This astronaut says yes.
Does Space Smell?
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Cinema goes to the dogs
An Austrian cinema is letting movie-goers take their pet dogs to films with them in a bid to lure more customers.
The Admiral cinema in Vienna has been struggling against competition from new multiplex cinemas which have been built nearby.
So cinema bosses have started a monthly Doggy Day in a bid to offer something different from their brash modern rivals.
Visitors pay £4 for a ticket while their pet pooch can go in for free and are given a blanket to snuggle up on in their seats, as well as water and popcorn.
A spokesman said: “The only thing different from a normal movie showing is that, on the insistence of local veterinary authorities, the volume levels for the films are turned down a bit so as not to hurt the animals’ ears.”
Thomas Feldinger, 24, who has already attended one of the doggy days with his pet Labrador Hanjo, said: “It’s a great idea. Hanjo loved it in there and so did all the other dogs.
“I thought they might all make a noise and bark through the films but once the film started going they all settled down in their blankets and watched quietly.”
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Icebox of the Nation
INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — International Falls is officially the “Icebox of the Nation.”
The city on the Canadian border had been fighting the ski town of Fraser, Colo., for the legal right to the trademark. International Falls claimed victory this week when the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sent the city attorney a certificate granting the community Reg. No. 3,375,139.
“I ran over to the attorney’s office and kissed the certificate,” Mayor Shawn Mason said Friday. “Fraser’s actions had sent a chill down my spine.”
Mason said more was at stake than bragging rights. She said International Falls has used the icebox title to market itself to industry as the nation’s premier site for cold-weather testing.
“We’re just thrilled the title has been confirmed,” City Administrator Rod Otterness said. “We’ll wait until next week to notify them of their copyright infringement. If Fraser wants to call itself the Icebox of Colorado, we have no problem.”
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2008 Persecutor Of Christians Rankings
SANTA ANA, CA (Feb. 4, 2008) – This year’s No. 1 spot on Open Doors’ 2008 World Watch List is no stranger: North Korea has now topped the list for six years in a row. There is no other country in the world where Christians are being persecuted in such a horrible and relentless way. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia holds a solid No. 2 place, followed closely by Iran. Maldives is No. 4.The World Watch List ranks countries according to the intensity of persecution Christians face for actively pursuing their faith. The list is compiled based on the answers to 50 questions covering various aspects of religious freedom from Open Doors’ indigenous contacts, field workers and persecuted believers.
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