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Amazing Dog Pictures

2006-12-18T06:46:00.000-08:00

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Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2006-12-15T13:00:00.000-08:00

The Twin Tower of Malaysia, Petronas Towers is the holder of the title” Tallest Twin Tower of the World”, located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1996, it has a sky height of 452 m (1483 feet). Most of the architectural designs inside the tower, symbolizes most of the Muslim’s religious beliefs. The methods used by Asian Engineering prefer the use of massive concrete materials in favor of steel that makes it heavier and more effective against swaying.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mt Rushmore National Memorial

2006-12-15T12:33:00.000-08:00

The massive masonry work done in the Construction of Mt. Rushmore involved about 400 stone workers.The construction was started in 1927 and took 14 years to complete. The monument was sculpted by Borglum, and it involved dynamite blasting tons of rocks, jackhammers,and powerful scupting tools for this massive work of art.
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial is sculpted in honor 4 US Presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln.

Panama Canal

The Panama Canal was constructed to serve as the shortcut passage for all the ships en route the Isthmus of Panama in Central America, connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Although it was constructed with extreme difficulty at the start of the construction, the Americans finally completed the canal in 1917. Every year about 14000 ships pass Panama Canal and it is known as the key channel for international shipping cutting the mileage into half.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

High Dam in Aswan, Egypt

2006-12-15T11:49:00.000-08:00

Known as an " Engineering miracle", the dam created some 30% increase in the farm lands in Egypt,and made the barren soil capable of farming. These streches from the lands of Shara to Algeria. Aswan High Dam,is a magnificient construction work that provides Irrigation and Electricity that sustains the whole of Egypt. Built in the 1960s, it contains 18 times the material used in the Great Pyramid of Cheopsit, has its own world's largest artificial lake.

Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada, USA

One of the Engineering marvels of Nevada is the construction of Hoover Dam. Completed in 1936 it is a crowd drawer and over 7 million visitors all over the world visited Hoover Dam every year. The tourism industry in Las Vegas Nevada and Arizona are the main players in the stable economy of these two cities.

Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay

Both countries Brazil and Paraguay agreed to construct the largest Itaipú hydroelectric power plant. This is the world's largest power plant with 18 generating units, that produces 12,600 MW (megawatts) and a reliable output of 75 million MWh a year.It supplies twenty five percent of power from Brazil and 78% in Paraguay.Around 9 million visitors all over the world visit this dam and contributes huge dollars in their tourism industry.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA

2006-12-15T10:44:00.000-08:00

The Golden Gate Bridge is a world renowned landmark of San Francisco. This suspension bridge spans from the gate of San Francisco Bay on the north to a portion of the south-facing Marin County headlands near the small bayside town of Sausalito with two main cables, each weighing 11,000 and containing 25,572 separate wires. The construction was completed in 1937.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA

2006-12-15T10:17:00.000-08:00

In honor of St Louis, a monument design competition in 1965 paved a way for the constructions of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, located on the banks of the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri. The monument stands at 630-feet, made of stainless steel. It is a significant view rising in the city’s skyline. The arch has a stable foundation (60 ft deep) and can withstand high winds of 150 mph and can sway up to 18 inches.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Empire State Building, New York City

2006-12-15T08:25:00.000-08:00

Designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon and built in 1931, this skyscraper is towering 102 stories high. After 911, where the World Trade Center was destroyed, it regained its record as the tallest building in New York City. It is currently ranked 2nd after the Sears Tower in Chicago in the US.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Big Ben Tower

2006-12-14T13:30:00.000-08:00

Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England is still the World's largest four-faced “chiming clock”, Big Bens till holds the record. This turret clock structure is part of the northeast end of the Houses of Parliament building in Westminster, London. Popularly known as Big Ben, this is one of the best Landmarks of London.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

English Channel Tunnel

2006-12-12T10:13:00.000-08:00

The Channel Tunnel is about 51 km long rail tunnel connecting Folkestone, Kent in England to Coquelles near Calais in northern France. Traversing under the grounds of the English Channel at the Straits of Dover. This huge project was completed in 1994 and draws attention and made sure security measures are taken cared of after 911. Second only to Seikan Tunnel in Japan when it comes to length but considering it is an underwater structure, it is still the longest undersea tunnel in the world.
MORE WONDERS.............
CN Tower, Toronto Canada
Eiffel Tower Paris, France
The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The Modern Wonders of the World

2006-12-12T09:27:00.000-08:00

Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

This striking piece of structure was built between 1887 and 1889 and designed by Engineer Gustave Eiffel. This is one of the tallest structures in the world but not anymore until the arrival of Chrysler Buyilding in NY. More than With 6 million people visitor's a year, It symbolizes Europe and being a crowed drawer this is the reason why people go to Paris.

CN Tower, Toronto,Canada

For 30 consecutive years the CN Tower maintained its Guinness book of record as the "World's Free-Standing Structure" (1,815 feet, 5 inches tall). It is one of the modern wonders of the World and yet I have not been there myself considering that I live in Greater Toronto Area. Facts said that it has 1776 metal staircase to the Lookout level, and 2,579 steps by the SkyPod. The fastest climber Brendan Keevoy took only 7 minutes and 52 seconds in 1989.

MORE WONDERS.............

The English Channel Tunnel
Clock Tower (Big Ben) in London, England
Empire State Building in New York City, USA
Gateway Arch in St. Louis, USA
Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, USA
High Dam in Aswan, Egypt
Hoover Dam in Arizona/Nevada
Itaipú Dam in Brazil/Paraguay
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, USA
Panama Canal
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Galaxy M51

2006-12-07T12:22:00.000-08:00

GALAXY M51 taken from Hubble Telescope.Galaxy M51 gives people idea how new stars are formed. The distance of the Galaxy M51 is 20 million light-years away. The hydrogen gas emmisions from the nearby regions makes the stars glowing in red color.

