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[Best Syndication News] Mardi Gras celebration for 2010 has begun, but now there is even more to celebrate with the victory parade for the local NFL team the New Orleans Saints winning the championship Superbowl 44 game this past Sunday. The Saints ousted the Indianapolis Colts 31-17.

The celebration parade for the Saints victory is going to start at the Superdome at 5 p.m. CST, on Tuesday, February 9th, 2010. The players and the players, coaches and other team officials will be riding on 10 floats that will be donated from the Mardi Gras Krewes along with 12 marching bands to celebrate their win.

[Best Syndication News] Cloudy skies caused the countdown to launch the NASA space shuttle Endeavor to be halted today. They are going to reschedule the launch for Monday, weather permitting of course. The time for the launch on Monday has been set for Feb. 8 at 4:14 a.m. EST. The mission management team will make the final decision this Sunday evening if they will begin fueling the shuttle at 6:45 p.m.

The mission is to deliver some more parts for the Space Station. They will be delivering a third connection module, an Italian made Tranquility node, and a seven window cupola that will be used for a control room for robotics. They also will be having three scheduled spacewalks on this mission.

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[Best Syndication News] Ouch, you think you pulled your muscle, or you hurt you back, and you feel strained all because you had to shovel all the snow out of the driveway. It could be even more detrimental than a backache. You should consider your health when you are going out to dig out the driveway from the snow. Here are some tips by Dr. Susan Wainwright, vice chair of the Department of Physical Therapy at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. She gave some tips to avoid getting hurt while shoveling snow.

Dr. Wainwright recommends the following to help prevent some of the aches and pains associated with shoveling snow. She suggests to warm up by jogging in place and stretching before diving into to shoveling snow. She said to invest in an ergonomically designed snow shovel so that you won't have to bend and they are typically lighter which makes it easier to lift.

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[Best Syndication News] The Smithsonian's National Zoo sent the giant panda, Tai Shan off to China early this morning at 9:04 a.m. from the Dulles International Airport.

The giant panda Tai Shan was born on July 9th, 2005, and was named Tai Shan, which means “peaceful mountain,” The zoo had a panda webcam that people could watch the panda bear grow up as well as become a favorite for many visitors at the Washington National Zoo. The Zoo actually had received an extension of 2 ½ years beyond the original agreement with the China Wildlife Conservation Assocation. Now Tai Shan will be used as part of the panda breeding program at the Wolong’s Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya’an, Sichuan, China.

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[Best Syndication News] An earthquake of 6.0 magnitude shook this Thursday offshore at the Northern California coast at 12:20 p.m. PT. The nearest cities to the epicenter of the earthquake are Petrolia, and Ferndale California which are 35 -36 miles from the quakes center. The next closest cities are Fortuna and Eureka which is 42 and 47 miles.

The shaking was felt by residents in this area according to initial reports received by the USGS. There was light to moderate with some damage reports coming in, but nothing major has been reported so far.

A tsunami is not expected WC/ATWC officials. They did warn however that locally generated tsunamis can be triggered by underwater landslides.