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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
pictures Lionel Messi Argentina v Germany: 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter Finals
pictures Lionel Messi Argentina v Germany: 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter Finals ,photos Lionel Messi Argentina v Germany: 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter Finals ,images Lionel Messi Argentina v Germany: 2010 FIFA World Cup - Quarter Finals
The FIFA World Cup 2010 - South Africa
Official logo of The FIFA World Cup 2010
Zakumi, the mascot
Jabulani, the official match ballWavin' Flag (Celebration Mix) by K'naan is the official theme song for this event. Click here to get the lyrics!
This time football's biggest stage is held at South Africa - a first in an Africa continent. 32 teams ( 4 from Asia, 3 North America, 6 from Africa, 5 from South America, 1 from Oceanic, and 13 from Europe) from all over the world battled through the qualifying stage before they can get into this big event.
Which team are you be supporting? Or do YOU know which team has qualified??? Here they are in their respective group stage. To progress to the knockout stage, each country must have a TOP TWO position in their respective groups after playing their opponents in their respective groups.
Group A- South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B- Argentina, Nigeria, South Korea, Greece
Group C- England, United States, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D- Germany, Australia, Serbia, Ghana
Group E- Netherlands, Denmark, Japan, Cameroon
Group F- Italy, Paraguay, New Zealand, Slovakia
Group G- Brazil, North Korea, Ivory Coast, Portugal
Group H- Spain, Switzerland, Honduras, Chile
* Remember, top two position to progress to next round, which is the round of 16...
History
It was called the Jules Rimet Trophy before changing to the current trophy. The trophy was given to Brazil for winning it the 3rd time but it was stolen and melted... =(
The Jules Rimet Trophy
The current trophy of men's most coveted prizeTHE BEST OF THE BEST
There are some players, who have etched their name in World Cup history. As heroes of their nation, and as a legend in football history... Introducing...
ALL TIME TOP SCORER...
Luiz Ronaldo from Brazil. 15 goals in 3 world cup tournaments...Most World Cups Won
Brazil, 5 timesDefending Champions
Italy, champions in the 2006 World Cup Germany
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
7 Extraordinary Rivers Around the World
Irrigating crops, producing electricity, acting as roadways for trade and travel, and even offering a sacred place for worship, rivers are the epicenter around which much of humanity lives and thrives. From the Nile in Africa, which played a vital role in the development of the Western world, to the Ganges in India, considered by Hindus to be the holiest of all rivers, here are 7 of the most important natural waterways on the planet.
Amazon, South America
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Beginning in Brazil and traveling through Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon is perhaps the most record-breaking river in the world. It is the largest (2.7 million sq. miles), the widest (202 miles wide at its mouth; 6.8 miles wide along its path) and among the longest (4,000 miles) and deepest (300 feet in some spots). It is also called the "Ocean River" because it boasts the greatest total discharge of all rivers—between 9 million and 32 million gallons per second—which is 20 percent of the world's freshwater ocean discharge.
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Amazon, South America
Photo: Zubin Shroff/Getty Images5 Most Devastating Underwater Volcanoes
Underwater volcanoes also known as Submarine volcanoes are found under ocean and can generally eject into air after eruption. Underwater volcanoes are formed when molten rocks erupts underwater fissures of planet earth. They are usually found near the areas of tectonic plate movement. Many underwater volcanoes have caused chaos by eruption or earthquake by destroying various places nearby leaving many homeless.
1. Coast of Tonga
Hunga Tonga is located about 30km from Falcon Island. Volcano lies about 65 miles above a very seismic zone. Many underwater volcano have been erupted here first ever volcano erupted here was in 1912 This volcano was erupted on march 18, 2009 caused due to the melting of two tectonic plates using excessive amount of heat and pressure resulting in the big eruption. Volcano extends from New Zealand to north-east to Fiji.
10 Tallest Mountains In The Solar System
Rising sharply from a narrow summit area, these majestic mountains stand prominently above their surroundings. However, many amongst us have yet to learn the difference between the tallest and the highest mountains. Although, it sounds the same and we often confuse the two but there is a difference. The tallest mountains have the measures from the base of the mountain to its peak, whereas the highest mountains have the measures from the sea level to the peak. See the difference?
Looking our planet, into the solar system there are many mountains, peaks and ridges way taller than the mountains on the planet Earth. These extraterrestrial mountains may be a result of crater impact, high volcanic activity etc., none of which we would want happening in our home planet.
