Airports aren’t necessarily the most relaxing places in the world. With increasing security and the heightened threat of terrorism, not to mention stringent check-in requirements and the increasing numbers of passengers, air travel has become more an uncomfortable necessity than an exciting opportunity. The situation isn’t going to improve any time soon — the Airports [...]

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The South China Tiger or South Chinese Tiger (Chinese:華南虎, Panthera tigris amoyensis), also known as the Chinese, Amoy, or Xiamen tiger, is a subspecies of tiger native to the forests of Southern China. The South China tiger is the third smallest and most critically endangered of the living tiger subspecies. Experts maintain that there are [...]

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Though this space is almost 10 years old, it still delivers an unparalleled retail experience. Inside, shoppers—and visitors, as the store is a destination unto itself —find a 65-ft. climbing wall (one of the tallest indoors) and various gear-testing stations. Outside, a 30-ft. waterfall and other fabricated ecosystems offer shoppers the chance to wear raincoats [...]

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BAGHDAD - Iraq’s power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said Saturday.                                                           
Electricity Ministry spokesman Aziz al-Shimari said power generation nationally is only meeting half the demand, and there had been four nationwide blackouts [...]

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XMI’s X-Mini claims to be the “the world’s first pocketsize speaker with a built-in bass support and rechargeable battery.” Apparently either feature alone is not a world’s first, but together…stand back. You have the stuff PR is made of

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