The Rogers Vancouver Santa Claus parade is held every November or early December. The 2013 Rogers Vancouver Santa Claus parade was Sunday, December 1st at 1 pm. The parade starts at West Georgia Street and Broughton, travels east along West Georgia, turns north on Burrard and finishes at Burrard and Cordova. The event included the community, local charities, businesses and over 300,000 spectators.

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The 2013 American Music Awards took place at the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE. It was a big night for Taylor Swift, who took home a total of four AMAs. She earned top honor at Sunday night, winning artist of the year in the fan-voted event.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S: Ariana Grande
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, “Cruise”
ICON AWARD: Rihanna
TOP SOUNDTRACK: “Pitch Perfect”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK: Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK: One Direction
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK: One Direction, “Take Me Home”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY: Luke Bryan
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY: Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY: Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY: Taylor Swift, “Red”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B: Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B: Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B: Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK: Imagine Dragons
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN: Marc Anthony
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM): Avicii
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY: Maroon 5
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL: Matthew West

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Luxury Motor Show EXCS will take place at Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh on Oct. 29-31, 2013. Motor Show is an unique and distinctive event in the luxury world, so the Kingdom Hall in Riyadh Four Seasons Hotel is the perfect place to host such event, which has became the attraction of the elite of visitors not only in Saudi Arabia, but also from GCC countries and fans of this class of cars.

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The Megatransect is a trail run event staged in Central Pennsylvania. The 25 Mile supported ultra hike took place in Bald Eagle Mountain. The course is designed to challenge any trained or seasoned athlete. Trail focuses on the safety and needs of all entrants. Competitors are subjected to unrelenting climbs and down hills with total vertical gains over 5000 feet.

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Italia in Miniatura is the Italian historical, architectural and cultural heritage theme park, which has blended fun and learning since 1970. The park displays 273 miniatures of famous Italian and European buildings in scale 1:25 and 1:50. The area is surrounded by Arcobaleno, a monorail. 10,000 plants and 5,000 miniature trees are integrated in the landscape. To fill the water basins 2,500 m3 of water are needed. All the miniatures displayed in the park are made by General Display, the lab where fifteen experts, among them expert craftsmen, work a special type of resin and transform it in beautiful and ready-made miniature monuments.

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The annual garden spectacular will feature around 40 meticulously-created sculptures from over 200 horticultural artists from Europe, Asia, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. They form an awe-inspiring 2km circuit through the Botanical Gardens in Montreal which will feature over three million plants. The sculptures will be showcased in 10 exhibition greenhouses and 30 themed gardens at the Montréal Botanical Garden until 29 September.

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The famous F1 team sponsor has also put its name to soapbox racing. Red Bull Soapbox Race is an international event in which amateur drivers race homemade soapbox vehicles. Racers compete against the clock in a downhill race. Each hand-made machine is fuelled by nothing but sheer courage, the force of gravity and perhaps a little Red Bull.

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Polestar is the official motorsports team of Volvo. It also provides performance tuning for Volvos. The 2013 Volvo S60 Polestar comes with an inline-six 2953cc engine outputting 350 HP (257 kW) and 369+ lb-ft (500+ Nm). Power is transferred to the Haldex four-wheel drive system via a six-speed automatic gearbox. It will do 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 4.9 seconds before hitting an electronically-capped top speed of 155 mph (250 km/h).

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All That Skate is a figure skating show produced by All That Sports. Show was installed at specially ice rink in Olympic park Gymnastics Stadium. Top-class skaters like 2006 Torino Olympic silver medalist Stéphane Lambiel from Switzerland, 2010 Vancouver Olympic bronze medalist Joannie Rochette from Canada and four-time world champion Kurt Browning from Canada joined in the show.

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LMP1 Class:

1. position: car number 2, Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R18 e-tron quattro), drivers: Allan McNish, Tom Kristensen, Loïc Duval
2. position: car number 8, Toyota Racing (Toyota TS030 Hybrid), drivers: Anthony Davidson, Stéphane Sarrazin, Sébastien Buemi
3. position: car number 3, Audi Sport Team Joest (Audi R18 e-tron quattro), drivers: Marc Gené, Oliver Jarvis, Lucas di Grassi

LMP2 Class:

1. position: car number 35, OAK Racing (Morgan LMP2), drivers: Bertrand Baguette, Martin Plowman, Ricardo González
2. position: car number 24, OAK Racing (Morgan LMP2), drivers: Olivier Pla, Alex Brundle, David Heinemeier Hansson
3. position: car number 26, G-Drive Racing (Oreca 03), drivers: Roman Rusinov, John Martin, Mike Conway

