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30 Most Amazing Photography examples around the world - Amazing Photos

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From the incredible to the bizarre, some of the most amazing photographs of 2014 from around the world

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Barcroft Media focuses on finding the most awe-inspiring news stories from across the globe
The round-up includes everything from global events and bizarre pets to stunning wildlife photography
Highlights include a photobombing baboon, a gymnast born with no legs and a supercell thunderstorm

From the parliament shooting in Ottawa and a volcanic eruption in Indonesia to supercell thunderstorms, giant cats and a photobombing elephant - a press agency has compiled its best pictures 2014 in an astonishing series of photographs that show some of the year's most incredible, weird and wonderful events.

The stunning images offer a celebration of the awe-inspiring stories that were caught on camera by Barcroft Media - a press agency focused on finding the most incredible news stories from across the globe - throughout 2014.

The end-of-year round-up includes major news stories, such as the gunman who went on a shooting rampage in Canada's parliament and the eruption of Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia, which killed at least 15 people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

But it also shows the stories that didn't make the headlines such as the gymnast born with no legs who is now training to be a dancer, and the tragic story of tale of Kaleem, the eight-year-old boy with abnormally large hands.

This year also saw the story of Kyle Jones, a 31-year-old self-confessed 'cougar hunter' who only dates senior citizens, and an expose of the Ku Klux Klan, which offered snapshots of family life in the Klan.

Looking at the lighter side of life in 2014, the series also includes a photobombing baboon, pugs dressed in Game of Thrones costumes, the world's largest turban, a pregnant weightlifter and some of the year's most stunning wildlife photography.

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Giant ash clouds erupt from Mount Sinabung volcano as villagers watch on November 3 in Karo district in Indonesia. The volcano, which has been active since September 2013, erupted in February killing at least 15 people and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes

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Emergency responders escort VIPs out of building on Sparks Street on October 22 in Ottawa, Canada. A gunman shot dead a soldier as he was standing guard at the National War Memorial and then went on a shooting rampage through parliament buildings before he was shot dead

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Sam and Amanda with their kids at a Ku Klux Klan rally held at Mountwood Park on April 26 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. A group of KKK members says it is planning military style combat training - exactly 60 years after the birth of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. Klan bosses say an influx of military troops plan to train the Loyal White Knights (LWK) faction. LWK leaders say they are preparing for a race war they believe will break out soon with the collapse of modern society, and will learn armed combat, hand-to-hand combat and survival skills

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A dust storm rolls over the city of Phoenix at sunset on July 3 in Phoenix, Arizona. Avid storm chaser Mike Olbinksi, 39, captured this photo as he watched the wall of thick orange dust roll over the city with a population of 1.4 million

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A front view of Shockwave getting ready to launch down a track in Ontario, Canada. Powered by three jet engines and hitting speeds approaching 400mph, Shockwave is the world's fastest jet-powered truck. The three-tonne 1957 Chevy generates an incredible 36,000 horsepower and can cover a quarter mile in just six-and-a-half seconds

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Brightly colored umbrellas look oddly uniform on the Adriatic Coast in August in Italy. Hundreds of colorful deck chairs and parasols were arranged in stunning symmetry on the beach. Bernhard Lang, 44, trained his camera on the coastal resorts as he flew 500 metres above ground in a helicopter in August

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Jen Bricker poses on Santa Monica beach on September 25 in Los Angeles, California. The gymnast's childhood dreams came true when she discovered her idol was in fact her long-lost sister. Jen, 27, was adopted at birth after being born with no legs due to a genetic birth defect. Despite her disability, Jen was drawn to gymnastics and idolised American Olympic gymnast Dominique Moceanu. And after competing in - and winning - gymnastic competitions at State level, Jen learned a shocking secret - that Dominique was actually her biological sister

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Participants build castells of human towers during the 25th Castells Competition on October 5 in Tarragona, Spain. A total of 30 human tower groups gathered to compete to build the most difficult human tower structure

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A photographer takes a selfie using a special panoramic camera from the top of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest man-made structure on October 8 in Dubai. Gerald Donovan, 47, was there to put the finishing touches to the Dubai 360 project, which includes a virtual tour of the city and a 360 degree panoramic timelapse. Cheltenham-born Donovan used a camera controlled by an iPhone app to capture the selfie at 830m

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Eight-year-old Kaleem shows his abnormally large hands in his hometown in East India. His hands weigh eight kilograms each and measure 13 inches from the base of his palm to the end of his middle finger. The cricket fan is unable to do many basic tasks and has been bullied and shunned most of his life. His parents earn just £15 a month and have been desperately trying to find help for their son but to no avail. Doctors have been left baffled by his condition but believe it may be the result of either lymphangioma or hamartoma - both treatable conditions

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Avtar Singh is seen wearing a huge traditional Punjabi turban called 'pagdi' in the Indian town of Patiala on July 19 in Punjab. The impressive headgear weighs a hefty 100lbs and measures in at a staggering 645m when unwrapped - the same as 13 Olympic-sized swimming pools. The 60-year-old has been regularly adding to it for the past 16 years and it can take him up to six hours to put it on. His supersize turban made him one of the most respected preachers in the Pubjab, but it causes day-to-day problems such as fitting through doorways and getting into cars

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A picturesque view of daybreak is captured on camera in the woods near Brompton Ralph village on December 3 in Somerset, England

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The rotating updraft base of a supercell thunderstorm, and a rear flank downdraft containing rain and hail, backlit by the setting sun on May 10 in Climax, Kansas. The huge formations, also known as rotating thunderstorms, are among the most powerful weather phenomenon found over land. They can occur anywhere where the conditions are right, but are normally found in more arid climates

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A caver stands outside one of the entrance of the Hang Son Doong cave in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam. At more than 200m high, 150m wide and 5km long, this is the biggest chamber in the Hang Son Doong cave. Australian photographer John Spies, 59, spent a week photographing the natural wonder and the tourists flocking to marvel at its beauty

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A model dives under the blue water as an aircraft flies above in September in Maho Beach, Sint Maarten. Holidaymakers will find it difficult to relax on the beach and soak up the summer sun with airplanes flying just above their heads. Princess Juliana International Airport on Sint Maarten is just a stone's throw away from Maho Beach and as a consequence planes have to land from a nail-biting low-altitude on approach

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Rose-ringed parakeets in flight on their way to roost pass over an urban cemetery in January, 2014, in London, England

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A great white shark breaches out of the water to attack a plastic seal decoy in Cape Town, South Africa. These amazing full breaches were conceived using a plastic seal decoy, which is dragged behind a tourist diving boat, as a way of enticing the hungry predator. The footage demonstrates the frightening power and agility of the iconic animal

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A curious polar bear puts its paws up on the boat in July in Svalbard, Norway. Polar bears have a reputation for being fearsome predators in and these images of the blood-covered grizzlies prove why. Their white fur and black snout is covered with blood after a three-day long meal

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A pelican is nearly swallowed by a humpback whale. The bird had been feasting on anchovies among a group of eight humpback whales in Monterey Bay, California. A hundred sea lions and other species of seabirds also gathered for the feeding frenzy on November 23. The pelican had been sitting on the surface of the water gobbling up the fish when the humpback whale burst from the sea to collect a mouthful of anchovy

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A lemon shark opens its mouth before feeding on fish on August 2 in Jupiter, Florida. Wildlife photographer John Chapa, 41, has taken jaw-dropping images while swimming just inches away from sharks. For a fee of $100, John dives with brave tourists and captures the up close and personal experiences they have while feeding sharks

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Doug Seus looks into the open jaws of Bart 2 in Heber City, Utah. For the last four decades, Doug and wife Lynne have shared their ranch in the with their four bears. The bears' ease in human company has helped them carve out an impressive showreel working alongside Hollywood stars including Brad Pitt, Jennifer Anniston and Eddie Murphy, while Bart 2 recently starred in the hit HBO series Game of Thrones

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A humpback whale jumps out of the water on June 24, 2013 in Port St. Johns, South Africa. A huge humpback whale leaps out of the water in an amazing display of strength and agility. These awe inspiring pictures were taken in June 2013 by marine tour guide Steven Benjamin who was documenting over 1000 whales migrating from the coast of South Africa to the warmer waters of Mozambique and Madagascar

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A close up of a caracal lynx's face looking into a camera in January in Western Cape, South Africa. The nimble cat approached the lens after being released by a farmer who had earlier trapped it on his land. It was a lucky escape for the animal - a type of lynx - as many farmers blame them for killing livestock and shoot them on sight

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A baboon 'photobombs' a beautiful landscape photo in Cape Point, South Africa. The playful animals had been monkeying around at Cape Point, the southern tip of Cape Peninsula in South Africa, and putting on a show for tourists

