Beautiful Fountains of the World
Some of the best sites around the globe are the breath-taking fountains made by man. They are instilled with music and lights, coming alive right before our eyes. So while travelling on vacation or business, don’t forget to check out these beautiful masterpieces and their performances. We give you a comprehensive list of the experiences you must not miss when given the chance! Here are some of the world’s biggest, best and amazing fountains:
1. Fountain of Wealth (Suntec):
World's Largest Fountain- The Fountain of Wealth is located in one of Singapore's largest shopping malls, Suntec City. A symbol of wealth and life, the Fountain of Wealth is recognized since 1998 by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the World's Largest Fountain.
2. Dubai Fountain:
One of the biggest fountains in the world, the Dubai Fountain is built set on the 30-acre manmade Burj Khalifa Lake. Illuminated by 6,600 lights and 25 colored projectors, it’s a spell-binding experience. The fountain is 275 m (902 ft) long and shoots water 240 feet into the air accompanied by a range of classical to contemporary Arabic and world music. The performances of the fountain are visible from every spot on the lake and neighborhood structures as well.
3. Trevi Fountain:
If you are travelling to Rome, The Trevi Fountain must be on your to-do list! Surrounded by traditions and myths, this ancient fountain is a sight to behold. The most popular tradition involves dropping a coin into the fountain backwards. This tradition results in an estimate of 3,000 euros in coins being thrown into the fountain EACH DAY!If you get successful, you will be visiting Rome again soon! This massive structure is 26 meters high and 20 meters wide. A backdrop for many famous movie scenes, it’s popularity grows with time!
4. Fountains of Bellagio, Las Vegas:
The most famous fountains in Las Vegas, the city of dreams! With a whooping expenditure of $40 million to build, the fountains are worth every penny. Located on an 8-9 acre manmade lake, the Fountains of Bellagio are choreographed to various kinds of music, with a show taking place every 15 to 30 minutes. These fountains define magic with more than 4,500 lights and 1200 nozzles put up each performance. Seeming so unreal is the vision; you would think you are dreaming.
5. Buckingham Fountain:
Grand Park in Chicago is home to one of the best fountains of the world. Inspired by the Latona Fountain at the Palace of Versailles, the fountain is styled as a rococo wedding cake. With light and water shows taking place each evening, the fountain attracts hundreds of people. Shooting water up to 150 feet via the central jet, the fountain has made a name for itself worldwide.
6. King Fahd's Fountain, Jeddah:
Ever wondered which is the tallest fountain in the world? Don’t be surprised to know it’s situated in the middle east. Located in Saudi Arabia, King Fahd’s Fountain, also known as Jeddah’s Fountain, is the tallest water fountain in the world.It reaches an astonishing height 1023ft into the sky and the water can reach speeds of 233mph. Built in the 1980’s, the fountain is visible from every point in the city. Apart from being a record breaking fountain, it also has made a breakthrough in development of specialized knowledge on high pressure seawater.
7. Archibald Fountain, Australia:
Unveiled in 1932, this fountain is the greatest fountain in Australia. Located in Hyde Park, Sidney; it is a result of the architect’s love for French art and the relationship of France and Australia in World War 1. The fountain is a beautiful image of Apollo, representing beauty and the arts, Diana, the goddess of purity and Theseus slaying a Minotaur. Art always did go hand in hand with symbolism!
8. Magic Fountain of Montjuic (Barcelona):
Barcelona is ranked as one of the world’s best cities and for a variety of reasons! One such reason is The Magic Fountain situated here. Designed by Carles Buigas, a famous architect known to design magnificent fountains since decades, the fountain is a stunning display of lights and music. Recent performances include famous film, classical, and modern music, such as The Godfather, The Lord of the Rings and Gladiator.
9. Big Wild Goose Pagoda Fountains (Xian), China:
The fountain is an ancient building, a protected and sacred place for Buddhists. Not only is the fountain one of the most beautiful sights in the world but is known as the largest musical fountain square in Asia. The fountains come alive at night, creating an aura of wonder with water, music and lights. Set against the backdrop of the thousand year old Big Wild Goose Pagoda, the drama quotient to this fountain is high.
