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5 Hybrid and Mutant Animals

2008-12-17T08:48:00.000-08:00

These are just some of the few exotic hybrids that exist on earth, although they’ve existed forever, surprisingly very few people know about them!

LINGER [LION + TIGER]

The liger, is a hybrid cross between a male lion and a female tiger. It resembles a tiger with diffused stripes, and they are the largest cats in the world! Ligers and tigers enjoy swimming, whereas lions do not. Rare reports have been made of tigresses mating with lions in the wild. They attain great size, weighing approximately 320 kilograms (700 lb) and reaching 10 feet (3.05 m) long on an average, imprinted genes may be a factor contributing to liger size.

Ligers have a tiger-like striping pattern on a lion-like tawny background. In addition they may inherit rosettes from the lion parent (lion cubs are rosetted and some adults retain faint markings). These markings may be black, dark brown or sandy. The background color may be correspondingly tawny, sandy or golden. In common with tigers, their underparts are pale. The actual pattern and color depends on which subspecies the parents were and on the way in which the genes interact in the offspring.

The tiger produces a hormone that sets the fetal liger on a pattern of growth that does not end throughout its life. While male ligers are sterile, female ligers can usually reproduce. Because only female ligers and tigons are fertile, a liger cannot reproduce with another liger or with a tigon.

CAMA [CAMEL + LLAMA]

A cama is a hybrid between a camel and a llama, produced via artificial insemination by a breeder in Dubai attempting to create a animal with the size and strength of the camel, but the more cooperative nature of the llama. The Dromedary camel is six times the weight of a Llama, hence artificial insemination was required to impregnate the Llama female (matings of llama male to Dromedary female have proven unsuccessful).

Though born even smaller than a Llama calf, the cama had the short ears and long tail of a camel, no hump and llama-like cloven hooves rather than the dromedary-like pads. At four years old, the cama become sexually mature and interested in llama and guanaco females. This first cama has been a disappointment behaviorally, displaying an extremely poor temperament.

ZEBROID [ZEBRA + OTHER EQUID]

A zebroid is a cross between a zebra and any other equid: essentially, a zebra hybrid. They are also known as zebra mules and zebrules.They are rare, but have been bred since the 19th Century. Charles Darwin noted several zebra hybrids in his works.

Zebroids physically resemble their non-zebra parent, but are striped like a zebra. The stripes generally do not cover the whole body, and might be confined to the legs or spread onto parts of the body or neck. In zebra-ass hybrids, there is usually a dorsal (back) stripe and a ventral (belly) stripe.

Zebroids are preferred over zebra for practical uses, such as for riding, because the zebra has a different body shape from a horse or donkey, and consequently it is difficult to find tack to fit a zebra. However, a zebroid is usually more inclined to be temperamental than a purebred horse and can be difficult to handle.

WOLPHIN [KILLER WHALE + DOLPHIN]

A wholphin or wolphin is a rare hybrid, born from a mating of bottlenose dolphin(F), and a false killer whale(M). Although they have been reported to exist in the wild, there are currently only two in captivity, both at Sea Life Park in Hawaii. The first captive wholphin was born on May 15, 1985 where a female bottlenose dolphin named Punahele and a male false killer whale named Tanui Hahai shared a pool.

SPOTTED LIONS [LEOPARD + LION]

A Spotted lion is the result of breeding a male leopard with a female lion. The head of the animal is similar to that of a lion while the rest of the body carries similarities to leopards. The first documented leopon was bred at Kolhapur, India in 1910. It was a cross between a large leopard and a lioness.

Based on the data from the Japanese cats, leopons are larger than leopards and combine features from the leopard and lion. They have brown, rather than black, spots and tufted tails. They will climb like leopards and seem to enjoy water, also like the leopard (oddly enough, the Japanese
leopons were born of a water-loving lioness and a male leopard that did not seem to like water). Male leopons may have sparse manes about 20cm long.

According to American Monsters, the leopon has the size and strength of a lion. But, unlike the lion, they have extraordinary climbing abilities like the leopard. The female leopons may be torn between the solitary nature of the leopard and the social nature of a lioness.

The Walls Have Eyes

2008-12-16T11:17:00.000-08:00

Look closely at this picture. At first glance, it's not a pretty sight, a sprawling shanty town in Rio de Janeiro. On second glance, it's something else entirely. Art, to be precise, courtesy of French photographer and guerilla artist JR.

JR is best known for photographing people with a 28mm camera he found on the underground, and covertly posting the images around their hometowns. His guerilla style has been described as possessing a quailty of 'in-your-face rudeness'.

He's just spent a month in a historical - but dangerous - favela district of Rio, where recently three teenagers were killed in a clash with corrupt local authorities. With the help of local photographer Mauricio Hora, JR photographed women of all backgrounds and ages who are caught up in a constant daily struggle. His installation, called 28 Millimetres: Women, was posted with their help.