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Doug Seus poses alongside the 8ft 6in Bart 2 on his ranch in Heber City, Utah. For the last four decades, Doug and wife Lynne have shared their ranch in the the Heber Valley, Utah, with their four bears: Bart the Bear 1, who died of cancer in 2000, brother and sister team Bart 2 and Honey Bump, and Tank

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Carl Bovard, 43, interacting with Sampson, a five-year-old Siberian tiger on July 12 in his backyard in Melrose, Florida. Carl set up Single Vision - his educational, non-profit company - nine years ago and welcomes tours to his house and garden where his wild animals live with him. His biggest tiger is Samson who weighs more than 700lbs and is over nine and a half feet tall when he stands on his back legs

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A huge male elephant photobombs (from left to right) Lisa Marie Winther, from Norway, Deb Sulzberger, from Australia, Sarah Daly, from Scotland, Jane Burnett, from England, and Nicky Walker, from England, at Imire: Rhino and Wildlife Conservation area in Wedza, Zimbabwe

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Glen Bonin approaches an 11 ft alligator to move it from the middle of the road on June 8 in Sulphur, Louisiana. Glen Taylor Bonin, 23, spotted the massive reptile blocking the road during an outing with pals. The carpenter and friends attempted to move the alligator by first using their t-shirts to blindfold it. But Glen narrowly avoided serious injury when the beast clamped its jaws round his hand and shook him like a rag doll

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Bono as Jon Snow, Blue as Ned Stark and Roxy as Bran Stark in February in Los Angeles, California. Blinkbox has teamed up with three adorable pugs to create the cutest Game of Thrones remake ever. Owners Phillip Lauer, 57 and his wife Sue, 47 have been dressing their pugs up as characters from cinema and TV since they were puppies

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Hans, a 12-week-old mixed breed, looks dismayed as he shakes off water, in Portland, Oregon. A series of sopping wet puppies shake their fur in an adorable slow-motion photo book. The speedy motion has been slowed down using a high-speed camera to capture every wiggle

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Owner Andrew poses with Pickles the cat at their home in Boston, Massachusetts. The pet cat weighs almost 21 pounds and 40 inches long. He was rehomed twice because he didn't play well with other cats - but he's now found a loving home

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Britain's biggest dog - an 18-month-old Great Dane named Freddy - is seen relaxing on the sofa with his owner Claire Stoneman at their home in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The huge dog has been measured at 7ft 4in (2.24m) on his hind legs

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Bodhi the dog models a look at a Meatpacking District photo studio on October 5 in New York City. Bodhi, a five-year-old Shiba Inu dog - also known as Menswear Dog - has gained over 146,000 followers on his Instagram, where he is featured wearing suits, ties and glasses. His owners Dave Fung, 29, and Yena Kim, 27 started dressing him up as a weekend hobby, but have since turned their pet's good looks into a business. Now big name designers, including Coach, Salvatore Ferragamo, and ASOS have signed Bodhi up as a PAID model for their brands

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Model Lowri Thomas poses after her tarantula transformation on March 14 in Leicester, England. The super-sized spider is the handiwork of body painter Emma Fay, 27, who used water-based paints to turn the ultra-flexible model into the giant arachnid. The set also includes some of Fay's other stunningly realistic animal transformations, including a spiralling seahorse and a giraffe. The Leicester-based artist, who has been body painting for three years, spends around five hours on each work and created the series to celebrate the marvels of the natural world

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Michelle Rovinsky, 32, poses while holding a BFG 50-A gun at home on June 30, 2014 in Tampa, Florida. The slim 32-year-old looks more like Barbie than Rambo - but she is trained to survive in the wild and shoot with military grade firearms. Michelle, who carries a concealed weapon at all times, wants to inspire a generation of girls 'brainwashed' by celebrities such as Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus

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Marilyn Mansfield, 36 poses for a photograph with her husband Zoth Ommog 40, and their children Skylar 15, and Damian, 10 in their living room holding the life like baby dolls on August 17 in Statem Island, New York City. Marilyn Mansfield has spent tens of thousands of dollars on her incredible doll collection - which includes 300 ultra-realistic handmade dolls

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Amazon Amanda and Sergio are seen having a session on May 26 in New York City. Amazon Amanda is a 6ft 3 ins, 20 stone model who is paid to dwarf men. She is a big hit with guys who like being squashed, crushed, wrestled or simply seen out in public with super-sized women. After growing too big to be a mainstream model, Amanda discovered a subculture where she could put her natural assets to good use. With 63 inch hips and a 44DD bust Amanda is worshipped by amazon fans all over the world

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Kyle Jones, 31, poses for a picture with Marjorie McCool, 91, at a local park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 'Cougar hunter' Kyle says he has never dated a woman his own age - preferring the attention of pensioners. He says he is only attracted to elderly women and prefers them 65 or older

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Charity Pierce at her home on March 28 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The 56 stone mum has found love with a toyboy almost half her age. Charity fell for Tony, 21, three years ago and the pair have since become engaged. Now Tony is helping housebound charity find a doctor willing to perform a bypass operation which she hopes will save her life - and let them be married

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Arlindo de Souza, 43, shows off his muscles outside his home in Olinda, Brazil. He believes he has grown the biggest arms in Brazil - after injecting a cocktail of mineral oil and alcohol into them. His 29in biceps are filled with a synthetic filler. But the bricklayer's size has not made him any stronger and he can only lift normal size weights. He turned to the substance to make him the king of his competitive local gym

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Katja Harjanne lifting weight in a gym on September 28 in London, England. Superfit Katja Harjanne can still lift 100 kilo weights, despite being eight months pregnant. She is 38 weeks pregnant with her first child, but with the support of her fiancee Jason Depner she is continuing her grueling regime. The couple believe that cross fit has benefited Katja's pregnancy by keeping her and the baby healthy and strong

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Gagan Satish practices limbo-skating at a local sports complex on July 7 in Bengaluru, India. Gagan is a six-year-old boy who is a roller skater from Bangalore. He flattened himself and passed underneath 39 cars, squeezing in a space of seven inches above the ground on his roller skates. Gagan covered the distance in 29.8 seconds and emerged unscathed from the 20 centimetres of space underneath the SUVs. This feat has landed Gagan to stake claim for an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records

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Zac Mihajlovic, 29, dressed as Batman poses for a photograph with his Batmobile vehicle on July 4 in Camden, Australia. He turned down six-figure offers for his home-made Batmobile - so he can continue helping sick children. Businessmen from across the world, including a Sheik in Dubai, have offered Zac big bucks for the Batmobile. And rather than cash-in on his dream machine, Zac decided to use his powers for good by teaming up with the Make-A-Wish foundation, who make dreams come true for terminally ill children

22 Unbelievable Places That Are Hard To Believe Really Exist

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Our world is so full of wonders that new and amazing places are discovered every day, be that by professional photographers or amateurs. Different geographical locations, climatic conditions and even seasons offer the widest variety of natural wonders: pink lakes, stunning lavender or tulip fields, breath-taking canyons and mountains, and other places you can hardly believe actually exist!

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Image credits: Oleg Gordienko

Tulip Fields in Netherlands

Image credits: Allard Schager

Salar de Uyuni: One of the World’s Largest Mirrors, Bolivia

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Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan

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Mendenhall Ice Caves, Juneau, Alaska

Image credits: Kent Mearig

Red Beach, Panjin, China

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Bamboo Forest, Japan

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Street in Bonn, Germany

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Naica Mine, Mexico

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Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

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Black Forest, Germany

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Fields of Tea, China

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Tianzi Mountains, China

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Hang Son Doong, Vietnam

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Shibazakura Flowers, Takinoue Park, Japan

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Antelope Canyon, USA

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Lake Hillier, Australia

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Lake Retba, Senegal

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Lavender Fields, UK and France

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Canola Flower Fields, China

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Mount Roraima, Venezuela/Brazil/Guyana

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Zhangye Danxia Landform, China

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The 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World

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1. Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Italy

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2. Kolmanskop in the Namib Desert

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3. Abandoned dome houses in Southwest Florida

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4. The remains of the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Australia

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5. The abandoned Wonderland Amusement Park outside Beijing, China

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6. Fishing hut on a lake in Germany

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7. Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay

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8. The Kerry Way walking path between Sneem and Kenmare in Ireland

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9. Pripyat, Ukraine

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10. 15th century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany

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11. Kalavantin Durg near Panvel, India

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12. The remains of the Pegasus in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

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13. Angkor Wat in Cambodia

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14. The Maunsell Sea Forts in England

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15. Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England

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16. Częstochowa, Poland’s abandoned train depot

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17. Sunken yacht in Antarctica

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18. Abandoned distillery in Barbados

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19. Michigan Central Station in Detroit

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20. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo

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21. Craco, Italy

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22. Russian military rocket factory

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23. Abandoned mill from 1866 in Sorrento, Italy

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24. Cooling tower of an abandoned power plant

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25. House of the Bulgarian Communist Party

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26. Abandoned city of Keelung, Taiwan

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27. Lawndale Theater in Chicago

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28. North Brother Island near New York City, New York

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29. Abandoned Blade Mill, France

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30. El Hotel del Salto in Colombia

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31. Asuncion, Paraguay

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32. The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine

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33. Nara Dreamland in Japan

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The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 5)

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“We are all of us resigned to death: it’s life we aren’t resigned to,” novelist Graham Greene once wrote. A growing number of Americans of all ages are embracing that idea by renewing a resolve to live life to its fullest. Here are some places to visit and to fill your soul with something beautiful that will never be forgotten.

