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Throughout the 19th century, the gardens thrived, growing larger and requiring greater staff to manage them. Before the outbreak of World War I, the Tremayne estate employed 22 gardeners. Sources:Wikipedia,Altas Obscura

Janet Echelmanis an American artist who creates fluid moving sculptures out of nets. Echelman was first inspired to use nets while on a Fulbright lectureship in India. There she learned netting techniques from local fisherman in Mahaballipuram. Her first public sculpture series, Bellbottoms, was installed in Mahaballipuram. Most of her sculptures since have been both machine and hand-woven from weather and UV-resistant fibers.

American artistCayce Zavagliacreates amazingly layered embroidered portraits that look more like paintings than thread work. From her website: Initially, working with an established range of wool colors proved frustrating. Unlike painting, I was unable to mix the colors by hand. Front and back view Back view

The park was opened in 1961 and closed in 2006.

He collected the dead bugs from his cars bonnet and ran them under a scanning electron microscope. The speed is important, Stegersays. The right speed is about 70 km/h. Flies that get hit by a car at that speed look like fallen angels in the electron microscope. His book features photographs of over 100 squashed insects.

The beach in question is located near Wladyslawowo, a small resort in the Baltic Sea Coast. 0633 hours 0816 hours 0930 hours 1037 hours 1356 hours 1706 hours 1912 hours 2004 hours

Photo:Reuters Dr von Hagens plastinated animals are now on display at an exhibition in Rome. Previously:Body World Exhibition in Germany.

For over three years photographerJames Mollisonphotographed fans outside different concerts. Click to enlarge Madonna.

These amazing wire sculptures were created by self-taught artist, illustrator and designerGavin Worth. When the light in the room shifts, so does the mood of the piece. A breeze might softly move an arm. The honest, unguarded moments are the ones that I find to be the most beautiful.

The amazing stone structures towers over 150 meters in height and extends along the river for about 80km. Lenas Pillars have fascinated travellers since the 17th century. But getting there is not an easy task. The average price for such flight costs around $800. From Yakutsk you have to take a boat. Finally after four days of travel, you will have arrived at your destination. Lena Pillars contains outstanding evidences of the Earth and its living population development history....

The Ring of Fire has 452 volcanoes of which 50 each year. There are more than 1,500 potentially active volcanoes on earth. Puyehue Cordon Caulle Volcanic Complex emitted a pale plume of gas and ash on August 18, 2011. Activity started on June 4, 2011. Signs of an older eruption are visible to the southwest (lower left) of the fresh lava. The thick steam is brighter white than the surrounding lower-altitude clouds....

These are being maintained and further developed today by the people of that region.

The Worlds Finest Chocolate company set the Guinness World Record for the largest chocolate bar on September 13, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois. The bar, which stands nearly 3 feet high and measures 21 feet long, weighs 12,290 pound beating the previous record chocolate bar by more than a ton. Eddie Opler (R), CEO of Worlds Finest Chocolate company,and Kimberly Partrick of Guinness World Records pose next to a 12,290 pound chocolate bar...