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Hail Storm-> Downpour-> Flash Flood [Vid] (254 diggs) Incredible flash flood in melbourne which saw a trickle turn into a hailstorm then a massive downpour. But that wasn't the end of it as the rain continued to pour and turn into a flash flood on the city streets!

Woman Killed by Falling Boulder While Driving (364 diggs) When a rockslide closed a major Colorado highway, officials created an alternate route -- on which a woman was killed by a falling rock today. Moral of the story: Don't leave your house! Ever again!

LAX one of US Worst Airports in customer satisfaction (310 diggs) Although the nation's major airlines continue to boast improved on-time arrival rates and less lost luggage, air travelers are still unhappy with America's airports. And Los Angeles International Airport is rated among the worst. San Francisco International Airport doesn't rate much better.

Extreme Travel: Most Dangerous Travel Activities (305 diggs) Check out these extremely dangerous travel activities from around the world.

DR Congo ring may be giant 'impact crater' (396 diggs) Deforestation has revealed what could be a giant impact crater in Central Africa, scientists say. The 36-46km-wide feature, identified in DR Congo, may be one of the largest such structures discovered in the last decade.

NJ Airport Breach a Few Months Back Was From A Goodbye Kiss (364 diggs) A 28-year-old student pleaded guilty today to breaching security at Newark Liberty International Airport so that he could give his girlfriend a goodbye kiss. Haisong Jiang also agreed to a $500 fine and to perform 100 hours of community service. The Jan. 3 security breach shut down Terminal C for six hours, stranding thousands of travelers.

New Jersey: 224,725 Cell Phone Tickets Written in Two Years (441 diggs) When New Jersey tells you not to use a handheld cellphone to talk or text while driving, they mean it. In the 23 months since New Jersey's ban of talking or texting on handheld cellphones, police have written 224,725 citations, according to the NJ Star-Ledger adding up to about four percent of the...

Nap Anywhere On The Map With The New Sleep Box (490 diggs) This cool new architectural concept created by the Russian Arch Group could turn into a life saver for most of the frequent travelers and business men. This is your portal to a session of sound sleep in a city where an accommodation or the possibility of finding an accommodation for a night’s sleep is pretty low.

Plane Obsessed: More Jet Hotels and Houses (239 diggs) Our coverage of recycling airplanes into houses, restaurants, hotels, etc. has proved quite popular. Here is a small collection of further findings of cool converted jets around the world.

Breathtaking Photos | Take A Look, You’ll Not Regret it! (317 diggs) Very beautiful photos, good quality! Amazing scenery ............

And the Google Street View Award goes to : The Shambles (292 diggs) A cobbled shopping street dating back to the middle ages has been voted Britain’s most picturesque street in the first ever Google Street View Awards.

From Moscow To London: St. Patrick's Day Around The Word (229 diggs) From the streets of Moscow to the the parks of London, celebrations honoring the Irish heritage abound on St. Patrick's Day. See pictures of what the celebrations are like around the world and here in the U. S.

Advertising Misinformation: How to Fake a Business District (281 diggs) In North Tyneside, more than 140 businesses have closed up shop, leaving the High Streets looking somewhat desolate and empty. Knowing that a deserted shopping area can discourage other businesses from moving in while it encourages even more to pull out, the North Tyneside council decided to try a radically unusual approach: they’re faking it.

OFIS Unveils Earthquake-Proof Solar Powered Volcano Towers (270 diggs) At a time when earthquakes dominate the headlines, we think it’s more important than ever to highlight architecture that keeps potential quakes in mind. So it goes with OFIS Architecture’s All-Seasons Tent Tower, a concept project that features two solar powered, cylindrical towers filled with restaurants, apartments, shops, business center and etc

World's Fourth Largest City is Completely Billboard-Free (1,251 diggs) In September of 2007, the world’s fourth-largest metropolis was scrubbed of almost every type of outdoor advertising – even pamphlets. It’s all part of mayor Gilberto Kassab’s quest to eliminate visual clutter, making the city itself the focal point rather than colorful, increasingly desperate marketing campaigns.

5 People Who Changed the World From Inside of Prison (425 diggs) While avoiding some angry male on male action and daily shankings, these guys influenced the course of history.

Old Folks Set Up Med Marijuana Club In Retirement Community (454 diggs) According to Painter, the club will be a way for anyone to 'participate' and learn more about medical cannabis.

London cab drivers to be told when to shut up (224 diggs) London black cab drivers, famous for their willingness to share their opinions, may soon be given training on when to keep quiet.

The HondaJet--Corporate-Style Jet Travel for the Masses? (281 diggs) Private jet travel is convenient, luxurious and, of course, very expensive. The HondaJet represents an effort at changing that, by using technology and design to bring costs down and allow private-jet travel at costs that approach commercial ticket prices

Saddam Hussein's Destroyed & Recycled Palaces (PICS) (1,005 diggs) Photographer Richard Mosse traveled to Iraq to document this bizarre circumstance, this juxtaposition of supposed liberators dwelling in the very home of the dictator they vowed to depose. He called the resulting book Breach, a nod to the liberators stepping into the breach they created when Hussein was removed from power.

The True Story Of Pitcairn Island & The HMS Bounty Mutineers (258 diggs) Settled in 1790 by mutineers from the storied H.M.S. Bounty, Pitcairn Island is one of the British Empire’s most isolated remnants, a mystical hunk of rock that was largely ignored until 1996. Then Pitcairn’s secret was exposed: generations of rape and child molestation as a way of life.

Raw Video: Inside the Cruise Ship as Waves Crash (470 diggs) An Italian passenger of the Louis Majesty, Ervino Curtis shot the wave hitting and breaking the glass of portholes, killing two people and wounding many others.

9 Spring Breaks I Wished I Was Going To (290 diggs) I remember one roadtrip I made down to Savannah over spring break that ended up with me making out with some random chick in a green dress. I was the one wearing the dress. Anyway, the point is, there are many places to choose from to go and let loose.

Steel Giants Floating on a Blanket of Fog [PICS] (428 diggs) Tall spires rise with the first rays of the sun over a blanket of white, gently poking through a dense cloud cover. Surreal? Yes. Photoshopped? Never.

Swallow's Nest Castle, Ukraine (580 diggs) ˙(¤_¤)