To touch the soul of the nation – that’s the mission of Vancouver 2010. The Cultural Olympiad is key to expressing that soul, both within our borders and around the world. Culture is the second pillar of the Olympic Movement. As sport brings the world to Canada’s door to compete, culture opens the door so the world can discover us.

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ear Friends, On behalf of Hiroshima International Animation Festival, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to you for your continued and encouraging cooperation to our manifestation. Our festival has been held under the spirit of LOVE & PEACE, long since its establishment in 1985. It is our pleasure to serve as a place of true international cultural exchange through the development of animation art, and also, it is our sincere happiness to serve as a stepping stone for your successful future. I am very much looking forward to your inspiring entry, and to welcoming you in HIROSHIMA ...

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Zimriya Venue – The Campus of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem The Campus of the Hebrew University is located on Mount Scopus overlooking Old and New Jerusalem. The beautiful campus has an amphitheater, many air-conditioned halls, a concert hall, pleasant dormitories, a number of cafeterias, coffee shops, a post office, a bank and various shops. The Zimriya will take place during the University’s vacation. Participants will be accommodated in rooms with two beds. Bedding is provided.

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The Norwegian Military Tattoo was presented for the first time in 1994. It is the biggest indoor event in Norway, presented every second year in Oslo Spektrum. In this excellent venue the Tattoo has developed into a very popular event which attracts military music enthusiasts from all over the world and it is also very much a family show. We have had and have participants from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Ukraine, USA, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand and of course several Norwegian units.

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The Endo Marokko surf camp at Tamtraght offers the chance to ride some of the best waves in Morocco with expert guides. It's also in a prime location to explore the Atlas Mountains and the city of Agadir.

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Leave the streets of Reykjavik behind and head out onto the Sólheimajökull Glacier and the surrounding snow-covered mountains on a snowmobile.

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"Galactic Suite," the first hotel planned in space, expects to open for business in 2012 and would allow guests to travel around the world in 80 minutes. Its Barcelona-based architects say the space hotel will be the most expensive in the galaxy, costing $4 million for a three-day stay.

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For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there. "We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time," says program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters. "This is an unexplored region of the solar system and the possibilities for discovery are off the charts."

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Japanese telecommunications company NTT claims that it is developing shoes that generate electricity upon movement. The shoes generate 1.2 watts of electricity— enough to power an iPod forever if the wearer doesn’t stop walking.

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he FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa is an international event with great historic importance to the African continent. It will be the first FIFA World Cup ever to be hosted in Africa since the competition began in 1934, and I am convinced that Africa is ready to welcome this momentous FIFA World Cup with open arms. I am also convinced that the host nation, South Africa, will be up to the task, not least because it has abundant potential and resources. The experiences acquired during the hosting of the 1995 Rugby World Cup and the United Nations summit in Johannesburg in 2002 will stand the co...

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