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The CN Tower, located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a communications and observation tower standing tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN Tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas, the signature icon of Toronto's skyline, and a symbol of Canada,The CN Tower is Dead. Long Live The CN Tower!, The Torontoist, September 4, 2007. (retrieved on November 17, 2008).CN Tower celebrates 30th birthday, Broadcast News/canada.com, June 26, 2006 attracting more than two million international visitors annually.

CN originally referred to Canadian National, the railway company that built the tower. Following the railway's decision to divest non-core freight railway assets, prior to the company's privatization in 1995 it transferred the tower to the Canada Lands Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development. Since local residents wished to retain the name CN Tower, the abbreviation is now said to expand to 'Canadas National Tower rather than the original Canadian National Tower'''; however, neither of these names are commonly used.

In 1995, the CN Tower was declared one of the modern Seven Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It also belongs to the World Federation of Great Towers.

United Way of Canada () is the national organization for the 118 autonomous, volunteer-based United Ways across Canada. United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada: Overview [http://www2.unitedway.ca/UWCanada/content.aspx?id=56]

United Way campaigns raise money for local groups that address community issues and problems, and the national organization provides leadership, services and coordination to the members. In Canada, United Ways and Centraides are led and supported by more than 200,000 volunteers all dedicated to improving the lives of individuals in their community United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada: Overview [http://www2.unitedway.ca/UWCanada/content.aspx?id=56]. Volunteers sit on United Way-Centraide boards, work on local fundraising campaigns, and help out in other capacities. Each United Way-Centraide is responsible to its own community, raising the resources and distributing it back to their community.

Each year, United Ways and Centraides raise upwards of $480 million, the majority of which is reinvested in local communities to support programs and services.United Way of Canada - Centraide Canada, Overview, [http://www2.unitedway.ca/UWCanada/content.aspx?id=56]CTV Ottawa- Salvation Army reports giving down [http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20081025/OTT_charity_081025?hub=OttawaHome]

United Way-Centraide is primarily focused on poverty, homelessness, and families or individuals in crisis or need.United Way Ottawa- Community involvement directory [http://www.unitedwayottawa.ca/English/How%20we%20help/Community%20Investment%20Directory/families-in-need-and-crisis.asp] The local organizations work with many partners, such as government or other community organizations to address these issues.United Way of Canada, 2007 Annual Report, [http://www2.unitedway.ca/uwcanada/content.aspx?id=58&langtype=3084]

Stair climbing is the climbing of a flight of stairs. It is often described as a "low-impact" exercise, often for people who have recently started trying to get in shape.

A common exhortation in health pop culture is "Take the stairs, not the elevator".