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Photos - December 2007

New Year's Eve Around the World

December 31st 2007 00:39

As today is New Year's Eve, the biggest parties ever will be taking place all over the world.
Let's take a look at what you can expect to see in some major cities around the globe.

London

Seattle

New York

Paris

Sydney

*These pictures used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Polar Bears

December 28th 2007 12:46

The polar bear is a bear native to the Arctic. Polar bears and Kodiak bears are the world's largest land carnivores, with most adult males weighing 300-600 kg (660-1320 lb); adult females are about half the size of males. Its fur is hollow and translucent, but usually appears as white or cream colored, thus providing the animal with effective camouflage. Its skin is actually black in color. Its thick blubber and fur insulate it against the cold. The bear has a short tail and small ears that help reduce heat loss, as well as a relatively small head and long, tapered body to streamline it for swimming.

A semi-aquatic marine mammal, the polar bear has adapted for life on a combination of land, sea, and ice, and is the apex predator within its range. It feeds mainly on seals, young walruses, and whales, although it will eat anything it can kill.

The polar bear is a vulnerable species at high risk of extinction. Zoologists and climatologists believe that the projected decreases in the polar sea ice due to global warming will reduce their population by two thirds by mid-century. Local long-term studies show that 7 out of 19 subpopulations are declining or already severely reduced.

Polar Bears are popular attractions at theme parks and zoos around the world. Below are pictures of a Polar Bear living at a zoo.

*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 Polar bear.

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Burj Dubai

December 26th 2007 13:15

Burj Dubai is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When it is completed in late 2008, it is predicted to be the tallest man-made structure in the world, as well as the tallest building by any measure. Scheduled for occupancy in September 2009, the building is part of a 2 km² (0.8 sq mi) development called 'Downtown Burj Dubai' and is located at the "First Interchange" (aka "Defence Roundabout") along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street.

Projected view of the Burj Dubai Tower once completed.

The building is being built mainly by South Korean company Samsung, along with the Belgian company Besix and the UAE company Arabtec. It was designed by American Adrian Smith before he left Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago to start his own independent practice, Adrian Smith Gordon Gill Architecture in October 2006. However, SOM continues to lead the architectural, structural engineering and mechanical engineering of Burj Dubai. The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about $4.1 billion US and for the entire new 'Downtown Burj Dubai', $20 billion US.

As of 24 October 2007, Burj Dubai has reached a height of 585.7 m (1,922 ft), with 156 completed floors.

Burj Dubai Pictures - under construction

Burj Dubai under construction at 14th October, 2007.

Burj Dubai's last two milestones will be to surpass the 628.8 m (2,063 ft) height of the KVLY-TV Mast in North Dakota, United States to become the world's tallest structure, and to pass the Warsaw radio mast in Gąbin, Poland (646.4 m (2,121 ft) until it collapsed in 1991) to become the world's tallest structure of any type ever built.

The projected final height of Burj Dubai is officially being kept a secret due to competition from other buildings under construction or proposed; however, figures released by a contractor on the project have suggested a height of around 818 m (2,684 ft).[8] Based on this height, the total number of habitable floors is expected to be around 160. However, when pressed for a more precise figure, the project manager merely repeated that he was able only to guarantee that the final height would be higher than 700 m (2,297 ft), and it would be the world's tallest free-standing structure when completed.

Burj Dubai Height compared to Taipei 101, Sears Tower, Petronas Twin Towers, Empire State Building, Canary Wharf

Final height of the Burj Dubai compared to other tall famous buildings.

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

**These images are licensed under the same license and came from the same Wikipedia page as above.

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Posted By: Ian - Category: buildings

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Egg Decorating

December 24th 2007 13:45

Egg decorating is the art or craft of decorating eggs. It is quite a popular art/craft form because of the attractive, smooth, oval shape of the egg. We've all seen painted egg shells before, but what about sculptured egg shells? Take a look at the Egg Shell Art below, simply amazing!

*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 Egg decorating.

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Christmas Lights

December 21st 2007 13:02

What a beautiful use of Christmas lights!

*This image used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Moose

December 19th 2007 12:27

Moose (plural Moose) is the North American name for the largest extant species in the deer family. The same animal is called the elk in Europe. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a "twig-like" configuration. Moose are hunted as a game species.
Below is a painting and some photos of Moose. You can find more here.

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Amazing Archaeological Finds

December 17th 2007 12:02

Here are the most incredible, important and significant archaeological finds of all time!!

If only they were real...

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Ford Mustang Saleen

December 14th 2007 12:15

Saleen was founded by racer Steve Saleen in 1983, with the first model being a 1984 Saleen Mustang. The first Saleen's were mainly focused on looks, and used stock Ford engines. As the years grew, so did the performance. Saleen has won many races with his Mustangs, including the famous 24 hours of Le Mans, 24 hours of Daytona, and many SCCA championships. Saleen has many different versions of the Mustangs, all called the "S281", such as the S281 SC with a supercharged 4.6 Liter V8, making 465 hp (347 kW); and the S281-E Extreme, in which they have replaced the factory 4.6 liter with a Saleen-built V8 engine, increasing the power to almost 550 hp (410 kW).

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Katie Holmes

December 12th 2007 12:31

Katherine Noelle "Katie" Holmes (born December 18, 1978) is an American actress who first achieved fame for her role as Joey Potter on The WB television teen drama Dawson's Creek from 1998 to 2003.

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Christmas Wallpapers

December 10th 2007 11:27

Here is a collection of fantastic Christmas themed wallpapers for your desktop. Click on each image to open up a larger version to download.
If you like these, you can find many more here.

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Arctic Fox

December 7th 2007 10:51

The Arctic fox has evolved to live in the most frigid extremes on the planet. Among its adaptations for cold survival are its deep, thick fur, a system of counter current heat exchange in the circulation of paws to keep them from freezing, and a good supply of body fat. The fox has a low surface-area-to-volume ratio as evidenced by its generally rounded body shape, short muzzle and legs, and short, thick ears. Since less of its surface area is exposed to the cold, less heat escapes the body. Its furry paws allow it to walk on ice floors in search of food. It is also able to walk on top of snow and listen for the movements of prey underneath. It has the warmest fur of any mammal. The thick fur on the fox helps keep him or her warm.

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Crop Circles

December 5th 2007 10:30

Crop circle is a term used to describe patterns created by the flattening of crops such as wheat, barley, canola, rye, corn, linseed and soy. Examples can be found world wide. Various hypotheses have been offered to explain their formation, ranging from the naturalistic to the paranormal. Naturalistic explanations include man-made hoaxes or geological anomalies, while paranormal explanations include formation by UFOs. Many circles are known to be man-made, such as those created by Doug Bower, Dave Chorley, and John Lundberg, and a 2000 study into circle hoaxing concluded that 80 percent of UK circles were definitely man-made.
Bower and Chorley were awarded an igNobel Prize in 1992 for their crop circle hoaxing.
Below are a huge range of cop circles, click on the image to open it in a larger window

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Melbourne Then and Now

December 3rd 2007 09:49

The history of Melbourne details the city's growth from a fledging settlement into a thriving colonial capital and finally a modern commercial and financial centre as Australia's second largest city.