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    The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure

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    The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure



    [The Amazon river has a newly discovered source. Completed last year and led by West Hansen and documented by award-winning freelance photographer Erich Schlegel, this is the first expedition to paddle from the furthest source of the earth's largest river to the ocean]. – zReportage. Photo: August 19, 2012 – Alpamarca, Peru – Amazon Express white water members Juan Antonio De Ugarte, of Peru, Rafael Ortiz, of Mexico, West Hansen, of the U.S., and Tino Specht, of the U.S., paddle down the Rio Gashan after leaving Lago Acucocha. Lago Acucocha is possibly the dry season source of the...

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    Over Fifty Hot Air Balloons Attempt The Largest Ever Balloon Crossing Of The English Channel

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2759, Fact
    Over Fifty Hot Air Balloons Attempt The Largest Ever Balloon Crossing Of The English Channel



    WOOTTON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 07: Hot air balloons prepare to depart from Lydden Hill race circuit near Canterbury to take part in mass crossing of the Channel on April 7, 2011 in Wootton, England. 51 balloonists of various nationalities from across Europe took off from Kent making for Calais, France at about 7am. It is the first time a Guinness World Record bid has been made for "the largest group of hot air balloons to make the Channel crossing". (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)...

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    Portrait Series [Your Pet and You] by Photographer Tobias Lang

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2655, Appealing
    Portrait Series [Your Pet and You] by Photographer Tobias Lang



    German photographer Tobias Lang had a brilliant idea, he started photographing his friends and their pets and suddenly folks from all over the world where asking him to capture them too. Check out his Facebook page to see. Tobias is in the process of putting together a coffee table book of his impressive collection. Photo: Pet owner Isabel with her blind housecat, [Captain Jack]. (Photo by Tobias Lang)...

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    Daily Life In Pyongyang

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3509, Fact
    Daily Life In Pyongyang



    A soldier stands guard on the aircraft park of the Pyongyang Airport on April 3, 2011 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea and the population is about 2,500,000....

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    Drawing By Karl Bang

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    Drawing By Karl Bang



    Karl Bang's paintings are unique because he combines totally different styles of painting within the same format. It is very difficult to design a balanced composition with realistic elements that are juxtaposed with flat colors and patterns. The faces of his subjects are painted realistically in the Western tradition with subtle gradations of color; while, his figures and costumes vignette into abstracted shapes, lines, flat colors and patterns that reflect Karl's background in China. It is as though there are different visual languages being spoken within his paintings....

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    Eastern Libya Continues Fight Against Gaddafi Forces

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2436, Fact
    Eastern Libya Continues Fight Against Gaddafi Forces



    Libyan rebel soldiers watch as they fire rockets (background) toward Libyan government troops near front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. Rebel militias fighting against Libyan government loyalist soldiers continued their stand-off in the eastern Libyan desert today, regaining ground toward a key oil port while awaiting further NATO airstrikes in their quest to unseat longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)...

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    Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012. Part III

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4366, Fact
    Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012. Part III



    Singer Vlad Topalov and model Victoria Lopyreva wear creations by designer YanaStasia on day 5 of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012 at the Congress Hall on April 4, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)...

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    Remembrance Sunday

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2830, Fact
    Remembrance Sunday



    Faces adorn crosses placed in the Garden of Remembrance of some of Britains armed forces members who have died in Afghanistan in the Garden of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey at the official opening of the Royal British Legions Field of Remembrance on November 5, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Alastair Grant-Pool/Getty Images)...

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    Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 4775, Appealing
    Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014



    A model walks the runway during the Beach Bunny show. (Photo by J. Pat Carter/Associated Press)...

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    Manhattan Sushi Restaurant Takes Precautionary Step Of Testing Its Fish For Radiation

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2478, Fact
    Manhattan Sushi Restaurant Takes Precautionary Step Of Testing Its Fish For Radiation



    Sushi chef Mitsuru Tamura uses a radiation detector on seafood before it is prepared in Manhattans Sushi Yasuda restaurant April 8, 2011 in New York City. The restaurant has begun using the detector as a precautionary measure due to consumer concerns over possible radiation contamination in seafood from the nuclear emergency in Japan. Health officials believe contamination is unlikely to threaten the food supply chain and none has been found in this restaurant. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)...

