Pipes Output http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=MGAYCfsi3hGqiVLLBB50VA Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:22:21 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.gnn.com/article/people-who-make-a-difference/393582 393582 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 08:46:33 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/cultured-orangutans-use-instruments/611003 Researchers discover that Bornean orangutans press leaves to their mouths to create low-pitched calls to scare off potential predators. 611003 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:33:09 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/boston-eyes-biggest-us-bike-share/615838 City officials seek to install a network of 2,500 bikes and 290 stations which residents can access with a credit card for fees based on time of use. 615838 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:44:19 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/vermont-governor-works-to-spare-moose/629755 Concerned citizens from all over have urged Vermont officials to save a native moose who mat be slated for execution over legal issues regarding the possible spread of an animal sickness. 629755 Wed, 19 Aug 2009 08:23:58 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/ohio-man-etches-proposal-on-wheat-field/632826 A flight to photograph houses with her boyfriend became much more for a young woman when she eyed the big question in 20-feet sheet plastic letters across a wheat farm near Toledo. 632826 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:23:18 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/british-woman-roz-savage-rows-across/655099 A woman leaves unfulfilling career in the corporate world to pursue her dream of sailing the world's oceans. She keeps a blog detailing her plight on the high seas and the need to connect with the environment. 655099 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:52:43 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/hoop-houses-bolster-urban-farm-boom/669945 Urban gardeners in colder Northeast cities use plastic greenhouses to prolong growing season for community farms. 669945 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:50:16 -0700 http://news.aol.com/philanthropy/article/city-curbs-get-spruced-for-parking-day/675846 Neighborhood activists and environmental advocates transform urban parking spots into mini parks with plants, artificial grass and potted plants for Parking Day. 675846 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:22:07 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/wyclef-jean-timberland-boots-pair-to/694560 Caribbean hip-hopper will unveil a line of environmentally friendly footwear and clothing designed by children through the New Hampshire-based outfitter with proceeds going to support restoration work in the singer's homeland. 694560 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:19:25 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/patrick-ivison-and-dog-ricochet-surf-to/720774 720774 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:45:16 -0700 http://news.aol.com/philanthropy/article/stars-sing-duets-at-what-a-pair-breast/730445 730445 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:25:48 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/88-year-old-martha-michel-walks-10000/735512 An 88-year-old woman in Colorado Springs who walks laps around a nursing home in memory of her deceased husband has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles. 735512 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:23:38 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/killian-mansfield-cuts-album-while-dying/729636 http://news3.cms.aol.com/dynapubat/jsp/addarticle.jsp?articleId=729636&published=true 729636 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:31 -0700 http://news.aol.com/article/first-lady-michelle-obama-twirls-hula/730642 First lady Michelle Obama hooped it up for health — hula hooped, that is — managing to get in an impressive 142 swivels before her hula hoop hit the ground. Jumping rope double dutch? Not so much. It was all for a good cause — encouraging kids to get more physical activity and eat better. The first lady hosted a "healthy kids fair" on the South Lawn of the White House on Wednesday and invited about 100 children and parents from local elementary schools. Chefs demonstrated how to make healthy-but-yummy snacks. And the first lady delivered a pep talk about eating right. 730642 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:10:54 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/iconic-necco-wafer-candy-go-all-natural/736665 All-natural may be all the rage in the food world, but will candy lovers have a sweet tooth for beet juice and purple cabbage? 736665 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:34:49 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/mary-crowley-tackles-great-garbage-patch/743367 743367 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:03:57 -0700 http://www.gnn.com/article/ludacris-uses-his-non-profit-to/743651 743651 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:29:13 -0700 http://news.aol.com/philanthropy/article/wisconsin-farmer-will-allen-promotes/742349 After years of tilling away in obscurity, Will Allen has found sudden fame as the face of the urban farming movement. 742349 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:23:28 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/kids-learn-their-part-in-swine-flu/741557 Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you'll get a blank stare. 741557 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:46:40 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/new-york-citys-rockefeller-center/762666 New York City's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is almost ready for the holidays. 762666 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:41:34 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/meet-bill-yosses-the-white-house-pastry/760206 White House pastry chef Bill Yosses works for a rather health-conscious family, one that doesn't eat dessert every night. But he's found a way to the Obamas' hearts: with his pies. The president even calls Yosses "the Crustmaster." 760206 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:40 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/wheelchair-rugby-allows-the-injured-to/770849 The Smash Rugby team in Atlanta helps quadriplegics gain confidence and independence and, maybe most importantly, provides a competitive outlet. "I've always been active in sports, and being on a sports team, it's almost like you're part of a family," player Talbot Kennedy says. 770849 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:05:27 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/father-and-sons-reunited-after-10-years/771002 On Sunday, Emilio and Xavier Navarrete, who lived in a group home in Florida, were reunited with the father they hadn't seen in more than 10 years. A foster care caseworker was able to find Mario Navarrete in Kentucky and facilitate the reunion. 