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Tadmur Contracting is the flag ship company of the Tadmur Group of companies. During a short span of time Tadmur became as one of the leaders in the Contracting sector in Qatar. Executed many prestigious projects in Qatar including several Government Schools, Commercial Buildings, Executive Residence Apartments, Stadiums, Qatar Scientific Club, Private Villas, First & Business Class Terminal at Qatar International Airport and the ongoing Library & Research Complex at Qatar University, Student Centre at Qatar Foundation and the recently awarded Barwa Commercial Avenue.
With the support of staff with high caliber and management with high vision, Tadmur has grown up as the pioneers in Construction field in the State of Qatar.
We are proud to be a part of Tadmur group.
CASA VANZO - struttura ricettiva extra alberghiera
Fondazione I.R.P.E.A. - Padova
Progetto: arch. Santelli Nazzareno, Santelli Andrea e Rampado Diego
General Contractor: Tecnoffix Interior
Mazzali ha realizzato gli ambienti notte e studio.
Armadio: modello 900, tamburato con massello di abete, essenza di rovere, verniciatura all’acqua e ingnifuga
Letti e Comodini: multistrato, essenza di rovere, verniciatura all’acqua e ingnifuga
Scrittoi: multistrato, essenza di rovere, verniciatura all’acqua e ingnifuga
Boiserie: multistrato, essenza di rovere, verniciatura all’acqua e ingnifuga
VANZO – extra hotel accommodation
Foundation I.R.P.E.A. - Padova
Design: arch. Nazzareno Santelli, Andrew Santelli and Rampado Diego
General Contractor: Interior Tecnoffix
Mazzali has created the night and study spaces.
Technical card:
Cabinet: Model 900, with honeycomb sandwich panel with solid wood frame, oak, water and fire resistant painting
Beds & Tables: plywood, oak, water and fire resistant painting
Desks: plywood, oak, water painting water and fire resistant painting
Boiserie: plywood, oak, water and fire resistant painting
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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. (ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably).
With visits now in excess of 19.218 Million to my FLICKR site, used primarily these days as a fun platform to reach friends and family as I have now sold my professional gear and now take a more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to FLICKR, GETTY IMAGES and everyone who drops by.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on February 16th 2017
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This photograph became my 2,609th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of One hundred and four metres at 10:30am on Thursday 21st May 2015 off the A890 approaching Auchtertyre, a village, lying half a mile from the north shore of Loch Alsh near Kyle of Lochalsh, in the Highland and is in the Scottish council area of the Highland Council.
This is roughly at the point where Loch Long, Loch Alsh and Loch Duich all converge, in Scotland.
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Nikon D800 28mm 1/160s f/7.1 iso100 Hand held with Nikkor VR vibration reduction mode on. RAW (14-bit) AF-S single point focus. Manual exposure. Matrix metering. Auto white balance.Auto Active D-lighting.
Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF VRII. Jessops 77mm UV filter. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Digi-Chip Speed Pro 64GB Class 10 UHS-1 SDXC card. Nikon DK-17a magnifying eyepiece. Hoodman HGEC soft eyepiece cup. Optech Tripod Strap. Lowepro Transporter camera strap. Lowepro Vertex 200 AW camera bag. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.
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LATITUDE: N 57d 17m 18.21s
LONGITUDE: W 5d 34m 25.51s
ALTITUDE: 104.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 38.61MB
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PROCESSING POWER:
Nikon D800 Firmware versions A 1.10 B 1.10 L 2.009 (Lens distortion control version 2)
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 10. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon ViewNX-1 64bit (Version 1.2.4 24/11/2016). Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit.
