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| CA/MILLENNIUM TOWER CLIMB San Francisco, Tue 07 Sep 2010, 02:06 GMT VO A WELL KNOWN WALL CLIMBER HAS TAKEN ON ON ONE OF SAN FRANCISCO'S TALLEST TOWERS. (take aerials) YOU ARE LOOKING AT DAN GOODWIN, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "SKYSCRAPER MAN" CLINGING TO SAN FRANCISCO'S FIFTY-EIGHT STORY MILLENNIUM TOWER. THE FIFTY-FOUR YEAR OLD TOOK ABOUT THREE HOURS TO CLIMB... | |||
| NC/SHUFFLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIP North Carolina, Tue 07 Sep 2010, 02:32 GMT VO/SOT PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY COMPETE IN A BIG SHUFFLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS. THIS IS THE EASTERN NATIONAL SHUFFLEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA. FANATICS SAY THE GAME IS MUCH LIKE PLAYING CHESS. EARL BALL WANTS TO BE THE ALL-TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION... AND... | |||
| WV/REGATTA-VINTAGE BOATS Wheeling, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 22:39 GMT VO/SOT SOME PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA TAKING VINTAGE POWERBOATS OUT ON THE OHIO RIVER FOR LABOR DAY. IT'S PART OF THE WHEELING VINTAGE RIVERBOAT REGATTA. THERE WERE ABOUT FIFTY VINTAGE POWERBOATS IN ALL COLORS. SOME OF THEM CAN REACH SPEEDS OF OVER ONE-HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR. ... | |||
| UK/TABLOID PERFUME United States (USA), Mon 06 Sep 2010, 18:13 GMT VO/SOTS WONDER WHAT THE RED CARPET SMELLS LIKE? WELL A BRITISH TABLOID WILL GIVE YOU A WHIFF. THE "SUN" RELEASING A FRAGRANCE CALLED "THE BUZZ". A SCENT MEANT TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF THE FAMOUS. THE MAKER SAYS HE TRIED TO CAPTURE THE ESSENCE OF ACTRESSES LIKE SARAH JESSICA... | |||
| AZ/ OIL SPILL PELICANS AT ZOO Phoenix, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 17:32 GMT RYAN AS-LIVE PKG THE PHOENIX, ARIZONA ZOO'S NEW WETLANDS EXHIBIT WILL BE THE NEW HOME OF SOME BIRDS RESCUED FROM THE OIL SPILL -- AMONG THEM SIX AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS. ALL THE BIRDS IN THE EXHIBIT HAVE WING INJURIES, THEREFORE CAN'T BE RELEASED BACK INTO THE WILD. FOX'S DIANE RYAN REPORTS. ... | |||
| NY/WING EATING CONTEST Buffalo, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 07:44 GMT VO THE SO CALLED "BLACK WIDOW" OF EATING CONTESTS HAS TRIUMPHED AGAIN! THIS TIME SHE GOBBLED UP NEARLY ONE-HUNDRED-EIGHTY-ONE WINGS ..... MAKING HER THE CHAMPION AT THE BUFFALO EATING CONTEST IN OF COURSE .... BUFFALO NEW YORK. AND SHE DOWNED THE WINGS IN TWELVE MINUTES. SONYA... | |||
| L'oroscopo di oggi, 6 settembre Italy A-Pal, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 07:05 GMT Roma, 6 set. (Adnkronos) - Le previsioni astrali segno per segno. I consigli ed i moniti delle stelle per vivere al meglio la giornata. | |||
| CA/MOTHER TERESA STAMP Sacramento, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 01:33 GMT VO A NEW STAMP HONORING MOTHER TERESA IS UNVEILED IN CALIFORNIA... THE FORTY-FOUR-CENT POSTAGE STAMP SHOWS A PORTRAIT OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC NUN. MOTHER TERESA DIED IN 19-97...AND WOULD HAVE TURNED ONE-HUNDRED YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. SHE RECEIVED THE 19-79 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HER... | |||
| NY/BRAZIL FEST MANHATTAN CARNIVAL New York, Mon 06 Sep 2010, 00:04 GMT VO BRAZIL INVADES MANHATTAN'S AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS... THE BIG APPLE WENT BRAZILIAN THIS WEEKEND FOR THE TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL BRAZILIAN DAY FESTIVAL. MIDTOWN'S SIXTH AVENUE BECAME A SEA OF GREEN AND YELLOW AS REVILERS SAMBAD IN THE BRIGHT WEEKEND SUN. THIS YEAR THE FARE WAS... | |||
