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Incredible Camouflage Art by Liu Bolin part 2

admin1 — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 23:59:00 +0000

Children From Mongolia Then and Now

admin1 — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 21:56:03 +0000

The humanity is changing. Here are some good examples of such changes. The children of Mongolian nomads several years ago…

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Ghost Town Kolmanskop Namibia

admin1 — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:00:11 +0000

Before World War I, Namibia came down on diamond fever. In the area now called Kolmanskop, the precious stones were found in abundance throughout 1908, activating an influx of new colonists hoping to capitalize on the riches.

For the most part, they were successful; resident of Kolmanskop accumulated enough wealthiness to build an entire town influenced by German aesthetics, replete with ballrooms, bowling alleys, mansions, and the first x-ray machine south of the equator.

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That said, history is a fickle mistress. The outbreak of the war caused a chain reaction reaching all the way to Kolmanskop as the diamond market slowly dried up. By less than 50 years after its inception, Kolmanskop had become a ghost town reclaimed by the desert. Today visitors can explore the structurally sound, completely vacant buildings, leaving poor in minerals but rich in aesthetic momentos.

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Awesome Photography by Guido Shterkendris

admin1 — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:12:56 +0000

Very cool wildlife photographer and his pictures.

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Banksy in San Francisco

admin1 — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:15:21 +0000

Banksy is a pseudonymous British graffiti artist. He is believed to be a native of Yate, South Gloucestershire, near Bristol and to have been born in 1974,[5] but his identity is unknown.

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The Conch Republic

admin1 — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:21:10 +0000

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We hear the term “third world” tossed around with a much greater frequency than the other “worlds.” Based on an outmoded Cold War taxonomy in which the first world consists of capitalist NATO nations and their allies, the second world of the communist Soviet Union and its allies, the third of former colonies/developing nations, and the fourth rarely mentioned world of stateless nations or peoples.

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The Conch Republic in the Florida Keys has declared that is the world’s first “fifth world” nation: “We exist as a ‘State of Mind,’ and aspire only to bring more Warmth, Humor and Respect to a planet we find in sore need of all three.”

In the early 80s, South Florida became a conduit for illegal immigrants and illegal drugs. To stem the flow, the United States Border Patrol set up inspection points on the two roads connecting the Florida Keys to the mainland. Key West City was not happy. The federal government did not respond to their protests, and the mayor of the city, Dennis Wardlow, declared “independence” on April 23, 1982. Interpreting the roadblock as a national border, the city decided to become another nation.

Wardlow, though, is a bit of a joker. His protest was a tongue-in-cheek gambit for attention and a boost in tourism. Though the roadblock was shortly removed, the city continues to joke about its “secession” and hosts an annual Independence celebration each April.

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All residents are dual citizens of both America and the Conch Republic. But non-native Conch Republicans can buy a Conch Republic passport for a very reasonable $100. Though some tourists come for the Conch Republic, most come to see Ernest Hemingway’s House which is also located in the Conch Republic and home to its own oddity, 60 cats descended from Hemmingway’s famous six toed cat. Many of the descendant cats are also six toed.

The most dangerous suspension bridge in the world.

admin1 — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:59:32 +0000

This bridge is located in northern Pakistan and it is the most dangerous suspension bridge in the world.
Its very old and it lacks many parts.

San Zhi The Abandoned City

admin1 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:02:55 +0000

Taiwan – San Zhi – is perhaps the second known abandoned city after Chernobyl.
It was built as a luxury resort, but construction stopped because of the incredible number of deaths on sites.

The Flat Streets of San Francisco

admin1 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:23:45 +0000

The city of San Francisco is famous for it’s hills and impossibly inclined streets. But what would San Francisco be without its steep hills? Photographer Dan Ng attempts to “level” the streets of San Francisco by photographing it with a tilted camera, resulting in an altogether unique gallery of the city.

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Cruel life for the children of third world

admin1 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:03:05 +0000

Childhood should be the happiest period of human’s life. But, not every child have happy and careless childhood.

Although it is common that children in western countries have better conditions for life and probably happier childhood, In eastern countries there is a large number of children who are having very hard childhood, but yet they find some reasons which can make them happy from time to time.