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[h=3]The Moustair - The Most Unusual Meme[/h]





Every once in a while you come across and internet meme which just utterly astounds and boggles the mind – "Moustair' is one such meme. Take random men, with random facial hair mix in a bit of Photoshop magic and hey presto you have a unique set of truly bizarre photographs.There's an entire series dedicated to the phenomenon over on Tumblr 23 more images after the break...

































































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Deeksha Seth is quickly becoming one of the top actors of the south film industries - Her fans feel she resembles the late Divya Bharati. You may or may not agree but what you can't deny is that Deeksha Seth has an impressive screen presence just like the late actor. She is a heady mix of glam and charm on screen while in her personal life, she is the quintessential tomboy. Here are a few glimpses of the beautiful lady.​
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[h=3]Hitler's Favorite Apartments[/h]




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Adolf Hitler's lavish home life is revealed for the first time. - The Fuhrer's personal photographer Hugo Jaeger was granted access to his apartment at the Chancellery in Berlin and to his Berghof estate in Bavaria. They reveal fine furnishings and art works, bought by the blood of millions. One of the few photographers to be using color photography techniques at the time, Jaeger travelled with Hitler in the years leading up to and throughout World War Two. 05 more images after the break...







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[h=3]Top 10 Actress Hollywood[/h]

Who's the most overpaid actress in history? Could it really be Nicole Kidman???? She's definitely not my favorite actress. The Hollywood Reporter's annual list-06 of Hollywood's highest-earning actresses has been released.


1. Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman, makes $16 mil-$17 mil. What she should be earning: -$1 mil. That's right, I'm saying that Nicole should be paying film companies to hire her, not the other way around. That's because she's poison at the box office, the female equivalent of Sean Penn. Women dislike her, men don't think she's sexy, and those Chanel ads induce nausea. My guess is Nicole's rate dates back to Sony Pictures overpaying her for that bomb Bewitched. Since then, she's been doing smaller films, but is signing for studio projects right now. Note to majors: save your $$$ and hire Reese or Angelina.
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2. Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon, $15 mil. What she should be earning: $25 mil. Reese can do no wrong. Women love her, men love her, the camera loves her. And she's smart: when she was looking for a new agency, she lamented not owning her Legally Blonde character because it'll be Broadway bound. Which doesn't mean all her films are great, but she's always great in them. She opens a movie. 'Nuff said.


3. Renee Zellweger



Renee Zellweger, $15 mil. What she should be earning: $5 mil. Renee doesn't open movies, unless the material is Bridget Jones-cloned. She's fine as the wife or girlfriend, but then her price needs to be cut by a third. Worse, audiences are getting sick of her changing hair color whenever she changes parts. That's a dye job, not an acting job. Sadly, she's lost her once winning girl-next-door quality; now she's trying to be a fashion diva. Ugh.


4. Drew Barrymore



Drew Barrymore, $15 mil. What she should be asking: $3 mil. Drew has never been able to open a movie, and she never will. That doesn't mean she isn't sweet onscreen, but lately her roles have been too saccharine. If only she'd bring back that Poison Ivy edginess she once had. Women like her but they don't want to be her (or even briefly married to Tom Green), whereas men don't think she's hot anymore. Drew's price should go up when she grows up.


5. Cameron Diaz



Cameron Diaz, $15 mil. What she should be asking: $7 mil. Put her in a bikini, and she's worth it. Put her in a chick flick (In Her Shoes, The Holiday), and she's not. Everyone finds her sexy, but women don't like her. (It's jealousy. And not just because of Justin.) Plus, she simply doesn't have much range as an actress from the neck up.


6. Halle Berry



Halle Berry, $14 mil. What she should be asking: $5 mil. Once she lost her shot at launching a new franchise as 007's Jinx, she lost what should have been her biggest paydays. Alas, she's now the wrong side of 40, and Hollywood is cruel that way.


7. Charlize Theron



Charlize Theron, $10 mil. What she should be asking: $10 mil. A smart actress, surrounded by smart people, doing smart roles. Just don't **** it up with too many vanity projects like North Country.


