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miercuri, 3 noiembrie 2010

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Huge Landslide in Brazil
Street Art by JR
Romantic Proposal in the Rain
Love Locks
Top 15 Highest Paid Athletes in The World
First Known Photo of a Human
The Biology of a Hangover

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 09:26 AM PDT

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:40 AM PDT

JR is a French artist who exhibits his work in what he describes as "the biggest art gallery in the world", the urban landscape.

The highly private artist mounts enormous black-and-white photos, often without official permission, on to buildings in some of the world's biggest cities.

JR wins Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) prize ($100,000) for his exhibition "Women Are Heroes" which has been shown on slum housing in Paris, bridges in Africa and the walls of favelas in Brazil.

Here, a favela in Rio de Janeiro is transformed by dozens of images.

His "Face to Face" project in 2007 saw dozens of images of Israelis and Palestinians plastered onto both sides of the Israeli West Bank barrier, and at various other nearby locations.

The project has been described as "the largest unauthorised art exhibition in the world".

In this Kenyan slum, his photographs were printed on waterproof vinyl and doubled up as makeshift roofs.

The elderly residents of Shanghai were the subject of JR's latest project, "The Wrinkles of the City".

The artist links the lines and wrinkles on the residents' faces with the transformation of their city.

Romantic Proposal in the Rain

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 08:34 AM PDT

These are some great photos of a couple in love. This is a real love story and very romantic. It is all very cute and tells a real story of love.

Love Locks

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:51 AM PDT

For years now it has become popular for loving couples to write messages on a padlock and attach them to certain landmarks. This is done all over the world. It shows a couple's undying love for one another and supposedly brings good luck.

Pecs, Hungary

Moscow, Russia

Seoul, South Korea

Cologne, Germany

Korakuen, Japan

Wroclaw, Poland

Montevideo, Uruguay

Guam, USA

Rome, Italy

Huangshan, China

Odessa, Ukraine

Prague, Czech Republic

Source: lock-master

Top 15 Highest Paid Athletes in The World

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:33 AM PDT

Here are 15 athletes that are the highest paid in sports currently.

15. Dwyane Wade (NBA) $27,779,912

14. Peyton Manning (NFL) $30,800,000 (for now)

13. Derek Jeter (MLB) $31,000,000

12. Kobe Bryant (NBA) $33,034,375

11. Shaquille O'Neal (NBA) $36,000,000

10. Alex Rodriguez (MLB) $37,000,000

9. Manny Pacquiao (Boxing) $38,000,000

8. Christiano Ronaldo (Soccer) $40,000,000

7. David Beckham (Soccer) $40,500,000

6. Lionel Messi (Soccer) $44,000,000

5. LeBron James (NBA) $45,779,912

4. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (Boxing) $60,250,000

3. Phil Mickelson (Golf) $61,660,757

2. Roger Federer (Tennis) $61,700,000

1. Tiger Woods (Golf) $90,508,163

First Known Photo of a Human

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:30 AM PDT

It is the first known photo of a human. This is a Daguerreotype taken by the inventor of the process, Louis Daguerre, in 1838. It is a view of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris. To achieve this image (one of his earliest attempts), he exposed a chemically treated metal plate for ten minutes. Others were walking or riding in carriages down that busy street that day, but because they moved, they didn't show up. Only this guy stood still long enough. Do you see him?
More after the jump.

This man stood still long enough to have his boots shined.

The Biology of a Hangover

Posted: 03 Nov 2010 02:06 AM PDT

A hangover describes the sum of unpleasant physiological effects following heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages. The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache, nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, diarrhea and thirst, typically after the intoxicating effects of the alcohol begin to wear off. While a hangover can be experienced at any time, generally speaking a hangover is experienced the morning after a night of heavy drinking. In addition to the physical symptoms, a hangover may also induce psychological symptoms including heightened feelings of depression and anxiety.

Hypoglycemia, dehydration, acetaldehyde intoxication, glutamine rebound, and vitamin B12 deficiency are all theorized causes of hangover symptoms. Hangover symptoms may persist for several days after alcohol was last consumed. Approximately 25-30% of drinkers may be resistant to hangover symptoms. Some aspects of a hangover are viewed as symptoms of acute ethanol withdrawal, similar to the longer-duration effects of withdrawal from alcoholism, as determined by studying the increases in brain reward thresholds in rats (the amount of current required to receive to electrodes implanted in the lateral hypothalamus) following ethanol injection. Dehydration is caused by alcohol's ability to inhibit the release of anti-diuretic hormone. (Source: Wikipedia)

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