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POPSAny one is interested??? The Seven Continents: An Around-the-world Expedition by Private Jet... More details on the site... impressed...wish I had funds...
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POPS 15 Fascinating Facts About The Ancient Olympics 5. The only event at the first olympics was the Stadion race - a race of around 190 meters (measured after the feet of Zeus). The race was named after the building in which the race took place (the source of the English word “stadium”. 6. Unlike the modern starting position, racers (of whom 20 would take place) started in a fully erect standing position with their arms stretched in front of them. If there was a tie, the race would be re-run. 7. The winner of the first recorded Olympic Games (the first gold medalist in a sense) was Coroebus of Elis - a baker from Eleia (the region in which Olympia was found). He won in 776 BC. Instead of winning a gold medal - as is now the norm - he received an olive branch - more a symbol than a prize. The town still exists today with around 150 citizens.
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POPS Seven Wonders Of The World The list of manmade wonders was first compiled by a Hellenistic traveler in the second century B.C Of these, only the pyramids at El Gizeh remain. In ancient times, the pyramids of Egypt; the Hanging Gardens of Babylon; Phidias's statue of Zeus at Olympia; the temple of Artemis at Ephesus; the tomb, or mausoleum, of King Mausolus at Halicarnassus; the Colossus of Rhodes; and either the Pharos, or lighthouse, at Alexandria or the walls of Babylon. http://www.answers.com/topic/seven-wonders-of-the-world
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POPSHistory Channel's World History Page.. An Awesome tool of exploration for any person interested in ANY aspect of History. You do not need to be an amateur or professional historian to enjoy this site. I picked this page because the variety of info alone is worth a look see from all. Definitely check out there games page... Can not go wrong... Great for classroom studies too.
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POPSThe Web's Greatest Links Page Part II (Weblogs) I am still getting used to make links work or not on the clipper so if there is any confusion it is on my part. I wanted to add the disclaimer on the end as I have not had the slightest bit of time to examine even a tenth of what I clipped. Some may bee dead links and some may be a lot better if they were dead links. Proceed with your own caution.
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POPSLandmarks All Over The World Egypt,, along with many other countries have recognizable landmarks, such as the pyramids at Giza. No one could look at the Eiffel Tower, and not know immediately what city it is in. There are many true landmarks, by which we indentify the cities and countries where we find them.
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POPSHelp send Noneck Noel around the world My good friend Noel is planning to spend the next 7 months seeing the world. He's going to be bringing 2 important things with him. First, he'll be bringing his love of all things open - open conferences, open-source software, etc, demonstrating how people can accomplish amazing things by helping each other. Second, he'll be bringing his camera, and sharing the things that he sees and learns with the rest of us. I don't know if he'll make it to everything he plans to, but I'm anxious to see where Noel's journey takes him and watch as he goes. It's only 11.11 to chip in, I'm doubling down on the luck of seven myself tonight :)
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POPSEurostar's chunnel vision Video Eurostar train breaks record Romance of rail has returned. The engineer, William Henry Barlow, was responsible for the shed. The architect, Sir George Gilbert Scott, designed the hotel every bit as grand.
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POPSThe 7 Wonders of the Totalitarian World "Throughout history, it is the deep-pocketed madmen who tend to leave behind the biggest wonders. And while last month's election of the New Seven Wonders of the World hints at this point -- the emperors who fed Christians to the lions in the Roman Coliseum were neither mild-mannered nor impoverished -- they're basically positive tributes to mankind's triumphant, enduring half. But what of the tyranny that drove men to produce such wonders? On some level, each of the New Seven is also a colossal monument to narcissism, either some ruler or some culture's desire to go bigger and leave a mark that cannot be erased -- a sentiment not unlike the one held by some of today's most ruthless dictators. With that in mind, we created the following list, celebrating those modern monuments from the totalitarian world that may or may not make it through the next coup. Check them out while you still can."
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