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			<title>Transferring Money through PayPal in return for AlertPay money.</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:43:06 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>I’m not sure where else I can ask but if it’s in the wrong section, sorry and just move it to the right section.

I was wondering if anyone had a PayPal + AlertPay account and would be willing to let me send them £12 into their PayPal account in return of £11/12 in AlertPay Balance.

The reason I’m asking this is because ive lost my credit card and requested a new one but the product I’m looking at on the internet only takes AlertPay and PayPal already has my Credit Card details set up.

If anyone can help pm me or reply thank you.</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I’m not sure where else I can ask but if it’s in the wrong section, sorry and just move it to the right section.<br />
<br />
I was wondering if anyone had a PayPal + AlertPay account and would be willing to let me send them £12 into their PayPal account in return of £11/12 in AlertPay Balance.<br />
<br />
The reason I’m asking this is because ive lost my credit card and requested a new one but the product I’m looking at on the internet only takes AlertPay and PayPal already has my Credit Card details set up.<br />
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If anyone can help pm me or reply thank you.</div>

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			<title>How would you like to be dressed on the wedding day ?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:08:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Respeted All Members,

I'm wondering if you can you bring some good ideas about how would you like to be dressed on the wedding day or at your own wedding day.

How would you like to be your dress or suit ? What kind of color combination you'd prefer ? Made in ...by D & G etc.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Respeted All Members,<br />
<br />
I'm wondering if you can you bring some good ideas about how would you like to be dressed on the wedding day or at your own wedding day.<br />
<br />
How would you like to be your dress or suit ? What kind of color combination you'd prefer ? Made in ...by D &amp; G etc.</div>

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			<title>Friend talks bad about everyone why?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I have this friend, she talks bad about everyone. In front of you, she's very nice, but once you leave, she starts talking shit about you. She talks bad about her brother, sister, mom and dad, and her best friends also. She also exaggerates things and also lies.
So I want to know why she does this.

Here’s a little background of her, she is 22 years old college student, and she smokes marijuana, and sometimes does xanax. She used to be abused by her mother, and has been raped when she was 14. She has been physically abused by her boyfriends in the past. She always moved around a lot in her childhood. And one of her friends told me she used to be socially awkward in school..

She doesn't really have that much friends right now, as she ditches her friends. They will make plans with her and at the end she'll cancel it. For example her friend invited her to Las Vegas, got her hotel room and etc, and the day before she cancels it. When I first met her she would do the same thing with me, I would invite her someplace she would agree and then cancel at the end. So I stopped inviting her anywhere.

I am just curious why she does this, I no longer see this person, and I only talk to them a few times a week online.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I have this friend, she talks bad about everyone. In front of you, she's very nice, but once you leave, she starts talking shit about you. She talks bad about her brother, sister, mom and dad, and her best friends also. She also exaggerates things and also lies.<br />
So I want to know why she does this.<br />
<br />
Here’s a little background of her, she is 22 years old college student, and she smokes marijuana, and sometimes does xanax. She used to be abused by her mother, and has been raped when she was 14. She has been physically abused by her boyfriends in the past. She always moved around a lot in her childhood. And one of her friends told me she used to be socially awkward in school..<br />
<br />
She doesn't really have that much friends right now, as she ditches her friends. They will make plans with her and at the end she'll cancel it. For example her friend invited her to Las Vegas, got her hotel room and etc, and the day before she cancels it. When I first met her she would do the same thing with me, I would invite her someplace she would agree and then cancel at the end. So I stopped inviting her anywhere.<br />
<br />
I am just curious why she does this, I no longer see this person, and I only talk to them a few times a week online.</div>

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			<title>What’s the dumbest thing you have ever done?</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>We all have done some dumb stuff, what’s the dumbest thing you have ever done?</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>We all have done some dumb stuff, what’s the dumbest thing you have ever done?</div>

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			<title>Story behind your username</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Do you have any story or reason behind your username?

Why did you choose your username? Anything special behind it?</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Do you have any story or reason behind your username?<br />
<br />
Why did you choose your username? Anything special behind it?</div>

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			<title>44 lessons life taught me</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio
"To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 44 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written." 
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

12. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

14. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.

18. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

20. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

21. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

23. The most important sex organ is the brain.

24. No one is in charge of your happi ness but you.

25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'

26. Always choose life.

27. Forgive everyone  everything.

28. What other people think of you is none of your business.

29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.

30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

32. Believe in miracles.

33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

36. Your children get only one childhood.

37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.

40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

41. The best is yet to come.

42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

43. Yield.

44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio<br />
&quot;To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 44 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.&quot; <br />
My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:<br />
<br />
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.<br />
<br />
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.<br />
<br />
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.<br />
<br />
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.<br />
<br />
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.<br />
<br />
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.<br />
<br />
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.<br />
8. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.<br />
9. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.<br />
<br />
10. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.<br />
<br />
11. It's OK to let your children see you cry.<br />
<br />
12. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.<br />
<br />
13. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.<br />
<br />
14. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.<br />
<br />
15. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.<br />
<br />
16. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.<br />
<br />
17. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.<br />
<br />
18. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.<br />
<br />
19. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.<br />
<br />
20. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.<br />
<br />
21. Over prepare, then go with the flow.<br />
<br />
22. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.<br />
<br />
23. The most important sex organ is the brain.<br />
<br />
24. No one is in charge of your happi ness but you.<br />
<br />
25. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'<br />
<br />
26. Always choose life.<br />
<br />
27. Forgive everyone  everything.<br />
<br />
28. What other people think of you is none of your business.<br />
<br />
29. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.<br />
<br />
30. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.<br />
<br />
31. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.<br />
<br />
32. Believe in miracles.<br />
<br />
33. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.<br />
<br />
34. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.<br />
<br />
35. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.<br />
<br />
36. Your children get only one childhood.<br />
<br />
37. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.<br />
<br />
38. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.<br />
<br />
39. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.<br />
<br />
40. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.<br />
<br />
41. The best is yet to come.<br />
<br />
42. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.<br />
<br />
43. Yield.<br />
<br />
44. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift</div>

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			<title>Teenagers are now Screenagers?</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:11:10 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The latest reports indicate that now, especially throughout the summer months when kids are out of school, teenagers spend an average of nearly ten hours (nine hours and 54 minutes is the exact average) on some sort of screen - computer, gaming console or TV. That is about 4 solid months a year. That is an incredible amount. Are you (or do you have) a teenager?

Would you say this is an indicative or fair representation of your time?</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>The latest reports indicate that now, especially throughout the summer months when kids are out of school, teenagers spend an average of nearly ten hours (nine hours and 54 minutes is the exact average) on some sort of screen - computer, gaming console or TV. That is about 4 solid months a year. That is an incredible amount. Are you (or do you have) a teenager?<br />
<br />
Would you say this is an indicative or fair representation of your time?</div>

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			<title><![CDATA[NASA finds 'significant' water on moon]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:59:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Respected All Members,

Just recently I read this news at CNN news site and want to share with you all.
NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening "a new chapter" that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.

The discovery was announced by project scientist Anthony Colaprete at a midday news conference. "Indeed, yes, we found water," he said.

The find is based on preliminary data collected when the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, intentionally crashed October 9 into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole.

After the satellite struck, a rocket flew through the debris cloud, measuring the amount of water and providing a host of other data, Colaprete said.

The project team concentrated on data from the satellite's spectrometers, which provide the best information about the presence of water, Colaprete said. A spectrometer helps identify the composition of materials by examining light they emit or absorb.

Although the goal of the $79 million mission was to determine whether there is water on the moon, discoveries in other areas are expected as studies progress, Colaprete and other scientists said at the briefing at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field near San Francisco, California.

"The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon," the space agency said in a written statement shortly after the briefing began.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Respected All Members,<br />
<br />
Just recently I read this news at CNN news site and want to share with you all.<br />
NASA said Friday it had discovered water on the moon, opening &quot;a new chapter&quot; that could allow for the development of a lunar space station.<br />
<br />
The discovery was announced by project scientist Anthony Colaprete at a midday news conference. &quot;Indeed, yes, we found water,&quot; he said.<br />
<br />
The find is based on preliminary data collected when the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, intentionally crashed October 9 into the permanently shadowed region of Cabeus crater near the moon's south pole.<br />
<br />
After the satellite struck, a rocket flew through the debris cloud, measuring the amount of water and providing a host of other data, Colaprete said.<br />
<br />
The project team concentrated on data from the satellite's spectrometers, which provide the best information about the presence of water, Colaprete said. A spectrometer helps identify the composition of materials by examining light they emit or absorb.<br />
<br />
Although the goal of the $79 million mission was to determine whether there is water on the moon, discoveries in other areas are expected as studies progress, Colaprete and other scientists said at the briefing at NASA's Ames Research Center at Moffett Field near San Francisco, California.<br />
<br />
&quot;The discovery opens a new chapter in our understanding of the moon,&quot; the space agency said in a written statement shortly after the briefing began.</div>