8. Angelina Jolie



Angelina Jolie, $10 mil. What she should be asking: $25 mil. There's no one hotter and cooler right now than Angelina onscreen and off (just ask the stalkarazzi), but that could change if she starts auditioning for sainthood by making too many message movies. Let's hope she's too bad-ass for that.


9. Kirsten Dunst



Kirsten Dunst, $8 mil-$10 mil. What she should be asking: $1 mil. Eventually, the Spider-Man franchise will end. Marie Antoinette dying in theaters didn't help her price. She was an idiot not to star in Bring It On sequels for big bucks. She's not sexy enough and she won't age well with audiences. This is a career about to end.


10. Jennifer Aniston


Jennifer Aniston, $8 mil. What she should be asking: $1 mil. She's not a movie star. She's a TV star. Big difference. Most of all, she's not an interesting actress. She can't open a movie, and her choice of material is abysmal. Sure, The Break-Up did okay business, but that was because of Vince and in spite of her. Soon she'll be lucky to score the next Lifetime movie.​
 
[h=3]World's 10 Most Powerful Brands[/h]


The barely 10-year-old Google is the world's most powerful brand, followed by General Electric and Microsoft, according to a survey conducted by Millward Brown's BrandZ index. The survey assigned values to various brands based on their financial strength and consumer sentiment.




1. Google





A sign outside of the Google headquarters in Mountain View , California

Google, with a brand value of $66.434 billion, is the world's most powerful brand. The global search engine giant was started as a research project in January 1996 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, two Ph.D students at Stanford University , California . Google Inc was incorporated on September 7, 1998, at a friend's garage in Menlo Park , California . The company, known for its innovations and stupendous growth rate, went public on August 19, 2004. Page and Brin's search engine was originally called BackRub. The name 'Google' originated from 'googol,' which refers to the number represented by a 1 followed by one-hundred zeros. Eric E. Schmidt is the CEO of Google, while co-founder Sergey Brin and Larry page are Technology President and Products President, respectively. The company is listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol GOOG. 'Google' is now a verb, having found its way into the dictionary. It means 'to use the Google search engine to obtain information on the Internet.'
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2. GE



General Electric chairman Jeffrey R Immelt.

General Electric's brand value has been estimated at $61.880 billion, making it the world's second most powerful brand. GE is a giant US multinational, with headquarters in Fairfield , Connecticut , engaged in technology and services industries. It is the world's second largest company in terms of market capitalisation. The famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison opened a new laboratory in Menlo Park , New Jersey in 1876, where the incandescent electric lamp was invented. By 1890, Edison formed the Edison General Electric Company. In 1879, Elihu Thomson and Edwin J. Houston formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company to rival Edison 's firm. However, in 1892, both the companies merged to give birth to the General Electric Company. GE slowly began to diversify its operations. Today its businesses span information technology, financial services, industrial technology, aviation, healthcare, oil and gas, films and entertainment, theme parks, locomotives, insurance, etc. In India , too, GE's enjoys widespread presence. Jeffrey Immelt is GE's chairman & CEO; while Keith Sherin is the CFO, and Robert Wright is GE vice chairman.





3. Microsoft



The Microsoft logo at the company's office in Herndon , Virginia.

Microsoft Corporation is the world's largest software company, with global annual revenue of over $44.28 billion. With a brand value of $54.951 billion, it also is the planet's third most powerful brand. Bill Gates, the world's richest man, is the executive chairman of the software giant which he co-founded along with Paul Allen in 1975. On June 25, 1981, the company was incorporated. On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its personal computer with Microsoft's 16-bit operating system, MS-DOS 1.0. On Feb 26, 1986, Microsoft moved to corporate campus in Redmond , Washington , and on March 13, 1986, Microsoft stock went public. On May 22, 1990, Microsoft launched Windows 3.0. On November 20, 1985, Microsoft released its first retail version of Microsoft Windows, originally a graphical extension for its MS-DOS operating system. Gates is equally admired for his insight and criticised for his business tactics. Steve Ballmer is the company's CEO, while Ray Ozzie is chief software architect. Microsoft employs 76,000 people across 102 countries.






