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The World Joins Together for Earth Hour 2011

Earth Hour began only a few years ago in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when two million individuals and two thousand business turned off their lights for one hour to protest inaction on climate change. Since then, nearly every country around the world has joined in, and this past Saturday, April 26 at 8:30pm local time saw many major cities and homes using candles for light for one hour.

You can find more information on Earth Hour and stay up to date on future Earth Hours from the main website here. To answer any questions you may have, you can find a FAQ page detailing Earth Hour here.

The ExpatFinder blog is pleased to present some of the best pictures from Earth Hour today.

United States

Las Vegas saw some of the most iconic buildings and millions of homes darkening.

Canada

In Vancouver:

France

Even the Eiffel Tower in Paris was turned off for the hour.

Sweden

Russia

The Dvortsoi Bridge:

Greece

Even the lights on the Parthenon in Athens were shut for the period.

Egypt

Arguably some of the most iconic structures in the world, the pyramids at Giza were left unlighted for the hour.

China

A long stretch on the Great Wall:

Hong Kong

Even in the middle of the city, the difference in Hong Kong was notable.

South Korea

Indonesia

Indonesia took part as well, darkening their skyline for the hour.

While Earth Hour 2011 may have just finished, it’s never too late to begin conserving energy. You can browse the Earth Hour site for tips on how to save more energy during your daily life and start making a change today.

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Images for: main picture, Indonesia, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Egypt, Russia. Sweden, Canada from Reuters.

Images for United States: Getty

Image for France: AFP

Image for Greece: AP

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Japanese Disaster Relief From Around the World

(Photograph from Asahi Shimbun, Reuters)

As the devastation from the recent disaster in Japan becomes more clear, it is also becoming obvious just how much help is going to be needed to assist the millions of people affected.

Over the recent days, the world has been watching Japan. But no one has been sitting idly by, and Japan has seen aid rolling in from around the world. From personal monetary donations to rescue workers and relief supplies to just getting the word out, literally millions of individuals and organizations are working together to rebuild the nation.

If you would like to offer assistance but are unsure how, here are some resources to get you started.

• Country specific assistance- Nearly every country has set up specific resources to help citizens in sending donations, care packages, and other aid. A google search is all it takes to quickly find out how organizations in your areas are helping out and how you can get involved.

For US citizens and residents, you can find resources to help here.

For Singaporeans, you can find organizations listed here.

For those in the UK, links to help are found here.

Other links to assisting organizations can be accessed directly from the yahoo.com and google.com homepages, as seen below:

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• Help people get in touch- Several sites have been set up to help those separated get in contact. If you know of the whereabouts of anyone in Japan, contribute to the listings. If you know of anyone looking for a relative or friend, you can help them find their loved ones by checking here or here.

• Let others know- Not everyone can afford to make donations, but that doesn’t mean you can’t help. Many sites and individuals around the world are offering donations per number of hits or clicks. Take advantage of these and spread the word.

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Photograph from Asahi Shimbun, Reuters

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Here’s another of our retro expat videos!

Language barrier is part of the challenges faced by expatriates when moving and living abroad. Culture shock can be experienced when traveling or relocating to a new country and culture. Cultural training programs and language learning can help ease the adjustment. This video is a funny mashup of a movie taken from the fantastic Prelinger archives.

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Happy holidays from ExpatFinder.com! We hope that you will enjoy them, regardless of what you celebrate. This video is a funny mashup of a 1964 comedy movie taken from the great Prelinger archives.

 

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