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  Grow a Moustache to Save the "Family Jewels"

  By Annie Scott | Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:00 PM ET

  "mo's" (slang for moustaches) equal Movember. This Movember, you can sport facial hair to "help change the face of men's health." Movember began in Melbourne, Australia in 2003, when a couple guys having beers were joking about 80s fashion and decided it was time to recommence "channeling th Read More

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  Naked Chef Wants Us to Wear His Woolies

  By Kendall Hunter | Mon Oct 19, 2009 10:49 AM ET

  abuse or with a criminal record, to be trained in the restaurants. They've been so successful that Oliver has opened more in Amsterdam, Cornwall and Melbourne. To help out, all of the profits from Oliver's bestselling cookbook, Cook with Jamie are also donated to the 15 Foundation.As the ventur Read More

  More like this in: Charity, London, Schools, Restaurants, Amsterdam, Cornwall, Jamie Oliver
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  The Frog Census?

  By Courtney Rubin | Mon Oct 5, 2009 1:07 PM ET

  just sort of goes ‘bonk, bonk, bonk,' and the common eastern froglet just sounds like a cricket." (To hear the growling grass frog, click here.)Melbourne Water’s manager of waterways Chris Chesterfield told The Brisbane Times newspaper, "Frogs are an important part of the ecosystem. The Read More

  More like this in: Australia, Environment, Wetlands, Census, World, Social Responsibility, Australia/New Zealand, Life Sciences, Volunteerism, Animals & Pets
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  Record-Breaking Robot Dancing

  By Courtney Rubin | Thu Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM ET

  University of Kent by 276 people in September 2007.)The dancers – who gathered just after noon on the South Lawn at Australia’s University of Melbourne – did a mechanical-style macarena for over five minutes to such classic robot-dance tracks as the Beastie Boys' Intergalactic. Some o Read More

  More like this in: Non-Profit, Australia, Dancing, Beastie Boys, World, Life & Style, Australia/New Zealand, Events, Culture
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  Her Name Is Rio, And She's Really Happy

  By Darragh Worland | Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:41 PM ET

  in NYC?The other cities to round out the top 10 are as follows:1. Rio, Brazil2. Sydney, Australia3. Barcelona, Spain4. Amsterdam, Netherlands5. Melbourne, Australia6. Madrid, Spain7. San Francisco, California8. Rome, Italy9. Paris, France10. Buenos Aires, ArgentinaCheck out a slideshow of th Read More

  More like this in: New York, New York City, California, San Francisco, Europe, Australia, Happiness, Brazil, Paris, France, Italy, Spain
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  Progress for Australian Power

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:34 PM ET

  renewable energy bill will help spur A$28 billion of investment and create 28,000 jobs in industries such as wind and solar power, according to the Melbourne-based Clean Energy Council."Photo courtesy o Read More

  More like this in: Energy, Reuters, Australia, Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Clean Energy , Solar Power, Bloomberg, Green Party