10. Peterhof Fountain (Saint Petersburg):
The Grand Cascade and Samson Fountain together form the Peterhof Fountain at the Peterhof Palace. In the time of Peter, the Great, the series of gardens and palaces were built in Saint Petersburg. This beautiful landscape is also referred to as "Russian Versailles". Apart from the aesthetic value and importance of this place is the technological achievement derived. Unlike other fountains around the world, the fountains of Peterhof are operating without the us
Creative Advertisements on Buildings
Already having exhausted their creative abilities through billboards, advertising agencies are now targeting all aspects of a building. From a football sticking out of a building to ponytails dropping down the side of one, advertisers have left no stone unturned in their campaigns. Take a look at 15 of the Most Creative Advertisements on Buildings.
Anando Milk-Superhuman Powers
Anando Milk, India, wanted to increase milk consumption among children. Thus, this very innovative ad was created McCann Erikson Agency and placed on one of Mumbai’s buildings. Released in India in June 2008, you can see a child who has become strong enough, due to the benefit of milk, to move a part of the building itself.
Coop's Paints (Insurance Ad)
This is actually not an ad for paint, as is commonly believed. It is an ad from Nationwide Insurance. The Ohaio based Insurance Company has executed an amusing TV, billboard and print ad campaign that features the company’s slogan “Life Comes at You Fastâ€.
Axe:Calendar
In order to promote the brand image and preference for Axe for a month, female students’ dormitory was wrapped in the shape of a calendar to express that a new female can be met on a daily basis.
Allstate Insurance: Marina Tower
Yes, that is an actual car placed on the edge of the parking garage. It is an advertisement to promote Allstate auto insurance in Marina Towers, a famous landmark in the center of downtown Chicago.
Powerhouse Gym
This imaginative ad campaign by Powerhouse Gym creates an impression that the body builders are lifting heavy weights from the construction site.
Vodafone: Make the most of now
This Vodafone ad is placed just outside London’s Heathrow Terminal 1. Created by BBH London, the ad caters to Vodafone’s strategy of “Make the most of nowâ€.
Inception: The Dream is Real
For promoting the movie Inception, large wall paintings were created on the sides of buildings.
Check the Gas
“Check the gas†- an advertisement in Russia
Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo
Three large ponytails were attached to buildings in downtown Toronto for two days to demonstrate Pantene’s claim of “really strong hairâ€. Live male climbers actually climbed up these ponytails.
Nike Football
This huge Nike ball stuck on the side of a building was used to promote the World Cup.
Cola-Cola: Refresh On The Side Of Life
A very apt and unique ad campaign by Coca-Cola.
Nike Sport
This ad displays how fast you can run with Nike tennis shoes.
Sprint PCS X-Ray
An advertising campaign from Sprint PCS X-Ray
Havaianas sandals
Have you ever asked yourself the question “How did it get so late so soon?â€, while you got caught up in everyday hustle and bustle you completely forgot to live. Take time to realize what you want and need. Take time to take risks. Take time to love, laugh, cry, learn, and forgive. Life is shorter than it often seems.
Here are ten things you need to know, before it’s too late:
This moment is your life:
Your life is not what happens between of your birth and death, it’s what happens between now and your next breath. The present – the right here and now – is all the life you ever get. Live each moment in full, in kindness and peace, without fear and regret. Do what
makes you happy and do the best you can with what you have in this moment; because that is all you can ever expect of anyone, including yourself.
The sacrifices you make today will pay dividends in the future:
When it comes to grinding in those hours and working hard to achieve a dream which could be anything from earning a degree to building a business, or any other personal achievement, you need to dig deep and ask yourself: “Am I willing to live a few years of my life like many people won’t, so I can spend the rest of my life like many people can’t?â€
You are your most important relationship:
Happiness is when you feel good about yourself without feeling the need for anyone else’s approval. You must first full understand 
yourself and know how health your relationship with yourself is before you can have a healthy relationship with others. You have to feel worthwhile and acceptable in your own eyes, so that you’ll be able to look confidently into someone else’s and connect with them.
