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The Valley Line: The season's last dance for the Stardusters
We are now officially into summer, as June 21 was the longest day of the year and the date of the summer solstice. However, in places “down under” such as Australia, this very same day was celebrated as the winter solstice. On that longest...Tags: Television, Tour Operations Industry, Honeymooning, Travel, Entertainment
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With all the rain in L.A., it's now official: La Niña is a bust
Let us go easy on beleaguered meteorologists, even as we set umbrellas and rubber boots by the door for another week of weeping gray skies. Let us not scorn those forecasters who, months ago, so confidently predicted a drier-than-normal Southern...Tags: Weather Reports, California, Texas, Hypothermia, Health
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Qantas to fly the literary skies
Australia's Qantas Airlines is promoting the announcement of its extended flight routes by commissioning a series of books that last exactly as long as each flight. For passengers, that could mean less worrying about when it's safe to use electronic...
Tags: Stephen King, Book
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CAR--IndyCarLineup
INDYCAR SERIES INDIANAPOLIS 500 LINEUP By SportsDirect Inc After qualifying race Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana, United States Lap length: 2.605 miles ++++++++++++++++++++ || SP || NO. || DRIVER || MAKE || MPH || || 1. || 20...Tags: Auto Racing, France, Open-Wheel Racing, A.J. Allmendinger, Brazil
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Governor's Cup teams selected
Australia and New Zealand again dominated this year's Governor's Cup invitee list for international teams, as the Selection Committee for the 47th Annual Governor's Cup International Junior Match Race Championship has completed work on selection of the 12...Tags: Sailing, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
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J.J. Abrams' 'Star Trek' sequel outperforming original overseas
While the USS Enterprise has yet to conquer foreign galaxies, it is starting to pick up speed overseas. Playing in seven foreign markets this weekend, J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek Into Darkness" collected $31.7 million, according to an estimate from...
Tags: IMAX, Chris Pine, Star Trek (movie, 2009), Entertainment, Star Trek into Darkness (movie)
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Review: Guy Pearce doesn't fit in strained '33 Postcards'
Innocence meets experience, unconvincingly, in the strained redemption drama "33 Postcards." The movie's awkward mix of familiar setups finds a teenage orphan from China on the sorta-mean streets of Sydney, Australia, inspiring hope in a criminal who...
Tags: Film Festivals, Entertainment, Movies, Guy Pearce
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Video: Clever water stop sign prevents tunnel crashes in Australia
Autoblog.comFiled under: Videos, Australia Faced with truck drivers not heeding warnings when their tractor trailers were too tall to enter the Sydney Harbour Tunnel, officials turned to a company called Laservision to put an end to these costly crashes that were not... -
Stranger brightens Mother's Day for soldier's mom
The kindness of a stranger made Bonnie Jo Lobosco's Mother's Day. Lobosco, of Forks Township, lost her soldier son, Staff Sgt. Andrew Lobosco, in the war in Afghanistan. Sunday, she received a surprise email from a man in Australia with a photo showing...
Tags: Afghanistan, Harry of Wales, Mother's Day, United Kingdom, Somerville
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Official: HSV unholsters Holden Gen-F lineup [w/video]
Autoblog.comFiled under: Sedan, Performance, Truck, Wagon, Videos, GM, Holden, Australia Here it is, folks. Right on schedule, Holden has revealed full details on its reborn range of HSV Gen-F models. The bulk of the new HSV machinery will go on sale next month,... -
Too many teens still ignore the hazards of smoking
During checkups for adolescents, I talk with each teen about smoking. While the rates of cigarette smoking among teens continue to drop, 20 percent of teens in the U.S. consider themselves regular smokers. Added to that statistic is the fact that every...Tags: Physical Conditions, Heart Disease
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Wichita native hopes to get one of the "Best Jobs in the World"
A Wichita native is a finalist for the job of a lifetime...in Australia. Cameron Ernst is part of a competition for Tourism Australia, promoting what it calls "The Best Jobs in the World." Ernst who grew up in Wichita and went to Andover Central High...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Travel, International Travel
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