LMGTE Pro Class:

1. position: car number 92, Porsche AG Team Manthey (Porsche 911 RSR), drivers: Marc Lieb, Richard Lietz, Romain Dumas
2. position: car number 91, Porsche AG Team Manthey (Porsche 911 RSR), drivers: Jörg Bergmeister, Timo Bernhard, Patrick Pilet
3. position: car number 97, Aston Martin Racing (Aston Martin Vantage GTE), drivers: Darren Turner, Peter Dumbreck, Stefan Mücke

LMGTE Am Class:

1. position: car number 76, IMSA Performance Matmu (Porsche 911 GT3 RSR), drivers: Raymond Narac, Christophe Bourret, Jean-Karl Vernay
2. position: car number 55, AF Corse (Ferrari 458 Italia GT2), drivers: Pierguiseppe Perazzini, Lorenzo Casè, Darryl O\’Young
3. position: car number 61, AF Corse (Ferrari 458 Italia GT2), drivers: Jack Gerber, Matt Griffin, Marco Cioci

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The British Cycling National Road Race Championships (NRRC) took place in Glasgow from 20 to 23 June 2013. The 2013 British Cycling National Road Race Championships covers many of the world’s best elite riders. The events featured a star-studded line-up headed by 2012 champions Sharon Laws, Ian Stannard and Alex Dowsett. Tour de France stage winner Mark Cavendish, Olympic and World champion Laura Trott, 5-time World champion Ed Clancy, Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead There were fully closed roads for the duration of the event, which takes in iconic locations such as Sauciehall Street and the Kelvingrove Park.

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The 1,200 year old Minden offered a unique setting for exciting new productions of the past. Entertaining, informative and authentic history of different epochs were performed by international reenactment groups! It covered re-enactment of daily life in Mediaeval times against the backdrop of the 1200 year old Minden cathedral, a military church hospital at the time of the Battle of Minden along with historical impressions from Japan, masquerade and theatre with the Spanish historical performance group “La Tal” and etc.

Shooting demonstration

Troops Henry III.

Troops Henry III.

Troops Henry III.

Troops Henry III.

gladiators

gladiators

American Civil War

American Civil War

American Civil War

American Civil War

Westphalian Landwehr

Tent – 30 Years War

Knight

Knight

Historical Fashion

cooking

Pottery

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One of the norths best shows, the historic Vehicle Rally Country Run, Craft Fair & Live Shows took place at Fraserburgh Leisure Centre.

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Monaco is the pearl of Côte d’Azur. This is the perfect place to see a supercar. You can take photos in front of The Monte Carlo casino, the Prince’s Palace of Monaco, The old city, the luxury hotels and Port Hercule Marina in Monte Carlo. You never see other place with so many Maserati’s and Ferrari’s, Lambo’s, GT3’s and AMG’s. The 2013 Monaco Grand Prix takes place between 23rd – 26th May.

Porsche Delavilla VRS GT3

Aston Martin DB9 Volante

Ferrari 599 Mansory Stallone

Ferrari California

Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS

Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS

Aston Martin Rapide

KTM X-Bow

Audi R8

Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4

Maserati Granturismo S

Nissan GTR

Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder

McLaren MP4-12C

Bugatti Veyron 16.4

Pagani Zonda C12-S Roadster

Bugatti Veyron Sang Noir

Ferrari F430 Scuderia

Aston Martin Vanquish S

Ferrari 250 MM

Audi Q7 V12 PPI ICE GT

Bentley Supersport

AC Cobra 427

Lotus Evora S

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The New York International Auto Show takes place every year at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Automakers unveiled a wide range of luxury vehicles, from sedans such as GM’s crucial midsize Cadillac CTS to sport-utility vehicles such as the Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Infiniti QX60 hybrid. Auto Show is open to the public Friday, March 29th through Sunday, April 7th, with a charity preview on Thursday, March 28th.

Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm
Sundays: 10 am to 7 pm

Admission:
$15 for adults,
$5 for children (3y – 12y)
FREE for children ( – 2y)

Subaru WRX concept

Subaru WRX concept

Camry racer

Camry racer

Acura NSX concept

Bugatti Veyron

Bugatti Veyron

Nissan taxi

Cadillac CTS-V

Corvette Stingray

Aston Martin Vanquish

Cadillac ATS

Jaguar

Fiat

Kimi Raikkonen’s F1 car

Red Bull F1 car

ticket

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