<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Odd Stuff Magazine</title> <atom:link href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com</link> <description>Odd Stuff Magazine is a blog on strange facts, weird pictures, unusual news and odd stuff from around the globe</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:34:19 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Top 9 Most Fraekiest Hybrid Gadgets</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/top-9-most-fraekiest-hybrid-gadgets.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/top-9-most-fraekiest-hybrid-gadgets.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:34:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarre News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26949</guid> <description><![CDATA[A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function. When this gadget is performing two or more functions, then, it may be called as hybrid gadget(not very genuine term). But sometimes these hybrid gadget takes critical shapes and performs unusual functions. Here we will see some of these gadgets that are so [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A gadget is a small technological object that has a particular function. When this gadget is performing two or more functions, then, it may be called as hybrid gadget(not very genuine term). But sometimes these hybrid gadget takes critical shapes and performs unusual functions. <span id="more-26949"></span></p><p>Here we will see some of these gadgets that are so crazily combined that its practically unimaginable.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>1.   </strong><strong>iPod dock  + Toilet paper dispenser </strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_2-ilounge.jpg" alt="iLounge: toilet paper dispenser + iPod dock" border="0" />A unique hybrid combination developed by Atech.  They named it as iLounge, which functions as toilet paper dispenser AND iPod dock, so that you don’t miss a song while in the bathroom. iLounge is integrated with USB slot and Speakers which are hidden in the dispensers arms. The navigation buttons are located conveniently on top for easy access.</p><p><strong>2.   Radio + Roaster</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_9-toaster.jpg" alt="Hammacher Schlemmer's Toaster: radio + roaster" border="0" /> I would never miss my chance to start my day with a slice of toast and morning news!!! Hammacher Schlemmer observed this need and provided us with <em>Hammacher Schlemmer&#8217;s Toaster.</em> It guarantees perfectly toasted bread every time and even has a removable crumble tray for easy clean up.</p><p><strong>3.   Washing machine + Sink</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_8-washing-machine.jpg" alt="The Spacesaver: washing machine + sink" border="0" />Presenting the one and only SPACESAVER which will save your space. If you find it funny then consult its application from those who are living in small size flats and homes. Maybe if this was a greener product where the wastewater from the sink was cleaned up and used to wash the clothes I would be more in favor of it.</p><p><strong>4.   Airplane + Helicopter</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_4-eurocopter.jpg" alt="Eurocopter: airplane + helicopter" border="0" />Once a child asked me that how can we speed up airplane. I answered him that add another engine to it. Now after this gadget, it’s like dreams have come true.</p><p>Eurocopter X3, as it is called, hit speeds of 232 knots or 430 km/h in testing. The upside to the design is that it can take off and land vertically.</p><p><strong>5.   Scooter + bicycle +stair-stepper</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_1-scooter.jpg" alt="Zike: scooter + bicycle +stair-stepper" border="0" /></p><p>Think you are too old for a trike? Then think again!! New Zike, the world&#8217;s first hybrid scooter, will take you to trike. By “hybrid scooter”, the company means it is the first product to successfully combine a scooter, bicycle, and stair-stepper together.</p><p><strong>6.  M Car + Scooter</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_6-scooter.jpg" alt="McCar: car + scooter" border="0" />Shanghai Motor Show displayed this unique combination of car and scooter. This hybrid was named as McCar. Now lets study its application …</p><p>Let&#8217;s say you park in a huge parking lot at the mall, and instead of walking the city blocks to get to your favorite store, you unload the scooter from the back and drive there.</p><p><strong>7.   Mouse + VoIP phone</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_7-mouse-phone.jpg" alt="VN-CX1A: mouse + VoIP phone " border="0" />Sony&#8217;s VN-CX1A mouse, which doubles as a VoIP phone, needlessly complicates both your phone calls and your mousing. But What will happen if you’ll need to use computer while you are using VoIP???&#8230;:-)</p><p><strong>8.   Mouse + Calculator</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_10-calculator.jpg" alt=" X Mark I: mouse + calculator" border="0" />Creativity by Canon. The X Mark I mouse has Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, 120 dpi resolution and three button click including scroll wheel, with the keypad beneath it.</p><p><strong>9.   AK-47 + Guitar</strong></p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97882_hybrid_5-guitar.jpg" alt="Escopetarra: AK-47 + guitar" border="0" />Musical but dangerous!!</p><p>César López, a sculptor from Colombia, takes rifles and turns them into guitars. The idea came to Lopez back in 2003 when, while playing in front of a Bogota country club, he witnessed a car bomb explode. In the ensuing confusion, he noticed how the army guards all carried their rifles in a manner that resembled the way he carried his guitar and out of that explosion came the first escopetarra—a Winchester rifle/Fender Stratocaster hybrid.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/top-9-most-fraekiest-hybrid-gadgets.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Wedding on a Roller Coaster</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wedding-on-a-roller-coaster.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wedding-on-a-roller-coaster.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarre News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26931</guid> <description><![CDATA[Looking for fresh ideas for your wedding? Do not know how to surprise guests? Wedding on a roller coaster! Really strange, and funny, and you can immediately show whether you are ready for ups and downs of married life. 1. Before you get married on a roller coaster 33-year-old Sarah Petty of Seattle had to wear [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">Looking for fresh ideas for your wedding? Do not know how to surprise guests?</p><p style="text-align: left;">Wedding on a roller coaster! Really strange, and funny, and you can immediately show whether you are ready for ups and downs of married life.<span id="more-26931"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding01.jpg" alt="wedding01 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="676" />1. Before you get married on a roller coaster 33-year-old Sarah Petty of Seattle had to wear a wedding garter. Grandmother Betty Fletcher helping her.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding02.jpg" alt="wedding02 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="656" />2. Robert Scherzer and Sarah Petty kissing before the wedding on a roller coaster at the fair Payyallap Feyrgraunds.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding03.jpg" alt="wedding03 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="634" />3. Bride before the wedding in an unusual roller coaster September 15, 2011.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding04.jpg" alt="wedding04 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="687" />4. All preparations are made, it&#8217;s time to go for a honeymoon on a roller coaster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding05.jpg" alt="wedding05 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="676" />5. Encouraged by a hug before the wedding ceremony.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding06.jpg" alt="wedding06 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="659" />6. Groom, Robert Scherzer wears a ring on a finger of his bride Sarah Petty before the wedding ceremony on a roller coaster. This event certainly did not remain without attention of the local press.</div><div style="text-align: left;">[adhd]</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding07.jpg" alt="wedding07 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="655" />7. It seems that with putting on the ring have been some difficulties. Everything is written on the face of the bride.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding08.jpg" alt="wedding08 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="651" />8. Finally, the exchange of rings in the eyes of the enthusiastic audience was held, followed by the words &#8220;Now you may kiss the bride.&#8221;</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding09.jpg" alt="wedding09 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="655" />9. Just saying &#8216;I agree&#8217; leading broadcast Kent Phillips and part-time registrar of the marriage of Robert Scherzer, Sarah Petty, throwing fearful glance at the first steep descent on a roller coaster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding10.jpg" alt="wedding10 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="672" />10. Kiss Suite downhill on a roller coaster.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding11.jpg" alt="wedding11 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="659" />11. Scherzer newlyweds and their guests on a roller coaster. Unforgettable Wedding!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding12.jpg" alt="wedding12 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="636" />12. Acquainted six months ago in New York while working on a Broadway musical, Robert Scherzer and Sarah Petty sealed their union by marriage to a roller coaster at 7:30 pm local time, when an amusement park not yet open for visitors. Their union has registered by a radio show host Kent Phillips. As part of an organized radio activities the couple were presented with rings, costume and dress, wedding cake and a warm welcome. Honeymoon couple hold on the Hawaiian island of Maui.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding13.jpg" alt="wedding13 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="650" />13. Newlyweds Scherzer cling to each other on a roller coaster. Such a relationship, nourish the joint support at a wedding, have all chances for a strong family and a happy life.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wedding14.jpg" alt="wedding14 Свадьба на американских горках" width="990" height="655" />14. Guest &#8211; They deserved applause for their courage and originality.</div><p style="text-align: left;">[adhd]</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wedding-on-a-roller-coaster.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>10 Delightful Baby Animals that Grow up to Be Fatal Predators</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-delightful-baby-animals-that-grow-up-to-be-fatal-predators.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-delightful-baby-animals-that-grow-up-to-be-fatal-predators.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:02:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amazing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[animals]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dangerous]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26894</guid> <description><![CDATA[They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some baby animals aren’t conventionally cute. All baby creatures have a certain charm though. But the horrible predators – lions, tigers and bears – start their lives helpless and adorable, and even merciless killers like crocodiles display surprising parenting skills. These creatures might look [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but some baby animals aren’t conventionally cute. All baby creatures have a certain charm though. But the horrible predators – lions, tigers and bears – start their lives helpless and adorable, and even merciless killers like crocodiles display surprising parenting skills. <span id="more-26894"></span></p><p>These creatures might look cute and cuddly but just wait until they reach their mature stage!!! In this article,i have collected 10 Delightful Baby Animals that Grow up to Be Fatal Predators. Enjoy this post and update your general knowledge. Have a look&#8230;.</p><h3><strong>1. Crocodiles:</strong></h3><div id="attachment_26897" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26897" rel="attachment wp-att-26897"><img class="size-full wp-image-26897" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/crocjpg_0.preview.jpg" alt="Crocodiles" width="464" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Crocodiles</p></div><p>Most people think of crocodiles as little more than merciless predators, so it may come as a shock to learn that they are caring and paying special attention mothers. Crocodiles lay their eggs either in mounds of vegetation or holes which they then cover up and guard. When the baby crocodiles are ready to appear they will often signal to their mother with squeaking noises. Hearing this, the mother will uncover the eggs and even gently roll them to help the young crocodiles to hatch. The babies themselves are born with tiny &#8216;egg teeth&#8217; on their snouts to help them break their way out of their shells.