Q. Who was Minoru Yamasaki A. Minoru Yamasaki was born into a poor family in Seattle in 1912. Intent on becoming an architect, Yamasaki worked for five summers in an Alaskan fish cannery, earning
01:00 Mon 15th Oct 2001A. Hollywood has reacted quickly to events in New York. One of the first things to be censored are materials - trailers and print adverts as well as films themselves - featuring imagery of the twin
01:00 Mon 01st Oct 2001 A. What do you mean Q. Oh come on, you must have read the verse that Nostradamus wrote in 1654. It's doing the rounds everywhere on the internet: In the year of the new century and nine
01:00 Mon 08th Oct 2001Asks esmeharrison A. Undoubtedly it is Zurich. Switzerland itself has a squeaky clean reputation and many of its cities are often criticised for their sanitised appearance and resulting cold
01:00 Wed 10th Jan 2001Why anthrax is so dangerous
How cruise missiles work
Architect of the Twin Towers
Gas/power supply switches
12:12 Mon 10th Mar 2003asks Katie A. Christiania was once the name of Oslo, capital of Norway. The city was known as Oslo from its inception in 1025 until it was burned down in 1624 and rebuilt by King Christian IV, who
01:00 Mon 24th Sep 2001Asks atwood2 A. It is doubtful that you'll be disappointed. Prague is one of the finest looking cities in Europe. It boasts fantastic architecture in a haphazard mixture of Gothic, Renaissance,
01:00 Mon 14th May 2001By Tom Gard THE FRENCH have Stade de France, the Australians a magnificent new Olympic Stadium, both were built pretty much on time and to budget. So, what do we get when we decide to build a home
01:00 Wed 13th Dec 2000Asks danmiller103 A. The Oktoberfest festival is a massive celebration of beer and fairgrounds. It takes place from the penultimate Saturday in September for 16 days in the Theresienwiese Fairground,
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