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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Man who lost his legs as a child scales 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro

Man who lost his legs as a child scales 19,000ft-high Kilimanjaro by crawling on his HANDS for seven days

It's a feat most able-bodied people would struggle to achieve - scaling one of the highest peaks on the planet. Spencer West managed it using just his hands.

The 31-year-old, from Toronto, Canada - who lost his legs when he was just five years old - reached the summit of the 19,341ft high Mt. Kilimanjaro on Tuesday after a slow, gruelling and awe-inspiring trek.

Spencer West, celebrates at the peak of Kilimanjaro on Monday, after scaling the tallest mountain in Africa on his hands

Secret Spa in Dubai.

Secret Spa in DubaiHow do you choose a spa and wellness center? You have to look for what they offer, and whether the facilities are on par with the best. More importantly, many people also try and find out whether a particular spa is located within striking distance. It doesn't make any sense to go all the way far off, and enter the spa centre virtually tired. If you are on your visit to Dubai, you should try and fix up an appointment to go to Serenity Spa and Wellness Centre near Deira city center.

Serenity is perhaps, one of the intriguing spas, you would ever come across, and the facilities, which you get is perhaps, very attractive to say the least. The most remarkable aspect of the spa is the various spa treatments you get. There are endless opportunities for you to get your favorite massage, and feel refreshed and energetic as ever. That's what spa and wellness centre does for you.

The view from the treetops: Singapore's stunning super forest takes shape as its opening day nears

Gardens By The Bay development unveils treetop walkway with panoramic views of the city

Towering above the city, these trees as tall as skyscrapers are beginning to take shape.

The man-made structures are part of an artificial woodland stretching 50 metres into the sky - soon to be one of Singapore's newest tourist attractions.

As the opening date draws near for the city's Gardens By The Bay, two new permanent features have been added to the skyway attraction in time for its launch date of June 29.

Visitors will be able to take in a panoramic view of the gardens via an aerial walkway, dubbed the OCBC Skyway, which is set against the backdrop of Marina Bay.

Walkway in the heavens: The aerial bridge suspended high in the 'tree' tops offer panoramic views of the surrounding area

Pied Piper Duck Fashion Show In Australia

Pied Piper Duck Fashion Show In Australia

During Easter, parades happen all around the globe, but in Australia a very different type of parade happen, ducks in different dresses walk among the people. The fashionable flock, known as the Pied Piper Ducks, marched up and down the streets of Sydney at the cityâ€™s Royal Easter Show. 60-year-old Brian Harrington run this show for some 25 years and dresses his ducks according to the latest fashion trends for each event. The costumes are covered in brilliiant detail, color and fabrics made from best materials and by best designer dressmakers. According to Brian Harrington these feathered models are just as talented as their human counterparts.

Bhutan's Royal Wedding

Bhutan's Royal Wedding

PUNAKHA, Bhutan -- The fifth Dragon King came down from his golden throne to place a silk crown upon the head of his bride. Monks chanted in celebration and she took her seat beside him Thursday, the new queen of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan.

The wedding of King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck to his commoner bride, Jetsun Pema, has captivated a nation that had grown impatient with their 31-year-old bachelor king's lack of urgency to take a wife and start a family since his father retired and handed power to him five years ago.

Thousands of Bhutanese from the surrounding villages joined the king and queen at their wedding reception at a fairground outside the country's most sacred monastery fortress, where a slate of dancers performed traditional routines for the new couple.

NO NUKES EVER EVER AGAIN (HOPEFULLY).

Lanterns for 140,000 'spirits': Hiroshima marks anniversary of A-bomb as Japanese PM admits he 'regrets' nuclear power

The Japanese city of Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 66th anniversary of the bombing, as the nation fights a different kind of disaster from atomic technology - a nuclear plant in a meltdown crisis after being hit by a tsunami.
The site of the world's first A-bomb attack observed a moment of silence at 8.15am today - the time the bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, by the United States in the last stages of World War II.

Memorial: Paper lanterns float down the Motoyasu River in Hiroshima to mark the 66th anniversary of the bombing

The bomb destroyed most of the city and killed as many as 140,000 people. A second atomic bombing August 9th that year in Nagasaki killed tens of thousands more and prompted the Japanese to surrender.

Japan Attacked By 200Kg JellyFish

Waters of the east coast of Japan are occupied by swarms of giant jellyfish. The local residents say that they have never seen jellyfish of such enormous size. The jellyfish reach about two meters in diameter and weigh around 200 kilograms.

CHINA'S BEE MAN PHOTOS

Manmohan Singh Ki VIshal Jansabha Dekhiye Ek Bhi Aadami Nahi Aye

Friday, February 17, 2012

23-Year-Old Grandmother: World’s Youngest Grandmother at 23

Mother-of-two, Rifca Stanescu, was only 12 when she gave birth to her first child, Maria.

