Stanford News Sep 18, 2008
The official kick-off for this year's event will be a volunteer training meeting to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. at the Fortress ... oGeneral supervision - there are upwards of 100 young actors and crew that participate in the Fortress on busy nights ... The Fortress is located behind the highway garage on Creamery Road across from the Stanford Library. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Students make monsters for Frankenstein's Fortress Aug 15, 2008
The Fortress, a haunted house created by Peter Wing, will scare the community every weekend in October for its 11th year, but Shea emphasized that the volunteer effort must begin long before the leaves start to change color. "We desperately need volunteers," said Shea, who has been working on the haunted house since its creation. (Pine Plains Register Herald, NY)
Olympic co-host city Qinhuangdao combines the Games and the beach Jul 25, 2008
As a World Cultural Heritage site, the fortress has preserved intact the architecture of ancient defense, including a watch tower. Back to the present: the city's coast has the softest, finest sand in northern China. (Xinhuanet, China)
It's a long time to wait for a date, so tree cheers for Methuselah Jun 14, 2008
That placed the seed at Masada around the Roman siege in the year 73, when, according to the ancient historian Josephus, nearly 1000 Jewish Zealots in the fortress committed mass suicide rather than capitulate to the Romans ... "Maybe here is one of those pits." Archaeologists excavating the fortress of Masada originally unearthed the seeds in 1965. (The Age)
Haiti's Tourism Dreams Deferred By Riots Jun 2, 2008
The fortress could be "one of the No. 1 things to see in Haiti if not the Caribbean," said John Weis, the cruise line's private destinations director. "I've been there. It's incredible.". (CBS News -- World)
colorful Muttrah Mar 30, 2008
The Sultanate of Oman, the cap to the southeastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, is years behind glitzy, fabricated Dubai and its ambitious neighbors in terms of opening the fortress doors to tourism. It is unknown to most atlas-phobic Americans. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Europeanmakeovers Mar 23, 2008
Toledo's Alczar - the fortress that evokes so much Civil War emotion among Spaniards - will hold Spain's National Military Museum when it reopens, hopefully in 2008. Granada: The Alhambra, a fortress built by the Moors to keep out the Christians, now welcomes everyone - especially those with a reservation. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Black named director of golf school at ASU Jan 17, 2008
Black, who has nearly 25 years experience as a golf professional, comes to ASU from The Fortress, a resort golf course in Frankenmuth, Mich. He is certified as a PGA Master Professional, the highest level that can be attained by a member of the association. (AZCentral -- Sports)
80 Ancient "Cloud Warrior" Skeletons Found in Peru Fort Sep 27, 2007
The remains were discovered in the fortress of Ku. lap, a mountain stronghold of the Chachapoya, a culture known as the "cloud warriors" that thrived in Amazonian cloud forests from the 9th to the 15th century A.D.. (National Geographic)
Tiny countries| Aug 14, 2007
Monaco was established in 1297 when Franois Grimaldi seized the fortress that still dominates the area from a rival Italian faction. The 195-hectare independent state, which lies on an exceptionally picturesque, narrow coastal strip, has long been a tax refuge for the spectacularly rich and famous. (iAfrica.com)
The Three Fortresses of Nafplio Jul 27, 2007
In modern times the fortress is sometimes used as a venue for the Classical Music Festival held in late May and early June ... Enter the fortress through the gate at the top ... Although you can drive up the backside of the mountain to reach the fortress, it is much more impressive to climb up the innumerable stairs 999 according to locals. (Suite101.com)
Fly like a seagull Jun 29, 2007
Fly 40 minutes to historic Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas for two-and-a-half hours of snorkeling, bird-watching, and/or touring the fortress, the largest brick building in the western hemisphere. Seaplanes of Key West, 800/950-2359. (CNN -- Travel)
Hitler bunkers revealed - real and virtual Jun 19, 2007
Historians have praised the virtual tour of the fortress, which is based on state security records of the 1970s, as the truest existing impression of the bunker. The real bunker, close to Potsdamer Platz, was filled in, buried and built over. (Guardian Unlimited)
Archaeologists elaborate on discovery May 10, 2007
Herod, who ruled Judea from 37 B.C. to 4 B.C., is renowned for monumental building projects, including the expansion of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem and the construction of the fortress at Masada and of temples and palaces in Caesarea. At Herodium he built a complex that served as a palace, sanctuary, administrative center and mausoleum. (Montana Standard, MT)
Herod's tomb found after 35-year search May 9, 2007
Historians believed that Herod was buried close to the fortress he built on a man-made hill called Herodium but despite decades of excavation the site has never been located. Around 30 years ago, archaeologists found the estate that Herod built for his grave on the slopes below the fort. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
- Ruaridh Nicoll Apr 29, 2007
With the help of the Kuna, the pirates raided Portobello, the fortress in which the Spanish stored their gold. The account 'kindled a spark' in Paterson. (Guardian Unlimited)
Could the fortress of Masada fall again? Apr 16, 2007
com: Could the fortress of Masada fall again ... Could the fortress of Masada fall again ... The site is also notable for having the most complete Roman siege works remaining anywhere, dating back to the rebels' last stand in 73 AD. Knowing the defenders -- 967 men, women and children -- weren't going anywhere soon, the Roman army laid slow siege to the fortress over the course of a year, using Jewish slave labour to build an enormous earthen ramp up to the walls. (Globe and Mail -- International)
True Peru: A Tale of Inca Phalluses, Aerobatic Flying and Cups of Coca Tea Mar 26, 2007
Gasping visitors suck oxygen from cylinders or swallow revitalizing coca tea, a beverage we tried at a shack by the fortress of Ollantaytambo. Not quite cocaine,'' joked the stallholder with a wicked grin. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
Cool Canaries Feb 25, 2007
The best are El Mirador del Rio, a rock and glass lookout post overlooking neighbouring Graciosa, Jameos del Agua (00 34 928 848 020), a subterranean restaurant, nightclub and concert hall, and a very Wallpaper*-style restaurant he designed below the island's museum of contemporary art, in the fortress of San Jose, just outside the island's capital, Arrecife. set in the artist's former house in the village of Tahiche (00 34 928 843138), is a good place to find out more. (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
Skiing Austria: Salzburg Feb 7, 2007
Looking down from the fortress, you could spend an entire day counting church spires. And, several days could be spent visiting those churches wherein most of the time you d find your mouth agape at their timeless beauty. (Suite101.com)
Filipino troops kill terror leader Jan 18, 2007
Some of the 60 militants cornered in the fortress escaped during the fighting, in which two soldiers were wounded. The US had offered a reward of $5m (2. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Owners of Dracula castle offer to sell it to local authorities for $78 million Jan 11, 2007
BUCHAREST, Romania -- The family that owns a Transylvanian castle famous for its connections to the 15th century medieval ruler who inspired "Dracula" said Wednesday it wants to sell the fortress to local authorities for 78 million. The local council said it was interested in buying Bran Castle, perched high on a rock and surrounded by snowcapped mountains in southern Transylvania. (North County Times)
