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The World is an artificial archipelago of various small islands constructed in the rough shape of a map of the landmasses of the Earth, located 4 km (2.5 mi) off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates.  The World islands are composed mainly of sand dredged from Dubai’s shallow coastal waters, and are one of several artificial island developments in Dubai.  The World’s developer is Nakheel Properties, and the project was originally conceived by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai.

Islands in the archipelago range from 14,000 to 42,000 square metres (150,000 to 450,000 sq ft) in area.  Distances between islands average 100 metres (330 ft); they are constructed from 321 million cubic metres of sand and 31 million tons of rock.  (continue reading…)

A piranha or piraña is a member of family Characidae in order Characiformes, an omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers. In Venezuela, they are called caribes. They are known for their sharp teeth and a voracious appetite for meat. Piranhas belong to the subfamily Serrasalminae, which also includes closely related omnivorous fish such as pacus. Traditionally, only the four genera Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Pygopristis and Serrasalmus are considered to be true piranhas, due to their specialized teeth.

However, a recent analysis showed that, if the piranha group is to be monophyletic, it should be restricted to Serrasalmus, Pygocentrus and part of Pristobrycon, or expanded to include these taxa plus Pygopristis, Catoprion, and Pristobrycon striolatus. Pygopristis was found to be more closely related to Catoprion than the other three piranha genera. (continue reading…)

Our lives are molded, packaged and sealed in plastic dependency. Look around you at your computers, phones, water bottles and credit cards. Plastic components pepper everything from our automobiles to our surgical implants. Our children play with plastic toys while we rip the cellophane wrappers off our prepackaged dinners. The downsides to plastic are certainly no secret. For starters, it’s often a nonbiodegradable, petroleum-derived product.

Factor in toxins, wildlife endangerment and difficult recycling, and the plastic industry has quite a public relations problem on its hands. But that’s only half the story. (continue reading…)

The Santo Niño de Cebú (“Holy Child of Cebu”) is a Roman Catholic figure of the Child Jesus highly similar to the Infant Jesus of Prague. Like the image’s counterpart in Prague, the figure is clothed in expensive textile robes mostly donations from fervent devotees in the Philippines and abroad. The statue is the oldest Catholic relic in the Philippines and permanently housed since 1565 at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu City, Cebu. In April 1521, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan, in the service of Charles I of Spain, arrived in Cebu during his voyage to find a westward route to the Indies. He persuaded Rajah Humabon and his wife Hara Amihan, to pledge their allegiance with Spain.

They were later baptized into the Catholic faith, taking the Christian names Carlos and Juana. Magellan presented the Santo Niño to the newly-baptized Queen Juana as a symbol of the alliance. To her husband Carlos, Magellan presented the bust of the “Ecce Homo”, or the depiction of Christ before Pontius Pilate.  (continue reading…)

What is Soma?

Soma is a muscleman relaxer that works by blocking pain sensations between the nerves and the channelize.

Soma is used together with rest and physical therapy to treat injuries and other painful musculoskeletal conditions.

Important information about Soma

Soma may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was decreed for. Soma should never be given to another person, peculiarly someone who has a invoice of drug abuse or addiction. Keep the medication in a rubber home plate where others cannot get to it. You may have climb-down symptoms when you stop using Soma after using it over a long flow of time. Do not stop using Soma suddenly without kickoff talking to your healthcare provider. You may need to use less and less before you stop the medication completely. Soma can cause side effects that may impair your cerebration or reactions. Be thrifty if you start out or do anything that requires you to be viewing and alert. Avoid drinking intoxicant. It can increase drowsiness and dizziness caused by Soma. (continue reading…)