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Setenil de las Bodegas is a small town in the province of Cadiz, Spain. The castle dates from at least the Almohad period in the 12th century.

When viewed from the correct angle, the stripes merge together to create a complete picture. Contemporary artists that have mastered this form of illusionary art includeJulian Beever,Edgar MuellerandAwtar Singh Virdi. Zebrating was largely inspired by the works of C215, another street artist, M.C. Escher, Egon Schiele and Klimt.

Berlin based Italian artistFederico Pietrellacreates amazing portraits by stamping dates on a canvas.

These holy animals are called kabbas, and many people travel long distances to pay their respects. One must tread with utmost caution not to squish one under the feet. At some point during her life, the child of one of her clansmen died. The white rats are believed to be the manifestations of Karni Mata herself and her four sons. Visitors put in extensive efforts to bring them forth, offering prasad, a sweet holy food....

You have to descend 423 meters below sea level to reach its surface and shores. At 377 meters deep, it is also the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. Dead Sea has a salinity level of of 33.7%, which is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. As much as 340 grams of salt is dissolved per liter of water. The water of the lake is so dense that it is impossible to sink in the Dead Sea....

These stunning pictures remind me ofsatellite photos of the Earths surfacetaken from hundreds to thousands of kilometers high up. Some of these even bear striking resemblance to colored photos of the Martian landscape. But these photos were taken closer to home. It is an inexpressible combination of colors, lines, and patterns. The photo represents the mouth of the river falling into the ocean. One can estimate the scale judging by the car tracks that are clearly seen on the black sand....

Ivos lifelong fascination with bags started when she came across an ancient green tortoiseshell purse dating back to 1820. Hendrikje’s interest in discovering the history of this first bag triggered a passion for collecting handbags. Before too long she had collected more than 3,000 bags. She soon decided to show part of the collection to the public. Aside from the permanent historical collection, the museum holds temporary themed exhibitions. Besides viewing all these treasures, visitors can participate in workshops and join tours in the museum....

The French commune of Roussillon is located in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, roughly midway between Avignon and Aix-en-Provence. Ochre is also used as pigments to color houses, clothes, and bodies. The ochre deposits provide a natural reddish-brown hue to the entire village. Numerous quarries and ochre factories can still be seen today. Sources:Wikipedia,Frenchentree,Provenceweb,Yahoo.

Magnus was equipped with very little compared to what youd find in an ordinary kitchen. This works for everything from trash to onion and garlic peelings and lemon peel, she writes inher journal. The astronauts are on a 16-day menu cycle said Vickie Kloeris, manager of ISS food systems. Cooking meals on the ISS takes a long time. After about four or five cycles, you have cooked garlic and onions."...

The campaign is headed by the slogan Youre in Good Hands.

“Styrofoam is easily broken and easily melted with heat, but non-biodegradable like plastic.” [viaYesongartviaNY Daily News]

Lets take a look a some of the new entries. The measurements were taken in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA which is where Mostafa now resides. She performed a floor-and-beam routine on the set of ‘Lo Show dei Record’ in Rome, Italy. The tallest mohican measures 113.5 cm (44.68 in) and belongs to Kazuhiro Watanabe (Japan). The length was verified at Bloc de l’art hair salon, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Largest collection of Barbie dolls : Bettina Dorfmann (Germany) has 15,000 different Barbie dolls....

Within the walls of the shrine were cut small cells for monks and hermits to live. Their only contact with the outside world was through a little window cut into the rock face. After the 1943 meeting between Stalin with Metropolitan Sergius, Orthodox churches were reopened. In 1946, the Svyato-Spassky church was officially registered as a Holy Savior Catholic Church. All the external building were burned and the cave flooded....