Hong Kong is elated as duck is inflated |
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Written by AFP Wire Service
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Tuesday, 21 May 2013 08:35 |
HONG KONG (AFP) – Hong Kong on Tuesday joyfully welcomed the return of a giant inflatable rubber duck, which drew tens of thousands of visitors before it was abruptly deflated for maintenance for almost a week.
The southern Chinese city has taken the 54-foot-tall yellow inflatable duck, conceived by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, to its heart since it was towed into the harbor on May 2 to cheering crowds.
Duck mania has gripped the city ever since, with locals and tourists packing the streets near where it is moored to catch a glimpse of it. Stalls and shops throughout the city sold replicas and restaurants created special duck dishes.
So many were disconsolate when the cheerful giant-size bath toy was transformed into a deflated disc resembling a floating fried egg last Wednesday.
"It went for a body check and for maintenance, now all the work is finished and it will see everybody again," Andrew Yeung, advertising and promotions manager of shopping mall Harbour City which is organising the exhibit, told AFP.
Hundreds packed the waterfront late Tuesday and greeted the duck with cheers.
"I thought that once it got deflated, it wouldn't come back again. So now I see that it is back, I am very happy," said 28 year-old Bonibelle Lee, who was carrying a three-dimensional duck tote bag with matching yellow rain boots.
Since 2007 the duck has traveled to 13 different cities in nine countries ranging from Brazil to Australia in its journey around the world.
Hofman said he hopes the duck, which is due to stay in Hong Kong until June 9, will act as a catalyst to connect people to public art.
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Moscow metro plans to auction off subway carriages |
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Written by AFP Wire Service
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:16 |
MOSCOW (AFP) – Moscow metro, the rapid transit system serving Russia's capital and most populous city, is set to auction off more than a hundred of its iconic blue carriages after updating its rolling stock, a spokesman told AFP on Thursday.
The 120 carriages will be sold in lots of three and the state-owned system hopes to raise a total of almost 8 million rubles ($255,221), said metro spokesman Alexei Manakov.
The blue carriages with a white stripe along the side could be ripped apart and used for scrap metal or be turned into temporary accommodation for construction workers, wrote Izvestia daily, citing a metro official.
More exotically, some could become museum exhibits or be used for spare parts for other metro systems in ex-Soviet countries that use the same type of carriages.
Moscow metro celebrated its 78th birthday this week.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 13:50 |
It may be curtains for century-old Goldenrod Showboat |
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Written by Associated Press
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Thursday, 16 May 2013 09:38 |
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A showboat that has been part of the St. Louis riverfront for decades in St. Louis and St. Charles could soon be headed for the scrap heap.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that a nonprofit group has failed to raise the money needed to renovate the Goldenrod Showboat. The 104-year-old vessel has been in storage since 2003.
A court-ordered auction in Saturday at the location where the boat is docked near Kampsville, Ill. The auction seeks to cover nearly $70,000 in unpaid mooring fees and other costs.
Unless a buyer steps forward, the dock owner is expected to buy the boat and sell the furnishing and hull piecemeal.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
Copyright 2012 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 16 May 2013 10:21 |
Live2012 magazine rings in new decade for LiveAuctioneers |
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Written by LiveAuctioneers PR Services
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Thursday, 09 May 2013 15:01 |
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NEW YORK (LAPRS) – Live2012, a full-color digital publication celebrating LiveAuctioneers’ first 10 years, is now available to view free of charge in a convenient page-turning format. The 48-page magazine is packed with great articles, including the cover story about the rise of Asian art and special features on contemporary art, pop culture, ceramics and much more.
Click to view the magazine:
www.liveauctioneers.com/LIVE2012
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Tens Chimneys historic landmark opens for season |
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Written by Associated Press
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 09:18 |
GENESEE DEPOT, Wis. (AP) – Ten Chimneys in southeastern Wisconsin is opening for the season this week.
Ten Chimneys is the former home of Broadway theater greats Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt. It's in Genesee Depot, a small town about 30 miles west of Milwaukee, where Lunt was born.
The couple retreated there in the summer, and fellow actors like Helen Hayes, Laurence Olivier, Katharine Hepburn and other friends frequently visited.
Fontanne and Lunt co-starred in more than 40 plays in five decades. Lunt died in 1977 and Fontanne in 1983. The 60-acre estate opened in 2003 after a five-year, $12.5 million renovation.
Tours start for the season Tuesday and continue through Dec. 1. This year marks the museum's tenth anniversary of tours.
Ten Chimneys was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2003.
Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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