</p><p>Once they have emerged, the mother crocodile will carefully lift the babies into the water for their first swim. She will then stay close to them for months until they are old enough to look after themselves, sometimes not leaving them for up to a year. Although caring for baby crocodiles are primarily the job of the mother, in captivity father crocodiles have also been observed to take part. It appears even the fiercest and most aggressive predators can be gentle and protective parents!!!</p><h3><strong>2. Wolves</strong></h3><div id="attachment_26898" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26898" rel="attachment wp-att-26898"><img class="size-full wp-image-26898" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wolvesjpg_0.preview.jpg" alt="Wolves" width="464" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Wolves</p></div><p>It takes a group to move up a wolf cub. The opportunity of manner cubs, however, belongs almost solely to the alpha female. This female, the mate to the alpha male, assumes leadership of the whole pack during mating season, even over the alpha male. During this time the rest of the pack care for her and her cubs, bringing them food while they are confined to their den. Non-breeding females are able to produce milk for the cubs while the entire pack keeps them safe. Should anything happen to the mother before the cubs are weaned, another female wolf will step in and take over the maternal role.<br /> The pups, born deaf and blind, are able to identify their mother through a keen sense of smell. Living only on milk, they will grow to 30 times their birth weight within a single month. But it&#8217;s dirty work being a wolf mother, and during this time she will consume all her cub&#8217;s urine and feces to keep the den clean. The cubs are able to leave their den at around three months of age to begin traveling with the pack. However, it is not until they are seven or eight months that their adult teeth develop and they are able to fully participate in the hunt.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>3. Tigers</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26899" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26899" rel="attachment wp-att-26899"><img class="size-full wp-image-26899" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/tigersjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Tigers" width="464" height="326" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tigers</p></div><p>An Animal Planet poll recently confirmed that the tiger, not the dog, as the world&#8217;s favorite animal. Yet this popularity unfortunately hasn&#8217;t stopped tigers from being on a list of the planet&#8217;s most endangered animals. Tigers face a difficult fight for survival from birth. Like many other wild cats, they have to hide and protect their helpless newborns from predators and unrelated males. But the threats don&#8217;t only come from outside the den.</p><p>Within every tiger cub litter is a dominant cub. Usually (but not exclusively) male, this cub is stronger, smarter and bigger than the others. A tiger mother is not above playing favorites, and it is this dominant cub that gets a bigger share of the food at feeding time. In times of scarcity, the mother may only feed one or two of the strongest cubs, allowing their weaker siblings to die. Like everything in nature, this is not done out of cruelty, but because she knows that giving two cubs a better chance of survival is better than letting them all die due to insufficient food.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>4. Polar Bears</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26900" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26900" rel="attachment wp-att-26900"><img class="size-full wp-image-26900" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/polar-bearjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Polar Bears" width="464" height="305" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Polar Bears</p></div><p>Polar bear mothers are amongst the most affectionate and protective in the animal kingdom, a devotion that begins right from birth. Before they are born, a pregnant bear will seek out a suitable place to dig her den. This can be either on land or permanent sea ice, where she burrows into deep snow drifts. Once there, she does not hibernate, but her metabolism slows in preparation for her long stay in the den — a time when she will neither eat nor drink. The baby bears, born the size of hamsters, will stay here with their mother from December or January until they emerge around March or April.</p><p>Once the young polar bears are old enough, they can begin short forays into the cold, unforgiving world outside. It takes between 12 and 15 days for them to be competent enough at walking to venture further from the den. This is when their mother takes them to the sea ice, where she will finally hunt and eat after her months of starvation. The cubs will continue to stay with her, learning to catch fish, seals and other small animals for another two years before their mother&#8217;s job is done and they must fend for themselves.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>5. Lynxes</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26901" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26901" rel="attachment wp-att-26901"><img class="size-full wp-image-26901" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lynxjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Lynxes" width="464" height="348" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lynxes</p></div><p>Lynxes cope with food shortages by having fewer babies to begin with. Although a mother lynx can give birth to up to six kittens, lean times will mean she may only have one. Like many other predators, lynxes are born blind and helpless, confined to the den where they are born for their first weeks. Born during summer, the kittens will spend the whole season close to the den, playing in the brushy foliage that normally surrounds it. Unlike human children, lynx kittens are allowed to play with the food their mother brings them — an important part of their training for when they need to hunt on their own.</p><p>Come winter, it is time for the kittens to venture into the wider world. They spend these cold months with their mother, learning how to stalk and catch prey. After about nine months of caring for her offspring, the mother lynx will leave, often abruptly, and her offspring are left to fend for themselves. Sometimes the young cats will stay together for a while, but eventually the siblings will spread out and go their separate ways.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>6. Lions</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26902" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26902" rel="attachment wp-att-26902"><img class="size-full wp-image-26902" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lionjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Lions" width="464" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Lions</p></div><p>Like cheetahs, lion cubs are kept hidden for the first weeks of their life, but distinguishing them from their big cat cousins, their fathers are not absentee dads. Male lions will participate in feeding and protecting their own young, and once the cubs are old enough, they often play with them and help train them in the hunting skills they will need to survive. In fact, male cubs will sometimes bond so strongly with their fathers that they will follow them if the older lion decides to change prides. It&#8217;s not only mothers and fathers that get involved either. Lion prides will synchronise their reproduction so that all the cubs are born around the same time. This means they are raised together, and when some mothers are off hunting, a pool of babysitters is available to suckle and protect the cubs left behind.</p><p>One of the main dangers cubs need to be protected from are male lions that will try to kill the offspring of their rivals. But this is not the only threat to baby lions. In times of shortage, the mother lion, normally fiercely protective, may abandon her babies to starve if there is not enough food for them. She knows that keeping her cubs alive when food is scarce will only lead to all of them perishing, whereas letting them die gives her another chance at reproducing, hopefully with happier results.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>7. Red Foxes</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26903" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26903" rel="attachment wp-att-26903"><img class="size-full wp-image-26903" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fox-cubjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Red Foxes" width="464" height="426" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Red Foxes</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Red foxes are a very family-oriented species. Older sisters will often stay with their parents and help raise their younger siblings. The father fox pitches in to feed and care for the baby foxes, and should anything happen to their mother while they are still small, he will take over as the prime caregiver. Newborn kits need all the help they can get as they are blind, deaf and toothless, and are not even able to regulate their own body heat for the first two to three weeks.</p><p>Baby foxes have brown fur, and it is only after a month that they develop their distinctive black streaks and white patches. Around this time they begin to explore their surroundings and eat solid food. They will continue to stay close to their parents for at least six months, learning to stalk and pounce on their prey. They may even hang around to lend a hand with the next generation of kits!</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>8. Bald Eagles</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26904" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26904" rel="attachment wp-att-26904"><img class="size-full wp-image-26904" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/eaglejpg.preview.jpg" alt="Bald Eagles" width="464" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Bald Eagles</p></div><p><span style="font-size: medium"><br /> </span></p><p>Bald eagles like to provide their babies with space to grow, and before laying her eggs the female eagle (with the help of her mate) will make a nest larger than that of any other species of bird in North America. These nests are built either in tall trees or on the sides of cliffs, with easy access to large water bodies. Raising baby eagles is a two-parent job, and while the eggs are incubating, one eagle will sit in the nest while the other forages for food and nesting materials. Later, once the chicks are hatched, both mother and father will participate in bringing them food and keeping them safe from predators.</p><p>The chicks stay in the nest, having their food home-delivered for about 12 weeks until it is time (quite literally!) for them to spread their wings. But learning to fly is a hazardous time for young eagles, and many do not survive this stage. If they do, and reach sexual maturity, only then will they grow the white feathers on their heads and tails that are the hallmark of their species.</p><h3><span style="font-size: medium"><strong>9. Brown Bears</strong></span></h3><div id="attachment_26905" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26905" rel="attachment wp-att-26905"><img class="size-full wp-image-26905" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/grizzlyjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Brown Bears" width="464" height="310" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Brown Bears</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Before giving birth, a pregnant brown bear will seek out a suitable place to make her den and settle down to hibernate. Amazingly, the baby bears are born during the mother&#8217;s long sleep and, unlike the fierce grizzlies they will eventually become, start off blind, bald and toothless. The cubs suckle on their mother&#8217;s milk while they remain in her den, increasing in size such that they become up to 20 times their birth-weight. The mother, on the other hand, loses up to 40 percent of her body weight at this time, feeding her cubs but eating nothing herself until they are all able to leave the den.</p><p>Even after leaving their den, cubs remain close to their mother for the first two and a half years of life. She teaches them everything they need to know to survive on their own. This includes the kinds of food they should seek out, and how to find or catch it. During this time they are still vulnerable, and a mother bear is sometimes forced to fight off attackers such as male brown bears, which will often kill cubs not related to them. At the end of this time the mother bear leaves her cubs to fend for themselves. The young bears may remain with their siblings for a few more months before finally going off on their own.