Lord Byron‚ champion of Greek (O) independence‚ could hardly DEPEND have imagined it. Today‚ years after his (56) ….. ‚ 2 mil- DIE lion of his compatriots‚ although less (57) ….. ‚ make HERO the annual (58) ….. to Greece for the ‘Britain and Greece PILGRIM Festival’. The (59) ….. Ambassador speaks of the festival as a BRITAIN (60) ….. of the strong links between the two countries‚ CELEBRATE but also as ‘an (61) ….. to those who wish to create INSPIRE new links‚’ a (62) …
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the worst terrorist attack committed in the United States. The Twin Towers were demolished killing over 400 people and wounding countless others. Attempts were made on the Pentagon (in which people died) and the White House. One will list and explain at least four reasons the NIST report lists as being the reasons the Twin Towers collapsed. Two 767 aircrafts were high jacked and crashed into the North Tower and the South Tower. The impacts set in place the destruction of those two buildings.
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Ambitions project which is looking at the challenges faced by residents of existing high rise housing in trying to live greener lifestyles. This report recommends how green living in tower blocks can be facilitated. We have also produced A better place to live: a toolkit for high rise green living‚ aimed at helping tower block residents to take action. Green Alliance 36 Buckingham Palace Road‚ London‚ SW1W 0RE 020 7233 7433 ga@green-alliance.org.uk www.green-alliance.org.uk blog: greenallianceblog.org
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This one week of new experience was totally enjoyable for all of us. Related to the time spent there‚ it was too short for us because we enjoy it too much. There we see how people of all nationalities live their life in a different way as we did. In the early morning all of them go to their jobs and what’s a bit uncommon for us is that the majority of them travel by tube (as they call the underground) or double-decker (their red buss). Other new thing and a little bit strange for us‚ but not unknown
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object travels at high speeds inside a narrow tube. Unless you have had the pleasure of traveling inside the Taipei 101 elevator‚ it really does sound like something from a Science Fiction movie‚ but without such a super fast elevator‚ the Taipei 101 tower would never have been built to such a lofty height since any conventional elevator would take forever to climb up to the top floors. Let us hope that the
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Conception[edit] Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale‚ mixed-use development that would include 30‚000 homes‚ nine hotels (including The Address Downtown Dubai)‚ 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of parkland‚ at least 19 residential towers‚ the Dubai Mall‚ and the 12-hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake. The building has returned the location of Earth’s tallest freestanding structure to the Middle East‚ where the Great Pyramid of Giza had claimed this achievement for almost
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The Renaissance was an important time in history. It marked a period of rebirth which is also what renaissance literally means.It marked all kinds of changes in hisory including‚ exploration and scholarly values. Many things occurred during this period‚ many painters sculptors‚ and other artists flourished.Trading grew and we even changed our system for astronomy.Many inventions also surfaced during this time‚ some of them led to what we use today. There was a surge of art during this time period
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On Heights By Jackson Downey Sitting on the ledge of the roof of their apartment‚ a couple admired the cityscape and high rises in the distance. The man‚ looking down‚ had a sudden urge to jump‚ and not only that but to push his love down to the pavement twelve stories bellow. Quickly‚ he shook off this odd crazing for a final skydive‚ but he wondered if she thought the same thing. Why had he thought of it in the first place? Not being a man to fear heights but certainly to fear the fall of
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critics argue that the tower blocks are being built for foreign investors and not for ordinary Londoners who face rise in rent and house prices. In
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An open letter to our community: Many of us are aware of the risks of lead - based paint in older homes‚ gas leaks‚ contaminated water and all other chemicals with their contaminating affects on our health and our family’ s health and safety. Less known is just how close these contaminates can be hiding - even in our own backyard. I am a very happy resident living the American Dream in the Country Place suburban community located in Old Bridge‚ NJ. We have always considered this neighborhood
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