Slovakia lights up the sky

AT the Rostec International Fireworks Festival in Moscow, Slovakia was the  winner of the festival which is one of the world's greatest events related to fireworks. Second place went to Greece, and the USA took third place. All three teams took part in the festival in Moscow for the first time. 

The Rostec International Fireworks Festival was held for the fourth time this year and teams from Austria, Andorra, Bulgaria, Italy, the UK, Greece, Slovakia and the USA took part in it.

The teams presented programs consisting of two parts: fireworks in the colors of a national flag with national music, which was a participant's presentation; there was also a free program on the theme of goodness and magic.  A world-class jury monitored the technical aspect of the performances including eminent pyrotechnicians from the USA, Romania, Portugal, Canada and Spain.



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​Edinburgh is fastest growing UK airport for international passengers

EDINBURGH Airport has welcomed new figures showing that it is officially the UK’s fastest growing airport in terms of international passengers.

The 21% growth in international passengers from 2015 - 2016 at #Edinburgh pipped the Luton for top spot in the table of UK airports above 1m international passengers.

This successful expansion has been reinforced by the fact Edinburgh Airport now, for the first time ever, has over 200 routes on sale.

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National Anthems . . .

• Czech Republic:  Kde domov můj  (Where is my home?)  
• Burkina Faso: Une seule nuit (Just one night) 
• Israel: Hatikvah (The Hope) 
• Norway: Ja, vi elsker dette landet (Yes, we love this country) 
• Romania: Deşteaptă-te, române (Wake Up, Romanian) 
• Tuva: Tooruktug Dolgay Tangdym (The Forest is Full of Pine Nuts)  

Adam Jacot de Boinod worked on the first series of BBC Television’s QI for Stephen Fry, and is the author of The Meaning of Tingo and Other Extraordinary Words from around the World – Penguin Books, £10.  

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Balloons over Bristol

THE star of this year’s #Bristol International #BalloonFiesta (August 6-9) is likely to be the world’s first solar-powered hybrid hot-air balloon. Developed by Cameron Balloons, it is powered by the sun and a conventional propane burner, and will be making its debut flight at the fiesta.

The free, four-day event #AshtonCourt Estate – said to be largest of its kind in Europe – attracts half a million people who go to see more than 130 balloons of all shapes and sizes taking off and lighting up the sky from dawn and dusk.

There are fairground rides, food stalls and bars, and parachute and model aircraft displays … plus displays by Battle of Britain Spitfires and Hurricanes, and the Breitling Wingwalkers.

For the evening ascents, visitors are encouraged to arrive early to get a good spot to watch pilots inflate the balloons and take off en masse at 6pm.

www.bristolballoonfiesta.co.uk

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Could you be the next Landscape Photographer of the Year?

THE ninth annual Take a View #PhotographeroftheYear competition has opened, with entrants having until July 12 to submit their photographs of the British landscape. 

• The #competition is open to everyone, with a special class for those younger than 17 
• Each entrant can submit 25 photographs across four categories 
• There is a prize fund worth £20,000, including £10,000 for the overall winner and additional prizes within each category 
• A special prize is given for the best image from an overseas entrant 

As in previous years, an exhibition of shortlisted and winning entries will premiere in the late autumn. Previous locations for the annual showcase have included the National Theatre and London Waterloo Station. Shortlisted entrants will also be published in a coffee-table book. 

Last year’s winner was Cumbria-based photographer Mark Littlejohn, who won with an enigmatic shot of a mountain stream in Glencoe, Scotland.

The competition celebrates the United Kingdom only, offering photographers worldwide an opportunity to showcase their images of Britain … from stark moorland to angular cityscapes, and rocky coastlines to lush woodland.

The 2015 awards are being held in association with VisitBritain and Countryside is GREAT. Jasmine Teer, VisitBritain’s photography manager, said: ‘Photographs that showcase the best of Britain play a vital role in VisitBritain’s mission: to raise our profile and inspire people all over the world to come to experience this beautiful country.’ 

Entries must be uploaded to the competition website, www.take-a-view.co.uk. Full terms and conditions can be found on the site.

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