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Living Over The Edge

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:57:00 +0000

Two brothers in Rio are living over the edge — literally: sleeping, working and eating on the side of a building 33 feet up in the air. Twenty-seven-year-old Tiago Primo and his 20-year-old brother Gabriel spend 12 hours a day in the bed, hammock, chair and dining table they’ve attached to a bright red-and-yellow wall as part of an art exhibit in Rio’s old center. The brothers are equipped with mountain climbing gear, and if nature calls, can scramble over to the verandah of a neighboring art gallery, where an indoor bathroom awaits. The Primo brothers say the hardest part is listening to drunks who relate their life stories during the night, when their trying to sleep and the rain.

The brothers have been hanging out wall-side since the end of May. They plan to continue the display until Aug 20.

Unusual Views in Google Maps

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:51:00 +0000

Google Earth satellite images are getting clearer as well as stranger everyday. You can see Google satellite images through Google Maps too. So, if you do not have patience or time to install the complete software, use Google Maps (Once you are on Google Maps, select satellite view from the top right hand corner on the screen) to view the earth.

Here are some of these images that i liked the most.

Steampunk Cheetah by Andrew Chase

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:42:00 +0000

Designed and created by the amazing Andrew Chase, this steampunk cheetah is 24 inches tall and 50 inches long, from nose to tail. It weighs just 40 pounds and is able to move just like a real-life cheetah.

Mardan Palace - Europe's Most Expensive Hotel

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:33:00 +0000

The Mardan Palace Hotel one of the most luxurious hotels in the Mediterranean region, was opened in the popular Turkish resort town of Antalya costing nearly 1.5 billion USD.

The most expensive hotels in Europe Mardan Palace includes a total 560 rooms, cost from $ 475 up to $ 19,000 per night. The most expensive rooms have a pool, a concert grand piano, huge TV and a toilet with a remote control.

The hotel sports a five acre pool that guests can take a gondola ride across, which takes a full 30 minutes. The bathrooms have gold-plated mirrors on the floor and the spa boasts a room full of real snow that guests can roll around in immediately after exiting the sauna. The absurd undertaking is the brainchild of Russian billionaire Telman Ismailov, who ploughed at least one of his billions into this monument to ostentation.

Champagne costs 25 pounds a glass, toilets are remote-controlled, guests select linen and pillow firmness from a 'pillow menu' alongside each bed and the private beach has been created from 9,000 tons of the silkiest white sand imported from Egypt.

Sources: 1, 2

Audi Centenary Sculpture by Gerry Judah

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:16:00 +0000

To commemorate Audi’s 100 years of service in the auto industry, Gerry Judah designed a centenary sculpture which was erected at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in Sussex, England.

The statue is 44-tonnes, 32 meters high and it features a vintage and a modern Audi going opposite ways on the twisted track into the sky.

Check out the gallery because this centenary old sculpture is a marvel to look at. Congratulations, Audi, on your 100th year celebrations.

Neverland Ranch - Michael Jackson Home

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Neverland Ranch is the infamous property that Michael Jackson once called home.

Ever since the molestation accusations, sources claim that Michael Jackson hasn’t actually lived at Neverland Ranch. In fact, Jackson nearly lost ownership of the land because of financial troubles. Last year, he actually defaulted on the $24.5 million loan for the Neverland Ranch, which covers an area of 2,800 acres.

It now appears that the property is owned mostly by Sycamore Valley Ranch Company LLC, whom Michael Jackson transferred the title to during the financial troubles that nearly led to its foreclosure.

Neverland Ranch is located in Los Olivos, California. The property was previously owned by an entrepreneur named William Bone, who sold the land to Michael Jackson for a reported amount of $17 million in the 1980s. Now the land is estimated to be worth close to $120 million.

Neverland Ranch once famously had an amusement park and a zoo. The name is an obvious reference to the fictional setting of Peter Pan, where children live who never want to grow up.

