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What is an RSS Feed?

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RSS Feed Buttons

Have you ever seen any of these buttons when you visit a website?

When you visit certain sites you might see an orange button that says RSS or XML, or some other buttons for MyYahoo, BlogLines, MyMSN and other websites. What are these buttons for, and what can you do with them?

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High Definition Television (HDTV)

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HDVT Television

Have you ever heard of HDTV? How is HDTV different from regular TV?

HDTV means high definition television, and it’s a rather new broadcast technology.

HDTV requires a digital television broadcast that is a much higher resolution than regular television broadcasts. Resolution is the number of pixels in a fixed area that make up a digital image. The higher resolution the image, the better quality the picture will be.

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History of the Swiss Army Knife

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Tea Pot and Tea Leaves

The Swiss Army knife is not your ordinary pocket knife. A Swiss Army knife is a multifunctional knife that has several tools built into one handy little package.

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Welcome to the New Website Design

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ChevronCars.com will be launching newly-designed sections of the website in the coming months. We wanted our loyal Chevron Cars fans to be the first to see the new designs, so we’ve opened up a “Beta” version of this new section. A “Beta” version means that we’re still working on it (so there may be a few kinks to work out), but it allows us to show it to people so you can let us know what you think!

The Original 1959 Barbie Doll

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The American Barbie doll is one of the most successful toys in the history of the toy industry, and if there’s one person behind Barbie’s success, it’s Ruth Handler, the woman responsible for designing and marketing the iconic Barbie Doll when she was first introduced back in 1959.

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Harry Potter Food Stuff

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If you are one of those who love candy, you should try some Chocolate Frogs, a popular candy among wizards, or take your chance with “Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans,” those amazing magical jellybeans in every flavor, including spinach and liver! But do be careful of that creamy snack called Canary Cream that turns those who eat it into canaries! And if you know any werewolves, if you don’t want to be a werewolf’s next meal, then you should have some Wolfsbane Potion to keep them harmless on a full moon night.

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Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World

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It’s not as easy as you might think to list the tallest buildings in the world. For example, some people say that the tallest building in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada–it’s height is 1,821 feet! It is a telecommunications tower and an entertainment complex visited by about 2 million tourists each year. The revolving restaurant on top turns 360 degrees every hour, and has a deck from where you can have a really top-of-the-world view of Toronto. But many people don’t consider the CN tower to be a building, since it does not contains occupied floors throughout its full height.

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How the U.S. President is Elected

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Mt. Rushmore: Presidents of the United States

You’ve probably heard a lot of talk lately about the Presidential elections. Did you know that the rules about electing the President are written in a document called The Constitution? To be President, you have to be born in the United States, live in the United States for at least 14 years, and you have to be at least 35 years old.

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Harry Potter Dictionary

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Want to know more about Harry Potter’s world of witches and wizards? Then you should know that ANIMAGUS is a witch or wizard who can change into animal form, and BARUFFIO is the wizard who found himself lying on the floor with a buffalo on his chest! And you might want to meet AUROR, the wizard catcher.

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Avril Lavigne, Elmo and Eragon

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What do Avril Lavigne, Elmo, and Christopher Paolini (author of Eragon) have in common? They were all big winners at this years annual Common Sense Media Awards in San Francisco on Januray 27th, 2004. Set-up by a non-partisan non-profit in San Francisco, it promotes the concept of quality media for children and these awards honor artists, shows, products and organizations whose efforts have engaged and inspired kids and made a positive difference in their media lives.

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New: Chevron Car Riley Roadster

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Riley

If you’re looking for a friend with a little style, a touch of screech and a whole lot of roar, say hello to Riley Roadster. With his gigantic engine vrooming, you’ll be sure to see Riley zooming from here to there and back again, rock ‘n’ roll playing, his stereo booming!

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New: Hope 2003 Chevron Car

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As many of you already know, a new car, Hope 2003, just joined the Chevron Cars neighborhood on October 1st. Well, there’s more good news–another new car is getting its hood shined and tires cleaned in preparation for joining the Chevron Cars neighborhood. This new car will be rolling off the production line and into the Kids Shop at the end of November, 2003.

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