4. Coca-Cola




The outside of Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta , Georgia .
Coca-Cola's brand value has been estimated at $44.134 billion, making it the world's foruth most powerful brand. Coca-Cola, a carbonated soft drink, was intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in 1885 by Dr. John Stith Pemberton in Covington , Georgia . It was then called Pemberton's French Wine Coca. Pemberton's partner and bookkeeper, Frank M Robinson, suggested the name and penned the now famous trademark 'Coca-Cola' in his unique script. Coca-Cola was bought over by businessman Asa Griggs Candler in 1887 and incorporated it as the Coca Cola Company in 1892. Griggs made the brand a force to reckon with through his marketing strategies. Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time on March 12, 1894. In 1919, a group of investors headed by Ernest Woodruff and W C Bradley purchased The Coca-Cola Company for $25 million. Coca-Cola is also the world's best known brand. E Neville Isdell is the company's chairman and chief executive officer.





5. China Mobile




Two men walk past a logo of China Mobile in Chengdu , in China 's southwestern province of Sichuan.
China Mobile is the world's 5th most powerful brand with a value of $41.214 billion. China Mobile Communications Corporation, also known as China Mobile or CMCC, is China 's largest mobile phone operator. It is the world's largest mobile phone operator ranked by number of subscribers, with over 296 million customers. By turnover it is second to Vodafone, which owns 3.3% of the China Mobile. A state-owned enterprise, it was spun off from former monopoly China Telecom in 2000, and now has a 65% share of the highly competitive Chinese mobile market. China Mobile is the largest company registered in Hong Kong . Wang Jianzhou is the telecom major's chairman and CEO.

6. Marlboro


Altria CEO & chairman is Louis Camilleri.
Marlboro's brand value has been estimated at $39.166 billion, making it the 6th most powerful brand. Marlboro, made by Altria, is the world's best selling cig@rette brand. It is famous for its billboard advertisements and magazine ads of the Marlboro Man. Philip Morris, a London-based cig@rette manufacturer, created a New York subsidiary in 1902 to sell several of its cig@rette brands, including Marlboro.
Marlboro then suddenly faltered badly in the market till the 1950s, when it made a rollicking comeback following the introduction of a new cowboy image for the brand. Sales skyrocketed by 5,000%. Marlboro with a filtered tip was launched in 1955. The brand is named after Great Marlborough Street , the location of its original London factory. Richmond , Virginia , is now the location of the largest Marlboro cig@rette manufacturing plant.




7. Wal-Mart
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The world's 7th most powerful brand, Wal-Mart, is estimated to be worth $36.880 billion. Wal-Mart Stores is an American public corporation and the world's largest retailer. It is the largest private employer, the largest grocery retailer, and the largest toy seller in the United States . It was founded by Sam Walton, who opened his first Wal-Mart discount store in Rogers , Arkansas , in 1962. The company was incorporated on October 31, 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. Sam Walton died on April 5, 1992 at the age of 74. His widow Helen R Walton, daughter Alice L Walton, and sons Jim C Walton, John T Walton and S Robson Walton, each with a personal wealth of $20.5 billion, have all been ranked among the richest Americans by Forbes. H Lee Scott is Wal-Mart CEO, while S Robson Walton, is the retail giant's chairman.