</p><h3><strong>10. Cheetahs</strong></h3><div id="attachment_26906" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 474px"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26906" rel="attachment wp-att-26906"><img class="size-full wp-image-26906" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cheetahjpg.preview.jpg" alt="Cheetahs" width="464" height="326" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cheetahs</p></div><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The world&#8217;s fastest animal is born weak, helpless and unable to escape even the slowest predator, which is why cheetah mothers keep their cubs well hidden during their first few weeks of life. As further protection, the soft temporary ruff of fur that baby cheetahs are born with is believed to act as a disguise, fooling predators such as lions and hyenas into thinking the cubs are (the far less appetizing) honey badgers.</p><p>Having made it through their earliest weeks, cheetahs begin their real education. Skills necessary to stay alive are partly learned through play, as young cheetahs roughhouse to practice their hunting moves. Yet these play-fights can turn serious if there are food shortages, compelling cheetahs to fight their siblings for sustenance. The lucky ten percent of cheetahs that survive their perilous childhood will leave their mothers after roughly a year and a half. Sisters go out to start their own families, but brothers may remain close to each other their whole lives.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-delightful-baby-animals-that-grow-up-to-be-fatal-predators.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Honor of &#8220;Father of the Nation&#8221; Mahatma Gandhi, Calcutta &#8211; India</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/honor-of-the-father-of-the-nation-mahatma-gandhi-calcutta-india.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/honor-of-the-father-of-the-nation-mahatma-gandhi-calcutta-india.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:54:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Guinness Records]]></category> <category><![CDATA[History]]></category> <category><![CDATA[India]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26536</guid> <description><![CDATA[Quite an original way to express&#8230; Indians decided to honor the &#8220;father of the nation&#8221; Mahatma Gandhi. In Calcutta,March held by 485 boys who were between the ages of 10 and 16 years old, dressed and made-up under an ideologue of India&#8217;s independence.1. Nearly 500 Indian students have established a kind of achievement, entered in [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Quite an original way to express&#8230; Indians decided to honor the &#8220;father of the nation&#8221; Mahatma Gandhi. In Calcutta,March held by 485 boys who were between the ages of 10 and 16 years old, dressed and made-up under an ideologue of India&#8217;s independence.<span id="more-26536"></span>1. Nearly 500 Indian students have established a kind of achievement, entered in the Guinness Book of Records, having marched through the city Kolkata (Calcutta)  the east of the country, dressed and made-up like Mahatma Gandhi.<br /> <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26538" rel="attachment wp-att-26538"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26538" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (1)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi01.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (1)" width="970" height="647" /></a></p><p>2. Procession of the &#8220;little Gandhi&#8221; was held in conjunction with the 64th anniversary of the tragic death of the Mahatma, who was shot in New Delhi January 30, 1948 by a Hindu fanatic.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26539" rel="attachment wp-att-26539"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26539" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (2)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi02.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (2)" width="970" height="647" /></a></p><p>3. In addition, the record became a part of celebrations of Republic Day, which marks India in late January.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26540" rel="attachment wp-att-26540"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26540" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (3)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi03.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (3)" width="970" height="718" /></a></p><p>4. &#8220;Little Gandhi&#8221; dressed in white clothes with flesh-colored hats and, of course, branded glasses in a metal frame. In addition, students pasted (and some painted) white mustache.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26541" rel="attachment wp-att-26541"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26541" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (4)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi04.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (4)" width="970" height="647" /></a></p><p>5. Results in a march held on Sunday,it was attended by 485 boys.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26542" rel="attachment wp-att-26542"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26542" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (5)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi05.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (5)" width="970" height="649" /></a></p><p>6. Under the slogan &#8220;Get up!&#8221; (Rise Up!) Children between the ages of 10 to 16 years have passed about a mile from the city center from the statue of the leader of the Indian national liberation movement of Mahatma Gandhi.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26543" rel="attachment wp-att-26543"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26543" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (6)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi06.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (6)" width="600" height="800" /></a></p><p>7.  Gandhi had become a reminder of the Salt campaign against the colonial government which was held by Gandhi in 1930.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26544" rel="attachment wp-att-26544"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26544" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (7)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi07.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (7)" width="970" height="646" /></a></p><p>8. The rally in Calcutta, was followed by representatives of Guinness World Records, who counted the number of marchers and officially registered the record. Previous similar record was set in June 2010, when on the street, 255 children came out dressed as Gandhi.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26545" rel="attachment wp-att-26545"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26545" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (8)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi08.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (8)" width="970" height="600" /></a></p><p>9. Mahatma Gandhi, whom  India  revered as the &#8220;Father of the Nation&#8221;, was killed on January 30, 1948 in New Delhi. During the investigation, it was found that he was the victim of a conspiracy.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26546" rel="attachment wp-att-26546"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26546" title="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (9)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gandi10.jpg" alt="India - Calcutta, Honor of the &quot;father of the nation&quot; Mahatma Gandhi (9)" width="970" height="646" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/honor-of-the-father-of-the-nation-mahatma-gandhi-calcutta-india.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cool Ideas May be You Have Never Think Of&#8230;.</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/cool-ideas-may-be-you-have-never-think-of.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/cool-ideas-may-be-you-have-never-think-of.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:28:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Food]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Home Ideas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Strange]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26878</guid> <description><![CDATA[I know in our daily life their are lots of big things to solve, but have you ever thought about small things, ok&#8230;. you are not getting me? Right!!! then have a look of these&#8230;. and make your  life easier&#8230;&#8230;]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know in our daily life their are lots of big things to solve, but have you ever thought about small things, ok&#8230;. you are not getting me? Right!!! then have a look of these&#8230;. and make your  life easier&#8230;&#8230;<span id="more-26878"></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a 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<comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/outstanding-selection-of-photographs-from-u-s-air-force-albums.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:58:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Awesome]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26848</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Air Force have an account on Flickr, where they publish pictures for the press and the public. There  are more then 275 albums, with a total of more than 4,600 photos. Here I got the best selection of frames from 50 albums for my visitors, i like the clicks and i know you [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The U.S. Air Force have an account on Flickr, where they publish pictures for the press and the public. There  are more then 275 albums, with a total of more than 4,600 photos. Here I got the best selection of frames from 50 albums for my visitors, i like the clicks and i know you will like it too..</p><p style="text-align: left;"><span id="more-26848"></span></p><p>1. <strong>U.S. Air Force</strong> Maj. JR Williams, No. 6 of the &#8220;Tanderberds&#8221; Peace on the airbase, New Hampshire, August 14, 2011. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Larry E. Reid Jr.)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26850" rel="attachment wp-att-26850"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26850" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (1)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/253.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (1)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">2. KC-135 &#8220;Stratotanker&#8221; in the 190-th link of Kansas National Guard tanker prepares to refuel fighter-bombers, F/A-18 &#8220;Hornet&#8221; during a flight from Japan to the United States. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Ben Fulton)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26851" rel="attachment wp-att-26851"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26851" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (2)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/214.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (2)" width="1024" height="612" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">3. F-16 squadron of the exponential &#8220;Tanderberds&#8221; exhibit at the airshow aerobatics figures &#8220;Legacy of Liberty&#8221; at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, October 8, 2011. The main task of the squadron is to show the capabilities of modern combat aircraft and the level of training of pilots. (Photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26852" rel="attachment wp-att-26852"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26852" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (3)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/314.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (3)" width="1024" height="670" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">4. Fighter 920 th Rescue Wing, Patrick Base, Florida, jumps on board the tanker HC-130P / N, 4 November 2011. Rescue teams are used for the selection of pilots and evacuation in the most remote corners of the globe by air, water or land. (Photo by Mike Brown)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26853" rel="attachment wp-att-26853"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26853" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (4)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/410.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (4)" width="1024" height="710" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">5. B-2 bomber &#8220;Spirit&#8221; flies over the field, where the 98th championship held in &#8220;Rose Bowl&#8221;, January 2, 2012, Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jennifer Greene)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26854" rel="attachment wp-att-26854"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26854" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (5)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/53.