She urged her daughter not to follow her example, however, Maria had her son Ion while only 11-years-old.

Stanescu was only 11 when she married jewelry seller Ionel Stanescu and he was 13. Stanescu revealed “marrying young” is a way of life in the Romanian gypsy culture.

They had to elope because Stanescu feared her father wanted her to marry a fellow villager in Investi, Romania.

Stanescu reveals her feelings about Ionel Stanescu, “I wanted to marry him, so I agreed, and of course after we had spent the night together then there was no way anyone could separate us. I had been promised to another boy’s family since I was two years old but I didn’t want that.”

In gypsy culture ones virginity is highly prized, therefore women are married young as possible so that new husband’s can be sure their new wives are virgins who affect a good dowry. The loss of virginity translates to a terminated deal.

Stanescu was forgiven for her secret marriage once her daughter was born.

Her second child, son Nicolae was born a year later. The young mother tried to persuade daughter Maria to stay in school, however her efforts were to no avail.

Maria left her mother’s home and wed when she was ten and had her first child six months later.

Stanescu revealed to The Sun as she cuddled grandson Ion, now two, and said: “I am happy to be a grandmother but wished more for Maria.”

Will Rifca also be the world’s youngest great-grandmother?

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Russia's Underwater Crystal Cave.

Underwater wonderland: Divers take the plunge to reveal stunning images of beautiful crystal cave in depths of Russia

It looks like the set of a Hollywood action movie but these images were taken by a team of expert cave divers in the depths of Russia.

A team of daring cave divers have produced an incredible photo-reportage of the longest underwater gypsum crystal cave in the world.

The Orda Cave in the western Urals region is three miles of eerily dramatic natural channels created by water so clear divers can see over 50 yards ahead of them.

Over a period of six months the intrepid team led by photographer and journalist, Victor Lyagushkin, 40, from Russia explored the water filled cave tunnels at temperatures barely above freezing.

Scroll down to see a video of divers in the Orda Cave

Crystal clear: Cave divers explore the beautifully transparent Orda Cave in Russia's western Urals region

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Pennsylvania 12 Top 25 Universities Of The World

25. Kyoto University, Japan

01+Kyoto University 25 Top 25 Universities Of The World

Kyoto University rated as 25th best university in World University Rankings. Founded in 1897, Kyoto University has deeply considered its traditions of liberal and academic freedom, educating many. We continue to actively maintain these principles, which are the foundation of academic freedom. Kyoto University places top priority on basic research, develops advanced technology leading to the acquisition of intellectual property, and then returns this knowledge to society through education, social cooperation, and the opportunity for lifelong education. Kyoto University has 3 campuses nestled in a basin, which forms the main part of Kyoto, a city which in tradition and culture of which Kyoto University is a part. 24 More universities after the breakâ€¦

Moonbows, Rainbows Of The Night at Yosemite National Park

Somewhere over the... moonbow: Dazzling arc of colour lights up night sky at Yosemite National Park

This dazzling arc of colour soaring across the night sky looks unreal. But this is no fantasy or trick of the light, it is known as a moonbow, the rainbow of the night. These rare lunar rainbows can only be seen in a few places on earth.

Spectacular: Sunlight is reflected off the moon to create this dazzling arc of colour in the Yosemite National Park The Yosemite National Park in California is one of the best places to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon. Sunlight reflects off the moon and hits the droplets spraying off the park's spectacular waterfalls. 'A lot of people don't realise that we even get rainbows at night in Yosemite,' said Steve Bumgardner who took these images as part of a new video of the spectacle.

World's Longest Sea Bridge Opens in China...

World's longest sea bridge opens in China... (but don't think about crossing it on foot, it's the length of a marathon)

At 26.4 miles long, it is five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais

China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge - which stretches five miles further than the distance between Dover and Calais.

The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26.4 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the offshore island Huangdao.

The road bridge, which is 110ft wide and is the longest of its kind, cost nearly £1billion to build.

Garden Wooden Sculptures in Melbourne Australia...!

Garden Wooden Sculptures in Melbourne Australia...!

Welcome to the World's Largest (and Loneliest) Shopping Centre

The Not-So-Great Mall of China: Welcome to the world's largest (and loneliest) shopping centre

It was trumpeted as the world's largest retail mall, with shoppers able to browse through 1,500 stores, take a stroll along a mock Venetian canal or even have lunch in front of an 85ft replica of the Arc de Triomphe. But the New South China Mall, which opened in 2005, stands empty with 99 per cent of its shops having remained unleased and attractions including a 553-metre indoor and outdoor roller coaster standing idle. It was designed to attract an average of more than 70,000 visitors a day to the city of Dongguan, but has less than a dozen shops in its 9.6million sq ft of floor space.