The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 4)

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Bahamas, Copperfield Bay – Musha Cay

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Beautiful Landscapes of Faroe Islands

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Canada, Sky Walking at Mt. Nimbus

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Holland. River of Flowers, Keukenhof

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Japan, underwater Roller Coaster in Yokohama

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Magic Forest in Shanghai

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New Zealand, Cathedral Cove, Coromandel Peninsula

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Point Reyes National Seashore, California

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Stairway to Heaven, Iceland

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The Mingus Mill, Blue Ridge Mountains, North Carolina

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Tuscany, Italy

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The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 3)

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Wind Cathedral Namibia

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The cliffs of Etretat, France

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Butterfly Tree

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Jacobs Well north of Wimberly, Texas

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Sea Cave, Malta

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Athabasca Falls At Dusk, Jasper, Alberta, Canada

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Cathedral Cove, New Zealand

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Antelope Canyon, Arizona

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Etretat

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Illuminated Caves – Okinawa, Japan

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Taj Mahal, Agra, India

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“Capilla de Marmol” – Patagonia Chilena

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Balanced Rock in the Garden of the Gods – Colorado Springs, Colorado

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House between Two Rocks

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Mystic forest in the Netherlands

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“Catedral de Marmol” – Patagonia Chilena

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Bali

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National Park, Utah

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The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 1)

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Aogashima Volcano, Japan

Petra, Jordan

Hiller lake(pink lake), Western Australia

Scientists have proven the strange pink color is due to the presence of algae which is usually the cause of strange coloration. (Photo by Jean Paul Ferrero/Ardea/Caters News)

Chittorgarh Fort, India

Cinque Terre, Rio Maggiore, Italy

Fairy Pools, Isle of Skye, Scotland

Mamanuca Islands, Fiji

Palau

Giant’s Causeway, Ireland

Glass Beach, California, USA

Glow worm cave, New Zealand

Big Island, Hawaii, USA

Pamukkale, Turkey

Hot springs spilling over rock terraces. A UNESCO world heritage site.

Santorini, Greece

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Fingal’s Cave, Scotland

St. Lucia

Venice, Italy

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Zion National Park, Utah, USA

Great Blue Hole is a large submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize

Horsetail Falls, Yosemite National Park

Hvitserkur, North Iceland

Panjin Red Beach, China

Sea Cliffs, Etretat, France

The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (Part 2)

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Beachy Head – England

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Mount Ararat eruption, Արարատ լեռը ժայթքում

Image Source: Volcano Eruption - Ararat Turkey, Sako Tchilingirian

Shifen Waterfall

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Somewhere in Romania

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Split View – Galapagos Islands

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Hotel La Montana Magica – Huilo Chile

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Dunnottar Castle

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Coastal Potholes

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Nottingham Castle

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Beautiful Venice – Italy

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Split Pinnacle – Hunan China

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Valley of Ten Peaks

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Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway

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Cabin in the Woods

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Campo Andaluz – Andalusian Countryside

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Solitude in the Olympics

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This week,s wildlife - in pictures

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Flowers stand in a meadow flooded by rain in Kaufbeuren, southern Germany.

A brown trout jumping from the water at Rothiemurchus estate near Aviemore, Scotland.

A grasshopper on a window in Frankfurt, Germany.

An adult male sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) grooming itself.

What is believed to be a pup of Oregon’s famous wandering wolf OR-7 seen in a screen grab from a remote trail camera in Rogue River-Siskiyou national forest, Oregon.

A pod of dolphins puts on a spectacular show for spectators watching a prestigious surfing competition in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa.

Thai customs officers show ivory seized from a shipment from Ivory Coast that included 18 elephant tusks and products worth almost $300,000.

Orphan elephant Quanza, pictured feeding, is one of three orphan elephants at a sanctuary in Kenya where they will be reintegrated into the wild. Quanza, Lima Lima and Zongoloni have been raised by keepers at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Truck after their parents were killed by poachers.

An giant inflatable figure in the shape of a pink river dolphin floats off the Ponta Negra beach along the Amazon river in Manaus, Brazil. The Red Alert conservation campaign is trying to halt the killing of the dolphin, which is illegal but common.

A herd of bison grazes in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone national park, Wyoming. New herds of genetically pure wild bison may once again roam vast expanses of the American West, where the iconic animal has been absent since the end of the 19th century, under a tentative plan from federal officials.

A common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula) shaking its feathers. The magical winter wildlife spectacle of hundreds of thousands of wading birds converging on British estuaries could be under threat as research shows big declines in some of the most familiar species.

The great Banyan tree, at the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian botanic garden in Kolkata, India, is the world’s widest tree canopy, with aerial roots that cover 3.5 square acres of land.

A long exposure image shows the El Portal Fire burning near Yosemite national park, California. On the morning of 28 July, the fire had burned more than 2,500 acres. More than 400 firefighters and several helicopters are battling the flames near Yosemite.

Wild flowers are seen in full bloom at Barcroft Hall’s ‘Field Of Dreams’ in Somerset.

Hundreds of migrating wildebeest pass a hippo in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. Every year some 2 million animals move from the Serengeti national park in Tanzania to the Maasai Mara park in Kenya.

Pangolins are being “eaten to extinction” due to a demand for their meat at banquets in China and Vietnam and their scales for use in Chinese medicine, conservationists have warned.

A brown capuchin monkey in the Manu national park in Peru’s southern Amazon Madre de Dios region. This 1.8m-hectare reserve is the largest national park in Peru and home to around 1,000 bird and 200 mammal species, reptiles and amphibians.

A waxy monkey leaf frog in the Manu national park. The park has one of the highest levels of biodiversity of any park in the world, with more than 200 varieties of trees per hectare.

Android Codes for any Mobile/Tablets

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Android is becoming a very popular these days and all big companies have launched android phones.Android is giving a strong competition to Iphones, symbian phones(like nokia).Though people have a lot of expectations from lumina series by nokia,but i don't think it will be able to compete with android phones!

So here are some tricks and codes which can be useful if you have an android phone

General Codes:

*#06# – To Display's IMEI number.

*2767*3855# – To format your device i.e To delete everything on the phone memory (Can be customized).

*#*#4636#*#* – This code will display your usage statistics and battery.

*#*#273282*255*663282*#*#* – This code helps you to back up all media files on your mobile.

*#*#197328640#*#* – This code will send you to the test mode, to test various functionality of your mobile.

*#*#1111#*#* – This code will display FTA software version.

*#*#1234#*#* – This code will show PDA and firmware version.

*#*#232339#*#* – For wireless LAN tests.

*#*#0842#*#* – This code is used for Backlight/vibration test.

*#12580*369# – Display's Software and hardware info.

*#*#2664#*#* – This code is used for Testing the touchscreen.

*#9900# – System dump mode.

*#9090# – Diagnostic configuration.

*#*#34971539#*#* – Will display Detailed camera information.

*#872564# – USB logging control.

*#301279# – HSDPA/HSUPA Control Menu.

*#7465625# – This code will display phone's lock status.

*#0*# – This code will enable you to enter the service menu on newer phones like Galaxy S III.

*#*#7780#*#* – Reset the /data partition to factory state.

Basic Codes:

*#*#7780#*#* - This code is used for factory restore setting.This will remove Google account setting and System and application data and settings.

*2767*3855# - This code is used for factory format, and will remove all files and settings including the internal memory storage. It will also re install the firmware.

*#*#4636#*#* - This code show information about your phone and battery.

*#*#273283*255*663282*#*#* - This code opens a File copy screen where you can backup your media files e.g. Images, Sound, Video and Voice memo.

*#*#197328640#*#* - This code can be used to enter into Service mode. You can run various tests and change settings in the service mode.

*#*#7594#*#* - This code enable your "End call / Power" button into direct power off button without asking for selecting any option(silent mode, aero plane and power-off).

*#*#8255#*#* - This code can be used to launch G Talk Service Monitor.

*#*#34971539#*#* - This code is used to get camera information. Please avoid update camera firmware option.

