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UBC is a publicly-funded university on Canada's West Coast, offering four-year undergraduate programs, as well as postgraduate and professional programs through 12 faculties and 10 schools. The language of instruction is English. UBC admitted it's first students in 1915. Today UBC is Canada's third largest university, with a total enrolment of about 35,000 students. UBC attracts students from Canada, the US and around the world. The majority of students are from British Columbia and other Canadian provinces. More than 2,200 outstanding students from 120 countries study at UBC.
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Whitehall - street and locality in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs between Charing Cross and the Houses of Parliament. The name Whitehall also applies to the cluster of short streets, squares, and govermental buildings adjoining the street. Whitehall has been the site of principal goverment offices since the establishment og Henry VIII's court at Whitehall Palace in the 1530s. The areas attractions include the Cenotaph war memorial, Downing street(with the prime minister's residence), the Horse Guards Parade, Great Scotland Yard ( the former home of the Metropolian Police, now at New Scotland Yard), and the Banqueting House(1619-22), designed by Inigo Jones.
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As crestfallen followers of a California preacher who foresaw the world's end strained to find meaning in their lives, Harold Camping revised his apocalyptic prophecy, saying he was off by five months and the Earth actually will be obliterated on Oct. 21.
Camping, who predicted that 200 million Christians would be taken to heaven Saturday before global cataclysm struck the planet, said yesterday that he felt so terrible when his doomsday message did not come true that he left home and took refuge in a motel with his wife. His independent ministry, Family Radio International, spent millions — some of it from donations made by followers — on more than 5,000 billboards and 20 recreational vehicles plastered with the Judgment Day message. Follower Jeff Hopkins also spent a good deal of his own retirement savings on gas mo ... Читать дальше » |
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If you were to sum up the city of Rome in two words, they would be "busy" and "historic". Today Rome is one of the most important tourist destinations of the world. I think, you'll make a right choice, if you go to Rome. First you should go to the Colosseum-the enduring symbol of ancient Rome. Today, the Colosseum is used for religious purposes. The Pope leads a procession on good Fridays called the station of the cross. The Colosseum of Rome has been given great importance by the media and that is the reason why a lot of Hollywood movies had been shot in this amphitheater. Your next stop can be the Capitoline Hill. It is a great place to get a view of the Roman Forum. The focal point of the hill is the grand Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo. There are two important museums housing an impressive collection of sculptures, paintings and mosaics. Rome is a great city for walking. There are a lot of walki ... Читать дальше » |
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The royal wedding has come and gone, and even the cynics would have a difficult time finding anything to criticize. The bride was beautiful, the groom was charmingly nervous, and the entire day was, to use a well-worn cliché, a lot like a fairy tale. In a day full of special moments, several managed to rise above the rest. Here now, the five magical moments to remember from the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The kiss: Take two Imagine 2 billion people, including the queen of England, watching you and your new spouse kiss for the first time as husband and wife. No pressure, right? William and Kate were in that exact situation and handled the moment with grace.True, their first kiss was a bit on the short side, but the happy couple made up for the abbreviated PDA when they went in for a second smooch.One of the unintentional stars of the moment was little b ... Читать дальше » |
