Nobody would have thought that a Venice style resort could be recreated in the shimmering desert of Dubai. The Madinat Jumeirah resort was constructed by digging 3.5 kilometers of trenches around the 40 hectare resort and was filled with 600,000 gallons or 2.5 million liters of water. The result was a dreamlike Venice on what was once a beach. Madinat Jumeirah is the largest resort in Dubai and the only one with water taxis as a necessity.

23 more pics of Madinat Jumeirah the Venice in Dubai after the jump.

Source: SlideShare

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Stung Meanchey Municipal Waste Dump is a 100 acre garbage dump in Phnom Penh. Every day, several hundred scavenge through Phnom Penh daily refuse in this dump to collect rubbish to contribute to the family income. The rubbish are sold to recycling business which could earn an adult an average of 4000 to 5000 riels (US$1.00 to US$1.25) a day. “This is the closest thing to hell on earth I’ve ever seen,” said David Pred, an aid worker who is trying to assist orphans at the dump site. “I don’t understand how people can allow a place like this to exist.”

These people are actually considered the lucky ones as they could earn more money than they could in the rural village where they originally came from as well as a roof over the top of their heads.

All images copyrighted to Maciej Dakowicz

8 more pics of living in Stung Meanchey Municipal Waste Dump after the jump.

Source: Pbase

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The Argungu fishing festival is held annually and thousands of fishermen participated in this year’s festival at the Matan Fada River in Nigeria. After a time limit, the team that caught the largest fish would be escorted by the Sultan’s guard to be presented the prize to him. This year, the winner received a brand new bus as well as one million Naira (around $7500).

19 more pics of the annual fishing festival in Nigeria after the jump.

Source: Monster Fish Keepers

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Above shows the Ukita family of Kodaira City, Japan and their food expenditure for one week amounts to 37,699 Yen or $317.25. Interesting look at the food eaten and expenditure used by different families around the world.

Check out 6 more families in what the world eats after the jump.

Source: Go To Work Noob

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After a shower of rain in Southern China, the water froze on the grass, leaves, flowers engloving them in beautiful crystal like transparent ice. Even the Beijing logo flower had its own freeze ice. Beautiful display of some of the repeating patterns in nature.

17 more pics of ice rain in China after the jump.

Source: Keep Touch

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This BMW ad situated in the center of Moscow city is the biggest ad in Russia (probably the largest in the world). The square size is more than one and a half acres (6000 m2). It uses a number of full size cars stuck on the board with back lights and headlights turned on in the evening.

Check out 17 more pics of the big BMW ad space in Russia after the jump.

Source: English Russia

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Heerim Architects a Korean firm has secured two projects in Azerbaijan that reinvents the traditional into lunar inspired skyscrapers. These two will be on opposite extremes and acts as gateway markers. The Hotel Full Moon is a disc with round edges and a hole in one of the top corners and the counterpoint would be Hotel Crescent that will resemble the curving arc of a crescent moon.

4 more photos of the Full Moon Rising project after the jump.

Source: Skyscraper News

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We all know how Google pampers its employees with lavish office environment and all kinds of facilities and these are a set of photos inside the Google building in Zurich, Switzerland from Picasa. Bathtubs where you can sit and relax while watching an aquarium, a hallway slide, peculiar meeting rooms makes you envious with awe for those who can work in the Google workplace.

Check out more of the Google office in Zurich with 37 more pics after the jump.

Source: Picasa

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The Engadin Ski Marathon is an annual event where more than 10,000 skiers take part in a ski marathon over the weekend in Switzerland. The 42.2 km race starts in Maloja and finishes in S-Chanf near the Swiss mountain resort of St Moritz. Norway’s Tor Arne Hetland took out the men’s race and Germany’s Katrin Zeller won the women’s event.

2 more pics of the Engadin ski marathon after the jump.

Source:Drugoi Livejournal

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These are beautiful photographs of our planet Earth taken from outer space. Each photo shows the lights at night in different continents of the world. The United States, Europe amd Japan are the most lighted up places in terms of light density.

Check out 5 more pics of Earth lights at night from outer space after the jump.

Source: The Contaminated

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