Check out these B&Bs in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana With its breathtaking mountain views and southern hospitality, Asheville has always had the distinction of being a perfect marriage of urban and rural. The Applewood Manor also shares that vibe. Located in the Montford District, Applewood Manor is ten minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and three miles from the Biltmore Estate. Don’t miss: The Biltmore Estate package. With a three-night stay, guests receive two Biltmore Estate Passes for $50 ($30 from January 3rd-March 31st)....

In celebration of the event, the third Friday of August is designated a state holiday. Government offices, schools, and major universities are closed in honor of Statehood Day. Some bus and ferry companies observe the public holiday and do not offer service, while others operate on the holiday. Not all Hawaiians celebrate Statehood Day—it remains a controversial holiday among some local Hawaiian natives who would prefer Hawaii to be independent....

Chernobyl, Ukraine The world’s worst nuclear disaster took place on April 26, 1986.Dzerzhinsk, Russia A major Russian chemical manufacturing center, which produced Sarin and other deadly poisons during the cold war. Between 1930-1998, nearly 300,000 tons of chemical waste were improperly disposed of.Haina, Dominican Republic An urban area severely contaminated with lead from a now defunct automobile battery recycling plant.Kabwe, Zambia The country’s second largest city is severely contaminated with lead from the mining industry....

Two of these characters have been featured in films, Lara Croft and Jill Valentine. Lara Croft is probably the most famous heroine to move between games and films. Making a video game into a movie is a difficult job. Writers must tackle merging the many hours of a video game’s storyline into an entertaining form to fit a film’s almost standard two- hour length. Many scripts are created and rejected until one seems good enough to bring to the big screen....

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In recent years, scientists have been carefully examining the ways that people affect the environment. They have found that we are causing air pollution, deforestation, acid rain, and other problems that are dangerous both to the earth and to ourselves. These days, when you hear people talk about “the environment”, they are often referring to the overall condition of our planet, or how healthy it is.

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Everyone is unique. We have different skin colors, hair colors, body shapes and sizes — but we all look alike inside. If you could peek inside your own body, what would you see? Hundreds of bones, miles of blood vessels, and trillions of cells, all of which are constantly working together, doing all kinds of different things. Main job: To protect your internal (inside) organs from drying up and to prevent harmful bacteria from getting inside....

Artistry takes center stage Related Links 2018 Winter OlympicsFigure Skating Through the YearsEncyclopedia: Figure Skating Memorable Moments Sonja HenieDorothy HamillKatarina WittTonya and Nancy Did You Know? The 2014 Games marked the first time the U.S. did not medal in either men’s or women’s individual figure skating since 1936. Once a vital means of transportation throughout northern Europe, ice skating evolved into a sport during the 18th century. The man credited with giving birth to the type of figure skating we see today is Jackson Haines, an American from New York....

1893: To rename the U.S. the “United States of the Earth” 1914: To make divorce illegal 1916: To put all acts of war to a national vote. Those who vote yes must register for military service. 1933: To limit personal wealth to $1 million 1971: To give Americans the right to a pollution-free environment