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    Make your own Olympic torch (at least it won't cost you $170,000)

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    An Olympic torch is auctioned on eBay.

    By David R Arnott, msnbc.com

    Crowds lined the streets of a small town in south west England on Monday as a locally-organized torch relay race was run ahead of the official Olympic parade.

    Several enterprising locals took to the streets of Hatherleigh wielding their own homemade versions of the much-heralded torch.

    Olympic torch lit by sun's rays at birthplace of Games

    Some 8,000 runners are participating in the official torch relay, which will cover over 8,000 miles throughout England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland over the next ten weeks. 

    The historic ritual only started Saturday, but by Sunday there were already several torches being auctioned on eBay with offers in excess of $170,000. 

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    As Queen Elizabeth hosts the world's royals to mark her Diamond Jubilee, the Olympic relay torch arrives in England. NBC's Michelle Kosinski reports.

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  • 4
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    Top border collies for sale at annual auction

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    A sheepdog works in the auction ring as buyers look on at Skipton Auction Mart in Yorkshire, England on Friday, May 18.

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    A sheepdog watches another dog in the auction ring as it waits its turn to be auctioned at Skipton Auction Mart.

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    Potential buyers inspect a red and white collie puppy sheepdog before it is auctioned at Skipton Auction Mart.

    Craven Cattle Marts in the Yorkshire Dales, England are world renowned for their sheepdog auctions with buyers bidding for some of the country's best bred border collies. In 2010 a world record price of $8,146 (5145 GBP) each was paid for two sheepdogs named Ron and Rex.

     

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    Buyers watch a sheepdog round up sheep in the auction ring at Skipton Auction Mart.

     

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    Bah ram u, Bah ram u. To yourself always be true. Bah ram u.

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  • 7
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    London's new Thames cable car in place — but will it be ready for the Olympics?

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    Cable cars pass over the River Thames on May 16, 2012 in London, England.

    Engineers have been testing a new cable car system crossing the River Thames, Getty Images reports. The gondola-style cable cars will carry commuters between the Greenwich Peninsula and East London. 

    The system, which is estimated to be costing nearly £60 million ($95 million), is expected to open to the public this year but doubts have been raised over whether it will be ready in time for the opening of the Olympic Games on July 27.

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    Lefteris Pitarakis / AP

    The 1 km (0.62 mile) cable car line crosses the river from the Greenwich Peninsula to the Royal Docks, linking two important Olympic sites. Up to 34 gondolas, each carrying a maximum of 10 passengers, will transport people across the river.

    The transport link between two Olympic venues that might not be ready for the Games. It is the spectacular cable car running across the Thames. Construction began in July last year, with officials admitting that getting it ready for the Games was going to be extremely challenging ITN's Simon Harris.

     

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  • 14
    May
    2012
    8:16am, EDT

    Animatronic dinosaurs get used to their new habitat

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    A life size animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur arrives at Bristol Zoo Gardens on May 14, 2012 in Bristol, England.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Twelve animatronic dinosaurs arrived at Bristol Zoo Gardens in the west of England this morning after being transported in crates from Texas. They will form part of the zoo's summer exhibition 'DinoZoo' which opens later this month. 

    Take a look at more unusual artworks on msnbc.com, from 'The Godzilla of public art' at London's Olympic Park to a sculpture mistaken for a suicide jumper in Sao Paulo.

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  • 8
    May
    2012
    10:00am, EDT

    Cornish dancers take to the streets on Helston Flora Day

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    The Helston Town Band leads dancers through a private home as they take part in the Early Morning Dance as part of the Helston Flora Day celebrations on May 8, 2012 in Helston, England. The dance, which starts at 7am and is the first in a series throughout the day, goes all over the town and even in and out of houses and shops.

    Getty Images reports — Helston Flora Day celebrates the passing of winter and the arrival of spring. The streets of the town of Helston in Cornwall, south west England, are filled with revelers from early morning, with musicians and dancers weaving in and out of shops and houses.

