AndinearlyOctober,Tennesseebecamethefirststategovernmenttosubmitapetitiontothefederalgovernmenttodecreestate-ownedridgelinesasunbefittingforsurfacemining,inordertoprotect“cultural,recreationalandscientificresources.”

And in early October, Tennessee became the first state government to submit a petition to the federal government to decree state-owned ridgelines as unbefitting for surface mining, in order to protect “cultural, recreational and scientific resources.”


AtothertimesflightstoChicagoareoperatedincooperationwithAmericanAirlines,USAirways,BritishAirwaysandIberia.

At other times flights to Chicago are operated in cooperation with American Airlines, US Airways, British Airways and Iberia.


Nowenterauniquepieceofmodernarchitecturehousingapricelesscollectionofknowledge:thenewAlexandrianlibrary,theBibliothecaAlexandrina,thatismeanttostepintoitsancientprocessor’sshoes.Itcontainsamongothersacollectionofoldmanuscriptsandalotofdigitalizedbooks,andyoucanfindherethelargestreadingroomintheworld,offering2,000seatsforinterestedvisitors.

Now enter a unique piece of modern architecture housing a priceless collection of knowledge: the new Alexandrian library, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, that is meant to step into its ancient processor’s shoes. It contains among others a collection of old manuscripts and a lot of digitalized books, and you can find here the largest reading room in the world, offering 2,000 seats for interested visitors.


Theysayhewasverylearned,agreatfavoritewithprincesandprincesses,andwaspresentatalltheirfestivals.
They say he was very learned, a great favorite with princes and princesses, and was present at all their festivals.