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Panorama. Fascist tank attacking position of Soviet soldiers. Fascist tank is LT vz.38 (Panzerkampfwagen 38(t), Pz.Kpfw.38(t)). Soviet gun is 76 mm divisional gun M1942 (ZiS-3). Reconstruction of the Second World War battle with the participation of tanks, armored vehicles and infantry. The battle is going on in Military-historical museum of armored vehicles and armament of Main auto-tank directorate of Defense ministry of Russian Federation known as "Kubinka".
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I am new into people/ street photography, therefore I'd be very pleased if you could give me some tips or improvement suggestions.
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Vivid Sydney - Macquarie Visions
The Vivid Festival ran from May 27 to June 21.
Highlights inclided a light display on Macquarie Street and the return of the fire waters performance at Darling Harbour, a song summit in Sydney and a creative industries X Media Lab.
Last year's festival attracted more than 200,000 people to events at the Rocks and Circular Quay.
Macquarie Visions, a free public event celebrating in immersive light displays, the 200th anniversary and story of two visionary leaders, Governor Lachlan Macquarie and his wife Elizabeth.
Taking approximately one hour, the walk starts with a dazzling light spectacle at St Mary’s Cathedral and moves onto installations at Hyde Park Barracks Museum, The Mint, Parliament House, The State Library of New South Wales, The Royal Botanic Garden’s Palace Garden Gate and Sydney Conservatorium of Music, with special features including the spectacular Downer Macquarie Arch and the stunning illumination of the Opera House sails fulfilling the amazing Vivid Light experience.
The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who, in 2003, received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour.
The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. Currently, it is the most recently constructed World Heritage Site to be designated as such, sharing this distinction with such ancient landmarks as Stonehenge and the Giza Necropolis. It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world.
The Sydney Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens.
The Opera House was formally completed in 1973, having cost $102 million.
The excavations of Pompeii is the only archaeological site in the world, along with that of Herculaneum, capable of returning visitors to a Roman town, whose life has remained firm to a distant morning in 79 AD, an era from which the Vesuvius decided to cancel by earth orbit. The town owes its exceptional state of preservation to the way in which it was buried. Source: www.pompeiturismo.it
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The city of Pompeii was an ancient Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Pompeii, along with Herculaneum and many villas in the surrounding area, was mostly destroyed and buried under 4 to 6 m (13 to 20 ft) of ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Researchers believe that the town was founded in the seventh or sixth century BC and was captured by the Romans in 80 BC. By the time of its destruction, 160 years later, its population was probably approximately 20,000, with a complex water system, an amphitheatre, gymnasium and a port. Source: en.wikipedia.org
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The Metropolitan City of Naples (Città metropolitana di Napoli) is an Italian Metropolitan City in Campania region, established on January 1, 2015. Its capital city is Naples ; within the city there are 92 comune (municipalities). It was first created by the reform of local authorities (Law 142/1990) and established by the Law 56/2014, thus replacing the Province of Naples in 2015. Source: en.wikipedia.org
