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World's Largest Arch Bridge in Dubai

August 29th 2008 11:26
It's hard to be surprised anymore when you hear what they're building next in Dubai.
Now it’s the longest Arch bridge in the world, at a length of 1.6 km and 64m wide. It will have 6 lanes of traffic in each direction with a total capacity of 20,000 vehicles per hour.
Known as the Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing, or simply the Sixth Crossing it will cost almost US $1 billion as part of a huge road project near The Lagoons real estate development. The bridge will open in 2012.


Arch Bridge in Dubai



world's longest arch bridge in Dubai


Sixth crossing bridge in Dubai at night


Longest arch bridge in the world - Dubai



The Lagoons real estate development in Dubai.
The Lagoons real estate development in Dubai.




*These images used with permission from Damn Funny Pictures.
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Save The Children

August 29th 2008 03:02

Enjoy life how it is and as it comes
Things are worse for others and is a lot better for us.

There are many things in your life that will catch your eye but only a few will catch your heart....pursue those...

Third world countries - Does studying annoy you - Not them.


Famine - hate vegies? They starve from hunger!


Save the children. Do your parents care for you? They don't have any?


African children - Bored of the same games - They have no option!


Poor children - Someone got you Adidas instead of Nike? They only have one brand!


Poverty stricken children - Aren't thankful for a bed to sleep in? They'd wish not to wake up!


Are you still complaining?

Observe around you and be thankful for all that you have in this transitory lifetime.

We are fortunate, we have much more than we need to be content.
Let’s try not to feed this endless cycle of consumerism and immorality in which this “modern and advanced” society forgets and ignores the other two thirds of our brothers and sisters.

Let us complain less and give more!
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Faces in Trees

August 27th 2008 10:54
The random shapes and patterns that appear on trees come in every form imaginable. Sometimes they seem to give the tree its own personality....
The source of these pictures was Damn Cool Pics.


Faces in Trees


Human form found in trees


Eye found in a tree


Bear face in a log


Scary tree face




*Thanks to Damn Funny Pictures for posting these pics.
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2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony

August 25th 2008 08:19
Opening Ceremony - Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games was held at the Beijing National Stadium known as the birds nest. It commenced at 8pm local time on the 8th day of the 8th month in 2008. The number 8 is considered lucky in China.
Olympic games opening ceremony in Beijing. Green men with lights.

Ancient Chinese art and culture dominated the ceremony with over 15,000 performers involved. Many observers are hailing it as the most spectacular opening ceremony ever.
Chinese Olympics open ceremony. - Fireworks

The Opening Ceremony lasted for four hours and cost an incredible US $300 million to put together.
Chinese art and culture performers - Olympic Opening Ceremony. Beijing 2008

Former Chinese gymnast Li Ning lighted the Olympic flame at the end of the ceremony.
Li Ning lights the Olympic flame at the 2008 Beijing Olympic games opening ceremony.




*These pictures sources from beijing2008.cn.
**Thanks to Damn Funny Pictures for fining these pics.
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Monsters of the Deep

August 22nd 2008 07:45
The section of the ocean known as the sub-photic zone is the area in which absolutely so light penetrates. This is the most inhospitable place on Earth, with complete darkness, minimal oxygen, extreme pressure from the water above, almost freezing temperatures and little or no food except rare pieces that float down.
Believe it or not, some creatures survive in the deep dark depths of the ocean. The severe conditions they must endure has caused them to adapt and adopt strange skeletal structures to withstand the pressure, large eyes to make use of any light that makes it through and many are even hermaphroditic to avoid the need of finding a mate. They have also adapted to survive on very little food and oxygen.
The results are creatures that look nothing like animals which live where sunlight and oxygen are plentiful, to us they look more like something from an alien movie!

As Fun Fun Fun points out, they may not be the size of the Loch Ness Monster, but they certainly look as frightening!


creatures of the deep


Deep Sea Monsters


fish from the deep ocean


Deep sea creature


deep ocean creatures and fish



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Solar Eclipse

August 20th 2008 11:47
Full solar eclipse in the desert. Camel in the foreground


A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking some of its light reaching the earth. Eclipses can be partial or total. Total eclipses were a frightening phenomenon for those living in ancient times as the sun would disappear suddenly during the middle of the day. In modern times people will travel long distances to view these rare and spectacular occurrences


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Beauty of the Human Eye

August 18th 2008 11:11
As Popgive.com points out, we see incredible splendour such as this hundreds of times a day but never notice. Now it's time to take a close up view to appreciate what we’ve been missing!


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White Lions

August 15th 2008 09:51
White Lion
Adult White Lion

Regarded as divine by locals, white lions first came to public attention in the 1970s in Chris McBride's book The White Lions of Timbavati. White cubs occasionally turn up among tawny lions in the Timbavati and Kruger National Park regions in South Africa. Because the white gene is recessive and is masked by the normal tawny colour, white lions remain rare in the wild and only occur when two lions carrying the mutant gene are mated together. The greatest population of white lions is in zoos where they are deliberately bred for colour.
White Lion Cubs
White Lion Cubs

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10 Wealthiest People Who Ever Lived

August 13th 2008 14:47
We all know men like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett as today's richest men. How do the multi-billionaires of today compare to wealthy historical figures? Here we list the 10 richest people of all time, with their peak wealth adjusted for inflation to today's dollars. Are these men who you expected to see?


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Shadow Art

August 11th 2008 14:27
Shadow art is extremely painstaking and precise. If you saw these artworks in plain daylight they would be completely uninspiring and you would have no idea their true purpose. Perhaps that is what makes them so impressive when shown off in correct light.


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See Through Creatures

August 8th 2008 11:10
Thanks to the National Geographic, here is a collection of translucent creatures from the deep blue sea.

Open Ocean Octopus - Transparent animals

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Incredible Light Phenomena

August 6th 2008 02:25
Thanks to Environmental Graffiti, here are some of the most incredible, interesting and rare light phenomena or events that you may or may not be lucky enough to see in your life time.


Auroras - light features
Aurora - The collision of electronically charged particles in the earth’s upper atmosphere.

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Historic World Map

August 4th 2008 10:07
Today's picture is of a historic world map first published in 1492 by PTOLEMY, CLAUDIUS (ULM). It's amazing to see what was believed to be the shape of the world just 500 years ago.

To take a better look at this map or similar, visit Historic Map Works here.
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Fog Over Dubai

August 1st 2008 14:04
Burj Dubai ("Dubai Tower") is a skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure on Earth. Construction began on September 21, 2004, and it is expected to be completed and ready for occupation in September 2009.

Burj Dubai's final milestone will be to surpass the Warsaw radio mast which stood at 646.4 m (2,121 ft) until it collapsed in 1991 to become the world's tallest structure of any type ever built


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