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Secrets of Americian Landmarks
Landmarks are always favorite vacation destinations. Tourists flock from all over to get a first-hand experience of what they've read in history books. But what you might not know is that some of America's best... Earth Hour 2009: Lights out across the World 8:30-9:30
Earth Hour 2009 took place in major cities around the world, and thousands of lights went out from 8:30 to 9:30pm to help raise awareness about climate change. Over a billion people took part in Earth Hour 2009. ... Winter In Vancouver, 2008, 2009
Shots of Vancouver during the spectacular winter of 2008-2009Winter In Vancouver
Shots of Vancouver during the spectacular winter of 2008-2009 Google maps 'demolish British history'
Internet maps such as those made by Google ae demolishing British history by effectively not including historic monuments, battlefields etc on them according to super map maker Mary Spence. Traditional cartography... Stamps mark Olympic Flag handover
"A special set of four stamps is being jointly issued by the Royal Mail and China Post to mark the handover of the Olympic Flag from Beijing to London. The 1st class stamps feature landmarks from the two cities, including Beijing's Bird's Nest Stadium where the track and...Battersea to produce power again
Real Estate Opportunities, a London based property company announce a major green redevelopment of the 1939 built Art Deco Battersea Power Station. Numerous failed redevelopment plans from successive site owners... St Paul's Cathedral opens new South Churchyard
The magnificent St. Paul's Cathedral in London opened its new South Churchyard to the public today. This new peaceful space in the grounds took three years to complete at a cost of 3.8 million pounds." The... Will Stonehenge dig unravel mysteries?
Certainly a dig with the world watching for clues of one of the 7 wonders of the World to unravel. "LONDON - Some of England's most sacred soil is being disturbed for the first time in more than four... World runner arrives in New York
"A grandmother attempting to run around the world is expected to reach Manhattan on Wednesday, four years after leaving her west Wales home.
Rosie Swale Pope has arrived in New York after running across Europe, Russia, Asia and north America.
She will be passing some of the... Website zooms in on county's top images
English Heritage launch their new site, The Images of England project, which gives photos, details and much more."Althorp House, the Express Lifts Tower and the old Cannon Cinema are among county landmarks featured in a new photo archive by English Heritage.
A picture... Aborigines threaten tourist ban
"Aboriginal elders are threatening to ban tourists from one of Australia's landmarks over a plan to curb child sex abuse in Aboriginal communities. The threat to close Uluru, or Ayers Rock, comes amid growing alarm. Some 50 community, church and indigenous groups are meeting...The Nutcracker: Researchers Uncovering Mysteries Of Memory
" Keeping track of one set of keys is difficult enough, but imagine having to remember the locations of thousands of sets of keys. Do you use landmarks to remember where you put them? Do you have a mental map of...New wedding photo fees at national parks
"Wedding parties and other groups hoping to commemorate their special event with a photograph at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument or other popular landmarks on National Park Service land now have to pay for a permit."Heritage losses for 2004 include landmarks felled by wreckers, fire (Canadian...
Canadian Press - OTTAWA (CP) - A New Brunswick hotel that once counted Sir John A. Macdonald as a guest, a 1903 Nova Scotia lighthouse and a Depression-era Saskatoon landmark were among the top five heritage losses of 2004, says the Heritage Canada Foundation.
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