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36871&id=1632219712&am... Grandissima partecipazione al Campionato Italiano 2010 di Ascoli Piceno - Castel di Lama AP con immensa soddisfazione della Lega Ciclismo UISP, a suggellare una straripante ed avvincente stagione Cic...locross 2009/2010 grazie soprattutto al lavoro svolto da tutti i componenti la Lega Ciclismo e alla preziosa collaborazione di tutte le Società che hanno dato vita fin dal mese di ottobre ad un Master bellissimo ed avvincente. Record di atleti che hanno dato vita ad una splendida manifestazione ben 137 i partecipanti a contendersi il tricolore provenienti da ben 8 regioni alla partenza del 37° Campionato Italiano di ciclocross UISP. La manifestazione si è svolta presso l'area verde “Eco Services” del patron Giuseppe Trainie con l'impeccabile organizzazione della “Riviera delle Palme” diretta magistralmente dal vulcanico regista Mariano Vesperini. Tracciato di 2 km ricavato all'interno di un parco sportivo dell'azienda di Traini a fiancheggiare il fiume Tronto con tre punti dove scendere a piedi ed una impegnativa salita che saliva verso il traguardo posto di fronte al punto vendita Garden Shop - Ecoservices .... Mostra tutto Percorso molto bello scorrevole, tutto tracciato in tricolore, interamente visibile dal numerosissimo pubblico accorso per l’occasione, percorso tecnico quel che basta per esaltare le capacità dei contendenti e rendere la gara estremamente spettacolare, interamente molto ben segnalato Sponsor della manifestazione ECOSERVICES - GARDEN SHOP - ITALFER LAVORI. SOFER CARPENTERIE- FRIGOSTAR Pesce di Mario Andrenacci - ROMACAR Gruppo FIAT. Alle Premiazioni Il Sindaco di Ascoli Piceno Castelli ,L'Assessore della Provincia di Ascoli Piceno Bruno Gabrielli, Il Consigliere Regionale Natali, L'assessore allo sport del Comune di Ascoli Piceno Brugni,il Presidente del CONI della Provincia di Ascoli Piceno e moltissimi gli sponsor presenti. Due splendide gare in una buona giornata che ha visto laurearsi campioni italiani tre marchigiani, due emiliani, due toscani e un abruzzese. Nella prima gara subito in testa il duo marchigiano Marco Gobbetti e Rosario Pecci, poi al terzo giro la sfortuna di un guasto tecnico appieda Pecci e per il bravo e preparato “grillo senigalliese” e' un gioco da ragazzi imporsi, vittoria facile in 54'39", Pecci a 44", Tittoni a 47" poi Conti Giulio e Malatesta. 13 gli atleti a pieni giri. Nella seconda manche il più' forte e' l'emiliano Davide Montanari che domina la gara e vince facilmente in 58'38"; l'umbro Laloni a 1'39", il toscano Pioli che termina con la bici in spalla a 1'39" poi il livornese Anelli e l'abruzzese Scipioni. Anche in questa seconda prova contenuti tecnici elevati e grande interesse da parte del numeroso pubblico che ha sempre incitato i contendenti. 20 gli atleti a pieni giri. I nuovi Campioni Italiani 2010 sono: Classifiche Donne: 1.Beatrice Mistretta (Cicli Taddei - Toscana); 2.Ines Macchiarola 3.Alice Torcianti. Giovani: 1.Simone Traini (New Pupilli Grottazzolina - Marche); 2.Yuri Torcianti); 3.Francesco Ciccola. A1: 1.Simone Pioli (Buffardello Bike - Toscana); 2.Andrea Animali; 3.Andrea Pierangelini. A2:1.Davide Montanari (Team Max - Emilia Romagna); 2.Alberto Laloni; 3.Corso Anelli. A3: 1.Alessio Olivi (Cicli Cingolani - Marche); 2.Federico Bartolini; 3.Stefano Santini. A4: 1.Marco Gobbetti (Cicli Cingolani - Marche); 2.Rosario Pecci; 3.Giovanni Tittoni. A5: 1.Mauro D’Alessio (Team Ponte - Marche); 2.Franco Corsini; 3.Serafino Bruni. A6: 1.Pio Sorci (Cicli Neri - Emilia Romagna); 2.Biagio Lunairdini; 3.Paolo Soricetti
This shot is dedicated to all the lives of the animals, birds, and humans affected by the BP oil spill.
If you rather have the leaves be green, than the greedy executives pocket (with the Green Dollar Bills), then fave this photo and leave your opinion.
Photograph © Kausthub Desikachar.
Photographed with Canon EOS 5D Mark II with Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8 IS USM L Lens and Sigma UV Filter. Handheld. Software Imposed filter to darken the edges for effect.