W-LAN, GPS and Bluetooth Test Codes:

*#*#232339#*#* OR *#*#526#*#* OR *#*#528#*#* - W-LAN test (Use “Menu” button to start various tests).

*#*#232338#*#* - Shows WiFi MAC address.

*#*#1472365#*#* - GPS test.

*#*#1575#*#* - Another GPS test.

*#*#232331#*#* - Bluetooth test.

*#*#232337#*# - Shows Bluetooth device address.

Codes to launch various Factory Tests:

*#*#0842#*#* - Device test (Vibration test and BackLight test).

*#*#0588#*#* - Proximity sensor test.

*#*#0*#*#* - LCD test.

*#*#2664#*#* - Touch screen test.

*#*#2663#*#* - Touch screen version.

*#*#0283#*#* - Packet Loopback.

*#*#0673#*#* OR *#*#0289#*#* - Melody test.

*#*#3264#*#* - RAM version.

Code for firmware version information:

*#*#1111#*#* - FTA SW Version.

*#*#2222#*#* - FTA HW Version.

*#*#44336#*#* - PDA, Phone, CSC, Build Time, Changelist number.

*#*#4986*2650468#*#* - PDA, Phone, H/W, RFCallDate.

*#*#1234#*#* - PDA and Phone.

38 Heart Touching And Powerful Photographs That Shocked The World!

2015-04-04T22:30:00.002-07:00

A picture is worth a thousand words, but not all pictures are created equal. The pictures we usually feature here can be cute, beautiful, funny, or enchanting, but these pictures are powerful. They are gripping and unforgettable because of the volumes they speak about the human condition – about some of the best and worst moments of contemporary human existence.

EDIT: This post was a collection of 26 photographs and later 12 new pictures were added, because they surely deserve to be here.

Embracing couple in the rubble of a collapsed factory

A Russian soldier playing an abandoned piano in Chechnya in 1994

Man Falling from the World Trade Center on 9/11. “The Falling Man.”

When a survivor of an earthquake found a treasured photo album intact in Sichuan, China

When Marine Sergeant Frank Praytor fed a 2 week-old kitten after her mother was killed

When a soldier met his baby girl for the first time

Taken by Raghu Rai, a Indian Photojournalist, who was asked to join by Henri-cartier-Bresson. This Picture was made on the Chemical Disaster in Bhopal during 1984. He even did exhibit the pictures to support the survivors of the disaster.

When Meghan Vogel carried Arden McMath, a competitor, across the finish line when she collapsed during a race

Taken by Nick Ut, who won pulitzer prize for this picture. This Picture was taken during the south Vietnamese attack during 1972. The Girl running towards the camera is safe and still alive.

Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange

Child Crawling by Kevin Carter

Again an one during the Vietnam war, shows the atrocity of war and its brutal behavior which is carried over by Humanity.

Taken by Mike wells, shows us the hand of an Ugandan Boy holded by a missionary. This image strikes us a reminder about the disparity in this world.

Taken by Elliot Erwitt. Symbolises the apartheid in africa, the discrimination they faced against the oddness.

Taken by James Natcheway. This Picture tells the genocide which took place in rwanda. This Hutu man was in one of those concentration camps who was brutally tortured. He then managed to survive once freed.

Taken by Freddy Alborta. The Man of revolutionaires “Che” Guevera. This picture has a striking similarity to the one of Jesus from the cross. This Picture also made the people to adopt the slogan “Che Lives”

Taken by Don McCullin. It was in Biafra, almost more than 3 years of war have ruined the lives of more than a million people . He was petrified in seeing the scene of more than 900 children living in a camp almost close to a point of death.

This Picture shows the reunion of Mother and child. The times of war and how cruel a departure can be to a family.

Helen Fisher kisses the hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin.

A man looking back on the times he spent with his wife on this bench.

This Picture shows the violation of almost everything. These cruel acts carried out by the US Army along with the additional governmental agencies came into light after this Picture was published.

This Picture of a Monk Thich Quang Duc, who allegedly burnt himself down. It was due to the rising rivalry between catholics and buddhists in the vietnam. The Monk didnt even move, he remained absolutely still even while burning.

Taken by Lawrence Beitler during 1930. This hanging of two black men was due to a lie that they raped a white girl. This Photograph was used to show the Diplomacy of Whites during that age.

Taken by Stuart Franklin of Magnum Photos. This Picture shows a Man who was seen dancing infront of the tankers. At first the photographer himself didnt believe it to be so iconic, then later it became one of it.

Taken by Lewis W. Hine an American Photographer. It shows the condition of child labor and the hardlives of people in coal mine Located in the south Pittson Pennsylvania.

The very first wedding photo of this couple were able to take after getting married 88 years prior.

When 8 year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc Golczynski, who died in Iraq

An unborn baby who reached out his hand right out of the incision and takes hold of the surgeons hand.

A monk prays for an elderly man who had died suddenly while waiting for a train in Shanxi Taiyuan, China

During massive floods in Cuttack City, India, in 2011, a heroic villager saved numerous stray cats by carrying them with a basket balanced on his head

The Graves of a Catholic woman and her Protestant husband, Holland, 1888

A dog named “Leao” sits for a second consecutive day at the grave of her owner, who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero in 2011.

Zanjeer the dog saved thousands of lives during Mumbai serial blasts in March 1993 by detecting more than 3,329 kgs of the explosive RDX, 600 detonators, 249 hand grenades and 6406 rounds of live ammunition. He was buried with full honors in 2000

Indian homeless men wait to receive free food distributed outside a mosque ahead of Eid al-Fitr in New Delhi, India

A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, in 2009

Father and son (1949 vs 2009)

Heart surgeon after 23-hour-long (successful) heart transplant. His assistant is sleeping in the corner.

Inside an Auschwitz gas chamber

Revolution that changed the World Today (FB)

2015-04-04T22:28:00.002-07:00

These 23 Photographs Of Animal Love Will Melt Your Heart. Especially The Penguin!

2015-04-04T22:26:00.002-07:00

These pictures from the wonderful animal kingdom and the way they look like is amazing. If you look closer the way they hug, kiss and flirt will make you speechless.

OH! Giraffe Hug?

Low land gorillas!

Elephant love is cute too!

Wow! So cute…

Kissing snails

You need a sleep like this?!

Otters hugging

Cute Squirrels whispering

Only for lovers

Lovely panda couple, isn’t?

The best place in the world is, in your arms!

Kissing bunnies!

Rats couple sleeping :)

Love dove!

This purr is only for you

Snuggle owls!

Need a hug?

Squirrel love

Ferrets heart

Two Lori’s

Penguins walk hand in hand

Cute hug

Foxes in love

Share this and spread the true love everywhere

Strange Madhouse

2012-09-11T09:56:00.003-07:00

"Madhouse" in Dalat
"Mad House" was built by Mrs. Dang Viet Nga. The locals did not immediately love him. Moreover, Communist Vietnam did not welcome such a strange construction, but in this case, it helped communication - her father was a prominent official.

Love everywhere :) Be a part of this world !!

2012-09-11T09:50:00.002-07:00

11 years of WTC Tragedy- 9/11

2012-09-11T09:46:00.000-07:00

11 years of world-famous tragedy in America
As you remember, 11 years ago September 11, 2001 at the American World Trade Center was attacked.
11 years have passed. New photos.

The Great Ocean Road, Australia

2012-09-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

The Great Ocean Road is a 243-kilometre (151 mi) stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Warrnambool. The road was built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932, and is the world's largest war memorial; dedicated to casualties of World War I. It is an important tourist attraction in the region, which winds through varying terrain alongside the coast, and provides access to several prominent landmarks; including the nationally significant Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations.

The Great ocean Road #1

The Great ocean Road #2

Twelve Apostles

An Apostles is a limestone rock stack.

The Great Ocean Road #3

London Arch (formerly known as London Bridge before collapse of land section)

Which are the top 30 Iconic Moments of year 2011 in the World?

2012-09-11T09:05:00.000-07:00

On March 11, Japan was hit by one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded. The magnitude-9.0 quake spawned a deadly tsunami that slammed into the small island nation, leaving a huge swath of devastation in its wake.

Gary Kirsten ended his term as India's coach on a high, guiding India to a historic World Cup triumph, said it was an honour to coach Team India.

Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption has grabbed headlines all over and inspired the common Indian to demand for a Jan Lokpal Bill that would hold politicians accountable for their actions.

US President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and several other government officials gathered to monitor the raid that killed the world's most wanted man, Osama bin Laden.

Nargis, a girl born in Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, was welcomed as the world's seven billionth baby -- an honour she shares with a girl child born in the Philippines and a boy in Russia.

Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, passed away.