JR's work is prolific, and has graced walls from Paris to Berlin, London (this video shows you how it's done) to Cartagena, Spain. Women is a global project, with sister projects in Sierra Leone, Libera and Sudan, with Asian countries being added soon. RM

Knitted Art

2008-12-12T10:02:00.000-08:00

Creative Sculptures from Lego

2008-12-10T04:47:00.000-08:00

Beltane Fire Festival

2008-12-08T04:59:00.000-08:00

Beltane Fire Festival is an annual participatory arts event and ritual drama, held on April 30 on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is inspired by the ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane which was historically held on an evening after May 1st and marked the beginning of summer. The modern festival was started in 1988 by a small group of enthusiasts including the musical collective Test Dept., with academic support from the School of Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Since then the festival has grown, and as of 2006 involved over 300 voluntary collaborators and performers with the 11500 available tickets selling out.

The Beltane Fire Society, which runs the festival, is managed by a democratically elected voluntary committee, and all the performers are volunteers who either join by word of mouth or by attending one of the advertised open meetings held early in the year.

Senior performers and artists in the society help others through workshops with aspects of event production, prop construction, character performance techniques, team building, percussion skills and the health and safety considerations involved. The society has also held fundraising art and music events and has held a ‘mini-Beltane’ at a local AIDS Hospice, Milestone House.

It is important to remember that while the festival draws on a variety of historical, mythological and literary influences the organisers do not claim it to be anything other than a modern celebration of Beltane, evolving with its participants.The footpath reaches an intersection, and the May Queen spins to decide which direction to turn in, choosing the leftward path which leads to the Fire Arch. Between the intersection and Arch, the Handmaidens and White Women stir the air with their wands, gathering the energies of the Earth, while the Drummers change rhythms to indicate the difference in purpose.

Procession
The main event of the festival is the procession of performers, starting at the Acropolis (National Monument), who perform a ritual drama loosely based on some aspects of the pre-Christian festival of Beltane, and other mythologies from ancient cultures. The fertility of the land and animals is celebrated and encouraged. Led by one of the Blue Men, the procession’s guides and guards, the Green Man (in winter guise) appears through the columns.
Next the Need Fire is made; this is the making of fire by traditional methods, and all fire seen on the night is produced from this first flame.

The Torchbearers and Processional Drummers are next over the top of the Acropolis, followed by the White Warrior Women and finally the May Queen. A horn signals the May Queen’s birth, and the drums begin. The May Queen and her White Women, four of whom are her Handmaidens, proceed to be born of the Earth, greet the (four) cardinal directions in back bends and bow to the crowd of spectators (in three directions).

After they finally acknowledge the Earth and the sky, the Green Man (who has been watching this from the ground) is allowed to approach the May Queen at the very top. She accepts him as her consort and the procession begins, led by the May Queen. The four Handmaidens, White Women bodyguards and Processional Drummers then join the May Queen and Green Man, and all are flanked by Torchbearers and Stewards and guided and protected by four Blue Men onto one of the footpaths running along the top of Calton Hill.

Elemental Points
At the Air Point, performers representing the element of Air put on a display for the May Queen and Green Man and present them with a gift. Having awakened Air, the May Queen leads the procession through the point and around the side of the hill to the Earth Point, which is situated in the midst of a stand of trees on the North-eastern side of Calton Hill.

More dancers and acrobats perform for the May Queen and Green Man, and they are presented with a bannock bread before the procession continues again, passing through the point and around to Water Point, on the Northern side of the hill with a view overlooking the Firth of Forth. Again a ritual performance occurs here, including the washing of the May Queen and Green Man’s faces in the “dew”. After this point’s gift is presented the procession heads on to Fire Point.

Again, dancers and acrobats perform and offer the May Queen and Green Man a gift. The procession wends its way down the side of the hill to a lower footpath, where the Handmaidens and White Women begin gathering the energies of the awakening Earth and sending them deep into the hill. The procession pauses below the City Observatory to watch the Fire Point display on the hillside above and another gift is presented.

Once awakened by the power of the May Queen the Elements do not follow the procession but are drawn towards each other and move from their “points” towards a place where they can gather and unify, thus restoring the natural order.

Red Men
Having awakened the four elements, the May Queen guides the procession around the Western side of the hill. The first of the Red Men, imps created with the May Queen’s appearance at the Monument and representing the forces of Chaos, spot the procession as it passes below and are attracted to the May Queen and her Warriors. As the procession rounds the hill, the Red Men begin to taunt the White Women, and then stage a series of charges as the procession reaches the base of the hill on the South side of the Observatory.

