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March 10, 2013 7:45 AM
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The Afghan Box Camera Project by Lukas Birk & Sean Foley provides a record of the kamra-e-faoree (instant camera) which as a living form of photography on the brink of disappearing in Afghanistan.
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March 9, 2013 8:58 AM
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At Love Home Swap we love New York. It’s a place where seemingly anything is possible. Craving chocolate chip cookies at 3am? Get them delivered straight to your door. Need to get your dog a pedicure? A doggy spa service will take care of it. Residents of the Empire State have seen it all and aren’t easily surprised, but even the most hardened New Yorkers will be delighted by some of these weird and wonderful restaurants. From eating in the dark to dining in a haunted house, we’ve compiled a list of some of the most inventive and exciting dining experiences for your next house swap in NYC.
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March 9, 2013 8:56 AM
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At first I didn't understand what the big deal with this thing was, because it's just a wetsuit with membranes stretching from the arms and between the legs, but apparently it's supposed to give the wearer a sense of...
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March 9, 2013 12:15 AM
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Instagram isn't just a place for photos of shoes, legs and half eaten food - occasionally you can stumble across some seriously cool photographs that serve to inspire & captivate. One such seri...
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March 9, 2013 12:13 AM
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Eastern Europe is certainly one of the stranger parts of the world. They have politicians with full body-tattoos, prisoners who have their own language in the form of symbols & codes and leader...
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March 9, 2013 12:12 AM
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We're big fans of Brazilian street art, but local artist Eduardo Kobra has really raise the bar with his majestic tribute to Brazilian architect and innovator Oscar Niemeyer who sadly died at 104. ...
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March 8, 2013 12:16 PM
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Looking at all the Latin American nations emerging from the bleak histories of the last few decades, few have transformed themselves into travel Meccas quite as completely and quickly as has Peru. But Peru’s metamorphosis is not quite complete. Parts of Peru remain thoroughly out of bounds for tourists. You need to tread lightly and appreciate the complexities of your host community.
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March 8, 2013 9:07 AM
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There is no such thing as equality amongst the two to three hundred known species of Ploceidae, or weaver birds. Though found across Asia and in Australia, it is in East African countries such as Uganda and Ethiopia that the widest diversity of these birds is found, and also where the artistic ability for which they are known becomes most pronounced. Ploceidae are a varied family, and count among their number the most abundant bird species on Earth. But regardless of species, one thing remains constant among the weaver birds: it is only the male who does the work.
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March 8, 2013 9:05 AM
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We often think of extinct animals as little more than forlorn, shabby-looking specimens that have been stuffed and preserved for display in museums; animals trapped in glass boxes as if for eternity rather than frolicking free in the wild. Yet, a few photographs were taken of the 12 extinct (or probably extinct) bird species described here before the last of their kin disappeared, meaning these snapshots have become rare treasures. Let’s remember that on this rather sad trip into the past.
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March 8, 2013 9:03 AM
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Few doubt the brilliance of bird nest design, but it seems our feathered friends are just as ingenious when it comes to picking locations for their future homes. They need to be, when you consider the rate at which we're gobbling up space on our planet. Yet looking at some of the bizarre spots birds mark out as prime real estate, anyone would think this business tells you something about each bird's taste and character.
Read more at http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/birds-nests-most-bizarre-places/11610#So3YZdjSd1V04Edj.99
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March 8, 2013 9:02 AM
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Famous People Who Served In The Armed Forces
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March 7, 2013 8:28 AM
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Infrared imaging has revealed that much of a penguin’s outer surface is cooler than the surrounding air -- except, of course, for their unfeathered eyes, beaks, and feet -- suggesting that extreme radiative cooling draws heat from a penguin’s...
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March 7, 2013 8:24 AM
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Landscape photography can be very rewarding if you're willing to travel and/or hike to the right places, get up early and/or stay up late, and risk injury to both yourself and your equipment getting to some of the best spots.
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March 10, 2013 7:44 AM
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Thousands of people came from across Britain to help build Stonehenge, experts investigating the origins of the monument say.
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March 9, 2013 8:57 AM
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It’s undeniable: Fur is back. At New York Fashion Week last month, this extravagant, expensive material was so abundant, it might have bee...
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March 9, 2013 8:56 AM
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March 9, 2013 12:14 AM
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Sure there are countless GIF’s floating around the interwebs with many of them contain cats, cats and even more cats leaping around on a never-ending loop. But what about all the other creatures in...
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March 9, 2013 12:12 AM
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Painter & avid DeviantArt user "wytrab8" (aka White Rabbit - real name: Hillary Smith) certainly knows her art history. Using scenes and inspiration from the likes of Hieronymus Bosch & Gio...
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March 8, 2013 12:19 PM
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Why mince words when the planet’s being destroyed and we’re all being systematically murdered? When it finally dawns on you what these New World Order elite globalists are up to it can be staggering. And it can’t be more in your face than it is right now.
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March 8, 2013 9:08 AM
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Located along the Marina Bay waterfront in Singapore, Marina Bay Sands features three cascading hotel towers topped by an extraordinary sky park. At the top of the 55-storey hotel is a 150-meter infinity swimming pool, the world’s largest outdoor pool at that height. Perched 191 metres above the ground, the pools are made up of 422,000 pounds of stainless steel and can hold 376,500 gallons (1424 cubic metres) of water
Read more at http://www.worldsbiggests.com/2013/03/8-of-worlds-most-incredible-swimming.html#36TdkMwr6KebjkpX.99
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March 8, 2013 9:06 AM
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f we go by the saying “the early bird catches the worm”, these chicks must have gotten up at the crack of dawn, as they’re catching big juicy worms – as well as insects – in their hungry little beaks. However, they’re not getting these snacks from the ground, of course, but courtesy of their dedicated and ever-busy parents. So, in actual fact it’s mom and dad that are the real early birds – no doubt driven by the chirping of the many hungry mouths they have to feed! As we can see from this first image, the mother garden warbler (Sylvia borin) has five hungry mouths demanding attention – and food – and what big mouths too! Somehow, each gaping red mouth seems to be almost as big as the rest of the baby bird.
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March 8, 2013 9:04 AM
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Forests, deserts, plains all have distinct forms of wildlife, which play an important role in our eco-system. Birds, fish, plants, land animals; without these creatures, there would be no life on Earth. Let us meet some of nature's most beautiful and colorful birds, which have been honored as state-birds or national-birds.
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March 8, 2013 9:02 AM
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North America was a crazy place a few million years ago. The megafauna alone would make the world's most awesome zoo collection: giant sloths! Mastodons!
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March 8, 2013 9:01 AM
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Have you ever had the opportunity to drive above trees? Many highways passing through the forests, but there are only a few who pass above them.
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March 7, 2013 8:27 AM
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