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  • Tun Mustapha Park will be largest park in region Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:46PMSANDAKAN: Efforts to proclaim new parks in the state are being carried out actively, said Sabah Parks Board [...]
  • Video: Google trike his Toronto streets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:57PMWhat has three wheels, a GPS and nine cameras? A Google trike, the latest update to Google's Street View.The trike gives users a look at places cars can't access, such as university campuses, hiking trails and theme parks.
  • The Thing's Theme Park Attraction Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:50PMA horror maze inspired by the upcoming The Thing will be at both Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights.
  • Area Walmart inundated with tourists Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:06PMWe are months away from the holiday shopping season, but one local chain says they're making just as much money because of tourists.
  • Gargoyles Finds Its Writers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:46PMDisney has been trying to get a Gargoyles project to fly for some time now.
  • This Week: Pig Parties, Bananagrams And Bluegrass! Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:59PMexcerpt: Hello, we have decided to give our readers GothamList events for the entire week . You can check them out or get them a day earlier by signing up for the Gothamist Daily newsletter— sign up here . [ more › ]
  • County Wants To Stop Price Gouging Gas Stations Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:22PMORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The city of Orlando has been fining gas stations near the Orlando International Airport for not posting their prices, and on Tuesday, WFTV learned that some Orange County leaders want to do the same for stations near some of the theme parks.
  • Google's high-tech trike makes Toronto debut Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:47PMGoogle's 400-lb. tricycle arrived Tuesday at Yonge-Dundas square in downtown Toronto.
  • Museum uses Lincoln's wresting past for WWE giveaway Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:56PMAbe the Bruiser? Abe “The Animal” Lincoln? Springfield’s favorite son, whose skill as a wrestler has been recognized by induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Hall of Outstanding Americans, may never have donned sequins or worn his stovepipe hat into the squared circle, but the museum that bears his name is promoting itself with a pro wrestling ticket giveaway.
  • Clearwire, Comcast and Sprint Expand 4G Mobile Broadband Network Across the Puget Sound Region Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:01PMKIRKLAND, Wash., PHILADELPHIA, and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Clearwire , Comcast and Sprint today announced an expansion of the Clearwire 4G network footprint and key capacity upgrades for mobile broadband customers in the greater Puget Sound, including communities on the Kitsap Peninsula, in Snohomish County and near Tacoma.
  • Edison gears up for EVs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:26PMROSEMEAD - A growing number of Californians are buying electric vehicles, and the California Public Utilities Commission is looking to pave the way for increased use.
  • Lifetime of Holidays Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:18PMBrits will go on 121 holidays over a lifetime – beginning in Newquay and ending in Australia, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers have discovered that the average Brit goes on two holidays every year – a total of 121 between the ages of 18 and 78.5.
  • What are outdoor workers doing to beat the heat? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:56PMRoad crews, landscapers, and utility workers are just some of the people that have to work outside in this extreme heat.
  • U2 360 Tour Ends July 30th, 2011: World's Most Iconic Stages to Go on Sale Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:49PMÇѹ·Õè 19 ¡Ã¡®Ò¤Á 2554 08:48 ¹. On July 30th, 2011 when the U2 360 stage is dismantled for the final time, the most successful concert tour of all time will have been seen by over 7 million fans. The world's most iconic stage will soon be available for sale.
  • 9. Grand Iskandar taking shape Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:51PMNUSAJAYA: There is a sense of excitement in Iskandar Malaysia as key projects in this mammoth economic corridor take shape.
  • The best coasters on the East Coast Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:10PMPimp your rides Caution: if you're under 48 inches tall, just skip this page. Caution: if you're under 48 inches tall, just skip this page. Serious cojones are necessary for some of these beastly rides, so height alone won't be enough to get you strapped in, but assuming you're a bona-fide badass, here's some thrills to make your stomachs drop. But adrenaline junkies aren't the only ones who can ...
  • Antelope by Moonlight bike ride was enchanting Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:53PMThe Antelope by Moonlight bike ride was enchanting, with a Harry Potter theme and a chance to explore Antelope Island.
  • Six Flags patrons will get a free ride on GameFly Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:07PMThe online games rental company will give away 1 million gift cards. Online games rental company GameFly Inc. today launched a national summer-long promotion with the Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the regional theme park company, offering guests extended free GameFly trial memberships.