Soon after the transference of the title to Sycamore Valley Ranch Company, neighbors reported that it appeared as though the amusement rides were being moved out.

During the time in which the ownership of Neverland Ranch was uncertain, other wealthy celebrities, such as Angelina Jolie, were reportedly interested in purchasing it.

It seems that no matter who owns Neverland Ranch, it will always be associated with Michael Jackson, may he rest in peace.

Take a look at some photos and video of Neverland Ranch below.

A vidio to show what the king of pops house is

Enjoy =)

God Bless You =).

Funny Mugshots

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:15:00 +0000

These crooks went down in style!

Spooky HDR

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:31:00 +0000

Sears Tower Unveils 103rd Floor Glass Balconies

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:34:00 +0000

Not content with having the tallest building in America, the owners of Sears Tower in Chicago have installed four glass box viewing platforms which stick out of the building 103 floors up.

The balconies are suspended 1,353 feet in the air and jut out four feet from the building's Skydeck. Designers say the platforms - collectively dubbed The Ledge - have been purposely designed to make visitors feel as they are floating above the city.

Source: dailymail

How Many People Can Fit In A Car

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:30:00 +0000

This competition is held in China. The goal is to fit as many people as you can in one car. Afterwards the doors must be closed for 10 seconds. The winner receives 500 Yuan (75 USD).

Vinyl Faces Art

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:46:00 +0000

Vinyl records or CD are less and less used, even by the DJ's. Now a new trend comes to the rescue of our good old vinyl or at least their sleeves. Taking a picture of a vinyl record sleeve is furiously trend. Since about a year, people began posting "sleeveface" pictures everywhere on the Internet.

According to Wikipedia, "Sleeveface is an internet phenomenon wherein one or more persons obscure or augment body parts with record sleeves, causing an illusion. Sleeveface has become popular on social networking sites." The results are sometimes striking but always fun.

Source: sleeveface

Underwear Protest

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:30:00 +0000

That is what I call the best protest ever. Those people are dismissed workers of Triumph International Philippines, the largest undergarment manufacturer in the country. They were standing in front of the Department of Labour and Employment in Manila throwing bras and panties in the air.

Celebrities Who Own Private Islands

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:11:00 +0000

Owning an island is the ultimate status symbol; apart from that, these private island kingdoms also afford privacy, peace and tranquility to celebrities who are always in the public eye.

Sir Richard Branson – undoubtly the "King of the Islands". He owns Necker and Moskito Islands, Caribbean Sea; Makepeace Island, Noosa River; Island of England, Dubai.

Talking of private islands, there is no doubt that Richard Branson is the king. Necker and Moskito in the Caribbean Sea belong to Virgin Atlantic owner Richard Branson, the most flamboyant business mogul in Britain. Both have been transformed into resorts of luxury and indulgence.

Necker Island is a 74-acre private paradise nestling in its incredible turquoise waters, with coral reefs and pristine white beaches. The island is often rented out whole by the privileged few. The 120-acre Caribbean island, Moskito is a more recent purchase and is just a mile and a half away from Necker, and cost $10 million.

He also bought Makepeace Island for the staff of Virgin which lies off Australia’s Queensland coast and the Island of England located in Dubai’s manmade world map.

Johnny Depp – Little Halls Pond Cay, Bahamas

This Pirate of the Caribbean fell in love with the Bahamas during the filming of “Pirates of the Caribbean and went ahead and bought his own real-life Caribbean paradise getaway for his family in the Bahamas – Little Hall’s Pond Cay. This 45-acre, one mile long isle is a private island and is part of the Exuma archipelago to the south of Bahamas. It costed him $3.6 million and boasts of the world’s most beautiful reefs, a private harbor, a palm-fringed lagoon and six pristine white sand beaches and is accessible only by a boat, helicopter or seaplane. Recent news that made headlines was that his island will be run on eco-friendly solar power.