This represents the Red Men’s interest in capturing the May Queen on behalf of their their lord the Green Man. The White Women ward the Red Men off in the end without ‘killing’ any of them as any unnecessary ‘deaths’ would lead to a lessening of the energies needed to bring about the change of the seasons from Winter to Summer.

Green Man killed
While she and her Handmaidens and the White Women begin to spin and focus the energies they have been gathering throughout the night, the Red Men are allowed to approach the stage and circle it, increasing the power further. Overcome with the May Queen’s beauty and goaded by the presence of the Red Men, the Green Man can no longer resist and catches the May Queen. This act is strictly forbidden, and the Green Man is ritually killed by the Handmaidens, lifted and turned anticlockwise, his bulky Winter form stripped away and thrown to the Red Men, he is then turned clockwise and presented to the May Queen.

Green Man reborn
The May Queen takes pity on the Green Man and brings him back to life, like a young sapling breaking the earth after Winter’s hoarfrost is melted away. Overwhelmed by the new life that fills him the Green Man dances presenting himself to the four directions, repeating the actions of the May Queen from the beginning of the procession.

Funny Celeb Fhotoshop Pics

2008-12-07T12:03:00.000-08:00

Fantastic Bridges Of The World

2008-12-05T09:50:00.000-08:00

Calendar Made of Matches

2008-12-03T12:57:00.000-08:00

The idea was to create as unique a calendar so that the process of its
presenting would become an outstanding event. Alongside with this, it
was important to expose theidea of "energy", as it is predetermined by
the name and logo of the company. Each page is a month and it looks
like a comb made of matches that correspond to the days. The matches
are real and the construction of the calendar is absolutely safe.

- 9.8 inches wide, 5 inches high.
- Bound on metal spring 1.2 inches diameter.
- Silk printing 2 colors.
- Matches are dipped in a special chemical solution and covered with sulphur,
striking surface stripes are applied on both sides of a stand base.

The highest abandon of the world

2008-12-02T11:30:00.000-08:00

This - non-TV-high 350 yards and the highest abandon the territory of Russia.A total of towers - 5 each.It is higher than the Eiffel Tower.And of course above the famous Ekaterinburgskogo abandona - nedostroennoy tower height of 298 meters.In the state of abandon tower is more than 10 years, but next year it will be excluded from this category.

It was built in the 90th years.Tower in the six rastyazhkah, boiler room, substation, a building for equipment and personnel were placed under the key.But as usual in our country's first all break, and then restores happen to this tower.A couple of years ago it took even the signal lights and cables.Ground facilities to inspect uninteresting, so slazim up.

Useful inventions

2008-11-28T05:22:00.001-08:00

Play everywhere, including in extreme conditions

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Chromed Bugatti Veyron

2008-11-25T09:51:00.000-08:00

The heroine

2008-11-22T04:50:00.000-08:00

And 25-year-old Jessica Cox, a month ago received a pilot's license-athlete, but even she has two black belts in Thekvondo diploma psychologist, lecturer and a successful career-motivators.Why not have Jessica? Обоих рук. Both hands.
Congenital disability does not prevent it from achieving its goals.From birth, she had to compensate otustvie hands, feet.It can drive a car, typing 25 words per minute, and manage aircraft - all through the legs and without any special devices.It is the first woman with a disability licensed pilot.
"I seriously recommend that people with disabilities to seriously consider engaging in aviation", - said Jessica - "it helps break the stereotype of helplessness people with disabilities, and to create confidence in their ability and strength to set and achieve ambitious goals."
Jessica has been flight-training free of charge through a charitable organization Able Flight in North Carolina, which specializes in the integration of people with disabilities to aviation.

The biggest dam in the world

2008-11-14T02:26:00.000-08:00

The biggest dam in the world Three Gorges Dam located in China.The height of 185 meters in length and 2309 thousand meters."Three Gorges" the most expensive and largest dam in the history of the world hydropower.It rises 300 meters above the water level in the Yangtze River.Construction will last until the end of 2010.For several years, formed the artificial sea length of 600 kilometers.

Amazing Fun With Pictures

2008-11-07T04:59:00.001-08:00

Trains In Pakistan

2008-11-05T09:00:00.000-08:00

Tibet Dogs..They Looks Like Lions

2008-10-28T04:36:00.000-07:00

Amazing Gas Crater In Turkmenistan

2008-10-27T02:48:00.000-07:00

Tropical Paradise: Awesome

2008-10-13T23:25:00.000-07:00

A Sandwich Can Kill You!

2008-09-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

This is the motto of Buns and Guns Restaurant in Beirut, Lebanon.

“They accuse us of terrorism, so let’s serve terrorist bread, why not?” says Mr. Ibrahim, the owner of Buns and Guns. The restaurant looks like a military post, with sand-bags to protect the clients, sounds of machine-guns and bombs instead of music and illustrations of different weapons all around.

