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  • The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park { Stone Forest }, Madagascar

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    "The Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park in Madagascar is also known as its Stone Forest. The unbelievable array of rock formations are part of the World Heritage Site and National Park. The forest is also home to numerous species including critically endangered lorises. As is often the case, the local name is a perfect descriptor, as it means "where you cannot walk barefoot". These karst formations were formed through erosion of the uplands – erosion that happened both horizontally and vertically, creating a breathtaking sight of "trees", fissures and caverns."  
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  • The Earthscraper, a 65 Story Inverted Pyramid

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    The design is an inverted pyramid with a central void to allow all habitable spaces to enjoy natural lighting and ventilation. To conserve the numerous activities that take place on the city square year round (concerts, political manifestations, open-air exhibitions, cultural gatherings, military parades.), the massive hole will be covered with a glass floor that allows the life of the Earthscraper to blend with everything happening on top."

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  • A Lightning Show at the Grand Canyon

    • 11 Oct 2011
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  • Incredible Slot Canyons

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    "Some slots are so narrow that they are less than three feet across while others require abseiling or climbing equipment to access them.

    Echidna Chasm was formed by a combination of tectonic forces, water entering the rock via fissures, and salt and ice that sped up the erosion."

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  • Al Safi Dairy : The World's Largest

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    "Established in 1979, Al Safi Dairy has the largest single integrated dairy farm in the world that covers 3,500 hectares of land, has a herd of 37,000 Holstein cattle, and is the supplier of high-quality milk to Al Safi Danone.  

    Over the past 30 years, Al Safi Dairy has been investing in research and development and state of the art technologies of dairy farming and green forage production. The company has developed its own proprietary dairy farming know-how and methodologies. This has made the company a global bench-mark for efficient production of high quality milk.

    Over the years, Al Safi has achieved fast growth rates with excellent environmental protection programs and support to local communities."

    via alfaisaliah.com

     Read more at How to Auto-Milk a Herd of Cows in the Middle of a Burning Desert

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  • Dante's Inferno Sand Sculpture

    • 11 Oct 2011
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  • Landscapes : Volume Two

    • 11 Oct 2011
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    by Dustin Farrell

    Music is "Sunshine (Adagio In D Minor)" by John Murphy

    "PLEASE WATCH IN HD FULL SCREEN w/SOUND. It is a much better viewing experience. Hopefully you have a 1080P monitor and good connection. If not, bug a friend or colleague that does. It is worth it.  

     Landscapes: Volume 2 is the second of a three part series (probably). Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D2 DSLR and processed with Adobe software. In Volume 2 I again show off my beautiful home state of Arizona and I also made several trips to Utah. This video has some iconic landmarks that we have seen before. I felt that showing them again with motion controlled HDR and/or night timelapse would be a new way to see old landmarks."

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