Saturday, January 29, 2011

Chocolate might be not available in coming years

The world is facing a chocolate drought, an expert has warned.The warning is prompted by fears that the world's supply of sustainable cocoa could run out by 2014.Political unrest in the Ivory Coast, where 40 per cent of the world's cocoa beans are grown, has 'significantly' depleted the number of certified fair trade cocoa farmers.Many have...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Some Amazing and rare Phenomenon of water glowing

In the Gippsland Lakes in Australia bioluminescence is a very unique, beautiful, and rare phenomenon that results from a chain of events such as flash floods, storms, and bushfires that triggers a population explosion of one particular type of algae.It is very strange to observe and might make the observer think that were being invaded by...
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40 Amazing Interesting Facts

1. California has issued at least 6 drivers licenses to people named Jesus Christ.2. Kangaroos can not walk backwards.3. 'Jedi' is an official religion, with over 70,000 followers, in Australia.4. According to a recent survey, more than half of British adults have had sex in a public place!5. Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.6. Nachos is the food most craved by pregnant women.7. Each year, 24,000 Americans are bitten by rats!8. Most dreams last only...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Devils Tower found at Wyoming, USA

One of the most spectacular natural creation, the Devils Tower (also called Mato Tipila, which means “Bear Lodge”), is a monolithic igneous intrusion of volcanic rock located in the Black Hillsin Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, above the Belle Fourche River. It rises dramatically 386 meter above the surrounding terrain and the summit...
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Some Beautiful Picture of Antartica | Breathtaking Antartica

A brooding day at the AntarticaLife beneath the ice!A Russian ice-breaker! Seems an old pic. See the hammer and sickle?A penguin highway!An ice floe.An ice-breaker moves in the Antartica waters.A frozen wave!An ice cave.Glorious blue waterTags: Beautiful Place, Breathtaking Picture, Interest...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Weird Train Graveyard in Bolivia

Located some 3 km outside the trading town of Uyuni, in southwest Bolivia, lies an antique train cemetery. In the past, Uyuni was an important transport junction, connecting key cities in the region, but plans to turn the town into an even greater railway hub died an early death.Construction on the network was started in 1888. It was...
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Sand Sculpture Exhibition In Melbourne

International sand sculpture artists from around the world teamed up with their Australian counterparts at the annual Sandsculpting Exhibition on the Frankston waterfront in Melbourne. The theme this year is Creepy Crawlies. From beetles, bugs and butterflies, to spiders, slugs and scorpions, the tiny creatures that inhabit our lives were...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

Hedda Morrison Tremendous Photographs of Republican China

Hedda Morrison was a tremendous resource for images from the latter part of the Republican China years, photographing extensively with a 2 1/4 Rolleiflex Twin Lens (my personal roll film favorite) during her 13 year stay in China (from 1933 - 1946). Coincidentally, she then married into the family of and bears the name of another very famous...
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Friday, January 7, 2011

Black Cat found with four ears

The household pet, named Yoda, was born with an extra set of ears. Valerie and Ted Rock took him in two years ago after visiting a bar near their home in Chicago, where he was being passed round by curious drinkers. He was one of a large litter and the owners were looking for a home for him.The couple immediately fell for the freaky feline...
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