The 2013 Sony World Photography Awards. Part II
Ornamental chicken breeding clubs have emerged in Indonesia, Thailand, North America and even European countries such as the UK and France. Malaysia is however the epicenter of this cultural phenomenon. These chickens are prized for their build, size, behavior and showmanship by their owners and competitions or beauty contests as they are often described are held almost every week in at least one village in Malaysia. Judges sit around a square table inspecting each chicken for a few minutes trying to determine a champion specimen in its own weight class based on its stance, temperament...
Bondi Icebergs Pool Converted Into Giant Esky
The Bondi Icerbergs Pool was converted into a giant esky ice chest during the filiming of a Jim Beam commercial at Bondi Icebergs on March 21, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Marianna Massey)...
The 2013 Sony World Photography Awards
[A huge wasp measuring 2.5 inches in length, visiting the banana tree in my front yard]. (Photo and comment by John Matzick, USA/2013 Sony World Photography Awards via The Atlantic)
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Slinningsbålet – The Biggest Bonfire in the World
[To see the world’s biggest bonfire you’ll have to visit Alesund, Norway, where wood pallets are stacked over 40 meters (131 ft) high on an artificial island]. (Photo by Trond Folkestad Fredriksen)...
World Records
A Black and Tan Coonhound named Harbor has the longest ears of any living dog, with measurements of 12.25 (31,12 cm) inches for the left ear and 13.5 (34,29 cm) inches for the right. (Photo by Ryan Schude/Guinness World Records via AP)...
Contestants Take Part In The World Cornish Pasty Championships
[A Cornish pasty, sometimes known as a pastie or British pasty in the United States, is a filled pastry case, associated in particular with Cornwall in Great Britain. It is made by placing the uncooked filling on a flat pastry circle, and folding it to wrap the filling, crimping the edge at the side or top to form a seal. The result is a raised semicircular package]. – Wikipedia
Photo: Cornish students (R) Nina Brooke, 21 and (L) Bonnie Mably, 20, laugh as they pose for a photograph as they try a Cornish pasty that has been baked as part of the World Cornish Pasty...
Exclusively for AvaxNews: Fake History Or Legend Of Wars
Do you think that history is a science? Well, not exactly. First, and foremost, history is the states [legend of wars], it’s official regalia. Of course, public historians are not interested in scientific truth – quite the opposite. In this respect, any attempt to present a state’s history as altruistic and benevolent as possible is welcomed and encouraged – as opposed to any revisionism attempts that may be more accurate. In this matter, Chinese have surpassed us all – they revised in highly creative manner (but rather shamelessly) the technology already invented by Europeans, a...
General Views Of Yekaterinburg: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Host City Candidate
A general view of the Cathedral on the Blood on November 2, 2011 in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Yekaterinburg is one of thirteen cities proposed as a host city for 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)...
World War I: 1914 Year. Part I
Soldiers, including two recruits who have brought some chickens, at Victoria prepare to board the train for the battle front. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)...
World War I: 1914 Year. Part II
A recruitment drive during the First World War at Trafalgar Square, London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)...
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