The Flinstones are celebrating their 50th anniversary

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Sam lives in New York He works on the banks of the Hudson River Jean Paul lives in Paris In a flat  near the Eiffel Tower Yem lives in Cambodia In the capital city Phnom Penh So many cities in one small world People live in South America, in Bogota People live in  Australia, in Canberra In Europe and Asia and Africa Rome, Beijing and Nairobi Paris, Calcutta and Tripoli Sarah lives in London She likes to listen to the chimes of Big Ben So many cities in one small world Natasha lives in Moscow She walks past the Kremlin in the winter snow Haji lives in Cairo The home of the Sphinx, the land of the Pharaohs                              Rome, Beijing and Nairobi Paris, Calcutta and Tripoli

Children 'more active' in homes with dogs

Owning a dog could help to lower the risk of childhood obesity, according to researchers.

Barack Obama's daughters with their dog Bo

A study of children in 78 inner-city primary schools in England found children in homes with dogs were more active than those without.

They found that children in dog-owning families took part in more physical exercise and were less sedentary.But researchers are still not sure whether this is a case of more active families being more likely to own a dog - or if owning a dog makes an otherwise sedentary family more active.

"It's a bit of a chicken and egg question. Long-term studies are needed to answer it, but it may be a bit of both," says Christopher Owen, senior lecturer in epidemiology at St George's.

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Coventry woman charged over cat bin dumping

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THIS WOMAN IS REALLY CRUEL,ISN'T SHE?

POOR CAT!

A woman from Coventry who was filmed dumping a cat in a wheelie bin has been charged with animal cruelty offences.

Mary Bale, of St Michael's Road, has been charged with causing unnecessary suffering to a cat and of not providing the animal with a suitable environment.

The incident happened in August and the RSPCA said it was taking the 45-year-old to court under the Animal Welfare Act of 2006.

She is due to appear before Coventry Magistrates Court on 19 October.

The RSPCA said it had served Ms Bale with a court summons on Sunday.

Pocket money 'cut for youngsters'

If parents are struggling to work out how to cope with impending spending cuts, they should ask their children.

British children have suffered a slump in their pocket money, according to research by the Halifax. The average weekly amount fell from £6.24 a week in 2009 to £5.89 a week this year, the bank's poll of eight to 15-year-olds found.The last time pocket money fell below £6 a week was in 2003, and it is now far lower than the £8.37 peak of 2005. 

"It is encouraging to see that children are still saving, despite the amount of pocket money falling," said Flavia Palacios Umana, head of savings products at Halifax.

"Teaching children how to manage their own pocket money is a great first step to building good financial awareness in our youngsters."


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Barack Obama to publish children's book - Of Thee I Sing

US President Barack Obama has written a children's book which is to be published on 16 November, two weeks after Congressional mid-term elections.

The book - Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters - was written before Mr Obama took office in January 2009.

The 40-page book pays tribute to 13 Americans, from the first President George Washington to baseball legend Jackie Robinson.

Mr Obama has already published two books which have become best-sellers.

The cover of his new book is an illustration of his two daughters, Sasha and Malia, walking their dog Bo.

Proceeds from the book are to go to a scholarship fund for the children of soldiers killed and disabled in wars.

On 14th September 1982 the Hollywood princess Grace of Monaco died

Beautiful, wasn't she?

Princess Grace of Monaco  died of the injuries she sustained in a car crash near Monte Carlo yesterday.

The Hollywood actress Grace Kelly - who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock hits Dial M for Murder and Rear Window - suffered a brain haemorrhage.

A statement issued by the royal palace said she died at 2130 GMT after her conditioned worsened throughout the morning and become irreversible by the afternoon.

Brake failure

The news of her death was unexpected as previous reports from the palace had indicated that despite broken ribs, leg and collarbone she was in a stable condition.

The Monaco royal family also released an account of yesterday's accident and said the princess had lost control of the car when the brakes failed.

HI, Kids! Welcome back to school!

The schoolyear is about to begin. I wish you a good start and a better ending. Don't forget that if you want to be successful you must study, be organised and  have a correct behavior to mates, teachers and assistants.

Homework is very important too because when you work at home you're likely to memorize and understand better the subjects you heard at school.

You may count on me to help you achieve all your goals. Ask for my help whenever you need it, OK?

Good work!

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Speeding up life

Squirrels in Hyde Park

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 Squirrels are said to be very shy but these in Hyde Park are quite sociable, aren´t they? That´s because they are very used to people who often give them nuts and things like that

Colombian declared world's shortest man

Doctors have never said why Mr Hernandez has grown only 40cm since birth

A 70cm (27-inch) tall Colombian has been named the world's shortest living man by Guinness World Records.

Edward Nino Hernandez, 24, weighs only 10kg (22lbs). His mother said he had not grown since he was two years old. Mr Hernandez, who works part-time as a dancer, told the Associated Press: "I feel happy because I'm unique."

Mr Hernandez is not expected to keep the title for long, however, as Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal is expected to take the title when he turns 18 in October.

Mr Hernandez's mother, Noemi, said doctors in the Colombian capital, Bogota, never explained why he had grown only 40cm since birth.

She said doctors at the National University studied him until he was three and then lost interest. Her youngest child, 11-year-old Miguel Angel, is himself only 93cm (37in) tall. Mr Hernandez left school in the eighth grade and now earns some money dancing at department stores. He is also currently playing the role of a drug dealer in a film.

Although he liked the attention, he said there were some drawbacks.

"It bothers me that people are always touching me and picking me up."

Panda twins delight Japanese zoo

So fragile but so cute!

New-born twin giant pandas made their media debut at a zoo in Japan on Friday in Shirahama.

The brother and sister were born on 11 August to proud mother Rauhin and father Eimei.

The zoo said the cubs were doing well, and have quadrupled their birth weight to a healthy 1.5lb (700 grams).

Japan had only nine pandas in captivity until the twins were born.

NYC sky-scrapers* dim lights to help migratory birds

Sometimes Americans seem a lot crazy, but not this time. 

They are really concerned about the migratory birds that cross the Big Apple's sky.

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A growing number of New York sky-scrapers are switching off their lights to help reduce the number of birds hitting the high-rise buildings.

The "lights out" project - organised by NYC Audubon - runs until 1 November, when migratory birds are expected to have completed their autumn migrations.

The Empire State and Chrysler buildings are among those dimming their lights.

An estimated 90,000 birds each year are killed in the city as a result of striking glass-fronted buildings.

Organisers of the annual initiative, now in its fifth year, say the bright lights disorientate the migrating birds and override their natural navigational cues.

NYC Audubon - a group that works to protect wild birds and their habitats within the city - is calling on owners and tenants in high-rise buildings to turn off lights on unoccupied floors or unused space between midnight and dawn.

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A similar project in Toronto, Canada, suggests that "across North America, more birds die from collisions each year than succumbed to the Exxon Valdez oil spill", which claimed the lives of in excess of 250,000 birds.


* Sky-scrapers- arranha-céus