ShareNovember 27 began Kurban Bairam, 2009 – Moslem “Feast of Sacrifice”, symbolizing the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son to the Lord. Muslims around the world celebrate this event, sacrificing animals, symbolizing the gift of God instead of sacrifice of Abraham. They distribute the meat to family, friends and the poor. Eid al-Adha takes [...] Read Full Story
ShareFloating markets – one of Vietnam’s national landmarks, reflecting the ancient tradition of trade with the boats in navigable rivers. Floating market – this is a unique market, located in one of the channels, where every morning the traders sell their goods directly from specially equipped boats, and the peasants in the old continue to meet and exchange goods.
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1) Floating markets Kayrang and Phung Hiep in the Mekong Delta (city Tankho, Vietnam) are... Read Full Story
The grand opening of the new rail station took place in Berlin, in 2006. Now it is the largest two-level station in Europe. It immediately received worldwide fame and the honorary title of the “Rail Station of the Year.”
A very beautiful, modern building. The upper level of the station has six tracks and eight on the lower level. It is absolutely stunning!
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The actress covers the December issue of Maxim and will likely garner a new fan base as a result of the spread. She looks great in the magazine.
Beauty aside, what’s next for Greene professionally? New Moon comes out on November 20; and Eclipse in June, 2010. Other than that?
“I want to hit up James Bond,” [...] Read Full Story
Sharenimal photography is one of the most challenging and rewarding form of photography. Stalking wildlife animal to take pictures of them is quite difficult, because in any moment your subject could run or worst attack you.
From land based animals, marine mammals, and birds, I collect 28 stunning animal images with excellent wildlife photography. I hope [...] Read Full Story
ShareParents Arun Kumar – disabled, grandmother and grandfather beat him, he ran away from home, he found work in a sewing factory, but all his savings stolen by the police. Today, he 13 and he lives with other street children on the streets of New Delhi. He was lucky.
20 years after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child huge number of children around the world still suffers from poverty, violence and disease. Each year 4 million children die before they reach on... Read Full Story
ShareThe second capital city of Russia, Saint-Petersburg, can boast of beauty of its architecture. But its off-beat design is not the only thing the city can show. Also it has a great diversity of different subcultures with lots of followers. And recently two guys from one of city’s traceur movements decided to take their chances [...] Read Full Story