When you procrastinate, you become a slave to yesterday:
Being Proactive today can take such a massive load off your back tomorrow. So do something right now that your future self will thank you for. By doing that, tomorrow you’ll be happy you started today.
Failures are only lessons:
Good things come to those who are patient and still hope, even though they’ve been let down and disappointed, to those who still 
believe even though they’ve failed at something, to those who still love even though they’ve been hurt before. So never regret anything that has happened in the past; it cannot be changed, undone or forgotten. Take it all as lessons learned and move on with grace.
A person’s actions speak the truth:
You’re going to come across people in your life who will always talk the talk; but in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. So pay attention to what people do, and be someone who lives by everything he says. Their actions will tell you everything you need to know.
Behind every beautiful life, there has been some kind of pain:
You fall, you rise, you make mistakes, you live, you learn, these are the classic lessons of life. Nobody is perfect, but everyone is
human. You’ve been hurt, but you’re alive. Think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, and to chase the things you love. We must keep putting one foot in front of the other even when we hurt, for we will never know what is waiting for us just around the Corner.
A lifetime isn’t very long:
This is your life, and you’ve got to fight for it. Fight for what you believe in, live for what you believe in. Fight for what’s important to you. Fight for the people you love, and never forget to tell them how much they mean to you. Realize that right now you’re lucky because you still have a chance, every breath you take is another chance to change how you lived the last. So stop for a moment and think. Whatever you still need to do, start doing it today. There are only so many tomorrows.
Small acts of kindness can make the world a better place:
Smile at people who look like they are having a rough day, be kind to them, let them know that there is reason to be happy. Kindness is the only investment that never fails, and wherever there is a human being, there’s an opportunity for kindness. Learn to give, even if it’s just a smile, not because you have too much, but because you understand there are so many others who feel like they have nothing 
at all.
Time and experience heals pain:
No one can say that a huge loss or pain caused is not and important Life event, but a different perspective might be to understand that an overwhelmingly painful event in your life right now will one day be part of your much larger past and not nearly as significant as it seems. Because overcoming it might just open doors for you to experience things that you never have.
( 2 Votes )Resumes can make or break you. In a world where time is of the essence, and competition intense, it has become all the more important to make your first impression a good one, and make it fast. You will be surprised how much a creative & unique resume can improve your call return rates! At the same time it is important to balance creativity with the amount of information conveyed, in order to not overwhelm the employer, or go too far out of the box. Here are some good examples of beautiful, out of the box resumes that any employer would love to receive. We hope you find some inspiration to build your very own personal resume that helps you stand out in the rat race.
1. Melissa Washin & Her Sewn Fabric Resume
“Sewing is one of my biggest passions, and I wanted to convey that somehow in my resume.†- Melissa
She printed the info onto iron-on paper, transferred it to white fabric, and sewed it to a variety of printed fabrics. The end result is something that speaks a lot about Melissa's personality without one even having to read a word on it. Being fabric instead of paper also immediately sets it apart from the rest. This resume got Melissa a job right after graduation. Very cool!
2. Benjamin Dooling & His Coffee Bag Resume
Benjamin has created a line of craft-paper bags, filled them with locally-roasted coffee and printed his resume - consisting of skills and quailificaitons on them. The coffee bags immediately advertise his artistic philosophy, and the freshly roasted bean will be much appreciated by the over worked HR department at the receiving end of this awesome resume!
3. Shakira Twigden & Her Badass Typographic Resume
“I wanted to grab someone’s attention. People take design too seriously, especially when searching for jobs. I basically wanted to say “Hey, I know that you are busy and have a team full of great people, but I can get the job done too.†- Shakira
This beautiful resume takes the stance that sometimes simple minimal words get the job done if expressed in a way that simultaneously and effortlessly communicates some of the more secondary as well as abstract concepts that surround it. And what better way to do it than with a beautiful typography, something that Shakira seems to have quite a knack for! We love it!
