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If you are not planning on a home-cooked meal on Christmas Eve or Chrstmas Day, consider these moderately-priced national chains which are open and serving. If there is a tip bucket, tip generously, because the staff is giving up their holiday for you. Call ahead to confirm that your preferred location is open, and its
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Can horses fly? Yes, when they are Olympic athletes. More than 300 horses, tons of equipment and special food are being flown from Europe to compete in equestrian events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, July 23-August 8, 2021. As you might expect, it’s a massive logistical undertaking.
According to a recently published UN report, the crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021.
For the first time ever, the Sundance Film Festival, the largest and most well-known independent film festival based in the USA, is virtual, with dozens of feature length films and documentaries from around the world online. As always, the schedule includes world and US premieres and Q&A sessions with producers and directors.
The stats are in, and here are the most popular ecoXplorer posts of 2020 You are a smart group of followers who want to avoid being ripped-off, since several top posts are our “scam alert” advisories. And you are an eclectic bunch, since other top posts ranged from endangered animals to travel safety and a
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What do car batteries and a peanuts have in common? They are both produced by BMW. The expansive, green field around the new Battery Center of BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) in Shenyang, China, has been turned into a farm to grow peanuts. Proceeds support local community groups. The harvest is sold to other BMW employees
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October is National “Donate Your Wedding Dress Month” sponsored by Brides Against Breast Cancer Charity, which supports research and early detection education programs which save lives. Donating your wedding dress gives a second life to your dress and the chance for a low-income bride to get a dress she otherwise could not afford. It also
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In this presidential election year, and 75th anniversary of the end of World War II, it is fitting that the National Park Service honors a memorial to Dwight D. Eisenhower. The memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, honors Eisenhower’s legacy as the World War II Supreme Allied Commander and nation’s 34th president. It
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The National Park Service has named a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to be the new NPS Native American Affairs Liaison. In her new role, Dorothy FireCloud will supervise programs throughout the NPS system to promote understanding of Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other indigenous communities, for employees and for visitors. Ms.
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Country music superstar Garth Brooks is set for a concert event at 300 drive-in theaters across North America, on Saturday, June 27, 2020. It’s being promoted as the largest ever one-night show to play at outdoor theaters across the United States and Canada. Drive-in theaters are having a renaissance, and with many traditional concert venues
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