Defense Contract Management Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District volunteers honor local Holocaust victims by cleaning individual memorials and attending the installation of a new Stolperstein or "stumble stone" for Dr. Stein May 2, 2012 in Wiesbaden, Germany. The stumbling stones, shiny brass plaques, are placed in the sidewalk throughout Wiesbaden and across Europe to memorialize the millions of Jews, gays, resistance fighters and Gypsies who perished between 1933 and 1945. The stones are installed in front of homes of the victims, giving back a small piece of their identity. There are 468 stumbling stones in Wiesbaden and more than 25,000 worldwide. Today, DCMA and USACE volunteers witnessed the installation of Dr. Albert Stein’s stone in front of the building where he lived with his family at 8 Alexander Street in Wiesbaden. Dr. Stein, like every victim, has a story. He was an orthopedic surgeon here, married Elsa Winter, a protestant and was the father of four daughters. Dr. Stein, living in a so called mixed marriage, Jewish-Protestant, was not deported in the initial 1942 push. In March 1943, he was arrested by the Gestapo and later deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered. The stumbling stone artist, Gunter Demning said, “every personal stone is also meant as a symbol for the entirety of all victims.” (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by Jennifer Aldridge)
AFGE signs collective bargaining agreement with Defense Contract Audit Agency officials Thursday, Feb. 6 2014.
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Finally! I got my hands on a new lease contract for the next 3+ years. I’m getting a new house in the city centre of Sæby in northern Denmark. It’s very close to my son’s house and Sæby is an old fishing town, so my new home is very close to the harbour, beach and the sea.
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Crystalline 3500-02 Opal, Groundwork 1922-06 Gravel, Simplicity 1010-05 Anthracite, Vantage 9601-01 Everest
Brentano interprets beauty in a variety of ways, from the sleek, embossed pattern of drapery Crystalline, to the perfectly executed, basic upholsteries Groundwork and Simplicity, to the striking, textured pattern of Vantage.
Crystalline
The satin weave of this 100% polyester drapery gives it a sleek hand that complements its 7 classic, metallic colorways. Embossed with a small-scale, pebble-like pattern, Crystalline is well-suited for restaurants, clubs, and hotels requiring a glamorous, high-end, fire-retardant drapery. Measures 62” and passes NFPA 701 Small Scale.
Groundwork
Build up any environment with Groundwork, a simply beautiful upholstery suited for residential and corporate interiors. The cotton bouclé offers substance while the bamboo viscose chenille warp yarns provide softness to the hand. Available in a 6 appealing colors that range from warm Sandstone and Copper to cool Steel and Gravel, 54” Groundwork passes 50,000 double rubs and has an acrylic knit backing for added stability.
Simplicity
Create an air of ease with Simplicity, a well-priced classic upholstery that is the essential basic for residential or contract interiors. Available in 6 stone-colored neutrals, including 3 elegant shades of grey ranging from silver to charcoal, Simplicity has polyester and linen in the ground, a thick cotton weft for texture, and viscose chenille for a soft hand. Calendered for a refined look, this 54” fabric is ideal for tailored sofas and chairs. Passes over 45,000 double rubs. *Simplicity can be treated with Nano-Tex but the hand may change and become softer.
Vantage
Get a leg up on any room with Vantage, a 54” upholstery with a distinctive point of view. The structural, raised chevron pattern comes in 5 eye-catching colorways, whether it’s the tone-on-tone deep brown Kilauea or the cool blue and beige Fuji. Vantage has a slight sheen from the viscose in the raised warp, outstanding texture from the polypropylene raffia in the weft, and uses nylon and cotton in the ground for strength and a softer hand. Beautiful enough for residential use but strong enough for hospitality applications, Vantage passes 60,000 double rubs.
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Nothing you see here is real, even though the conversion or the presented background story might be based historical facts. BEWARE!
The Boeing P-32 was an attempt to produce a more advanced version of the highly successful P-26 monoplane fighter from the early 1930ies.
The airplane was only one among many developments that led to more advanced monoplane fighters. This multitude of prototypes was fueled by the USAAC’s uncertainty about the right fighter concept – liquid- and air-cooled engines were tested, as well as single and two seater concepts, all the while the US Navy went through a similar orientation phase on its own. Other advances like the retractable landing gear and heavier gun armament complicated matters further, together with quick technological and aerodynamic advances.
The P-32 was a parallel development of the Boeing YP-29, which originated as the Model 264, developed as a private venture under a bailment contract negotiated with the U.S. Army. In contrast to the P-29 two seater, the P-32 was a single seater with clean lines, an open cockpit, almost no wiring but still with a spatted landing gear. The machine was constructed around the new, civil Twin Wasp Junior R-1535 two-row radial engine a 700 hp (520 kW) output, driving a fixed pitch wooden two blade propeller.