Set up in a Hezbollah-controlled area of Beirut, Buns and Guns started attracting customers on the first day it opened and foods like “terrorist bread, rocket propelled grenade, Dragunov, Kalashnikov, Viper or B52″ are becoming more and more popular.

Mr. Ibrahim says the only way a Buns and Guns sandwich can kill somebody is by its generous size.

300,000 Euro Cent Coins Road

2008-09-27T07:45:00.000-07:00

In 2008, Amsterdam hosts its first edition of the Biennale, from 18 September to 2 November, under the theme Space and Place – Design for the Urban Landscape.

ExperimentaDesign Amsterdam 2008 highlights urban culture as the playground for the global citizen. The world’s cities are not only home to over half of the world’s population, they are also a metaphor for today’s cultures and a testing ground for new forms of conviviality and interaction. Throughout its three core exhibitions, the Biennale turns the spotlight on innovative urban design as a process of social action, exchanges and experiment.

more than 300,000 Euro Cent Coins, and worth 250,000 Euros

one of the major events is the droog event 2: urban play, the amsterdam route which brings together international creatives to put together 13 newly designed interventions along the central IJ-riverfront, organized by droog design and curator scott burnham.

sagmeister inc., was one of the urban play participants with ‘obsessions make my life worse and my work better’, an installation of 300,000 euro cent coins which have been laid out on a 20 x 42 square meter area. drawing the phrase from one of his old diaries, a team of eight painstakingly
placed each of the coins down to create the visual aesthetic which stefan sagmeister is known for, the use of calligrahy and modern typography with floral embellishments that give the feeling of old script in a contemporary context. with coins representing a certain value, the beauty of the design challenges the passer-by. will they leave the piece in tact because of its beauty? will they take the coins and create their own design in response the the work? or will greed take over?

Emmmm, wonderful, not???
And the second day, what had happened to these 300,000 euro coins?? Lost!!!!!!!!!

Amazing art with old gadgets

2008-09-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

Etcha-a-Sketch Celebrities

2008-09-10T11:19:00.000-07:00

Upside Down House Nears Completion

2008-09-09T08:41:00.000-07:00

Workers put finishing touches on the nearly-completed 'The World Stands on its Head' ('Die Welt Steht Kopf') House on the Baltic Sea Island of Usedom on September 3, 2008 in Trassenheide, Germany. The upside down house, complete with upside down interiorfurnishings, is the brainchild of Klaudiusz Golos and Sebastian Mikiciuk, and will become a local tourist attraction that will open its doors to the public tomorrow. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Album covers made with Japanese food

2008-09-08T09:56:00.000-07:00

Japanese food is famously colorful, and people often pack creative, artful lunches for their kids and spouses. The Jacket Lunch Box blog belongs to a designer/DJ/food enthusiast who likes to make American album covers out of food.

Weezer - Green Album: Cabbage, nori, ham, kamaboko, paprika, rice

The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground: Nori, egg, rice

Public Enemy - Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age: Nori, kamaboko, umeboshi, rice

Rage Against The Machine - Evil Empire: Egg, paprika, nori (seaweed sheet), kamaboko (fish sausage), carrot, potato, ham, black sesame, rice

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland: Nori, paprika (red & orange), egg, rice

Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album: Potato, umeboshi (pickled plum), fish/vegetable flakes, nori, kamaboko, rice

KISS - Destroyer: Egg, nori, ume (Japanese plum), kamaboko, rice

King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King: Mentaiko (cod roe), kamaboko, ham, nori, rice

Amazing Car Number Plates

2008-09-02T08:30:00.000-07:00

10 of the World’s Strangest Fences

2008-09-01T10:12:00.000-07:00

Peculiar Divides

10 Modified Movies Scenes

2008-08-29T08:59:00.000-07:00

Full Metal Art

2008-08-27T10:54:00.000-07:00

Fantastic Moments Of Olympics 2008

2008-08-26T06:39:00.000-07:00

Hundreds of ice Men

2008-08-23T04:42:00.000-07:00

The Brazilian artist Nele Azevedo has hundreds ice sculptures of sitting figures to create. The action was terminated as the last figure there by the way melted. Tja so passing is art…

10 Celebrities Who Fought Breast Cancer

2008-08-21T06:36:00.000-07:00

10 Celebrities Who Fought Breast Cancer - From Christina Applegate to Kylie

Christina Applegate is the latest celebrity to draw attention to the important issue of breast cancer. As more and more celebrities are becoming vocal and open about their experiences with the disease, they are sending a positive and important message to all women. Breast cancer is nothing to be ashamed of, you do not have to suffer in silence. Also, women should periodically and routinely test themselves. Catching breast cancer in its early stages gives you an extra edge at defeating the disease.