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (5)" width="1024" height="768" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">6. Staff Sergeant of the 31st Rescue Squadron, the Air Force Jacob Schaumberg climbs aboard a helicopter HH-60 &#8220;Peyve Hawk&#8221; during a joint military exercise off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, September 1, 2011. The program of the exercises were of search and rescue, close air support, naval defensive and offensive maneuvers. (Photo by Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26855" rel="attachment wp-att-26855"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26855" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (6)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/63.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (6)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">7. Fighter F-15E &#8220;Strike Eagle&#8221; resets the decoys, Afghanistan, November 12, 2008. The fighter is part of the 391 th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, based at Bagram Airfield. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26856" rel="attachment wp-att-26856"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26856" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (7)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/73.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (7)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">8. F-16 fighters, &#8220;Fighting Falcon&#8221; from the 8 th and 419 th show air wings &#8220;move like an elephant&#8221; on the runway at Kunsan Air Base exercises, South Korea, December 2, 2011. The training objective was to determine whether the technology can quickly prepare the airfield for combat aircraft crash. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Rasheen Douglas)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26857" rel="attachment wp-att-26857"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26857" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (8)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/83.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (8)" width="1024" height="683" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">9. The F-16 &#8220;Fighting Falcon&#8221; from the 4th Fighter Squadron, refuel over the Jordan, October 17, 2011. Each year, the country, which is armed with the F-16, take part in the competition &#8220;Eager Tiger Falcon Air Meet&#8221;. (Photo by Senior Airman Asha Kin)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26858" rel="attachment wp-att-26858"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26858" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (9)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/93.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (9)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">10. Senior Technician Justin Evans, commander of the division of the 60th squad of technical support with a wheel on the C-5 &#8220;Geleksi&#8221; at Travis AFB, California, October 6, 2011. (Photo by Lt. Col. Robert Couse-Baker)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26859" rel="attachment wp-att-26859"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26859" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (10)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/104.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (10)" width="1024" height="691" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">11. Planes from &#8220;Tanderberds&#8221; show aerobatics over Falcon Stadium after a graduation ceremony in 1046 second lieutenant. (Photo by Dennis Rogers)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26860" rel="attachment wp-att-26860"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26860" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (11)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/116.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (11)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">12. Major Aaron Jelinek of Peace National Guard air base in the U.S. during the airshow, August 14, 2011. Jelinek &#8211; the best pilot in the group &#8220;Tanderberds.&#8221; (Photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr.)12. Major Aaron Jelinek of Peace National Guard air base in the U.S. during the airshow, August 14, 2011. Jelinek &#8211; the best pilot in the group &#8220;Tanderberds.&#8221; (Photo by Staff Sgt. Larry Reid Jr.)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26861" rel="attachment wp-att-26861"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26861" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (12)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/124.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (12)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">13. Members of the crew in the cargo compartment C-130 &#8220;Hercules&#8221;, the drop humanitarian aid to the island of Fe, which is a part of Micronesia. &#8220;Operation Christmas Reset&#8221;, December 12, 2011</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26862" rel="attachment wp-att-26862"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26862" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (13)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/134.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (13)" width="1024" height="680" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">14. A-10 attack aircraft &#8220;Thunderbolt II&#8221; on Afghanistan, August 18, 2011. Well, it is the famous 30-millimeter cannon GAU-8 / A &#8220;Avenger&#8221; This weapon is capable of producing 3900 rounds per minute and is designed to destroy ground targets, including tanks. (Photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26863" rel="attachment wp-att-26863"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26863" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (14)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/144.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (14)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">15. The first of 15 Block 40 UAV &#8220;Global Hawk&#8221; is shown by Northrop Grumman, and the U.S. Air Force in Palmdale, Calif., June 25, 2011. The new UAV is equipped with advanced radar MP-RTIP, able to detect, track and identify stationary and moving targets.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26864" rel="attachment wp-att-26864"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26864" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (15)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/154.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (15)" width="1024" height="683" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">16. A-10 attack aircraft &#8220;Thunderbolt II&#8221; on Afghanistan, August 18, 2011. And A-10, and his 30-millimeter cannon were taken into service in 1977. Weight of gun is 16% of the weight of the aircraft. (Photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26865" rel="attachment wp-att-26865"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26865" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (16)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/164.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (16)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">17. F-15 &#8220;Strike Eagle&#8221; 390th Fighter Squadron, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, conducts trial run in the Fast and the Furious 4 Wing airfield Cold Lake, Canada, June 9, 2099. Joint exercise &#8220;Maple Flag 42&#8243; provide an opportunity to work out the interaction of NATO forces in the air and ground combat. (Photo by Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26866" rel="attachment wp-att-26866"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26866" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (17)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/173.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (17)" width="1024" height="723" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">18. Staff Sergeant Peter Jensen, the U.S. Air Force cargo plane on board the C-17 &#8220;Globemaster III&#8221;, September 30, 2011. Jensen and the crew of Durga C-17 dropped 40 packets of supplies to a remote outpost in Afghanistan. Delivery of air reduces the number of convoys passing through the dangerous areas. (Photo by Master Sgt. Jeffrey Allen)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26867" rel="attachment wp-att-26867"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26867" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (18)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/183.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (18)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">19. Aerobatic Team &#8220;Tanderberds&#8221; on the F-16 performs at air show &#8220;Legacy of Liberty&#8221;, October 8, 2011. (Photo by Senior Airman DeAndre Curtiss)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26868" rel="attachment wp-att-26868"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26868" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (19)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/193.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (19)" width="1024" height="755" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">20. Capt. Lowell Smith and Lt. John P. Richter, after the world&#8217;s first in-flight refueling, June 1923, the airfield Rockwell.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26869" rel="attachment wp-att-26869"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26869" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (20)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/203.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (20)" width="1024" height="776" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">21. The F-16 &#8220;Fighting Falcon&#8221; performs evasive action and resets the decoys over Iraq, November 9, 2011. (Photo by Master Sgt. Cecilio Ricardo)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26870" rel="attachment wp-att-26870"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26870" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (21)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/215.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (21)" width="1024" height="680" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">22. Nine F-16s are preparing for takeoff, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, January 10, 2012. In South Korea, It has been deployed 55th Expeditionary Squadron of the 12 F-16s and 250 personnel. (Photo by Senior Airman Kenny Holston)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26871" rel="attachment wp-att-26871"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26871" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (22)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/223.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (22)" width="1024" height="681" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">23. Tactical bomber, long-range F-111 &#8220;Aarduork&#8221; are used as electronic warfare aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft. F-111 have been fully decommissioned in 1998.23. Tactical bomber, long-range F-111 &#8220;Aarduork&#8221; are used as electronic warfare aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft. F-111 have been fully decommissioned in 1998.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26872" rel="attachment wp-att-26872"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26872" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (23)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/233.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (23)" width="1024" height="689" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">24. F-16A &#8220;Fighting Falcon&#8221; and the F-15E &#8220;Strike Eagle&#8221; flying over burning oil rigs in Kuwait. Operation &#8220;Desert Storm&#8221;.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26873" rel="attachment wp-att-26873"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26873" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (24)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/243.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (24)" width="1024" height="652" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">25. F-15E &#8220;Strike Eagle&#8221; in Afghanistan , October 6, 2011.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26874" rel="attachment wp-att-26874"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26874" title="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (25)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/115.jpg" alt="Outstanding Selection of Photographs from U.S Air Force Albums (25)" width="800" height="532" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/outstanding-selection-of-photographs-from-u-s-air-force-albums.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Great Street-Art Work Named P183 &#8211; Russian Banksy Speak Thousands of Words.</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/great-street-art-work-named-p183-russian-banksy-speak-thousands-of-words.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/great-street-art-work-named-p183-russian-banksy-speak-thousands-of-words.