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Historical City Castle of Kremnica, Slovakia

The city castle of Kremnica consists of a complex of 13th -15th century objects, protected with a double line of fortifications. The oldest object is a 13th century carner, its fortifications were built in the 14th century. The dominant structure in the middle of the castle is the originally Gothic church of St. Catherine. The castle is a national cultural monument. The fame of town Kremnica in the...

Happy Valentine`s Day Animated Greetings Cards

Valentines day text messages: * Here is my heart, it is yours so take it, Treat it gently, please do not break it. Its full of love thats good and true, So please keep it always close to u. * My heart for you will never break. My smile for you will never fade. My love for you will never end. I love you! * Love so much my heart is sure. As time goes on I love you more, Your happy smile. Your loving...

Happy 50th Birthday, Wayne Gretzky

The greatest hockey player of all-time celebrate 50th birthday. He played last game in NHL in 1999 and finished with more than 60 records in Profiliga. His successful career in Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Saint Louis Blues and New York Rangers ended. “The Great One” played in 1487 games, he scored 894 goals and 1963 assists and he obtained 2857 points. NUMBER: 99 HEIGHT: 6′ 0″ WEIGHT:...

Roger Federer No. 2 ATP Tennis Player

Federer currently holds 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He started his ATP career in July of 1998. Birthdate: August 8, 1981 (29 years old) Birthplace: Basel, Switzerland Residence: Bottmingen, Switzerland Height: 6’1” (185 cm) Weight: 187 lbs (85 kg) Plays: Right-handed Top Grand Slam Wins (16): Australian Open: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 French Open: 2009 Wimbledon: 2003, 2004, 2005,...

Sweet Katie Holmes in the Bed

Birth Name: Katherine Noelle Holmes Birth Place: Toledo, OH Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/18/1978, Sagittarius Profession: Actor Best Known As: The Dawson’s Creek Katie Holmes launched her career as Josephine “Joey” Potter on the coming-of-age TV series Dawson’s Creek. She turned her TV fame into movie roles like The Ice Storm, Wonder Boys, The Gift, First Daughter, Batman...

The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway in China ( 350 km/h )

Passenger rail line reduced the 1069 km journey between the largest cities in central and southern China Wuhan – Guangzhou to 3 hours, shortens the original route more than seven and a half hours by using CRH2 train. The CRH2 is one of the high speed trains in China. Trains reach top speeds of 350 km/h and average 310 km/h for the whole journey. The train is capable of a speed of 394.2 kilometers...

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Mounties)

One of the famous symbol that represent Canada and Canadians is most commonly associated with The Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The RCMP holds a special place of honor in history of Canada. We could see actors that play their roles as member of RCMP in many films and TV series. Most famous is Constable Benton Fraser in TV series Due South. Typical uniform consists of Hat Band, Felt Hat(Stetson), Hat...

What Do Polar Bears Eat ?

Typical food that is eaten by polar bear are seals and fish. Photos capture different situations like patiently waiting, hunting on breathing hole, starving, eating seal, walking on pack ice near open water … Height: Average adult male 8.5 ft. (2.6 m) Average adult female 6.5 ft. (2 m) Weight: Average adult male 900 lbs. Average adult female 500 lbs Color: Off-white fur with black nose,...

The Worlds Biggest Plane Antonov An-225 Mriya

The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft, designed by the Antonov Design Bureau in the 1980s. It is the world\’s heaviest fixed-wing aircraft. The design, built to transport the Buran orbiter, was an enlargement of the successful An-124 Ruslan. Specifications: Wingspan: 88.4 m (290 ft 2 in) Length: 84 m. (275 ft 6 in) Height: 18.1 m (59 ft 3 in) Empty weight: 285,000 kg...

Amazing 3D Street Art Paintings

Most famous artists are Julian Beever, Edgar Müller and Manfred Stader, men who are famous for their art on the pavement of England , France , Germany , USA , Australia, Argentina and Belgium they give to drawings an amazing 3D illusion. Using a projection called anamorphosis to create the illusion of three dimensions when viewed from the correct angle, these artists create some of the finest 3D pavement...

The Miniature Superstars of The NHL

The latest era in history of NHL is known as the “Modern Era”, which is from 1992 to the present. During this time, the 1990s to the 2000s, the NHL expanded to 30 teams. New teams were added in cities such as San Jose, Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Ottawa, Florida, Anaheim, Atlanta, Columbus, Minnesota, Carolina, and Colorado. There was a first milestone in the history of NHL in 1993,...

Dream cars: Porsche 918 Spyder

Nobody expected this. There was no advance notice. There were no empty promises. There is no turning back: the future of motorsports began for Porsche in 2010. After several races we could well say: mission accomplished, theory substantiated. But that’s not enough for us. Our most important finding: Sports car can do more. Porsche is continuing to extend its performance and high efficiency competence...

No Pants Subway Ride 2011 in NYC

The 10th Annual No Pants Subway Ride went off without a hitch today in New York. Riders met at meeting points spread out all over the city and converged on Union Square. The high was 32 degrees and wind gusts were up to 47 MPH. Best responses from pants-wearing people: On the subway as people are depantsing at different stops: “I know what this is! This is it! This is the day!” As we were all getting...

Female Celebrities and Their Dogs

Celebrity dogs live a very glamorous life just like their owners. we all know this that our dogs just want to be with us as much as possible and you don’t have to be a “star” to get the unconditional love they give. Hilary Duff’s Lola Nicole Richie’s First Puppy Miranda Kerr’s Frankie Ashley Tisdale’s Maui Sienna Miller’s Bess Mischa Burton’s Ziggy Rachel Bilson’s...

Photography by Hedda Morrison Restored!

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 China photographer; she married George Ernest Morrison\’s...