The P-32’ construction consisted of a Warren truss box-girder primary fuselage structure with high-tensile steel longerons and duralumin cross-bracing using mechanically fastened rather than welded joints. Over this, wooden formers and stringers carried the doped linen covering. The wing structure consisted of two steel spars, and was also fabric-covered. An advantage of the steel-tube structure was that cannon shells could pass right through the wood and fabric covering without exploding. Even if one of the steel tubes were damaged, the repair work required was relatively simple and could be done by ground crews at the airfield. The old-fashioned structure also permitted the assembly of aircraft with relatively basic equipment under field conditions.
The P-29 failed due to several flaws and general lack of power, but the P-32 offered enough potential to attain the USAAC’s interest. The XP-32 prototype made its maiden flight on 10 January 1935, almost exactly one year after the XP-29, and was flown to Wright Field for Army testing under the experimental military designation XP-941 five days later.
During testing the XP-941 handled well and achieved a maximum speed of 260 mph at 10,000 ft (418 km/h at 3,050 m). After testing, the XP-941 was returned to the factory in March for modifications, including the installment of an uprated R-1830-1 Twin Wasp engine with an output of 800 hp (597 kW), now driving a three blade Curtiss variable-pitch metal propeller. It was also fitted with flaps and a tail wheel, which the XP-941 lacked, plus several other small aerodynamic modifications which helped raise top speed a further 16 mph (26 km/h). A closed canopy was tested, but due to the tight fit and restricted pilot vision from the cockpit enclosure, Boeing reverted to an open cockpit design, retaining the long headrest all the way to the tail.
Upon completion of the XP-941’s testing, the Army decided on 29 June 1935 to purchase it, together with two sister ships. The designation P-32A was officially assigned, and the type christened "Gale". The first P-32As were delivered to the 1st Pursuit Group (27th, 71st and 94th PS) stationed at Selfridge Field in Michigan later that year, and several other units were equipped – primarily the type replaced the P-26 and also some of the P-12Es still in second line service.
Anyway, the P-32's performance was already poor by contemporary standards and, although USAAC aviators appreciated the aircraft's ruggedness, it was obsolete by the time deliveries were finished in 1936, after only 100 aircraft had been produced. Plans to improve performance through a more powerful R-1830-45 Twin Wasp radial engine with 1,050 hp (783 kW) were never carried out, as well as an updated version with a retractable landing gear.
The P-32A was only used on the American continent, primarily for weapon training purposes and also as a liaison aircraft. It was soon superseded by the Curtiss P-36 and also by the later P-40. By 1940, all P-32As had been phased out, and some specimen were sold to South American air forces including Guatemala and Bolivia, where they served on until 1949.
General characteristics:
Crew: 1
Length: 32 ft 8 in (9.97 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Height: 13 ft 1½ in (4.0 m)
Wing area: 257.5 ft² (23.92 m²)
Empty weight: 4,575 lb (2,075 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,118 lb (2,775 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,723 lb (3,050 kg)
Powerplant:
1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-1 Twin Wasp radial engine with 800 hp (597 kW),
driving a three blade Curtiss variable-pitch metal propeller
Performance:
Maximum speed: 275 mph (443 km/h) at 11,000 ft (3,350 m)
Range: 600 mi (965 km)
Service ceiling: 31,400 ft (9,570 m)
Rate of climb: 1,920 ft/min (9.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 29.8 lb/ft² (121.9 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)
Armament:
2x 0.30” machine guns in the upper fuselage, synchronized, firing through the propeller disc
2x 0.50” machine guns in the upper spats’ fairings
Up to 350 lb (160 kg) of bombs under the outer wings
The kit and its assembly:
This build is not an original idea of mine, rather a personal interpretation of a whif kit I recently came across: an early Hawker Hurricane in bright (yellow/blue) USAAF markings and an open cockpit. Several similar conversions had been done in RAF markings, too, some with spatted landing gear, and the results always look very elegant.