10. Makalu
The fifth highest mountain in the world above sea level at an altitude of 8,481 m above sea level and located at the Nepal-China border. The Makalu has a unique shape of a four sided pyramid and lies only 19 km southeast of Mount Everest. The first attempts to climb the mountain began in 1954. However, the first successful ascent of the summit was made in 1955 during a French expedition by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy.
10 Weirdest Guinness World Records
What is wrong with these people? That’s probably the first thing that comes to a decent mind. But these people pull these wacky and weird stunts, they have a reason and it’s none other than the Guinness World Records that makes them go an extra mile in their weirdness.
10. The Loudest Burp
Now this is disgusting, makes me want to throw up. Paul Hunn from Great Britain performed the loudest burp with an intensity 118.1 decibels. The intensity of the burp can be compared to, let’s say a pneumatic drill or an airplane taking off. Let’s hope no one else tries to break this record as for Paul himself, he can’t indulge whenever he fancies. The loudest burps occur only when Mr. Hunn eats spicy food and sucks in a lot of air. For something gross as this, it actually requires a lot of hard work for just a burp.
10 Craziest Lawsuits Of All Times
No job can be as boring as working for an insurance company, with all their claims, dry stats, boring facts to remember and then all topped with piles of paperwork. However, there are sometimes that these companies face a hilarious situation, sometimes the situation might look funny but the insurance guys won’t think so.
The craziest of claims filed by these people, the companies might have to work very hard to fill in the gaps so as not to give the most insane people a chance to make a few extra cash with their own stupidity and obnoxious stunts.
10. Tripping over your own toddler
Kathleen Robertson of Austin, Texas actually won this case and was awarded $80,000 by the jury, which of course was comprised of her peers and friends, for tripping over a toddler and breaking her ankle. The toddler was running inside a furniture store. The store owners were baffled when the final verdict was read out. That is understandable so, for the running toddler was Robertson’s own son. Maybe the store should now place a rack where customers must deposit their little ones.
If You Drink and Drive…
Ok, I can understand that they can scratch car by accident, even crash them at the pole or something, but some of these crashes are absolutely ridiculous… I mean, look at those, how the hell did that even happen?
Beautiful Cave Crystals
I am sure that you have seen so many ice sculptures by now, and this may not look like an impressive sight to you. But if I were to tell you that this is all a hand work of our dear mother nature I am sure that I could get one smile form you. This is a work of so many years of sedimentation and the Mother Nature really had her hands full of work. This looks really wonderful. There is nothing left for us to do but to admire to this master piece!
Monday, February 27, 2012
Gerd Ludwig's "Long Shadow of Chernobyl" project
Internationally-renowned photojournalist Gerd Ludwig has spent years documenting the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In 1986, errors at the plant in Ukraine led to an explosion that ultimately caused over a quarter of a million people to permanently evacuate their homes to escape the radiation and radioactive fallout. Over the course of several trips to the site and the region for National Geographic Magazine in 1993, 2005, and 2011, Ludwig has amassed a documentary record of a people and a place irreparably altered by a tragic accident. His 2011 trip was partially funded by a Kickstarter campaign. Now Ludwig has released an iPad app with over 150 photographs, video, and interactive panoramas. Gathered here is a small selection of the work Ludwig has produced over the years of the still-unfolding tragedy. -- Lane Turner (23 photos total)
On April 26, 1986, operators in this control room of reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant committed a fatal series of errors during a safety test, triggering a reactor meltdown that resulted in the world's largest nuclear accident to date. Today, the control room sits abandoned and deadly radioactive. Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine, 2005 (Gerd Ludwig/INSTITUTE)
Rosary Church, Shettihalli - As it submerges and emergeS
If you are thinking how these two totally unrelated acts and timelines could cause such awe and amazement to the offbeat traveler, you are just about to know that!
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The thing is, the church was built on the banks of Hemavathi River near Hassan where an erstwhile village existed long ago. When the government decided the flowing river water had to be put to better use, Gorur dam was built which floods the Hemavathi Reservoir. As with any dam, the collateral damage was relocation of the villages upstream. This village was no different and the villagers were relocated to the nearby villages but the church was left behind. It stood still standing the test of time and the wrath of monsoons. It has been more than 200 years since it was built and more than 25 years since the dam waters started flooding and submerging the church yet these walls bear the brunt with such understated charm and grit that it is hard not to let your jaw drop at the first glimpse.
Every year as the monsoons fill up the reservoir, the church retires to the submerged world and as the water level recedes it emerges in all its glory. The ruins have a mysterious charm to them. The church as such is relatively huge with nothing but the skeleton of the structure in place. The columns, the architecture and few walls are preserved just so much so that one can fill in the missing pieces of puzzle to imagine what it would’ve looked like. The architecture looks very European which adds all the more charm to the setting.