In this article, we celebrate 10 celebrities who courageously fought breast cancer and helped spread awareness about it.

Christina Applegate was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. She is now 100% cancer free after undergoing a double mastectomy. Applegate plans on doing a reconstructive surgery in the following months.

Sheryl Crow was diagnosed in 2006 during a routine mammogram. She underwent minimally invasive surgery and radiation therapy. Crow wrote a song entitled ‘Make It Go Away (Radiation Song)’ about her experience in her latest album “Detours.”

After being diagnosed in 2004, rocker Melissa Etheridge made a bold statement when she performed at the 2005 Grammy Awards with a bald head as a result of her chemo therapy. Etheridge sent a very positive message to all the women who felt ashamed of losing their hair during cancer treatment.

Kylie Minogue was diagnosed in May 2005 while she was on her Showgirl Tour. Minogue had early-stage breast cancer. She underwent chemo and radiation. Kylie wrote a song inspired by her experience entitled ‘No More Rain’ in her latest album, “X.”

Suzanne Somers announced her battle with breast cancer on “Larry King Live” after being diagnosed in 2001.

Former first lady Nancy Reagan was diagnosed in 1987 during a routine mammogram. The Nancy Reagan Breast Center, a California care facility is named in her honor.

Another former first lady Betty Ford, was diagnosed in 1974. She was one of the first high profile American women to publicly discuss her mastectomy. At that time, having breast cancer was considered something shameful that must be hidden and not talked about.

Pop singer Anastacia was diagnosed in 2003 and has since been raising breast cancer awareness.

Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of John Edwards was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. She published a book entitled “Saving Graces” in 2006.

Grammy-winning singer and actress Olivia Newton-John was diagnosed in 1992. She became a vocal and active fighter for breast cancer awareness. In 2005, she released “Stronger Than Before,” an album that promoted breast cancer awareness. She also campaigns for funds for the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia.

Great Money Art

2008-08-16T03:30:00.000-07:00

Buses In Cuba

2008-08-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

Canada’s longest suspension bridge

2008-08-10T00:39:00.000-07:00

Canada’s longest suspension bridge spans 600 feet across the Eagle Canyon and is now open to tourists. It sits 150 feet above the canyon floor and it surpasses the previous record of 200 feet in length, held by the now second longest suspension bridge.

Flattest Car Of The World

2008-08-08T23:36:00.000-07:00

The flattest car of the world with road permission is straight times 48cm high. Certified naturally in England, where also otherwise.

Amazing Pictures By Rob Gonsalves

2008-08-05T07:25:00.000-07:00

The Diggerland

2008-07-30T08:07:00.000-07:00

Diggerland - Heaven for Construction fans

Diggerland is an unusual fun-park where children and adults alike can experience life on a construction site.

I can’t say I’ve ever been a big fan of construction machinery but if you or your kids love it head on to one of the four Diggerland parks in England and enjoy a full day as a construction worker. You’ll get the chance to drive trucks, mini diggers and giant diggers under the strict supervision of trained professionals, take pictures and get a good meal at the Dig inn.

I’m sure some kids might love this stuff but me, well I’ve never dreamed of a career in constructions so I guess I won’t be visiting Diggerland anytime soon.

World’s First Sand Hotel

2008-07-26T08:21:00.000-07:00

The world’s first sand-hotel is open for business on Weymouth beach, Dorset, in England. The 1000 tone-of-sand structure was built in a week by a team of 4 sand-sculptors and is only expected to last until it rains…which, as you probably know, happens quite often in Britain.

The sand-hotel was commissioned by a local travel website that, upon doing some research, found out that 57% of English tourists prefer foreign beach-destinations instead of national ones. So this is like a statement that signifies the rebirth of British tourism. The sand hotel has no roof, so you have a clear view of the star-filled night sky, no toilets and is not recommended for those that hate getting sand between their toes. For an offbeat experience like spending a night at the wonderful sand-hotel, you only have to pay $21, more than a fair price, in my opinion.

And if this doesn’t appeal to you, maybe you’d like to try the ice-hotel? But you’ll have till winter for that one.

15 Actors & Actresses Who Never Saw Their Last Movie

2008-07-25T05:29:00.000-07:00

JAMES DEAN: “Rebel Without a Cause” was released one month after Dean, 24, was killed in a 1955 car accident.

JEAN HARLOW: Harlow was just 26 when she died of kidney disease just a month before release of her 1937 film “Saratoga.”

BRUCE LEE: The martial arts star died at 32 from a cerebral edema, one month before the release of his last film, “Enter the Dragon.”

BRANDON LEE: The son of martial arts film star Bruce Lee died in a mishap on the set of “The Crow” just eight days before filming was to be completed.

