By 1925 construction slowed to a stop before even half of the proposed 16 mile line was completed. No passengers ever rode between the six stations that were built. Photo credit:Wikipedia The incomplete Cincinnati line sat fallow through the Great Depression and WWII. The mute two mile tunnel that remains under Central Parkway is unknown to many Cincinnati natives. It’s the only station that has a central platform, and three tracks....
The flying machines are usually launched off a pier about 30 feet high into the sea or lake. Most competitors enter for the entertainment value, and the flying machines rarely fly at all. The first Red Bull Flugtag competition was held in 1991 in Vienna, Austria. The most recent one this year was held inTel Aviv, Israel, on June 3. According to the organizers, some 50,000 spectators had gathered to enjoy the event....
Dogs compete in 10 minute heats as they attempt to catch at least two waves. The heats are subdivided into three categories, small dogs, large dogs and tandem dogs. Winners of the competition receive a special vacation package at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort. Photograph: Gabriel Bouys/AFP/Getty Images, Denis Poroy/Reuters Story:Telegraph
There were Playboy Club resorts in Jamaica, New Jersey and elsewhere. The clubs offer cocktail bars, with Playboy Bunnies serving drinks and food, and live performances. At $25.00 per year per membership, Playboy earned $25 million for every 1,000,000 members. This revenue stream was critical to the development of the Playboy empire. The first Playboy Club in London opened in 1965, following legalization of gambling in the United Kingdom. The club on Park Lane was also the first Playboy Club in Europe....
They are also better protected from predators in this huge gathering. They then put the chicks in one of the creches, returning every two or three days with food. The picture was taken at the shoreline of South Georgia, a British territory close to the Falklands. It is one of the main breeding colonies for the birds. A full penguin breeding cycle lasts more than a year and pairs generally breed twice every three years....
This is the third volcano to erupt this year after theShinmoedake eruptionand last monthsGrimsvoetn eruption. Volcanic lightning strikes over the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain in southern Chile. In volcanology this group is known as the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle Volcanic Complex (PCCVC). Cordon Caulle is notable for having erupted following the 1960 Valdivia earthquake, the largest recorded earthquake in history. (Photograph: Stringer/Austria/Reuters) Policemen gather as the smoke and ash cloud grows. (Photograph: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters)...
On this day hundreds of brides-to-be and bridesmaids alike scramble for bargains at the one-day sale of wedding gowns. Prices vary from $250 to $700, marked down from retail prices as high as $9000. The racks are emptied quickly, and immediately the trading begins. When a bride-to-be finds “The One” others clap for her.
Its a part of a long tradition of public art for public transport. The Kungstradgarden subway station looks like an archaeological excavation, with the remains of the old Stockholm Makalos palace. At Ostermalmstorg the artist Siri Derkert highlights women’s rights and peace and environmental issues.
The tail bridge can quickly and efficiently be raised and lowered from one pylon (instead of hinges). This quickly allows water traffic to pass while only briefly stalling road traffic. (Also see,The Incredible Magdeburg Water Bridge in Germany)
Poverty drives the handlers to exploit the monkeys in the hope of earning small change. Shocking to many Westerners, its a common sight on the streets of Jakarta. Most Indonesians pass along unfazed or mildly amused and a few give the handlers money. Story: Denver Post. Photos by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images
It is a small bronze statue of a naked little boy urinating into the fountain’s basin. Part of the reason why people visit this little figure so frequently is its enormous wardrobe of costumes. The changing of the costume on the figure is a colourful ceremony, often accompanied by brass band music. The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them....
Despite opposition, construction of the SNR-300 continued and by 1985 the power plant was competed. “Wunderland Kalkar” receives some 600,000 visitors a year and employs about 550 people on the high season.
But he has still found time to capture beautiful pictures. “Flying in space and locating the objects around is not easy. But Cupola has also turned an orbiting laboratory into a home. “It is amazing, because I find constantly something new. Like the Nazca Lines in Peru. I really would like to see those!” Once when working on an exercise machine, Paolo looked out the window and saw this atoll passing by....
