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These are photos of really extraordinary places or events and very interesting.......take a few minutes to look at these......enjoy
 
The world's highest chained carousel, located in Vienna, at a height of 117 meters.
 
 

 
 
Thor's Well a/k/a "the gates of the dungeon" on Cape Perpetua, Oregon. At moderate tide and strong surf, flowing water creates a fantastic landscape

Emerald Lake in the crater of an extinct volcano. Tongariro National Park - New Zealand

Restaurant on a cliff on the east coast of Zanzibar.
Depending on the tide the restaurant can be reached both on foot and by boat.

 
 
Office of Selgas Cano in Madrid
 

Desert with Phacelia (Scorpion Weed). Flowering once in several years.

Balloons in Cappadocia.  

Dubai. The view from the skyscraper BurjKhalifa. The height of buildings is 828 m (163 floors).

And this is the view down

These trees grow in the forest near Gryfino, Poland. The cause of the curvature is unknown

The border between Belgium and the Netherlands in a cafe

Twice a year in the Gulf of Mexico rays migrate. About 10 thousand stingrays swim from the Yucatan Peninsula to Florida in the spring and back in the fall.

In the resort town of Skagen you can watch an amazing natural phenomenon. This city is the northernmost point of Denmark, where the Baltic and North Seas meet. The two opposing tides inthis place cannot merge because they have different densities.

In the Chinese province of Shandong is a bridge across the Gulf of Jiaozhou. The bridge length over 36 km is calculated for eight car lanes, and is the longest sea bridge in the world.

Day and night. The monument in Kaunas, Lithuania

An unusual tunnel in California's Sequoia National Park

 
 
This statue, created by Bruno Catalano, is located in France
 
 

Family photo

The longest traffic jam in the world recorded in China. Its length is 260 kilometers

Paris computer games store. In fact, the floor is absolutely flat.
 

Marcus Levine - slaughtering an artist in the literal sense. He creates his paintings by nailing a white wooden panel. At his latest series of paintings exhibited in a gallery in London, Marcus has spent more than 50 000 pieces of iron.
 

 
 
In the city of Buford (USA) lives just one person. He works as a janitor and as a mayor.
 

Autumn camouflage

Haus Rizzi - Germany.

Lena Pillars. Russia, the Lena River.

Banpo Bridge in Seoul, South Korea

Favelas of Brazil. The boundary between wealth and poverty.
 
 

Lost paradise in the Indian Ocean. Isle of Lamu.
 

Balcony of floor 103 in Chicago.
 

From the outside it looks like
 

View of the sunset from inside the wave.
 

 
This is a unique geological phenomenon known as Danxia landform. These phenomena can be observed in several places in China. This example is located in Zhangye, Province of Gansu. The color is the result of an accumulation for millions of years of red sandstone and other rocks.

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In northwestern Montana, USA. The water is so transparent that it seems that this is a quite shallow lake. In fact, it’s very deep.
 

Airport in the Maldives is located on an artificial island in the middle of the Indian Ocean
 

Lighthouse guard in Mare, France must be one of the most courageous people on the planet!
Not everyone will have a smoke in such weather, and in such a place!

Photo of storm in Montana, USA, 2010

Skyscraper-Crescent Crescent Moon Tower (Dubai)
 

 
 
 
Heavy fog in Sydney, which enveloped the whole city
 

The river above the river: Magdeburg Water Bridge, Germany.

Morning Glory - kind of clouds observed in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia
 

Gibraltar Airport is one of the most extraordinary airports around the world

November 24, 2011

*For Immediate Release*

Contact: Tim Wang
(202) 204-3019

*International Leadership Foundation Announces 2012 Summer Fellowships for Asian Pacific American College Students in Washington, DC*

For the thirteenth year, the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) will award over 30 fellowships to Asian Pacific American college students who the ILF identifies as exhibiting the qualities and potential of a future business, community or professional leaders. The ILF Civic Fellows will spend eight weeks in the summer interning for a federal government agency in Washington, DC, and gaining firsthand knowledge of the workings of American government.

