GO WEST, life is peaceful there, GO WEST, in the open air (Misc post about west)

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The puppets will roam across the city separately over the weekend, covering a distance of 23 miles (37km).

 

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The Geyser Hot Springs in Black Rock Desert, in Nevada in the U.S.

The White Desert in Egypt, the area has massive limestone formations that have been created as a result of sandstorms in the area

 

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The Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs in northern Arizona and southern Utah, USA, consist of deep canyons and several mile-long rock columns

Rock formations in Cappadocia, which is in central Turkey

 

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A view from the space shuttle Columbia of the Richat Structure in the Mauritanian desert

The Vermilion Cliffs of the Paria Canyon wilderness in the U.S.

 

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A sunrise over Monument Valley in Utah in the U.S.

The Namib-Naukluft National Park in Namibia consists of the Namib Desert (considered the world's oldest desert) and the Naukluft mountain range

 

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Geysers erupt in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada in the U.S.

The Richat Structure of Guelb er Richat in Mauritania. Originally thought to be a meteorite impact, it is now known to be a volcanic bulge that never erupted and was leveled by erosion

 

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A dragonblood tree in the Homil Plateau, Socotra Island, Yemen. It gets its name from the red sap that the trees produce

The dry lake bed in Nevada's Black Rock Desert in the U.S.

 

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Art exhibition in Cologne, Germany

 

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A drum band marches through Moscow on May 1, 2012.
In Moscow, a drum band marched through the city as part of a rally organised by the Russian Federation of Trade Unions.

 

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Jessica-Jane Clement steps out in daring dress at the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of the Year Awards

Jessica has an array of bold tattoos dotted around her body

 

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Carmen Electra could make a man part with his money thanks her gravity defying cleavage in this promo for her new role as the face of Pokerist.com

 

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The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest. It was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, following Azerbaijan's win in the 2011 Contest. It was won by singer Loreen from Sweden with the song "Euphoria".The two semi-finals were held on 22 and 24 May 2012, and the final was held on 26 May 2012.

Loreen of Sweden

Pre-contest favourite Loreen gave a strong performance and surprised no-one with her early lead on the scoreboard. Euphoria has appeared in the charts in 14 countries, and topped the charts in five. Following her victory, Sweden will host the contest next year.

 

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Runners up, the Buranovo Grannies, were well received by some 20,000 spectators in Baku's Crystal Hall. The six choir members hope to rebuild their local church with any proceeds from their track Party for Everybody, and their Eurovision exposure.

 

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The Grimes twins once again represented Ireland at this year's Eurovision, with Waterline. But despite reasonable odds with the bookies - and an eye-catching routine - Jedward finished in 19th place, slipping 11 places on their previous performance in 2011.

 

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Pastora Soler of Spain gave a passionate performance of Quedate Conmigo (Stay With Me). Earlier in the week, the Spanish entry was hit by controversy after the singer suggested she had been asked not to win, to avoid Spain having to foot the bill for next year's contest.

 

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Sabina Babayeva of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan's Sabina Babayeva told BBC One's Graham Norton that she was a "big fan" of Engelbert Humperdinck. Her track When The Music Dies was written by the same team behind 2011 Eurovision winner Running Scared. She finished in fourth place.