Please do not reproduce in any form without prior written consent from the copyright holder. Please contact the photographer through Flickrmail, to inquire about licensing arrangements.
"Geraldton Waxflower" My blog: Chilpancingo
The Geraldton Waxflower is often used by florists in cut-flower arrangements. Although it is widely available, the plant is native to western Australia where it grows as an evergreen shrub in gardens, and along roadsides. It is considered to be one of Australia’s most famous wildflowers, and this popularity has spurred the development of plants with many different colourations (white, yellow, pink, purple, lilac, and bicolours).
The genus name Chamelaucium is probably from the Greek - chamia meaning “dwarf” and leucos meaning “white”. Uncinatum means “hooked”, and refers to the tips of the needle-like leaves.
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Scout Hall, Shibden, was built in 1681 for Silk Merchant John Mitchell (1659–1696). Today it lies pretty much empty, as it has done since the 1980's. The 52 roomed building has a wonderful frieze above the front door depicting a fox hunt. Inside the building is in disarray, with flooring timbers missing, and evidence of some recent building work taking place. Currently on the English heritage "buildings at risk" register, Scout Hall is grade II* listed.
It was built as a calender building, with 365 panes of glass, 12 bays and 52 doors. The building failed to meet it's reserve price of £350,000 at Auction last September.
As I mentioned in my last post, I certainly still have more photographs to post from both my charity bike ride in Morocco and the DMU Boston meetup, but I've put off posting shots from the BU Photo Club twilight shoot at Lo Presti Park for far too long.
This particular shot was one that I had flagged as a keeper the moment I reviewed it on the LCD of my camera when I shot it. I've put off posting it because I couldn't decide whether or not people looking at the photo would like how the old pier posts blend into the blackness of the cityscape (I figured y'all wouldn't.) After several weeks of going back and forth, I was reminded of the fact (again) that this is my photograph and I like- no- love the colors and tones in this and even though I do like it when others say they enjoy my work, it's shouldn't become my primary motive for pursuing photography as I do- and it's not.
Also, I love me some purple.
Nikon D40
30mm, f/11, 13 sec, ISO200
ND400 9-stop filter
www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=36871&id=1632219712&am... Grandissima partecipazione al Campionato Italiano 2010 di Ascoli Piceno - Castel di Lama AP con immensa soddisfazione della Lega Ciclismo UISP, a suggellare una straripante ed avvincente stagione Cic...locross 2009/2010 grazie soprattutto al lavoro svolto da tutti i componenti la Lega Ciclismo e alla preziosa collaborazione di tutte le Società che hanno dato vita fin dal mese di ottobre ad un Master bellissimo ed avvincente. Record di atleti che hanno dato vita ad una splendida manifestazione ben 137 i partecipanti a contendersi il tricolore provenienti da ben 8 regioni alla partenza del 37° Campionato Italiano di ciclocross UISP. La manifestazione si è svolta presso l'area verde “Eco Services” del patron Giuseppe Trainie con l'impeccabile organizzazione della “Riviera delle Palme” diretta magistralmente dal vulcanico regista Mariano Vesperini. Tracciato di 2 km ricavato all'interno di un parco sportivo dell'azienda di Traini a fiancheggiare il fiume Tronto con tre punti dove scendere a piedi ed una impegnativa salita che saliva verso il traguardo posto di fronte al punto vendita Garden Shop - Ecoservices .... Mostra tutto Percorso molto bello scorrevole, tutto tracciato in tricolore, interamente visibile dal numerosissimo pubblico accorso