WHAT IS THE ALTERNATIVE MISS WORLD. Started in 1972, The ALTERNATIVE MISS WORLD is not about beauty - it's about transformation - and when it comes to costume absolutely anything goes. Like the real Miss World there is day wear, swim-wear and evening wear and the all important personality interview! But Logan refuses to let anyone rehearse, and anything can - and often does - happen.It's about creative free-reign, about the ordinary becoming extraordinary.

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Kazan has a long established tradition of organizing large sporting events and thus we hope to succeed in our bidding campaign for Kazan to host the SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2013. Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan, Russia) possesses all the resources, facilities and personnel necessary to organize such a global event - SUMMER UNIVERSIADE. We are determined to host the SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2013 in Russia, as it will be a great opportunity for the development of sports among the youth of Russia.” President-elect of the Russian Federation D. Medvedev The opportunity of hosting the SUMMER UNIVERSIADE 2...

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EDITERRANEAN GAMES - a multi-sport event held every four years. The symbol of the MEDITERRANEAN GAMES consists of three rings representing Asia, Africa and Europe, the three continents involved in this competition. The rings dissolve in a wavy line in their lower part, as if they were immersed in the Mediterranean Sea. This symbol can be seen on the Mediterranean Flag, a light blue background with the rings in white. During the closing ceremony, the flag is transferred to the country of the city chosen to host the next MEDITERRANEAN GAMES. Mohamed Taher Pasha is considered the father of...

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LISA is an international gay and lesbian sport association. Modelled after a multi-sport governing body, its members are international sporting federations, continental associations representing sport teams and clubs from the major regions of the world, and host cities of GLISA's WORLD OUTGAMES and Continental Outgames. The academics, athletes and sport administrators who attended the Think Tank coming from Europe, USA , Australia and Canada , arrived at the following public declaration. As a result of their efforts the OUTGAMES multisport games event and brand was born. GLISA is the gover...

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n behalf of the bidding committee for the 15th WFNS (WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETIES) INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS in 2013 and the Clinical Neuroscience Society, I would like to ask for your kind support in our bid to host the 15th WFNS (WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETIES) INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2013 in Singapore. Singapore is well poised to host 15th WFNS (WORLD FEDERATION OF NEUROLOGICAL SOCIETIES) INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2013 given its excellent infrastructure and long experience in hosting large global meetings similar the nature of the WFNS meetings, the most recent being the...

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amburg in bloom: INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 2013. The INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 2013 (IGA) on the River Elbe islands of Wilhelmsburg and Veddel is more than just a sea of flowers which will be decorating the city for a whole summer. It is one of the biggest urban development projects to be assisting Hamburg with its Leap across the Elbe. The INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 2013 emphasises new focal points and will not merely bring new greenery to the great European river island. The concept is marked by its forward-looking approaches to social urban devel...

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ombasa, Kenya - the IAAF Council had decided that Moscow, Russia, will be the hosts of the 14th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, 2013. World and Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva who made an emotional speech during this morning’s presentation welcomed the IAAF’s decision with the following words: “I am happy that we have won the right to host the 14th IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ATHLETICS, 2013. However I’m very disappointed that I won’t be able to compete in front of my home crowd as I have decided that my last World Championships will be in 2011.” “We have a lot of athletes a...

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In launching the 2013 Festival Appeal for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution, I am conscious of the tremendous reputation enjoyed by our Province in raising funds for National and Local charities and good causes. A wonderfully successful 2002 Festival on behalf of The Grand Charity raised the magnificent total of £2.2m - a tribute to dedicated efforts throughout the Craft and by every other Masonic Order within our happy Province. We rightly take great pride in demonstrating our total commitment to every aspect of charitable work and I am therefore quite certain that the 2013 Fes...

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ANOS 2013 - a collaborative project that takes the work of artists from around the world, in the form of fake road signs, and turns the streets of Lyon, France into an enormous gallery without walls. The round red and white signs look enough like real European traffic signs that you might take them for granted, but weird enough if you notice them to make you stop and think. This project has a delightful sense of humor, lots playful absurdity and a wonderful scale. Panos 2013 is produced by Grand Lyon for Lyon 2013. Powered by Unchi Leisure Center and Arty Farty, curated by Kanardo, su...

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rofessor John Gamgee from the Veterinary College of Edinburgh took the initiative in April 1863 to invite veterinarians from all over Europe to a general meeting in Hamburg, Germany 14-18 July 1863. The topic of the meeting was discussion on systems to combat epizootic diseases. This meeting became the first International Veterinary Congress later known as The World Veterinary Congress. At the 8th World Veterinary Congress in Budapest, Hungary 1906 a Permanent Committee was formed to be the organizational link between congresses. At the 15th Congress in Stockholm, Sweden in 1953 it was decided...

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