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Photos - November 2007

Elisha Cuthbert

November 30th 2007 05:33

Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Cuthbert is known as the former co-host of the Canadian children's television series, Popular Mechanics for Kids, and for her role as Kim Bauer in the American action-thriller television series 24. She had her first lead role in the 2004 feature film The Girl Next Door.

Below are some promotional pictures of Elisha Cuthbert. More can be found here.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Elisha Cuthbert.

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Burning Sky

November 28th 2007 05:20

Two spectacular pictures of a blood red sky over the coast of Southern California.

*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Fighter Jet Picture

November 26th 2007 04:44

Fighter Jets are spectacular and awesome machines, and the pilots are just as skilled!

Does this make you want to join the Air Force?

*This picture used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Remote Control Planes

November 23rd 2007 10:45

Radio-controlled aircraft (abbreviated RC aircraft or RC plane) is a model aircraft that is controlled remotely via radio control. It is typically controlled with a hand-held transmitter and a receiver within the craft. The receiver controls the corresponding servomechanisms that move the control surfaces based on the position of joysticks on the transmitter, which in turn maneuver the plane.

RC planes as a hobby have been internationally growing due to the availability of smaller, relatively inexpensive parts and advancing technologies. A variety of models and styles are available to suit any preference or budget. Due to the availability and advances in high performance electric batteries and motors, a growing number of hobbyists are flying electric powered craft instead of fuel (most often methanol or gasoline based but also diesel) powered craft, because of their ease of construction and the absence of fuel mess and fuss.

Below are some pictures of the types of model aircraft available and the fun that can be had with them! See more photos here.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Radio-controlled aircraft.

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Posted By: Ian - Category: aerial

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Mongoose

November 21st 2007 10:27

A mongoose (plural mongooses or mongeese) is a small cat-like carnivore. Mongooses are widely distributed in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and southern Europe. There are more than thirty species, ranging from one to four feet in length. Some species of mongeese will usually lead solitary lives, seeking out food only for themselves, while others travel in groups, known as mongaggles.

A mongaggle. Group of Mongooses or Mongeese

In these larger groups, they will tend to cooperate and share food amongst themselves. Mongeese mostly feed on insects, crabs, earthworms, lizards, snakes, chickens, and rodents. However, they will also eat eggs and carrion. Some species, such as the Indian mongoose, are popularly used to fight and kill venomous snakes, even king cobras. They are able to do this because of their agility and cunning, thick coat and high resistance to the venom, but typically avoid the cobra and have no particular affinity for consuming their meat.

Some species of mongoose can be easily domesticated, are fairly intelligent, and can be taught simple tricks, so they are often kept as pets to protect the home from vermin. However, they can be more destructive than desired; when imported into the West Indies for the purpose of killing rats and snakes, they destroyed most of the small, ground-based fauna. For this reason, it is illegal to import most species of mongoose into the United States, Australia and other countries.

*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

**This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. It uses material from the Wikipedia article Mongoose.

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The Moon in HD

November 19th 2007 10:17

The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite, and the fifth largest moon in the Solar System. The average centre-to-centre distance from the Earth to the Moon is 384,403 km which is about thirty times the diameter of the Earth. The Moon has a diameter of 3,474 km —slightly more than a quarter that of the Earth and a little bit smaller than the length across the United States. This means that the volume of the Moon is close to 1/50th that of Earth. The gravitational pull at its surface is about 1/6th of Earth's. The Moon makes a complete orbit around the Earth every 27.3 days, and the periodic variations in the geometry of the Earth–Moon–Sun system are responsible for the lunar phases that repeat every 29.5 days.

The Moon is the only celestial body to which humans have traveled and upon which humans have landed. The first artificial object to escape Earth's gravity and pass near the Moon was the Soviet Union's Luna 1, the first artificial object to impact the lunar surface was Luna 2, and the first photographs of the normally occluded far side of the Moon were made by Luna 3, all in 1959. The first spacecraft to perform a successful lunar soft landing was Luna 9, and the first unmanned vehicle to orbit the Moon was Luna 10, both in 1966. The United States (U.S.) Apollo program achieved the only manned missions to date, resulting in six landings between 1969 and 1972. Human exploration of the Moon ceased with the conclusion of the Apollo program, although several countries have announced plans to send people or robotic spacecraft to the Moon

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Posted By: Ian - Category: satellite & space

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Earth From Space

November 16th 2007 20:05

Here are some phenomenal pictures of our beautiful planet from space. If you appreciate these a few more can be found here.

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Cobras

November 14th 2007 12:13

A cobra is a venomous snake of family Elapidae. Cobras generally inhabit tropical and desert regions of Asia and Africa.

The most common cobra is the Indian cobra or Spectacled cobra Naja naja, native to the Indian subcontinent and associated with snake charming there. The Black cobra, found in Pakistan and North India, is generally considered to be a sub-species

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Love

November 12th 2007 11:55

Love has many different meanings in English, from something that gives a little pleasure ("I loved that meal") to something one would die for (patriotism, pairbonding). It can describe an intense feeling of affection, an emotion or an emotional state. In ordinary use, it usually refers to interpersonal love. Probably due to its psychological relevance, love is one of the most common themes in art.

Just as there are many types of lovers, there are many kinds of love. Love is inherent in all human cultures. It is precisely these cultural differences that make any universal definition of love difficult to establish

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Rice Paddy Art

November 9th 2007 13:29

Some Chinese agriculture students demonstrated their amazing skills by creating amazing works of art in a rice paddy. The whole artwork is planned before planting and you can see it grow below:

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Posted By: Ian - Category: art

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Zero Emission Tower in Dubai

November 7th 2007 13:01

The Burj Al-Taqa Energy Tower in Dubai is will be the world's first 322 metre tall zero emissions tower. It will use sun, wind, and water to create all of its own energy. It is being designed by German architect Eckhard Gerber.

Some pictures of the zero emissions tower in Dubai are below

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Posted By: Ian - Category: buildings

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California Wildfires of October 2007

November 5th 2007 12:43

The California wildfires of October 2007 are a series of wildfires that began burning across Southern California on October 20; the massive firestorm prompted the largest evacuation in American peacetime history - four times the number evacuated from Hurricane Katrina. At least 1,500 homes were destroyed and over 270,000 acres of land have burned from Santa Barbara County to the Mexican border.

As of October 24, 18 active fires were burning in the region. Ten people have died and at least 70 others have been injured

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Posted By: Ian - Category: nature

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Bonfires for Guy Fawkes Night and Halloween

November 1st 2007 13:13

A bonfire is a large controlled outdoor fire. The word is believed to be a corruption of "bone fire" (from Old English bān-fyr, literally "bone fire". The tradition is believed to derive from the Celtic festival of Samhain when animal bones were burnt to ward off evil spirits. It remains a Halloween tradition in the United States. In Great Britain, bonfires are particularly associated with Guy Fawkes Night (also known as fireworks night or bonfire night), an annual commemoration of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605. In Sussex they are particularly associated with the execution of Protestant martyrs. In Northern Ireland, they are associated with celebrations on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, which took place on 12 July 1690. Along with the Maypole, it is an important component of the Wiccan and Neopagan celebration of Beltaine, also known as May Day. In the United States, a bonfire is often held at the end of a Homecoming rally.

On Christmas Eve in Southern Louisiana, bonfires are built along the Mississippi River levees to light the way for Santa Claus as he moves along the river with his skiff pulled by eight alligators. This tradition is an annual event in St. James Parish, Louisiana

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