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			<title>Today is Great Jawaharlal Nehru Birthday</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Respected All Members,

I think you guys know about Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, today is his 120th birthday. He loves children very much so this day is also celebrated as children day in India too.

His One of the famous quote which I love 

“Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.”]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Respected All Members,<br />
<br />
I think you guys know about Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, today is his 120th birthday. He loves children very much so this day is also celebrated as children day in India too.<br />
<br />
His One of the famous quote which I love <br />
<br />
“Time is not measured by the passing of years but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves.”</div>

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			<title>At what time do you brush your teeth?</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:43:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I know this question sounds sort of stupid but just wanna know.

When i was a student one of our professional said, "I always brush my teeth right after meals". And also said that her mother told that he should brush his teeth after meals because it is useless brushing before meals.

But i don't follow that i just brush my teeth right after i wake up from the bed at the morning and before sleep at night usually.

This is my question; at what time do you brush your teeth?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I know this question sounds sort of stupid but just wanna know.<br />
<br />
When i was a student one of our professional said, &quot;I always brush my teeth right after meals&quot;. And also said that her mother told that he should brush his teeth after meals because it is useless brushing before meals.<br />
<br />
But i don't follow that i just brush my teeth right after i wake up from the bed at the morning and before sleep at night usually.<br />
<br />
This is my question; at what time do you brush your teeth?</div>

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			<title>World Smallest Violin</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:46:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[A violinist from south China's city of Guangzhou expects to break current Guinness World Records with his 1cm mini violin he made after seven years of hard work, the Guanghzou Daily reports.

The mini violin made by 66-year-old senior violinist Chen Lianzhi, has got a 1-centimeter-long body, which is much smaller than the current Guinness record holder whose violin was about 2.2-cenitmeter size.

Born into a family of musicians, Chen began playing music at age nine and is especially skilled at violin. He had already made a 3.55-centimeter violin seven years ago.
"Compared with the common violins of 35.5-centimeter-long bodies, these mini violins, called ant's violins, are so small, but they consist of all the over thirty components of common violins," Chen told the Guangzhou Daily.

Chen used a 0.1-milimeter drill point to shape a piece of maple the size of a thumbnail, and finally joined all the components together with glue.

"Anyhow, the strings of the mini violin are so thin and it is not easy to play sound music." Chen admitted.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>A violinist from south China's city of Guangzhou expects to break current Guinness World Records with his 1cm mini violin he made after seven years of hard work, the Guanghzou Daily reports.<br />
<br />
The mini violin made by 66-year-old senior violinist Chen Lianzhi, has got a 1-centimeter-long body, which is much smaller than the current Guinness record holder whose violin was about 2.2-cenitmeter size.<br />
<br />
Born into a family of musicians, Chen began playing music at age nine and is especially skilled at violin. He had already made a 3.55-centimeter violin seven years ago.<br />
&quot;Compared with the common violins of 35.5-centimeter-long bodies, these mini violins, called ant's violins, are so small, but they consist of all the over thirty components of common violins,&quot; Chen told the Guangzhou Daily.<br />
<br />
Chen used a 0.1-milimeter drill point to shape a piece of maple the size of a thumbnail, and finally joined all the components together with glue.<br />
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&quot;Anyhow, the strings of the mini violin are so thin and it is not easy to play sound music.&quot; Chen admitted.</div>

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			<title>Is Global warming a man made Phenomenon?</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[I've heard so many sides of the story and I can witness it firsthand that Global warming is real. But there is a huge debate in the scientific community on whether it's a man made phenomenon or it's just the planet going through another phase before another ice age. 