Anyway, I liked the USAAF idea. America experimented a lot in the pre WWII era, and there were many experimental designs that never made it into serial production. The real P-32 is just such a case, so I lent that designation for my build that was to incorporate many retro design features.
I wanted to take the “’Cane with spats” idea a bit further, though, and during background legwork I came across the contemporary first attempts to use a Twin Wasp radial engine in a fighter. An engine conversion was therefore plausible, too, for a hopefully completely different look.
The basis is Airfix’ relatively new Hurricane Mk. I with fabric wings – an excellent kit with an outstanding cleanliness and fit of parts. Fuselage and wings were basically built OOB, just with some modifications.
The spats come from a (otherwise crappy) Mastercraft PZL 23 Karaś, a 1:1 transplant.
Furthermore, the whole front end was modified: The original Merlin engine was removed and a front end plug sculpted from massive 2C putty. This now carries a scratched, two-row radial engine with a long cowling, also improvised. The propeller with spinner comes from the Hurricane kit and runs on a long metal axis that reaches deep into the fuselage’s putty plug.
On the wings the landing gear was built in retracted position (the Airfix kit offers special parts for this option) and covered with putty. Furthermore, the wing machine guns were deleted, even though I kept the metal covers for the ammunition boxes on the wings – as wing tanks.
The cockpit with its detailed interior was taken OOB, with only the windshield mounted and the canopy sliding rails on the fuselage concealed.
Painting and markings:
The USAAF’s bright blue and yellow scheme of the pre WWII era is pretty, but I rather went for its early Thirties predecessor, the olive drab/yellow option. Both would be eligible for this whif.
Painting was rather straightforward. The yellow wing surfaces and white trim were painted first (Humbrol 69), then masked, and the fuselage painted with Olive Drab (Humbrol 155). The cockpit interior was kept in a greenish primer yellow, a mix of Humbrol 81 and 159.
The colorful trim comes from a PrintScale P-26 sheet, but these decals had to be adapted to the much bigger Hurricane dimensions. The decals are crisply printed, but deadly thin, so handling was challenging. On the other side, the thin carrier film made adaptation to the curved surfaces (esp. on the cowling and the spats) rather easy – just some surgical cuts and the decals went into place. Anyway, a lot of improvisation had to be done with paint.
Besides the Peashooter basics, many markings came from the spares box: the US roundels come from a Hobby Boss F4F Wildcat, while the "U.S. Army" marking under the wings belongs to a Trumpeter P-40.
Anyway, the result was IMHO worth it, and the boldness of the era’s markings comes out much better than on the brighter blue/yellow machines, which are already garish in themselves?
Only slight weathering was applied - on the fuselage with some light Modelmaster FS 34087 dry-brushing, the yellow and white wing surfaces were actually wet-sanded after a thin black ink washing, for a subtle shading of the internal structures.
Finally, the kit was sealed with a semi-gloss (2/3 matt and 1/3 gloss) acrylic varnish.
Not a totally original idea of mine, but a very thorough execution of a retrograded Hurricane. And the more the model came to a close, the more convincing the P-32A became - and more and more colorful.
A contract which governs the conditions of engagement of Bilbo Baggins in the role of a Burglar for Thorin Oakenshield.
This prop replica is created by Daniel Reeve, the same man responsible for the original contract as seen in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Last year, 162 people processed 57-tons of packaging material. Since then, our partnership has expanded to include a sort of production totes and packaging foam.
