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MOUNT OF OLIVES – Jerusalem Israel

Tradition has it that when the resurrection comes, it will begin at this holiest of Jewish burial sites, which has…

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QUTB SHAHI TOMBS – Hyderabad India

The Qutb Shahi Tombs are in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct), close to the famous Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India.…

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GLASS FLOATS

The elusive glass ball is one of the finer treasures to find on BC's west coast. Of all the flotsam…

8 years ago

JAPAN – AGING DEMOGRAPHY

Nov 15th 2018| ECONOMIST  "The decline of the birth rate and the ageing of Japanese society is accelerating at unprecedented…

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LEFSE

LEFSE is a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. It is made with riced potatoes, flour, butter, and milk or cream and cooked on a large, flat griddle. Special…

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THE NORMANS

They were a people descended from Norse (“Norman” comes from “Norseman”) Vikings from Denmark, Iceland and Norway who first arrived…

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IRELAND – GENERAL INFORMATION

Largest City and Capital: Dublin (pop 553,165) Area:   84,421 km2       20th Coastline: 2,797km Highest Elevation (Carrauntoohil): 1,041m (3,415') Population:…

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STRUVE GEODETIC ARC

The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over 2,820 km, which yielded the first…

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OCEANS – SHIPPING

SHIPPING & GREENHOUSE GASES Nov 1st 2018 Economist Shipping is a dirty business. Since the late 19th century, when steam replaced…

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MINING THE DEEP OCEAN

Nov 8th 2018 Economist Diva Amon, a researcher at the Natural History Museum in London, spotted her first whale skull…

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