Desert and Ocean Meets � Namib

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The Southern Namib desert is home to some of the tallest and most spectacular dunes of the world, ranging in color from pink to vivid orange. These dunes continue right to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. The cold waters of the sea brushing against the dunes of the Namib desert is one of the most surreal sights.

While the sea coast extends for hundreds of miles, one of the best places to see these dunes is at Swakopmund. Known as Swakop in Namibia, it is the country's biggest coastal town and a mecca for Namibians on holiday. The city's German origins are quite pronounced in beautiful old German Colonial buildings throughout the city, making an even starker contrast for this town sitting at the edge of the Namib Desert. 13 more images after the break...

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Katy Perry � Mike Ruiz Photoshoot

Today we bring you the classic 2009 photoshoot of Katy Perry with Mike Ruiz. This was shot at the time when Katy Perry was 25, and promoting her breakthrough album �One of the Boys�, 07 more images after the break...

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5 Extreme Cycling Adventurous Travel

Introducing you some great places where you could up the adrenaline levels, such as Tour d�Afrique, but this article is dedicated to cycling only. If you have had enough of the cycling track in your home town, you are about to learn that your favorite activity has so much more to offer. These are some of the most demanding cycling tracks in the world. Enjoy.

01. Ireland, Cliffs of Moher

Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

One of the most dangerous, yet enchanting, route can be found in beautiful Ireland. However, you will have little time to enjoy the lovely scenery. The passes often come to the very edges of cliffs and this, combined with the Irish mists, strong winds and slippery spots, puts the fear in the bones of everyone with a bit of sanity and lust for life. The scenery is well known and appreciated all over the world, the Cliffs of Moher are some 700 ft above the Atlantic Ocean and many cyclists decide to attempt this route every year. If you�re into cycling, why not give it a go. You will not be disappointed. 04 more after the break...

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Ritemail Picdump � 47 Images

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Sliding Rock - A Natural Attraction of America

Sliding Rock is a naturally occurring 60-foot waterslide with a seven-foot deep pool that has been developed by the US Forest Service into a recreation area. Sliding Rock is extremely popular on hot summer weekends. But, as the picture above shows, there are those willing to slide even on cool fall weekends. You can either slide yourself or watch others do it from an observation deck opposite the slide. 06 more images after the break...

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Maytszishan Caves � China

Buddhist complex Maytszishan little known. It is located in Gansu Province in northwest China. This is a striking architectural complex, carved out of the rock. Maytszishan has 7,000 Buddhist sculptures and nearly 1,000 square meters of murals. 11 more images after the break...

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Roadsworth Street Art � When Art invades the ground

With a name like Roadsworth, you could easily guess that this isn't any ordinary street artist. Though born Peter Gibson, he chose the name Roadsworth because, as he states, "Where Wordsworth is a poet of words, Roadsworth is a poet of roads."

Though he started painting on the streets as a form of activism (for more bike paths), his motivation later evolved into a more personal one. It became his alternative form of expression, a creative outlet if you will. Currently his works all have an aspect of protest in them, a way for Roadsworth to comment on today's social issues or, as he says, "simply protest against the mundaneness of the urban landscape."

"As my personal artistic process evolved, political concerns were eclipsed by artistic ones and I often felt more inspired by the process than I did by the message I was trying to convey. Marshall Mcluhan�s famous quote 'the medium is the message' is significant in this regard. The ubiquitousness of the asphalt road and the utilitarian sterility of the 'language' of road markings provided fertile ground for a form of subversion that I found irresistible. I was provoked by a desire to jolt the driver from his impassive and linear gaze and give the more slow-moving pedestrian pause for reflection. The humourlessness of the language of the road not to mention what I consider an absurd reverence for the road and 'car culture' in general made for an easy form of satire." 23 more images after the break...

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10 Most Expensive Wedding Ever

For many of us, weddings are a time to celebrate love with our closest family members and friends. Add a couple million dollars to this sentiment�and you get the record-breaking wedding budgets of some outrageous celebs. Read the infographic to see which musicians, designers, and political leaders take the wedding cake for most expensive weddings of all time after the break...

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Mustang Wanted � Spider-Man from Kiev

26-year-old Kiev ekstremal Paul, hiding under the pseudonym Mustang Wanted, recently became the star of the global Internet. He calls himself a tracer, and his hobby � Freerunning � the art of movement and overcoming obstacles in difficult urban terrain. 20 more images and video after the break...