4. Brian Moose & His Vintage Resume Package
As they, sometimes the old ways are best. And who can deny the inexplicable charm of everything retro. Brian recently sent this beautifully packaged old school themed resume complete with faded metal inlays, straps and postal stickers to the boys at Pixar Animation, he hasnt heard back from them yet, but lets hope for the best!
5. Miguel Rato & His Milk Box Resume
This milk box resume was created by Miguel Rato in the process of applying to Wieden + Kennedy, an advertising agency in London. Its a very elegantly executed design and allows a vast amount of information to be conveyed in an interesting but familiar form factor that allows both quick browsing and reference, as well as in depth reading. Excellent use of space, thumbs up Miguel!
6. T-shirt Resume
Back in 2008, Kelly Kinney started wearing a T-shirt that read “I need a job†with her resume printed on the back. Regardless of whether she got any offers ( from hiring managers standing behind her in the queue perhaps ? ), she later turned this idea into a solid business in itself and now you too can order your very own customized T-shirt-resume!
7. Chuck D. Lay & His Old-School Newspaper Style Resume
Chuck, a graphic designer from Louisiana decided to style his resume as an old-school newspaper page. There is nothing earth-shattering about this one, but sometimes its enough to show that you can do simple things extraordinarily well, and Chuck surely accomplished that with this charming resume!
8. Joe Kelso & His Old-School Movie Poster Resume
“This resume was my secret weapon,†says Jon Kelso, presenting himself in a form of an old-school movie poster. And who doesnt love old school movie posters!
9. Jonathan Kaczynski & His Subway Map Resume
Sometimes simple is best, and charting your life out as a roadmap is probably the most intuitive thing to do when we speak of life experiences and qualifications. Jonathan has done just that in presenting his resume in a form of a subway map. Neat!
10. Sarah Odgers & Her 3D Resume
“Why hand a boring, Word-based resume to a potential employer when you can showcase your abilities and personality to create a great first impression?†Though the employer literally laughed to her face because of the resume, Sarah still got the job.
What an exciting way to take advantage of modern technologies and break out of the prison of 2 dimensions that paper imposes upon us!
The Funniest & Wackiest Hairstyles
Here are some of the most bizarre hairstyles! From a violin hairstyle to hairstyles inspired from various board games or just plain wacky hairdo's!
A violin for a hairdo, wow! This unique hair style was seen at a hair show in Budapest.
A tattoo combined with hair might be something, especially when you wear something like this.
Blue and red checker board.
Pink and black swirl.
Boom! Headshot.
Static is cool!
50/50.
This old guy must have a great personality. It is actually pretty awesome.
Hair lip.
Punk.
Justice league in hair.
Crazy hair day.
Tetris inspired hair.
Earth at 7 billion People
Earth crossed 7 billion in population on the October 31st, 2011, and growing quickly. We have had a massive impact ont he environment. Here is an amazing infographic with amazing statistics on the same!
Estimates put the planet at 8 billion in another 14 years, which is an eye blink compared to the 123 years it took us to go from 1 billion to 2 billion.
India is set to surpass China as the world's most populous by 2030.
That means a weighty impact on our planet. How weighty? Our friends at Masters Degree Online did the math and found that we humans account for just .00018% of the earth’s biomass, yet we use 20% of its resources.
And before you start arguing that our weight demands that kind of use, the data shows we humans collectively tip the scales at 350 million tons, while the lowly ants would crush us with their 3 billion collective tons.
Top 5 Fastest Cars in the World
Here is the definitive list of the top 5 Fastest Cars in the World! Truly Amazing pieces of engineering, pushing performance to its limits! Relish in the power of the SSC Ultimate Aero, Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg CCX, Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo & the Mclaren F1!
Rank 1. SSC Ultimate Aero
The SSC Aero is an American-built mid-engine sports car by Shelby Super Cars. Its higher-performance limited production version, the SSC Ultimate Aero TT, is currently the fastest production car in the world, with a fastest recorded speed of 413 km/h (257 mph).This speed was reportedly achieved during tests on September 13, 2007 in West Richland, Washington, United States and verified by Guinness World Records on October 9, 2007.
