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4 More Cool STAR TREK Original Series Episode Posters. Illustrator Juan Ortiz has released four new retro style posters for certain episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series. Ortiz is creating a total of 80 poster designs -- one for every episode of the original 1960s Star Trek series. He's been releasing four of them a month since he started and will continue to do so until he's finished. To check out the previously released poster art, click here, here, here, here, and here. If you're interested in purchasing any of these click here. Luciano Pavarotti.

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Brainsturbator. Yoshiro Nakamatsu, We Salute You // Brainsturbator. Thanks to Kory for the heads up on this guy—a goofy, lovable and generous mad scientist from Japan who’s working towards 6000 inventions before he dies at age 144. He has built an elaborate daily ritual which keeps him energized, loving life, and creating brilliant ideas left and right. “In my country, the drive to succeed-and the competition-is unbelievably intense. From early on, Japanese children are under enormous pressure to learn. I was fortunate that my parents encouraged my natural curiosity along with my academic learning from the very beginning. This began as a quick “We Salute You” post, because it’s been over a week since my last entry—but Nakamatsu’s beautiful brain has covered so much territory that I wound up with a badass article despite myself. Our Kinda Weird Yoshiro Nakamatsu is a national hero in Japan, where’s he affectionately known as “Dr.

. “...these are snacks I’ve invented, which I eat during the day. For an enlarged version of the diagram to the left, click here. Gemma Del Sud - io non so cantare?? The sex-change sweethearts: How a pageant princess and colonel's son fell in love after BOTH had transgender treatment. Katie Hill and her boyfriend Arin Andrews were both born the opposite sexKatie, 18, and Arin, 16, met at a support group in Tulsa, OklahomaBoth have undergone hormone therapy and Katie had gender reassignment surgery shortly after her 18th birthday By Suzannah Hills Published: 00:09 GMT, 10 November 2012 | Updated: 14:39 GMT, 10 November 2012 Young love: Arin Andrews, 16, pictured left, with girlfriend Katie Hill, 18, were both born the opposite sex To the casual observer, this young couple look just like any other teenagers in love.

But pretty Katie Hill and her boyfriend Arin Andrews share a unique bond - they were both born as the opposite sex. Katie, 18, spent the first 15 years of her life as Luke, son of a Marine colonel, while Arin, 16, was born a girl called Emerald who excelled at ballet dancing and won beauty contests. Katie said: 'All I saw was a handsome guy. 'We're both size five, so we even swap our old clothes our mum's bought us but we hated. Scroll down to watch video. Emirates fleet - All airplanes flying for Emirates. Pointer Pointer by @StudioMoniker.

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The Kubrick Stare. Tatuaggi. Il Peggio Di Internet. Interpreting airline safety guidelines. 'Tebowing' on the rise. The h2g2 Tour. Welcome to the 'Short Tour' around h2g2, this is especially for those whose time is restricted and maybe can only be here during tea breaks or lunch time (we promise not to tell your boss if you are here any other time). Better still, bookmark the page and you can come back anytime! Here you will find out about Life, the Universe and Everything! - Sorry, we got carried away for a moment, we don't have time for all that here. Alternatively, you could try the Scenic Route. Understanding the Front Page Let us go straight on to the Front Page: to the left hand side you will see the most recently published Edited Guide Entries, these have been written by our members and, with the help of others in Peer Review, have been polished and primped until they are finally selected by a Scout to be prepared for viewing on the Front Page.

To the right of the Front Page you will see our Showcase presentations, these are previously published articles from our archives. Create is our new feature. Create. WikiLeaks Headquarters Feature an Amazing Architecture in a Bunker. Email The WikiLeaks headquarters is also called the project Pionen White Mountain, designed in 2008 and it was designed by the Albert France-Lanord Architects. The house is located in an original World War II bunker, which was also used in the Cold War. The 1,200 sqm house is located in Vita Berg Park, in Stockholm, 30 meters down covered by granite rocks and it has been confirmed to be the WikiLeaks Headquarters. As you can see in the following images, it looks really amazing and this might be thanks to architect John Young too, who is one of the original founders of WikiLeaks.

The happiest place in North Korea. Spy agencies scouring nighttime satellite images of Pyongyang for clues about possible conflict could be forgiven for mistaking Kaeson Park for something dangerous. When sun sets, most of the power-starved North Korean capital is plunged into darkness. The structures of Kaeson, however, are lit up like Times Square. So, is the country's Stalinist regime -- known to possess frightening missiles and an unchecked nuclear program -- up to something strategically important? Closer inspection reveals a more surprising truth: Kaeson is North Korea's answer to Disneyland. Communist coaster: not just a metaphor for the country's diplomatic mood swings. North Korea's Kaeson Park -- the happiest place in the country? Theme park aficionado Stefan Zwanzger and a local theme park guide. Bizarrely normal But rather than witnessing the surreal bleak conformity and military posturing you expect from this country on constant brink of war, he saw something that for North Korea is even more bizarre: normality.

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