ciudad ciencias y artes | The City of Arts and Sciences

Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències The City of Arts and Sciences (Valencian: Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, Spanish: Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is an entertainment-based cultural and architectural complex in the city of Valencia, Spain. It is the most important modern tourist destination in the city of Valencia.

The City of the Arts and the Sciences is situated at the end of the old riverbed Turia. Turia became a garden in 1980, after the bypass of the river by the great flood of Valencia in 1957.

Designed by Santiago Calatrava and Félix Candela, the project underwent the first stages of construction in July, 1996 and the finished "city" was inaugurated April 16, 1998 with the opening of L'Hemisfèric. The last great component of the City of the Arts and the Sciences, El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, was presented in October 9, 2005, Valencian Community Day.

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Most Smelly Sneakers Contest

MONTPELIER, Vt. -An 11-year-old girl will be leaving Vermont as the 2010 "Rotten Sneaker" champion of the United States

Trinette Robinson of Bristol, Conn., was crowned Tuesday in Montpelier at the 35th annual National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker contest.

The runner up was 6-year-old Madilyn Taylor of West Jordon, Utah.

The two were among nine children aged 6 to 16 competing in the contest. Trinette will get $2,500 and an expenses-paid trip to New York City.

In the contest, the kids' sneakers were judged on the sole, tongue, heel, toe, laces, eyelets, overall condition and odor.

Trinette said she got her sneakers dirty by playing hard in Girl Scout Camp and doing community walks for charity.

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Painting Dolphin

The Painting made by Dolphins painter shows a dolphin named Xiaoqiang paint under the instructions of its tamer in an aquatic park in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province.

Dolphins are smart, talented creatures,no doubt about that, but I had no ides painting was one of their skills.

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luxury dog house $20,000 mansions

A dog-owner has gone to amazing lengths to make sure her beloved pets live in the lap of luxury - by building them their very own mansion.

Now Chelsea, Darla and Coco Puff share an extraordinary 'home' that features vaulted celings, hardwood floors, heating and air conditioning, hand-made curtains and pricey wallpaper.

The dogs' have their own beds or they can lounge on their front lawn surrounded by a white picket fence.

Life of luxury: Tammy Kassis' 11-foot tall Victorian doggie mansion sits in her backyard for her dogs Chelsea, Darla and Coco Puff

Darla the Pomeranian stand proudly in her 'living room' while Yorkies Chelsea and Coco Puff look on from one of the three beds

They even enjoy music from a classic RCA Victor radio.

Little wonder the sign over the front door reads: 'Three spoiled dogs live here.'

Yorkies Chelsea and Coco Puff and Pomeranian Darla have their 47-year-old owner Tammy Kassis to thank for their plush pad on the outskirts of Los Angeles.

Ms Kassis, a former insurance agent, said: 'My dogs are my life.'

She and her advertising executive husband, Sam, decided the dogs needed their own place when Cocdo Puff was almost carried away by an owl.

The couple turned to Alan Mowrer's La Petite Maison, a builder of deluxe kennels.

Tammy Kassis, sits with her dogs Chelsea, Darla and Coco Puff, in front of their 11-foot tall Victorian doggie mansion in Winchester, on the outskirts of Los Angeles

The Victorian doggie mansion has its own yard, white picket fence, porch, doggie door, turret and doorbell on the outside

Mr Mowrer has built dog houses in the style of French French châteaux, Tudor mansions and Swiss chalets.

Mrs Kassis asked him to build a replica of her own home.

She lavished $20,000 (£13,200) on the doggy mansion, icluding things like painting, landscaping, screened doors and windows, mini-blinds and ceiling fans.

When the couple decided to move home, the kennel came with them - although they had to hire a 45-ton crane and a truck to move the thing.

The three little dogs feel perfectly at home in the the tiny mansion.

She told the Los Angeles Times: 'My mother buys them most of the outfits - she treats them like they're grandchildren.'

The next thing on Mrs Kassis's shopping list: a tiny plasma screen TV

'They love to watch Animal Planet,' Kassis says. 'It's their favourite.'

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Painting Dolphin | Oil Painting Blue Dolphin

Dolphins are smart, talented creatures,no doubt about that, but I had no ides painting was one of their skills. dolphin from Qingdao, in China’s Shandong Province has learned to paint, under the guidance of his trainer. Looking at his work, I’d say he still has a long way to go before becoming the second Rembrandt, but he’s well on his way. Surprisingly not the world’s first painting mammal, the painting elephants of Thailand and Cholla the painting horse have been doing it for years.

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Cooking Bacon with a Machine Gun

You start by wrapping the barrel in tin foil. Then you wrap bacon around it, and tie it down with some string.


You then wrap some more tin foil around it, and once again tie it down with string. It is now ready to be inserted into the cooking device.



After just a few short bursts (Give it about 200-250 rounds. ) you should be able to smell the wonderful aroma of bacon.


Ah the smell of sizzling bacon mixed with the smell of gunpowder and weapon oil.


The end result? Crispy delicious well done bacon.

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Underwater Sports

Underwater sports include a range of sports, mostly involving the use of swimfins and often including some element of breath-hold, snorkelling or scuba. The governance of these sports involves some controversies.

Some sports here are related to some events in sports lifesaving.































Underwater sports are typically considered to include:-

* Sub-aqua diving (also known as scuba)
* Finswimming
* Underwater hockey (more commonly known as Octopush)
* Underwater rugby
* Underwater orienteering
* Underwater target shooting
* Spearfishing
* Freediving
* Underwater photography
* Underwater ice hockey
* Underwater football (here the football refers to American Football not Association Football or any other variant)
* Aquathlon (underwater wrestling)
* Speed Lifesaving (there are several events in which fins are used)