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Selena Gomez � Adidas Neo Photoshoot

Selena Gomez � Adidas Neo Photoshoot, 11 More images after the break...

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Black Milk Unveils New Lord of the Rings Clothing Line 2013

Lord of the Ring swimsuit by Black Milk � Today the Australian brand continues to make eyes at geeky girls fans of Tolkien�s saga with a complete line based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Some dresses, leggings and swimsuits not necessarily easy to wear, but fans will appreciate! 23 more images after the break...

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World of 100 � If the world were a village of 100 people

�The World of 100� is a infography series created by the graphic designer Toby Ng, based on the famous analogy �If the world were a village of 100 people�. 20 posters that highlight the differences in standards of living, religion, language, nutrition and education. A very visual way to make the statistics talk about the world we live in! 18 more images after the break...

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The Hairy Chest Sweater � WTF of the day

�70's Hairy Chest Sweater�, a hairy and bling-bling sweatshirt for those who can not wait for summer to walk t0pless on the beach, or for the men with lack of retro virility! A sweatshirt that could be from the $exy-Sweaters, except that this one is real and not for sale! Firebox � Via

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Classic Photo Collection of Neil Leifer

Ali vs. Liston, 1965

Neil Leifer � A famous American photographer. Born in 1942 in New York. For a long time he worked at Time Magazine. The author of the famous shot against time. 34 more images after the break...

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Blick Apps Mobile Covers

Print advertising has to really pop out of a magazine - especially if the product is one that's popular amongst creatives. When we stumbled upon this beautiful campaign, we had to marvel at the 3D skills, art direction, and spot-on execution that went into the project.

Switzerland-based agency Twin-Design created these fantastic iPhone case images as part of an ad for Swiss tabloid newspaper Blick's new smartphone app. The app covers news, sports, gossip, and more, and the ad campaign ingeniously communicates that message.

Inspired by Blick's services. the agency designed the virtual phonecases to showcase the variety of interests serviced by the app, including football, hockey, celebrities and movies. What a way to bring an ad to life - we just wish the cases were real ones! 06 more images after the break...

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Maria Sharapova � Porsche�s New Brand Ambassador

Maria Sharapova is the face of Nike, Tag Heuer and whatever tennis tournament she features in, and now she can add sports cars to her list after being unveiled as Porsche's brand ambassador. Sharapova, 16, was at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Germany, standing tall alongside 911s, hogging the limelight in front of a Cabriolet and sitting in the driving seat of a Spyder. That Porsche, traditionally dominated by male buyers, chose Sharapova to be the face of its company for the next three years is testament to her her allure. Sharapova, the No. 2 women's tennis player in the world, makes about $20 million a year in endorsements, more money than any other female athlete. 10 more images after the break...

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Cloud Gate � Chicago Millennium Park

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Cloud Gate � Artist Anish Kapoor

Cloud Gate, a public sculpture by Indian-born British artist Anish Kapoor, is the centerpiece of the AT&T Plaza in Millennium Park within the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States. The sculpture and AT&T Plaza are located on top of Park Grill, between the Chase Promenade and McCormick Tribune Plaza & Ice Rink. Constructed between 2004 and 2006, the sculpture is nicknamed "The Bean" because of its bean-like shape. Made up of 168 stainless steel plates welded together, its highly polished exterior has no visible seams. It is 33 by 66 by 42 feet (10 by 20 by 13 m), and weighs 110 short tons (100 t; 98 long tons) Said to have been inspired by liquid mercury, the sculpture's surface reflects and distorts the city's skyline. Visitors are able to walk around and under Cloud Gate's 12-foot (3.7 m) high arch. On the underside is the "omphalos" (Greek for "navel"), a concave chamber that warps and multiplies reflections. The sculpture builds upon many of Kapoor's artistic themes, and is popular with tourists as a photo-taking opportunity for its unique reflective properties. 20 more images after the break...

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Shravan Kumar of 21st Century

This `Sravan Kumar' of the 21 century is carrying his visually challenged mother on his shoulders on a `Char Dham' yatra by foot.

Kailash Giri of Hinota village of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh is on his way to Puri with his 80-year-old mother in a makeshift swing.