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8. Citi​




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Charles Prince is the company's chairman & CEO.​
Citi is the world's 8th most powerful brand with an estimated value of $33.706 billion. Citigroup Inc was formed following the $140 billion merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group on April 7, 1998 to create the world's largest financial services organisation. The company employs almost 300,000 people around the world. Travelers was founded in 1864 in Hartford , Connecticut . It dealt in insurance and is noted for many industry firsts: the first automobile policy, the first commercial airline policy, and the first policy for space travel. In the 1990s, it went through a series of mergers and acquisitions. It was bought by Primerica in 1993, but the resulting company retained the Travelers name. In 1995, it became The Travelers Group. It bought Aetna 's property and casualty business in 1996. Citicorp was the descendant of First National City Bank, founded in New York City . It was one of the oldest banks in the United States (founded in 1812), and had the largest international branch presence of any United States headquartered bank. In the 1960s and 1970s, chairman Walter Wriston led the bank into sovereign debt and loan syndication. It was Writsen who led the technology of ATM cards before the the banks. He also spearheaded the name change to Citibank in the late 1970s. Charles Prince, chief executive and chairman of Citigroup, during an unveiling ceremony for the group's new logo in Seoul



9. IBM


The IBM logo in front of the company's headquarters in Seoul , South Korea .
International Business Machines Corporation, also called IBM or 'Big Blue', is a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in Armonk , New York , USA . Till 2006 it was the world's largest computer company, but has now ceded the top spot to Hewlett-Packard. With over 350,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the largest information technology employer in the world. The company which became IBM was founded in 1888 as Herman Hollerith and the Tabulating Machine Company. It was incorporated as Computing Tabulating Recording Corporation (CTR) on June 15, 1911, and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1916. IBM adopted its current name in 1924, where it became a Fortune 500 company. Samuel J Palmisano is IBM chairman & CEO.



10. Toyota

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The corporate logo of the Toyota car company at the annual motor show in Paris .​
Toyota with an estimated brand value of $33.427 billion is the 10th most powerful brand in the world. Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation and the world's largest auto company that manufactures automobiles, trucks, buses, and robots. The headquarters of Toyota are located in Toyota , Aichi , Japan . It is the world's eighth largest company by revenue of $179 billion as of 2006.
The company was founded in 1937 by Kiichiro Toyoda as a spinoff from his father's company Toyota Industries to create automobiles. It created, first as a department of Toyota Industries, its first product Type A engine in 1934 and its first passenger car in 1936. Toyota Motor Co. was established as an independent company in 1937. Although the founding family name is Toyoda, the company name was changed in order to signify the separation of the founders' work life from home life, to simplify the pronunciation, and to give the company a happy beginning. Toyota is considered luckier than Toyoda in Japan . Katsuaki Watanabe is Toyota 's president and CEO, while Fujio Cho is chairman. Shoichiro Toyoda is the company's honorary chairman; Hiroshi Okuda is senior advisor; and Katsuhiro Nakagawa is vice chairman.​

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[h=3]Origins of United States[/h]

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You know the names of all 50 states…but do you know where any of them come from? Here’s the best information we could find on the origin of each. Read more after the break...




