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Earth Hour – an annual event organized by WWF on last Saturday of March, in which households and businesses will turn off the lights and electrical appliances from 8.30pm to 9.30pm (local time). This is to raise the awareness towards the climate change.

And so happened that, I came across to this website which shows the before and after for some of the famous landmarks around the world. Visit the site now, as the fading effect is truly amazing. Watch some preview here… :-)

Hong Kong

 Forbidden City, Beijing

Toronto

 Las Vegas

 Sydney, Australia

Also, check out the Before and After Gallery from ecorazzi.com, some of the photos are quite cool as well

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Blue Ribbon is a term used to describe something of high quality. According to Wikipedia, The usage came from The Blue Ribband, a prize awarded for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger liners—and prior to that from Cordon Bleu which referred to the blue ribbon worn by a particular order of knights.

Check out the list of Blue Ribbon Companies Year 2008 from CNN Money

So, are you working with one of those companies? Report here if you are and share your experience with us.

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Euro is the official currency for Eurozone, including Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. Hence, there are many different Euro coins circulating in the market, ranging from one cent to two Euros. It is not easy for someone to tell which country this coin comes from. Why?

All Euro coins have a common side, showing the value of this coin. However, the obverse side or often know as National sides, varies from country to country, with each member allowed to choose their own design. Hence, 12 members and 3 minor states with 8 different values, it makes up 120 different coins. Luckily, certain country like Belgium, they use the same design for each denomination. Even though there are many designs of Euro coins, all these Euro coins are still valid everywhere within the Eurozone.

Check out the design for each Euro coin value here. Perhaps, it can be a very interesting if you can collect them all :)

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