Rural blacksmiths – the mysterious people. Unlike, say, a farmer who plows, sows, reaps and harvest, the blacksmith is only concerned with his own business and no more. Yes, and forge pose, usually in the suburbs, somewhere away from the village. Abkhazia has blacksmithing has always been considered a sacred profession, and forge itself a place where people prayed and made sacrifices to the gods. Profession, this is passed on from generation to generation, and strangers in it are not allowed.Last Sunday we arrived at the outskirts of the village Blabyrhua in Gudauta region of Abkhazia, to see how the village blacksmith, father and son, Vladimir, and Daur Hutaba. Generally, the smiths do not work Sundays, but for the...

Chris Cooksey – a famous American painter and sculptor, whose work is referred to as fantastic realism. He works in mixed media technique, creating a grotesque collages and installations, telling that person lives in a cruel world in which he is only a small element of the enormous whole. The whole picture is created initially in the author builds up in the head, but in most of the artist can improvise and add some necessary details.As the material for his work, Chris uses children’s toys, soldiers, dolls, various mechanisms. In his sculptures a lot of small parts and all done with incredible scrutiny. Works by Chris Cooksey resemble paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, he is also as a great artist.

In prison, San Quentin, which is located near Sacramento, Calif., opened a new office for lethal injection. It represents a set of specially equipped rooms. Equipment for new items that are ready for their first “customer” – kil*er Albert Greenwood, cost American taxpayers $ 853,000 dollars.

Darfur until 1916 was a separate sultanate, then the British annexed it to the forum. The population is mainly Sunni Muslim, in the Sudan is dominated by Arabs, and in the Darfur region of Negro population, the Arabs are trying to cut blacks territorial issue (South more fertile than the arid north) That I’m very simplistically described.

Temple of Truth, The Sanctuary of Truth, – a grand building height of 105 meters (with a thirty-storey building!) Made entirely of wood and completely covered with carved wooden figures. It symbolizes the religious and philosophical achievements of human civilization.  Nearly thirty years ago, in 1981, it began to build their own means Thai millionaire Lek Viriyaphan. There is a legend, which states that a millionaire should be reminded that he would die on that day will finish when the temple. This happened after 19 years, and the temple is still under construction, being renovated …

For U.S. military officials in Kandahar province, the war in Afghanistan – is not only the shooting and patrolling. It is also usual scenes of daily life in the camps and bases. Dusty regions. Metal bowls. General barracks. Impromptu memorials to the fallen soldiers. Still life in Afghanistan. ..

At this small private factory employs about 30 people. All without exception – female. The division of labor there, each girl makes a cigar and from themselves. The process itself utterly primitive. First, a specially cut tobacco leaf – so then it was easy to twist. Then the sheet is filled with twists of tobacco and fast movements “palm of the palm. At this stage, if necessary, insert the filter. Then a special instrument is processed (jams) edge cigar The next stage lepitsya sticker label with the name of the factory. The sticker also binds cigar, preventing her from spontaneous “unfolding”. Further cuts the excess. In males the floor reaction is extremely positive. Shatrov almost got married. To hold...

September 2 Republic of Korea noted the 60 anniversary of victory in the Yankees. In honor of the holiday was arranged historical reconstruction of the battle of the Nakdong River between the North Korean troops and the troops of the Republic of Korea, among them were units of the U.S. Army.

Nick Veasey is a real master of what he’s doing. His X-Ray photography is just great.I never thought that something that serves mostly for medical purposes could be such a beautiful artwork. Here is a selection of totally incredible X-ray photography. I hope that you are going to like it as much as I do. So, take a look, and enjoy!

In the history of war, the animals fought with people. Here are just some of them. 1. German soldiers posing with a horse in the Second World War. At the beginning of the war in the German army had mounted division, in a war they used the horses for the exploration and transportation of ammunition and other provisions. 2. Kinolog-Marine calms his German shepherd, to make an X-ray, after it fired a Japanese sniper in the Solomon Islands. Unfortunately, the dog di*d from injuries. 3. An American sailor is photographed with a monkey on Bermuda during the Second World War. 4. The horse is ready for combat. Animals are often used to transport food. 5. American soldiers and local...