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  • Comic Con International

    Published on July 30, 2009
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    Comic Con International is an annual Comic convention (usually by the end of July) in San Diego, California. It was first held in 1970.

  • World Wide Web Consortium

    Published on July 29, 2009
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    The international headquarters of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) are located in Cambridge (USA), Biot (France) and Kanagawa (Japan). W3C was founded in 1994 and develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. The consortium is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding. Its…

  • Wallace Monument

    Published on July 28, 2009
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    The National Wallace Monument is a Tower in Stirling/Scotland commemorating Sir William “Braveheart” Wallace. It was completed in 1869.

  • Universal Music Group

    Published on July 27, 2009
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    The headquarters of Universal Music are located in Santa Monica, LA and on Broadway, New York City. Universal Music Group (UMG) is the world’s leading music company.

  • Jay Pritzker Pavilion

    Published on July 24, 2009
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    The Jay Pritzker Music Pavilion located in Millenium Park, Chicago was designed by Frank Gehry. It opened in 2004.

  • U2 – Where the streets have no name

    Published on July 23, 2009
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    The video for “Where the streets have no name” was filmed on the rooftop of a liquor store in Downtown/Los Angeles in 1987. Unfortunately the local police shut down the video shoot because large crowds gathered on surrounding streets and blocked the traffic. The Music video won the Grammy for Best Performance Music Video in…

  • Muscle Beach

    Published on July 18, 2009
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    Muscle Beach Venice and Original Muscle Beach are located in Venice and in Santa Monica (Los Angeles). The original Muscle beach was established in 1934, Muscle beach Venice was established in 1951.

  • Vegas Vic

    Published on July 17, 2009
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    Vegas Vic is an iconic sign of Las Vegas. The neon Cowboy was built in front of the Pioneer Club in 1951. Nowadays it is part of the “Fremont Street Experience” a pedestrian mall in downtown Las Vegas.

  • Angel of the North

    Published on July 15, 2009
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    Angel of the North is a sculpture located in Gateshead, England. It was created by Antony Gormley.

  • Operation Greenhouse

    Published on July 13, 2009
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    Operation Greenhouse was a nuclear test series at the Enewetak Atoll in 1951 executed by the United States.

  • J. Paul Getty Museum

    Published on July 9, 2009
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    The J. Paul Getty Museum(s) are two museums in Los Angeles. 1) Getty Center in LA (Western art) 2) Getty Village in Malibu (art from ancient Greece, Rome, and Etruria) The museums are operated by the Getty Foundation. Admission is free!

  • Dyson headquarters

    Published on July 7, 2009
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    Dyson – founded by Sir James Dyson – is an innovative appliances manufacturer located in Malmesbury, England. Its main products are the vacuum cleaners (“hoovers”) and the Dyson Airblade hand dryer. The James Dyson Award is an award given to designers that fulfill the challenge “design something that solves a problem”.