7 Ancient Wonders of the World

2006-12-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

The Great Pyramid of Giza - built betweem 2700-2300 B.C. oldesta nd famous, still existing at the present times and popular tourist attraction.

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon -built by Nebuchadnezzar about 600 B.C. to make his his queen happy, who missed the mountains, trees and flowers of her native land. The structure is non-existent but archeologist find evidence that theis garden existed during the ancient times.

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia- sculpted by the Greek Phidias about 430 B.C still of existent in Plympia.

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus -about 555 B.C. by Croesus, king of Lydia and dedicated to the goddess Diana at Ephesus. It measured 300 by 150 feet, with columns 60 feet high. After it was burned down by Avandal, Alexander the Great rebuilt it.

The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus - This tomb was built by the wife of the Carian ruler Mausolus in 353 B. C, fragments can be seen in the in Turkey and at the British Museum.

The Colossus of Rhodes - Built by sculptor Chares in 280 B.C with one hand, and one eyes. It stands over 100 feet tall.This majestic work of art destroyed by Arabs in the 7th century A.Dbroken into smaller pieces and sold it as scrap metal.

The Lighthouse of Alexandria- It was built in 279 B.C. on the small island of Pharos by Sostratus of Cnidus for Ptolemy II. The lighthouse was over 400 feet high. The remains of this imposing structure could still be seen in 1480, when the Mamluk ruler Qa'it Bay constructed a fort on the exact site of the lighthouse.

The Story of a Miracle Baby - Samuel Alexander Armas

2006-12-04T13:01:00.000-08:00

They called his hand a “Hand of Hope”--- Samuel Alexander Armas was only 21 weeks old in her mother’s womb, when he was diagnosed of having a "Spina Bifida". Spina Bifida affects 1/1000 newborns in the US. It is one of the most horrible birth defects affecting the Neutral Tube. It damages the spinal cord leading to paralysis. To correct this problem, surgery is generally performed after 24 hours of birth. However in this case Samuel' case is very much different.

Samuel was operated while inside her mother’s womb. This medical technology (Utero Surgery) is pretty much in its baby stage. It was newly introduces in 1999 and few sugeries were done but there is not much statistics to prove its success rate. This fetal surgery was performed by a team of surgeons from Vanderbilt University in Nashville and Samuel was the 54th patient. It involves removing the uterus, draining out the fluid from amniotic sac then a surgery is performed at the fetus’s spine. After that the uterus is then restored back to the mother’s womb. To do or not to do a Utero surgery is a bid challenge for the parents of Samuel and it is huge decision to do. They have to chances if they want to alleviate their baby’s spinal defects.

Samuel’s case is for heaven’s sake the most unbelievable story I have heard in my entire life. How can you imagine a mother and her fetus who were under the general anesthesia (can’t move and feel anything) while a fetus (Samuel) reaches out his tiny fingers, clinched the operating doctor’s finger as if he is holding it firmly. The picture is real and it was taken by famous photographer, Michael Clancy. USA today was invited to be present at the operating room for the coverage of the entire procedure and until the unexpected unimaginable thing happened---------The tiny fetus hand is reaching out from the uterus hole and he does not seem to have nay idea what is out there but he is sending a message that—there is life inside the womb that wants to live. This story was published in the Tennessean Newspaper's Website, USA Today and other popular newspapers in the US. The photo can be viewed at www.michaelclancy.com.

This phenomenon is sending a message to people who are promoters of “Abortion”. If the fetus can say something it could be one of these things...” please don’t kill me” or “ I want to live”. How can you explain the miracle that happened? The fetus moved his fingers while on general anesthesia. Is it in God’s divine intervention through Samuel that God wants to end abortion? Abortion in any aspect is an inhuman and a sinful act. It does not matter how old the fetus is inside your womb, once conceived they deserve to live.

After 2 December 1999 and after 6 years of living a miraculous life, Samuel is very much active and enjoys normal life with other boy’s of his age. The pictures are true and not edited by any powerful photo software. As matter of fact the parents of Samuel, the photographer and the doctor’s who performed the operation testified before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space about the photo and their experience with in Utero Surgery procedure.

Amazing Watermelon Designs

2006-12-01T13:31:00.000-08:00

What you see hear are the work done by the hands of people who have creative imaginations. Another Brilliant Mind!!!

Amazing Number Mystery

2006-12-01T11:33:00.000-08:00

11.111.111 x 111.111.111 = 12.345.678.987.654.321

Multiply of 37 by multiplies of 3:

3 x 37 = 111
6 x 37 = 222
9 x 37 = 333
12 x 37 = 444
15 x 37 = 555
18 x 37 = 666
21 x 37 = 777
24 x 37 = 888
27 x 37 = 999

Trapeze:
1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111

Trapeze #2:

1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

0 x 9 + 8 = 8
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
987654321 x 9 - 1 = 8888888888
9876543210 x 9 - 2 = 88888888888

Another One:

123456789 x 0.9 = 11111111
123456789 x 1.8 = 22222222
123456789 x 2.7 = 33333333
123456789 x 3.6 = 44444444
123456789 x 4.5 = 55555555
123456789 x 5.4 = 66666666
123456789 x 6.3 = 77777777
123456789 x 7.2 = 88888888
123456789 x 8.1 = 99999999

Amazing Dog Flowers

2006-12-01T10:58:00.000-08:00

A good friends send me an amazing picture of dog flowers. who ever did is very creative. Kudos!