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Huge Aquariums
From www.weirdomatic.com:
World’s Largest Cylindrical Aquarium – AquaDom, Radisson Hotel Aquarium, Berlin; 25 meters high aquarium, with a capacity of 260,000 gallons of water and over 2,500 fish (56 species); visitors can travel through the aquarium using an encased elevator and get to the top where there is a restaurant and an open view of the city; hotel rooms can also experience the underwater view.
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TweetCute kid story….
My three-year old daughter is so excited because “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” is on television tonight. She said, “Remember Daddy? They go into the cave of the Available Snowman!”
TweetJK Rowling Halts Unofficial Print of ‘Harry Potter’ Encyclopedia
From ibtimes.com:
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“Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling has won her claim that a fan violated her copyright with plans to publish an A to Z of the best selling book and movie series.
Judge Robert Patterson said in a ruling Monday that Rowling had proven that Steven Vander Ark’s “Harry Potter Lexicon” would cause her “irreparable harm as a writer,” according to Reuters.The Lexicon is a 400-page reference book based on his popular fan Web site, including a catalog of magical creatures, wizard biographies, lists of spells and potions found in the books.
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Watchdog Keeps Eye On Hands That Feed Conventions
From tbo.com:
TweetWhen Florida’s delegates gather for breakfast this morning to organize for tonight’s opening of the Democratic National Convention, they can thank Walt Disney World, Universal Studios and CSX Corp.
On Wednesday morning, the Florida delegates will be fed by Florida Power & Light, Feld Entertainment and global publisher Reed Elsevier Inc.
And Thursday’s breakfast – the day of Barack Obama’s presidential nomination acceptance speech – will be sponsored by the AFL-CIO, Florida Plumbers & Pipefitters, Gulf Power Co., Mosaic Company and Oracle Corp.
Conventionwide, there are more than 400 delegation breakfasts, parties and other social events being paid for this week by corporate interests and lobbying firms.
From a Recording Industry Association of America party featuring Kanye West, to a “Comedy Kabob” sponsored by the Arab American Institute, this week is packed with social events paid for by special interests.
It’s a long-standing bipartisan practice to be duplicated next week when Republicans gather for their convention in St. Paul, Minn., where, among other events, arriving Florida Republicans will be greeted by a “Florida Realtor’s 2008 Kick-Off Party” Sunday at a hotel pool.
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Health-Care Reform, Corporate-Style
From businessweek.com:
TweetThe company doctor is back. Its a tradition with roots in the 1800s, but the practice fell from grace in the 1930s and 1940s, when critics complained that the doctors were mainly serving the employers interests. Many states passed laws requiring such medical centers to be owned by physicians. Even now there are calls for monitoring the clinics, to ensure they emphasize patient care over savings.
Nevertheless, in a climate of deepening health-care woes, company-based medical centers are winning dozens of fresh converts. These include the North American units of Toyota and Nissan NSANY, Harrahs Entertainment, and Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Pharmacy chain Walgreen WAG, which also operates nearly 200 small clinics for customers at its retail stores, sees so much growth in on-site medical centers that in May it snapped up Take Care Health. A recent study by benefits-consulting firm Watson Wyatt Worldwide WW found that 32% of all employers with more than 1,000 workers either have an on-site medical center or plan to build one by 2009. “Were talking about a microcosm of health-care reform,” says Hal Rosenbluth, president of Walgreens health and wellness division. “Companies can take control and understand their health-care costs.”