Kailash claims to have been travelling since 11 years two months and 12 days to pass by the city on Monday , thereby entering Orissa from Andhra Pradesh. 03 more images after the break...

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Baby and Me � The New Evian Film

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Skywalk On Glass Bridge � China

On one side a sheer rock face, on the other a 4,000ft drop - and all to separate the brave traveller from a deadly plunge is a 3ft-wide, 2.5in thick walkway. And if that is not enough to bring terror into the pit of your stomach, the path running alongside a Chinese mountainside is made out of glass, allowing a crystal-clear view of where one false step can take you. So it was perhaps understandable that this woman tackled the walkway by sticking as close to the cliff as possible, feeling her way along with tentative steps. The skywalk is situated 4,700ft above sea level on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China.

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The 200ft long bridge joins the west cliff at the Yunmeng Fairy Summit, the summit of Tianmen Mountain and Zhang Jiajie. And it would appear to be too scary for the cleaners - tourists are asked to put on shoe covers before passing to help keep the path clean. The pathway, built earlier in the summer echoes the glass-bottomed walkway at the Grand Canyon in the U.S. The 70ft bridge is 4,000ft above the natural wonder and allows tourists to look through 2.5in of crystal-clear glass to the Canyon floor below. The Tianmen mountain, literally translated as Heavenly Gate Mountain is so called because of a huge natural cave that occurs halfway up to the summit. Situated in the Hunan Province, Its highest peak is around 5,000ft above sea level and it is home to a wealth of rare species of plants. A four-mile-long cable car was constructed in the park, which is said to be the longest of the same type in the world.And no matter how terrifying the glass walkway may be - it can only be an improvement from another sky high mountain walkway located in the same province. The Shifou Mountain, located 82 miles away, offers sightseers a 3ft-wide road made of wooden planks thousands of feet high. When finished the wooden 'road' - which is the width of a dinner table - will stretch for 1.8miles making it China's longest sightseeing path. 16 more images after the break...

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Eisriesenwelt � World of the Ice Giants

The Eisriesenwelt (German for "World of the Ice Giants") is a natural limestone ice cave located in Werfen, Austria, about 40 km south of Salzburg. The cave is inside the Hochkogel mountain in the Tennengebirge section of the Alps. It is the largest ice cave in the world, extending more than 42km and visited by about 200,000 tourists every year.

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The Tennengebirge mountains were formed during the late Tertiary period, during the W�rm glaciation period of the Pleistocene. The mountain range, one of the massifs in the Austrian Alps, is the largest karst plateau in the Salzburger Alps, and the Eisriesenwelt is located at the rim of this plateau. Although the cave has a length of 42 km, only the first kilometer, the area that tourists are allowed to visit, is covered in ice. The rest of the cave is formed of limestone. Eisriesenwelt was formed by the Salzach river, which eroded passageways into the mountain. The ice formations in the cave were formed by thawing snow which drained into the cave and froze during winter. Since the entrance to the caves is open year-round, chilly winter winds blow into the cave and freeze the snow inside. In summer, a cold wind from inside the cave blows toward the entrance and prevents the formations from melting. 18 more images after the break...

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Face Paintings by Christy Lewis

Christy Lewis is an award-winning artist based in Wellington, New Zealand who works on exquisite face and body Painting. She is a passionate artist and loves to share her enjoyment of face Painting with the rest of the world. 30 more images after the break...

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The Beauty of Cliffside City of Ronda � Spain

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Ronda is a city in the Spanish province of M�laga. It is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of M�laga with a population of approximately 35,000 inhabitants. Ronda was first settled by the early Celts, who, in the 6th century BC, called it Arunda. Later Phoenician settlers established themselves nearby to found Acinipo, known locally as Ronda la Vieja, Arunda or Old Ronda. The current Ronda is however of Roman origins, having been founded as a fortified post in the Second Punic War, by Scipio Africanus. Ronda received the title of city at the time of Julius Caesar. The city is situated in a very mountainous area about 750 meters (2,460 ft) above mean sea level. The Guadalevin River runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep, 100 plus meters deep El Tajo canyon upon which the city perches. Three bridges, Puente Romano, Puente Viejo and Puente Nuevo, span the canyon. The Puente Nuevo is the tallest of the bridges, towering 120 metres (390 ft) above the canyon floor. All three serve as some of the city�s most impressive features. American artists Ernest Hemingway and Orson Welles spent many summers in Ronda as part-time residents of Ronda�s old town quarter called La Ciudad. Both wrote about Ronda�s beauty and their collective accounts have contributed to Ronda�s popularity over time. 16 more images after the break...

