Carla Bruni has had so many plastic surgeries that she now almost looks like a cat woman. It is hard to believe that she was once a rather pretty woman. It makes a person wonder why they would go to so much trouble to look so bad.
Excavator Bagger 288 was built by the Krupp Company (Germany) as a mobile strip mining machine. This vehicle is simply huge. In fact, it became the world’s largest tracked vehicle of 13,500 tons. It even superseded NASA’s Crawler-Transporter that helped to carry the Space Shuttle and Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. The excavator is up to 220 m (721 ft) long and approximately 96 m (315 ft) high. It can excavate 240,000 tons of coal.
The World Championship of Sand Sculpting has been under way in Federal Way, Wash., since Sept. 8, and artists’ work will remain on display until Oct. 10. The annual event, which draws competitors from around the world, took place in Canada for more than 20 years; this year marked the first time the United States served as the host country. artists compete for the top title in three categories: solo, double and teams.