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Posted on Friday, January 27, 2012 11:39 AM
As details of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant – one of the largest public events ever held in London – are today announced, VisitEngland looks at other Jubilee celebrations scheduled across the country
Marking
60 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, the Diamond Jubilee
celebrations will centre around an extended weekend in England from June
2 – 5, 2012. Officially unveiled this morning, the Thames Diamond
Jubilee Pageant on Sunday, June 3
will see a procession of 1,000 boats travel down the River Thames, from
Battersea to Tower Bridge, flanking the Royal Barge which will
transport the Queen.
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Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 3:53 PM
World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author ofHow to Build a Dinosaur,
will discuss how he and his colleagues are developing the technology to
create a real dinosaur at a lecture that is part of the annual Darwin
Days celebration at the University of Georgia. Horner, who advised Steven Spielberg on Jurassic Parkand is
Regents Professor of Paleontology at Montana State University, will
speak Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in room 102 of the Miller Learning Center. His
lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be followed by a
reception in which copies of |
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Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 3:20 PM
With
Less Than 200 Days to Go Until the London2012 Olympic and Paralympic
Games, VisitEngland Looks Back Over England’s Olympic History – From
Humble Beginnings in a rural Shropshire Market Town to the Bright Lights
and Award-Winning Architecture of 2012.
1850 – Once Upon a Time, in Shropshire… So
everyone knows that the Olympic Games were first conceived in Greece,
right? Well, in fact, the modern International Games have their roots
not in Athens, but rather in the small market town of Much Wenlock in
Shropshire. |
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Posted on Monday, December 19, 2011 12:43 PM
The 4 annual Decatur Old House fair is coming
on February 18 at the newly renovated Courtyard Marriott and
Conference Center and we’ve mixed things up because like your historic house,
the fair is a work in progress! We are excited to announce that Jodi Marks, HGTV personality
and co-host of Today’s Homeowner on 11Alive, will be a guest speaker. She’ll be presenting “Fun projects to Enhance
your Home” with lots of great advice and giveaways. And, just in time for the spring, Roger Moss, exterior paint
color specialist, and author of |
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Posted on Thursday, December 08, 2011 3:14 PM
For the First Time Vault Containing Company’s Most Valuable Trade Secret On Public Display It hasn’t been moved in 86 years, but today the secret is out – The
Coca-Cola Company has moved the 125-year-old secret formula for
Coca-Cola to a new home at the World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta. As the
capstone to the 125th anniversary year of Coca-Cola, the Company is
sharing the rich history and timeless appeal of its secret formula in a
brand new exhibit where visitors can experience the world’s most
recognized brand like never before. |
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 11:51 PM
On Saturday, November 5, 2011, J.B.
Lenoir received a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail.
Monticello area native J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967) was best known during
his lifetime for his 1955 hit “Mama, Talk to Your Daughter,” but he also
played an important role in blues history because of his political
engagement. In the 1960s, Lenoir recorded a body of topical songs in
Chicago that addressed discrimination, the Civil Rights movement and the
Vietnam War. Lenoir’s cousin, Byther Smith from Monticello, also became
a Chicago blues recording artist, noted for his cutting-edge lyrics. |
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Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 11:46 PM
By New Year’s Eve, a reverse surge of U.S. troops will be
underway, with almost all of those serving in Iraq and 10,000 in Afghanistan
coming home. Come September, another 23,000 should return from
Afghanistan.
If current trends hold true, at least a third of those
72,000 returning men and women will suffer from the anxiety, rage, depression
and nightmares of post-traumatic stress disorder.
A safe medical treatment that’s been in use since 1925 has been
successfully applied by Dr. Eugene Lipov ( |
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Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 3:30 PM
KSU Veterans Day events includes Fort McPherson official on Thursday, 11/10/11 --AND-- Remembrance Day National Roll Call honors fallen veterans on Friday, 11/11/11 Nov. 10-- Kennesaw State Veterans Day event includes Fort McPherson official Col. John H. Hort, chief of plans, G-3, U.S. Army Forces Command, will speak to veterans Nov. 11– Remembrance Day National Roll Call honors fallen veterans on 11/11/11 Special ceremony part of nationwide grassroots effort to read names of 6,300 U.S. casualties |
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Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:47 PM
On Oct. 19, board members and staff of the University of
Georgia George Foster Peabody Awards joined the electronic media
industry and millions of admiring listeners in mourning the passing of
Norman Corwin the “poet laureate of radio,” a towering figure of its
golden age. His 1941 program,We Hold These Truths, was the first drama to win a Peabody. Corwin was asked to write and produce the drama as a celebration of the
150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights by President Franklin D.
Roosevelt. |
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Posted on Saturday, October 15, 2011 5:21 PM
Iconic Rio Tinto
Center Inspired
by Utah
Landscape Set in the Foothills of the Rocky Mountains  The Natural
History Museum of Utah, located at the University of Utah,
will reopen to the public on November 18, 2011 in a stunning
new building situated in the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains, overlooking Salt Lake City and inspired by the
diverse landscape of Utah. The $103 million Rio Tinto
Center, funded by a public and private partnership, is deeply
rooted in place and infused with multiple features that
embrace both traditional and new media techniques – a new Museum that sets a new standard
for a Natural History Museum of the 21st Century. |
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