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:23:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Amazing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Creative]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Street Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26517</guid> <description><![CDATA[Steet art, something which speak thousands of words without speaking anything, i hope you understood it&#8230;.Russian street artist, the name already called P183 Russian Banksy. We present you some of his great works. 1. One of the works of P183 &#8211; Glasses in the snow with a bow in the form of a lamppost. Comment of [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Steet art, something which speak thousands of words without speaking anything, i hope you understood it&#8230;.Russian street artist, the name already called P183 Russian Banksy. We present you some of his great works. <span id="more-26517"></span>1. One of the works of P183 &#8211; Glasses in the snow with a bow in the form of a lamppost. Comment of the artist: &#8220;Snow fell on the area with a large white cloth. Looking down from the upstairs window of the apartment, I was looking for items which could be put fantasy. In the center of the courtyard their is a lamppost, strongly reminiscent of the shackle points. The decision came quickly . <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26520" rel="attachment wp-att-26520"><img class="size-full wp-image-26520 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (2)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1409.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (2)" width="800" height="520" /></a></p><p>2. Another work, entitled &#8220;Arsonists bridges&#8221; with the image of a rebel with a torch. At night, they lit a real fire here to add realism.&#8221;Many of us can not achieve any success, no glory, no money, no relationship, and this work is dedicated to those who burn old bridges to create a new world.&#8221; <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26521" rel="attachment wp-att-26521"><img class="size-full wp-image-26521 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (3)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2278.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (3)" width="800" height="535" /></a></p><p>3. Like Banksy, P183 says little about himself except his name &#8211; Paul. He was 28 years old, and he is studying &#8220;communication design&#8221;. <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26522" rel="attachment wp-att-26522"><img class="size-full wp-image-26522 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (4)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3204.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (4)" width="800" height="621" /></a></p><p>4. Among other works &#8211; Attacking aircraft on the doors of the subway &#8230; <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26523" rel="attachment wp-att-26523"><img class="size-full wp-image-26523 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (5)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4181.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (5)" width="800" height="521" /></a></p><p>5. &#8230; A ghostly girl, toy balls are hung on the barbed wire.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26524" rel="attachment wp-att-26524"><img class="size-full wp-image-26524 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (6)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5152.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (6)" width="534" height="800" /></a></p><p>6. The man, heating his hands around the campfire.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26525" rel="attachment wp-att-26525"><img class="size-full wp-image-26525 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (7)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6148.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (7)" width="800" height="519" /></a></p><p>7. Nick&#8217;s on the water channel.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26526" rel="attachment wp-att-26526"><img class="size-full wp-image-26526 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (8)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/7137.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (8)" width="800" height="547" /></a></p><p>8. Graffiti artist, emerging from under the wall.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26527" rel="attachment wp-att-26527"><img class="size-full wp-image-26527 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (9)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/8132.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (9)" width="583" height="800" /></a></p><p>9. Lonely girl in the ruins of the house.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26528" rel="attachment wp-att-26528"><img class="size-full wp-image-26528 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (10)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/9119.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (10)" width="622" height="800" /></a></p><p>10. And the other author&#8217;s works.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26529" rel="attachment wp-att-26529"><img class="size-full wp-image-26529 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (11)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/10126.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (11)" width="800" height="548" /></a></p><p>11.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26530" rel="attachment wp-att-26530"><img class="size-full wp-image-26530 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (12)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/11149.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (12)" width="550" height="800" /></a></p><p>12.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26531" rel="attachment wp-att-26531"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26531" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (13)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/12119.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (13)" width="800" height="497" /></a></p><p>13.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26532" rel="attachment wp-att-26532"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26532" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (14)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/13106.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (14)" width="800" height="422" /></a></p><p>14. Pasta of industrial pipes with a huge fork in the yard.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26533" rel="attachment wp-att-26533"><img class="size-full wp-image-26533 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (15)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1495.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (15)" width="800" height="514" /></a></p><p>15. Here is the mysterious author, hiding behind the pseudonym of P183.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26534" rel="attachment wp-att-26534"><img class="size-full wp-image-26534 aligncenter" title="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (16)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1588.jpg" alt="Great Street Art Named P183 - Russian Banksy (16)" width="648" height="800" /></a></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/great-street-art-work-named-p183-russian-banksy-speak-thousands-of-words.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Awesomeness of News Silhouettes From The Month Of January</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/awesomeness-of-news-silhouettes-from-the-month-of-january.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/awesomeness-of-news-silhouettes-from-the-month-of-january.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:08:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Megha</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Big Picture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarre News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Paintings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Silhouettes]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26469</guid> <description><![CDATA[Before the invention of photography in the mid of 19th century, the silhouettes were often used to illustrate any scenes or pictures of someone. The word &#8220;silhouette&#8221; appeared in the 17th century due to the harsh policies of the French finance minister Etienne le Siluetta. Silhouette &#8211; Simplistic the extreme image of the object with [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Before the invention of photography in the mid of 19th century, the silhouettes were often used to illustrate any scenes or pictures of someone. The word &#8220;silhouette&#8221; appeared in the 17th century due to the harsh policies of the French finance minister Etienne le Siluetta. Silhouette &#8211; Simplistic the extreme image of the object with the outlining only its external borders. In photography, silhouettes of the object is achieved by illumination from behind. This method is used to conceal the identity or emphasize the characteristic features of the model. Also, it is often used In shooting sports and dance. By creating a silhouette, a photographer attached to the frame drama, creates a special atmosphere and makes the banal scene of a work of art. Here you may see Beautiful silhouettes, trapped in the news in January 2012.</p><p><span id="more-26469"></span></p><p>1. Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama talks to the monks at Bodh-ne, Bihar, India, January 4, 2012. It is believed that Buddha became enlightened here.(By Altaf Qadri)<br /> <a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26471" rel="attachment wp-att-26471"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26471" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (1)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (1)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>2. Pilgrim at the Basilica of the Nativity in Bethlehem, January 6, 2012. (By Bernat Armangue)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26472" rel="attachment wp-att-26472"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26472" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (2)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/2.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (2)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>3. Ron Paul in a meeting at the airport in Nashua, New Hampshire, January 8, 2012. ( By Rick Friedman)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26473" rel="attachment wp-att-26473"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26473" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (3)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/3.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (3)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>4. Orchestra of the Indian Air Force at India Gate in New Delhi, January 7, 2012. (By Manan Vatsyayana)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26474" rel="attachment wp-att-26474"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26474" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (4)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/4.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (4)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>5. Start Pier to Pub swim in Lorne in 2012, Australia, January 7, 2012. (By Lucas Dawson)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26475" rel="attachment wp-att-26475"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26475" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (5)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (5)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>6. State House of Maryland, Annapolis, January 11, 2012. (Patrick Semansky)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26476" rel="attachment wp-att-26476"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26476" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (6)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/6.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (6)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>7. The sculptor is working on an icy figure in the London Festival of ice sculptures in Canary Wharf, London, 13 January 2012. (By Carl Court)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26477" rel="attachment wp-att-26477"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26477" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (7)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/7.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (7)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>8. Statue of Buddha in a Tibetan monastery in Lumbini, south of Kathmandu, 13 January 2012. (By Navesh Chitrakar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26478" rel="attachment wp-att-26478"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26478" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (8)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/8.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (8)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>9. Martin Fourcade of France during the 10-kilometer sprint biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto in Moravia, Czech Republic, 14 January 2012. Martin received third place. (By Michal Cizek)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26479" rel="attachment wp-att-26479"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26479" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (9)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/9.