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Kuldhara � Abandoned Village Near Jaisalmer

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Kuldhara village near Jaisalmer has a very unique history! It is said that the residents of 84 neighboring villages including Kuldhara vacated the villages overnight around 170 years back!! No one is sure where they have gone, but they are believed to have migrated to a place somewhere near Jodhpur. The residents were Paliwal Brahmans � said to be very intelligent, and residing there for about 500 years. So what made them do such an act? Stories say that the ruler of these villages pounded the Paliwals with heavy taxes and treated them very inhumanly; the ruler was unethical and forceful to them. They had no alternative, but to vacate all the 84 villages overnight and just disappear from the vision and reach of the ruler. When the Paliwals left the villages, they left a curse that nobody can inhabit the villages ever. Residents of Jaisalmer say that there have been some attempts by some families to stay there, but they did not succeed. 22 more images after the break...

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Color Pencil Drawing By Valentina Zou

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Italian artist Valentina Zou draws realistic portraits with Colour pencil. Each of her piece captures emotions, wonder, dream in great details. 12 more images after the break...

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The Narrowest Street In Prague

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Walking down from the Prague Castle to Charles Bridge through picturesque narrow cobbled streets one comes across a narrow path between ancient buildings with the board Vinarna Certovka leading down a flight of steps to the river bank . This is the narrowest street in Prague - just possible for people to walk in a single file ( I am not sure if a heavy built person would be able to walk through) and has now become a major tourist attraction. 07 more images after the break...

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Charmi Kaur Photoshoot

Here is most Gorgeous South Indian Actress Charmi, Who Promote Her Upcoming Movie Prema Oka Maikam in her Gorgeous Style. She got different types of Photoshoot for Promote Movie. Directed by Chandu and Music scored by Praveen. Charmme plays the role of a c@llgirl in this film. 15 more images after the break...

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Christ of the Abyss

Christ of the Abyss is a submerged bronze statue of Jesus, of which the original is located in the Mediterranean Sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It was placed in the water on 22 August 1954 at approximately 17 metres depth, and stands c. 2.5 metres tall. Various other casts of the statue are located in other places worldwide, both underwater and in churches and museums. The sculpture was created by Guido Galletti after an idea of Italian diver Duilio Marcante. The statue was placed near the spot where Dario Gonzatti, the first Italian to use SCUBA gear, died in 1947. It depicts Christ offering a blessing of peace, with his head and hands raised skyward.

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Due to increasing amounts of corrosion and the growth of crustaceans, the statue was removed from the water and restored in 2003. A hand that had been detached by an anchor was also replaced. The statue was returned to the water with a new base on 17 July 2004. A second bronze sculpture cast from the same mould exists off the coast of St. George's, Grenada. This was a gift of the navy of Genoa for assistance in rescuing the crew of Italian vessel Bianca C destroyed by fire in the port of St. George's. The sculpture was placed under water on October 22, 1961. 14 more images after the break...

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Lake in the Hole � To Sua Ocean Trench in Samoa

Independent State of Samoa - An island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. For tourists who love to spend time after study has interesting corners of our planet, here is a great place. Get even, for example, is a picturesque little lake called the To Sua Ocean Trench, located near the National Park in the village of lotus-eaters. This lake is of natural origin. It was formed in a huge hole, pit. Body of water surrounded almost surrounded by dense greenery and the water in it - transparent blue, salty sea. To Sua Ocean Trench has an outlet to the ocean, the surf here is clearly audible. Are very close and the most common beaches. Go down to the lake and ponaslazhdatsya this marvelous borough of the stairs can be a long of 30 yards.

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Despite the fact that among the tourists, after flipping through the flyers for Samoa, To Sua Ocean Trench is a popular place to visit, not every local guide knows where the lake. In addition to this picturesque lake in the pit in Samoa there are plenty of interesting and unusual places created by nature itself. This stunning beauty of Cape Asuisui, blow holes (holes with ocean fountain), forest Tafua (Tafua Peninsula Rainforest Preserve) with flying foxes, Bird Cave (Peapea) in the National Park O Le Pupu-Pue, as well as the largest waterfall in Samoa Togitogiga. 15 more images after the break...

