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 | Within a space of about 1 1/3 miles, there are 10 traffic signals (a combination of actual traffic signals and "Ped Xings") along this stretch of Walker St., all within the city of La Palma, CA, where I grew up. Everything was all fine and dandy until the city started putting up all the ped xings in the mid 90's, and now if you drive anywhere up or down Walker St. in La Palma, you're probably g... |  | 01/08/2009 | 281 | 
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There are three main crossing points on the border:
1. the northern Erez Crossing into Israel,
2. the southern Rafah Crossing into Egypt,
3. the eastern Karni Crossing used only for cargo.
Other cargo crossing points are the Keren Shalom Crossing on the border with Egypt and the Sufa Crossing. | | 01/02/2009 | 544 |
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 | Baldwin Street is the steepest street in the world. At its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street is approximately 1:2.86 (19° or 35%) - that is, for every 2.86 metres travelled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 metre.
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 | Three tank wrecks on miltary trainig area in Hannover, Germany | | 07/12/2008 | 413 |
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 | Sepulveda Blvd. as it goes under the runways at LAX. | | 06/11/2008 | 177 |
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 | The most appropriate place to start with is the Machynlleth Loop which is usually referred to by aircrews as ‘The Loop’ although the USAF crews refer to it as ‘The Roundabout’. It is literally a roundabout of flowed valleys running counter-clockwise following the A470 north eastwards from Machynlleth in the south to Dinas Mawddwy then heading north west to join the A487 at the Cross Foxes Inn. ... | | 04/19/2008 | 781 |
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 | An eight lane bridge being built in Abu Dhabi. | | 02/04/2008 | 621 |
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 | A Motorcycle Sidecar and a Quad bike on a road in Dortmund |  | 01/29/2008 | 307 |
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 | A lot of parked motorcycles | | 01/20/2008 | 218 |
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 | This is Roslyn Place in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh PA. It is the last known wooden street in the US.
The book "GREAT STREETS" by Allan Jacobs discusses this street in Pittsburgh. | | 12/30/2007 | 713 |
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 | Just a bunch of military vehicles in Phoenix | | 12/27/2007 | 275 |
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 | Tanks (or something else) driving around in the mud near the border of Iraq. | | 12/27/2007 | 503 |
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 | Xinghai Guangchang, a large square at the mouth of the Malán River that houses Dàlián's Centennial Monument (Bainián Chéng Diao) -- a series of bronze impressions of residents' feet, some of them bound, that runs for several dozen meters. The square also contains a hot-air balloon in the shape of a soccer ball that rises 120m (390 ft.) for panoramic city views. | | 12/14/2007 | 148 |
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 | Tram, Bus, LILO, Rail, Express Bus, City Buslines Traun, Buslines Wilhelm Welser... and Projects in Greater Linz | | 12/12/2007 | 271 |
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 | This giant blue crane collapsed on 21st of April 2005 - Luckily the crane driver was only injured | | 12/10/2007 | 479 |
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 | Southampton Container Terminals Ltd. (SCT) is the United Kingdom's second largest container terminal, owned 51% by DP World and 49% by Associated British Ports.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southampton_Container_Terminals | | 12/09/2007 | 501 |
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 | The Channel 6 Zooballooon, a tethered helium balloon, rises 400 feet in the air to offer a view of the Zoo, the Schuylkill River, and the Philadelphia Center City skyline. The balloon is sponsored, in part, by WPVI-TV. | | 11/15/2007 | 225 |
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 | Discover the Angkor Heritage Site on a Tethered Balloon from 200 Meters above : a new and exciting way to catch a photogenic bird-view of Angkor’s Heritage Site. Enjoy a 10-Minutes flight and discover parts of the Vicinity of Angkor from the altitude of 200 meters, in a specially designed, -safe platform, which can lift-up 30 passengers in one go. | | 11/15/2007 | 286 |
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 | Turk Balloon is the project name and Kadikoy Municipality is arranging this activity. A huge balloon which can carry up to 30 people at one time is rising up 200 meters above the sea level. The balloon moves only up and down.
The Balloon is taking off near from the Sea bus port at Kadikoy, The Port on the Asian Side. If you take a ferry from Eminonu to Kadikoy, it will take you ... | | 11/15/2007 | 301 |
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 | Launched in 2004 by Aerophile S.A., Beirut Balloon allows visitors to discover the city with a breathtaking hot air-balloon ride, reaching an altitude of 300 meters. | | 11/15/2007 | 375 |
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 | Although captive balloons belong to the oldest of aircrafts, the HighFlyer is a marvel of modern technology. With its 23 metre diameter, the balloon has a volume of 6,400 cubic metres - twice as much as that of the local Alster indoor swimming pool!
Filled with helium (non-flammable), the balloon is capable of lifting 4.5 tonnes - more than enough to lift up its own weight, that... | | 11/11/2007 | 647 |
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 | The Bournemouth Eye, Bournemouth's Highest attraction, is a spherical helium-filled balloon with an enclosed gondola that carries 25-30 passengers. Tethered by a high tensile steel cable, the balloon lifts to a height of 500 feet while providing a panoramic view of the English Channel and surrounding area (over 20 miles) from the highest public observation point in Bournemouth. | | 11/10/2007 | 571 |
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 | This helium-filled balloon is anchored and carries 25-30 people to a lofty altitude of 120 m on every flight. Once there, superb views of Lucerne, the lake and the central Swiss Alps await you. | | 11/10/2007 | 472 |
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 | The North Yungas Road (also Grove's Road, Coroico Road, Camino de las Yungas, El Camino de la Muerte, Road of Death, and Death Road) is a 61 to 69 km road (depending on source) leading from La Paz to Coroico, 56 km (35 miles) northeast of La Paz in the Yungas region of Bolivia. It is legendary for its extreme danger and in 1995 the Inter-American Development Bank christened it as the "worl... |  | 11/04/2007 | 3,249 |
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 | The world’s largest tethered helium balloon designed in France. Launched in April this year, it took 40 people, 12 hours and 6,500 cubic metres of helium for the balloon to fully inflate. It can take up to 29 passengers and drifts upwards to a height of 150m (40 storeys) to unfold a breath-taking 360 degree panoramic view of the city.
http://www.visitsingapore.com/publish/stbport... |  | 11/04/2007 | 219 |
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