May 23rd, 2012 
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“Cowtown” turns up the party this year in honour of the 100th anniversary of the `Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’, the Calgary Stampede. Every July, more than a million people visit during the ten-day event, known the world over for its chuck wagon races, agricultural exhibits, events and top-name, action-packed entertainment. The rodeo tournament attracts [...]
May 8th, 2012 srmodh 817 views
The old folklore often deals with issues on the borders between the known universe and a threatening outher world which people feared – or between right and wrong, defined by secular regulation and laws or by common tradition. The conceptions about the ”Niðagrísur” (The Child Ghost) derive from a serious crime. The fact that the [...]
April 26th, 2012 srmodh 296 viewsBulgaria post issued a postage stamp to mark 100 years of The Titanic.
April 21st, 2012 srmodh 571 views
Godiji Parshwanath is the name given to several images of the Jain Tirthankar Parshwananth in India, and to the temple where it is the main deity (mulanayaka). Parshwanath was the 23rd Tirthankara who attained nirvana in 777 BCE. Among the images that bear the name Godiji Parshwanth, the best known is Godiji Parshvanath in the [...]
April 19th, 2012 srmodh 307 views
Jersey post issued a miniature sheet to commemorate 100 years of sinking of RMS Titanic. Ten people with a Jersey connection are known to have been on board RMS Titanic on her maiden voyage although the figure does vary. The precise number has always been difficult to define due to the confusion on the night, [...]
April 17th, 2012 srmodh 319 viewsNo other ship has cast a bigger shadow than the Titanic, which remains the most iconic vessel of our time. On her tragic maiden voyage, more than 1,500 people died when the “practically unsinkable” ship hit an iceberg and sank on 15 April 1912. Much has been written about the ship, its passengers and those [...]
World Stamp Competition nicknamed "INDONESIA 2012" will be held from 18 to 24 June 2012 at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta.
Australia is hosting an International Stamp Exhibition, AUSTRALIA 2013 in Melbourne, from 10 - 15 May 2013 at the Exhibition Buildings, Carlton, Melbourne.
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