| CO/BALLOON FESTIVAL Colorado Springs, Sun 05 Sep 2010, 23:40 GMT VO HOT AIR BALLOONS FILL THE NIGHT SKY IN COLORADO... SATURDAY (9/4) WAS THE ANNUAL COLORADO BALLOON CLASSIC. THE EVENT WAS HELD IN COLORADO SPRINGS. EVERY MORNING THROUGH LABOR DAY OVER ONE-HUNDRED BALLOONS WILL TAKE FLIGHT AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER THE SUN GOES DOWN...THE... | |||
| VANISHING MUSEUMS United States (USA), Sun 05 Sep 2010, 20:05 GMT TOBIN PKG ONE OF THE LATEST VICTIMS OF THE RECESSION...AMERICAN MUSEUMS... AS MANY LEAN ON THEIR *OWN* OWNERS AND THE GENEROSITY OF VISITORS...JUST TO STAY OPEN. FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT MIKE TOBIN HAS THAT STORY. | |||
| PA/LABOR DAY STAYCATION Pennsylvania, Sun 05 Sep 2010, 19:24 GMT CHANDLER PKG CELEBRATING THE END OF SUMMER DOESN'T ALWAYS MEAN A TRIP TO THE BEACH. SOME FOLKS IN PHILLY ARE FINDING LOTS TO DO IN THEIR OWN NECK OF THE WOODS. FOX'S TY CHANDLER HAS THE DETAILS.... | |||
| GA/DRAGON CON CONVENTION Georgia, Sun 05 Sep 2010, 00:11 GMT VO THE TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL DRAGON CON CONVENTION -- NOW UNDERWAY IN GEORGIA. PEOPLE DRESSED AS COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS AND SCIENCE FICTION HEROES-- GATHERING IN ATLANTA FOR THE FESTIVITIES. THE EVENT INCLUDES THE ANNUAL PARADE AND A COSTUME CONTEST. ORGANIZERS SAY THE CONVENTION... | |||
| SC/FOOTBALL FLAGS INVENTOR Lancaster, Sat 04 Sep 2010, 22:07 GMT VOSOT THE INVENTOR OF FOOTBALL FLAGS FOR CARS-- TALKING ABOUT THE ICONIC DECORATION. JOHN GRIFFIN FIRST MADE FLAGS FOR FAMILY IN 19-85. THEN A SPORTING GOODS DISTRIBUTOR "ROCK HILL" SPOTTED ONE. JOHN GRIFFIN: "I invented the car flags." JOHN GRIFFIN: "Can you mass produce these and I... | |||
| IA/HOKEY POKEY WORLD RECORD Coralville, Sat 04 Sep 2010, 18:41 GMT VO HAWKEYE FANS - GATHERING IN IOWA TO "SHAKE IT ALL ABOUT..." MORE THAN SEVEN-HUNDRED PEOPLE PERFORMED THE HOKEY POKEY FRIDAY IN CORALVILLE. THEY SUCCESSFULLY BROKE THE WORLD RECORD OF ABOUT FORTY-FIVE-HUNDRED PEOPLE.... SET IN TWO-THOUSAND-THREE. THE CROWD DANCED FOR... | |||
| L'oroscopo di oggi, 4 settembre Italy A-Pal, Sat 04 Sep 2010, 07:00 GMT Roma, 4 set. (Adnkronos) - Le previsioni astrali segno per segno. I consigli ed i moniti delle stelle per vivere al meglio la giornata. | |||
| CA/TALL SHIPS ARRIVE FOR FESTIVAL San Diego, Fri 03 Sep 2010, 10:46 GMT VO MORE THAN A DOZEN TALL SHIPS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ARE SAILING ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THESE SHIPS ARE TAKING PART IN THE FIVE-DAY "PORT OF SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL OF SAIL." THE PARADE STARTED, THURSDAY, AT HARBOR ISLAND AND ENDED ALONG THE NORTH EMBARCADERO AT THE MARITIME... | |||
| Portrait Alsacien : Philippe Choukroum Strasbourg, Fri 03 Sep 2010, 10:42 GMT Philippe Choukroum, directeur du Comité Régional du Tourisme d'Alsace se prête au jeu du "Portrait Alsacien" | |||
| L'oroscopo di oggi, 3 settembre Italy A-Pal, Fri 03 Sep 2010, 09:14 GMT Roma, 3 sett. (Adnkronos) - Le previsioni astrali segno per segno. I consigli ed i moniti delle stelle per vivere al meglio la giornata. | |||
| IA/MLK BOOK DONATED Des Moines, Thu 02 Sep 2010, 21:01 GMT VO/SOT A BIT OF HISTORY IS DISCOVERED AT A CHARITY BOOK SALE IN IOWA. A CHARITY BOOK SALE IN DES MOINES RAISES MONEY EACH YEAR FOR EDUCATION. THANKS TO ONE SPECIAL DONATION, THE CHARITY COULD EARN OVER ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS ON JUST ONE BOOK ALONE. SOMEONE DROPPED A SIGNED FIRST EDITION... | |||
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