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>> News Video: Google's Year In Search - This Is What You Wanted To Know In 2016!

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Hallo dear readers! The year is coming to an end and here is a short video to briefly sum it up for you. Google also compiled a list of the top worldwide searches once again. Many shocking and unexpected things have happened this year. Personally, I remember the day when Brexit occured, it was my last day at the office in London before I moved back to Germany. What a coincidence.   I was surprised but considering the mood in London, I knew there was a real possibility for it to happen. And so it did. We have lost some amazing artists and sports people, technology marched on and we are still far away from world peace. The US election captivated the world, so did the refugee crisis. Here are some of the results. For more go to Google's Year In Search 2016 directly. Top Searches : 1.Pokémon Go 2.iPhone 7 3.Donald Trump 4.Prince 5.Powerball Global News 1.US Election 2.Olympics 3.Brexit 4.Orlando Shooting ...

>> Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner & Forest Whitaker - This Is Our #ARRIVAL Review!

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Movie News - W e just saw ARRIVAL ! So let's dive straight into it: Amy Adams is Louise, a linguist (language expert) who is being recruited by the military to get in touch/communicate with the residents of one of 12 enormous spaceships, which recently landed at random spots across the globe. They call th e unknown visitors 'Heptapods' because of their 7 tentacle like 'arms'. Alongside Jeremy Renner, who is also an expert in his field and Forest Whitaker who works for the military and hired her in the first place, she is trying to decode the symbols and sounds these aliens use in their pursuit to communicate with us, the humans. Throughout the movie Louise is experiencing 'visions' and a t certain points it is unclear if these envisioned scenarios happened in the past or if they will take place in the future. This mystery sci-fi thriller is visually compelling and very well executed . Amy Adams is an outs...

>> Stunning Images: National Geographic Nature Photographer Of The Year Contest

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photo by: Arun P. Hello you animal lovers! Welcome back. If we keep on posting these nature photography photos we might have to re-brand this B log soon, so it can become a 'Wildlife Photography' destination or something permanantely. :) Today, we want to share a few stunning submissions for the  National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year contest with you.  photo by: Samira Qadir photo by: Bernardo Delgado photo by: Barbara Fleming  If you should now think 'wait, the photos from my last trip to Africa can easily keep up with the high standards of these submissions', you still have time until the 4th of November , to enter your own images and also take part in th is competition. The winner will receive an amazing 10-day trip to the Galápagos Islands with National Geographic Expeditions . photo by: Emily Riley

>> Italy - A Sunny Trip To Tuscany: From Cinque Terre To The Leaning Tower!

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Riomaggiore - part of Cinque Terre Hello everybody !  Before it is Christmas, I want to finally take the time to post the article about our - still kind of recent - vacation in Tuscany. Clocking in even more family time, it was my first trip to Italy EVER! I had high expectations because so many picturesque movies took place there. The highlight of our trip was definitely  Cinque Terre  which  'is a string of centuries-old seaside villages on the rugged Italian Riviera coastline. In each of the 5 towns, colorful houses and vineyards cling to steep terraces.' Painted tiles at the t rain station - Riomaggiore City center - Lucca Pisa fountain + Editor-in-Chief Riomaggiore is the first of the five coastal villages.  You can get there by train from Pisa via La Spezia.  All the villages are connected via footpaths and  you can walk over to visit them one by one. Sometimes,  a path is blocked for the day in ...

>> Highlights Of The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2016

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Photo: Artyom Krivosheev/Barcroft Images Hello dear readers! Long time no animals on this News & Wildlife & Travel & Adventure Blog you say? Fear not because we have some really interesting ones for you today . 40 images made it to the shortlist of this year's ' Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards ', including a friendly frog, a majestic colorful reptile and some birds and rams i n the mix. Take a look at these stunning images, which have been submitted by true nature photography enthusiasts. Photo: Anup Deodhar/Barcroft Images  Photo: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards/Barcroft Images There are six different categories as well as the new video clip section, all under the motto ' Conservation through Competition '. If you want to support the cause, you can go to the Born Free Foundation’s website and check out what they are up to and how you can help. It is not clear as of yet, who is going to take home the main prizes ...

>> Music News: We Looove #Coldplay - And There Are So Many Reasons Why!

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'Parachutes' 2010 Coldplay album Ok, music fans get ready because we can not hold back this article any longer (it is also overdue since a while) and you need to know that we   ♥   LOOOVVE  Coldplay . We might even go as far as saying we as human kind NEED Coldplay . We love the thoughtful deep lyrics of heir  melancholic and sad songs just as much as  the catchy melodies of their rather light compositions that are able to lift us up (and up!) time and time again. We admire their clever videos not only since recently. Remember ' The Scientist '? Coldplay to us are the modern day Beatles and we can say this because this is our Blog and we make decisions around here.. :) Of course we are aware that they collaborate with many other talented, creative individuals to achieve these results, so we want to extend our admiration to them as well. Now p lease check out their latest video for the song: 'Up & Up'.  Besides bringing us be...