771002 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:00:11 -0800 http://news.aol.com/article/overdue-library-books-returned-half/767523 A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines. 767523 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:29:31 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/san-diego-zoo-names-panda-cub-yun-zi-or/771337 Out of 6,300 suggestions, San Diego Zoo managers have chosen a name for a baby panda born this summer. 771337 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:56:11 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/siamese-crocodiles-found-at-phnom-tamao/773123 Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight -- at a wildlife rescue center in Cambodia. 773123 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:11:22 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/tim-conrad-wins-rock-paper-scissors/773533 While dressed as Captain America in honor of his home country, Tim Conrad won the world Rock Paper Scissors championship in Toronto on Saturday night. The Michigan man, who defeated his best friend for the top honor, took home $7,000 in prize money. Oh, and in case you were wondering: paper ended up beating rock. 773533 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:03 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/pakistani-cricket-team-with-hiv-provide/773074 Pakistan's First Positive Cricket Team's members all have HIV, but the sport is keeping them healthy. "Every time they play, the players have a boost physically, emotionally and psychologically, and they feel a lot better," says Dr. Saleem Azam. 773074 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:49:44 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/holy-hip-hop-trying-to-break-into/775110 Terverius Black believes in hip-hop gospel so much that he sold his first home to get the money needed to start his Christian-themed entertainment company. 775110 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:29:55 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/david-sheldrick-foundation-gives-shelter/774894 An orphanage in Nairobi is taking in babies of a different sort -- elephants made orphans by drought, poaching and shrinking habitats. More than 20 elephants from across Kenya are being cared for by the David Sheldrick Foundation. 774894 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:34:05 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/book-signed-by-jeb-barbara-bush-nets/775708 A children's book signed by Former Florida governor Jeb Bush and his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, fetched $850,000 at a charity auction. 775708 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:55 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/excavation-of-site-for-philadelphia/775832 Archaeologists supervising the construction of a casino along the Delaware River find a huge cache of Native American artifacts circa 1500 B.C. In the past month, they have uncovered an ancient fire pit, more than a dozen small tools, chips of stone from toolmaking, and organic matter determined to be 3,500 years old. 775832 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:13:54 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/two-year-old-helps-his-mother-give-birth/774791 A 2-year-old in Mississippi has done something few toddlers can: He helped his mother give birth to his brother. 774791 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:43:38 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/north-pole-alaska-volunteers-hope-to/777258 The U.S. Postal Service is dropping a popular national program begun in 1954 in the small Alaska town of North Pole, where volunteers open and respond to thousands of letters addressed to Santa each year. Replies come with North Pole postmarks. 777258 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:44 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/fossils-of-3-new-ancient-crocodile/775058 A 20-foot-long crocodile with three sets of fangs — like wild boar tusks — roamed parts of northern Africa millions of years ago, researchers reported Thursday. While this fearsome creature hunted meat, not far away another newly found type of croc with a wide, flat snout was fishing for food. 775058 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:56:17 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/biologists-save-fish-after-landslide/776640 A gigantic landslide that buried a highway, uprooted homes and rerouted a river in Washington state's Cascade Range left hundreds of smaller victims: fish. 776640 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:13:00 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/wheelchair-doesnt-keep-contractor-from/777682 A spinal cord injury left contractor Mark Muhn a quadriplegic, but he doesn't let that stop him from reporting to work every day. Muhn, who was injured in a skiing accident in March 2008, straps his wheelchair to a fork lift if that's what he needs to do to supervise his crew. 777682 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:29:22 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/bill-and-melinda-gates-foundations-gives/777827 The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is giving $290 million to three school districts and five charter groups. The donation is the foundation's largest education grant in a decade, The New York Times has reported. 777827 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:59 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/pregnant-woman-saved-after-falling-on/773285 773285 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:20:41 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/thousands-of-weird-sea-creatures-found/779876 The deep sea is teeming with thousands of species that have never known sunlight, explorers now say. 779876 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:09 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/rare-charles-darwin-book-found-on-toilet/779917 An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. 779917 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:02:17 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/school-sends-home-backpacks-full-of-food/780316 Every Friday afternoon, the backpacks are placed carefully on the floors of the hallways in the elementary schools of Moberly, Mo. There are 106 of them: 106 backpacks, each of them with no child's name and with no individual owner. 780316 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:57:10 -0800 http://www.gnn.com/article/mother-and-son-reunited-after-searching/780789 A mother and son who had been searching for each other for 36 years were finally reunited this month in Chicago. 780789 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:11:36 -0800