  • HAPPY BIRTHDAY DISNEYLAND: From Rocky Beginnings To Worldwide Amusement Empire Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:59PMOn this day in 1955, Disneyland officially opened to the public. Walt Disney meant for his creation to be an amusement park both children and adults could enjoy.
  • Facebook and the Epiphanator: An End to Endings? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:46PMI do not enjoy Facebook — I find it cloying and impossible — but I am there every day. Last year I watched a friend struggle through breast cancer treatment in front of hundreds of friends. She broadcast her news with caution, training her crowd in how to react: no drama, please; good vibes; videos with puppies or kittens welcomed. I watched two men grieve for lost children — one man I've only ...
  • Summertime dance makes for a Sunday afternoon Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:34PMGiven the warm afternoon and the sounds of the Stardust Trio, the July Senior Center dance stayed true to its theme: "In The Good Ole Summertime".The quarterly dances are sponsored by the city's Parks and Recreation Department and the Yorba Linda...
  • 'Harry Potter' makes box-office magic Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:27PM'Deathly Hallows — Part 2' opens by conjuring an estimated $168.8 million domestically, $307 million overseas. The eighth "Harry Potter" film flew into theaters this weekend and cast a spell over fans worldwide, as the final movie about the boy wizard had the highest-grossing opening of all time at the domestic and international box office.
  • Global moviegoers under Harry’s spell Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:47AMThe eighth Harry Potter film flew into theatres this weekend and cast a spell over fans worldwide, as the final movie about the boy wizard had the highest-grossing opening of all time at the domestic and international box office.
  • They Might Be Giants' John Flansburgh: The Catskills Is The New Williamsburg Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:45AMIt's been over four years since Brooklyn-based rockers They Might Be Giants produced an "adult" album, which isn't as dirty as it sounds—the indelibly inventive songwriting team of John Flansburgh and John Linnell have been busy carving out an increasingly successful niche for themselves with the 12-and-under set, with a growing catalog of popular rock albums for kids. But tomorrow they finally ...
  • Italy’s Luxury Bailout Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:22PMWith its economy in tatters, Italy was unable to preserve its cultural heritage—until the moguls arrived.
  • 'Harry Potter' casts spell, gets highest-grossing opening of all time Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:21PMWhat did you think of the final chapter? And how do you feel now that it's all over?
  • Teens' mural remembers four lost friends and cries out for peace Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:20PM(Courtesy: Family Service of Greater Boston) By Matt Rocheleau, Town Correspondent Driven by the tragic murders of four fellow teens...
  • 'Carmageddon' threat ends as L.A.'s 405 Freeway re-opens early Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:34PM'Carmageddon' threat ends as L.A.'s 405 Freeway re-opens early
  • By popular demand, Google's 'Street View' trike to visit Detroit Zoo Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:40PMROYAL OAK – More people would enjoy a virtual tour of the Detroit Zoo than any other theme park or zoo in the United States – according to results of a Google Street View “Trike” contest – and soon they will have the chance. The Google Street View Trike will visit the Detroit Zoo on July 18 and 19, 2011, to collect digital images for a panoramic virtual tour to be featured on Google Maps.
  • Locked-in mother desperate to go home to her family two years after stroke left her paralysed Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:37AMWhen Nicola Watson, from Carlisle, greets her daughters each day after school, she always has a special smile for them. However, she struggles to do little more.
  • Community Events Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 10:15AMAbbotsford Community Services is holding a free Skills Connect for Immigrants Program on Tuesday, June 7 at 10 a.m. at the Community Futures Office, #1 - 31726 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford.
  • Casey Anthony released from jail under armed guard in the dead of night Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:32AMThe 25-year-old, known as America's 'most hated mother', was escorted to a black SUV by armed officers outside Orange County Jail in Florida and driven away from the waiting media at high speed.
  • Haines City develops series of initiatives Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:16AMHAINES CITY -- Within 60 days, city commissioners in Haines City will receive a package of incentives they can adopt to attract business and industry to Haines City.
  • Additional news "Tourism" Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:12AMIn Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a working meeting the governor of Kamchatka, Vladimir Ilyukhin with Deputy Assistant Secretary of U.S. State Department coordinator with the American side of the working group on environment in the Russian-American Presidential Commission Denialom Reifsnyder.
