Archive for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the blanket toss, the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull, many of which have their roots in traditional Eskimo practices.Take the two-foot high kick, for example. ...
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Tuesday, September 11th, 2007
NEW YORK (AFP) - The United States marked six years since the September 11 attacks Tuesday with solemn ceremonies but still haunted by Osama bin Laden, who used the anniversary to praise the Al-Qaeda hijackers.
In an overcast New York, families of the 2,749 people killed when two planes plowed into ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Apple Inc. sold its millionth iPhone over the weekend, days after it slashed the price by a third to spur sales.
The milestone was reached weeks earlier than expected and sent shares of Apple up $4.94, or 3.8 percent, to $136.71. The stock regained some of the ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Apple will cut the price of TV show downloads at its iTunes Store to 99 cents, media reported Monday.
With the exception of some PBS offerings, TV shows sell for 1.99 U.S. dollars per episode at iTunes. That’s been the price since Apple first added TV downloads to its online digital ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Students hold candles while sing a thanksgiving song for their teachers at a school party in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang province, on September 9, one day ahead of the Teacher's Day.
Students present their self-made thanksgiving cards to their teacher at the school party.
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
About 1,877 Chinese families in eleven cities across China received a certificate from the 2007 Special Olympics Organizing Committee last Friday. With the certificates, they are authorized to provide accommodation for delegates (athletes) to the Special Olympic Games in China. In Shanghai, these families will work together with the 107 ...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Next to Tibet, Inner Mongolia is one of China's most extraordinary places. You'll be fascinated by the mystique of its stunning grasslands, the Gobi desert, the energetic Naadam festival and the Mongolian way of li. The province is near Beijing, and you can easily go there and enjoy diverse cultures.
Escaping ...
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007
Peru was officially declared Sunday host of the 2008 summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) forum.
The announcement was made on the last day of this year's APEC meeting which gathered leaders from 21 Pacific rim economies in Sydney, Australia.
Peru assumes the role of the APEC presidency at ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Guests gave the tenor one last standing ovation when "Panis Angelicus," the 1978 duet Pavarotti sang with his father, Fernando, inside Modena's Duomo came to a close.
The duet was one of the most poignant moments of the funeral, which began with a moving rendition of Verdi's "Ave Maria" and a ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Early analysis indicates the voice on a recently released videotape is that of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official said Friday, as President Bush called the tape "a reminder of the dangerous world in which we live."
Although the United States launched the war in Afghanistan to find bin Laden and ...
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