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Posted by steve |
May 8th, 2012
Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century,...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 24th, 2012
A seminal totem in the Brussels skyline; neither tower, nor pyramid, a little bit cubic, a little bit spherical, half-way between sculpture and architecture, a relic of the past with a determinedly futuristic look, museum and exhibition centre; the...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 24th, 2012
The Church of Our Lady (Dutch: Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) in Bruges, Belgium, dates mainly from the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries.
Its tower, at 122.3 meters in height, remains the tallest structure in the city and the second tallest brickwork tower in...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 24th, 2012
Bruges got its city charter on July 27, 1128 and new walls and canals were built. Since about 1050, gradual silting had caused the city to lose its direct access to the sea. A storm in 1134, however, re-established this access, through the creation...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 24th, 2012
Brassica napus, also known as rapeseed, rape, oilseed rape, rapa, rappi, rapaseed (and in the case of one particular group of cultivars, canola), is a bright yellow flowering member of the family Brassicaceae (mustard or cabbage family). The name...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 24th, 2012
The Atomium is a monument in Brussels, originally built for Expo ’58, the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. Designed by André Waterkeyn and Les Architectes Polak, it stands 102 metres (335 ft) tall. It has nine steel spheres connected so that...
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Posted by steve |
Nov 5th, 2011
Michael Laverty is a motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. He is the 2007 British Supersport Champion, and has raced regularly in British Superbikes, plus occasional races in the World Supersport series and in American AMA Superbike...
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Posted by Danny |
Oct 10th, 2011
Tower Bridge is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, England, over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London, which gives it its name.Name[›] It has become an iconic symbol of London.
The bridge consists of two...
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Posted by steve |
Oct 7th, 2011
Snetterton 300This is Snetterton’s longest layout and the second longest racing track in the country. The track will incorporate the old circuit with the new infield section. The track has been designed to bring international levels of racing...
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Posted by steve |
Oct 2nd, 2011
Historically the town was in the county of Suffolk. In the Middle Ages it had two manors, and a small manor called Bacons. In 1832, it became apart of Great Yarmouth for electoral purposes. Finally in 1835 it merged with the town and became part of...
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Posted by steve |
Aug 16th, 2011
The Red Arrows were not the first RAF aerobatics team. An RAF biplane pageant was held at Hendon in 1920 with biplane teams from front-line squadrons. In 1938, three Gloster Gladiators flew with their wing-tips tied together. The Second World War...
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Posted by steve |
Aug 5th, 2011
Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is a motor racing circuit in Norfolk, England. Owned by MotorSport Vision, it is situated on the A11 road some 20 km north-east of the town of Thetford and 30 km south-west of the city of Norwich. The circuit is named...
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Posted by Danny |
Jul 27th, 2011
0 St Mary Axe, the Swiss Re Building (colloquially referred to as the Gherkin or the Cucumber Building), is a skyscraper in London‘s main financial district, the City of London, completed in December 2003 and opened at the end of May...
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Posted by steve |
Jul 16th, 2011
The Red Arrows, officially known as the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, is the aerobatics display team of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Scampton, but due to move to RAF Waddington in 2011. The team was formed in late 1964 as an all-RAF team,...
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Posted by steve |
Jul 2nd, 2011
Spiders originally started producing silk for reasons other than web-making. When spiders moved from the water to the land in the Early Devonian period, they started making silk to protect their bodies and their eggs. Spiders gradually started using...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 20th, 2011
Bumble bees are social insects that are characterised by black and yellow body hairs, often in bands. However, some species have orange or red on their bodies, or may be entirely black. Another obvious (but not unique) characteristic is the soft...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 20th, 2011
Roderick David Stewart was born in Highgate, North London, the youngest of the five children of Robert Stewart and Elsie Gilbart. His father was Scottish and had been a master builder in Leith, Edinburgh, while Elsie was English and had grown up in...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 20th, 2011
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body....
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Posted by steve |
Jun 20th, 2011
Roderick David “Rod” Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945)[2] is a British singer-songwriter and musician, born and raised in North London, England and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English[3] ancestry.