Top 10 Weirdest Things Dipped in Gold
Hide your wife and hide your kids because the gold bug has bitten—and it’s a worldwide pandemic. People in the preliminary stage are known to ice their necks, wrists, and teeth with the shimmery metal. An insatiable hunger for all things made of gold marks a person in the most advanced stage of the bug. If you or a loved one is infected, feed your appetite by checking out the top ten weirdest things made of gold…
Top 10 People with Only One Known Photograph
We love to look at pictures because it gives us a chance to remember a specific moment in time. For this reason, family portraits are among the most cherished items in most households. In the 1830s, the first commercially successful photographic process, the daguerreotype, was invented. Daguerreotype photography spread rapidly across the United States in the early 1840s. People loved the process because they were able to obtain an exact likeness of themselves and their family members for the first time, making portrait photographs extremely popular.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Taman Negara: Oldest Rainforest on the Planet
In the middle of the Malaysian peninsula lies a rainforest so old it makes the entire Amazon jungle seem like new growth. Taman Negara, literally ‘national park’ in Malay, has lain virtually undisturbed for 130 million years. Located as it is in the centre of the equator, even ice ages left barely a dent in this ancient jungle.
The Kung Fu Birds
Kung Fu- the ancient Chinese martial art has been around for centuries. It has been practiced for so long that the birds on the branches are beginning to get the hang of it. It makes one wonder whether the birds were the ones that had invented this mystical way of self-defense or the humans? Looking at these birds fight for their territory shows us that humans are not much different. This mystery will probably be left unsolved but it is your task to decide whether it is true or false.
7 Products Discovered By Accident
Most things in life are not good when you plan them. The best things cannot be planned, they happen without you doing much about them. It is the same case with these awesome products. They just happened.
1. Popsicles
The first Popsicle was invented by accident in 1905 when 11-year -old Frank Epperson left his soda making tools in the cold. When he came back next day he saw that the soda around the stick was frozen, creating the first Popsicle. When he grew up he applied his patent.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
15 Absolutely Brilliant Architectural Photographs
Cuba Gallery, France
Photo credit: Andrew
Professional photographers combine creativity, artistic vision and technical mastery to take photographs. People in this profession use a wide range of equipment, some of which is specific to certain career fields. Good photographers have a natural eye for composition and can often create an aesthetically appealing photograph out of anything. Here are 15 absolutely incredible architecture photography examples to make your day fresh. 14 more images after the break...
the myanmar war on opium 46 Photo Total
These are images of the poppy eradication efforts in Myanmar’s impoverished Shan State. In Myanmar’s new war on drugs, meet the weapon of mass destruction: the weed-whacker. The saying Opium For The People has never been truer.
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An ethnic Pa-O woman smiles after meeting UNODC and Myanmar's police representatives in the village of War Taw, in the mountains of Shan State January 27, 2012. Myanmar has dramatically escalated its poppy eradication efforts since September 2011, threatening the livelihoods of impoverished farmers who depend upon opium as a cash crop to buy food. With new ceasefires ending years of conflict between the government and ethnic insurgents, Myanmar police and United Nations officials are travelling through opium-rich Shan State to ask farmers what assistance they need. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj
rio de janeiro carnival 2012
It’s samba time again people. The world over carnival is being celebrated in hundreds of different types of parties and traditions and the most famous celebration is probably the one in Rio De Janaiero. It’s loud and very colorful and I’d love to go one day.
Warning: some images show copious amounts of South American flesh.
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Warning: some images show copious amounts of South American flesh.
A reveller prepares for the start of the annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome. NACHO DOCE/REUTERS
Amazing Photos Of Chicks During Feeding
They are cute, they are funny, and they are just like human kids. These pictures show us the first week of life the chicks warbler, as well as their relationships with their parents. And you will see how these birds remind our children. All day they sit and chirp, waiting for the fly mom who does nothing that is worn around the neighborhood, collecting food for their kids.
Funny And Cute Pandas
They are cute, they are funny but they aren’t a lot today on Earth. So, let’s take the most of them while they are still here. The panda is a conservation reliant endangered species. A 2007 report shows 239 pandas living in captivity inside China and another 27 outside the country. Wild population estimates vary; one estimate shows that there are about 1,590 individuals living in the wild, while a 2006 study via DNA analysis estimated that this figure could be as high as 2,000 to 3,000. Some reports also show that the number of pandas in the wild is on the rise. However, the jucn does not believe there is enough certainty yet to reclassify the species from Endangered to Vulnerable.