The last convoy of US soldiers pulled out of Iraq, ending nearly nine years of war that cost almost 4,500 American and tens of thousands of Iraqi lives, and left a country grappling with political uncertainty.

Muammar Gaddafi, who ruled Libya with an iron fist for over 40 years, was killed after being on the run for two months by National Transitional Council fighters.

The success of the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit helped soothe the bitter memories of a messy and shambolic Commonwealth Games.

The 34-year-old regime of the Left front finally crumbled to a feisty Mamata Banerjee, making her the first woman chief minister of West Bengal when her party won the assembly elections this year.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Member of Parliament Kanimozhi, was sent to Tihar Jail in May this year for her alleged role in the 2G spectrum scam.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic, celebrated his Wimbledon victory by eating a piece of grass, said that will taste the grass every year he wins.

Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, has passed away in London following a cardiac arrest.

During the election campaign, she foretold that the AIADMK with her allies would win over 185 seats in the Tamil Nadu assembly and how correct she was. After two consecutive defeats in the Tamil Nadu elections, Jayalalithaa made a spectacular comeback winning 199 of the state's 234 assembly seats.

"Everybody was expecting me to score a double hundred and I think I lived (up to the) expectation," a visibly tired Sehwag said at the innings break.

Flood around the World in 2011

2012-09-11T09:00:00.001-07:00

Family members, displaced by floods, use a tarp to escape a monsoon downpour while taking shelter at a make-shift camp for flood victims in the Badin district in Pakistan's Sindh province Sept. 14. Floods this year have destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres since late last month, according to officials and Western aid groups. More than 300,000 people have been made homeless and about 200 have been killed.

Rescuers and volunteers search for the body of the fourth fatality in Baguio, northern Philippines on Aug. 29 after an avalanche of rubbish at the city dump at the height of Typhoon Nanmadol. Super-typhoon Nanmadol left at least 16 people dead after hitting the Philippines, and the toll is expected to rise as hopes of finding those missing fade, the civil defense chief said.

Vehicles are piled on top of one another on muddy ground after Typhoon Talas caused flash flooding in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama prefecture, in western Japan on Sept. 5. Typhoon Talas cut across western Japan late on September 3, leaving at least 31 people dead and 50 missing after heavy rains and fierce winds.

A food vendor gives change to a customer along a flooded street in the town of Sena, Ayutthaya province Sept 13. Weeks of heavy monsoon rains and a tropical storm in Thailand have caused widespread floods and mudslides, killing at least 84 people since late July.

Pakistani villagers evacuate household items in a flooded area of Umerkot on Sept. 16. The United Nations said that it was stepping up aid to Pakistan, where monsoon floods have killed 270 people, affected over 5.5 million others and destroyed 1.1 million homes.

Rescue workers transport evacuees in a boat through floodwaters in Nagoya, Aichi prefecture, in central Japan on Sept. 20. Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan were warned to leave their homes as an approaching typhoon brought heavy rain and fears of landslides and flash flooding.

Displaced Pakistanis wash their belongings in a flooded field in Mirpur Khas in Pakistan's Sindh province, after fleeing their flood-hit homes Sept. 23. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed over 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected.

Residents are evacuated from a flood zone Sept. 19 in Guang'an, China's Sichuan province. Heavy rains that have unleashed flooding across southwest China and left at least 14 people dead will continue to pound the region in the coming days, the country's meteorological agency said.

Policemen and residents run as waves from a tidal bore surge past a barrier on the banks of Qiantang River in Haining, Zhejiang province Aug. 31. As Typhoon Nanmadol approaches eastern China, the tides and waves in Qiantang River recorded its highest level in 10 years, local media reported.

Indian villagers with their cattle cross flood waters on a boat at Kasimpurchak near Danapur Diara in Patna, India, Sept. 27. Monsoon rains destroyed mud huts and flooded wide swaths of northern and eastern India in recent days, leaving hundreds of thousands marooned by raging waters, officials said.

Flood water covers the roadway Sept. 9 in Bloomsburg, Pa., after remnants from tropical Storm Lee continued to produce heavy rain overnight.

Unidentified teens walk through the high water and waves at the Mandeville, La. lakefront of Lake Pontchartrain from Tropical Storm Lee, on Sept. 4. The vast, soggy storm system spent hours during the weekend hovering in the northernmost Gulf of Mexico. Its slow crawl to the north gave more time for its drenching rain bands to pelt a wide swath of vulnerable coastline, raising the flood threat.

Cecil Flemming tries to maneuver his wheelchair through the waters on the Mandeville, La. lakefront of Lake Pontchartrain after waters crashed over the seawall from Tropical Storm Lee Sept. 4. The vast, soggy storm system spent hours during the weekend hovering in the northernmost Gulf of Mexico. Its slow crawl to the north gave more time for its drenching rain bands to pelt a wide swath of vulnerable coastline, raising the flood threat.

Pakistani men sit on the rubble of a house, surrounded by floods water in Badin district near Hyderabad, Pakistan Sept. 18. The floods caused by heavy rains have killed more than 200 people, made about 200,000 people homeless and left 4.2 million acres of agriculture land inundated with water, authorities said.

A displaced Pakistani boy stands on a narrow path surrounded by flood water in Badin District, in Pakistan's Sindh province Sept. 24. In Pakistan's Sindh province alone, the floods have killed over 220 people, damaged or destroyed some 665,000 homes and displaced more than 1.8 million people, according to the United Nations. Neighboring Baluchistan province has also been affected.

A girl, displaced by floods, carries pots as she walks on the trunk of a tree floating in the water near her home in the Badin district of Pakistan's Sindh province Sept. 23. The latest floods, triggered by monsoon rains, have killed more than 230 people, destroyed or damaged 1.2 million houses and flooded 4.5 million acres since late last month, officials and Western aid groups say. More than 300,000 people have been moved to shelters. Some 800,000 families hit by last year's floods are still homeless. Aid groups have warned of a growing risk of fatal diseases.

Residents living beside a swollen river walk through floods in Navotas, north of Manila, Philippines Sept. 27 as Typhoon Nesat hits the country. Massive flooding hit the Philippine capital as typhoon winds and rains isolated the historic old city where residents waded in waist-deep waters, dodging tree branches and debris.

Fishermen stand at the scene of a cargo ship washed ashore at the sea port in Navotas city, north of Manila Sept. 27 after Typhoon Nesat, locally known as Pedring, hit the capital, Manila. Typhoon Nesat pounded the Philippines' main island lashing crop-growing provinces and bringing the capital to a near standstill as it disrupted power supplies and closed financial markets, government offices, transport and schools. At least one person, a 22 month-old boy, died in the storm, and four people were reported missing.

A Indian girl sleeps at her mud hut surrounded by flood waters at Pahanga village Sept. 25 in Orissa's Jajpur district, India. Monsoon rains have collapsed mud huts and flooded wide swaths of north and east India in recent days, leaving hundreds of thousands of people marooned by the raging waters, officials said.

The Year in Pictures

2012-09-11T08:54:00.001-07:00

The another collection of images from 2011 once again brought us nature at its full force with floods, drought, wild fires, tornadoes and spectacular images of volcanic eruptions. The death of Osama bin Laden, the attack on an island in Norway by a lone gunman, continued fighting in Libya, and protests around the globe were a few of the news events dominating the headlines.

1. A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.

2. A cloud of ash billowing from Puyehue volcano near Osorno in southern Chile, 870 km south of Santiago, on June 5. Puyehue volcano erupted for the first time in half a century on June 4, 2011, prompting evacuations for 3,500 people as it sent a cloud of ash that reached Argentina. The National Service of Geology and Mining said the explosion that sparked the eruption also produced a column of gas 10 kilometers (six miles) high, hours after warning of strong seismic activity in the area.

3. People react to the death of Osama bin Laden in Times Square in New York early May 2. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed in a firefight with U.S. forces in Pakistan on Sunday, President Barack Obama announced, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks.

4. This official White House photograph made available May 2, 2011 shows US President Barack Obama (2nd left) and Vice President Joe Biden (far left), US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (right) and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2nd right) along with members of the national security team, as they receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, in Washington, DC on May 1, 2011.

5. A wounded woman is brought ashore opposite Utaoya island (in the distance) after being rescued from a gunman who went on a killing rampage targeting participants in a Norwegian Labour Party youth organisation event on the island, some 40 km southwest of Oslo, on July 22. At total of 77 were killed in Friday's attacks in Norway, a bombing in central Oslo and a series of shootings on the island. Police had also found explosives on the island of Utoeya, where a gunman opened fire on young people at a summer camp organized by the ruling Labour Party, Sveinung Sponheim, acting commissioner for Oslo police, told reporters.

6. People gather outside Oslo City Hall July 25 to participate in a "rose march" in memory of the victims of a bomb attack and shooting massacre in Norway.

