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		<title>Road Renamed to Honor 9/11 First Responders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday September 11, a ceremony will take place to rename a portion of Washington Boulevard, adjacent to the Pentagon, to honor public-safety workers who took part in rescue efforts after the 9/11 terrorist attacks nine years ago. The road will be called &#8220;9/11 Heroes Memorial Drive&#8221;. After the Pentagon was attacked, first responders from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/road-renamed-to-honor-911-first-responders/</link>
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		<title>George Lucas Calls Out &#8216;Jedi Mind&#8217; Computers on Copyright Infringement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Jedi Mind&#8217;, a company that produces computers that can be controlled by the users brain waves, is being forced to rename itself after George Lucas, creator of Star Wars, complained of copyright infringement. The company produces wireless headsets that interpret signals from the brain in order to control applications or even play computer games. Lucasfilm requested [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/george-lucas-calls-out-jedi-mind-computers-on-copyright-infringement/</link>
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		<title>Kazakhstan Hosts Beatles Festival, Names Alley After John Lennon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On August 30th, Kazakhstan hosted its first Beatles festival to celebrate the band&#8217;s 50th anniversary. The Beatles Song Festival was held in the capital of Astana and featured a number of Kazakh singers and bands playing tributes to the works of the classic British rock and roll band. City officials will also rename an alley [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/kazakhstan-hosts-beatles-festival-names-alley-after-john-lennon/</link>
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		<title>It just isn&#8217;t a PIGnic without Pork!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Going out on a sunny day to a park or gardens with a picnic basket under your arm, ready to lounge on the grass and enjoy a meal in the great outdoors? Better make sure your snacks include a ham sandwich, pork pies, or cocktail sausage, because 75% of British people feel that a picnic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/it-just-isnt-a-pignic-without-pork/</link>
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		<title>Bobby Moore Cup Renamed, Bobby&#8217;s Widow Upset</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stephanie Moore, widow of the late Bobby Moore, was shocked last month when she found out that West Ham Football Club would be renaming the Bobby Moore Cup, a charity game in honour of her late husband who was the club&#8217;s legendary former captain. Bobby died of Bowel Cancer in 1993 and £1 of every [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/bobby-moore-cup-renamed-bobbys-widow-upset/</link>
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		<title>Ain&#8217;t No Mountain High Enough for Sir Edmund</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary, along with Nepali Sherpa Tenzig Norgay, were the first human beings ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest. The New Zealand Geographic Board made an announcement on Wednesday that they intend to rename the South Ridge of Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand&#8217;s highest peak, after the famous Kiwi mountaineer. Hillary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/aint-no-mountain-high-enough-for-sir-edmund/</link>
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		<title>PETA want to rename fish &#8220;sea kittens&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most people, when they regard a slippery, scaly grey fish, are not struck by an automatic sympathetic &#8220;awww&#8221; reaction as one might have to other, fuzzier creatures. In order to raise awareness about the cruelty of fishing, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have launched a campaign to rename fish as &#8220;Sea Kittens&#8221;. They [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/peta-want-to-rename-fish-sea-kittens/</link>
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		<title>Ottawa&#8217;s Nelson Mandela Bridge Debate Continues</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pretoria Bridge, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is a hot topic of discussion as members of parliament argue over whether to rename it after Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela.  Paul Dewar, a member of the NDP, believes that the bridge across the Rideau Canal that links Old Ottawa East with the Glebe and Centretown should be called [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/ottawas-nelson-mandela-bridge-debate-continues/</link>
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		<title>Twisted Sister Frontman has Ohio Town Named After Him</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When a listener from Cridersville, Ohio called in to a radio interview with heavy metal band Twisted Sister to request a song, frontman Dee Snider joked that the town should rename itself Snidersville. However, his light-hearted suggestion has just become reality! On August 21st the town of Cridersville, Ohio will officially changing its name to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/twisted-sister-frontman-has-ohio-town-named-after-him/</link>
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		<title>Will Sainsbury&#8217;s Shoppers Notice Anything Fishy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pollack is a versatile species of fish, which is very plentiful off the British coast, making it an environmentally-friendly option. However, due to it&#8217;s history of being cheap and considered only fit for cat food, it has not been a common choice for shoppers in the UK. Consumers even confessed to being embarrassed to ask for it. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/will-sainsburys-shoppers-notice-anything-fishy/</link>
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		<title>Anti-Abortion Protester Changes Name to &#8220;One Nation Under God&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Zion, IL man is renaming himself &#8220;One Nation Under God&#8221; as a way to protest the legalization of abortion. Under God, formally known as Steve Kreuscher, takes his name from the Pledge of Allegiance because he claims that no one in America should recite the pledge until abortion is abolished. “I don’t think we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/anti-abortion-protester-changes-name-to-one-nation-under-god/</link>
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		<title>Long Beach Dog Walking Zone Named After Well Loved Bulldog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A stretch of Long Beach shoreline has been renamed after community activist Justin Rudd&#8217;s bulldog, Rosie. The Long Beach Dog Zone, a popular place for pet owners to walk, is now Rosie&#8217;s Dog Beach in honor of a very special dog who has 1,195 fans on Facebook, has been on Animal Planet and The Tonight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/long-beach-dog-walking-zone-named-after-well-loved-bulldog/</link>
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		<title>Roman Street Renamed in Honor of Japanese Bomb Victims</title>
