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And Now For Something Completely Different – Kinetic Sculpture Races

inetic Sculptures are amphibious, human powered works of art that have been custom built for this unique race.  Each May, the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) hosts the East Coast Kinetic Sculpture Race Championship at t...
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The Past Meets Present At Souq Waqif, Historic Qatar Market Place

usty, nomadic desert-dwelling Bedouin make their way slowly along the creek knowing their exact destination – Souq Waqif. With camels packed down with wool, meat and cloth, the Bedouin have come to this marketplace to sell an...
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Traditional Arab Bedouin Life

oung girls in colorful traditional dresses paid no attention to onlookers as they kept pace jumping rope two at a time. Meanwhile, boys in white traditional thobes, engrossed in a lively game of tag, were darting about the Bedo...
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Sharing Knowledge: Inspired by Tradition

rom the intricately-carved white gypsum panels and traditional detailed lightscreens marrying side by side with softly curved vanilla arches, Katara harkens present-day visitors back to a yesteryear long, long ago marked by con...
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Asom Sahitya Sabha – Biggest Literary Event of Assam Begins

The 72nd convention of ‘Asom Sahitya Sabha’ begins at ‘Ningrula Sammanay Khetra’ in Lido, Tinsukia.   The four days event starts on Feb 1 and ends on Feb 5, 2012. With many small and big events incl...
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The Dance of the Swords

rowds of adults and youngsters gather in earnest as strong drum beats signal the start of the traditional Arab ritual. I’m sandwiched among the audience at the exclusive Pearl-Qatar inDoha, Qatara waiting this highly publiciz...
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Medieval Market and Storytelling Festival at Chillon Castle

Chillon Castle is the most visited historic monuments of Switzerland. It is located close to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. The first written record of this castle dates back to the 12th century. It belonged to the Coun...
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Christmas Tree and Neapolitan Baroque Crèche on Display for Holiday Season at Metropolitan Museum

he Christmas tree and Neapolitan Baroque crèche at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a long-standing yuletide tradition in New York, is now on view for the holiday season through January 8, 2012.  The brightly lit, 20-foot blue...
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The Blues Living Proof – B.B. King & Buddy Guy Play D.C.

he blues.  Originated by African American musicians in the beginning of the 20th century it spawned Rock & Roll, grew into R&B and continues to influence all music genres as we know them today from country to jazz to r...
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