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Earth Hour is a global event organized by WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature, also known as World Wildlife Fund) and is held on the last Saturday of March annually, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Earth Hour was conceived by WWF and The Sydney Morning Herald in 2007, when 2.2 million residents of Sydney participated by turning off all non-essential lights. Following Sydney's lead, many other cities around the world adopted the event in 2008.
Earth Hour 2011 took place on March 26, 2011 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., at participants' local time.
In India, the Earth Hour 2011 was held on 26th March 2011 from 8.30 PM to 9.30 PM IST, the Earth Hour 2011 was flagged off by the Delhi Chief Minister Smt.Sheila Dixit and Earth Hour 2011 Ambassador and Bollywood Heroine Vidya Balan in the presence of Mr.Jim Leape, Director General, WWF International.
Here are some of the photos taken before and during the Earth Hour 2011.
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National Stadium and National Aquatics Center, Beijing (China)
Mohammed Ali Mosque, Cairo (Egypt)
YAS Marina Hotel, Abu Dhabi (UAE)
Forbidden City, Beijing (China)
Hiroshima Castle, Hiroshima (Japan)
Central District, Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
Welcome Statue Fountain, Jakarta (Indonesia)
Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas (USA)
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
Empire State Building, New York (USA)
Financial District, Toronto (Canada)
Parthenon, Athens (Greece)
Central Business District, Singapore (Singapore)
Harbour Bridge, Sydney (Australia)
Taipei 101, Taipei (Taiwan)
"MODERN TOILET" is a restaurant located in the heart of Hong Kong. Like it's name suggests, the entire restaurant takes place in the bathroom scene. There are no chairs to sit on in this modern-day dining spot. Instead you have toilet bowls to squat on as you eat your appetizer in a mini urinal. One would find themselves surrounded by the familiar dull yellow, green and white checkered tiles around the walls. A set of 2 bathtubs and shower nozzles are set off to the side to give spectators the true feel of the restroom scene, with common toiletries such as soap, towels and mats to entertain one's eye. Glass tables are set atop porcelain sinks while enormous plungers dance with feces-shaped lights that hang down from the ceiling.
Cultured entrees are held withing mini toilets or mini bathtubs, depending on the type of meal. Drinks are sipped from urinals. And elaborate and enormous desserts were served in urinals of even larger sizes. There was no question this restaurant was one of a kind with almost every guest recording the memory with photos.
