Located in the US state of Montana, Glacier National Park is one of the most amazing places on this planet.
The park estimates 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) including parts of two mountain ranges , over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants and hundreds of species of animals, according to Wikipedia.
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Aug 29 2010 | Posted in
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Tropical Storm Earl in the eastern Atlantic Ocean is getting stronger and stronger on its way to the northern Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Specialists predict the system to instantly turn northwest toward Bermuda and leave the zone of gas producing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Located about 695 miles (1,120 km) west of [...]
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Saturday in the Capital of Somalia an al Qaeda-linked militant movement has taken control of a radio station. The radio station was taken by the militants early this week and the weak central government claims the group is spreading propaganda from at least two radio stations, including Mogadishu’s Holy Quran radio, a private FM station,
Abdirahman [...]
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Visitors in British Museum were evacuated shortly after 1pm, because of a gas incident. The cause is unknown, investigators still trying to determine it.
“The museum has been evacuated as a precaution” a police spokesman said.
“A few people reported a funny smell on the premises and had mild irritation to [...]
Aug 28 2010 | Posted in
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Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally on Saturday would commemorated the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech nearby the place where King himself delivered his seminal address.
The conservative talk show host Glenn Beck, next to Robert Franklin, president of Morehouse College organized the event called “Restoring Honor.”
“I am delighted to [...]
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The new weather conditions in the Caribbean might represent a good environment for Tropical Storm Earl to develop into a hurricane.
The Storm Earl is expected to reach the hurricane status within range of the Northern Leeward Islands sometime Saturday night, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Earl’s winds reached a top speed of 60 mph [...]
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The crowds have already started to gather at Glenn Beck’s “Restoring Honor” rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, filling the Washington Monument hill and south of the reflecting pool.
As the space would not be enough for all the Americans, the majority is going to cover the event live online all day long starting [...]
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Lasting for over 10 days, the China traffic jam is a unique event in history with more than 60 miles of traffic jam along Beijing-Tibet highway.
“Virtually overnight, local authorities had managed to disperse the congestion,” says Adrienne Mong of MSNBC.
“By the time we reached the area, all we encountered were the garden-variety traffic jams here [...]
Aug 26 2010 | Posted in
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Formed in the Pacific off Mexico’s coast, Hurricane Frank has maximum sustained winds Wednesday near 75 mph (120 kph).
It has reached this status in the Pacific, becoming the third hurricane of the 2010 season in the area.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami predict that Frank might get stronger while moving away from Mexico’s southwestern coast.
Hurricane [...]
Aug 26 2010 | Posted in
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Unique in history, the 60-mile traffic jam near Beijing is said to be lasting until mid-September, officials declare.
As the traffic jam on the National Highway 110 reached the 10th day, local authorities sent hundreds of police officers to keep order.
Trucks carrying food or flammables are redirected around the main bottleneck.
Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city’s [...]
Aug 26 2010 | Posted in
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