7. Protesters clash with riot police during a 48-hour general strike on June 28 in Athens. Greece is set to come to a halt on Tuesday as protesters launch a 48-hour general strike against the bankruptcy-threatened government which is desperately trying to push through sweeping austerity cuts. As parliament votes on the drastic belt-tightening measures to unlock 12 billion euros ($17 billion) of blocked funds from the EU and IMF, unions have called on Greeks facing hefty tax hikes to stage mass demonstrations.

8. Police detain protesters during clashes in Tbilisi May 26. Georgian riot police used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon on Thursday to disperse several hundred opposition protesters demanding the resignation of President Mikheil Saakashvili, a Reuters reporter said.

9. Somali refugees who recently crossed the border from Somalia into southern Ethiopia cluster between two food tents as they wait to be called to collect food aid at the Kobe refugee camp on July 19. Ethiopian authorities and non-governmental organizations have accommodated almost 25,000 refugees at the camp since it was set up less then three weeks ago. Thousands of Somalis have fled in recent months to neighboring Ethiopia and Kenya in search of food and water, with many dying along the way, as the region suffers what the UN has described as the worst drought in decades.

10. A painting of Amy Winehouse is left near the house in north London where the body of the English pop star was found earlier on July 23. Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse, whose struggle with drink and drugs overshadowed her sultry musical talents, has been found dead at her flat in north London, emergency services said. She was 27.

11. Katlyn Wilkins works on securing an American flag in a tree as she deals with the destruction caused by a massive tornado that passed through the town killing at least 139 people on May 29 in Joplin, Mo.

12. Cars stand submerged in overflow water from the Wolf River on McMiller Road in Memphis, Tenn. May 10, 2011. After weeks of rising to historic levels the Mississippi River reached a crest just shy of the forecast 48 feet at the Memphis gauge. "It's going to meander around that level for the next 24 to 36 hours," meteorologist Bill Borghoff said. "We're going to pretty much hold onto the crest for a while."

13. Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off from launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center July 8, 2011 in Cape Canaveral, FL. This lift off is the last in the 30-year-old shuttle program.

14. Billy Stinson (left) comforts his daughter Erin Stinson as they sit on the steps where their cottage once stood before it was destroyed by Hurricane Irene Aug. 28 in Nags Head, NC. The cottage, built in 1903, was one of the first vacation cottages built on Albemarle Sound in Nags Head. Stinson has owned the home, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, since 1963. "We were pretending, just for a moment, that the cottage was still behind us and we were just sitting there watching the sunset," said Erin afterward.

15. A weed grows out of the dry cracked bed of O.C. Fisher Lake on July 25 in San Angelo, TX. The 5,440 acre lake which was established to provide flood control and serve as a secondary drinking water source for San Angelo and the surrounding communities is now dry following an extended drought in the region. The lake which has a maximum depth of 58 feet is also used for boating, fishing and swimming. The San Angelo area has seen only 2.5 inches of rain this year. The past nine months have been the driest in Texas since record keeping began in 1895, with 75% of the state classified as exceptional drought, the worst level.

16. Japan's midfielder Homare Sawa celebrates scoring during the FIFA Women's Football World Cup final match Japan vs USA on July 17 in Frankfurt, Germany. Japan won the cup 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out after the final had finished 2-2 following extra-time.

17. Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks celebrates a point against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on June 12 at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, FL. Jason Terry scored 27 points and Nowitzki finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Mavericks won 105-95 to take the best-of-seven championship series four-games-to-two to claim their first NBA championship in franchise history.

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION VS DEATHS

2012-09-10T21:11:00.001-07:00

According to one Russian scientist his country leads the world in Alcohol related deaths. Why would he say that if it were not true? Many other countries have Alcohol problems as severe as Russia's, so why isn't this reflected in the world rankings? See how your country ranks in the chart below...
The international standard for cause of death data is ICD-10. Without standardization cross cultural comparisons could not be made. But when it comes to ranking death rates for Alcohol the process appears to favor some countries over others in the world rankings. The ICD-10 code doesn't measure what you and I think of as a death caused by alcohol, it measures Alcohol Abuse Disorders, which includes everything from violence to heart disease. There is little doubt expanding how we measure the role Alcohol plays in our lives is a good thing, but the countries that follow the reporting rules shouldn't pay the price for those who don't, especially for something like Alcohol. Leading the world in Alcohol related deaths is embarrassing. It strikes at the "heart and soul" of a country's reputation. Several countries appear to rank higher than they deserve because they didn't make adjustments to their data to protect their image. In order to have meaningful international standards everyone must play by the same rules. If Alcohol is a disease of the body then where does the chain of abuse begin if not with consumption?
High consumption does not automatically mean high death rates, how the alcohol is consumed is a factor. The consumption data below includes WHO recorded and unrecorded consumption which is seldom published, but is far more accurate. Anyone who believes El Salvador has a more severe Alcohol problem than Russia just isn't paying attention. More about Russia's alcohol problem here: Russia's Poison Problem

Country alcohol consumption measured in liters of pure ethyl alcohol per capita in a given year. Death rate is per 100,000 population. Latest WHO Data.

	Consumption
Country	Rank	Liters

Moldova	1	18.2
Czech Republic	2	16.5
Hungary	3	16.3
Russia	4	15.8
Ukraine	5	15.6
Estonia	6	15.6
Andorra	7	15.5
Romania	8	15.3
Slovenia	9	15.2
Belarus	10	15.1
Croatia	11	15.1
Lithuania	12	15.0
South Korea	13	14.8
Portugal	14	14.6
Ireland	15	14.4
France	16	13.7
Denmark	17	13.4
United Kingdom	18	13.4
Slovakia	19	13.3
Poland	20	13.3
Netherlands	21	13.3
Austria	22	13.2
Luxembourg	23	13.0
Germany	24	12.8
Finland	25	12.5
Latvia	26	12.5
Bulgaria	27	12.4
Nigeria	28	12.3
Uganda	29	11.9
Saint Lucia	30	11.9
Spain	31	11.6
Armenia	32	11.4
Serbia/Monten	33	11.1
Switzerland	34	11.1
Kazakhstan	35	11.0
Belgium	36	10.8
Greece	37	10.8
Italy	38	10.7
Azerbaijan	39	10.6
Seychelles	40	10.6
Grenada	41	10.4
Sweden	42	10.3
Palau	43	10.1
Australia	44	10.0
Argentina	45	10.0
Niue	46	9.9
Rwanda	47	9.8
Canada	48	9.8
Sierra Leone	49	9.7
Bosnia/Herzeg	50	9.6
New Zealand	51	9.6
Namibia	52	9.6
Guyana	53	9.5
Nepal	54	9.5
Burundi	55	9.5
South Africa	56	9.5
United States	57	9.4
St. Kitts	58	9.4
Ecuador	59	9.4
Gabon	60	9.3
Cyprus	61	9.3
Brazil	62	9.2
Bahamas	63	8.8
Sao Tome	64	8.7
Chile	65	8.6
Yugoslavia	66	8.5
Mexico	67	8.4
Venezuela	68	8.2
Uruguay	69	8.1
Japan	70	8.0
Botswana	71	8.0
Paraguay	72	7.9
Dominica	73	7.8
Norway	74	7.8
Cameroon	75	7.6
Antigua/Bar.	76	7.2
Thailand	77	7.1
Burkina Faso	78	7.0
Barbados	79	6.9
Peru	80	6.9
Panama	81	6.9
Tanzania	82	6.8
Laos	83	6.7
Albania	84	6.7
Haiti	85	6.6
Cote d Ivoire	86	6.5
Dominican Rep	87	6.4
Georgia	88	6.4
Philippines	89	6.4
Iceland	90	6.3
Trinidad/Tob.	91	6.3
Colombia	92	6.2
Suriname	93	6.1
Equ. Guinea	94	6.1
Belize	95	6.1
China	96	5.9
Swaziland	97	5.7
Lesotho	98	5.6
Costa Rica	99	5.6
Cuba	100	5.5
Micronesia	101	5.5
Saint Vincent	102	5.4
Angola	103	5.4
Nicaragua	104	5.4
Bolivia	105	5.1
Kyrgyzstan	106	5.1
Zimbabwe	107	5.1
Liberia	108	5.1
Jamaica	109	5.0
Cape Verde	110	5.0
Nauru	111	4.8
Samoa	112	4.8
Cambodia	113	4.8
Turkmenistan	114	4.6
Honduras	115	4.5
Chad	116	4.4
Malta	117	4.3
Congo	118	4.2
Kenya	119	4.1
Guatemala	120	4.0
Ethiopia	121	4.0
Zambia	122	3.9
Tonga	123	3.8
Viet Nam	124	3.8
Mauritius	125	3.7
Kiribati	126	3.7
Cook Islands	127	3.7
Guinea-Bissau	128	3.7
Bahrain	129	3.7
El Salvador	130	3.6
Uzbekistan	131	3.5
North Korea	132	3.5
New Guinea	133	3.5
Tajikistan	134	3.4
Gambia	135	3.4
Central Africa	136	3.4
Rep Of Congo	137	3.3
Malawi	138	3.2
Ghana	139	3.0
Israel	140	2.9
Djibouti	141	2.9
Mozambique	142	2.6
Tuvalu	143	2.4
Fiji	144	2.4
Iraq	145	2.4
Sudan	146	2.4
Lebanon	147	2.2
Benin	148	2.2
Brunei	149	2.0
Togo	150	2.0
Turkey	151	1.9
Mongolia	152	1.7
Solomon Isl.	153	1.7
Singapore	154	1.6
Eritrea	155	1.5
Morocco	156	1.5
Syria	157	1.4
Madagascar	158	1.3
Tunisia	159	1.3
Qatar	160	1.3
Mali	161	1.0
Iran	162	1.0
Algeria	163	1.0
Oman	164	0.9
Vanuatu	165	0.9
Timor-Leste	166	0.9
Malaysia	167	0.8
Sri Lanka	168	0.8
Comoros	169	0.8
India	170	0.8
Jordan	171	0.7
Senegal	172	0.6
Indonesia	173	0.6
Myanmar	174	0.6
Bhutan	175	0.6
Arab Emirates	176	0.5
Afghanistan	177	0.5
Egypt	178	0.4
Guinea	179	0.4
Niger	180	0.3
Saudi Arabia	181	0.3
Bangladesh	182	0.2
Kuwait	183	0.2
Libya	184	0.1
Mauritania	185	0.1
Somalia	186	0.1
Pakistan	187	0.1
Yemen	188	0.0

