Los Angeles was hit by an earthquake tipping magnitude 5.4 Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM at epicenter. This event was caught on tape/video by some people. No serious injuries or damage to property was reported. It was followed in the next few hours by more than two dozen aftershocks, the largest measuring 3.6, and geologists said there was a small chance it could be a foreshock to a larger earthquake still to come.

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After watching the Ms. Universe 2008, my internet connection went down and It’s only now that I can update this site. The winners of the Miss Universe 2008 competition are as follows:

4th Runner Up - Miss Mexico

3rd Runner Up - Miss Russia

2dn Runner Up - Miss Dominican Republic

1st Runner Up - Miss Columbia

Miss Universe 2008 - Miss Venezuela

Other Results:

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The Ms. Universe 2008 winners and results will be determined today. In a few hours, the Philippines’ very own, Jennifer Barrientos, will face off with the world’s most beautiful women in the Miss Universe 2008 competition in Vietnam.

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The Associated Press (AP) reported that beer makers are turning to viral advertisements more and more these days due to the popularity and effectiveness of viral marketing and/or advertisement especially on the internet and television.

In ST. LOUIS, the AP claims that the Beer company Anheuser-Busch is generating lots of buzz with an ad equal parts bawdy and hilarious, but you won’t see it on television, and it barely mentions the beer it’s advertising.

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News about an uncontacted tribe in Brazil is making big waves in the academic and scientific communites worldwide. Members of an unknown Amazon Basin tribe and their dwellings are seen during a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru in this May, 2008 photo distributed by FUNAI, the government agency for the protection of indigenous peoples. Survival International estimates that there are over 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide, and says that uncontacted tribes in the region are under increasing threat from illegal logging over the border in Peru.

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This just in from the GMA 7 24 Oras News and website.  The Associated Press (AP) stated that a Vietnamese girl with a 16-pound (7.3-kilogram) facial tumor is in Miami awaiting surgery to restore her ability to eat and speak.

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