil on beach at Alabama-Florida line […]
Posted on June 13th, 2010 by PLing
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London Mayor Boris Johnson is not happy about Orlando stealing Harry Potter right from under his nose.
In a bitter Telegraph column, he writes “I want you to know that I have nothing against Orlando, though you are, of course, far more likely to get shot or robbed there than in London. In general I adore America. But […]
Posted on June 10th, 2010 by PLing
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Hyatt heir John A. Pritzker’s investment firm Geolo Capital has bought a majority stake in San Francisco-based boutique hotel operator Joie de Vivre Hospitality Inc.
JDV operates 33 boutique hotels in California, 14 of which it owns.
The stake purchased by Geolo Capital gives them the brand name and the contracts for the managed hotels, but not the real estate rights […]
Posted on June 7th, 2010 by PLing
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Story 1: SouthAfrica.net - Soccer fever grips South Africa as the 2010 FIFA World Cup gears up for the kickoff in Joburg on June 11, 2010. Over 300,000 soccer crazed fans are enroute to the African continent, and Tourism SA is there to assist travelers.
Story 2: VisitFlorida.com - The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico showed up in Pensacola, […]
Posted on June 6th, 2010 by PLing
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