AC/DC concert in doubt over birds

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HEADLINE: AC/DC concert in doubt over birds
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/acdc-a-bird-risk-in-austria/story-e6frfn09-1225813680637
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AUSSIE rockers AC/DC could have to cancel a sold-out concert because their big sound poses a danger to rare birds.
Animal rights campaigners are threatening legal action if the veteran band goes ahead with a gig planned for Wels airport in Austria in May.
Han Uhl of BirdLife said birds nesting in the area at the time would be threatened by anthems such as Highway To Hell and You Shook Me All Night Long.
"The second biggest colony of curlews in Upper Austria and various other ground-nesting birds must not become endangered," Mr Uhl said, The Daily Telegraph reports.

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HEADLINE: Needy turn to cyber begging for cash
SOURCE LINK: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-cyber-begging-25-dec25,0,7841267.story
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As Christmas grew near, Gina Wilken was growing frantic. She had no money for gifts and five young children eagerly awaiting Santa.
She contacted the Salvation Army, Toys for Tots and other agencies, but the application deadline had passed weeks earlier. So she sat down at a computer and placed an ad on Craigslist.
"Hi, my name is Gina and I am a mother of 5 beautiful children," she wrote. "... This year has been extremely difficult for us financially ... and we are worried because we cannot afford Christmas presents for our children. I feel very uncomfortable even asking ... but I am desperate for help."...

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HEADLINE: Donkeys Escape From Live Nativity Scene in Colo.
SOURCE LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,581122,00.html?test=latestnews
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A living nativity scene in near the Colorado ski resort of Vail almost had to go without two crucial actors when two donkeys escaped.
The nativity scene is an annual tradition for Eagle River Presbyterian Church in the Vail Valley. Pastor Rob Wilson says two borrowed donkeys were being held in a fenced-in pen for the event Wednesday night, but the animals pushed their way through it, the Vail Daily reports.
A church member who stopped by the church Wednesday morning noticed the donkeys were gone. He and a sheriff's deputy followed footprints in the snow and eventually caught up with them

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HEADLINE: Boobs and boo-boos make video hits
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/boobs-and-boo-boos-make-video-hits/story-e6frfmq9-1225813376253
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LADIES, does your cup runneth over? IF the answer is yes, you're guilty of bra crimes - a topic so fascinating it topped news.com.au's list of most viewed videos for the year.
Boobs and boo-boos were prominent in the list, with tens of thousands oggling the Ralph swimwear finals, and even more giggling their way through an on-air gaffe by a US news anchor.
There were close encounters of the spooky kind, as our reporter braved a "haunted" castle, and the inevitable celebrity clashes..CLICK LINK TO READ MORE AND ACCESS VEDIO LINKS.

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HEADLINE: Workers' bonus is stale Christmas pudding
SOURCE LINK: http://www.news.com.au/world/premier-foods-workers-bonus-is-stale-christmas-pudding/story-e6frfkyi-1225813565058
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EMPLOYEES at a luxury UK food chain were handed a festive bonus of Christmas puddings - which went out of date nearly 10 months ago.
Bosses at Premier Foods attached a letter to each of the $11 puddings assuring staff they were still safe to eat, despite the March 2 2009 expiry date shown on the packaging.
"You don't get any more 'Bah humbug' than trying to pass off out of date food as a Christmas present" a worker said.

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