10 Buildings By Design Cool Ceiling

The Senedd, Cardiff:

langit2 design using wood, shaped like the desert pasir.di gelombang2 design by Richard Rogers, architect who was also selected to design the reconstruction of three world trade center towers

Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo:

stunning roof design using steel and glass in an international forum tokyo, designed by Rafael vinoly in 1996.

Temppeliaukio church, Helsinki:

"Stone church" was completed in 1969, after the carving of rock granit.atapnya made of copper and designed by the suomalainen brothers.

The British Museum's great court, London:

the british museum's great court opened in the year 200 and was designed by norman foster.yang makes it amazing is the roof which is covered by the glass as much as 6100 m square.

Dc metro station, Washington:

architect who came from chicago, harry who berrtanggung responsibility washington metro system design in architecture 1976.keunikan located on the wall and atapnya.mengagumkan

Allen Lambert Galleria, Toronto:

is Santiago Calatrava, who is responsible architecture design splendor behind Allan Lambert galleria.di roof design in the 1980s.

Holy mosque Erzurum, eastern Anatolia:

mosque, located in northern Anatolia region, Turkey was originally designed in 1179.namun since the reconstruction and in the merger of architecture on the dome, the results were amazing.

Baha'i House of Worship, Illinois:

interior of the Baha'i house of worship in wilmet designed by alfred shaw.dari dome design has to reflect the ambience of the building.

Mosteiro dos Monastery of Jeronimos, Lisbon:

João de Castilh is a Spanish architect who designed the roof of his Monastery of Jeronimos Monastery, in 1500.hasilnya is a masterpice unsur2 gothic.

Alcazar of Seville:

ambassador room has a dome that phenomenal Alcazar of Seville, built in 1427.menakjubkan not it?

source : http://www.kaskus.us/showthread.php?t=4169626

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10 Strange Burial Rituals From Around The World

In many cultures in the world, death is something sacred that required a special ceremony to honor or remember those who died. Of burial and cremation is a ritual of death is commonly encountered. However, believest you that there are some unusual culture we encounter as removing corpses, dancing with a corpse, to the most terrible is the ritual of eating the corpse? Here are 10 unusual culture in the ritual of death.

1. Funeral sky or sky burial

Tibet harsh climate and rocky soil make the funeral there was impossible. So, citizens of Buddhism in Tibet often go to a "sky burial" in which the body would be chopped, mixed with flour and set in such a way as to be eaten by birds of prey. They believe that the body is merely a vessel for the soul and must return to nature.

2. Fantasy coffins

If only Elvis Presley died at Teshi (Ghana), then he will be buried in a coffin-shaped guitar. Residents of this suburb Accran in the habit of burying their dead in coffins fantasy. The coffin was a portrait of the deceased profession. Replication of the giant coke bottles, fruit or other gadgets will be displayed in the coffin showroom.

3. Self-mummification

This makes the near-death ritual sounds like a joke. Some Buddhist monks called Sokushinbutsu in Japan not just commit suicide, they also do so in a way that is believed to cause them to be a mummy. This process begins with a diet of nuts and fruits that are combined with hard physical activity. Elimination of body fat is achieved with the first step. The second step involves the loss of body fluids and poison their bodies to prevent maggot attack. This is achieved by consuming the skin, roots and poisonous tea for 1,000 days.

At the last stage, the monk was about to enter a tomb stone, sitting in the lotus position and wait for death. He will ring the bell every day to let fellow monks knew that he was still alive. And then when the bell no longer rang, the monks will seal the tomb, to wait 1000 days to go before opening it to verify that mummification.

4. Exposure - Tower of Mumbai

Zoroastrians believe that after death the body only makes pollution alone. Cremation or burial ruled out because they assume will pollute the sacred elements like fire and earth. So, they perform a ritual called the exposure of the dead. The deceased's body is stored in the tower called the Tower of Silence and allowed to be eaten by vultures.

This practice is still carried out in the Indian subcontinent. Reduced Vulture vulture population in India has caused this process to be horrible. Some recent photos show the rotting corpses pile on top of Tower in Mumbai (India), and generates controversy in the community.

5. Funeral With Nude Dancers

Attending the funeral ceremonies can be boring, unless there are professional strippers at funerals. In China Donghai area, the funeral was a status symbol. Reputation and honor the dead is considered directly proportional to the number of people who attended his funeral. So the family hired strippers to attract a crowd. The Chinese authorities have begun to crack down on this practice after the incessant media reported.

6. Dancing With the Dead

Believe it or not, the Malagasy in Madagascar remove the dead from the grave and do the celebration with them. This ritual called Famadihana believe the spirit of the deceased will be joined by their fathers after his body decomposed. The celebration is accompanied by dances with the dead is held once every 7 years and is a joyful family reunion time.