So people, what do y'all think?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>I've heard so many sides of the story and I can witness it firsthand that Global warming is real. But there is a huge debate in the scientific community on whether it's a man made phenomenon or it's just the planet going through another phase before another ice age. <br />
<br />
So people, what do y'all think?</div>

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			<title>Interesting Geography Facts that you might not know</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:50 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.
The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean.  The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.
Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village.'
Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.  
Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.
 Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.
The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.
There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.  
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C.  There is a city called Rome on every continent. 
Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.
The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta(S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican.  It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.
In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. 
Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.
Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'
Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A: 1%, in Canada: 75%
The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Super deep Borehole, in Russia. It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was boiling with it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>More than half of the coastline of the entire United States is in Alaska.<br />
The Amazon River pushes so much water into the Atlantic Ocean that, more than one hundred miles at sea off the mouth of the river, one can dip fresh water out of the ocean.  The volume of water in the Amazon river is greater than the next eight largest rivers in the world combined and three times the flow of all rivers in the United States.<br />
Ninety percent of the world's ice covers Antarctica. This ice also represents seventy percent of all the fresh water in the world. As strange as it sounds, however, Antarctica is essentially a desert. The average yearly total precipitation is about two inches although covered with ice (all but 0.4% of it, ice.), Antarctica is the driest place on the planet, with an absolute humidity lower than the Gobi desert.<br />
Brazil got its name from the nut, not the other way around.<br />
Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. Canada is an Indian word meaning ' Big Village.'<br />
Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, carries the designation M-1, so named because it was the first paved road anywhere.<br />
Damascus, Syria, was flourishing a couple of thousand years before Rome was founded in 753 BC, making it the oldest continuously inhabited city in existence.  <br />
Istanbul, Turkey, is the only city in the world located on two continents.<br />
 Los Angeles' full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula -- and can be abbreviated to 3.63% of its size: L.A.<br />
The term 'The Big Apple' was coined by touring jazz musicians of the 1930's who used the slang expression 'apple' for any town or city. Therefore, to play New York City is to play the big time - The Big Apple.<br />
There are more Irish in New York City than in Dublin , Ireland ; more Italians in New York City than in Rome, Italy ; and more Jews in New York City than in Tel Aviv, Israel.  <br />
There are no natural lakes in the state of Ohio , everyone is manmade.<br />
The smallest island with country status is Pitcairn in Polynesia , at just 1.75 sq. miles/4,53 sq. km.<br />
The first city to reach a population of 1 million people was Rome , Italy in 133 B.C.  There is a city called Rome on every continent. <br />
Siberia contains more than 25% of the world's forests.<br />
The actual smallest sovereign entity in the world is the Sovereign Military Order of Malta(S.M.O.M). It is located in the city of Rome, Italy, has an area of two tennis courts, and as of 2001 has a population of 80, 20 less people than the Vatican.  It is a sovereign entity under international law, just as the Vatican is.<br />
In the Sahara Desert , there is a town named Tidikelt , Algeria , which did not receive a drop of rain for ten years. <br />
Technically though, the driest place on Earth is in the valleys of the Antarctic near Ross Island . There has been no rainfall there for two million years.<br />
Spain literally means 'the land of rabbits.'<br />
Chances that a road is unpaved in the U.S.A: 1%, in Canada: 75%<br />
The deepest hole ever drilled by man is the Kola Super deep Borehole, in Russia. It reached a depth of 12,261 meters (about 40,226 feet or 7.62 miles). It was drilled for scientific research and gave up some unexpected discoveries, one of which was a huge deposit of hydrogen - so massive that the mud coming from the hole was boiling with it.</div>

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			<title>How Do You Release Office Stress?</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:47:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[For sure, sitting all day in front of your computer makes you stiff.

Plus, you'll hear your boss ranting and those gossiping colleagues are very irritating. So, how do you release office stress?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>For sure, sitting all day in front of your computer makes you stiff.<br />
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Plus, you'll hear your boss ranting and those gossiping colleagues are very irritating. So, how do you release office stress?</div>

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			<title>Hottest woman athlete?</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:12:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description><![CDATA[Just wondering who people think is the hottest pro woman athlete.

I'm thinking the tennis player Ana Ivanovich.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>Just wondering who people think is the hottest pro woman athlete.<br />
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I'm thinking the tennis player Ana Ivanovich.</div>

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