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The World’s Top Chefs Are in Tokyo

Published on December 10th, 2009one comment

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Paris and New York have long had a reputation for being the home of some of the best restaurants in the world.

However, it is Tokyo which has received the most Michelin stars. Tokyo restaurants were given 191 stars. Paris and New York received 98 and 49, respectively.

Michelin gives out very few stars, and only the best restaurants are able to get one.

The Eiffel Tower Goes Dark For Five Mintues

Published on December 8th, 2009no comments

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On an ordinary day more than 20,000 lights at the Eiffel Tower go on when it starts to get dark in Paris.

However, on February 1 something unusual happened.

At 7:55 pm all the lights at the Eiffel Tower were turned off for five minutes. Likewise, Rome’s Colosseum and the Greek parliament in Athens were dark as well.

Millions of buildings and homes throughout Europe turned off their lights on Thursday night.

The lights were turned out across Europe before a report by international scientists about the effects of climate change.

Even the lights at the Hilton hotel in Paris where the scientists were having their conference went out.

When the scientists came out with their report on Friday they said the effects of global warming were very serious and that governments must do a lot more to stop it.