World Happenings Carnival November 2008

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Jeet presents Svetlana Pankratova, Longest Legged Women posted at bangalorebeats.

Jeet says: “Svetlana Pankratova, a women of 36 years old from Russia has been judged by the Guniess book of world records as the longest legged women on earth. Though she is not the tallest women on earth, her legs are definately longer than any other women on earth.

Katie presents How to Celebrate Autumn in Germany posted at Making This Home.

Have you visited Germany? You should do so right now to see Berlin’s outdoor markets that Katie describes as magical: “People walk home with bags filled with apples and squashes. …”

 

 

Bookfundas presents India-Pakistan in War and Peace: DOWNLOAD eBOOK NOW posted at BookFundas.com. As the Kashmir dispute brings India and Pakistan ominously close to nuclear war this book provides a compelling account of the history and politics of these two great South Asian rivals. Like the Israel-Palestine struggle, the Indian-Pakistan rivalry is a legacy of history.
Discover a book named “India-Pakistan in War and Peace” and download it for your enjoyment.

Excerpt: “Like the Israel-Palestine struggle, the Indian-Pakistan rivalry is a legacy of history.”

 

Heather Johnson presents Top 50 Homeland Security Blogs posted at e-Justice Blog.

Excerpt: While homeland security isn’t the same buzzword is was several years ago, it is still an important element and oft-discussed topic of American politics. From immigration laws to cyber-security to emergency preparedness to foreign policy, these blogs will bring you the latest discussions and research taking place with homeland security experts and novices alike.

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CzechFolks present Czech Dream in Reality posted at CzechFolks.com.

Would you like to read about the biggest advertising fraud in the history of the Czech Republic? Find out how two students created a real advertising campaign to promote a supermarket that never existed.

  

NAOMI presents PRINCE CHARLES CELEBRATES 60TH BIRTHDAY posted at Diary From England.

Naomi says: “Princes William and Harry described their father Prince Charles as an “inspiration” to them and many others as he celebrated his 60th birthday yesterday, whilst the Queen praised his work with the Prince’s Trust saying his “vision and conviction” had transformed “countless lives”.”

 

 

 

CzechFolks present Czechs Present a New Logo for EU Presidency (Cesi Predstavuji Nove Logo Predsednictvi EU) posted at CzechFolks.com, saying, “Czech Republic presens a new logo for presidency of EU.”

Excerpt: “Czech Prime Minister Miroslav Topolanek and Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra presented the new logo yesterday, which the Czech Republic will use during their term of Presidency for the European Union. The colorful logo represents the diversity and openness and also the web portal of the Czech presidency of the EU and will be available to the public on the 1st of December 2008 and fully from the new year.”

 

Sahaja Parsa presents Suicide Issues in Hungary…Signs of Change? | Yankee in a New World posted at Yankee in a New World, saying, “Hungary has always been plagued with higher suicide rates than the rest of Europe in the last few decades. As medical students, it is relevant to us not only a professional level, but also personally.”

 

T-rhymes presents Astronaut loses tool bag during spacewalk. posted at T-RHYMES BLOG..

Excerpt: “First, a grease gun inside her tool bag leaked, coating everything inside with a film of lubricant.
While she was trying to clean it up in the absence of gravity, the whole bag floated away.”

 

Erika Collin presents 57 Awesome Things You Can Find in the (Public) CIA FactBook posted at Online Universities.com.

Erika says: “For a number of years, the CIA has maintained a factbook with information about all of the countries of the world and has made some of this information available to the public in published books. The Fact Book has also been made available online, and there are plenty of cool things you can find in it. Read on to see what you can learn from this government reference.”

 

DebbieDragon presents Thanksgiving Travel: Americans Preparing for Busy Holiday Trips posted at The Travel Advocate.

Excerpt: “Despite a continued downturn in the U.S. economy, 37 percent of Americans plan to travel this Thanksgiving, equal to 37 percent one year ago, according to TripAdvisor survey results. Other findings include that 57 percent of respondents plan to drive to their destination this Thanksgiving, down slightly from 59 percent, last year, while 38 percent intend to fly, up marginally from 37 percent, one year ago.

 

Joshua Dorkin presents Builders’ Confidence Drops Like An Elevator With A Snapped Cable “Crisis” May Hand Obama A Golden Opportunity posted at Real Estate Investing For Real.

Joshua says: “A new study out, reported by CNNMoney, shows that the confidence level of homebuilders has gone down to yet another record low for November. The figures come, by the way, from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index. A “crisis situation” is what the chairman of the NAHB calls this,according to CNN.”

 

Romeo Vitelli presents AIDS in South Africa posted at Providentia, saying, “AIDS in South Africa: past, present and future”

Excerpt: “While statistics remain hard to collect, current estimates place the number of people living with AIDS in South Africa at 5.7 million people (out of a population of 47.9 million) with nearly a thousand AIDS deaths occurring daily.  Various reasons have been blamed for the skyrocketing number of AIDS cases including government inaction, cultural beliefs concerning AIDS prevention, and scarcity of anti-retroviral medication.”

 

Mark presents Obama Tee Shirts Japan: Yes We Can posted at Lets Japan, saying, “Obama user-designed tee shirts debuted minutes after election on Japan instant-printing website.”

 

Van Santos presents GM, Chrysler and… China? posted at Van Santos, saying, “Looking at GM as a business target of China’s auto industry.”

Excerpt: “Little does most of the general U.S. public know but GM owns 35% of the Chinese atomotive market share is considered to be a luxury brand! Let me put that in different terms – GM is a successful company in China. As SAIC and Dongfeng are attempting to expand market share in China and the U.S., plus achieve significant economies of scale, an acquisition of GM by a Chinese company only make good business sense.”

 

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