    The highlight is the midday Furry dance which was traditionally the preserve of the town's gentry. For this dance, the men wear top hats and tails while the women dance in their finest dresses.

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    People dance in the early morning light as they take part in the Early Morning Dance.

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    Dancers follow the Helston Town Band as they take part in the Early Morning Dance.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Participants in the Flora Dance, also known as the Furry Dance, make their way through the town.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Participants in the Flora Dance make their way through the town.

    Slideshow: Spring is in the air!

    Diego Azubel / EPA

    An early spring coaxes the birds, bees, flowers and humans to come out from winter hibernation to enjoy the sunshine.

    Launch slideshow

     

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    Auditions for the new film, "White People Can't Dance."

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  • 7
    May
    2012
    2:13pm, EDT

    Chimney sweeps celebrate 400-year-old festival in Rochester

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    Men dressed as chimney sweeps on stilts take part in the annual Sweeps Festival on May 7, in Rochester, England.

    The three day annual Sweeps Festival in Rochester, England dates back 400 years and was originally the one day in the year that the chimney sweeps could afford time off to celebrate the coming of spring.

    This year marks the festival's 32nd year since its reintroduction in 1980, with traditional activities including Morris dancers, who parade to Rochester Castle, and a Jack-in-the-Green ceremony.

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    Traditional chimney sweeper Bryan Pearce, who's family has been sweeping chimneys for over three hundred years, poses for a photograph while taking part in the annual Sweeps Festival on May 7 in Rochester, England.

    Dan Kitwood / Getty Images

    People dressed as chimney sweeps push their cart down the high street during the annual Sweeps Festival on May 7.

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  • 7
    May
    2012
    12:15pm, EDT

    Luke Macgregor / Reuters

    Mascots representing a variety of sports club and associations participate in the Mascot Grand National 2012 for the Have a Heart Charity at Kempton Park race course in Sunbury on Thames, southern England, May 7.

    Race of the mascots gives new meaning to the term ‘sweat suit’

    More information about the event from the Kempton Park website.

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  • 29
    Apr
    2012
    12:07pm, EDT

    Goths gather in England to celebrate all things dark and mysterious

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    Victoriana fan Jan Farmer poses outside Whitby Abbey during the Whitby Goth Weekend on April 28, in Whitby, England.

    Whitby Gothic Weekend which was started in 1994 to celebrate all things dark and mysterious has become a twice yearly event for Goths. Whitby was partly chosen because Bram Stoker wrote his famous Dracula story in the fishing town with the Gothic Whitby Abbey as his inspiration. The weekend has now grown to include followers of Romanticism, Victoriana, Cybergoth and Steampunk and features music, dancing, drinking and shopping for all of those interested in alternative lifestyles.

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    Goths show off their make-up and dress.

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    Goths and Steampunks walk through Whitby during Whitby Goth Weekend.

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    Dracula's bride, alias Jean Pawson, adjusts the collar of Dracula, John Threfall.

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    A Goth peers from behind a gravestone.

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    Goths stand near the abbey.

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    A skeleton sits in the driver's seat of a hearse.

    Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

    Goth Jimmy Clarke walks in the narrow fishermens' streets during Whitby Goth Weekend.

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    This looked like a preview of the 2012 Tampa Republican Convention. A bunch of people totally out of touch with reality.

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  • 25
    Apr
    2012
    6:14pm, EDT

    40,000 little pieces make one big art installation

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    Local volunteers Francis Aitken, right and Deborah Westmancote, left, place clay figures that make up Antony Gormley's "Field for the British Isles" art installation at the National Trust's Barrington Court on April 25 near Ilminster, England.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    Artist Antony Gormley's "Field for the British Isles" consists of 40,000 of these clay figures. The acclaimed work, on loan from the British Arts Council Collection, is being exhibited in three rooms of the National Trust's Barrington Court near Ilminster, England.

    Matt Cardy / Getty Images

    A photographer takes a picture on April 25 of some of the 40,000 clay figures that will make up Antony Gormley's "Field for the British Isles" art installation that is being installed in three rooms at the National Trust's Barrington Court near Ilminster, England. The acclaimed work, on loan from the Arts Council, is part of the Trust New Art program.

