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The Bowder Stone in Borrowdale, England

February 23, 2021

Located near the River Derwent is the quirkiest tourist attraction in the Lake District. Standing around 29 feet (nine meters) high and 49 feet (15 meters) in diameter, there is some debate over whether this massive rock is a glacial erratic from Scotland or a huge piece of rock that fell from Bowder Crag above. Borrowdale was once littered with rocks and was avoided by travelers due to the difficult terrain. However, in the early 1800s, this enormous boulder was...

George Stephenson Statue in Chesterfield, England

February 23, 2021

Situated right outside this train station is a life-sized bronze statue of steam railway innovator George Stephenson, often known as the “Father of the Railways.” Stephenson lived in Chesterfield at nearby Tapton Hall during the latter part of his life. At the time, he was working on the North Midland Railway between Derby and Leeds. Commissioned as part of Chesterfield Borough Council’s Percent for Art Policy, the sculpture was paid for by developers in town. Stephen Hicklin was the...

The Tiny Building That Pays Tribute to...

February 23, 2021

If you’d driven along Pittsburgh’s Webster Avenue decades ago, you may have caught a glimpse of Black suffragist and civil rights activist Daisy Lampkin at her home. The red-brick building on the corner stretches three stories tall, with ornamental cornices and rows of windows. It was Lampkin’s house for four decades, when she wasn’t traveling for work with the NAACP. The building still stands today—and now, so does a miniature version of it. An eight-inch model of Lampkin’s residence...

Tounj Bridge in Zdenac, Croatia

February 23, 2021

This impressive two-level bridge spanning the canyon of the Tounjčica is also historically important. The first level of the bridge was inspired by Roman architecture. It was constructed in 1775 to honor the Austrian emperor and Croatian king Joseph II. In 1836, with the renovation of the road, a second level was designed with sculptures. During World War II, the upper level was mostly destroyed and replaced with a temporary wooden structure between 1957-1973 when the bridge was finally...

Cresta Aqueduct in Oroville, California

February 23, 2021

At first glance, this structure appears to be an enigma. It’s a bridge between two granite monoliths, an above-ground tunnel, and an aqueduct carrying water over a creek. This structure is actually part of an elaborate water system. The Feather River Canyon is a scenic wonder. Sheer granite slabs rise hundreds of feet above the water. Almost equally impressive are the measures engineers have taken to conquer this rugged terrain. Constructed in 1949, the Cresta Power Dam diverts water...

The Los Angeles Times Bombing Memorial in...

February 23, 2021

During the early 20th-century, several violent and controversial Iron Workers’ Union (IWU) strikes, protests, and a lengthy, but largely victim-free bombing campaign enraged Harrison Grey Otis, publisher of the Los Angeles Times. The IWU had a rare stronghold in Los Angeles and the two were on a collision course. In 1910, brothers John and James McNamara were tasked with organizing a bombing of the newspaper plant. James left a case of dynamite with a detonator in an alley alongside...

Now Online: A Free Library Devoted to...

February 22, 2021

In a Youtube video, entitled A Tale of Two Fritters, Ozoz Sokoh is in her kitchen making both akara, a Nigerian bean fritter, and acarajé, the Brazilian equivalent. As she reviews the ingredients and aromatics—black-eyed peas, Thai and Scotch bonnet peppers for heat, tomatoes, ginger, and orange-red palm oil, it’s easy to see that the two dishes, though from different continents, are obviously related. Sokoh, a food historian born in Nigeria and currently living in Canada, is an expert...

The Witch's Leg at St Mary's Church...

February 22, 2021

The county of Norfolk contains the world’s greatest concentration of medieval churches, with over 650. Since some of these churches date from at least half a millennia ago, some have not survived as well as others. In the woods of East Somerton barely stands one such church. St Mary’s church, with its glassless windows, tumbling walls, and a tower in which one can look up into the open sky, is the definition of a romantic ruin. Dating from the...

Guryongpo Japanese House Street in Pohang-si, South...

February 22, 2021

Legend has it that during the reign of King Jinheung of Silla, the county magistrate of today’s Goryongpo witnessed an extraordinary sight, ten dragons soared skyward as a sudden storm raged. A bolt of lightning hit one of the dragons, causing it to fall into the sea. This somehow calmed the storm and the county was later named Goryongpo, meaning Nine Dragons’ Beach. Located on the near-easternmost point of Korea facing the Sea of Japan, this eup (town) became home to...

Eremo di San Girolamo in Scheggia e...

February 22, 2021

In the ancient beech forests of Monte Fogliano, a 16th-century holy man, Fra Girolamo Gabrielli from Siena instructed his city’s craftsmen to carve a rock-dwelling from an enormous volcanic boulder. Gabrielli was seeking a place to pray and meditate. He resided in the woods for a few years, from 1525 onwards, before the descent of Landsknecht mercenaries from the Germanic regions of Europe onto Rome. This led to the destruction of the city and interrupted his peaceful, solitary life. According to...

Before Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims, There...

February 22, 2021

More than 400 years ago, the coastal community of Patuxet was one of dozens belonging to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, spread across much of what’s now New England. The Wampanoag called the region home for more than 12,000 years, but most history books have reduced them to a footnote. Today, schoolchildren typically learn only that the tribe helped the Pilgrims survive their first year at Plymouth, established where Patuxet once stood. To show their gratitude, the European arrivals invited...

Radio and Television Slovakia in Bratislava, Slovakia

February 22, 2021

While this building has been included on lists of the ugliest buildings in the world, it’s still an impressive sight. The building is designed as an inverted steel pyramid that glows burnt orange in the sunlight. Completed in the mid-1980s, this building continues to house Radio and Television of Slovakia, a public broadcasting station. There have been several rumors that claim the shape of the building actually affects energy flow or that the building was modeled after the Great...

The Oaks Disaster Memorial in Yorkshire, England

February 22, 2021

On December 12, 1866, firedamp caused a huge explosion in the Old Oaks Colliery, which later became the Barnsley Main pit. With around an hour of their shift left, around 340 men and boys were working at the pit, all but a handful were killed by the explosion and subsequent fallout. The disaster also took the lives of 27 rescue workers. Located in this graveyard stands a memorial to the victims, and is one of three memorials dedicated to...

When Scientists Become Allergic to Their Research

February 22, 2021

This story was originally published in Undark and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Bryan Fry’s heart was pounding as he stepped back from the snake enclosure and examined the bite marks on his hand. He had just been bitten by a death adder, one of Australia’s most venomous snakes. Its neurotoxin-laced bite could cause vomiting, paralysis and—as the name suggests—death. Fry, at the time a graduate student, had kept snakes for years. Oddly, the neurotoxins...

Revenue Management in 2021 – Basing Every...

February 22, 2021

In 2020, revenue managers were forced to make a massive shift. Instead of leaning on in-house on-the-books (OTB) data, historical and compset information, you now need to focus on much broader data sets. But collecting and evaluating more data takes your team more time. In this article, you’ll learn how hotels can use data for The post Revenue Management in 2021 – Basing Every Decision On Data appeared first on Revfine.com.

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