CHRIS FARLEY: The pudgy SNL funnyman died of a drug overdose in 1997. His final film, “Almost Heroes,” was released the following year.

MARILYN MONROE: Died in 1962 before premiering “Something’s Got to Give.”

HEATH LEDGER: His performance as the Joker in the summer blockbuster “The Dark Knight” earned rave reviews, died months before the film hit theaters.

NATALIE WOOD: The “West Side Story” starlet drowned in 1981 just before the completion of the science-fiction thriller “Brainstorm.”

PHIL HARTMAN: SNL star was shot and killed by his wife, Brynn Hartman, in a 1998 murder-suicide two months before the release of his film “Small Soldiers.”

CLARK GABLE: Gable died of a heart attack at 59 before the 1960 release of the film “The Misfits.”

TUPAC SHAKUR: The rapper, 25, was killed in a 1996 drive-by shooting after completing two films, “Gridlock’d” and “Gang Related,” both of which were released the following year.

RIVER PHOENIX: Died of drug-related heart failure four months before his film, “Silent Tongue,” came out.

JOHN CANDY: The comedian dropped dead in 1994 while on location filming “Wagon’s East.” Another Candy film, “Canadian Bacon,” was released after his death.

AALIYAH: The R&B star died in a 2001 Bahamas plane crash before the release of vampire flick “Queen of the Damned.”

SPENCER TRACY: The 67-year-old screen star died of a heart attack after completing “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”

Shearing of the Beasts

2008-07-23T04:37:00.000-07:00

Held every year in the village of Sabucedo, Spain “La Rapa Das Bestas“, as the Spanish call it, is a 400-year-old festival where horses that are caught in the hills are rounded up and guided into an arena of sorts called the Corral of Sabucedo, where they are sheared and branded.

This year’s festival was held on July 5 and, as you can see, it’s very very brutal. I am old for the preservation of old traditions and customs but I truly believe this “festival” should be banned. I mean just look at what they are doing to the poor animals, they jump on them, grab them by whatever they can and try to immobilize them to cut their tales and tag them. This is medieval stuff!

Uncommon graves

2008-07-22T07:34:00.000-07:00

Presented below are some of the most uncommon graves quite different from the regulars.

Amazing Mud Day 2008

2008-07-17T00:40:00.000-07:00

Playing in the mud, every child’s dream and every mother’s nightmare came true this year in Westland, Michigan during the Mud Day celebrations.

200 tons of topsoil, 20,000 gallons of water and over 1000 children under 12 years old, now this is what I call chaos. Mud Day is the only day of the year when playing in mud is not only allowed but encouraged. Sponsored by Westland Country Parks and Recreation, Mud Day 2008 had several events like a wheelbarrow race through the mud or the crowning of Mister Mud 2008 as well as free activities like kids covering each-other in mud and just wearing mud on their heads.

So remember, next year, if you have a kid under 12 and want to reward him with an entire day of frolicking in the mud, head over to Westland on July 8 for Mud Day.

Everybody Has A Dream

2008-07-16T07:40:00.000-07:00

Volkswagen releases three concepts... from 2028

2008-07-15T01:19:00.000-07:00

For years, Inquiring minds have been imagining what the world will look like in the not-too-distant future, and, as you're no doubt aware, our brains have a knack for envisioning more than our feeble hands can produce. That appears to be the case with Volkswagen and its look 20 years into the future of the automobile. So, with that in mind, what does VeeDub see as the future of transportation in twenty years? To begin with, customizable cars which can be summoned up in just minutes. Traveling alone? Choose the One, a single-seater, for the smallest footprint possible. Want to have some fun? Choose the aptly named Ego, a sporty two passenger coupe with an instant custom flame job. If you need to haul the whole clan, the future's family truckster VW Room needs no driver, leaving you with plenty of quality time with the kids.

Volkswagen envisions vehicles which communicate with each other, meaning that driver involvement is kept to a minimum, traffic is a thing of the past and accidents are completely avoided. Of course, no vision of the future would be complete without the elimination of fossil fuels, and VW sees to it that biofuels and electricity power the cars of the future. Interestingly, the not-so-futuristic up! concept is used as the starting point for the German automaker's future designs.

Amazing Translucent Creatures

2008-07-09T01:37:00.000-07:00

Worlds Fastest Bike

2008-07-04T01:38:00.000-07:00

Amazing Dog With Two Legs

2008-07-04T00:53:00.000-07:00

Faith's life was saved at the early age of only three weeks from his guard dog mother who was literally terminating her life because she was unable to battle the other puppies for a place to feed. She was born with only three legs and one of them that was seriously deformed had to be surgically removed. The poor dog had to adapt and learn to walk and hop on two legs. Please digg, this story has to be known.