Any Asian Pacific American undergraduate student with at least a 3.0 GPA is eligible to apply. Applicants must be United States citizens. Interested students can visit ILF's website at www.ILEADER.org to apply online or to obtain more information. The ILF works with government agencies to place each Fellow in his or her area of interest. Students who wish to apply must submit their applications no later than February 1, 2012.

Each Fellow receives a stipend of $1,500, funded by the ILF and its sponsors. Students must pay for their own travel, housing and living expenses during their fellowships. ILF Fellows attend weekly seminars and other events to learn about government, in addition to their internships. "The ILF promotes public service, involvement, and effectiveness of Asian Pacific Americans," said ILF Chief Executive Officer Chiling Tong. "Our purpose is to teach our future leaders how to use the government to serve the community."

The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta and the Honorable Elaine Chao serve as the Honorary National Chairman and Chairwoman of the ILF. Secretary Mineta and Secretary Chao were the first two Asian Pacific Americans to serve in the
President’s Cabinet. "The ILF promotes and fosters bright APA youth to experience the inner-workings behind this great country’s national government, and provide effective training classes to enhance leadership skills," said Secretary Mineta.

The ILF is a non-profit organization that promotes civic involvement and entrepreneurial spirit of the future leaders of the Asian Pacific American community. Each year at its annual Awards Dinner, the ILF recognizes public service by distinguished APA community leaders. Over the past several years ILF has honored Senate Pro Temp Daniel Inouye with ILF's Lifetime Achievement Award, Former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi with ILF’s Distinguished Leadership Award and California Members of Congress Judy Chu and Mike Honda, and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, with ILF’s Public Servants of the Year.

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International Leadership Foundation (ILF)
The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004
Tel: (202) 204-3019
E-mail: ilf@ileader.org
www.ILEADER.org

The Worldwide Indefinite Detention Without Charge or Trial Provision in S. 1867 [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112%3As.1867:] will be on the Senate floor on Monday, Nov. 28, 2011:

"The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. Even Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) raised his concerns about the NDAA detention provisions during last night’s Republican debate. The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself. The worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial provision is in S. 1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which will be on the Senate floor on Monday. The bill was drafted in secret by Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) and passed in a closed-door committee meeting, without even a single hearing."

Thanksgiving

Today is a federal holiday in the U.S. Find information about Thanksgiving at History.com.

Nearly all government offices, businesses, schools, and other organizations are closed today.

Today is part of one of the busiest travel periods in the year. AAA predicts that travel will be up 4% this year, which is the biggest increase since the recession started.

Are you or someone you know seeking a degree in aviation? Our friends at the Airport Minority Advisory Council (AMAC) are awarding approximately 12 scholarships to women and minorities pursing degrees in the aviation industry. Scholarships are coordinated through their 2012 Education and Scholarship Program, Inc. and valued at $2000 per semester. Awards include the AMAC Membership Scholarship and AMAC Aviation and Professional Development Scholarship.

The application deadline is December 8, 2011. Feel free to pass the word along and distribute the application to students who may be interested. Click on the following links for downloadable applications and instructions.

For more information visit AMAC’s website.

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Deadline: December 5, 2011.

Dear Friends,

Yesterday a bill was just introduced to Congress that argues that the skills, the knowledge and the mindset learned by young people through their participation in entrepreneurship education programs are critical to their success in the 21st century.  The “Learn to Earn Act of 2011” (H.R. 3445), introduced by Congressman Dave Loebsack of Iowa, seeks to incentivize states, and local school districts, to implement high quality entrepreneurship programs in communities all across the country.

This bill will help spark even greater interest around the U.S. in arming our young people with the basic skills, the motivation and the aspiration to seize hold of their futures, stay in school and plan for successful futures. When young people learn to see opportunity in the face of obstacles and are equipped with the mindset of an entrepreneur, they are better prepared for the workforce, for higher education and to be the job creators of the future.

Here is your chance to speak up about inspiring young people from low-income communities to see their futures differently through entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial mindset.

Contact your local representative and let them know that you think entrepreneurship education must be introduced to more people at a young age for their benefit and to support a more vibrant economy for generations to come.