The Aero and the Shelby Super Cars company are the brainchildren of Jerod Shelby, who spent over seven years designing the car. The basic Aero model is no longer produced, while, as of 2008, the Ultimate Aero costs about 620,000 dollars.
Rank 2. Bugatti Veyron
The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is a mid-engine sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005. It is currently the fastest accelerating and decelerating production car in the world. It is currently also the most expensive production car available at a price of 1.1 million Euro. It is able to achieve the second highest top speed for a production car, behind the SSC Ultimate Aero TT .
Powered by a 736-kilowatt (1,001 PS/987 hp) W16 engine, it is able to achieve an average top speed of 408.47 km/h (253.81 mph). The car reached full production in September 2005, and is handcrafted in a factory Volkswagen built near the former Bugatti headquarters in Château St Jean in Molsheim (Alsace, France). It is named after French racing driver Pierre Veyron, who won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1939 while racing for the original Bugatti firm. Two examples of the Veyron are known to have been wrecked since production began.
Rank 3. Koenigsegg CCX
The Koenigsegg CCX is a mid-engined roadster from Swedish car manufacturer Koenigsegg. The CCX has been engineered to comply with the US regulation and market demands and is an evolutionary design that replaced the Koenigsegg CCR. CCX is an abbreviation for Competition Coupe X; the X commemorating the 10th anniversary, (being the Roman numeral for ten), of the completion and test drive of the first CC vehicle in 1996.
The CCX was first unveiled on February 28, 2006 at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show although its existence was announced earlier. A derivative known as the CCXR is available, the difference being that CCXR's engine is tuned to run on biofuel. The different fuel and tune allows the CCXR to produce 25% more power than the CCX.
Rank 4. Saleen S7 Twin-Turbo
The Saleen S7 is a limited production, hand built high-performance automobile developed jointly by Saleen, Hidden Creek Industries, Phil Frank Design, and Ray Mallock Ltd. with RML taking full credit designing and developing the S7 and produced solely by Saleen in Irvine, California. It is the first car produced by Saleen not based on an existing design. The S7 debuted on August 19, 2000 at the Monterey Historic Races. From 2000 until 2004, the S7 featured a naturally aspirated V8 engine with 550 horsepower. In 2005, the S7 was replaced by the S7 Twin Turbo, which featured a more powerful twin-turbo system that boosted engine power to 750 horsepower (760 PS/559 kW) and the top speed to an estimated 250 mph (402 km/h).
Rank 5. McLaren F1
The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the world, holding this record from 1994 to 2005, the longest period the rec
7 Unique Natural Phenomena
Here are 7 Unique natural phenomena that you have probably never seen before! From Morocco's tree climing goats to honduras's rain of fishes, Kerala's red rain and many more!
Morocco's Climbing Goats
Goats on trees are found mostly only in Morocco. The goats climb them because they like to eat the fruit of the argan tree, which is similar to an olive. Farmers actually follow the herds of goats as they move from tree to tree. Not because it is so strange to see goats in trees and the farmers like to point and stare, but because the fruit of the tree has a nut inside, which the goats can't digest, so they spit it up or excrete it which the farmers collect. The nut contains 1-3 kernels, which can be ground to make argan oil used in cooking and cosmetics. This oil has been collected by the people of the region for hundreds of years, but like many wild and useful things these days, the argan tree is slowly disappearing due to over-harvesting for the tree's wood and overgrazing by goats.
Venezuela's Everlasting Storm
The mysterious "Relámpago del Catatumbo" (Catatumbo lightning) is a unique natural phenomenon in the world. Located on the mouth of the Catatumbo river at Lake Maracaibo (Venezuela), the phenomenon is a cloud-to-cloud lightning that forms a voltage arc more than five kilometre high during 140 to 160 nights a year, 10 hours a night, and as many as 280 times an hour. This almost permanent storm occurs over the marshlands where the Catatumbo River feeds into Lake Maracaibo and it is considered the greatest single generator of ozone in the planet, judging from the intensity of the cloud-to-cloud discharge and great frequency.
