Door to Hell

The Door to Hell is a natural gas field in Derweze (also spelled Darvaza, meaning "gate"), Ahal Province, Turkmenistan. The Door to Hell is noted for its natural gas firing which has been burning continuously since 1971, fed by the rich natural gas deposits in the area. The pungent smell of burning sulfur pervades the area for some distance.

Muhammad Yousuf

Thirty-nine centuries have been scored by Mohammad Yousuf during his career in international cricket. Yousuf made his Test debut in 1998 against South Africa at the Kings mead Cricket Ground, Durban. His first Test century came the same year against Zimbabwe at the Stadium, Lahore. He holds the world record for the most number of runs in Test cricket during a calendar year, scoring 1,788 runs in 11 Tests during 2006. He scored nine international centuries in 2006, also a world record for a calendar year. Starting his One Day International (ODI) career in October 1998 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club, Yousuf's first ODI century came against Australia in the same year at the Gaddafi Stadium. As of 2012, he is tenth in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.

Ilyasansri's photostream

Ilyasansri's photostream on Flickr.

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Sooty Oystercatcher

The Sooty Oystercatcher is a wading bird endemic to Australia and commonly found on its coastline. It prefers rocky coastlines, but will occasionally live in estuaries. All of its feathers are black and it has a red eye, eye ring and bill, and pink legs. The heaviest of all oystercatchers, it weighs up to 980 g, averaging around 819 g, with females being slightly heavier than males

Bernard Bosanquet : The Googly Inventor

Bernard Bosanquet (1877–1936) was an English cricketer best known for inventing the googly, a delivery designed to deceive the batsman. He played first-class cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and appeared in seven Test matches for England as an all-rounder. While playing a tabletop game, Bosanquet devised a new technique for delivering a ball, later named the "googly", which he practised while attending Oriel College, Oxford. He first used it in cricket matches around 1900, but it was not until 1903, when he had a successful season as a bowler, that his new delivery began to attract attention. He was selected in 1903–04 to tour Australia with England and made his Test debut. Although his batting was unsuccessful, he performed well as a bowler and troubled all the opposing batsmen. His career with the ball peaked when he bowled England to victory in the first Test against Australia in 1905, but he remained an inconsistent performer. In subsequent years, he bowled infrequently and played little first-class cricket

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Hooded Plover

The Hooded Plover is a species of bird endemic to southern Australia and Tasmania. It is medium in size for a plover, stocky, and pale in color. Its length is 190–230 mm and its wing-span 230–440 mm. Males and females are similar in appearance. With a population of about 7,000 individuals, it is classified as vulnerable.