With his...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 10th, 2011
The Reds have no reserve pilots, as a spare pilot would not perform often enough to fly to the standard required. If one of the pilots is not able to fly, the team flies an eight-plane formation. However, if the Team Leader, ‘Red 1′, is...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
The species occurs particularly in wetland habitats, but also on dry sand dunes and grassland. The berries are an important food resource for numerous species of birds.
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
Horsey Dunes is an extensive dune system on the east coast of Norfolk, England. It is owned by the National Trust and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It is sometimes known as Horsey Gap. To the south is the adjacent SSSI Winterton Dunes – it...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
The structure of the cathedral is primarily in the Norman style, having been constructed at the behest of Bishop Herbert de Losinga, and retains the greater part of its original stone structure. Building started in 1096 and the cathedral was...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
Horsey Dunes is an extensive dune system on the east coast of Norfolk, England. It is owned by the National Trust and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It is sometimes known as Horsey Gap. To the south is the adjacent SSSI Winterton Dunes – it...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning “hooked-nosed sea pig”) is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or “true seals”. It is the only species classified in the genus...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
The Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus, meaning “hooked-nosed sea pig”) is found on both shores of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a large seal of the family Phocidae or “true seals”. It is the only species classified in the genus...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
Horsey Dunes is an extensive dune system on the east coast of Norfolk, England. It is owned by the National Trust and is within the Norfolk Coast AONB. It is sometimes known as Horsey Gap. To the south is the adjacent SSSI Winterton Dunes – it...
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Jun 1st, 2011
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Jun 1st, 2011
The sculpture is known locally as the “Gateshead Flasher”, because of its location and appearance.[7] The sculpture was decorated in 1998 by fans of the Newcastle United football team who paid tribute to local hero Alan Shearer by...
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Posted by steve |
Jun 1st, 2011
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to...
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
The building was constructed by Skanska, completed in December 2003 and opened on 28 April 2004.[2] The primary occupant of the building is Swiss Re, a global reinsurance company, who had the building commissioned as the head office for their UK...
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
Norwich Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral built in Norwich, Norfolk, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity.
The cathedral was started in 1096 and constructed out of flint and mortar and faced with a cream coloured Caen limestone. A...
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
The common bluebell flowers in April and May. The flowers are lavender-blue, pendulous, tubular with the petals recurved only at the end, and borne on one side of the flowering stem only. The flower stem is 10–30 cm long and bends over at the top....
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
Bluebells are a species of deciduous woodland over much of their range, flowering and leafing early before the canopy closes in late spring. They may also be found growing under bracken or Japanese knotweed, perennial plants which also form stands...
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
The common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta; syn. Endymion non-scriptum, Scilla non-scripta, Agraphis nutans) is a spring-flowering bulbous perennial plant. (The English bluebell should not be confused with the Scottish bluebell or harebell,...
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Posted by steve |
May 31st, 2011
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous...
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Posted by steve |
May 29th, 2011
Norwich City Football Club ( /ˈnɒrɪdʒ ˈsɪti/), nicknamed The Canaries, is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk.
Norwich will play in the Premier League in 2011–12, having finished second in the Championship in...
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Posted by Danny |
May 27th, 2011
Work began on the project in 1994 and cost £1 million. Most of the project funding was provided by the National Lottery. The Angel was finished on 16 February 1998.
Due to its exposed location, the sculpture was built to withstand winds of over 100...
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Posted by Danny |
May 27th, 2011
The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture designed by Antony Gormley, which is located in Gateshead, England.
It is a steel sculpture of an angel, standing 20 metres (66 ft) tall, with wings measuring 54 metres (177 ft)...
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Posted by steve |
May 16th, 2011
The first display by the Red Arrows was at RAF Little Rissington on 6 May 1965. The display was to introduce the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team to the media. However, the first public display was on 9 May 1965 in France, at the French National Air...
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Posted by steve |
Apr 16th, 2011
AeroSuperBatics Ltd is a British aerobatics and wingwalking team. As of 2011, they perform as the Breitling Wingwalkers following a sponsorship agreement with the Swiss watch manufacturer Breitling. They previously performed as Team Guinot, the...
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Posted by steve |
Mar 2nd, 2011
Caterpillars have been called “eating machines”, and eat leaves voraciously. Most species shed their skin four or five times as their bodies grow, and they eventually pupate into an adult form. Caterpillars grow very quickly; for...
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