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• Inside the Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas

  
  Hackpacker — Authority: 408
  This weekend I went to the first workshop at Melbourne s brand spanking new Centre for Books, Writing and Ideas . Its the jewel in the crown of UNESCOs City of Literature and, based on the construction work going on out the front, theres a bit more polishing before its fully open to the public. Even still its up ...
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• Jurassic Coast

  
  PostMuse — Authority: 127
  These lovely white cliffs at Handfast Point, Studland, England, are part of the Dorset and East Devon Coast UNESCO World Heritage listing. This is also known as the Jurassic Coast, which is probably a better tourism angle than Dorset and East Devon Coast. Serena used to sail in this area with friends when she was a ...
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• Guy Crequie, l’infatigable

  
  WOMEN'S LENS - Un coup d'oeil fminin — Authority: 142
  Qui pourra suivre les pas, aller au rythme de l’infatigable Guy CREQUIE dans son beau et inlassable combat pour la paix, pour l’Homme?Pour mener ce combat d’humanité et de justice, Guy CREQUIE ne manque pas d’armes pacifiques. Notre ami a tous les talents. Poète, chanteur lyrique et essayiste, Guy CREQUIE, ...
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• The Taj Mahal – Agra India

  
  Dummidumbwit's Weblog — Authority: 443
  The Taj Mahal Agra India Closer Shot, Taj Mahal Taj Mahal, Agra India Closer View, Taj Mahal, Agra India Taj Maham, Agra India Taj Maham, Agra India The Taj Mahal (also “the Taj”) is considered the finest example of Mughal architecture , ...
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• Restored GAMPERALIYA: A cultural treasure saved from the elements

  
  Moving Images, Moving People! — Authority: 125
  ast evening, at the gala opening of the European Film Festival in Colombo, I sat two rows in front of a living treasure of the Asian cinema and watched his recently restored 1964 cinematic masterpiece, a culture treasure in its own right.The doyen of the Lankan cinema, Lester James Peries, made Gamperaliya (Changes in ...
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• Sunrise rays on Gunung Merapi at Borobudur, Java, Indonesia

  
  Travel and Photography — Authority: 116
  Location: Borobudur, East Java, Indonesia (7°36′29″S 110°12′14″E) Date: 21 July 2008; 6.00am Camera: Canon 400D with Sigma 17-70/f2.8-4.5 Borobudur is the largest Buddhist monument in the world. Many tourists like me get up early to enjoy the view of the sunrise over Gunung Merapi ...
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• Should auction houses adopt 1970 when dealing with archaeological material?

  
  Looting matters — Authority: 514
  The 1970 UNESCO Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property provides a convenient benchmark when discussing recently surfaced archaeological material. The Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) has adopted this date when ...
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• Skocjanske James / Skocjan Caves

  
  Composed Volcano — Authority: 99
  I was in Piran, a small, clean & historic town in Slovenia, at a café located in the centre of the city overlooking the vast ocean enjoying my cup of frothy cappuccino while my friends indulged themselves with the locally brewed beers. During the course of our conversation I learnt about the UNESCO World Heritage ...
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• Cuba to host international folklore conference

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  Havana, Nov 4 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will host the 39th Conference of Organisations for Folklore Festivals November 8-15.Representatives from more than 40 countries, including Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Pacific regions, will participate in the conference.Various activities, including exhibitions of books and ...
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• Colloque Les villes laboratoires du design dans le cadre des XXIIes Entretiens Jacques Cartier.

  
  http://montrealstateofmind.com — Authority: 135
  Colloque Les villes laboratoires du design dans le cadre des XXIIes Entretiens Jacques Cartier – les 30 novembre et 1er décembre 2009Période d’inscriptionAprès le colloque Nouvelles villes de design tenu à Montréal en octobre 2004, la Cité du design de Saint-Étienne organise, en partenariat avec le bureau ...
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• Castle with a Hidden Secret (Elmina, Ghana)

  
  Travel Wonders of the World — Authority: 416
  Encrusted with chipped paint, salt, sweat and misery, the walls lead to a tiny door – the door of no return. Stepping onto the beach, captives were led across the scorching sands onto ships sailing for the Americas and the Caribbean. Elmina Castle is a powerful reminder of the abhorrent history of ...
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• Barriers to effective use of open educational resources in developing countries

  
  Tony Bates — Authority: 555
  Hatakka, M. (2009) Build it and they will come? Inhibiting factors for re-use of open content in developing countries The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries , Vol. 37. No. 5, pp. 1-16 From the abstract: Despite the benefits of open content the usage is very low in developing ...
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• India 2 - Hop on a train...The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

  
  The blog of El Director! — Authority: 126
  I really liked Darjeeling. Really liked. It was a good place to go. Really good. Darjeeling to put simply, was one of the most fun packed places a traveller could visit. But a bit of history is needed before I continue this blog post. Darjeeling is a British invention. The hills and surrounding countryside has ...
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• Mazagan Beach Resort Opening

  
  Chic Today — Authority: 133
  Naomi Campbell joined the likes of Kelly Slater, Naomi Watts and Guy Ritchie at the opening of Morocco’s latest luxury resort, the Mazagan Beach Resort. Located next to the traditional Portuguese port towns of El Jadida (a UNESCO World Heritage site) and Azemmour, the Mazagan Beach Resort encompasses a ...
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• Paris Day Trips: Provins

  
  Paris Logue — Authority: 113
  You know what a good qualification for a day-trip destination from Paris is? When that destination is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Even if you’re not one of those people who’s... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• UNESCO news: Poland is national partner for Denkmal 2010

  
  Special News — Authority: 125
  Denkmal is the name of the European Trade Fair for Conservation, Restoration and Old Building Renovation. According to UNESCO , the patron for Denkmal , it is an “outstanding platform  for the international exchange of experience in heritage conservation, it is a successful symbiosis of exhibition and  special ...
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• Satinder Bindra: It’s the message, stupid (and never mind the UN branding)!

  
  Moving Images, Moving People! — Authority: 125
  Satinder Bindra left active journalism a couple of years ago when he joined the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) as its Director of the Division of Communications and Public Information (DCPI) based at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi. But thank goodness he still thinks and acts like a journalist.Satinder, whom I first met ...
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• Russia Today

  
  chtodelat news — Authority: 127
  Russia Today   A few news items from the past few days that you probably won’t see on the Kremlin’s English-language propaganda channel Russia Today , which has begun affectionately calling itself “RT.” Raid on Left Front Headquarters in Moscow On the morning of October 31, police raided the ...
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• CDP Theme Day 2009 / November: Doorways

  
  Helsinki According to PPusa — Authority: 127
  Soldiers are marching to a temporary historical military village at Suomenlinna seafortress UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is a CDP theme day post so Click here to view thumbnails for all participants Posted in City Daily Photoblogs Theme Days Tagged: daily photo, finland, Helsinki, military village, photography, ...
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• Travel if you Dare: The Remotest Abandoned Wonders of the World

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 600
  There are far-flung places on Earth that have been abandoned by humans. Humans had been there before but extreme environmental conditions made them pack their precious belongings and head to more humanly-receptive climes. Here are some of those abandoned wonders: On the western tip of the Scottish Outer Hebrides is ...
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