     

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    that. is. creepy.

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  • 24
    Apr
    2012
    9:30pm, EDT

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    Protesters put James Murdoch's head in a box


    Protesters from the campaign group 'Avaaz' demonstrate outside the High Court with a large James Murdoch mask as the real James Murdoch, former News International chairman, gives evidence to The Leveson Inquiry on April 24 in London, England.

    This phase of the inquiry into the culture, practice and ethics of the press in the United Kingdom is looking at the owners of various media groups. Rupert Murdoch, owner of News Corp, will give evidence tomorrow.

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    looks like death mask for Buzz Lightyear

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  • 23
    Apr
    2012
    9:22am, EDT

    More names added to the National Armed Forces Memorial in England

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    Stonemason Nick Hindle begins to carve the names of the 59 British military personnel who were killed in action during 2011 at The National Armed Forces Memorial in Alrewas, central England on April 23. The Memorial was constructed in 2007 to provide recognition of the men and women of the Armed Services who have lost their lives in conflict or as a result of terrorist action or on training exercises since the end of the Second World War.

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    Stonemason Nick Hindle begins inscripting of the 59 names of the UK servicemen and women who were killed on duty or through terrorism in 2011 at the Armed Forces Memorial on April 23 in Alrewas, Staffordshire. The additional names will take 3 weeks to engrave and will be dedicated during a service for their families later this year.

    By Phaedra Singelis, msnbc.com

    When the memorial was dedicated in 2007 it had 16,000 names engraved with room for 15,000 more. Last April, 112 names were added. This year's additions include 58 men and one woman, Capt. Lisa Jade Head, who died after being injured in Afghanistan while trying to defuse an IED.

    If you are planning a visit try to go in November to see the shaft of sunlight fall across the sculpted wreath on the central stone which was designed to occur at 11:00am on the 11th day of the 11th month annually.  This year, the Olympic torch will make a stop at the memorial on Armed Forces Day, June 30.

    More about the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, England.

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  • 20
    Apr
    2012
    6:43pm, EDT

    GIANT puppets walk through the streets of Liverpool in search of each other

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    A giant deep sea diver emerges from the Albert Dock to begin a journey through the streets of Liverpool during the Titanic Sea Odyssey on April 20 in Liverpool, England.

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    A giant deep sea diver puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey," walks through the streets in Liverpool, England, on April 20.

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    A giant deep sea diver puppet, part of a street theatre production entitled "Sea Odyssey," walks through the streets in Liverpool, England, on April 20.

    Phil Noble / Reuters

    Performers stand on the head of a giant deep sea diver puppet as it is lifted out of the Salthouse Dock in Liverpool, northern England on April 20.

     

    Two puppets, a man and his niece, will roam through the streets of Liverpool, northern England, and April 20-23 looking for each other during the Sea Odyssey festival. The free event, organized by the French company Royal de Luxe is one of a series of events marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of The Titanic. The liner, registered in Liverpool, sank on its maiden voyage to New York on April 15, 1912.

    The tragic tale is about a man who went down with the Titanic. His brother, the giant deep sea diver and uncle of the little giant girl, is on a 100-year quest to find his brother on the ocean floor and lay him to rest. Instead he finds a letter to his brother from his niece, that she wrote three days before the cruise liner hit an iceberg and sank. He vows to return it to the girl and tell her what happened to her father.

    The two are reunited at the end of the 23-mile route.

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    A giant puppett, the neice in the Sea Odyssey story, is lifted from a boat outside St. George's Hall in Liverpool, England on April 20.

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    The little girl giant makes its way through the streets of Liverpool, England on April 20.

    Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

    People photograph giant puppets on the streets of Liverpool, England on April 20. French street theatre company Royal De Luxe will be performing the Titanic Sea Odyssey over the next three days.

    Massive puppets performed in a street theater event for the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

     Related PhotoBlog post on giant puppets

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    See Titanic Boston in memory of John Harper (you Tube)

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