Can You Build This?
This is… well, literally amazing. And awesome! I don’t believe that all these stacks of coins were done without any glue. Authors say that only the weight of the coins provides the support. That’s what I call a patience! You know, I’m still trying to build a simple bridge from picture, and failing every time :) Enjoy the gallery! And.. don’t try this at home – you’ll just get annoyed!
Friday, February 24, 2012
One billion slum dwellers
One billion people worldwide live in slums, a number that will likely double by 2030. The characteristics of slum life vary greatly between geographic regions, but they are generally inhabited by the very poor or socially disadvantaged. Slum buildings can be simple shacks or permanent and well-maintained structures but lack clean water, electricity, sanitation and other basic services. In this post, I've included images from several slums including Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, the second largest slum in Africa (and the third largest in the world); New Building slum in central Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; Pinheirinho slum - where residents recently resisted police efforts to forcibly evict them; and slum dwellers from Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi, India. India has about 93 million slum dwellers and as much as 50% of New Delhi's population is thought to live in slums, 60% of Mumbai. -- Paula Nelson (55 photos total)
Cambodian lawmaker Mu Sochuo, from the opposition Sam Rainsy party, pleads with riot policemen to stop a forced eviction of villagers at a slum village in the centre of Phnom Penh, Jan. 4, 2012. Cambodian lawmakers from the opposition Sam Rainsy party visited the village after authorities forcefully evicted villagers from the Borei Keila community in the capital. (Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images)
Top 5 Martyr Deaths
1. Perpetua and Felicity
Perpetua and Felicity are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua (born in 181) was a 22-year old married noble, and a nursing mother. Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. In the year 203 Perpetua and Felicity were arrested for their faith and executed.
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Perpetua and Felicity are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua (born in 181) was a 22-year old married noble, and a nursing mother. Her co-martyr Felicity, an expectant mother, was her slave. In the year 203 Perpetua and Felicity were arrested for their faith and executed.
beautiful images in the picture samuel hanuscin 25 Photo Total
My name is Samuel Hanuscin and I am 18 years old. I always enjoyed photography, so one year ago I started taking it seriously. I photographed anything, but these photos have captured my heart. I was there, amongst them, but I didn’t understand. They live between cities, they not live in a solitude. I was surprised when I saw how people live in a 21st century a few meters from the town. No electricity, no water and circa 20 people in one room.
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Photo by Samuel Hanuscin
coolest sports pix of 2012 week 07
Week 07 of 2012 is the week I learnt about LINsanity, so we included several pix of New York Knicks pointguard in this week’s collection of coolests sports pix.
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Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West (13) goes up for the shot as he is defended by Los Angeles Clippers forward Reggie Evans (L) and guard Randy Foye during the second half of their NBA basketball game in Dallas, Texas February 13, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Stone
On tour around Bangladesh
This gallery comprises of images from various parts in Bangladesh where the International Mother Language Day is observed in commemoration of the movement where a number of students died in 1952, defending the recognition of Bangla as a state language of the former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh; along with protests and much more.
A Bangladeshi decorates the Shaheed Minar, or martyrs mausoleum, on International Mother Language Day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. International Mother Language Day is observed in commemoration of the movement where a number of students died in 1952, defending the recognition of Bangla as a state language of the former East Pakistan, now Bangladesh.
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Myanmar today
Ever since the repressive military regime was disbanded in 2011, the people of Myanmar are looking up to promising changes ahead.
Despite being a resource-rich country, the nation has the world’s worst legal system for doing business, retaining a position it has held for the last five years despite recent reforms. But the reforms have caught the attention of foreign investors, eager to do business in the nation strategically placed between China and India.
With regards to the perpetual civil war Myanmar has struggled with, the new government has outlined a three-stage plan with all 16 of the country’s ethnic rebel groups, promising of village development projects like housing, roads, water electricity and resettlement of refugees and internally displaced people, in the hopes of permanent peace.
This photo shows a couple walking back to home at the end of the day in downtown Yangon.
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Despite being a resource-rich country, the nation has the world’s worst legal system for doing business, retaining a position it has held for the last five years despite recent reforms. But the reforms have caught the attention of foreign investors, eager to do business in the nation strategically placed between China and India.
With regards to the perpetual civil war Myanmar has struggled with, the new government has outlined a three-stage plan with all 16 of the country’s ethnic rebel groups, promising of village development projects like housing, roads, water electricity and resettlement of refugees and internally displaced people, in the hopes of permanent peace.
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