LONDON Nike Air Vapormax Flyknit , March 3 (Xinhua) -- An iconic Victorian gasholder that has been the backdrop to international matches at the British home of cricket was Thursday declared a historic monument.

It means the gasholder, overlooking the famous Oval cricket ground, once doomed to be dismantled and turned into scrap iron, is safe -- even though it is no longer in use.

Britain's heritage minister David Evennett has given Grade 2 Listed Status to the iron gasholder which for over 130 years has towered over The Oval cricket ground in Kennington, London.

The new status means Gasholder Number 1 will be protected for future generations following advice from Historic England.

Designed by the eminent engineer Nike Air Vapormax , Sir Corbet Woodall, Gasholder No.1 was the world's largest when it was built in 1847. It was later rebuilt in 1879 ahead of the world's first test cricket match at The Oval in 1880.

Gasholders have formed a part of Victorian London's skyline for over 200 years, when Britain relied on gas power for energy.

Plans were first announced in 1999 to dismantle all of Britain's gasholders, including the one at the Oval, due to being made largely redundant due to improvements in gas storage. Most have already disappeared from the skyline.

LONDON， Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The European Athletics President Svein Arne Hansen has wanted samples to be stored for at least 10 years to fight doping.

Hansen told the inaugural Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Forum that "we will store the doping control sample for any European record for a minimum of 10 years to allow for retesting when technology improves."

Hansen began the Forum with a keynote address in which he described the corruption and doping scandals seen across a number of sports in recent years as "betrayals of sport's values and of the trust of millions of people， young and old."

He went on to highlight the significant progress that has been made both by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) and European Athletics in integrity and good governance.

Hansen concluded: "I see SIGA as being from the sport movement and that it and European Athletics have common interests. Therefore I want to wish you all the best with your project and I hope to work with you in the future."

Representatives from over 100 organisations of the international sports community attended the SIGA Forum， with high profile delegates from sport (international federations， clubs， leagues， national governing bodies and regional confederations)， government， international and regional organisations， civil society and the commercial and professional services sectors.

VALLETTA Air Vapormax Flyknit Navy , May 9 (Xinhua) -- Malta's Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis has launched a simplified Valletta Guidebook, aimed at making traveling easier for individuals with learning difficulties, local media reported Thursday.

The initiative emerged from a group of six young people with intellectual disabilities, who with the guidance of educators from Equal Partners Foundation, started the research Air Vapormax Navy , writing and editing process.

"The result is impressive. It is an easy-to-read and visually coded guide book of our capital city", the minister said. "This makes it accessible to individuals with learning difficulties," he added.

The new guidebook can also be "used by young children and even students studying English as a foreign language (EFL)," said the minister, highlighting that the EFL is "an important niche within tourism industry Air Vapormax Flyknit Gold , attracting around 80,000 visitors each year."

Lewis reiterated that in an increasingly competitive tourism environment, the ability to diversify is extremely important, the niche tourism refers to how the country's tourism product can be tailored, developed and structured in a way to meet the needs and interests of particular groups of people.

The minister thanked all the organisers for taking the initiative to launch the new Valletta Guidebook as this helps in advancing the tourism industry and make Malta and Gozo the place where people want to be.

Valletta is Malta's capital and a World Heritage site Air Vapormax Gold , it is regarded as a living experience of Baroque architecture, a monument donated by the Knights of St John nearly five centuries ago. Throughout the years, Valletta has welcomed emperors, heads of state, artists and poets and is now the permanent seat of the Maltese government.

Dotted with quaint cafes and wine bars Air Vapormax Flyknit Triple White , Valletta is today one of Malta's main tourist attractions, hosting among others, the majestic St John's Co-Cathedral, the imposing bastions and a treasure of priceless paintings. It also provides a stunning snapshot of Malta's Grand Harbour, often described as the most beautiful in the Mediterranean.

BEIJING Air Vapormax Triple White , March？6 (Xinhuanet) -- International scholars at a conference held in Shanghai on the science of learning suggest an easier, more active way for children to learn a second language than traditional rote memorization in a classroom.

The answer lies in informal learning environments where students not only connect with real life but connect with it in more than one language.

English courses in China have long been criticized for what has been characterized as their dried-up teaching methods and absence of practical application.

Yet studies show that about 81.5 percent of a person's life is spent in informal learning environments. With that in mind, language learning should not be limited to a formal classroom or to a single language, the experts say.

"They should learn English through more active communication, rather than focusing on vocabulary and grammar. It is a way to learn multiple languages Air Vapormax Flyknit Off White ," said Dirk Van Damme, head of the innovation and measurement division of the education directorate of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.

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