“California's Gold” host Huell Howser dies at his home at the age of 67

“California's Gold” host Huell Howser died from natural causes at his home Sunday night (January 5, 2013). The seasoned TV man, who wrote, produced and edited most of his programs, was dead at the age of 67 after announcing his retirement in late November. Huell Howser began his TV career at WSM-TV in Nashville. He also hosted a magazine-style series at WCBS-TV in New York City before going to Los Angeles to work as a reporter for KCBS-TV. In addition to “California's Gold,” which is aired by PBS stations all over California, Oregon, Nevada and Tennessee, Huell Howser was also behind the shows including “Road Trip With Huell Howser,” “California's Golden Parks,” “Visiting…With Huell Howser.” Please share this story on Google+ and Facebook with your friends.

Magic Kingdom opens New Fantasyland in Orlando

Walt Disney World's New Fantasyland officially opened in the Magic Kingdom on Thursday (December 6, 2012). The new Fantasyland area was built on what was once the site of the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea experience. This is the largest expansion project in the park’s 41-year history, doubling the size of the original Fantasyland. "It gives guests another level of immersion," chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Tom Staggs said. "We have technology to play with that Walt DIsney didn't have." The Orlando area Disney theme park area blends classic Disney characters such as “Beauty and the Beast,” “Dumbo” and “The Little Mermaid” with the multimillion dollar expansion. Additionally, the New Fantasyland features two distinct sections: Enchanted Forest and Storybook Circus. There is also the Be Our Guest Restaurant that serves both beer and wine, making it the first eatery inside a Disney theme park to serve alcohol.
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Allyson Felix finally has one Olympic gold medal

Denied twice on the world’s biggest stage, Felix won the Olympic gold medal she’s been yearning for, taking the 200 meters Wednesday night to fill the last, and biggest, hole in her otherwise stellar resume. Felix had put tremendous pressure on herself to win the race after coming up short twice before. Her winning time was 21.88 seconds, far off the scorching 21.69 that she ran five weeks ago in Eugene, Ore., at the Olympic Trials, but it matched the fourth-fastest 200 of her career and it was run into a slight headwind. “Relief,” Felix’s mother, Marlean, said when asked to describe her first emotion after her daughter reached her goal.
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Kristen Stewart: Good girl gone bad

After the vultures descended on Kristen Stewart, the beautiful actress publicly admitted to an affair with her ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ director, Rupert Sanders, and has gotten the most blame. Her boyfriend Robert Pattinson has told Stewart that she ‘completely humiliated’ him. Please share your opinion about the scandal on Twitter and let your friends know about the real Kristen Stewart.

Cause of the Waldo Canyon Fire remained under investigation

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The Waldo Canyon Fire is Colorado's most destructive on record, surpassing the 257 homes consumed in recent weeks by a much larger blaze north of Denver near Fort Collins. The cause hasn't been determined, said Jerri Marr of the U.S. Forest Service. A police spokeswoman, Carrie McCuffland, said there were no specific reports from citizens of missing people, and that the unaccounted-for list consists of individuals who apparently neglected to register with the city or the American Red Cross as evacuees. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation said two people have been arrested in connection with a burglary at an evacuated home.

Colorado wildfire causes a mandatory evacuation of 32,000 people

Officials have ordered more than 32,000 people to flee their homes as firefighters struggled to beat back a fiercely aggressive wildfire raging at the edge of Colorado Springs on Wednesday. The Waldo Canyon Fire, which started June 23, has burned 15,324 acres and is 5 percent contained. A more precise figure wasn't available because of the intensity of the fire. Winds gusting to 65 mph through mountain canyons blew the wildfire through containment lines into northwest Colorado Springs on Tuesday afternoon. It roared downhill, burning to the ground the Flying W Ranch, a popular Western-style tourist destination. Incident Commander Rich Harvey concurred. "I hate wind ... Wind is big factor in how we do this fire. It won't stay in the same place. The winds keep shifting on us." President Barack Obama plans to pay a visit to the area on Friday to view the damage, the White House said.

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Oh my God, Microsoft bought a social network

Microsoft just announced it had bought online social network firm Yammer Inc for $1.2 billion in cash, which will allow the software company to offer a service like Facebook's to corporate customers.

The $1.2 billion buyout comes as Google, Oracle and SAP continue expanding business-use social networks integrated into their respective product lines. With Yammer, employees can use a private, online company directory to contact colleagues, form networks, chat, share links and post news. Yammer reportedly currently has 4 million registered users, but only about 20 percent of those pay for premium services; the rest get the service free. Yammer will be added as a new Microsoft division and the company’s founder David Sacks will stay on as chief executive officer.