Weird Computer Pullover

2008-06-28T00:34:00.000-07:00

Here are some interesting Computer Pullovers. We have a pullover for the keyboard; the other pullover also has a small opening for you to see. If you want something more, then there is a pullover for the laptop wherein you need to put in your head in the pullover which covers the whole laptop making it impossible for others to see, just if someone wants more privacy at the office. Quite an interesting concept!

Ugliest Dog Show

2008-06-26T05:17:00.000-07:00

Chinese Crested dogs dominated the line-up.

Twelve contenders vied for the title of the World’s Ugliest Dog at the Sonoma-Marin Fair, in California.

In this, the 20th year of the contest - there was fierce competition.

A popular look seemed to involve a lolling tongue, offset by flyaway strands of hair.

Organisers said winners were often animals that had been abandoned or neglected before being adopted by people who love dogs.

The overall winner was a Chinese Crested named Gus - a three-legged, one-eyed cancer sufferer.

His owners plan to use their prize money to pay for Gus to have cancer treatment.

Worlds Biggest Salad

2008-06-22T04:42:00.000-07:00

Spanish town tosses worlds biggest salad

For all those who love salads here is a news to feast on. Reports have it that, a southern Spanish town has tossed what the officials call the World’s Biggest Salad on Saturday.

The salad is said to involve 6,700 kilograms of lettuce, tomatoes, onions, peppers and olives.

The preparation of the salad took three hours with 20 cooks working on it to mix all the ingredients needed to make the salad.

The salad was made in a town of Pulpi in the province of Almeria considered to be one of Spain’s main fruit and vegetable growing area.

Reports have it that this salad will be distributed to all the restaurants in Pulpi who will in turn serve their customers for free.

People of the town surely have a big reason to feast outside in numerous restaurants across the town.

A Guinness Book of World Records judge made his presence felt at the venue where this one of a kind salad was tossed. He confirmed that this is the World’s Biggest salad ever tossed and had set a new record all together.

With the world always setting some extravagant record or the other, this unique record will take some spices from cooks across the world to break. Only time can tell if this record will be broken by any other town in the world.

Since France is considered a paradise for chefs, considering the availability of different kind of experimental cuisines, will a town in this part of the world eye at the record?.

Train Tickets Art

2008-06-21T03:15:00.000-07:00

Astro Boy made from recycled train tickets

A 3.2 x 2.1 meter (10 x 7 ft) work of Astro Boy pixel art made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets is on temporary display at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store (2nd floor) to mark the opening of Tokyo’s new Fukutoshin subway line. Created by volunteers from Takashimaya and other Shinjuku-area businesses, the work depicts Astro Boy, Uran, Professor Ochanomizu and Higeoyaji (Mr. Mustachio) in Shinjuku along with the new Fukutoshin train.

Mona Lisa from recycled train tickets

Employees at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka have created four reproductions of world-famous paintings using 320,000 old train tickets obtained from the nearby Nankai Namba station. The works, which include renditions of da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (2.3 x 1.6 meters) and the Birth of Venus, as well as Renoir’s Dance at the Moulin de la Galette, consist of “pixels” formed by overlapping the black and white tickets in intricate patterns. About 300 employees sacrificed their breaks and free time for 3 months to complete the masterpieces, which will be on display at Takashimaya until October 16.

[Source: Asahi]

Eating Insects For Food

2008-06-09T02:16:00.000-07:00

Entomophagy is the habit of eating insects as food. While it is common for many insects, birds and animals to indulge themselves, did you know that people in some parts of the world consider insects a very tasty delicacy?

If you live in Beijing or Bangkok, for example, you might fancy a taste of crickets. Or maybe you would prefer baby nestling sparrows, mice, snakes, or maybe a bowl of scrumptious scorpion soup?

These are all on the menu, as you can see from our pictures here. One man's meat is another man's poison, as they say. So, have a nice day. And enjoy your lunch.

Crickets on sticks - snacks in Beijing

Beijing snacks - snakes

Insect food for sale

More insects snacks

Cooking insects - scorpion soup

Deep fried insects food stall in Bangkok

Bangkok insect food

Beijing - baby nestling sparrows

More Beijing snacks - mice

Junk Mercedes CL Modded Sports Car

2008-06-09T01:42:00.000-07:00

pparently this talented guy in Lithuania turned the initial form of a junker Mercedes CL into a stylish end product that looked like a cross between a Ferrari and a Ssang Yong. The modification involved incredible amount of effort using lots of polyurethane foam to shape its body equipped with monster looking thirty inch rims. The masterpiece was on display for the public and I wonder if it runs as good as it looks.

Amazing Trees - unusual trees from around the world

2008-06-08T05:17:00.000-07:00

It was Buddha who said:
"A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down."

And Joyce Kilmer immortalised the grace and beauty of trees in poetry:
"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree.
A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain.
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree."

