ipanda.com: 24hrs Chinese online channel on giant pandas

. It’s probably the only such 24-hour online reality show in the world where the stars are not men and women out to prove their intelligence or guts but cuddly giant pandas going about their daily lives in gardens reserved for them. The new panda online channel – ipanda.com -- was officially launched in Beijing on Tuesday amid officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC), NGOs working on animal protection and foreign diplomats. It’s the world’s only round-the-clock and real time live broadcast of giant pandas. The panda is unique to China and the channel’s goal, as state media described it on Tuesday, was to convey the idea of “peace, friendliness and the greater public good.” The China Network Television (CNTV), a state-owned entity, has installed 28 high-definition video cameras in five garden areas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China’s Sichuan province to follow the animals, hugely popular worldwide for their cute looks and soft nature. A fully equipped on-site television control room will ensure that the directors will be able to watch and switch between the different cameras. “Program directors will pick 11 cameras that capture the best footage for broadcast online,” CNTV officials told state-run Xinhua news agency. “Apart from live broadcasts, ipanda.com will also offer a new 30-minute...
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Quadrantid meteor shower to be seen overnight on Jan 3, 4: Watch Live

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower will occur overnight on January 3 and 4. The Quadrantids (QUA) are one of the heaviest meteor showers. If you watch the northern part of the sky dome you will see meteor flares twice a minute. According to a popular belief, if you wish upon a shooting star your wish will come true. During a meteor shower a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point of the night sky. The point from where the Quadrantid meteors appear to radiate is located within the extinct constellation Quadrans Muralis. On modern star charts, this radiant is located where the constellations Hercules, Boötes, and Draco meet in the sky. Meteors, which are small parts of a tail of the disintegrated comet, move along their orbit and cross the Earth orbit once a year, Vladimir Surdin, astrophysicist of the Steinberg Astronomy institute under the Moscow State University, says. "Approaching the Sun comets lose their outer shell. Evaporation of gas occurs and the comet loses dust layers. When those small dust particles enter Earth atmosphere at a speed of more than 40 km per second and their air friction causes meteor flares. None of those particles reaches Earth and that is why they do not pose danger to us of aircraft." With every Video streaming by Ustream (Watch live webcast of the Quadrantid meteor shower...
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Bay of Fundy, World's Highest and Lowest Tides

. Live The famous Hopewell Rocks at low tide. (Source) Located between the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Bay of Fundy features the world's highest, at 16.2 meters, and lowest tides. Everyday 100 billion tons of seawater flows in and out of the Bay of Fundy during one tide cycle. It is estimated that during this cycle, more water flows in and out of the bay than the combined flow of the world’s freshwaterrivers. It is this phenomenon that tourists are drawn to this amazing place. Visitors can see two extraordinary high and low tides every 24 hours. The famous Hopewell Rocks at high tide. (Source) The bay's extreme tides create a dynamic marine ecosystem. Aside fromextreme tidal effects - vertical, horizontal, rapids and tidal bores, it is also renown for its coastal rock formations and sustainable coastal development. It is also a critical international feeding ground for migratory birds, a vibrant habitat for rare and endangered Right whales, one of the world’s most significant plant & animal fossil discovery regions Bay of Fundy's tide level. (Source) Bay of Fundy is one of North America’s top ten nature tourism destination. Every year, an average of 1 million nature tourists come to this place to experience the tides.  Tourists watching the beginning of high tide. (Source) High...
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Dead Sea, the World's Saltiest Lake

. Live Blue water of the Dead Sea (Source) Worlds Natural Wonder: Despite it's name, Dead Sea is a salty lake between the West Bank/Palestine/Israel and Jordan. The "sea" in it's name is because it is so salty. In fact, it is the world's saltiest lake. It is called "dead" because fish andaquatic plants cannot grow in it because of its high salt Salt deposit in the shores of Dead See (Source)  and mineral content. The  Earth that are on dry land.Dead Sea is 420 metres below sea level and its shores are the lowestpoint on With 30 percent salinity, it is 8.6 times saltier than the ocean. In times of drought, to salinity climb to 35 percent. Because of it's salinity, the Dead Sea is famous among tourists because one can float in it without using a life vest. The famous trick is to float and read a book. The Tourist floating in the Dead Sea (Source) Dead Sea's salt content is due to it's location.Being the lowest point on Earth, during wet season, minerals flow to it's basin. This has been happening for millions of year, thus the water became concentrated with minerals including salt. Source: Worlds Natural Wonder...
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Mount Vesuvius, One of World's Most Dangerous Volcano

. Live Mount Vesuvius with it's crater seen from a plane. (Source) Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano located in the east of Naples, Italy. It is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. It is considered as one of world's most dangerous volcano because of the population of 3,000,000 people living nearby. The most famous eruption of Mount Vesuvius happened in AD 79 that led to the destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius seen from City of Pompeii which was destroyed in the eruption of AD 79. (Source) Herculaneum and the death of 10,000 to 25,000 people.  The summit of Mount Vesuvius is open to visitors and tourists and there is a small network of paths around the mountain that are maintained by the park authorities on weekends. There is also an access by road to within 200 metres (660 ft) of the summit, but thereafter access is on foot only. There is a spiral walkway around the mountain from the Inside the Mount Vesuvius crater where tourists can take a pictures. (Source) road to the crater. The Mount Vesuvius area it is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world. The area around it was officially declared a national park on June 1995. Source: Worlds Natural Wonde...
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