7. Death fascinates

People now can "wear" their loved ones on their fingers. An American company that is LifeGem offers opportunity for those who died and loved into a synthetic diamond. This process begins by capturing carbon from the body during cremation of the deceased. Carbon from dead body is then converted into graphite.subsequently undergo a process with the temperature and pressure are very high to get a shiny crystal like diamond. Prices range from $ 3,500 to $ 20,000 depending on the size of rust.

 

8. Fasting To Death

Vimla Devi, an Indian woman's fight against cancer, died in 2006.The cause of death was not cancer, but fasting for 13 days called santhara. This voluntary death by fasting practiced by the Jains, a community that believes anti-violence towards all beings. Santhara usually begins after a person decides that his life goal has been reached and ready for spiritual purification. Known for a similar ritual, which is often regarded as a form of suicide or euthanasia.However, in the community, santhara this taboo.

9. Tana Toraja funeral

Cemeteries in Tana Toraja region of Indonesia is a great ritual. A funeral is accompanied by music, dance and party to a number of guests. Death here is an opportunity at a great price luxury. So, the family of the deceased is given the suspension, they do not need to bury the bodies immediately. They just can wrap it and store it in their homes, while they save money for funeral expenses. Savings can take weeks, months or even years. While that time, the corpse is treated as a sick person and included in the daily routine. A funeral is actually happening when the family did the ceremony of death, and the coffin was placed in a cemetery in the form of cave or hanging on the cliff.

10. Endocannibalisme

Maybe this is the worst death ritual ever. Endocannibalisme is a practice where people eat the dead bodies. The idea behind this terrible habit is the belief that by eating the body of the dead, then all at once would "suck" the properties of the deceased for the assimilation of the spirit. Some tribes in South America and Australia are said to have practiced this horrible ritual. But many academics feel endocannibalisme is a false accusation that is thrown by the colonial administration in the early days to get the reason of political domination. According to the anthropologist Napoleon Changon, Yanomamo communities in South America still eat ashes and remaining bones of the dead after cremation.

Source: toptenz.com

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10 Facts About Bananas

Banana is a popular fruit that has many secrets yet unknown. Here are some strange facts about the strange and delicious fruit.

The discovery is banana man

Banana as we know it is a human invention of the year 5000 BC Because the people in those days was very picky in choosing foods and they do not like beans. So, they create hybrid plants until they managed to make seedless fruit. Although there is still a small seed in a banana, but they do not care. Add the banana is so strange at that time.

Actually, Not Trees Banana Trees

It's true! The tree was actually only herbal disguised as a tree. A great herb. Trying to be a coconut tree.

Banana Tree Fruitful Just Once, Then Dead

Banana tree or a herb grown only one bunch of bananas and then die. Fortunately, the tree creates new shoots (baby plants) before finally dying. This cycle lasted for ten years, and then the specific organism dies. That is a picture of a banana flower. It can be eaten too lho!

Banana Own Risk Extinction

Due to the above two explanations (herbal fruit seedless man-made), plus the kind of plantation agriculture (the lack of genetic variety = weakness) the super popular Cavendish banana is always risky. One risk is an aggressive pest or disease, and bananas will be extinct. In fact, the Cavendish banana we eat today is very high risk of extinction is a replacement for the Gros Michel banana which is identical to the way the dodo bird in the 1960's.

Bananas Is Anti Hangover

Bananas are a hangover is outstanding! Therefore, Coke (soda, cola drinks), they are rich in potassium. Eat one before bed or after wake up (and going back to bed).

Damn If You Could Take Over Banana Boat

This superstitious sailors. Some ships even Banana Boat Banana Republic or there are signs ban on carrying bananas. Nobody really knows the exact reason. Some say that because the ship carrying bananas to go fast so that the fruit is not damaged, and as a result they can not be fishing. Some say that the fruit it produces methane gas that can kill the sailors. These different opinion makes me wonder, how discoveries happen Banana Boat?

You Keep Using Nuclear Science To Extract Juice from Banana

It is difficult to extract juice from bananas, despite the banana has 80% water. Have you ever tried to squeeze a banana? molecular structure of the banana is not very easily influenced. Banana juice are available at this time are banana blend, do not squeeze the banana. What is clear cheating. But for some reason, Indian atomic scientists are trying to find a way to extract juice from bananas. Yes, an atomic scientist. From Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Just imagine.

Could Banana Used As Weapons

In Monrovia, Maryland, a man robbed the store with a banana. The thief took a banana from the table and began hitting the officer, who issued a knife. The man with the banana without the benefit of the crime, except bananas, which damaged at the time. And in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, a man hiding bananas under his shirt and pretended it was a gun when he tried to rob the store. He was caught by the owner of the store and secure the evidence while waiting for police. Strangely, he was accused of trying to do the crime robbery with a dangerous weapon. Not a very effective weapon, but weapons are nutritious.