  • ALABAMA: Possibly from the Creek Indian word alibamo, meaning "we stay here."
  • ALASKA: From the Aleutian word alakshak, which means "great lands," or "land that is not an island."
  • ARIZONA: Taken either from the pima Indian words ali shonak, meaning "little spring," or from the Aztec word arizuma, meaning "silver-bearing."
  • ARKANSAS: The French somehow coined it from the name of the Siouan Quapaw tribe.
  • CALIFORNIA: According to one theory, Spanish settlers names it after a utopian society described in a popular 16th-century novel called Serged de Esplandian.
  • COLORADO: Means "red" in Spanish. The name was originally applied to the Colorado River, whose waters are reddish with canyon clay.
  • CONNECTICUT: Taken from the Mohican word kuenihtekot, which means "long river place."
  • DELAWARE: Named after Lord De La Warr, a governor of Virginia. Originally used only to name the Delaware River.
  • FLORIDA: Explorer Ponce de Leon named the state Pascua Florida - "flowery Easter"â€"on Easter Sunday in 1513.
  • GEORGIA: Named after King George II of England, who charted the colony in 1732.
  • HAWAII: An English adaptation of the native word owhyhee, which means "homeland."
    IDAHO: Possibly taken from the Kiowa Apache word for the Comanche Indians.
  • ILLINOIS: The French bastardization of the Algonquin word illini, which means "men."
  • INDIANA: Named by English-speaking settlers because the territory was full of Indians.
  • IOWA: The Sioux word for "beautiful land," or "one who puts to sleep."
  • KANSAS: Taken from the Sioux word for "south wind people," their name for anyone who lived south of Sioux territory.
  • KENTUCKY: Possibly derived from the Indian word kan-tuk-kee, meaning "dark and bloody ground." Or kan-tuc-kec, "land of green reeds", or ken-take, meaning "meadowland."
  • LOUISIANA: Named after French King Louis XIV.
    MAINE: The Old French word for "province."
  • MARYLAND: Named after Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of English King George I.
  • MASSACHUSETTS: Named after the Massachusetts Indian tribe. Means "large hill place."
  • MICHIGAN: Most likely from the Chippewa word for "great water." micigama.
  • MINNESOTA: From the Sioux word for "sky tinted" or "muddy water."
  • MISSISSIPPI: Most likely taken from the Chippewa words mici ("great") and zibi ("river").
  • MISSOURI: From the Algonquin word for "muddy water."
  • MONTANA: Taken from the Latin word for "mountainous."
  • NEBRASKA: From the Otos Indian word for "broad water."
  • NEVADA: Means "snow-clad" in Spanish.
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE: Capt. John Mason, one of the original colonists, named it after his English home county of Hampshire.
  • NEW JERSEY: Named after the English Isle of Jersey.
  • NEW MEXICO: The Spanish name for the territory north of the Rio Grande.
  • NEW YORK: Named after the Duke of York and Albany.
  • NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA: From the Latin name Carolus; named in honor of King Charles I of England.
  • NORTH AND SOUTH DAKOTA: Taken from the Sioux word for "friend," or "ally."
  • OHIO: Means "great," "fine," or "good river" in Iriquois.
  • OKLAHOMA. The Choctaw word for "red man."
  • OREGON: Possibly derived from Ouaricon-sint, the French name for the Wisconsin River.
  • PENNSYLVANIA: Named after William Penn, Sr., the father of the colony’s founder, William Penn. Means "Penn’s woods."
  • RHODE ISLAND: Named "Roode Eylandt" (Red Island) because of its red clay.
  • TENNESSEE: Named after the Cherokee tanasi villages along the banks of the Little Tennessee River.
  • TEXAS: Derived from the Caddo Indian word for "friend," or "ally."
  • UTAH: Means "upper," or "higher," and was originally the name that Navajos called the Shoshone tribe.
  • VERMONT: A combination of the French words vert ("green") and mont ("mountain").
  • VIRGINIA AND WEST VIRGINIA: Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "virgin" queen, by Sir Walter Raleigh in 1584.
  • WASHINGTON: Named after George Washington.
  • WISCONSIN: Taken from the Chippewa word for "grassy place."
  • WYOMING: Derived from the Algonquin word for "large prairie place.
 
[h=3]Queen Elizabeth - Japan's Most Famous Love Hotel[/h]


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Love hotels are part of Japan's tradition, and the Queen Elizabeth is regarded as the most popular of them all. It's not because of the great service, but more because of its wacky design. 03 more images after the break...

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Shaped like the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, this weird-looking hotel is located in Kanagawa, not far from Tokyo. Apparently the rooms also have a naval theme, so guests feel more like they're doing it on a real ship.


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One of the funniest things about the recently reconditioned Queen Elizabeth Love Hotel is that it features statues of Jake and Rose, from James Cameron's Titanic, doing the flying pose, on the ship's bow. I fail to see the connection, but I guess a boat's a boat, and…well whatever attracts more customers, right?


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[h=3]Aishwarya at 63rd International Film Festival at Cannes[/h]

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Its all about Aishwarya Rai as far as India is concern at the ongoing 63rd International Film Festival at Cannes in France. Yesterday she looks good with that odd hairstyle but today she looks fab. Everything from make up to dress was fitted perfectly on Aishwarya Rai. Thank God Bachchan family is not around her on red carpet. Checkout Aishwarya Rai Cannes 2010. More images after the break...


