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Dc-3 aircraft in Hanover, Germany

July 5th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Dc-3 in Hanover.

The Douglas DC-3 is a fixed-wing, propeller-driven aircraft which revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s, and is generally regarded as one of the most significant transport aircraft ever made (also see Boeing 707 and Boeing 747).

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Brembo’s headquarters, Curno, Italy

July 5th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Brembo's headquarters in Curno, near Bergamo.

Brembo is a manufacturer of automotive brake systems, especially for high-performance cars and motorcycles. It was established in Bergamo, Italy in 1961, and now operates worldwide.

Brembo is a company which is well-known for their aftermarket automotive brake components. In fact, they are considered (both by themselves and others) to be the "worldwide leader in brake system technology"[citation needed]. They are a leading provider of performance braking systems and components, and a great deal of the research done on braking systems comes out of Brembo. They are QS-9000 and ISO 9001 certified.

Brembo actually owns both the foundries for production of the initial materials, and the manufacturing plants which turn those materials into finished products. Their machining processes are generally considered to be top-notch. They perform every step of the process, from refining to distribution, including prototyping, testing, and assembly.

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Bridge on Adda river near Milan, Italy

July 4th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Adda (Latin Addua) is a river in North Italy, tributary of the Po. It rises in the Alps near the border with Switzerland and flows through Lake Como. The Adda joins the Po a few km upstream of Cremona. It is 313 kilometres (196 miles) long.

Towns along the river Adda are Bormio, Sondrio, Bellagio and Lecco (both on Lake Como), and Lodi.

The Adda's true source is in some small lakes near the head of the Fragile glen, but its volume is increased by the union with several smaller streams, near the town of Bormio, at the Raetian Alps. Thence it flows first southwest, then due west, through the fertile Valtellina, passing Tirano, where the Poschiavino falls in on the right bank, and Sondrio, where is the junction with the Mallero, also on the right. It falls into the Lake of Como, at its northern end, and mainly forms that lake. On issuing from its southeastern or Lecco arm, it crosses the plain of Lombardy where it is joined from the left by the Serio, and finally, after a course of about 240 km (150 mi), joins the Po, 13 km (8 mi) above Cremona.

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Murmansk, Russia

July 4th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Murmansk (Russian: Му́рманск) is a city in the extreme northwest of Russia (north of the Arctic circle) with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from Russia's borders with Norway and Finland. Population: 308,100 (2004 est.); 336,137 (2002 Census). The city is an important navy base.

Murmansk is the administrative centre of Murmansk Oblast. The port remains ice-free year round due to the warm North Atlantic drift ocean current. It is the largest city in the Arctic.

The city, known initially as Romanov-on-Murman, was founded on September 21, 1916, when the railroad line to Kola was built, and named after the Russian royal dynasty of the Romanovs. Murman is the old Russian name for the Barents Sea and for Norwegians, derived from the ethnonym Normans. Another theory holds it that Murman derives from Saami for land and sea. The city was renamed to Murmansk after the October Revolution in 1917.

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Shopping center “Gold terraces”, Warsaw, Poland

July 4th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Shopping center "Gold terraces" in Warsaw - under construction.

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Masan Stadium, Masan, South Korea

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Masan Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Masan, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.

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Changwon Civil Stadium, Changwon, South Korea

July 4th, 2006 / / Links: Google Earth, Google Maps, Yahoo! Maps, Virtual Earth / Nearest places

Changwon Civil Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Changwon, South Korea. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 37,000 people. It was built in 1993.

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Pohang Civil Stadium, Pohang, South Korea

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Pohang Civil Stadium in Pohang, South Korea.

Capacity 23,000

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