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Aviation Manager Job Description & Tips to...

September 1, 2020

For anyone contemplating becoming an aviation manager, it is important to take the time to learn as much about the role as possible. In this article, you will find a detailed job description, including duties, salary information and education requirements, and you will also find tips for actually finding and applying for the role. Quick The post Aviation Manager Job Description & Tips to Find the Job! appeared first on Revfine.com.

A Dublin Hotel Removed Four Statues and...

August 31, 2020

No one seemed to notice them until they were gone. Four statues, located outside the front entrance of the historic Shelbourne Hotel in Dublin, Ireland, are the latest in a long list of monuments that have been removed across the world as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. But the precise reason why these statues are gone depends on whom you ask. To some, including hotel management, two of the statues reference the transatlantic slave trade, in which...

When Botswana Farmers Paint Eyes on Their...

August 31, 2020

“Eye spots” are an evolutionary feature employed by various species to deter predators. Insects use them to misdirect birds, and some fish feature false pairs to intimidate larger fish, but no animal has ever been known to successfully deploy eye-spots against larger mammalian predators. Today, however, several hundred cattle in northern Botswana with eyes painted on their butts would beg to differ. The “eye-cows” are the result of a four-year study released earlier this month by an international team...

A Photographer Turned His Mumbai Window Into...

August 31, 2020

Rizwan Mithawala has clambered up trees to photograph the atlas moth, lost his way deep in the forest, and felt the sting of tick bites while chasing butterflies. As a conservation writer, editor, and photographer for the Wildlife Conservation Trust, his job takes him to national parks across India. Most weekends, he can be found at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, a sprawling, 40-square-mile forest that boasts as many as 170 species of butterflies in the metropolis of Mumbai....

Human Shadow Etched in Stone in Hiroshima,...

August 31, 2020

Toward the end of World War II, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, exposing over 500,000 people to radiation and killing some 200,000 civilians instantly. During the early morning hours of that fateful day in August, a local person was sitting on a set of stone steps in front of a bank in Hiroshima waiting for it to open. Then, without warning, the bomb fell from the sky and detonated. The person was killed immediately. It’s still...

Spomenik Prvoj Štafeti (Monument to the First...

August 31, 2020

The city center of Kragujevac is home to a statue dedicated to the first Relay Of Youth. The statue is designed in such a manner that it appears the woman is pregnant, but this is actually made to mimic a raised knee running. She is also simulating the passing of the baton during the Relay Of Youth. The statue not only represents the event, but also Nada Stevanović, the first baton carrier of the relay. The sculpture was designed...

Asemapäällikönhovi Building in Helsinki, Finland

August 31, 2020

The Asemapäällikönhovi building is a commercial/residential property designed by architect Eino Tuompo and completed in 1976. It’s internationally renowned for its distinct Brutalist architecture and is one of the most important works completed in this style in Finland. The building is a favorite among filmmakers and photographers. In 2020, it was featured on the Swedish show Advokaten. The building has a long history with media production, being home to a large television studio inaugurated by the Mayor of Helsinki in...

Saruhashi Bridge in Otsuki, Japan

August 31, 2020

Japan‘s famous Edo period began in 1603 and lasted until 1868. It was a relatively peaceful era after centuries of feudal wars. Eventually, tourism became a major pastime across the country, although commoners were not allowed to travel. As nationwide travel became more popular, many books listed the best places to visit around the country, from hot springs to mountains. Although those lists were not definite, the Kintai Bridge, the Kazura Bridge of Iya, and the Saruhashi Bridge are often...

Tiger Leaping Gorge in Diqing Zangzuzizhizhou, China

August 31, 2020

The Tiger Leaping Gorge is one of the tributaries that belongs to the mighty Yangtze River in southeast China. The canyon received its peculiar name from an old Chinese legend that told of a tiger who escaped a hunter by leaping across the gorge. The altitude difference between the surrounding mountain peaks and the riverbed reaches well over 12,000 feet (3,800 meters), making it one of the deepest gorges on the planet. The gorge also belongs to the Three Parallel...

Dataran Lang (Eagle Square) in Langkawi, Malaysia

August 31, 2020

This 39 foot (12 meters) tall statue cannot be missed when arriving at the island of Langkawi by ferry or cruise ship. The magnificent sculpture is constructed as though the eagle is preparing to take flight and stands in the center of a gorgeously decorated plaza. From the tip of the plaza, there is an excellent view of the Kuha bay. Dataran Lang is decorated with miniature fountains, terraces, and bridges, making it the ideal spot to take a...

For Sale: One of the First and...

August 28, 2020

On October 15, 1794, Henry Voigt, the Chief Coiner of the United States, hurried nearly 2,000 silver coins to the desk of David Rittenhouse, the Director of the United States Mint. That day marked a milestone in the making of a country: Two years after Alexander Hamilton established the Mint under President George Washington, the first dollars had been minted. There’s some debate about what happened next. Some experts say there was a ceremony, well-attended by diplomats and representatives....

Marilyn Monroe Mural in Washington, D.C.

August 28, 2020

Overlooking a relatively busy intersection in quiet Woodley Park is a portrait of the iconic Marilyn Monroe. The pop legend is painted above Salon Roi, located where the William Taft Howard Bridge and Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge meet. In 1981, part-owner of Salon Roi, Charles Stinson, commissioned artist John Bailey to craft the portrait for co-owner Roi Barnard’s 40th birthday. Since, Monroe’s iconic countenance has gazed upon passersby, offering a familiar face to many. When describing why the mural so...

Wind and Ice Caves in Narusawa, Japan

August 28, 2020

Located at the foot of the great Mount Fuji, Aokigahara is commonly referred to as the “Suicide Forest”. While the forest is known worldwide, its rich natural history often goes unmentioned. The forest was destroyed by an eruption of Mount Fuji in 864. Over the next 12 centuries, trees returned and animals slowly did as well. The eruption created several lava tubes that are scattered around the forest. Two of the most notable are the Fugaku Wind Cave and the...

Santa Prisca Skeleton in Taxco, Mexico

August 28, 2020

The temple of Santa Prisca, erected in 1758, is considered one of the most magnificent Churrigueresque churches in Mexico. Built in just seven years, the rose-colored church boasts two towering belfries, a nave, a chapel, and a small ossuary. To guard it, a sculpture of a skeleton brandishing a scythe was placed over the side door. This part of the church is believed to have been used during the processions of the Cofradía de la Buena Muerte (Brotherhood of...

Captain George Pollard House in Nantucket, Massachusetts

August 28, 2020

Now home to an art gallery, this classic saltbox house with brick-red wooden shingles on Centre Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts, was constructed in 1760 by Captain William Brock. It later became the home of Captain George Pollard, Jr., whose ill-fated voyage on the whaling ship Essex became the basis for Herman Melville’s opus, Moby-Dick. Born in 1791, Pollard was a native son of Nantucket and grew up around the lucrative 19th-century whaling industry for which the island was famous....

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