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[h=3]Tallest man in America named Igor Vovkovinskiy[/h]


At a towering 7 feet 8 1/3 inches, Igor Vovkovinskiy now holds top honors as the tallest man in the United States, according to Guinness World Records officials. more images after the break....




The 27-year-old Minnesota resident -- who sports size 24 10-E shoes -- one-upped previous record-holder George Bell, passing the 7-foot-8 deputy sheriff by a third of an inch.


{{{Standing 7 feet and 8 1/3 inches, Minnesota resident Igor Vovkovinskiy was named the tallest man in the United States by Guinness World Records officials.}}}


Tallest man in America named Igor Vovkovinskiy



Taking trips when you are 7 foot 8.33 inches tall can be a challenge but Igor Vovkovinskiy left his Minnesota home for the New York City set of the Dr. Oz Show to be named the tallest man in the United States by the Guinness World Records this week.



Vovkovinskiy took the record set by Virginia deputy sheriff George Bell by just a third of an inch.



Vovkovinskiy came to the US from the Ukraine as a 7-year-old with his mother Svetlana twenty years ago.
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The young man with a size 24 10-E shoe faces daily challenges living in a world where the average man is just 5 foot 10 inches tall. Just sitting at a desk at the Minnesota School of Business can be a task for the paralegal studies student. Upon accepting the Guinness World Record, Igor said in a press release obtained by Digital Journal, "It feels good to finally have proof that I am the Tallest Man in America. Everyone is always asking me if I'm certain that I'm the tallest and I was never able to prove it. Now that I have this certificate to hang on my wall, I could finally show it!" "Igor had been on our radar for a while, so we were eager to measure him and see if he was, in fact, the Tallest Living Man in America," said Guinness World Records adjudicator Danny Girton Jr. "Following stringent Guinness World Record guidelines on measurement, we're pleased to confirm that Igor is now a part of record-breaking history."
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[h=3]Katrina Kaif Photoshoot for Latest Lux Campaign[/h]

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Katrina Kaif Photoshoot for Latest Lux Campaign. Katrina Kaif looks fantastic in this red suit. This is a latest campaign by Lux for Pakistan. Recently Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan named Hottest Couple of the decade out scoring Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan's relation more like hoax then reality, katrina not ready to accept it and salman had no choice then wait. Anyway checkout Katrina Kaif Photoshoot. 20 more images after the break...

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Anna Kournikova Post Workout Leaving The Gym In Miami So today at Celeb-a-licious we have a look at former tennis great&#8230; hee hee , okay, enough teasing&#8230; former tennis player. Sure her playing days may be over but Anna still&#8230;05 more images after the break...​




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[h=3]Top 10 Prehistoric Fish Alive Today[/h]

10 Hagfish
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According to the fossil record, hagfish have existed for over 300 million years, which means they were already old when dinosaurs took over the world! Found in relatively deep waters, these animals are sometimes called slime eels, but they are not really eels, and actually, they may not even be fish at all,according to some scientists. They are very bizarre animals in all regards; they have a skull but lack a spine, and they have two brains. Almost blind, they feed at night on the carcasses of large animals (fish, cetaceans etc) which fall to the sea bottom. They owe their "slime eel" nickname to the fact that they produce a slimey substance to damage the gills of predatory fish; as a result, they have virtually no natural enemies. 9 more after the break...


9 Lancetfish



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The lancetfish has a very obvious "prehistoric" appearance, with those fierce-looking, sharp teeth on its jaws and the sail on its back, reminiscent of that of some dinosaurs (although, in the lancetfish the sail is actually an enlarged dorsal fin). Even its scientific name has a dinosaurian sound to it (Alepisaurus ferox). Up to two meters (6' 6?) in length, this predator is found in all the oceans except for polar regions; very voracious, it feeds on smaller fish and squid, and has known to feed on members of its own species sometimes.