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Temple of Heaven

The Temple of Heaven, literally the Altar of Heaven is a complex of religious buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It has been regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.

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The temple complex was constructed from 1406 to 1420 during the reign of the Yongle Emperor, who was also responsible for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The complex was extended and renamed Temple of Heaven during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor in the 16th century. The Jiajing Emperor also built three other prominent temples in Beijing, the Temple of Sun in the east, the Temple of Earth in the north, and the Temple of Moon in the west . The Temple of Heaven was renovated in the 18th century under the Qianlong Emperor. Due to the deterioration of state budget, this became the last large-scale renovation of the temple complex in the imperial time. 08 more images after the break...

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Ritemail Picdump � 57 Pics

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Kim Kardashian Out in West Hollywood

Kim Kardashian Out in West Hollywood, 06 more images after the break...

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Touching Moment

Pictures that cause the most intense emotions, touch a nerve and touched to tears. Sometimes the picture is more than just another moment in the life of a person. Sometimes even a single random shot can tell a lot or cause the strongest emotions. Each shot, as his story touched to the core. These photos tell about the past, learn a lot about this and stop immediately for the future.

Loyalty

Mary McHugh mourns her slain fiance, Sergeant James Regan. "Sector 60" - a new area of ??a large cemetery in Washington - was the last refuge of hundreds of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. John Moore. 24 more images after the break...

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The Hidden Beach in the Marietas Islands

Marietas Islands, off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico is currently gaining a lot of attention by tourists. Many have visited this site before but couldn�t understand the wow factor involved until after an impressive and beautifully detailed capture of this beach was photographed by Thomas Porty.

The Marietas Islands in Mexico is said to have formed centuries ago due to volcanic activity and are entirely uninhabited. The islands are about an hour long boat ride west-northwest from the coast of Puerto Vallarta and are visited daily by hundreds of tourists, yet no one can legally set foot on the islands.

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The Mexican government in the early 1900s began conducting military testing on the islands taking advantage of the fact that they were uninhabited. Large explosions and bombings during these testing is said to be the cause for the formation of the many incredible caves and rocks.

After a massive international uproar, prompted by scientist Jacques Cousteau in the late 1960s, the government eventually decided to label the islands a national park, thereby protecting it against any fishing, hunting or human activity. As of now the only human activity that is legal near the islands is snorkeling and kayaking tours that occur daily.

A water tunnel in the Marietas Island lead swimmers to the hidden beach. It is approximately a forty to fifty feet swim through the cave with about five to six feet of space above water level to the rock. As it is not an underwater tunnel, there is no necessity for a scuba gear or to even hold your breath. 13 more images after the break...

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Milla Jovovich Photoshoot

Milla Jovovich � Alexei Hay Photoshoot for Cosmopolitan, 05 more images after the break...

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Premchand Degra � Mr. Universe 1988

Premchand Dogra is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from India. Also mentioned as Premchand Degra/Dhingra. He won the Mr. Universe title in the short-height 80 kg category in 1988. He was also awarded the "Achievement Medal" by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) in 2003, for winning its World Middleweight Champion title in 1988.

Mr. Degra lives in Hoshiarpur (Punjab) and trains budding body builders in his own gym. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Born on December 1, 1955 (age 57) at Babri Nangal village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, Premchand Dogra has striven hard to mould his body into a muscular delight. He began his sports career as a wrestler after completing his matriculation from Government High School of the neighbouring Tibber village in 1973. It was only in 1980 that he developed an interest in body building and rose to be crowned Mr. Punjab, Mr. North India, Mr. India (9 times in a row), Mr, Asia (8 times) and finally Mr. World (Middle-weight class and Mr. Universe.He is currently residing in the city of Hoshiarpur(Punjab) , India.He is running a world class gym in the city of Hoshiarpur. 12 more images after the break...

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Eva Longoria Photoshoot

Eva Longoria leather and bike in Glen Campbell Photoshoot, 07 more images after the break...

