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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Bursting Soap Bubbles by Richard Heeks

6:28 AM

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Have a look at these beautiful images of bubbles taken by photographer Richard Heeks. Here is what he says about his work: “When I get an idea for a photo I then tend to get the blinkers on and try to perfect the shot. Thus, I’ve kind of specialized on soap bubbles, and flying swans are now becoming another sticking point. I think I’d really like to take photos of people though, but I haven’t got around to this yet.”

5:33 AM

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Sharing your bed with common pets like cats or dogs is so last year. Right now it’s all about big cats, and lots of them.

Riana Van Nieuwenhuizen thought she should do her part in saving cheetahs from extinction, so she bought one back in 2006. The 46-year-old South African left her job at the department of justice and found some temporary employment on a game ranch, where she could raise Fiela.

Now, Riana runs Fiela Funds Cheetah Breeding Project, a non-profit that fights to ensure the survival of cheetahs in their own ecosystem. Along the way, she also took in another 10 big cats, with which she often shares her bed.

Her four cheetahs, five white lions and two tigers are a handful, but Riana loves every one of them and puts up with all their naughtiness. Her 2 dogs have also grown quite fond of the felines and don’t mind snuggling up to them.

Photos by John Liebenberg/BARCROFT MEDIA.

Source: dailymail

5:29 AM

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An Indian Wushu expert jumps nearly 10 feet (3 meters) to kick a ball.

5:25 AM

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Ever wondered what a crab would look like wearing pearls? Learn more about the weird and wonderful world of the Dresser Crab in this fascinating short video from BBC wildlife show 'Weird Nature'.

Glastonbury Festival 2009

6:05 AM

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Glastonbury Festival 2009 is held from 26th june to 28th june, 2009 in south-eastern England. Glastonbury is a festival of Contemporary Performing Arts. And the some musical entertainment started on 25th June. Heavy rain and thunderstorms have welcomed the 137,000 music fans who are expected on site for what has become one of Europe’s largest festivals.

5:47 AM

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Chinese man stages what could be considered as the most romantic wedding proposal of all time.

Mr. Tian, from the city of Jinan, China used 9,999 roses to propose to his girlfriend, Ms. Liu. Mr. Tian really planned this special marriage proposal to the smallest detail. He had a big rose-heart set-up in front of the hotel him and Ms. Liu were staying and had all of his friends and hotel staff waiting for his girlfriend with a big bouquet of roses on every floor.

Meanwhile, back in their room, Tian got down on one knee and popped the question to his girlfriend. You can imagine what Ms. Liu’s answer was, right? But with so many people in on this, could she really have said no?