Flash floods hit Australia’s eastern coast

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Thursday, June 30, 2005 6,000 residents of Lismore in NSW have been told to evacuate their homes. A couple is missing on the Gold Coast in Queensland. State Emergency Services (SES) workers are currently preparing to evacuate a number of nursing homes in the suburbs of Southport and Burleigh. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) […]

Dove ad viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube

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Saturday, November 4, 2006 An advertisement for Dove beauty products has been viewed by well over three million people, without ever being on television. A copywriter from Ogilvy Toronto, the advertising agency that created a spot named “evolution”, uploaded the advertisement to video sharing website YouTube. While the official upload of the ad itself has […]

Many infertile American women want sex selection

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Friday, March 11, 2005Many infertile American women would choose the sex of their next child if given the option. A survey of 561 women being treated for infertility has found that 41% would use sex selection if it were offered at no cost. Contradicting fears that such sex selection would cause gender imbalance, the survey […]

Disney buys Pixar

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Tuesday, January 24, 2006 The Walt Disney Company has finalized a US$7.4 billion deal to acquire its long-time partner Pixar in an all stock buy-out. The deal will make Steve Jobs, current Pixar and Apple CEO, Disney’s largest shareholder with about 7% (valued at over $3.5 billion) and a member of the board of directors. […]

Kids TV star Lunar Jim to tour malls in Canada

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Thursday, August 31, 2006 Lunar Jim, the star of an stop-motion animated series for preschooler, will be touring Canadian malls this fall. Produced by Alliance Atlantis, the tour will run from September 9 to October 14. The tour will feature part of Jim’s lunar village, an inflated replica of his home on Moona Luna. Also […]