	Deaths
Country	Rank	Rate

El Salvador	1	25.1
Guatemala	2	16.4
Honduras	3	12.9
Denmark	4	9.9
Nicaragua	5	9.2
Estonia	6	9.2
Haiti	7	8.6
Saint Vincent	8	6.5
Turkmenistan	9	6.1
Mauritius	10	5.9
St. Kitts	11	5.6
Saint Lucia	12	5.2
Brazil	13	4.7
Poland	14	4.5
Seychelles	15	4.2
Croatia	16	4.1
France	17	4.0
Dominica	18	4.0
Ecuador	19	3.9
Germany	20	3.9
Ukraine	21	3.8
Sri Lanka	22	3.8
Moldova	23	3.6
Slovenia	24	3.5
Austria	25	3.4
Belarus	26	3.2
Latvia	27	3.1
Kazakhstan	28	3.0
Bahamas	29	2.9
Hungary	30	2.9
Norway	31	2.8
Serbia/Monten	32	2.8
Luxembourg	33	2.8
Grenada	34	2.7
Russia	35	2.7
Monaco	36	2.4
Ghana	37	2.2
Cuba	38	2.2
Sweden	39	2.1
Belgium	40	2.1
Finland	41	2.0
Switzerland	42	1.8
South Korea	43	1.8
Kyrgyzstan	44	1.8
Argentina	45	1.7
Thailand	46	1.7
Chile	47	1.7
Guyana	48	1.6
United States	49	1.6
Swaziland	50	1.6
Canada	51	1.6
Namibia	52	1.5
Malawi	53	1.5
Azerbaijan	54	1.5
Bolivia	55	1.5
Somalia	56	1.4
Yugoslavia	57	1.4
Trinidad/Tob.	58	1.4
Lebanon	59	1.3
Czech Republic	60	1.3
Cambodia	61	1.3
Cote d Ivoire	62	1.3
Belize	63	1.2
Sudan	64	1.2
Iceland	65	1.2
Dominican Rep	66	1.2
Zambia	67	1.2
Guinea	68	1.1
Mozambique	69	1.1
Uganda	70	1.1
Barbados	71	1.1
Antigua/Bar.	72	1.1
Armenia	73	1.1
Portugal	74	1.1
Suriname	75	1.1
United Kingdom	76	1.1
Bhutan	77	1.1
Uruguay	78	1.1
Tunisia	79	1.1
South Africa	80	1.1
Arab Emirates	81	1.0
Philippines	82	1.0
Indonesia	83	1.0
Lesotho	84	1.0
New Guinea	85	1.0
Laos	86	1.0
Ethiopia	87	1.0
Guinea-Bissau	88	1.0
Congo	89	1.0
Bangladesh	90	1.0
Lithuania	91	1.0
Cameroon	92	0.9
Equ. Guinea	93	0.9
Central Africa	94	0.9
Chad	95	0.9
Mexico	96	0.9
Nauru	97	0.9
Burkina Faso	98	0.9
Angola	99	0.9
Sao Tome	100	0.9
Australia	101	0.9
Ireland	102	0.9
Netherlands	103	0.9
India	104	0.9
Benin	105	0.8
Rep Of Congo	106	0.8
Sierra Leone	107	0.8
Tanzania	108	0.8
Nigeria	109	0.8
Comoros	110	0.8
Burundi	111	0.8
Mauritania	112	0.8
Malaysia	113	0.8
Myanmar	114	0.7
Romania	115	0.7
Nepal	116	0.7
Gambia	117	0.7
Liberia	118	0.7
Kenya	119	0.7
Gabon	120	0.7
Mongolia	121	0.7
Mali	122	0.7
Cape Verde	123	0.7
Botswana	124	0.7
Togo	125	0.7
Bahrain	126	0.7
Eritrea	127	0.7
North Korea	128	0.6
Peru	129	0.6
Rwanda	130	0.6
Madagascar	131	0.6
Timor-Leste	132	0.6
China	133	0.6
Viet Nam	134	0.6
Senegal	135	0.6
Tajikistan	136	0.6
Syria	137	0.5
Morocco	138	0.5
Niger	139	0.5
Paraguay	140	0.5
Afghanistan	141	0.5
Zimbabwe	142	0.5
Costa Rica	143	0.5
Andorra	144	0.4
Algeria	145	0.4
Saudi Arabia	146	0.4
Israel	147	0.4
Oman	148	0.4
Pakistan	149	0.4
Yemen	150	0.4
Spain	151	0.4
Malta	152	0.4
Uzbekistan	153	0.4
Egypt	154	0.4
New Zealand	155	0.3
Cyprus	156	0.3
Georgia	157	0.3
Marshall Isl.	158	0.3
Bulgaria	159	0.3
Panama	160	0.3
Venezuela	161	0.3
Greece	162	0.3
Italy	163	0.2
Niue	164	0.2
Fiji	165	0.2
Japan	166	0.2
Bosnia/Herzeg	167	0.1
Albania	168	0.1
Tuvalu	169	0.1
Samoa	170	0.1
Iraq	171	0.1
Palau	172	0.1
Djibouti	173	0.1
Micronesia	174	0.1
Vanuatu	175	0.1
Jamaica	176	0.1
Tonga	177	0.1
Solomon Isl.	178	0.1
Cook Islands	179	0.1
Libya	N/A	N/A
Kuwait	N/A	N/A
Colombia	N/A	N/A
Iran	N/A	N/A
San Marino	N/A	N/A
Turkey	N/A	N/A
Maldives	N/A	N/A
Brunei	N/A	N/A
Jordan	N/A	N/A
Singapore	N/A	N/A
Slovakia	N/A	N/A
Kiribati	N/A	N/A
Qatar	N/A	N/A

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Websites That Make A Lot Of Money Online

2012-09-07T10:49:00.001-07:00

Rank	Website	Founders	Annual Revenue	Per Second
1	Google	Larry Page and Sergey Brin	$21,800,000,000	$691.27
2	Amazon	Jeff Bezos	$19,166,000,000	$607.75
3	Yahoo	Jerry Yang and David Filo	$7,200,000,000	$228.31
4	eBay	Pierre Omidyar	$6,290,000,000	$199.45
5	MSN/Live	Nathan Myhrvold.	$3,214,000,000	$101.92
6	PayPal	Max Levchin, Peter Thiel, and Luke Nosek	$2,250,000,000	$71.35
7	iTunes	Jeff Robbin	$1,900,000,000	$60.25
8	Reuters	Marshal Vace	$1,892,000,000	$59.99
9	Priceline	Jesse Fink	$1,884,000,000	$59.74
10	Expedia	Added Mark Schroeder	$1,447,000,000	$45.88
11	NetFlix	Reed Hastings	$1,200,000,000	$38.05
12	Travelocity	Terry Jones	$1,100,000,000	$38.05
13	Zappos	Nick Swinmurn	$1,000,000,000	$31.71
14	Hotels.com	David Litman	$1,000,000,000	$31.71
15	AOL	Erik Prince	$968,000,000	$30.70
16	Orbitz	Jeff Katz	$870,000,000	$27.59
17	Overstock	Robert Brazell	$834,000,000	$26.45
18	MySpace	Tom Anderson	$800,000,000	$25.37
19	Skype	Niklas Zennstrom	$550,841,000	$17.47
20	Sohu	Zhang Chaoyang	$429,000,000	$13.60
21	Buy.com	Robb Brock	$400,000,000	$12.68
22	StubHub	Eric Baker	$400,000,000	$12.68
23	Alibaba	Jack Ma	$316,000,000	$10.02
24	Facebook	Mark Zuckerberg	$300,000,000	$9.51
25	YouTube	Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim	$300,000,000	$9.51
26	Blue Nile	Mark Vadon	$295,000,000	$9.35
27	Tripadvisor	Stephen Kaufer	$260,000,000	$8.24
28	Getty Images	Mark Getty	$233,200,000	$7.39
29	Bidz	Garry Itkin	$207,000,000	$6.56
30	NYTimes	Henry Jarvis Raymond	$175,000,000	$5.55

