Monthly archives: August 2013
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dhiru
August 3, 2013
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Three rare liger cubs were born at Novosibirsk Zoo in southern Russia The month old female cubs have a lion father and a tiger mother The cubs will eventually grow to be the largest known feline species With the facial features of a lionness but the stripes of a tiger, these adorable cubs are a rarity in the feline world. The three little cubs may look cute now, but they […]
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dhiru
August 3, 2013
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The Red Bull Illume Image Quest is a specialist contest showcasing and celebrating the very best in photography of extreme sports from around the globe At the end of the month the top 50 finalists will be invited to attend a grand ceremony in Hong Kong where the winners will be unveiled The world of action and adventure sports certainly isn’t for the fainthearted but if this stunning collections of […]
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claccz
August 3, 2013
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Nike Blazer Low Men Suede VT Anthracite <p>Nike has always <a href=”http://www.stylenikeblazers.co.uk”>nike blazers</a> come out with a remarkable collection of shoes for years. One of the most loved collections of all is the Air Jordans. These shoes were named after the legendary player Michael Jordan and the design and making of the shoes is what makes them different from the others. The shoes have a place in the history as […]
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Sannith
August 2, 2013
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Barrie Drewitt-Barlow said that he wants to marry partner Tony in a church Said that the only way forward is to challenge the church in court It is a test for Cameron’s promise to the CofE and Roman Catholic bishops Said that no church would be forced to conduct same-sex weddings Barrie and Tony now have five children through surrogate mothers The first legal challenge to the Church of England’s […]
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dhiru
August 2, 2013
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A 17-year-old Chinese girl was allegedly raped and murdered after helping a pregnant woman who faked an illness to lure her to her husband so he could have sex with a virgin. Intern nurse Hu Yixuan passed by the expectant mother who had pretended to collapse in the street in Jiamusi city in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. She accompanied the woman, named locally as Tan, to her home where she […]
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dhiru
August 2, 2013
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This is the terrifying moment an enormous articulated tanker launched into the air at high speed across the path of a driver and exploded into a ball of flames. The incredible footage was caught by chance and posted online by Benny Wright, whose disbelief at the freak incident happening before his eyes is unmistakable. Travelling in a vehicle with another man, near Greensburg, Indiana, and by chance filming the road […]
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dhiru
August 2, 2013
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Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a director at the New America Foundation and the author of “Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for bin Laden — From 9/11 to Abbottabad.” Bailey Cahall is a research associate at the New America Foundation. (CNN) — In an attack orchestrated by a Pakistani Taliban commander, around 250 prisoners, most of them militants, were freed this week at the central prison in Dera Ismail […]
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Sannith
August 1, 2013
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Scientists say that planting large numbers of jatropha trees in desert areas could be an effective way of curbing emissions of CO2. Dubbed “carbon farming”, researchers say the idea is economically competitive with high-tech carbon capture and storage projects. But critics say the idea could be have unforeseen, negative impacts including driving up food prices. The research has been published in the journal Earth System Dynamics. Seeds of change Jatropha […]
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dhiru
August 1, 2013
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Is it a donut? A horseshoe? A bowlegged cowboy? Sheraton’s latest China property is anything but conventional Love ’em or hate ’em, you can’t accuse China’s architects of playing it safe or being boring. Last month, the world watched (with some skepticism) as China broke ground on the world’s tallest building — the construction team behind the projected 838-meter Sky City plans to whip it up in an unbelievable 10 […]
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Sannith
August 1, 2013
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One of the world’s largest water parks has created life-sized Mayan temple Indiana Jones-style ride sends visitors plummeting at 35mph Welcome to a real-life Temple of Doom where you can re-enact Indiana Jones’ wildest adventures by sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters. The water slide styled as a Mayan temple sends thrillseekers hurtling up to 35-miles-per-hour down a 60-foot-long chute. The ride finishes underwater by going through […]