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College Entrance Exam Day in Kabul, Afghanistan

By kavefish | Filed Under Pictures

More than 1,800 perspective cadets rise for the playing of the Afghan National Anthem before the start of the Afghan College Entrance Exam for the Afghan National Army Academy, Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct 25. The perspective cadets here are hoping to be one of the approximately 300 chosen for the new freshman class. The exam makes up 80 percent of their final admissions score.

Also, the person who so perfectly aligned all those chairs deserves an award.

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Posted on November 5, 2007 8:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Carmen Sandiego Found!

By kavefish | Filed Under Pictures

After all these years, they finally found Carmen Sandiego.  Waiting for a train in Washington, I wonder where she is going next?

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Posted on October 13, 2007 7:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The highest escalator in the world

By kavefish | Filed Under Pictures

The Umeda Sky Building is the seventh-tallest building in Osaka City, Japan, and one of the city's most recognizable landmarks. It consists of two 40-story towers that connect at their two uppermost stories, with bridges and an escalator crossing the wide atrium-like space in the center. The escalater ride is an event in itself as it feels like you are floating up into the sky. This is a cheap way to see the city, less than $10 USD to go up to the observation area.

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Posted on October 9, 2007 7:23 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Perplexing Reflections

By kavefish | Filed Under Pictures

Check out this picture of Tokyo, taken from the inside of a skyscraper.

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Posted on October 5, 2007 5:37 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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The world's shortest international bridge

By kavefish | Filed Under Pictures

Allegedly, the island on the left is in Canada, the one on the right is in the United States. The smaller island contains the 'backyard' of the house on the larger island.

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Posted on April 10, 2007 11:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
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