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34 years of history, 5 areas of Lignano Sabbiadoro occupied by 350 exhibitors, 3300 Demo Rides in the last edition, 450 off road riders, 250 moto Tours made to know the Region, 14 official motorcycle manufacturers present with all the new motorcycle models, on 480.000 square meters: pure adrenaline in the central days of September and a great desire to savor again the normality and the love for engines.This is the program and the numbers of the 35th edition of the Biker Fest in Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine) Italy.35th edition of the Biker Fest in Lignano Sabbiadoro (UD), where the golden beaches will competewith the gleaming chrome of the mechanical beasts, thousands of guests from all over the world, as evidence of the weight and internationality reached by this Event that has made tourism and passion for engines at 360 ° its core business.
Ecuadorean weavers in the Andean mountains have been making authentic Panama hats by hand for centuries. In fact, it takes a weaver an entire day to make just one hat--and earn just five US dollars. That's not enough to keep up with the cost of living. According to Business Insider, the traditional artisan craft is now in danger of disappearing into the fog of history. In the small village of Puzhio, for example, the number of hat weavers has dropped from 124 to just 25 in the past 15 years. Many have left the country in search of more lucrative--and less tedious--work. And those who remain have little faith that future generations will carry on the tradition.
While general elections in the United States may seem highly regulated and bureaucratized, it wasn't always that way. Bustle reports that during the first election in 1789, only white men who owned property could vote. That rule excluded a whopping 94 percent of the population. The Constitution didn't define a specific Election Day, either. In fact, in the early 1800s, people could vote anywhere from April to December. Elections are only held on Tuesdays because people had to travel by buggy to vote. Sunday church couldn't be disrupted, and Wednesday was market day. Until 1804, presidential nominees didn't name a running mate. Instead, the candidate who got the second most number of votes became the vice president. Dozens of states used to have laws restricting buying alcohol on Election Day, to prevent people from buying or selling votes. South Carolina was the last state to do away with their laws, in 2014.
Los Angeles (US), Dec 16 (EFE) .- Not every day a history of more than four decades and that was a global phenomenon that crossed borders ends. The last Star Wars movie, which will give an end to the saga started in 1977, is one of the most anticipated releases of the year, but above all, it was a challenge for the team that made it happen.
Bangkok, Nov 3 (EFE).- The notorious red light district of Patpong has grown from a tiny neighborhood in the Thai capital on the sidelines of the Vietnam War, from where United States intelligence officers would run their clandestine operations, into an international hub and destination for the global sex tourism industry.Its decades-long history is being brought to life for the first time at Patpong Museum, located down one of the neighborhood’s many narrow alleys that house hundreds of brothels, through press clippings, photographs, videos and original Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) documents.While the district might have lost the luster of yesteryear as the sex industry expanded into other parts of the city and the country, the museum’s owner Michael Messner predicts a brighter future.The museum traces the neighborhood’s development and evolution, from a banana plantation on the outskirts of the city in the 1950s to becoming the refuge and center of CIA operations during the Vietnam War and related operations in Laos. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL). FOOTAGE SHOWING B-ROLLS OF THE PATPONG MUSEUM AND MICHAEL MESSNER, OWNER AND CURATOR OF PATPONG MUSEUM, IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.SOUNDBTIES: MICHAEL MESSNER, OWNER OF PATPONG MUSEUM (00:50 - 01:02 AND 01:37-01:52 IN ENGLISH).
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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