Bananas Is Important Staple Food

Not surprisingly to be the most popular fruit, but ranked fourth as a staple food, it is very surprising (after wheat, rice, and corn). In some poor areas on the planet, bananas eaten for 70% of food consumption.

India Is World's Biggest Banana Producing Followed Brazil

In these countries, although Cavendish is still the king, there are many varieties of bananas. In Brazil, in any one market we can find at least half a dozen kinds of bananas: banana baby, Plantae banana, banana, violet, banana, apple, banana, silver, and so on.

Source:http://satriasputra.blogspot.com/2010/05/10-fakta-tentang-pisang-yang-belum-anda.html

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10 World's Strangest Scholarships

1. Scholarships People Kidal

Because so many left-handed students, this scholarship is offered by Juanita College in Pennsylvania, is one of the most common scholarship and demand.

2. Scholarships National Ice Cream Shop

If you work in a few ice cream shop, you may be eligible for this scholarship. If you're lucky, your employer probably will recommend you, and you may take one of 17 $ 1,000 scholarships.

3. Patrick Kerr Skateboard Scholarship

Another unusual scholarship. These scholarships can bergna for people who have talent skateboard

4. Scholarships Strange Person Last Name

These scholarships usually presented by Loyola University in Chicago is given to students with last names of the most unusual, the best so far is the name of "Zolp"

5. Asthma Scholarship

It sounds very strange that you are allergic even to win a large number of scholarships. American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology primarily responsible for sponsoring this unique scholarship.

6. Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest Duck Brand Duct Tape

This is an unusual contest held every year in the spring, where students make and wear formal clothes to compete for scholarship prize $ 2,500. The second and third prize is to get a scholarship of $ 1,000 and $ 500 respectively.

7. Online Poker Tournament Championship

If you are a champion in poker game, this is your golden opportunity to win a large amount as a gift for a scholarship.

8. Scholarship The Vegetarian

This scholarship is sponsored by the Vegetarian Resource Group is only for people with a habit of eating vegetables.

9. Top International Student Club Scholarship

High People now have the opportunity to grab some good scholarships. This scholarship is basically just a student that is high considering 5'10 "for female students and 6'2" for male students.

10. Scholarships accuracy predict the future

This scholarship is a bit different from what is called an award, this contest actually is for students interested in economics.Participants are required to 'buy and sell "future predictions just as one would buy the stock.

source: http://www.mypepito.info/2010/06/10-beasiswa-teraneh-di-dunia.html

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10 Most Beautiful Fish In The World

1. Mandarin Fish
There are 2 varieties of this species, namely Mandarinfish standards and Psychedelic Mandarin. The standard usually have a pattern and color better than the Psychedelic. It costs no more than $ 20 per head, but the problem was the food that is difficult to find.

2. Discus
This fish is a freshwater fish species which may be a freshwater fish of the most beautiful. The price is very expensive, puppies sekitar3 inches in length only between $ 50 - $ 80.

3. Lion Fish
This fish is also called zebrafish. Spine has a venom that is very painful and quite effective.

4. Moorish Idol
This fish is very difficult to be maintained with a standard aquarium, and also the exorbitant price tag that soared.

5. Koi
There are many color variations of koi fish (about 100an). Koi can have orange, red, white, golden, or black. Some koi enthusiasts willing to pay thousands of dollars for a koi only to find that rare koi color pattern.

6. Flame Angel
This fish memikiki close relationship with the Coral Beauty. Its just like the Coral Beauty, but nature does not 'seteguh' Coral Beauty.

7. Coral Beauty
This fish is relatively easy to maintain fish in the aquarium and can survive in both habitats.

8. Regal Tang
These fish belong to the surgeonfish family, which has a small blade of calcium that can be hidden in front of its tail fin. This small knife is used primarily for defense systems in the face of predators.

9. Parrot Fish
So named because the shape of bird beak-like mouth. This fish uses its mouth like a beak is to break down and eat the small invertebrates that live in the coral. Usually they will eat the whole-whole rock coral or sea sand and then chewing invertebrates that are in it, then discard the rest.

10. African Cichlids
Fish is pronounced as "Sick-Lids". This fish is found in three lakes in Africa: Malawi, Tanganyika, and Victoria. Species in Lake Victoria the number is less diverse and less colorful than others.They usually grow to 6-7 inches, with the exception of Frontosoa species, which can grow until 12-14 inches. These fish are freshwater fish that can be easily maintained in the home aquarium. In addition to Africa, there are also species of fish that live in the waters of the Amazon, but it was bigger and more aggressive than that in Africa.


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