per l’occasione, percorso tecnico quel che basta per esaltare le capacità dei contendenti e rendere la gara estremamente spettacolare, interamente molto ben segnalato Sponsor della manifestazione ECOSERVICES - GARDEN SHOP - ITALFER LAVORI. SOFER CARPENTERIE- FRIGOSTAR Pesce di Mario Andrenacci - ROMACAR Gruppo FIAT. Alle Premiazioni Il Sindaco di Ascoli Piceno Castelli ,L'Assessore della Provincia di Ascoli Piceno Bruno Gabrielli, Il Consigliere Regionale Natali, L'assessore allo sport del Comune di Ascoli Piceno Brugni,il Presidente del CONI della Provincia di Ascoli Piceno e moltissimi gli sponsor presenti. Due splendide gare in una buona giornata che ha visto laurearsi campioni italiani tre marchigiani, due emiliani, due toscani e un abruzzese. Nella prima gara subito in testa il duo marchigiano Marco Gobbetti e Rosario Pecci, poi al terzo giro la sfortuna di un guasto tecnico appieda Pecci e per il bravo e preparato “grillo senigalliese” e' un gioco da ragazzi imporsi, vittoria facile in 54'39", Pecci a 44", Tittoni a 47" poi Conti Giulio e Malatesta. 13 gli atleti a pieni giri. Nella seconda manche il più' forte e' l'emiliano Davide Montanari che domina la gara e vince facilmente in 58'38"; l'umbro Laloni a 1'39", il toscano Pioli che termina con la bici in spalla a 1'39" poi il livornese Anelli e l'abruzzese Scipioni. Anche in questa seconda prova contenuti tecnici elevati e grande interesse da parte del numeroso pubblico che ha sempre incitato i contendenti. 20 gli atleti a pieni giri. I nuovi Campioni Italiani 2010 sono: Classifiche Donne: 1.Beatrice Mistretta (Cicli Taddei - Toscana); 2.Ines Macchiarola 3.Alice Torcianti. Giovani: 1.Simone Traini (New Pupilli Grottazzolina - Marche); 2.Yuri Torcianti); 3.Francesco Ciccola. A1: 1.Simone Pioli (Buffardello Bike - Toscana); 2.Andrea Animali; 3.Andrea Pierangelini. A2:1.Davide Montanari (Team Max - Emilia Romagna); 2.Alberto Laloni; 3.Corso Anelli. A3: 1.Alessio Olivi (Cicli Cingolani - Marche); 2.Federico Bartolini; 3.Stefano Santini. A4: 1.Marco Gobbetti (Cicli Cingolani - Marche); 2.Rosario Pecci; 3.Giovanni Tittoni. A5: 1.Mauro D’Alessio (Team Ponte - Marche); 2.Franco Corsini; 3.Serafino Bruni. A6: 1.Pio Sorci (Cicli Neri - Emilia Romagna); 2.Biagio Lunairdini; 3.Paolo Soricetti
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Jermaine Riley might not be a household name just yet but he's certainly worth keeping an eye on.
Hello Earth is Jermaine's latest release following his previous records; Goodbye Krypton (which was his debut record) and Nine Ten Eleven - The Refixes (which was composed of remakes). Both of which along with a couple of his singles are all available for free download, just like this latest one.
Mixing soulful R&B with a cool hip hop dance rhythm, Hello Earth makes for a great club album or something to hold on to if you simply need some smoothing tracks for evening company.
Former member of Brit pop and R&B group, FMD, Jermaine Riley is slowly but surely carving a name for himself in the scene as a solo artist. Showcasing his love for one of the most well-known superheroes the world over, Superman; Riley packs Hello Earth with 11 cuts that range from R&B mellow mixes to upbeat dance cuts.
Paying homage to the creators of Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster; the album chronicles Superman's transition from leaving Krypton and moving to Earth. I guess, you can say it's a concept album of sorts. The songs are both catchy and easy to listen to. You'll find traces of Ne-Yo, Usher and Chris Brown as you listen.
Track like Smallville beautifully features Jermaine's vocal range. It's a sweet song that you can pop onto your player and enjoy without much fuss. A few must-listen cuts include Wonder Woman ft. Lioness; Peaceful Day ft. Cherri V and of course, title track, Hello Earth.