Mel Gibson – Mago Island, Fiji

Australian natives find the tropical islands of Fiji a perfect vacation spot. Mel Gibson, himself an Australian, has joined the list of Fijian island owners with the purchase of Mago Island in 2005 for about $15 million. The island is 5,400 acres and is one of the largest private owned islands in the South Pacific. This island is almost completely secluded and uninhabited and the actor left it in its pristine state, except for building a modest residence for his personal use.

David Copperfield – Musha Cay, Bahamas

Magician David Copperfield owns four islands in southern Bahamas, for $50 million. While the 150-acre Musha Cay is where he has his most private resort, the three other islands are used as buffers to ensure maximum privacy. He rents out this island for $325,000 per week and celebrities such as John Travolta and Oprah Winfrey have stayed there. He calls the waters of his island the “fountain of youth,” where he says he has discovered that dead leaves or insects near death come alive. In spite of these claims being met with disbelief, the island is said to be out of this earth with breathtaking beauty.

Aristotle Onassis – Skorpios Island, Greece

Athena Onassis, the granddaughter and sole heir to the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis fortune now owns Skorpios, the beautiful Greek island. Aristotle and his wife Jackie-O had their wedding on this island in the Lonian Sea. They set the trend for private islands back in the 1960s. Aristotle and his children are buried on this island. Valued at more than $200 million, this most-famous island is not yet for sale, but if it is ever on the market, bidders will have to compete with Madonna who is interested in this.

Leonardo DiCaprio – Blackadore Cay, Belize

Eco advocate Leonardo DiCaprio purchased this sprawling 104-acre, 202 mile long Belizean island in 2005 for $1.75 million. This beautiful island with white sand beaches, coconut trees and rocky outcrops is located near the famous Barrier Reef. It is said that there is no other island in Belize that has the length to install an airstrip. Leonardo plans to turn his island into a small eco-friendly resort and has teamed up with a hotel resort chain, Four Seasons.

Shakira – Bonds Cay, Bahamas

Nothing less than the sprawling 700 acre island called Bonds Cay satisfies Shakira. This huge island costed $16 million and is a combined property of Shakira, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd and Alejandro Sanz the Spanish pop star. They have plans on creating a hub for art and culture in the form of an artists’ retreat with a new-comers gallery and resident artists.

Nicholas Cage – Leaf Cay, Bahamas

It was in the year 2006 that Nicholas Cage purchased this Bahamian island for $3 million. He already owned a luxurious home on Paradise Island. Leaf Cay is part of the Exuma chain of islands and is close to close friend Johnny Depp’s private island as well as near an island that is owned by singers Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. With tropical palms, long sandy beaches and a freshwater pond, this 40-acres is nothing less than a paradise. Rumors are ripe that he is now planning on selling it for $7 million.

Eddie Murphy – Rooster Cay, Bahamas

Eddie Murphy is one of the highest paid actors, so it is only natural that he owns an unspoiled paradise, Rooster Cay, which is also known as Long Cay. He bought this little isle in 2007 for $15 million and it is just a few minutes away from Nassau. Speculation is rife as to whether the actor is going to turn this island into a business like many other celebrity island owners or keep it as his private retreat and a love nest for himself and his wife.

Celine Dion - Île Gagnon, Quebec

This one is nothing like other expensive tropical celebrity islands. This is a little island located in Celine Dion’s home province of Quebec. It is unpretentious, in spite of her being one of the highest paid female performers in history. Located in the Mille Île’s River, her huge French-style chateau is a famous tourist attraction; although, people can only get as close as a boat can take them to this heavily fenced mansion.

The list of celebrities who own private islands is huge. Malcolm Forbes of Forbes Magazine recently sold his 4.71 sq. miles Laucala island to the owner of Red Bull, Dietrich Mateschitz. Then there are others like Brad Pitt and Angeline Jolie who bought an island in “The World,” Dubai (a man-made island). Tony Curtis, Claudia Schieffer, Faith Hill, Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Steven Spielberg are just a few in the long list of private island owners. Madonna and Richard Gere are said to be on the market looking for Greek islands.

