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Coal slag heaps up to 450-feet high may not seem the obvious candidates to join a list that includes the pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China, and Yellowstone National Park.

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Social media resolutions for 2012updated: Thu Jan 05 2012 19:17:00

'Tis the season of fresh resolutions, still glittery with promise before time constraints, reality and your extreme laziness settle over them like a moist gray tarnish.

Terminus of the Trans-Siberianupdated: Thu Oct 13 2011 06:43:00

The longest railway in the world is an economic lifeline to the towns it passes through.

Travel the Trans-Siberian into the heart of Mother Russiaupdated: Thu Oct 13 2011 06:43:00

Considered one of the greatest train journeys in the world, the Trans-Siberian railway is a voyage into the heart and soul of Mother Russia.

Myth or fact: Workplace adviceupdated: Wed Dec 22 2010 10:19:00

At some point in my youth, someone told me that the Great Wall of China was the only structure built by humans that is visible from outer space. I don't remember who told me, but it was someone I trusted, as I committed the fact to memory. Chances are this person thought it was true and wanted to share the knowledge.

SI.com: Frank Deford: Last hurrah for the Yankees' Core Four? It already happenedupdated: Wed Oct 06 2010 17:41:00

I don't believe in voodoo or evil eyes or curses -- especially in sports. I never believed in the Curse of the Bambino upon the Red Sox or that a goat has cursed the Cubs. However, I do firmly believe that if there are curses, or that there should be curses, then the New York Yankees will be cursed forever, starting right now.

Billboard featuring Obama coming downupdated: Fri Jan 08 2010 21:19:00

A billboard featuring President Obama that was erected three days ago will be coming down, according to a spokesman for the company that paid for the outdoor ad in Times Square.

Nashville's Opryland brimming with holiday spiritupdated: Thu Dec 18 2008 12:23:00

For a heady dose of holiday spirit, dive into Opryland.

SI.com: Michael Farber: Lezak's swim is one for the agesupdated: Mon Aug 11 2008 12:08:00

BEIJING -- Qin Shi Huang built the Great Wall of China more than 2,000 years ago, but the guess here is China's first emperor, guarded in his eternal repose by a terra cotta army, did not actually do the brick-and-mortar work himself. If there is a lesson in the murky past of the Middle Kingdom that can be transferred to the architectural confection known as the Water Cube, it is this: If Michael Phelps wins a record eight gold medals in the capital this week, it will be the toil of Jason Lezak that made the difference.

SI.com: Brian Cazeneuve: U.S. wrestlers take steep climb up a Great Wallupdated: Thu Aug 07 2008 13:26:00

BEIJING -- Dremiel Byers doesn't flinch easily. The man is an Army supply sergeant and was a world champion super heavyweight in Greco Roman wrestling in 2002. He is 6 feet, 264 pounds of guts and granite. But on Thursday, the man had met his match.

Olympic price tagupdated: Thu Aug 07 2008 03:28:00

The Beijing Olympics will be the most expensive in history, as CNN's Emily Chang reports.

Behind the scenes: Inside Jackie Chan's denupdated: Sat Apr 12 2008 02:20:00

Jackie Chan: A-list Asian megastar, iconic kung fu hero to millions and basically a really famous guy. We had been pursuing an in-depth interview with him for months through "The JC Group," Jackie's all-conquering management company.

SI.com: John Donovan: Reworked defense key for Brew Crewupdated: Mon Mar 17 2008 15:41:00

MARYVALE, Ariz. -- Ryan Braun, you'd have to think, would be perfectly comfortable shagging balls in rush-hour traffic. He'd be absolutely fine running down a long fly on the edge of the Grand Canyon, or going nose-to-stone to bring back a home run over the Great Wall of China.

People.com: Olivia Newton-John China-Bound for Cancer Walkupdated: Wed Feb 20 2008 12:42:00

Olivia Newton-John, a breast cancer survivor since the '90s, will head to Asia in April trek along Great Wall of China to raise money for a cancer charity.

China: Wealth, Lifestyle and Cultureupdated: Mon Nov 26 2007 10:09:00

This month Art of Life goes East.

China's fashionupdated: Mon Nov 26 2007 10:09:00

CNN's Monita Rajpal is at the Great Wall in China for a fashion show to remember.

Time.com: Q&A with Bernard Arnaultupdated: Wed Oct 24 2007 11:00:00

The LVMH chairman and CEO talks about his groundbreaking show in China, globalization and how to crack down on counterfeits

5 of the largest, oddest and most useless state projects updated: Fri Jul 27 2007 00:53:00

1. Dumb as a limestone brick: Indiana's misguided bid for tourists

Your photos, thoughts on the new world wondersupdated: Fri Jul 13 2007 05:08:00

Worldwide online voting to select a new list of the Seven Wonders of the World ended July 7.

New 7 wonders of the world namedupdated: Mon Jul 09 2007 00:40:00

The new seven wonders of the world were named Saturday following an online vote that generated server-crushing traffic in its final hours.

'7 wonders' to be revealed 7/7updated: Mon Jul 09 2007 00:40:00

'7 wonders' to be revealed 7/7

Time.com: The Oscars of the Environmentupdated: Sun Jun 24 2007 13:45:00

The World Heritage Committee will soon pick another list of natural and human-made wonders most in need of protection

More exploring far from the tourist-filled crowdsupdated: Thu Mar 29 2007 18:29:00

Chuck Carpenter's passport looks more like an exotic guidebook than an official document.

Quest for magicupdated: Mon Dec 11 2006 06:14:00

From the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas theatres, seeing is disbelieving this month as Richard goes on a Quest for magic.

Ivins: Wow! Some real diplomacy!updated: Thu Jun 08 2006 16:57:00

It occasionally occurs to me that if I could understand the Bush administration's foreign policy, I might like it. After months of threatening Iran with everything up to and including nuclear war, we are now full of Sweet Reason and offering to have diplomatic talks with the very people we have been denouncing as Beyond Vile.

Fortune: SAY GOODBYE TO THE CHINESE WALLupdated: Mon Sep 29 1997 00:01:00

Before the tidal wave of political correctness, nothing can stand--not even a "Chinese Wall." Yes, the favored phrase of barristers and bankers looking to rationalize conflicts of interest (as in "...

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