8 Arowana


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Belonging to the ancient group of the Osteoglossids, these fish already existed in the Jurassic period. Today, they are found in the Amazon, and in parts of Africa, Asia and Australia. Sometimes kept as exotic pets, arowanas are voracious predators that feed on any small animal they can catch, including birds and bats which they catch in mid flight (they are able to leap up to 2 meters (6' 6?) into the air). In China, arowanas are known as "dragon-fish" due to their appearance, and they are thought to be harbingers of good luck.



7 Frilled Shark
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This deep sea predator, one of the most primitive sharks alive today, is a relic from the Cretaceous period, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Seldom seen alive, and only recently filmed for the first time, the frilled shark can grow up to 2 meters (6' 6?) (with females being larger than males) and they live in deep waters, where they feed mostly on squid. They are not dangerous to humans, and as a matter of fact, most frilled sharks spend their whole lives without seeing a human being. Only dead or dying specimens are usually seen and recorded by fishermen or scientists.

6 Sturgeon
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Another survivor from the age of dinosaurs (they were already around in the early Jurassic), the sturgeon is well known for being one of the main sources of caviar (which is made out of their roe or egg masses); due to overfishing, these magnificent, armored fish are sadly endangered nowadays. The largest sturgeon species can grow up to 6 meters (19' 7?) long, being as large as most great white sharks; they feed on small animals from the sea bottom and pose no danger to humans, unless provoked (although they are so big that they have hurt, and even killed, people unintentionally by leaping out of the water and landing on boats!)


5 Arapaima
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A close relative to the arowana (see #8), the Amazonian arapaima is sometimes considered to be the largest freshwater fish in the world. According to early descriptions, it could grow up to 4.5 meters (14' 8?) long, but today, enormous individuals like these are seldom found and most adult arapaimas average 2 meters (6' 6?) long. These slow moving predators feed on smaller fish, crustaceans and whatever small animal they can fit in their mouth. An interesting trait of this fish is that it needs to breath oxygen from the air, like a cetacean, in order to survive. Arapaimas pose no danger to humans and are often hunted for their meat; unfortunately, they are very scarce nowadays. Although the arapaima seemingly appeared in the Miocene period, it belongs to a much older family, the Osteoglossidae, and therefore its origins can be traced back to the age of dinosaurs.


4 Sawfish
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This critically endangered animal is a survivor from the Cretaceous period, and can be found both in saltwater or in rivers and creeks, and has been found up to 100 kms inland. Up to 7 meters (23') in length, sawfish may look like sharks but are actually more closely related to rays. Their "saw" is both a weapon and a sensory organ, covered on electro-sensitive pores which allow it to sense prey despite its terrible eyesight. Although usually peaceful, the sawfish can become extremely dangerous if provoked. Due to an extraordinary fossil, we know that gigantic, prehistoric sawfish were probably a staple food for the largest carnivorous dinosaur, Spinosaurus, as a vertebra from the fish was found stuck between the dinosaur's teeth.


3 Alligator Gar


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This formidable, thick scaled predator is found in the southern US and northern and eastern Mexico, being the largest freshwater fish in North America (although it sometimes wanders into the sea). It can grow up to 4 meters (13') long and weigh up to 200 kgs (440lbs). Gator gars are so called because of their reptilian appearance and long jaws, armed with a double row of sharp teeth. They are voracious ambush predators and have been known to bite humans on occasion, although no confirmed deaths due to alligator gars have been recorded to date. Gars are among the oldest fish alive today; their origins can be traced back to the Cretaceous period.

2 Polypterus Senegalus


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These african fish are often called "dinosaur eels", due to their reptilian appearance and serrated dorsal fin, reminiscent of some dinosaurs' spiked backs. They are not really eels, but members of the bichir family. Bichirs were already around in the Cretaceous, so the "dinosaur" part of their name is actually fitting in a way. Although often sold as exotic pets, dinosaur eels are prone to escaping their fish tanks. They can survive out of the water for long periods of time as long as their skin remains wet, which enables them to wander far away from their tank.