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (9)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>10. A woman cleans the Temple Maya Devi in ​​Lumbini, Nepal, 14 January 2012. (By Navesh Chitrakar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26480" rel="attachment wp-att-26480"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26480" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (10)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/10.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (10)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>11. Buddhist monk with a flag of Nepal after the ceremony in Lumbini, January 14, 2012. (Navesh Chitrakar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26481" rel="attachment wp-att-26481"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26481" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (11)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/11.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (11)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>12. The man on the ashes of his house, burnt in a fire at the Golden Mosque in Manila, January 14, 2012. (By Pat Roque)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26482" rel="attachment wp-att-26482"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26482" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (12)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/12.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (12)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>13. Toshihiro Kakiu from Japan in the race for 500 meters at the Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria, January 14, 2012. (By Samuel Kubani)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26483" rel="attachment wp-att-26483"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26483" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (13)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/13.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (13)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>14. Nepalis are sitting on a tree in the village of Tharaka, 80 km from Kathmandu. Thousands of people come from neighboring villages for a spectacular race 14 bison during the holiday Maghesangranti, 15 January 2012. (By Prakash Mathema)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26484" rel="attachment wp-att-26484"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26484" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (14)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/14.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (14)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>15. Sadhu bathing in the sea in Gangasagare, 155 km from Kolkata. About four hundred of thousands of pilgrims come to the fair Ganasagar Mela to bathe in the river Ganges, the sacred day of the Hindu calendar &#8211; Makar Sankranti, January 15, 2012.( By Dibyangshu Sarkar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26485" rel="attachment wp-att-26485"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26485" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (15)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/15.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (15)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>16. A young Nepalese on a swing in the village of Tharaka, 15 January 2012. (By Prakash Mathema)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26486" rel="attachment wp-att-26486"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26486" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (16)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/16.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (16)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>17. The presidential candidate of the Republican Party and a former senator from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum speaks at a meeting in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, January 16, 2012. (By Matt Rourke)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26487" rel="attachment wp-att-26487"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26487" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (17)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/17.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (17)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>18. Working at sunset, Hyderabad, India, January 17, 2012. (By Mahesh Kumar )</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26488" rel="attachment wp-att-26488"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26488" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (18)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/18.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (18)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>19. Soldiers of the Border Guards in front of the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, January 17, 2012. (By Mahesh Kumar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26489" rel="attachment wp-att-26489"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26489" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (19)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/19.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (19)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>20. Shoot the cruise ship &#8220;Costa Concordia&#8221;, crashed near the village of Giglio Porto, Italy, 17 January 2012. (By Filippo Monteforte)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26490" rel="attachment wp-att-26490"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26490" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (20)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/20.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (20)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>21. People on the Ferris wheel at Sangama, the confluence of the Ganges and the mythical Saraswati Yamany, January 18, 2012, Allahabad, India. (By Rajesh Kumar Singh)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26491" rel="attachment wp-att-26491"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26491" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (21)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/21.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (21)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>22. Indian border guards to shoot the spot on the India-Pakistan border, 18 January 2012. (By Altaf Qadri)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26492" rel="attachment wp-att-26492"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26492" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (22)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/22.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (22)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>23. Colombian soldiers in the mountainous region of Miranda, Colombia, January 18, 2012. (By Luis Robayo)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26493" rel="attachment wp-att-26493"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26493" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (23)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/23.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (23)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>24. Thai soldiers on parade in honor of the Royal Thai Army in the province of Narathiwat, January 18, 2012. (By Madaree Tohlala)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26494" rel="attachment wp-att-26494"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26494" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (24)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/24.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (24)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>25. Work restores a house in Joplin, Missouri, January 19, 2012. Five months ago, the city suffered from the tornado killed 161 people. (By Charlie Riedel)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26495" rel="attachment wp-att-26495"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26495" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (25)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/25.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (25)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>26. Ethiopian Christian at Mass before the annual celebration in Lalibela Timkat, Ethiopia, 19 January 2012. This holiday symbolizes Jesus&#8217; baptism in the waters of the Jordan River. (By Carl de Souza)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26496" rel="attachment wp-att-26496"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26496" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (26)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/26.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (26)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>27. Palestinians against the setting sun on a beach near Gaza City, January 20, 2012. (By Mohammed Saber)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26497" rel="attachment wp-att-26497"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26497" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (27)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/27.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (27)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>28. Worker smokes on the way to work, outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, January 20, 2012. (By Muhammed Muheisen)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26498" rel="attachment wp-att-26498"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26498" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (28)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/28.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (28)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>29. Children play in the Tseytun, Gaza, Palestine, 21 January 2012. (By Mohammed Salem)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26499" rel="attachment wp-att-26499"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26499" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (29)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/29.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (29)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>30. Dispersal of mourners at the funeral of Joseph Mova in the cemetery Muharraq, Bahrain, 21 January 2012. The authorities claim that Mova was drowned, but his family and human rights activists argue that the body showed signs of torture and burns and beatings. (By Hasan Jamali)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26500" rel="attachment wp-att-26500"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26500" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (30)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/30.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (30)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>31. The sailors on deck catapult capturing passing through storm. the aircraft carrier &#8220;Carl Vinson&#8221;, 21 January 2012. (By James R. Evans)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26501" rel="attachment wp-att-26501"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26501" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (31)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/31.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (31)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>32. Filipino Chinese praying in the temple of Saint Guan in Chinese New Year, Chinese district Binondo, Manila, January 22, 2012. (By Dondi Tawatao)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26502" rel="attachment wp-att-26502"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26502" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (32)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/32.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (32)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>33. Actor in a costume takes part in a ceremony at the opening of the Qing Dynasty Park Ditan, also known as the Temple of Earth in Beijing, January 22, 2012. (By David Gray)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26503" rel="attachment wp-att-26503"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26503" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (33)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/33.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (33)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>34. Statues of dragons in the temple in Kuala Lumpur, 23 January 2012. Quarter marks the arrival of Year of the Dragon. (By Mohd Rasfan)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26504" rel="attachment wp-att-26504"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26504" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (34)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/34.