So in Dubai, they are building an 80 story tower next to a Marina.  This is a photo of the excavation for the buildings foundation…
 
Nearing completion, workers discovered this leak in the wall after hearing a sharp cracking sound.  They were ordered to leave the site, and soon after, this happened….

Doh!

Now they have a bigger Marina.
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In Shandong Province, China, a woman has setup a breeding farm for flies. These insects may seem disgusting for most of us, but to Ai Baorong, these are beautiful little “angels”.
Ai Baorong, a Jinan University graduate, was seeking employment in every way after her graduation, but was unsuccessful in finding her ideal job. She […]

     
Fastest French Locomotive. 2007  Fastest U.S. Locomotive.  1935
From YahooNews:
French train hits new world new speed record
ON BOARD TGV V150, eastern France (AFP) - France’s TGV train set a new world speed on rails Tuesday, hitting 574.8 kilometres (357.2 miles) per hour on a stretch of track in eastern France.
The experimental version of the Traine […]

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From Daily Reckoning Australia:
Last week, we met with our new partners from India. One thing that surprised us was the Indian labour market:
“Yes…there are more than a billion people in India…” said our partner, “but just go and try to find someone. The labor market is very tight. People who have been to business […]

 
Tensions are high in Europe,  first there was unwarrented malicious invasion of Leichenstein a few weeks ago by the Swiss Army,  and now this.   Could World War III be close at hand? 
From YahooNews:
Rowing team arrested for illegal entry
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukrainian border guards arrested Belarus’s national rowing team Tuesday for illegally entering the country on a flotilla of […]

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This clip is a fantastic animated rendition of a surveillance society that implodes the idea we need more security at the cost of freedom.
“It is released under a Creative Commons sampling licence by David Scharf and you can download the short film in several formats.
“This is brilliant — some of the best work on […]

 
I stumbled upon this pretty incredible picture today.
Apparently this guy refused to sell, so the developers are building around his building.

Found this today, well done.

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1979: April — Zbigniew Brzezinski instructs the CIA to develop a comprehensive plan for a secret war in Afghanistan backed by the US. July – Carter signs document authorizing US to arm the mujahideen. December – USSR invades Afghanistan. “It [the US arming of the rebels] had the effect of drawing the Russians into […]

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1920: League of Nations makes Mesopotamia a British protectorate. 
1921: British install King Faisal I on the throne, then sign a treaty with the King placing military and economic control of the country in British hands.
1927: Oil is discovered in Iraq just north of Kirkuk.
1929: The Iraqi Petroleum Company (IPC) is founded with shares to […]

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1908: British company strikes oil in what is then known as Persia. British government moves in taking a 50% interest in the company.
1919: The Anglo-Persian Agreement is signed finalizing British control of Persian army, treasury, transport system and communication network. Martial law is declared. Huge amounts of oil are extracted. Persian people get nothing.
1921 […]

          
Gorbachev / Russian Leader         Bill Gates / Nerd Stud
From CNN.COM:
Gorbachev to Gates: Show software ‘pirate’ mercy
MOSCOW, Russia (Reuters) — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday asked Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to intercede on behalf of a Russian teacher accused of using pirated software in his classroom.
In an open letter, Nobel Peace Prize […]

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I went through the Pentagon a week after 9/11. One of the Generals…calls me after I’d seen Rumsfeld. He said, “Sir, come in here.” He said, “Sir, we’re going to invade Iraq.” I said, “We’re going to invade Iraq!?! Why?” And he said, “Because,” he says, “I don’t know why. Really,” he said, “It […]

 
We’ve heard about those evil Iranians for so many years, I thought it might be interesting to put together some photos from around the world (well… the internet) of what Iran actually looks like.
Low and behold!   it looks like they’re just like us.   Towns, Cities, Families, Art, Jobs, School, Scenic Vistas and more…

Photos From…
http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/iran
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/01/discovering-iran-photo.html
http://www.bibliothecapersica.com/articles/images/v10f1/iran-flag.jpg