Operational Contract Support Joint Exercise 2016 provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the Joint Force Commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released)
This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
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Contract workers unchain equipment at the railhead near Vaziani Training Area May 5, 2016,in preparation for Noble Partner 16. The exercise is scheduled to take place May 11 to 26 andwill include approximately 1300 participants from the U.S., Georgia and the U.K. Noble Partner16 is a critical part of Georgia's training for its contribution of a light infantry company to theNATO Response Force (NRF) and enhances Georgian territorial self-defense capability. (Photoby Spc. Ryan Tatum, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division)
Beginning in the 1960s, defense cuts and the contracting of the British Empire “east of Suez” led to the retirement of the Royal Navy’s once-significant fleet of carriers, and the cancellation of the CVA-01 class meant to replace them. This left the RN without a true means of power projection, especially since the RN also lacked surface ships heavier than a light cruiser. Before the last of the RN carriers, HMS Ark Royal, was decommissioned, however, the Fleet Air Arm had already been considering a replacement of the deHavilland Sea Vixen strike fighter with a version of the Hawker-Siddeley Kestrel, which would later evolve into the Harrier. Since the Kestrel/Harrier used thrust-vectoring to give it V/STOL capability, this would allow the FAA to keep a fixed-wing component while still allowing the retirement of the Ark Royal. With the Harrier now available, the RN planned three light carriers, the Invincible-class, to operate both them and helicopters; to avoid the notice of Ministry of Defense budget cuts, they were disguised as “through-deck cruisers.”
Since the FAA would need a more advanced aircraft than either the basic Harrier GR.1 or ground attack specialized GR.3, British Aerospace, which had absorbed Hawker-Siddeley, made a number of changes to the basic Harrier design. The Sea Harrier FRS.1 had an entirely new nose section, with a raised cockpit and bubble canopy for better all-around vision, necessary in a dogfight, since the Sea Harriers would also have to defend a task force as well as undertake strike missions. The nose was also larger and longer than the “bottlenose” GR.3, to accommodate the Ferranti Blue Fox radar, needed to guide Sea Eagle antiship missiles, the Sea Harrier’s other role. Some aluminum parts were replaced by steel to better resist corrosion at sea.
The first Sea Harrier FRS.1 entered service in 1978, going to sea aboard both the purpose-built “Harrier carrier” HMS Invincible in 1981, and the World War II-era light carrier HMS Hermes, which had been retained until the rest of the Invincibles could come on line. The Blue Fox radar left a little to be desired, but since the only air-to-air missile available to the Sea Harrier was the AIM-9 Sidewinder heat-seeker, this was not deemed to be a problem, especially as the Sea Harriers would be equipped with the all-aspect AIM-9L. Both carriers were fitted with “ski-jumps” at the end of the flight deck, which allowed the Sea Harriers to take off with full warloads—something not possible using strictly hover mode.
The Sea Harrier would get its first test much sooner than anticipated, however, when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982. With the demise of Britain’s fleet carriers, the Sea Harriers were the only fixed-wing aircraft available to defend the task force heading to reclaim the islands. Despite not being really designed for the job it assumed, the Sea Harrier did exceptionally well, shooting down 20 Argentine fighters for no air-to-air losses. While this was initially attributed to the Sea Harrier’s V/STOL capability, in actuality it was due to the superior training of British pilots, the Sea Harrier’s small size, and the fact that the Argentinians were fighting at the edge of their range.
Despite this, the Sea Harrier was obviously in need of upgrading if it was going to continue in the fleet defense role. After the end of the war, the FAA embarked on upgrading the Sea Harrier FRS.2 in 1988, later redesignating it the FA.2. This replaced the Blue Fox with the far superior Blue Vixen, which allowed the FA.2 to carry the AIM-120 AMRAAM, though it wouldn’t be until 1993 that the AMRAAM reached the FAA. Avionics were also upgraded and an improved ECM package fitted. This allowed the Sea Harrier to finally maximize its potential as a fleet defense fighter.
In the end, however, the Sea Harrier would never get a chance to do this. Though it saw action over Bosnia and Serbia in 1995 and 1999, the MoD decided to retire the Sea Harrier beginning in 2002. The FAA had already ordered the F-35B Lightning II to replace the Sea Harrier in 2012, and the MoD, despite protests from the FAA, saw no reason to perform a necessary mid-life upgrade for an aircraft to be retired. This may have proven premature, as the F-35 has since been pushed back to 2016, leaving the FAA jointly flying RAF Harrier GR.9s, which lack the ability to carry AMRAAMs; the Harrier force was retired completely due to budget cuts in 2009.
The only other nation to fly the Sea Harrier is India, which acquired 25 Sea Harrier FRS.1s in 1983. These aircraft are being upgraded to carry the Rafael Derby AAM, but though India expressed interest in acquiring second-hand Sea Harrier FA.2s, this fell through due to India buying the MiG-29K Fulcrum for use on full-size carriers and the US being unwilling to supply India with the AMRAAM.
