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Written by Colleen Kane, CNBC.com
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Tuesday, 21 February 2012 10:18 |
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The story of the ruined city of Pompeii is one of the best-known examples of a city that suddenly ceased to exist. One moment it was a thriving metropolis, then an eruption of
Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 buried the city in volcanic ash. It was accidentally rediscovered in 1749 and excavated, revealing a time capsule of city life during the era of the
Roman Empire.
It’s not just ancient cities that vanish, however. The following collection includes a city that disappeared just this past August. Even as the seven billion residents of Earth begin
to run out of physical space to populate, there are virtual places to be abandoned – former online frontiers such as Geocities: The Deleted City
There are many different ways a city can disappear: It can fall victim to catastrophe, become submerged by rising water or simply be zoned out of existence. In some cases,
no one knows why a once-thriving city was wiped off the map. Here are five of the most fascinating vanished cities, located across the globe:
Centralia, Pennsylvania
centralia, Penn., a former coal-mining town, became a victim of toxic conditions - it's nearly empty.
Photo: Derik Moore
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Women Engineers Commend Lagos On Infrastructure |
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Written by http://businessdayonline.com
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 11:23 |
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The Lagos State government has been commended for its efforts at infrastructure regeneration that has seen many roads and streets in the state
reconstructed.
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CBN Shifts Mortgage Banks’ Recapitalisation Date To April 2013 |
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Written by http://www.proshareng.com/news
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Monday, 13 February 2012 08:49 |
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FOLLOWING entreaties from mortgage operators to review the new guidelines for the sector, the apex mortgage authority, Central Bank of Nigeria
has altered the deadline for the recapitalisation of Primary Mortgage Institutions (PMIs) in the country.
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Tips for Real Estate Investment in Nigeria |
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Written by http://realestatenigeria.tribarn.com by Patrick B. Akpan
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Friday, 10 February 2012 14:03 |
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The state of the global economy is gradually picking up after a world wide recession. The economic meltdown, which shook western economies devastated investors,individuals
and institutional alike. Its aftershock is still being felt all around the globe and also in emerging economies, Nigeria inclusive. Glo bal investme nt recorded huge loses and
investors had a hard nut to crack.
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Invention Of Corrugated Galvanised Iron Sheet |
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Written by http://en.wikipedia.org/
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Tuesday, 07 February 2012 12:16 |
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CGI was invented in the 1820s in Britain by Henry Palmer, architect and engineer to the London Dock Company. It was originally made (as the
name suggests) from wrought iron. It proved to be light, strong, corrosion-resistant, and easily transported, and particularly lent itself to
prefabricated structures and improvisation by semi-skilled workers.
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