  • Overwhelming Demand Prompts Change of Venue Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:46AMKingdom of Bahrain- July 17th, 2011: In response to overwhelming demand from the general public, the Ministry of Culture decided to move a pair of the free Bahrain Summer Festival shows originally slated to take place at the Cultural Hall to the much bigger venue at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Center (BIECC). The two shows will remain free of charge and be distributed at ...
  • Cirque du Soleil goes Hollywood with 'Iris' at the Kodak Theatre Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:11AMCall it a big-budget Hollywood production in 3-D - only we won't need those clunky glasses because it's live.
  • After 90 years, flag firm's business still grows Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:49AMPORTSMOUTH — It's that time of year, so Dory Wilgus' employees are stitching, monogramming and embroidering extra hard.
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  • Saving Downtowns, a National Challenge... Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:42PMAcross the country, downtowns have been the victims of change. Businesses moved to other locations, many along new highways, others closed and some managed to hang on for periods, but eventually were gone. Ghost downtowns were the result.
  • SeaWorld Orlando builds 'hospital' for wild dolphins Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:50PMSeaWorld Orlando is preparing to open a new medical facility for stranded dolphins, two decades after the marine park stopped taking in wild dolphins that washed ashore because of fears that viruses could spread to its captive-animal populations.
  • Dianne Feinstein to host Tahoe Summit Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:48PMSen. Dianne Fein stein, D-Calif., will host the 15th annual Lake Tahoe Summit from 9-11:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at California's Homewood Mountain Resort, the Sum mit organizing sponsor Ta hoe Fund announced this week. The public is welcome to the free event.
  • Tragic Roller Coaster Accident Leads Authorities to Question Ride Safety Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:11PMRoller coasters are synonymous with summer. For thrill chasers, nothing comes close to the speed, dips, and turns of riding a roller coaster . But a series of accidents this summer has officials questioning whether or not these rides are safe. Currently, there are no federal standards for roller coaster safety despite the potential health risks of riding. The amusement park industry maintains ...
  • YORK TOWNSHIP: Saline students help plant flowers in Mary McCann Park Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:42PMAs young people have been known to do, some 165 second grade students from Saline's Woodland Meadows Elementary School recently left things behind at the site of a series of class field trips. Their visits were to nearby Mary McCann Park in York Township, and virtually every boy and girl left something there.
  • Green is good for you — and the Earth Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:53PMMy work often takes me away from my home in Hokkaido, and with every absence I am irked to be missing out on some part of the inexorable seasonal advance. So, each time I return I make a beeline for my local forest to reacquaint myself with the resident and migrant birds, to trace the tracks and signs of the mammals and to admire the rapidly shifting kaleidoscope of colors in the flowers and ...
  • Alomar Jersey Giveaway and Big Splash Day Help Cap July Slate Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:57AMCHARLESTON, SC - The dog days of August are approaching, but the Charleston RiverDogs are ready to send the month of July out in style with a seven-game homestand.
  • How tourism officials plan to bring more visitors to Orlando Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:54AMCentral Florida welcomes millions of tourists each year, but officials want to see even more people flock to the Orlando area.
  • Raffaello Matarazzo's Runaway Melodramas - Eclipse Series 27 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:38AMRecommended THE MOVIES: When Criterion was releasing their most recent Eclipse set, Raffaelo Matarazzo's Runaway Melodramas , a fellow Portland-based film critic, Shawn Levy , was wondering aloud about this relatively obscure filmmaker. Shawn tweeted, "Matarazzo gets one sentence each in Shipman's 'Story of Cinema' and Bondanella's 'Italian Cinema,' and four paragraphs in Liehm's 'Passion and ...
  • Day Trippin': Missouri town shows the heritage, legacy of the man who created those 'iconic ears' Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:45AMMain Street USA is the little town by the railroad tracks made famous by Walt Disney. In 1888, the first town lot was sold in the newly-platted division by the upcoming new railway, later to be known as Marceline. The popular story is that the town was named after Marcelina, the wife of a pioneering railroad official. An outstanding little town on its own merit, Disney’s popularity made his ...
  • Follow us Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:53AMThis week, IOC President Jacques Rogge has been in Tokyo (Japan) where he has attended the General Assembly of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), whose President is IOC member Sheik Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah.
  • Federals plod endlessly on a season-long road trip Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:10AMWORCESTER - If the New York Federals decide to adopt a theme song, perhaps Willie Nelsonand#8217;s "On The Road Again" might be applicable.