1 Coelacanth


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The Coelacanth is the most famous of all "living fossils" and deserves to be #1 in this list, because it is the best example of a "Lazarus taxon", this is, animals that were supposed to be long extinct and are unexpectedly found to be alive. Coelacanths were supposed to have become extinct in the Cretaceous period, along with the dinosaurs, but in 1938, a live specimen was caught in South Africa. Since then, more specimens have been seen and photographed, and a second coelacanth species was even found in Indonesia in 1999. Coelacanths are large predators, up to 2 meters (6' 6?) long; they feed on smaller fish, including small sharks, and are usually found in deep, dark waters. Although rarely captured and consumed due to their horrible taste, coelacanths are critically endangered nowadays.
 
[h=3]Leighton Meester in colorful dress[/h]




Casual yet beautiful, Gossip Girl star Leighton Meester is back in action to her show The Gossip Girl. Leighton Meester together with a new comer was on the set of Gossip Girl in New York to film the season three of the said show, with and airing schedule. Wearing her colorful haltered dress and casual sleepers, Meester looks extremely beautiful and girly in these photos and probably stands out in the set. The denim pants and off-shoulder blouse shows the casual beauty of Leighton. Aside from Gossip Girl, Leighton Meester is also busy doing her two upcoming movies that includes the Roommate and Date Night. 10 more images after the break...































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UWANJA WA MPIRA WA KIRUSI UTAKAO CHEZWA FAINALI ZA KOMBE LA DUNIA MWAKA 2018


[h=3]Russian stadiums for the World Cup in 2018[/h]


1. Dynamo Moscow

Russian stadiums for the World Cup in 2018, More images after the break...
2. Spartak Moscow


3. Luzhniki, Moscow



4. Moscow region



5. St. Petersburg



6. Kaliningrad



7. Yaroslavl



8. Nizhny Novgorod



9. Kazan



10. Samara



11. Rostov-na-Donu



12. Volgograd



13. Saransk



14. Krasnodar



15. Sochi



16. Ekaterinburg
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[h=3]Jennifer Lopez at Formula 1 Monaco GP[/h]

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Continuing along with their busy overseas schedule, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony turned up at the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix event in Monte Carlo on Sunday (May 16). Looking to be having quite the enjoyable time, the "El Cantante" couple visited with F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone at the Monte Carlo Circuit while visiting the paddock area. The previous evening, J. Lo and Marc got all dressed up as they partook in the Vanity Fair and Gucci Party at the Hotel Du Cap Eden Roc. Mingling with guests including Kate Beckinsale, Naomi Campbell and Harvey Weinstein, the fancy affair honored legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. 06 more images after the break...




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[h=3]Supercar turned into a Taxi[/h]

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Within two days the inhabitants of Rome and visit the Italian capital were able to use the services of unusual taxi - Giugiaro Quaranta. This concept was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008, as it turned out now, the prototype was quite workable. Unfortunately witnesses, double lift supercar could only two adult people - in fourth place can seat only child. 15 more images after the break...

For body panels Giugiaro Quaranta hid hybrid propulsion Hybrid Synergy Drive from the Lexus RX400h - 3,3-liter gasoline engine V6, electric motor and CVT, outstanding 268 horsepower and 288 Nm of maximum torque, and in addition, charge batteries from solar panels. Passport acceleration time up to a hundred - about 4,0 seconds. Photos Via TopSpeed



 
[h=3]iWatch - Apple Concept Hours[/h]

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Design studios ADR (Italy), A rare concept for a sober look and the ability to offer innovation. Watches have a beautiful name iWatch. They are enclosed in an aluminum housing supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. All of these opportunities they need to communicate and, apparently, synchronize data with iPad or iPhone. The clock can display RSS-feeds and weather forecasts, Internet access either through their own Wi-Fi, or by using Bluetooth-connection. Idea equipped hours 16 gigabytes of internal memory. Via creep.ru... 05 more images after the break...

 
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