It was something of a surprise to see a "Shar" at the Pima Air and Space Museum, but it is one of six Harriers on display at the museum, and one of only two Sea Harriers on display outside of the UK and India. ZH810 was among the last five Sea Harriers produced for the FAA, and joined 899 Squadron at Yeovilton in 1999. As a result of the retirement of the Sea Harrier force in 2006, it is a very low-time aircraft! It was obtained by Pima in 2017 and was put on display in 2019, making it the newest addition to the museum when I visited that May. It wears the overall gray and subdued markings of the FAA's FA.2s, along with the flying fist of 899 Squadron.
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He's offering "legal insurance" in case I get sued by Google for my Google Maps abstracts. In exchange, he gets a painting.
Pastor Marcos Pereira da Silva
On Sept 12, 2013; Pereira was found guilty of rape, he received a sentence of 15 years.
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“Pastor Marcos, que não é pastor, é homem de confiança do Marcinho com a sociedade, já matou pessoas com o Marcinho. Ele lava o dinheiro do Marcinho" noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/policia/,0ee8c4cf29942410Vgn...
It is rather unusual for a photographer, to be able to take photos of his assassin, before he is killed; or for that matter, for a photographer to take a series of photographs of the individual who later on, would place a murder contract on the photographer.
That is exactly the case with this photo series.
On Oct. 2009, I did a series of photos and videos of Brazilian Pastor, Marcos Pereira da Silva, who appears on most of the photos of this series, while he visited the NY-NJ Region in Oct., 2009.
Soon after, I decided to stop doing this work, because of many illegalities witnessed of Pereira da Silva.
Months later and until the present, Pereira da Silva, did place a murder contract on Branko, because of the information that Branko had acquired of Pereira's wrongdoings.
During the beginning of March 2012, several people have denounced Pereira da Silva in Brazil.
The charges are for child brutality, rape, killings, placing murder contracts on other individuals, etc.
One of his denouncers has called him, "one of the biggest criminal minds of Rio de Janeiro", and I, by my own experience, happen to agree.
On May 7 2013, Pastor Marcos Pereira, was arrested in Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
He is indicted for several rapes, some minors. He is also being investigated for Money Laundering for Drug Cartels, Conspiracy to commit several murders.
Several killers contracted by Pereira, continue trying to kill Branko to this date.
The FBI, Newark Police and Newark's US District Attorney's Office have done a Cover up of Pereira's Case in the US.
Branko
Esta serie fotografica, feita por Branko, do Pr. Marcos Pereira da Silva, foi feita na area de NY-NJ, em uma visita de Pereira da Silva aos USA, na area de NY-NJ em Out. 2009.
Depois de poucos dias, decidi suspender esta serie fotografica, porque descobri informação de Pereira da Silva, sobre ele fazer lavagem de dinheiro para narcotraficantes no Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Por causa disto, Pereira da Silva tem pago assassinos para me matar, desde o començo de 2010 ate o presente.
Recentemente, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; no mes de Março 2012, tem aparecido muitas denuncias contra Pereira da Silva, por estupro, violencia infantil, ameaça de morte.
Em Março 7 2013, Marcos Pereira foi preso por varios estupros, incluindo menores. Tambem tem uma investigação de Pereira fazer lavagem de dinheiro para traficantes, conspiração de Pereira em varios assassinatos.
Varios assassinos contratados por Pereira, continuam querendo matar Branko ate a presente data.
