Venus above, Jupiter below.
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Archive | March, 2012
The Door To Hell
30 Mar
The Door to Hell, a cavern generously filled with natural gas, was discovered in 1971 by Soviet geologists. This gas rich area is situated near the village of Derweze, Turkmenistan 40°15′10″N 58°26′22″E. While drilling, the ground beneath the rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of 70 meters / 250 ft behind. Authorities decided to burn the gas to avoid toxic discharge. The gas is still burning today, even though geologists initially estimated that the fire would use all the fuel in a matter of days.
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Grangemouth Refinery, Scotland
30 Mar
Scottish Oils, a subsidiary the Anglo-Persian Oil Company (BP), started the Grangemouth Refineryin 1924. In addition to the large accessible areas of reclaimed flat land, the adjacent docks made the location ideal as it supported crude oils imported by ship from the Middle East.
And, no, the refinery is not on fire, just lit by the occasional sunset.
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Pons Aemilius In Rome
30 Mar
Ponte Rotto, meaning broken bridge, is the oldest Roman bridge built in stone. In the late 1500s the eastern half destroyed in a flood and the remaining half was dismantled in the 1880s. All that remains today of this over two thousand year old bridge is this single arch.
Ettore Roesler Franz painted Ponte Rotto around 1880.
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Worlds Largest 3D Street Art
30 Mar
Sponsored by Reebok and located in the Canary Wharf business district, London. [Google Maps link].
Theodore Roosevelt’s Diary in 1884
30 Mar
The diary entry of Theodore Roosevelt, the U.S’s 26th President, on Valentine’s Day in 1884. The day both his wife and mother died.
A Ship Carrying Ships
30 Mar
The Blue Marlin, a heavy lift transport vessel owned by Dockwise Shipping, is here carrying a cargo of 18 riverboats and a few massive pontoons made in China.
Silk Tie Easter Eggs
29 Mar
How? Use thread to wrap old silk ties around eggs and boil them for 15 minutes.
The Anchorman Returns
29 MarRon «Anchorman» Burgundy drops by Conan to announce that a sequel would be going ahead.
Convenient Garden Bar
28 Mar
Replace the middle board with a suitable rain gutter and enjoy a convenient bar experience. Moreover, the mounts will not be visible if you screw the gutter it in from the bottom, as the brackets can be flipped.
WSJ Markets
- Pricey Beef Puts Heat On U.S. Grilling SeasonHere's the beef: Enjoy the Memorial Day grilling, because retail beef prices are widely expected to set new records in coming weeks.
- Bausch & Lomb Nears $9 Billion SaleBausch & Lomb, which is owned by private-equity firm Warburg Pincus, is nearing a deal to sell itself to generic-drug maker Valeant for about $9 billion.
- Fiat Chief Pulls Out the Deal WrenchSergio Marchionne is trying to pull off the deal of his lifetime, and there are lots of pieces to go around for bankers, lawyers and other cogs in the Wall Street deal machine.
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