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (34)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>35. The policeman on the bank of the river Tawi in Jammu, on the eve of Republic Day, India, January 23, 2012. (Mukesh Gupta)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26505" rel="attachment wp-att-26505"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26505" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (35)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/35.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (35)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>36. Bronze Lion at the foot of Nelson&#8217;s Column in the background of the &#8220;artificial sun&#8221; in Trafalgar Square, London, 23 January 2012. Luminous sphere weighing 2500 kg emits as much light as conventional bulbs 60 000, and its creation took six months. This is a work created by art collective Greyworld was put on the area for just one day. (By Geoff Caddick)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26506" rel="attachment wp-att-26506"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26506" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (36)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/36.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (36)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>37. The presidential candidate of the Republican Party former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (left), down from the stage after a debate in Tampa, Florida, January 23, 2012. (By Scott Audette)<br /> Caroline Wozniacki loses 38.Datchanka Belgian athlete Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam Cup in Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2011.(By Barbara Walton)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26507" rel="attachment wp-att-26507"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26507" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (37)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/37.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (37)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>38. Caroline Wozniacki loses 38.Datchanka Belgian athlete Kim Clijsters in the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam Cup in Melbourne, Australia, January 24, 2011.(By Barbara Walton)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26508" rel="attachment wp-att-26508"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26508" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (38)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/38.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (38)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>39. The farmer returns home, Agartala, India, January 24, 2012. (By Sushanta Das)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26509" rel="attachment wp-att-26509"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26509" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (39)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/39.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (39)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>40. Diver takes off the equipment before leaving the cave Cueva de los Peses in the Bay of Pigs, 160 km from Havana, Cuba, January 24, 2012. (By Stringer)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26510" rel="attachment wp-att-26510"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26510" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (40)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/40.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (40)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>41. Northern Lights, Tromso, Norway, 24 January 2012. (By Rune Stoltz Bertinussen)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26511" rel="attachment wp-att-26511"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26511" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (41)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/41.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (41)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>42. Soldiers rehearse in the stadium Bakshi before Republic Day, India, January 24, 2012. (By Altaf Zargar)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26512" rel="attachment wp-att-26512"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26512" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (42)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/42.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (42)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>43. The presidential candidate of the Republican Party of ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich at the restaurant &#8220;Wings Plus &#8221; in Coral Springs, Florida, January 25, 2012. (By Matt Rourke)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26513" rel="attachment wp-att-26513"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26513" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (43)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/43.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (43)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>44. A demonstrator waves a flag of Egypt in honor of the first anniversary of a protest at Tahrir Square in Kaiire, 25 January 2012. (By Mohamed Abd El)</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26514" rel="attachment wp-att-26514"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26514" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (44)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/44.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (44)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>45. U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech on the importance of American power in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 26, 2012. Obama rejected accusations the Republicans of fomenting class warfare, which supposedly improves his chances for re-election as president.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26515" rel="attachment wp-att-26515"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-26515" title="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (45)" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/45.jpg" alt="Beautiful News Silhouettes From The Month Of January (45)" width="990" height="660" /></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/awesomeness-of-news-silhouettes-from-the-month-of-january.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>16 Reasons why the World will End in 2012</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/16-reasons-why-the-world-will-end-in-2012.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/16-reasons-why-the-world-will-end-in-2012.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:35:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarre News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nature]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[world]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26436</guid> <description><![CDATA[Only god knows when the world is going to end. People from around the world are predicting the end of the mankind in the upcoming year 2012. Don’t know whether its true or not, but just thought of sharing it to you. Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting, all life on Earth [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Only god knows when the world is going to end. People from around the world are predicting the end of the mankind in the upcoming year 2012. Don’t know whether its true or not, but just thought of sharing it to you. Scientific experts from around the world are genuinely predicting, all life on Earth could well finish.<span id="more-26436"></span></p><p>But different-different scientists have their own opinion. Some are saying it’ll be humans that set it off. Others believe that a natural phenomenon will be the cause. Our Eco system is not able to survive for long period. The environment is getting more populated every day. We have to accept the truth that We are failed to save our earth from big natural disaster.</p><p>I would like to share with you, what is the thought about different types of prediction? Which natural disaster will end our life on the earth? What will be the Reasons the World will End in 2012?</p><h3>1. Population Growth</h3><p>A recent population growth explosion has occurred over the last few centuries. If the exponential growth continues at this rate, then <strong>2012</strong> will take the form of anarchy on a scale we can only dream of in our worst nightmares.</p><p><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Population_curve.svg"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/550px-Population_curve.svg_.png" alt="File:Population curve.svg" width="550" height="275" /></a></p><h3>2. Magnetic pole reversal</h3><p>Everyone know the Earth is surrounded by a magnetic field. This field shields us from most of the sun’s radiation. What you might not know is that the magnetic poles we call north and south have a nasty habit of swapping places every 750,000 years or so – and right now we’re about 30,000 years overdue.</p><p>Scientists have noted that the poles are drifting apart roughly 20-30kms each year, much faster than ever before, which points to a pole-shift being right around the corner. While the pole shift is under way, the magnetic field is disrupted and will eventually disappear, sometimes for up to 100 years. The result is enough UV outdoors to crisp your skin in seconds, killing everything it touches.</p><p><a title="Schematic illustration of the invisible magnetic field lines of Earth, represented as a dipole magnet field." href="http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/607968main_geomagnetic-field-orig_full.jpg"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/608139main1_geomagnetic-field-670.jpg" alt="Schematic illustration of the invisible magnetic field lines of Earth, represented as a dipole magnet field." width="670" height="503" align="Bottom" border="0" /></a></p><h3>3. Sun Storms</h3><p>It’s official: Solar minimum has arrived. Sunspots have all but vanished. Solar flares are non-existent. The sun is utterly quiet. Excerpt from <a title="Solar Storm Warning" href="http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2006/10mar_stormwarning.htm" target="_blank">NASA</a>.</p><p>Solar experts from around the world monitoring the sun have made a startling discovery: our sun is in a bit of strife. The energy output of the sun is, like most things in nature, cyclic, and it’s supposed to be in the middle of a period of relative stability.</p><p>However, recent solar storms have been bombarding the Earth with so much radiation energy, it’s been knocking out power grids and destroying satellites. This activity is predicted to get worse, and calculations suggest it’ll reach its deadly peak sometime in 2012.</p><p>Or could the Sun’s relative inactivity simply be part of the Maunder Minimum, whereby the Sun is merely at the ebb of its 11-year cycle? The funny thing is if this were true, it means the Earth is approaching another Ice Age. So Global Warming believers need not worry.</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/1218183876.jpg" alt="" width="505" height="454" /></p><h3>4. The Plague</h3><p>Bird flu and swine flu gave us a fright in years past, but the real plague could be released upon the world any minute. Scientists have reconstructed the DNA microbe of the bubonic plague, aka the Black Death, in the hope of figuring out what made it so very powerful. The New York Times reports that a lab recently grew a H5N1 flu virus, &#8220;one of the most dangerous flu viruses ever known, and made it even more dangerous — by tweaking it genetically to make it more contagious.&#8221;</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26439" rel="attachment wp-att-26439"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26439" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-flu.jpg" alt="" width="545" height="363" /></a></p><h3>5. Mayan Calendar</h3><p>The first to predict 2012 as the end of the world were the Mayans, a Mesoamerican civilization, noted for developing very sophisticated mathematical and astronomical systems.</p><p>The Mayan Prophecy – Thousands of years ago they managed to calculate the length of the lunar moon as 329.53020 days, only 34 seconds out. The 13-baktun cycle of the Mayan long count calendar begins on August 11 3114BC and reaches 0 (or 13.0.0.0.0 in the long count) on, you guessed it Dec 21 2012.</p><p><a href="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?attachment_id=26442" rel="attachment wp-att-26442"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26442" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2012.jpg" alt="" width="573" height="382" /></a></p><h3>6. Hadron Collider (LHC)</h3><p>&#8220;The scary truth is that the LHC will become a black-hole factory with a production rate as high as about one black hole per second.&#8221;</p><p align="left">Fear has surrounded the Large Hadron Collider, an enormous machine that examines miniscule atoms, ever since it was switched on.  The LHC otherwise known as the atom smasher or finder of the God Particle is the world’s largest particle accelerator.</p><p align="left">It spans some 27km underground and when it ‘s fired up to run at full throttle in 2012, it will actually create mini-black holes right here on Earth in an effort to understand what happened right at the start of the Big Bang.