What drives celebrities to buy these islands? Robin Leach of “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous has his own unique theory. He feels that since we are surrounded by water during our first nine months, we crave for this security throughout our lives and islands provide us that.

Porsche Museum

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:46:00 +0000

The new Porsche museum stands on a conspicuous junction just outside Porsche Headquarters in Zuffenhausen. The display area covers 5600 square meters featuring around 80 exhibits, many rare cars and a variety of historical models.

The museum was designed by the architects Delugan Meissl. The design concept is based on a model by HG Merz who was also involved in the building of the award winning Mercedes Benz museum.

Edelweiss PC Casemod

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:19:00 +0000

The Edelweiss PC by Million-Dollar-PC is one of the first computers we've come across that seamlessly combines art and function. All its wires and cables are hidden, but its components are suspended out there for all to see.

Peer inside its smoked glass cover, and you'll see its innards, intertwined with tubing for its liquid cooling system. Check out that graduated cylinder on the outside holding some of the coolant. Stunning.

Pandaphants

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Elephants painted as pandas were seen at the Royal Elephant Kraal in Ayutthaya province, 80 km (50 miles) north of Bangkok. Five of the elephants were led on a walkabout to send a message to the Thai public not to ignore its elephants, the symbolic animal of Thailand, after a female panda and its newborn baby in the Chiang Mai zoo have captured the attention of the public.

WTF Were They Thinking Tattoos

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:07:00 +0000

Some of these the artist did a great job, but still have to wonder...wtf were they thinking??

There seem to be many people who enjoy having some unsuccessful tattoos on their bodies.

Creative Soap Designs

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:07:00 +0000

Would you like to use kind of soap? I wouldnt, i would create a huge collection of it because this isnt just soap its actually very beautiful and creative soap art!

Modern and creative soap designs from all over the world.

Art From Vinyl Records

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:07:00 +0000

This is what happens when old vinyl records are turned into creative works of art, the results are very impressive.

2009 Aerography Festival in Moscow

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:44:00 +0000

This festival is held each year in Moscow and gathers lots of people. This year is the 5th edition. Some cars are really well painted but I would not drive them. Not very discreet.

World’s Famous Leaders In Youth

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:38:00 +0000

You can see what famous politicians and dictators looked like in their youth and what they became when they grew up.

Tony Blair

George W. Bush

Fidel Castro

Che Guevara

Jacques Chirac

Winston Churchill

Ghandi

Adolph Hitler

John F. Kennedy

Khomeini

Kim Jong II

King Fahd

Nelson Mandela

Chairman Mao

Vladimir Putin

Ronald Reagan

Saddam Hussein

Joseph Stalin

Yassir Arafat

La Tomatina - Biggest Tomato Fight Festival in Colombia

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +0000

What started as La Tomatina of Bunol, Spain, is now also a popular celebration in Sutamarchan, Colombia and even Dongguan, China.

On June 14, locals of Sutamarchan and many tourists gathered on an old football field to stage Colombia’s biggest food fight of the year. Around 15 tons of tomatoes were sacrificed in La Tomatina this year. The food fight, inspired by the much more famous Tomatina of Bunol, is part of a three day tomato celebration. A tomato-eating contest and a competition for the largest tomato, are also part of the celebration.

Living Shadows

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:18:00 +0000

It seems that with the right angle and the moment you can achieve an amazing shadow art. These shadow arts are called living shadows and it seems that name fits perfectly!

Beautiful US Army Girls

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:05:00 +0000

Street Dentists In Asia

noreply@blogger.com (Fresh Pics) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0000

If you thought that businesses were only run in four walled shops or corporate houses with big price tags and that if you needed a doctor you would have to look out for a clinic or hospital, think again! India and China have a different story to offer you, you could find dentists on streets too and they had all “tools” that your treatment would require!

We bring to you India and China doing some shocking “open” business below.