China just opened the world’s longest sea-cross bridge last Thursday, June 30, 2011. The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao is 42 kilometers (26 miles) long, it links China’s eastern port city of Qingdao and an offshore island named Huangdao. Check the image after the jump

Image Source: Yahoo News

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Oprah surprised the “Daily Show” audience when she appeared last Thursday on the show. When she was on the show, she asked the audience to open red envelopes under their chairs, and after that she told them that they will be sent to Washington DC this month. Oprah, aside from being known as the queen of daytime talk, was also famous on treating her audience to trips, actually she just treat some of the people who attended her first episode on her last season. I hope she will treat me a trip someday, hahaha!

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The five-time Bassmaster Angler of the Year made it again. For the third time Kevin VanDam of Kalamazoo successfully won his Bassmaster Classic title. He won $500,000 after he finished with 51-pounds, 6-ounces of Lay Lake bass. The second placer is Jeff Kriet (with46-pounds, 6-ounces) and Todd Faircloth (with 44-pounds, 3-ounces) gained third place.
The competition was held in Lay Lake, it is located near Birmingham, Ala. For three days VanDam, Kriet and Todd concentrated on a certain area called Beeswax Creek, and that same area made them reach the top three rank of the competition.

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Shaun White known as the “Animal” or “The Flying Tomato” is an American professional snowboarder and skateboarder who won his first Olympic Gold Medal in 2006, and this time he made it again. He won his second Olympic Gold Medal, after successfully dominated the halfpipe on the Cypress Mountain. He has a score of 46.8 on his first run and that made it obvious that he will really dominate the sport even if he will no longer take the second run. But still he performed his second run, giving him a score of 48.4 (50 is the highest possible score) and ending it with the Mc Twist 1260 move.

The silver medal was won by Peetu Piiroinen of Finland with a score of 45.0 while the bronze medal was won by Scott Lago of the United States with a score of 42.8.

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Jamie McMurray successfully won the Daytona 500 race held last February 14, 2010. It was his first time to win a NASCAR event like this. He beat his tough competitor Dale Earnhardt Jr., with only 0.12 seconds difference. The next three top racers Greg Biffle, Clint Bower and Kevin Harvick completed the top 5 finishers. McMurray also won in Talladega last November and it’s a very sweet Valentine’s Day present for him to win the Daytona 500.

Here’s the list of the top 15 finishers with points and standings:
1     Jamie McMurray     190      —
2     Dale Earnhardt Jr.     175     -15
3     Greg Biffle     170     -20
4     Clint Bowyer     165     -25
5     Kevin Harvick     156     -34
6 (T)     David Reutimann     155     -35
6 (T)     Martin Truex, Jr.     155     -35
8     Matt Kenseth     142     -48
9     Juan Pablo Montoya     139     -51
10     Carl Edwards     138     -52
11     Mark Martin     132     -58
12     Jeff Burton     130     -60
13     Kyle Busch     126     -64
14     Paul Menard     124     -66
15     David Ragan     120     -70

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On March 1, 2010, Many Pacquiao will have recognition as the Athlete of the Decade, the event will be held at the Manila Hotel. After gaining “Athlete of the Year” five times (in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, and 2008)he is no longer eligible to the title, he should be elevated to a higher one. Just last year, Pacquiao was included in the Hall of Fame by the Philippines’ oldest media organization.

Pacquiao is the first and only boxer who successfully win seven world titles in seven different weight classes (flyweight, super-bantamweight, featherweight, junior lightweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, and welterweight). He is also considered as the top pound-for-pound fighter and one of the best southpaw fighters of all time.

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It’s New Year’s Day, for Americans this day is a celebration of different festivals, so people go out and enjoy themselves. But if you’re into shopping, better check the local listings in your area, because some stores are closed but some are open but for limited hours only. Several local newspapers and blogs list openings and closings for your convenience, and they’re the best place to check.

Here’s a list provided by Daily Wordl Buzz, for your convenience.

• Walmart, Target Buy and Best Buy (hours may vary)
• Federal, state, county offices and city halls (closed)
• Local and county libraries (closed)
• All the major banks and in-store banks (closed)
• Shopping malls will remain open but according to their hour of choice.
• Schools (closed)
• Grocery stores will remain open but for a shorter time and it may vary from place to place. You would have to contact your local store.
• Trash services (closed) but it will presume the next day.
• Post offices (closed)
• Rail services will be running but on limited schedule. You would have to check your near by rail station.
• Register delivery will also continue for a limited time.
• Retail stores: Open at owner’s discretion.
• Liquor stores: Open.
• Supermarkets: Open.
• Convenience stores: Open.
• Taverns, bars: Open.
• Stock market: Closed.
• MBTA: Subways, buses, trackless trolleys, and commuter rail on Sunday schedule.
• Fairmount, Needham, and Stoughton commuter rail lines closed
• Commuter boat service and inner harbor service closed
Happy New Year to All!

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