Honduras' Rain of Fishes
The Rain of Fish is common in Honduran Folklore. It occurs in the Departamento de Yoro, between the months of May and July. Witnesses of this phenomenon state that it begins with a dark cloud in the sky followed by lightning, thunder, strong winds and heavy rain for 2 to 3 hours. Once the rain has stopped, hundreds of living fish are found on the ground. People take the fish home to cook and eat them. Since 1998 a festival known as "Festival de la Lluvia de Peces" (Rain of Fish Festival) is celebrated every year in the city of Yoro, Departamento de Yoro, Honduras.
Kerala's (extraterrestrial?) Red Rain
From 25 July to 23 September 2001, red rain sporadically fell on the southern Indian state of Kerala. Heavy downpours occurred in which the rain was coloured red, staining clothes with an appearance similar to that of blood. Yellow, green, and black rain was also reported.
Brazilian's longest wave on the Earth
Twice a year, between the months of February and March, the Atlantic Ocean waters roll up the Amazon river, in Brazil, generating the longest wave on the Earth. The phenomenon, known as the Pororoca, is caused by the tides of the Atlantic Ocean wich meet the mouth of the river. This tidal bore generates waves up to 12 feet high which can last for over half an hour.
The wave has become popular with surfers. Since 1999, an annual championship has been held in São Domingos do Capim. However, surfing the Pororoca is especially dangerous, as the water contains a significant amount of debris from the margins of the river (often, entire trees). The record that we could find for surfing the longest distance on the Pororoca was set by Picuruta Salazar, a brazilian surfer who, in 2003, managed to ride the wave for 37 minutes and travel 12.5 kilometers. A surfer's dream: riding an almost never-ending wave.
Denmark's Black Sun
During spring in Denmark, at approximately one half an hour before sunset, flocks of more than a million European starlings (sturnus vulgaris) gather from all corners to join in the incredible formations shown above. This phenomenon is called Black Sun (in Denmark), and can be witnessed in early spring throughout the marshlands of western Denmark, from March through to the middle of April. The starlings migrate from the south and spend the day in the meadows gathering food, sleeping in the reeds during the night.
Idaho's Fire Rainbow
The atmospheric phenomenon known as a circumhorizon(tal) arc, or "Fire rainbow", appears when the sun is high in the sky (i.e., higher than 58° above the horizon), and its light passes through diaphanous, high-altitude cirrus clouds made up of hexagonal plate crystals. Sunlight entering the crystals' vertical side faces and leaving through their bottom faces is refracted (as through a prism) and separated into an array of visible colors. When the plate crystals in cirrus clouds are aligned optimally (i.e., with their faces parallel to the ground), the resulting display is a brilliant spectrum of colors reminiscent of a rainbow. The example shown above was captured on camera as it hung for about an hour across a several-hundred square mile area of sky above northern Idaho (near the Washington border) on 3 June 2006
Date : 3 April, 2013
BANGKOK, 3 April 2013 (NNT)-Suvarnabhumi reportedly ranked 6th on the Airports Council International (ACI) world's best airport list last year. It is said that the title could not have been without the efforts from all sectors involved on a day to day operation at Suvarnabhumi.
Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Wilaiwan Nadwilai said Suvarnabhumi is among airports around the world with the capacity to accommodate more than 40 million passengers being ranked annually in terms of service quality standards by the ACI.
Last year, 199 airports contended for top rankings. Each year the ACI surveys around 400,000 airport users whether they are satisfied with the services provided. They are asked to rate the following aspects of the airport: the accessibility, luggage search, passport checking, sign directions, airport staff services, hygiene and atmosphere; just to name a few.
According to her, the first five best airports are Changi Airport of Singapore, China's Beijing International Airport, Hong Kong International Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport and Guangzhou Airport. The Suvarnabhumi Airport Director has also expressed her gratitude to every employee and staff at the airport who has contributed to the global recognition. She also said that Suvarnabhumi is also aiming to be among the world's top 5 airports by 2014.
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