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Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom Skyscraper
Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...
created by Annina Bergman | 6 wks ago | updated 5 wks ago
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304 views | 34 recommendations | 10 comments
Who will Save the Heritage Buildings in Shanghai?
I recently read this article about architect Ruan Yisan trying to save architectural heritage in China. Whenever I read something like this, either about someone trying to save an old building or demolishing of...
created by rumana husain | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago
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104 views | 12 recommendations | 3 comments
Japan will host 2019 World Cup: First Asian host For Rugby WC
JAPAN the First Asian country who will host a rugby world cup. This is delightful moment for japan as well for asian countries. Rugby is not so popular in ashian coutries as other games but after getting the... Indian Inflation Dangerously under control, touched 0.44%
Indian goverments fight against the Inflation started paying dividend just before the election season.It is strange and doubtful that how inflation is under such control after being on deacdal high, jusy before the election.It is concern for the voters or the concern for the...Chief Rabbi Visits Birmingham
Chief Rabbi Dr Jonathan Sacks led the induction of The Chief Minister of Birmingham Hebrew Congregation's on Sunday 1st March 2009, at the prestigious city centre based synagogue, Singers Hill. Over 500 people attended the event from across the United Kingdom, United...
created by Simply Simon Williams | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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124 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Return to the Movie Palace
El Paso, Texas - As I toured the Historic Plaza Theatre in El Paso, Texas recently I was struck by the ornate architecture, the use of innovative "atmospherics", like the clouds drifting across the ceiling, the... 713 views | 52 recommendations | 11 comments
Concert From The Heart: Buffalo NY BPO, Colored Musicians Club
Buffalo, NY (February 21, 2009) – The American Federation of Musicians Local 92 and The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra in conjunction with The Buffalo Music Hall of Fame held a press conference at Kleinhan's... First Nations counting vote on historic settlement
The results of a historic vote by members of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba are being counted to determine if a land claims settlement offered by the Canadian government will be accepted. Ottawa has offered... NFB makes films free online
This is really exciting news. The archive at the National Film Board of Canada (the NFB) is pure gold and has up until now been fairly inaccessible. "The National Film Board of Canada has launched a new project to allow Canadians to see its films through online streaming.... Reggae Girls Head For The South Pole
The Commonwealth Women’s Antarctic Expedition will see women from eight countries – Brunei Darussalam, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom – brave blizzards, crevasses... Two million descend on Washington for Obama's Inauguration Day
Two million people have descended on Washington DC for the Inauguration of Barack Obama, and the crowds have clogged the mass transit lines and security checkpoints as they try to get a spot to witness a moment in... Barack Obama: Culmination of a Near Perfect Storm
Change. To be honest, it would be difficult to pinpoint exactly when most societal or political storms begin to form, effecting change.It could be argued, a storm formed about two hundred years before the...
created by Karen Hatter | 41 wks ago | updated 41 wks ago
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426 views | 22 recommendations | 20 comments
Big Bopper's 'Big' Casket a Macabre Marketable on eBay
"Rock 'n' roll's most macabre historical artifact will go on the block when the family of the late 1950s pop star J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson auctions his casket on eBay sometime in the next few weeks - almost... Obama Faces Heady Challenges, and They're Growing
President elect Obama faces huge problems as soon as he takes office; at home and world wide. He is no doubt intelligent and talented byt still this mess wlll take years to correct. " President-elect Barack Obama,... Michelle Obama: A Distant Daughter of Slavery
Michelle Obama, born in 1964, will be America's next first lady. When she moves into the White House in January, a mansion built partially by slaves, "she will embark upon a life her great-great-grandfather, who...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago
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1244 views | 50 recommendations | 38 comments
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