		<description><![CDATA[August 6 marked the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan in 1945. Giovanni Alemanno, mayor of Rome, has decided to commemorate the victims of the atomic bomb attacks by renaming one of the city&#8217;s streets. Alemanno visited Hiroshima in April along with a group of high school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/roman-street-renamed-in-honor-of-japanese-bomb-victims/</link>
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		<title>Russian Village Named After Torrent Download Site?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Torrentreactor.net, one of the leading torrent sites on the Internet today, claims to have bought a small village in Russia with plans to rename it &#8220;Torrentreactor&#8221;. The Village of Gar, in the Tomsk province, has 214 inhabitants who mostly make a living selling vegetables to nearby towns. There are only 3 computers in the whole [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/russian-village-named-after-torrent-download-site/</link>
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		<title>Dizzee Rascal Confident He Will Win Mercury Prize</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rapper Dizzee Rascal has so much confidence that he will win the Mercury Prize again for his latest album, that he has even joked to the Daily Star that they should rename the award after him! &#8220;The Dizzee Award, that&#8217;s what they should call it, why not?&#8221; he stated. He first won the prize back in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/dizzee-rascal-confident-he-will-win-mercury-prize/</link>
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		<title>Art Room Named After Teenager Who Died of Brain Haemorrhage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Headway is a charity rehabilitation centre in Sherwood, UK, for people with brain injuries, and they are renaming their newly revamped art facility after a 17 year old local boy who passed away suddenly in April of an unexpected brain hemorrhage. The new Blaine Thomas art room (outfitted on behalf of a donation from a local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/art-room-named-after-teenager-who-died-of-brain-haemorrhage/</link>
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		<title>The Music Has a Really Driving Rhythm&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Disraeli Bridge in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada will undergoing a 200 million dollar rehabilitation in 2011 to make it wider and more pedestrian friendly. A group of Winnipeggers have set forth the suggestion that the makeover should include renaming the overpass after one of the cities most famous musical exports. Bachman-Turner Overdrive (BTO) is a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/the-music-has-a-really-driving-rhythm/</link>
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		<title>Limerick Tunnel Named for Aviation and Industry Visionary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Pat Breen, Fine Gael&#8217;s Deputy Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Teachta Dáila (Congressperson) of County Clare in Ireland, intends to rename the Limerick Tunnel after the late Brendan O&#8217;Regan, the Mid-West Region&#8217;s greatest visionary. The newly opened tunnel links the N18 at Cratloe with the Limerick South Ring Road. O&#8217;Regan was born in Sixmilebridge and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/limerick-tunnel-named-for-aviation-and-industry-visionary/</link>
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		<title>Dangerous Rialto, California Street Gets Name Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Student leaders at high schools in the Rialto Unified School District have been charged with the task of renaming a crime-ridden street as part of a campaign to change its image. Jackson Street has been in decline since the 1980s, when property owners started moving away from the neighborhood, and the area is now a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/dangerous-rialto-california-street-gets-name-change/</link>
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		<title>Airline Forced to Change Name if Flights Continue to Be Late</title>
		<description><![CDATA[UK Budget airline EasyJet has been given a 90 day ultimatum: they must increase the number of flights that run on schedule or else they will have to rename themselves. The warning was issued by lawyers of the easyGroup empire who licences the brand to the airline, owned by Sir Stelios Haji-Ioanou. The official letter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/airline-forced-to-change-name-if-flights-continue-to-be-late/</link>
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		<title>Pet Shop Boys Turn Down Rename Request</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has written to the pop band Pet Shop Boys, requesting that they rename themselves the Rescue Shelter Boys. PETA has requested the name change because of the cruelty towards animals that it claims takes place in pet stores, and asks the band to change their name to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/pet-shop-boys-turn-down-rename-request/</link>
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		<title>Ukrainian Village to Be Named After Michael Jackson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Villagers in Oktyabrskoye, a small village in Ukraine, have approached regional deputy Oleg Kislitsyn with a proposal to rename the village &#8220;Jackson&#8221; after the late pop-star. Oktyabrskoye, located in the Zaporizhia region in the southeast of Ukraine, will also be home to a Michael Jackson museum. Locals believe that the name change will increase tourist [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/ukrainian-village-to-be-named-after-michael-jackson/</link>
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		<title>Band Changes Name After Drummer Dies Onstage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canadian dance-punk band &#8216;You Say Party! We Say Die!&#8217; have chosen to rename themselves after their drummer, Devon Clifford, 30, died of a brain haemorrhage on stage in April. Clifford collapsed during a concert at the Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia and was rushed to hospital. Medics attempted emergency surgery but failed to revive [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/band-changes-name-after-drummer-dies-onstage/</link>
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		<title>Village People Disappointed by YMCA Name Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Young Men&#8217;s Christian Association is undergoing a rebranding overhaul to revamp its image, including renaming itself &#8220;The Y&#8221;. The 166-year-old US based nonprofit organization is also designing a fresh logo for their new image. The YMCA was the inspiration for the 1978 disco anthem &#8220;YMCA&#8221;, by The Village People with it&#8217;s famous dance moves [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/village-people-disappointed-by-ymca-name-change/</link>
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		<title>Radio Host Gets High Paying Name Change Proposal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Terry Dorsey, a host on the Dallas, Texas country music station 96.3 KSCS was offered $100,000 to rename himself TexasMotorSpeedway.com for one year. The deal, which Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage proposed on a call-in show, also includes the condition that Terry get a permanent TMS tattoo. He was given 24 hours to decide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ulfwood.net/blog/radio-host-gets-high-paying-name-change-proposal/</link>
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