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The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3463, Appealing
The Amazon Express: Andes to Atlantic Adventure



[The Amazon river has a newly discovered source. Completed last year and led by West Hansen and documented by award-winning freelance photographer Erich Schlegel, this is the first expedition to paddle from the furthest source of the earth's largest river to the ocean]. – zReportage. Photo: August 19, 2012 – Alpamarca, Peru – Amazon Express white water members Juan Antonio De Ugarte, of Peru, Rafael Ortiz, of Mexico, West Hansen, of the U.S., and Tino Specht, of the U.S., paddle down the Rio Gashan after leaving Lago Acucocha. Lago Acucocha is possibly the dry season source of the...

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Over Fifty Hot Air Balloons Attempt The Largest Ever Balloon Crossing Of The English Channel

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2759, Fact
Over Fifty Hot Air Balloons Attempt The Largest Ever Balloon Crossing Of The English Channel



WOOTTON, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 07: Hot air balloons prepare to depart from Lydden Hill race circuit near Canterbury to take part in mass crossing of the Channel on April 7, 2011 in Wootton, England. 51 balloonists of various nationalities from across Europe took off from Kent making for Calais, France at about 7am. It is the first time a Guinness World Record bid has been made for "the largest group of hot air balloons to make the Channel crossing". (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)...

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Portrait Series [Your Pet and You] by Photographer Tobias Lang

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2655, Appealing
Portrait Series [Your Pet and You] by Photographer Tobias Lang



German photographer Tobias Lang had a brilliant idea, he started photographing his friends and their pets and suddenly folks from all over the world where asking him to capture them too. Check out his Facebook page to see. Tobias is in the process of putting together a coffee table book of his impressive collection. Photo: Pet owner Isabel with her blind housecat, [Captain Jack]. (Photo by Tobias Lang)...

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Daily Life In Pyongyang

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3509, Fact
Daily Life In Pyongyang



A soldier stands guard on the aircraft park of the Pyongyang Airport on April 3, 2011 in Pyongyang, North Korea. Pyongyang is the capital city of North Korea and the population is about 2,500,000....

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Drawing By Karl Bang

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3225, Appealing
Drawing By Karl Bang



Karl Bang's paintings are unique because he combines totally different styles of painting within the same format. It is very difficult to design a balanced composition with realistic elements that are juxtaposed with flat colors and patterns. The faces of his subjects are painted realistically in the Western tradition with subtle gradations of color; while, his figures and costumes vignette into abstracted shapes, lines, flat colors and patterns that reflect Karl's background in China. It is as though there are different visual languages being spoken within his paintings....

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Eastern Libya Continues Fight Against Gaddafi Forces

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2436, Fact
Eastern Libya Continues Fight Against Gaddafi Forces



Libyan rebel soldiers watch as they fire rockets (background) toward Libyan government troops near front-line positions April 6, 2011 outside of Brega, Libya. Rebel militias fighting against Libyan government loyalist soldiers continued their stand-off in the eastern Libyan desert today, regaining ground toward a key oil port while awaiting further NATO airstrikes in their quest to unseat longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)...

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012. Part III

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4366, Fact
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012. Part III



Singer Vlad Topalov and model Victoria Lopyreva wear creations by designer YanaStasia on day 5 of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia Fall/Winter 2011/2012 at the Congress Hall on April 4, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)...

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Remembrance Sunday

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2830, Fact
Remembrance Sunday



Faces adorn crosses placed in the Garden of Remembrance of some of Britains armed forces members who have died in Afghanistan in the Garden of Remembrance outside Westminster Abbey at the official opening of the Royal British Legions Field of Remembrance on November 5, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Alastair Grant-Pool/Getty Images)...

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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 4775, Appealing
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim 2014



A model walks the runway during the Beach Bunny show. (Photo by J. Pat Carter/Associated Press)...

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Manhattan Sushi Restaurant Takes Precautionary Step Of Testing Its Fish For Radiation

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2478, Fact
Manhattan Sushi Restaurant Takes Precautionary Step Of Testing Its Fish For Radiation



Sushi chef Mitsuru Tamura uses a radiation detector on seafood before it is prepared in Manhattans Sushi Yasuda restaurant April 8, 2011 in New York City. The restaurant has begun using the detector as a precautionary measure due to consumer concerns over possible radiation contamination in seafood from the nuclear emergency in Japan. Health officials believe contamination is unlikely to threaten the food supply chain and none has been found in this restaurant. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)...

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