Archive for May, 2010
Top 10 Weird Scholarships
Apart from the ususal list of useful grants and scholarships, there is a complete array of several weird and unusual scholarships that the students can apply for. The best part about these scholarships is that you don’t actually need to be academically very outstanding. You just need to posess some characteristic features or hobbies. Some [...]
Lena – Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Winner
Lena Meyer-Landrut (born 23 May 1991), also known by her stage name Lena, is a German singer. She represented Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway, and won the contest with the song “Satellite”. With her three entries from the German national final Unser Star für Oslo (Our Star for Oslo), Meyer-Landrut [...]
365 Days Of Mijo Teddybear
Hi, my name is Mijo! I am a small teddy who loves to travel. I live in France and I am a very stirring. I love to explore the world around me because I am very curious. So I’ve decided to share with you my adventures by starting a 365 !!!!! All photos: Mijo – [...]
Lego Art – Realistic Fire
Cole Blaq is a student artist from Bristol that really has played with Lego in a different way then most of us are used to. By putting several legos together, he has managed to create a sculpture looking like real red and yellow fire. It seems like Lego is no longer for children only, you [...]
10 Fun Facts About Mosquitoes
10. An adult mosquito can live as long as 5 months. It may take several months for a larva to develop to the adult stage in cold water. Eggs of floodwater mosquitoes may remain dormant for several years, and hatch when they are covered with water. 9. An adult female mosquito weighs only about 1/15,000 [...]
Madagascar Stone Forest
A city of limestone towers rises in western Madagascar. Unexplored passages shelter some of the island’s—and the world’s—strangest species, from the ghostly Decken’s sifaka, a lemur, to a host of reptiles, insects, and plants. All photos: alvarezphotography.com
Rodeo in Uruguay
South America’s largest rodeo takes place in Montevideo, bring locals and tourists together for the massive event. This festival is part of the celebrations Creole Week in Montevideo. The aim is simple – survive in the saddle as long as possible.
Manute Bol – The Tallest NBA Player
Manute Bol (born October 16, 1962) is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. Until the debut of Gheorghe Mureşan, Bol was undisputedly the tallest player ever to appear in the National Basketball Association. Bol is believed to have been born on October 16, 1962 in either Turalie or Gogrial, Sudan. He is the son of [...]
Stockholms Metro
The Stockholm Metro (Swedish: Stockholms tunnelbana) is the metro system in Stockholm, Sweden. The system has 100 stations in use, of which 47 are underground and 53 above ground. There are seven lines numbered from 10 to 19, in three groups identified by a color: the Green, Red and Blue Lines. Each colour line has [...]
Happy Bernese Mountain Dog
The Bernese Mountain Dog, called in Swiss German the Berner Sennenhund, is a large breed of dog, one of the four breeds of Sennenhund-type dogs from the Swiss Alps. The name Sennenhund is derived from the German “Senne” (alpine pasture) and “hund” (dog), as they accompanied the alpine herders and dairymen called Senn. Berner (or [...]
A Race Over Your Fears
The Tough Guy event in Perton, central England, January 31, 2010. The annual event to raise cash for charity challenges thousands of international competitors in a cross country run followed by an assault course consisting of 21 obstacles including water, fire and tunnels. All Photos by Michael Regan & Nigel Roddis
10 Mysteries Of Human Behaviour
Scientists have split the atom, put men on the moon and discovered the DNA of which we are made, but there are 10 key mysteries of human behaviour which they have failed to fully explain. 1 – Blushing: Charles Darwin struggled to explain why evolution made us turn red when we lie, which alerts others. [...]
