Philippines | Dusky's Wonders

These two videos couldn’t be more different, except each features some outstanding dancing and each is fun, fascinating and unique in its own way.

First, if you like the classic movie musicals of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, you’ll surely enjoy this updated tribute to Rita Hayworth. The skill needed by Ellen to edit these clips in time to the music is much appreciated.

This video was edited by Rita Hayworth devotee, Ellen. You can enjoy more videos of Rita at her youtube Rita Hayworth fan channel.

According to a New York Times article, part of the rehabilitation programs at Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines is dancing. The organizer of the rehab program put this video on youtube in the hope of inspiring other prisons to follow suit. Instead it went viral. Over 17.5 million people have seen it–so in case, like me, you’re one of the last remaining people on the planet who haven’t seen it, enjoy.

In 2004, Byron Garcia, a security consultant for the prison was brought in to address problems at the prison after a series of riots. In addition to many other changes, including the building of a new facility, Garcia started an enforced exercise regime that in the past year evolved into dance classes.

Thanks for Kathleen for forwarding the Rita Hayworth video

and to Merry for the Philippine prisoners video.

Karst towers, the rocky formations by the Li river in China near Guilin, are truly natural wonders.

By jacklee

By Karamochi

by bouti blog

Below is the town of Guilin.

By eric finlanson

Guilin rice harvest.

The following image is so striking, I had to check to make sure it was real. The story that goes with it makes it even more striking. Here’s a description by photographer Michael Anderson at his website. ” I wandered alone on the riverbanks and met a cormorant fisherman who showed me his traditional methods. They fish at night and the lantern attracts fish toward the raft so the cormorant can dive in and catch them. The fishermen tie a loose string around the cormorant’s neck so they can’t swallow it completely, and the men pull out the fish and store them in a basket. This method of fishing has existed for over a thousand years.

KARST TOPOGRAPHY

The Guilin tower karsts are an example of karst topography, land formations caused by rainwater combining with carbon dioxide in the air to become slightly acidic.

The acidic water works its way into any crack, fault or fissure in limestone rock and chemically erodes the rock. Over time, the openings caused by the acidic rain are widened into passages or caves and initial trickles of water become streams. Sometimes the cave ceiling collapses forming sinkholes or a cenotes.

The following are examples of the breathtaking variety of karst topography from images taken around the planet.

Viet Nam, Halong bay