Here we present some of the most amazing and unusual trees from around the world. They include the Basket Tree, Giant Sequoias of California, Circus Tree, Chapel-Oak. Tule Tree. Banyan Tree, and Baobab Trees - including one with a toilet built inside it.

Weird Annual Festivals

2008-06-08T02:15:00.000-07:00

Every year, people around the world are having fun. They get dressed in strangely and funny clothes, start food fights and celebrate the most weird things you could think of.

The Night of the Radishes, Oaxaca, Mexico

The Battle of the Oranges, Ivrea, Italy

Chinese New Year

Loi Krathong, Samut Prakan, Thailand

Monkey Buffet Festival, Bangkok, Thailand

Alien Festival in Roswell, New Mexico

Annual tomato fight in Colombia

La Tomatina, Bunol, Spain

Fire Festival, Shetland

Cheese Rolling, Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire, England

Water Fights, Songkran, Thailand

Tunarama, Port Lincoln, South Australia

Ventriloquist Festival, Las Vegas

The Lotus Throwing Festival

Thai Elephant Day, Thailand

Love Is In The Air

2008-06-04T01:51:00.000-07:00

Long Hair of the Sutherland Sisters

2008-06-03T11:40:00.000-07:00

Grace Sutherland (1854-1946)

Naomi Sutherland (1858-1893)

Victoria Sutherland (1849-1902)

Victoria Sutherland (1852-1914)

Sarah Sutherland (1845-1919)

Amazing Real Story of Superheroes

2008-06-03T00:15:00.000-07:00

After September 11, the notion of the “hero” began to rear its head in the public consciousness more and more frequently. The notion served a necessity in a time of national and global crisis to acknowledge those who showed extraordinary courage or determination in the face of danger, sometimes even sacrificing their lives in an attempt to save others. However, in the whirlwind of journalism surrounding these deservedly front-page disasters and emergencies, it is easy to take for granted the heroes who sacrifice immeasurable life and labor in their day to day lives for the good of others, but do so in a somewhat less spectacular setting.

The Mexican immigrant worker in New York is a perfect example of the hero who has gone unnoticed. It is common for a Mexican worker in New York to work extraordinary hours in extreme conditions for very low wages which are saved at great cost and sacrifice and sent to families and communities in Mexico who rely on them to survive.

The Mexican economy has quietly become dependent on the money sent from workers in the US. Conversely, the US economy has quietly become dependent on the labor of Mexican immigrants. Along with the depth of their sacrifice, it is the quietness of this dependence which makes Mexican immigrant workers a subject of interest.

The principal objective of this series is to pay homage to these brave and determined men and women that somehow manage, without the help of any supernatural power, to withstand extreme conditions of labor in order to help their families and communities survive and prosper.

This project consists of 20 color photographs of Mexican immigrants dressed in the costumes of popular American and Mexican superheroes. Each photo pictures the worker/superhero in their work environment, and is accompanied by a short text including the worker’s name, their hometown in Mexico, the number of years they have been working in New York, and the amount of money they send to Mexico each week.

NOE REYES from the State of Puebla works as a delivery boy in Brooklyn New York. He Sends 500 dollars a week.

ERNESTO MENDEZ from Mexico City works as a gigolo in Times Square New York. He Sends 200 dollars a week.

JOSÉ ROSENDO DE JESÚS from the State of Guerrero works as a union organizer in New York. He Sends 700 a month.

BERNABE MENDEZ from the State of Guerrero works as a professional window cleaner in New York. He sends 500 dollars a month.

MARIA LUISA ROMERO from the State of Puebla works in a Laundromat in Brooklyn New York. She Sends 150 dollars a week.

ALVARO CRUZ from the State of Mexico works as a cook and runs with Los Compadres team. He Sends 300 dollars a month.

ROMÁN ROMERO from Tlapa Guerrero works as a superintendent in New York. He Sends 800 dollars a month.

PAULINO CARDOZO from the State of Guerrero works in a greengrocer loading trucks. He Sends 300 dollars a week.

OSCAR GONZALEZ from the State of Oaxaca works as a cook in New York. He Sends 350 dollars a week.

LUIS HERNANDEZ from the State of Veracruz works in demolition in New York. He sends 200 dollars a week.

JUVENTINO ROSAS from the State of Mexico works in a fish market in New York. He Sends 400 dollars a week.

FEDERICO MARTINEZ from the State of Puebla works as a taxi driver in New York. He Sends 250 dollars a week.

MINERVA VALENCIA from Puebla works as a nanny in New York. She Sends 400 dollars a week

ADALBERTO LARA from the State of Mexico works as a construction worker in New York.He Sends 350 dollars a week.

SERGIO GARCÍA from the State of México works as a waiter in New York. He Sends 350 dollars a week.