O FBI, Policia de Newark e o esritorio do Promotor do Governo nos US em Newark, tem feito um encobertamento do crimes de Pereira nos US e os atentados de assassinato de Pereira em contra de Branko nos US
Branko
This exercise provides training across the spectrum of OCS readiness from requirements and development of warfighter staff integration and synchronization through contract execution supporting the joint force commander. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chad Chisholm/Released)
Defense Contract Management Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District volunteers honor local Holocaust victims by cleaning individual memorials and attending the installation of a new Stolperstein or "stumble stone" for Dr. Stein May 2, 2012 in Wiesbaden, Germany. The stumbling stones, shiny brass plaques, are placed in the sidewalk throughout Wiesbaden and across Europe to memorialize the millions of Jews, gays, resistance fighters and Gypsies who perished between 1933 and 1945. The stones are installed in front of homes of the victims, giving back a small piece of their identity. There are 468 stumbling stones in Wiesbaden and more than 25,000 worldwide. Today, DCMA and USACE volunteers witnessed the installation of Dr. Albert Stein’s stone in front of the building where he lived with his family at 8 Alexander Street in Wiesbaden. Dr. Stein, like every victim, has a story. He was an orthopedic surgeon here, married Elsa Winter, a protestant and was the father of four daughters. Dr. Stein, living in a so called mixed marriage, Jewish-Protestant, was not deported in the initial 1942 push. In March 1943, he was arrested by the Gestapo and later deported to Auschwitz where he was murdered. The stumbling stone artist, Gunter Demning said, “every personal stone is also meant as a symbol for the entirety of all victims.” (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers by Jennifer Aldridge)
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I was originally enrolled into the GETTY IMAGES collection as a contributor on April 9th 2012, and when links with FLICKR were terminated in March 2014, I was retained and fortunate enough to be signed up via a second contract, both of which have proved to be successful with sales of my photographs all over the world now handled exclusively by them.
On November 12th 2015 GETTY IMAGES unveiled plans for a new stills upload platform called ESP (Enterprise Submission Platform), to replace the existing 'Moment portal', and on November 13th I was invited to Beta test the new system prior to it being officially rolled out in December. (ESP went live on Tuesday December 15th 2015 and has smoothed out the upload process considerably).
With visits now in excess of 17.172 Million to my FLICKR site, used primarily these days as a fun platform to reach friends and family as I have now sold my professional gear and now take a more leisurely approach to my photographic exploits, I would like to say a huge and heartfelt 'THANK YOU' to FLICKR, GETTY IMAGES and everyone who drops by.
***** Selected for sale in the GETTY IMAGES COLLECTION on September 26th 2016
CREATIVE RF gty.im/620567810 MOMENT OPEN COLLECTION**
This photograph became my 2,249th frame to be selected for sale in the Getty Images collection and I am very grateful to them for this wonderful opportunity.
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Photograph taken at an altitude of Sixty one metres at 14:45pm on Friday 22nd May 2015 along the Glen Nevis Road South East from Fort William heading towards Ben Nevis, at the beautiful waterfalls near Achriabhach where the River Nevis flows down into the Water of Nevis, Scotland.
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Nikon D800 24mm 1/4s f/22.0 iso100 RAW (14-bit) AF-S single point focus. manual exposure. matrix metering. Auto white balance.
Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED IF. Nikon MB-D12 battery grip. Two Nikon EN-EL15 batteries. Manfrotto MT057C3 057 Carbon Fiber Tripod 3 Sections (Payload 18kgs). Manfrotto MH057M0-RC4 057 Magnesium Ball Head with RC4 Quick Release (Payload 15kgs). Manfrotto quick release plate 410PL-14. Jessops Tripod bag. Optech Tripod Strap. Digi-Chip Speed Pro 64GB Class 10 SDXC card. Nikon DK-17a magnifying eyepiece. Hoodman HGEC soft eyepiece cup. Nikon GP-1 GPS unit.
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LATITUDE: N 56d 46m 13.50s
LONGITUDE: W 5d 2m 12.50s
ALTITUDE: 61.0m
RAW (TIFF) FILE SIZE: 103.00MB
PROCESSED (JPeg) SIZE: 37.29MB
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PROCESSING POWER:
HP 110-352na Desktop PC with AMD Quad-Core A6-5200 APU processor. AMD Radeon HD8400 graphics. 8 GB DDR3 Memory with 1TB SATA storage. 64-bit Windows 8.1. Verbatim USB 2.0 1TB desktop hard drive. WD My Passport Ultra 1tb USB3 Portable hard drive. Nikon VIEWNX2 Version 2.10.3 64bit. Adobe photoshop Elements 8 Version 8.0 64bit