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Educative Eye of the Sahara

The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of the Sahara and Guelb er Richat, is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert of west–central Mauritania near Ouadane. This structure is a deeply eroded, slightly elliptical, 40 km in diameter, dome. The sedimentary rock exposed in this dome range in age from Late Proterozoic within the center of the dome to Ordovician sandstone around its edges.

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24 Mar 2013 12:32:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Feather Paintings by Julie Thompson

Many people have seen feathers as decorative items before. Today, ostrich, peacock and bird of paradise feathers can be seen in haute couture and in the costumes of indigenous peoples. They can be colorful and spectacular in their own right, but how much more stunning might they be when used as canvases for artists, eager to demonstrate their talent for the unusual? Alaskan-born and -bred artist Julie Thompson is an astounding exponent of this incredible art form.

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10 Apr 2013 10:31:00,post received 0 comments

Educative Beard Bird Inca Tern

The Inca Tern is a seabird in the family Sternidae. It is the only member of the genus Larosterna. This uniquely plumaged bird breeds on the coasts of Peru and Chile, and is restricted to the Humboldt current. It can be identified by its dark grey body, white moustache on the both sides of its head, and red-orange beak and feet.

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21 Apr 2013 17:02:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Crime Tattoo Part 1

Tattoos are commonly used among criminals to show gang membership and record the wearer's personal history—such as his or her skills, specialties, accomplishments and convictions. They are also used as a means of personal expression. Certain designs have developed recognized coded meanings. The code systems can be quite complex and because of the nature of what they encode, the tattoo designs are not widely recognized.

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23 Apr 2013 10:29:00,post received 0 comments

Fact School Bus Living

Mike and Natalie Young have embarked on a journey together as newlyweds and living in a renovated school bus they named “Rosie”. Currently they have it parked in a friend’s backyard in north Austin, but will soon travel to Washington state to live. They are accompanied by their faithful companion Atlas, a rescued dog they found a few months ago.

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19 Nov 2012 10:19:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Found on Flickr: Photo Art by Kylie Woon

“I am Kylie, a young digital artist based in Singapore. I am inspired by things like shyness and dreams and escapism”. – Kylie Woon. Photo: Temporary blindness. (Photo by Kylie Woon)

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30 Nov 2012 11:34:00,post received 0 comments

Charming Caves of Ice and Fire

“When I am there, it reminds me of when I was a child”. (Photo by Vladimir Ryabkov/Caters News Agency)

These stunning photographs really do show a land of fire and ice! The frozen landscape of the Olkhon Islands, Russia, appears to be ablaze in some of these pictures as the icy sheets of the glaciers reflect the early morning suns rays. (Photo by Vladimir Ryabkov/Caters News Agency)

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14 Apr 2018 00:03:00,post received 0 comments

Funny Book Art by Thomas Allen

American photographer Thomas Allen constructs witty and clever dioramas using figures cut from the covers of old pulp paperbacks. Using salacious pulp art drawing’s of the ’40s and ’50s that covered books such as ” I Married a Dead Man” and ” Marihuana Girl’, Allen constructs one set of pictures up close while obscuring another, and in the process creates a different context. Each piece is given a brand new storyline, though never quite strays from their cheeky origins.

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05 Dec 2012 13:01:00,post received 0 comments