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...Cost in lira of a night out at the movies with popcorn on Jan. 1, after Turkey eliminated the last six zeroes from its inflated currency (the exchange rate will not be affected...
...Hermitage Rooms. It's even more spectacular by night, when bright lights and flaming torches illuminate the building's neoclassical facade. Those who want to skip the rink can enjoy hot chocolate or mulled wine and watch the fun from the viewing platforms overlooking the ice. Open until Jan. 30. Adults $21, children $11.50. tel: (44-870) 166 0423; www.somerset-house.org.uk...
...southeast side and the Seine on the northwest, skaters can glide over colored lights embedded in the ice from one panorama to the next. All visitors to the monument have free rink access, and skates can be rented in exchange for a piece of identification. Open until Jan. 23. First-floor admission, adults $5, children $3. tel: (33-1) 44 11 23 23; www.tour-eiffel.fr...
...other celebrity entertainers keep skaters spinning to an eclectic playlist, and spectators can look on from the heated glass marquees flanking the rink. Adding a touch of internationalism to the experience, 13 caterers offer visitors a variety of cuisines, from Italian calzonetti to warm, sweet Belgian waffles. Jan. 21-March 7. Adults $7, children $5. tel (43-1) 409 0040; www.wienereistraum.com...
...western Sumatra to help in the relief effort. Some 1,500 U.S. Marines headed for Sri Lanka. All told, governments around the world pledged more than $2 billion in the first week of the crisis, a figure that is sure to rise. The U.N.'s emergency relief coordinator, Jan Egeland, who earlier accused the world's richest nations of being "stingy," said he has "never, ever, seen such an outpouring of international assistance in any international disaster, ever...