World’s Top 10 Most Expensive Watches

2012-09-05T14:49:00.000-07:00

1. Baume & Mercier

William Baume Flying Tourbillion
Price: $75,000*

This new edition of the William Baume Tourbillion has a “flying tourbillion,”—a tourbillion held in place on only one side rather than on the top and bottom—black dial, and black alligator strap. The tourbillion escapement is in the 9 o’clock position and a small seconds display at 6 o’clock. It has a 52-hour power reserve. This timepiece is limited to 10 editions worldwide. Baume & Mercier is owned by Swiss luxury goods giant Compagnie Financière Richemont.

2. Tag Heuer

Monaco V4
Price: $80,000

Tag Heuer, which is owned by French luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, used cars as a model for rethinking watches’ mechanical movement and engineered the world’s first and only belt-driven timepiece. This design is more shock-resistant and requires less maintenance because of the belts and micro ball bearings, according to the company. The Monaco V4 has a platinum case and alligator leather strap. Only 150 pieces were manufactured.

3. JeanRichard

Paramount Tourbillion Linear Power Reserve
Price: $128,000

This unique tourbillion watch from independent Swiss watchmaker JeanRichard uses a linear indicator for the 72-hour power reserve. It has an 18 carat white gold case and rubber covered alligator strap.

4. Glashütte Original

Julius Assmann 4 in white gold
Price: $161,000

Glashütte Original introduced this piece for the Assmann edition in 2007. It can be worn as a wristwatch or pocket watch and features a unique retrograde hour display and tourbillion. The watch is also offered in red gold and rose gold ($145,000). More information is available through Tourbillion Boutiques in New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. Based in the former East Germany, Glashütte Original is one of the few watchmakers that uses its own proprietary movements. It is owned by Switzerland’s Swatch Group.

5. Porsche Design

Indicator P´6910 in rose gold
Price: $225,000

Made of about 800 individual parts and developed by 12 engineers and watchmakers, the Porsche Design Indicator P´6910 is the world’s first chronograph with a mechanical-digital stopwatch function display. It can record up to 9 hours and 59 minutes. In 2008 the Indicator, available in three design variants, was presented in rose gold with PVD coated titanium.

6. Panerai

L’Astronomo Luminor Tourbillion 1950 Equation of Time in rose gold
Price: $235,000

Recently presented at the 2010 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva as a tribute to Galileo Galilei, the L’Astronomo will be made in a limited number of about 30. While ordering the piece, clients must specify their hometown, which is engraved on the back near a rotating sky chart of the city. The dial also displays the sunrise and sunset times of the chosen city. Panerai is owned by Richemont.

7. Breitling

Grande Complication
Price: $280,716

Unveiled at Baselworld 2010, this pocket watch has a perpetual calendar that displays the date, day, month, leap years, and moon phases and a minute repeater that strikes the hours, quarters, and minutes on demand. It comprises almost 700 parts. The case, made of 18 carat yellow gold, features an engraving of Walter Owen Bentley, founder of Bentley Motors, one of Breitling’s partners.

8. IWC

Grande Complication
Price: $318,000

IWC first launched the Grande Complication about 20 years ago. It combines a perpetual calendar with moon phase, minute repeater, and chronograph with an automatic movement. This version has a platinum case and bracelet. The Richemont-owned IWC recently redesigned it in a Portuguese-style case ($220,567). A total of 50 pieces are produced annually.

9. Concord

C1 Tourbillion Gravity
Price: $320,000

One of the unique features of this watch, which has an 18 carat white gold case, is the seconds display on the side of the tourbillion carriage. The C1 Tourbillion Gravity also features a flyback chronograph and 84-hour power reserve and is water resistant to 30 meters. Although founded in Biel, Switzerland, in 1908, Concord today is owned by Movado Group, which is based in Paramus, N.J.

10. Montblanc

Grand Tourbillion Heures Mysterieuses in platinum
Price: $365,750

Although once known primarily for its signature fountain pens, Richemont-owned Montblanc in recent years has transformed its brand into that of a jeweler and watchmaker. Its most expensive watch is the Grand Tourbillion Heures Mysterieuses in platinum, of which only one has been made so far. This tourbillion is also available in 18 carat white gold (in photo), limited to eight pieces at $319,000 each. The 18 carat red gold version, also limited to eight pieces, is $302,500.

Amazingly The World's Best

30 Most Amazing Photography examples around the world - Amazing Photos

From the incredible to the bizarre, some of the most amazing photographs of 2014 from around the world

22 Unbelievable Places That Are Hard To Believe Really Exist

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Tulip Fields in Netherlands

Salar de Uyuni: One of the World’s Largest Mirrors, Bolivia

Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan

Mendenhall Ice Caves, Juneau, Alaska

Red Beach, Panjin, China

Bamboo Forest, Japan

Street in Bonn, Germany

Naica Mine, Mexico

Wisteria Flower Tunnel in Japan

Black Forest, Germany

Fields of Tea, China

Tianzi Mountains, China

Hang Son Doong, Vietnam

Shibazakura Flowers, Takinoue Park, Japan

Antelope Canyon, USA

Lake Hillier, Australia

Lake Retba, Senegal

Lavender Fields, UK and France

Canola Flower Fields, China

Mount Roraima, Venezuela/Brazil/Guyana

Zhangye Danxia Landform, China

The 33 Most Beautiful Abandoned Places In The World

1. Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso, Italy

2. Kolmanskop in the Namib Desert

3. Abandoned dome houses in Southwest Florida

4. The remains of the SS Ayrfield in Homebush Bay, Australia

5. The abandoned Wonderland Amusement Park outside Beijing, China

6. Fishing hut on a lake in Germany

7. Holland Island in the Chesapeake Bay

8. The Kerry Way walking path between Sneem and Kenmare in Ireland

9. Pripyat, Ukraine

10. 15th century monastery in the Black Forest in Germany

11. Kalavantin Durg near Panvel, India

12. The remains of the Pegasus in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica

13. Angkor Wat in Cambodia

14. The Maunsell Sea Forts in England

15. Bodiam Castle in East Sussex, England

16. Częstochowa, Poland’s abandoned train depot

17. Sunken yacht in Antarctica

18. Abandoned distillery in Barbados

19. Michigan Central Station in Detroit

20. 1984 Winter Olympics bobsleigh track in Sarajevo

21. Craco, Italy

22. Russian military rocket factory

23. Abandoned mill from 1866 in Sorrento, Italy

24. Cooling tower of an abandoned power plant

25. House of the Bulgarian Communist Party

26. Abandoned city of Keelung, Taiwan

27. Lawndale Theater in Chicago

28. North Brother Island near New York City, New York

29. Abandoned Blade Mill, France

30. El Hotel del Salto in Colombia

31. Asuncion, Paraguay

32. The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine

33. Nara Dreamland in Japan

The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 5)

1000 Year Old Yew Tree, West Wales

Awesome Flower Street

Gaiola Bridge, Naples, Italy

Ice hotel at Sorrisniva, Alta, Norway

Bridges Park, Ireland

Path of Pink Tulips

Piano Bridge,China

Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, Tennessee

Vettica, Campania, Italy

Castillo de La Cueva, Cebolleros, Burgos, Spain

Châtenois, Alsace, France

Old Mill, Istra, Croatia

Tree House, Marin, California

Turquoise Sea, Cyprus

The 100 Most Beautiful and Breathtaking Places in the World in Pictures (part 4)

Bahamas, Copperfield Bay – Musha Cay

Beautiful Landscapes of Faroe Islands

Canada, Sky Walking at Mt. Nimbus

Holland. River of Flowers, Keukenhof