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Bailong Elevator � An Elevator Built into the Side of a Huge Cliff

Have you ever taken an elevator ride to the top of a mountain? No? Then you haven�t been to Wulingyuan in Zhangjiajie, China, because if you had, you would have surely seen the towering Bailong Elevator built into the side of a huge cliff. Also known as Hundred Dragons Elevator, this glass elevator stands 330 meters tall and is claimed to be the highest and heaviest outdoor elevator in the world. Quite possibly, it is the only elevator in the world that lets people ride up a cliff.

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The elevator can take ~48 passengers at once to the top, a journey that takes 2 seconds shy of 2 minutes. After it was built, the lift was said to be the world's tallest full-exposure outdoor lift, tallest double-deck sightseeing elevator, and the fastest passenger elevator with the biggest capacity. The elevator was built during 1999 and 2002 at the cost of 120 million yuan or $19 million. The project was met with fierce criticism from environmentalists who were angry that it was sited in the middle of a World Heritage Site. 15 more images after the break...

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Moreton Island � The Island of sunken ships

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Moreton Island � Australia - A large sandy island, 36 km. length and area of 17,500 hectares, 35 km. from Brisbane. The island forms the eastern boundary of Moreton Bay Marine Park to the south-east Queensland. 98% of the island covers the National Park Moreton Islands National Park, which protects its unique vegetation, wildlife, freshwater lakes and springs and its magnificent coastal dunes. 11 more images after the break...

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Richa Gangopadhyay Photoshoot

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The Tower Al-Bahar � Abu Dhabi

A quick glimpse at the upcoming weather for Abu Dhabi will show a week of intense sunshine, temperatures steadily above 100 degrees Fahrenheit with 0% chance of rain. In such extreme weather conditions, even architects listing environmental design as their top priority are up against a tough battle. Never mind that the sand can compromise the structural integrity of the building, the intense heat and glare can render a comfortable indoor environment relatively impossible if not properly addressed. For Abu Dhabi�s newest pair of towers, Aedas Architects have designed a responsive facade which takes cultural cues from the �mashrabiya�, a traditional Islamic lattice shading device.

Completed in June 2012, the 145 meter towers� Masharabiya shading system was developed by the computational design team at Aedas. Using a parametric description for the geometry of the actuated facade panels, the team was able to simulate their operation in response to sun exposure and changing incidence angles during the different days of the year.

The screen opperates as a curtain wall, sitting two meters outside the buildings� exterior on an independent frame. Each triangle is coated with fiberglass and programmed to respond to the movement of the sun as a way to reduce solar gain and glare. In the evening, all the screens will close.

�At night they will all fold, so they will all close, so you�ll see more of the facade. As the sun rises in the morning in the east, the mashrabiya along the east of the building will all begin to close and as the sun moves round the building, then that whole vertical strip of mashrabiya will move with the sun,� said Peter Oborn, the deputy chairman of Aedas. 11 more images after the break...

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Stunning Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls is a waterfall on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, located east of Troutdale, between Corbett and Dodson, along the Historic Columbia River Highway. The falls drops in two major steps, split into an upper falls of 542 feet (165 m) and a lower falls of 69 feet (21 m), with a gradual 9 foot (3 m) drop in elevation between the two, so the total height of the waterfall is conventionally given as 620 feet (189 m). Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the State of Oregon. It is credited by a sign at the site of the falls, and by the United States Forest Service, as the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. However, there is some skepticism surrounding this distinction, as Multnomah Falls is listed as the 137th tallest waterfall in the United States by the World Waterfall Database (this site does not distinguish between seasonal and year-round waterfalls).

Underground springs from Larch Mountain are the year-round source of water for the waterfall, augmented by spring runoff from the mountain's snowpack and rainwater during the other seasons.

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A foot trail leads to Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot (14 m)-long footbridge that allows visitors to cross 105 feet (32 m) above the lower cascade. The trail continues to a platform at the top of the upper falls where visitors get a bird's-eye view of the Columbia Gorge and also of "Little Multnomah", a small cascade slightly upstream from the "upper" falls, which is not visible from ground level. The Mark O. Hatfield Memorial Trail starts at the falls and continues through the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge to Starvation Creek. The footbridge is named for Simon Benson, who financed the bridge's construction in 1914 by Italian stonemasons. 11 more images after the break...

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Kim Kardashian � Photoshoot

Kim Kardashian � Photoshoot for V Magazine Fall (2012), 07 more images after the break...

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