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Terri Irwin continues husband Steve’s legacy
BY Tom Anstey | 17 Oct 2013
Terri Irwin has spoken about the challenges she has faced since taking over the
Australia Zoo and various other conservation projects from her husband Steve
following his death in 2006.
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Anticipation builds for Avatarland
BY Kath Hudson | 17 Oct 2013
Two years after announcing the film, Avatar, will be brought to life at Disney’s
Animal Kingdom, Lightstorm Entertainment, the creators of the film and Walt
Disney Imagineering are working on new ways of taking immersive environments
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interactivity to the next level.
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‘Army’ of volunteers needed to survey heritage sites in UK
BY Tom Anstey | 10 Oct 2013
The annual ‘at-risk’ survey by English Heritage has found 7,500 listed buildings
or sites deemed to be imperilled by neglect or decay, a decrease of 131 from
the previous year.
The heritage body also announced plans to recruit an ‘army’ of volunteers to
help survey England’s 345,000 Grade II-listed buildings and prevent damage
being done to buildings every year.
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SATE Conference kicks off in Savannah
BY Tom Anstey | 02 Oct 2013
The Storytelling Architecture Technology Experience (SATE) Conference 2013
kicks off today (3 October) at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD)
with Carnegie Mellon Entertainment Technology Centre (ETC) founder, Don
Marinelli making the keynote speech, entitled SATE: the reading, ‘riting
and
‘rithmetic of the 21st Century.
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Spinnaker Tower wins award for exceptional staff training
BY Tom Anstey | 27 Sep 2013
Portsmouth’s Spinnaker Tower has been recognised with a staffing award based
on its employee training and service to guests.
The ‘Staffing Award’, which was presented at the World Federation of Great
Towers conference, in Berlin, was given in recognition of the employee training
and service to guests delivered by management and staff at the tower.
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Drusillas launches Hello Kitty attraction
BY Tom Anstey | 26 Sep 2013
Drusillas Park in Sussex, UK, has announced the opening of Hello Kitty Secret
Garden – the first permanent Hello Kitty attraction to be built in the UK.
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Merlin named Britain’s best international brand for 2013
BY Tom Anstey | 24 Sep 2013
Merlin Entertainments has been named ‘Britain’s Best Brand 2013’ - an award
which is linked to the Sunday Times HSBC International Track 200 a
league table which ranks Britain’s mid-market private companies with the
fastest-growing international sales.
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Madame Tussauds to launch second site in China
BY Kath Hudson | 24 Sep 2013
David Beckham, the British royal family and Chinese tennis champion, Li Na, are
among the stars of the latest Madame Tussauds, set to open in Wuhan, China on
28th September.
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