</p><p align="left">Maybe the discovery of the God Particle should be the least of our worries. The scientists assure us that these black holes will only live for a fraction of a second.<em> New York Times</em> science writer Dennis Over bye theorizes that if the Higgs boson (aka the God particle) was found it would ripple back in time and &#8220;stop the Collider before it could make [a Higgs boson], like a time traveler who goes back in time to kill his grandfather.&#8221; One kinda simple way for it to avoid being created would be to prevent the earth from being created.<a title="God Particle" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=11"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/09-god-particle.jpg" alt="God Particle" /></a></p><h3> 7. The Bible says…</h3><p>If having scientists warning us about the end of the world isn’t bad enough,religious folks are getting in on the act as-well. Interpretations of the Christian Bible reveal that the date for Armageddon, the final battle between Good an Evil, has been set down for 2012. The I Ching, also known as the Chinese book of Changes, says the same thing, as do various sections of the Hindu teachings.</p><p>Then we have the Christians, who believe in the second coming of Christ; the Rapture Ready brigade.</p><p>You never know, one of us might be the change or the <strong>Second Coming of Christ</strong>!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Yet another Biblical prophecy was the so-called “mark of the beast’” without which men could not buy or sell; proposed computer chip implants, the ultimate convenience in a cashless society seem to fit this one pretty well, and can serve, at the very least, to track people if not to control them.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Salvation4jpg.jpg" alt="http://agapelifefellowship.org/e107_images/Salvation4jpg.jpg" /></p><h3 style="text-align: left;">8. Catastrophic events long overdue</h3><p>&#8220;The Drake Equation estimates that over 10,000 communicative civilizations exist in our Milky Way alone.&#8221;</p><p>The good folk at The Future Watch have compiled an excellent list detailing possible catastrophic events which could happen at any time. Events such as nano-tech weapons, economic collapse, suicide by strangelet, alien attack – see Drake Equation, and many more factors just go to show how fragile the world really is.</p><div><div><div><p align="center"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mushroom_cloud_dec_21_2012.jpg" alt="Mushroom Cloud Dec 21 2012" /></p></div><div><h3>9.Worldwide Market Collapse</h3></div></div><div>We&#8217;ve recovered (kind of) from the crash of 2007, but there&#8217;s nothing stopping us from having another, even bigger crash. On his website, London Loves Business, market analyst Clem Chambers recently predicted that both the U.S. and U.K. markets will crash in 2012. Will this be the final crash that breaks the world&#8217;s back and throws us back into the dark ages.</div><div><div></div><div><a title="Harold Camping's Rapture" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=4"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/spacer.gif" alt="Harold Camping's Rapture" /></a></div><div><a title="Worldwide Market Collapse" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=6"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/intro.jpg" alt="Worldwide Market Collapse" /></a></div></div><h3>10. Nuclear War</h3><p>Let&#8217;s face it: America has a lot of enemies — many of whom have nuclear warheads. While the most likely man to set off some bombs, Kim Jong Il, is now deceased, that doesn&#8217;t mean someone even crazier won&#8217;t take his place as the world&#8217;s most dangerous lunatic this year. Like half the Iranian government&#8230;</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Nuclear+war.jpg" alt="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_PlFLqej8E4o/TB7gu0sCneI/AAAAAAAAA0c/P3BV9x1OyMg/s1600/Nuclear+war.jpg" /></p><h3>11. Winter Solstice</h3><p>On the winter solstice of 2012, the noonday Sun exactly conjuncts the crossing point of the Sun’s ecliptic with the galactic plane. Whilst also crossing at the exact centre of our Galaxy. The scientific community agree that at the centre of every galaxy lies a black hole. Will our Sun get swallowed up by a black hole as it crosses the centre of our Galaxy in 2012?</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/winter-solstice_10792_600x450.jpg" alt="http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/107/cache/winter-solstice_10792_600x450.jpg" /></p><h3>12. Aliens Attack</h3><p>Scientists are discovering more and more evidence of life on other planets. While the current examples are closer to single-celled amoebas than blaster-wielding lizards, there is no telling when our celestial neighbors will pay us a visit. Whether they&#8217;ll bring muffins or lasers is as yet uncertain.</p><div><a title="It Was All a Dream" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=8"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/spacer1.gif" alt="It Was All a Dream" /></a></div></div><div><a title="Aliens Attack" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=10"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/ufo-mexico.jpg" alt="Aliens Attack" /></a></div><div></div><div><h3>13. Super Volcanoes</h3></div><div>Yellowstone National Park in the United States is famous for its thermal springs and Old Faithful geyser. The reason for this is simple – it’s sitting on top of the world’s biggest volcano, and geological experts are beginning to get nervous sweats. The Yellowstone volcano has a pattern of erupting every 650,000 years or so, and we’re many years overdue for an explosion that will fill the atmosphere with ash, blocking the sun and plunging the Earth into a frozen winter that could last up to 15,000 years. The pressure under the Yellowstone is building steadily, and geologists have set 2012 as a likely date for the big bang.</div><div><div></div><div><a title="Nuclear War" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=6"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/spacer1.gif" alt="Nuclear War" /></a></div></div><div><a title="Super Volcanoes " href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=8"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/wa-volcano-toilet.jpg" alt="Super Volcanoes " /></a></div><div></div><h3>14. Asteroid</h3><div><p>The last time the earth was hit by an asteroid it destroyed the dinosaurs. Could we meet a similar fate this year? NASA&#8217;s Near Earth Object Program shows no evidence of any large objects heading our way… yet. But Russian scientists have determined that a giant asteroid called Apophis will likely collide with the earth on April 13, 2036.</p><div><a title="Sarah Palin " href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-end-of-the-world/gallery.html?curPhoto=11"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/spacer1.gif" alt="Sarah Palin " /></a></div></div><div><a title="Asteroid" href="http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/paranormal/2012-predictions/gallery.html"><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/asteroid.jpg" alt="Asteroid" /></a></div><div></div><h3>15. The Physicists</h3><div>This one’s case of bog-simple maths mathematics. Physicists at Berekely Uni have been crunching the numbers. and they’ve determined that the Earth is well overdue for a major catastrophic event. Even worse, they’re claiming their calculations prove, that we’re all going to die, very soon – while also saying their prediction comes with a certainty of 99 percent- and 2012 just happens to be the best guess as to when it occurs.</div><h3>16. The Atom Smasher</h3><div>Scientists in Europe have been building the world’s largest particle accelerator. Basically its a 27km tunnel designed to smash atoms together to find out what makes the Universe tick. However, the mega-gadget has caused serious concern, with some scientists suggesting that it’s properly even a bad idea to turn it on in the first place. They’re predicting all manner of deadly results, including mini black holes. So when this machine is fired up for its first serious experiment in 2012, the world could be crushed into a super-dense blob the size of a basketball.</div><div></div> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/16-reasons-why-the-world-will-end-in-2012.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>10 Interesting Truck Messages</title><link>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-interesting-truck-messages.html</link> <comments>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-interesting-truck-messages.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:44:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Monika</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarre News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Odd Stuff]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://oddstuffmagazine.com/?p=26705</guid> <description><![CDATA[You must be very  aware of the messages that are written on the trucks.This messages are sometimes funny and sometimes meaningful. So lets find out- 1) Don’t like my driving! Who cares – The message simply shows how bold the driver is. He doesn’t care about the world and don’t like people much. If you [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You must be very  aware of the messages that are written on the trucks.This messages are sometimes funny and sometimes meaningful. So lets find out-<span id="more-26705"></span></p><p><strong>1) Don’t like my driving! Who cares –</strong></p><p>The message simply shows how bold the driver is. He doesn’t care about the world and don’t like people much. If you don’t like his driving then go to hell who cares!</p><div><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/funny-truck-sign-driving-email.jpg" alt="funny-truck-sign-driving-email" width="540" height="398" /></p></div><p><strong>2) Driving Instructions–</strong></p><p>Very simple but clearly written that if you go by left then you will survive otherwise u willl meet the hell soon (suicide zone).</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a-truck-734541.jpg" alt="http://rvtravel.com/blog/chuck/uploaded_images/a-truck-734541.jpg" width="678" height="509" /></p><p><strong>3) Sanitation truck –</strong></p><p>Overtaking this truck may be dangerous since it contains liquid substance, so try not to overtake and be the lucky one to be on 2<sup>nd</sup> spot.</p><p><img src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/political-promises1.jpg" alt="http://funnypictures.funnyemail.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/political-promises1.jpg" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97894_truck-sign_3-number-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><strong>4) If you can read this Turn me over–</strong></p><p>The jeep with upside down, now can the driver find it funny? Whatever please save him.</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/jeep_bumper_sticker_Irony_at_its_best-s450x306-31644-5801.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></p><p><strong>5) This vehicle makes wide ass turn–</strong></p><p>what will you say about this truck? But be aware of it son because it is dangerous and you know what to do next.so never try to overtake it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97894_truck-sign_2-turns.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><strong>6) If my wife let me ride –</strong></p><p>Illustrative frustration of the hubby cum truck driver. It shows he loves his bike (truck) more than his wife because she cant let her ride much.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/a97894_truck-sign_4-wife.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><strong>7) Does this ass make my truck look big –</strong></p><p>Completely innovative idea to insult someone, you can also try on the back of your truck. Funny….isnt it?</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/RICK-PERRY-BUMPER-STICKER.jpg" alt="" /><strong> <img src='http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt='8)' class='wp-smiley' /> Pick up van -</strong></p><p>This van is mostly used to pick the stray animals from the roads, which is clearly written.</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/87ewwq47sz3nwxt5d.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>9) Social issues in India-</strong></p><p>Now the trucks are also also helping the government to make people awake about the importance of girls.</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/truck_message.jpg" alt="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_lCUj1FXbx48/ScMLSSBszCI/AAAAAAAADdI/EYbBaXlnCcs/s400/truck_message.jpg" /></p><p><strong>10) Reliable truck-</strong></p><p>Nothing can be more reliable than this truck and its driver, you should go for this for sure. It is very safe buddy!</p><p><img class="aligncenter" src="http://oddstuffmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/funny-truck-messages-india.jpg" alt="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-md--2mcMBmI/TNACrL7-f3I/AAAAAAAABoI/-Df4D8lsKFA/funny-truck-messages-india.jpg" width="678" height="509" /></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://oddstuffmagazine.com/10-interesting-truck-messages.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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