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Nearly
97% of the European beaches have satisfying
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August/2001
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The quality of the bathing waters has improved
in the European Union: nearly 97% of the bathing
areas of the coasts met the quality standards
in 2000, against 85% in 1992, according to
the annual report of the European Commission.
The 18th annual report on the bathing waters,
for the year 2000, covers 11,502 beaches and
also 4,338 freshwater bathing areas.
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E-tickets
for Astérix Park
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August/2001
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From now on, you can get a new service on
the Astérix Park web site: the e-ticket! Buy
your ticket on-line and visit the park the
same day, the next day or even 3 months later;
it's up to you! Your ticket doesn't exist
any more because it is virtual! Thanks to
this service you will avoid the possible line-ups
at the ticket counters and you will benefit
from special deals. So book your days at the
Astérix Park on the web now: http://www.parcasterix.fr
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Key
West honors Ernest Hemingway
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August/2001
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Key West, Florida, honors Nobel prize-winning
author Ernest Hemingway, with its annual Hemingway
Days Festival set for July 18-22, 2001. Among
the activities are a "Papa Hemingway Look-alike
Contest," a short story competition, a party
at the Hemingway Home & Museum, Key West's
version of the "Running of the Bulls" and
a fishing tournament. Hemingway lived in Key
West from 1929 to 1939.
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Jacques
Villeneuve will promote Quebec
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August/2001 |
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Celine Dion has already done it, now it's
Jacques Villeneuve's turn to be hired by
the Quebec Government to promote the Canadian
province in the United States. The promotion
campaign will start in September, for the
U. S. Grand Prix.
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Ex-Yougoslavian
Republic of Macedonia
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August/2001
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Canadians should not travel to the ex-Yougoslavian
Republic of Macedonia. A curfew has currently
been declared in Tetovo and Kumanevo, between
11 p.m. and 5 a.m. The border posts between
Kosovo and Macedonia can be closed without
notice. It is advised to avoid traveling
on all the main roads, except on the Skopje
to Thessalonique (Greece) main highway.
Air traffic is disrupted. Canadians should
contact their travel agent or airline to
confirm their flights. It is also advised
to take great care of one's security, to
keep informed of the local news and to avoid
crowds and demonstrations. (A communiqué
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
International Commerce)
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Dinosaurs
in Egypt?
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August/2001
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Egypt has never been known as a hotbed for
the discovery of dinosaur remains, but through
the efforts of the Egyptian Geologic Survey
and the Pennsylvania University mission, one
of the largest dinosaurs ever to be discovered
has been unearthed. Measuring 30 meters and
weighing in at 75 tons, this new discovery
is adding to the fame of the Bahariya Oasis
in the western desert. There are 13 other
dinosaur sites in the Oasis, which has already
garnered additional notoriety for the recently
discovered valley of the Golden Mummies.
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