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Aw, Google Combines Valentine's Day, Ferris Wheels AND Adorable Animals

The Huffington Post | Alexis Kleinman | Posted 02.14.2013 | Technology
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Google celebrates George Ferris's 154th birthday and Valentine's Day with today's doodle. Does the name George Ferris sound familiar? It should, since...

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Dubai Pulls A Wheelie

AP | Posted 03.11.2013 | Travel
Read More: Dubai Travel, International Destinations, Middle East, Travel News, Ferris Wheel, Middle East Travel, Destinations, Dubai, Travel News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai's ruler has approval a $1.6 billion island development project that would be home to what's billed as the world's...

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Lessons Learned: Five Principles of People and Place

Charles R. Wolfe | Posted 03.18.2013 | Green
Read More: Photography, Australia, Placemaking, Urban Policy, Urban Planning, Ferris Wheel, Architecture, Community, Urbanism, World News, Culture, Green News, Sustainability, Livable Cities, Malta, Portugal, Cities, Green News
Charles R. Wolfe

This is not an obscure antiquarian story, but illustrates a highly contextual place, a small country where the cycles of human history is readily experienced in little more than one day.

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Did The Owners Of Seattle's 'Great Wheel' Discriminate Against A Gay Couple?

Posted 08.08.2012 | Gay Voices
Read More: Gay Rights, Theme Parks, Seattle Ferris Wheel, LGBT Rights, Ferris Wheel, Great Wheel, Amusement Parks, Seattle Great Wheel, Anti-Gay Discrimination, Video, Gay Voices News

A visit to one of Seattle's most exciting tourist attractions allegedly turned into a nightmare for a local gay couple -- but owners are refuting thei...

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NYC May Get The World's Largest Ferris Wheel

Posted 06.26.2012 | New York
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Could a colossal ferris wheel tempt you to hang out in Staten Island? Apparently, that's what several city officials believe could have the convincing...

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A Ferris Wheel At Venice Beach?

Posted 03.05.2012 | Los Angeles
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Venice Beach is about people-watching and observing eclectic artists and street performers. Soon, tourists and residents may be able to do their obser...

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TEEN FICTION: 'You Know There Will Be No Returning Home'

| Madie Ramsay | Posted 02.21.2012 | Home
Read More: Ferris Wheel, Figment, Carnival, Teen Fiction, Merry-Go-Round, Figment Fiction, Video, Home News

This is a regular column featuring original poetry by and for high school students, provided by Figment.com, an online community writing site for youn...

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Plane Hits Ferris Wheel In Australia (VIDEO)

AP | By ROD McGUIRK | Posted 12.01.2011 | Travel
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CANBERRA, Australia -- An ultra-light plane crashed into a Ferris wheel at a rural festival in eastern Australia on Saturday, trapping two children on...

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Plane Crashes Into Moving Ferris Wheel, Traps 2 Children

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 12.01.2011 | World
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Kick Up Your Heels At The Lane County Fair

The Huffington Post | Holly Quinn | Posted 11.22.2011 | Travel
Read More: Video, Lane County, Lane County Fair, Ferris Wheel, Rides, Oregon Travel, Eugene, Themed Guides, Travel News

The Lane County Fair in Eugene, Oregon, was established in 1859. It is one of the biggest county fairs in the Pacific Northwest, drawing more than 150...

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Experience The Midwest's Largest Fair: The Elkhart County Fair

The Huffington Post | Wendy Gould | Posted 04.25.2012 | Travel
Read More: Video, Indiana Travel, Pageants, Bear Show, Elkhart County Fair, Ferris Wheel, Goshen, Themed Guides, Travel News

The Elkhart County 4-H Fair was established in 1851. Though located in the small town of Goshen, Indiana, it is one of the largest 4-H county fairs in...

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Girl Killed In Ferris Wheel Fall

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 08.03.2011 | New York
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WILDWOOD, N.J. — An 11-year-old girl on a school trip to a Jersey shore amusement park died Friday when she fell 100 feet from a moving Ferris w...

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This is Iraq (But Not the One You've Seen Before)

Victoria Fine | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
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Victoria Fine

Iraqi Kurdistan is full of the growing pains and remarkable opportunities of a society that is moving on from violence and redefining a national and regional identity. This is the story we are here to tell.

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Why Navy Pier Wants A Bigger Ferris Wheel

Chicago Tribune | Kathy Bergen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
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Gargantuan Ferris wheels are the new status symbol for big cities vying to grab more attention on the world stage, so Chicago is going for an upgrade ...

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