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    The London 2012 Countdown Clock Is Launched

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2723, Fact
    The London 2012 Countdown Clock Is Launched



    A clock showing a countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympics is unveiled on March 14, 2011 in London, England. The clock is starting five hours from midnight when 6.6 million tickets for the Olympics will become available and 500 days before the Games start. There is a six-week window to apply for tickets on the London 2012 website....

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    Air-To-Air Tanker KC-10 «Extender» At Work

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3532, Fact
    Air-To-Air Tanker KC-10 «Extender» At Work



    [The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an air-to-air tanker aircraft in service with the United States Air Force derived from the civilian DC-10-30 airliner. The KC-10 was the second consecutive McDonnell Douglas transport aircraft to be selected by the US Air Force following the C-9 Nightingale. The similar KDC-10 is in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.]

    Photo: A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft takes off with another B-52G close behind. Three cells of six B-52 and KC-10 Extender aircraft will takeoff seconds apart under combat conditions during the minimum...

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    Surreal Art

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 3161, Appealing
    Surreal Art



    Two sculputures at the waterfront in Marseille – Ever feel like youve forgotten something? No its not a mind trick – these are the amazing photos of sculptures done by a French artist. The sculptures are the work of Bruno Catalano and might look like theyre missing vital organs but the invisible bodies represent a world citizen according to their creator. (Photo by Caters News Agency)...

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    Personal Portrait: Eric Abidal | #animsabidal

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2855, Fact
    Personal Portrait: Eric Abidal | #animsabidal



    A portrait of Eric Abidal of Lyon prior to the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United at the Municipal de Garland Stadium on September 15, 2004 in Lyon, France.

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    Simply – Two Pleasant Korean Videoclips

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 3241, Appealing
    Simply – Two Pleasant Korean Videoclips



    Simply – two pleasant Korean videoclips by Davichi (다비치), SeeYa (씨야) and T-ara (티아라). Have a nice week-end!

    P.S. Hint: You want even more music? Use a music video tag!...

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    Personal Portrait: Rudolf Nureyev

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 6296, Fact
    Personal Portrait: Rudolf Nureyev



    [Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, primarily known for his work in ballet. Nureyevs artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed].

    Photo: British ballerina Margot Fonteyn (Margaret Hookham) (1919 – 1991) and her professional partner during his tenure...

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    UEFA Champions League

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 2372, Fact
    UEFA Champions League



    Marcelo Vieira of Real Madrid celebrates with Sergio Ramos after scoring Reals opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Real Madrid and Lyon at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 16, 2011 in Madrid, Spain....

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    [Sensuous Steel]

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3174, Appealing
    [Sensuous Steel]



    1930 KJ Henderson Streamline. Collection of Frank Westfall. (Photo by Peter Harholdt)...

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    Vintage Jurassic Park

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3416, Fact
    Vintage Jurassic Park



    A model of a prehistoric icthyosaurus is dragged from its pond in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, for its annual clean. The keeper is being helped by some of the local police force. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). February 1927...

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    Pakistan's Female Top Gun

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    Author: peter from 14 November, views 3428, Appealing
    Pakistan's Female Top Gun



    Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot watches an airforce jet about to take off at Mushaf base in Sargodha, north Pakistan June 7, 2013. Farooq, from Punjab province's historic city of Bahawalpur, is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade – there are five other female fighter pilots, but they have yet to take the final tests to qualify for combat. A growing number of women have joined Pakistan's defence forces in recent years as attitudes towards women change. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)...

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The London 2012 Countdown Clock Is Launched

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2723, Fact
The London 2012 Countdown Clock Is Launched



A clock showing a countdown to the start of the London 2012 Olympics is unveiled on March 14, 2011 in London, England. The clock is starting five hours from midnight when 6.6 million tickets for the Olympics will become available and 500 days before the Games start. There is a six-week window to apply for tickets on the London 2012 website....

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Air-To-Air Tanker KC-10 «Extender» At Work

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3532, Fact
Air-To-Air Tanker KC-10 «Extender» At Work



[The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is an air-to-air tanker aircraft in service with the United States Air Force derived from the civilian DC-10-30 airliner. The KC-10 was the second consecutive McDonnell Douglas transport aircraft to be selected by the US Air Force following the C-9 Nightingale. The similar KDC-10 is in service with the Royal Netherlands Air Force.]

Photo: A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft takes off with another B-52G close behind. Three cells of six B-52 and KC-10 Extender aircraft will takeoff seconds apart under combat conditions during the minimum...

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Surreal Art

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 3161, Appealing
Surreal Art



Two sculputures at the waterfront in Marseille – Ever feel like youve forgotten something? No its not a mind trick – these are the amazing photos of sculptures done by a French artist. The sculptures are the work of Bruno Catalano and might look like theyre missing vital organs but the invisible bodies represent a world citizen according to their creator. (Photo by Caters News Agency)...

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Personal Portrait: Eric Abidal | #animsabidal

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2855, Fact
Personal Portrait: Eric Abidal | #animsabidal



A portrait of Eric Abidal of Lyon prior to the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Olympique Lyonnais and Manchester United at the Municipal de Garland Stadium on September 15, 2004 in Lyon, France.

...

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Simply – Two Pleasant Korean Videoclips

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 3241, Appealing
Simply – Two Pleasant Korean Videoclips



Simply – two pleasant Korean videoclips by Davichi (다비치), SeeYa (씨야) and T-ara (티아라). Have a nice week-end!

P.S. Hint: You want even more music? Use a music video tag!...

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Personal Portrait: Rudolf Nureyev

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 6296, Fact
Personal Portrait: Rudolf Nureyev



[Rudolf Khametovich Nureyev was a Russian Tatar dancer from the former Soviet Union, primarily known for his work in ballet. Nureyevs artistic skills explored expressive areas of the dance, providing a new role to the male ballet dancer who once served only as support to the women. He defected to the West, despite KGB efforts to stop him. According to KGB archives studied by Peter Watson, Nikita Khrushchev personally signed an order to have Nureyev killed].

Photo: British ballerina Margot Fonteyn (Margaret Hookham) (1919 – 1991) and her professional partner during his tenure...

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UEFA Champions League

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2372, Fact
UEFA Champions League



Marcelo Vieira of Real Madrid celebrates with Sergio Ramos after scoring Reals opening goal during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Real Madrid and Lyon at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 16, 2011 in Madrid, Spain....

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[Sensuous Steel]

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3174, Appealing
[Sensuous Steel]



1930 KJ Henderson Streamline. Collection of Frank Westfall. (Photo by Peter Harholdt)...

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Vintage Jurassic Park

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3416, Fact
Vintage Jurassic Park



A model of a prehistoric icthyosaurus is dragged from its pond in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London, for its annual clean. The keeper is being helped by some of the local police force. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). February 1927...

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Pakistan's Female Top Gun

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3428, Appealing
Pakistan's Female Top Gun



Ayesha Farooq, 26, Pakistan's only female war-ready fighter pilot watches an airforce jet about to take off at Mushaf base in Sargodha, north Pakistan June 7, 2013. Farooq, from Punjab province's historic city of Bahawalpur, is one of 19 women who have become pilots in the Pakistan Air Force over the last decade – there are five other female fighter pilots, but they have yet to take the final tests to qualify for combat. A growing number of women have joined Pakistan's defence forces in recent years as attitudes towards women change. (Photo by Zohra Bensemra/Reuters)...

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