Jermaine Riley is an artist that you shouldn't miss out on especially if you love R&B. Unlike his previous releases which featured covers or 90s samples, Hello Earth is all about the artist. It comes with original cuts and a nice (not to mention) fresh take on the concept album. Really enjoyable piece that you should be downloading right now.
LARGE, ON WHITE is a better view.
This is Kacie, a beautiful and spirited young lady, and an aspiring model. At the time I took this photo of her, she was also a student at our prestigious music school.
A few people have the kind of personality that is capable of radiating happiness into everyone around them. Kacie is a perfect exemplar of that trait. Coming from the perspective of a person who is given to brooding, I know that her presence is a potent antidote to a wide range of gloom and despondency.
Here is a behind-the-scenes look within the studio in which this photo was taken.
Hilo de la Fotohistoria en Pullip .es: PULLIP MEETING AT BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA /
QUEDADA DE PULLIPS EN BARCELONA: 03/07/2011 - JOAN BROSSA
(Read in order, this is: SHOT/FOTO 23 of 32) PAG: 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
PHOTOSTORY: In English / En Español
Arima: (Where are those two? They left me alone, and in this meeting I just can see weird people...)
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Arima: (Donde se han metido estos dos? Me han dejado solo y en esta quedada solo hay personajes extraños...)
LINKS:
- Las FOTOHISTORIAS de Sheryl en el Foro de Pullips: Pullip .es
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This is my beautiful friend Annie. She had her wedding in November--it was the first I've shot. It was such a wonderful time, I don't know how some people get through weddings without shedding a tear... they always choke me up at the vows! I couldn't decide whether to attempt to remove the vignette or not. I'm leaving it for now and may remove it for her for their prints.
I rented a few lenses from BorrowLens.com, and I highly recommend them! The day they were due back I had a couple classes I couldn't make time between to run to FedEx. The guy I was in contact with was so nice, instead of charging me the 10% late fee, he just charged me for an extra day, which was much much less. It's rare to see a company care more about their customers than their bottom line, so if you ever plan on renting, check them out!
Canon 5D Mark II
Canon 50mm f/1.2
Lit with only the modeling lamp of my B1600; my cybersync transmitter is still needing some TLC.
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Latin:
Ave Maria, gratia plena,
Dominus tecum.
Benedicta tu in mulieribus,
et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
Sancta Maria, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
German:
Gegrüßet seist Du, Maria, voll der Gnade.
Der Herr ist mit Dir.
Du bist gebenedeit unter den Frauen,
und gebenedeit ist die Frucht Deines Leibes, Jesus.
Heilige Maria, Mutter Gottes,
bitte für uns Sünder, jetzt und in der Stunde unseres Todes.
Amen.
English:
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee;
blessed art thou among women,
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Français:
Je vous salue, Marie pleine de grâce(s) ;
le Seigneur est avec vous.
Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes
Et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu,
priez pour nous pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant et à l'heure de notre mort.
Amen.
Domingo. Día tranquilo para experimentar con el flash en exteriores.
La modelo no predispuesta ni un poquito para la foto. Este 365 la está llevando lentamente al borde de la locura. :)
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Sunday. A quiet day to experiment with flash outdoors.
The model is not in the mood. This 365 is taking her to the edge of madness. :)
Strobist info: SB-900 1/64 through white 43" umbrella camera right bottom, triggered using PWII.
View On Black / Mejor en negro
Douz es la puerta del desierto tunecino, está situada en el extremo contrario a Tozeur del lago salado de Chott El Jerid. Pese a la creciente presencia de todoterrenos y otras máquinas, aquí el rey sigue siendo el dromedario. Hay alrededor de catorce mil en la zona, aunque tan solo doscientos Meharis, reconocibles por su color blanco, su descomunal altura, su carácter soberbio y altivo pero tremendamente fiel a su dueño. Son sin duda los dromedarios más hermosos que existen y los protagonistas de las grandes carreras que se organizan en el desierto del norte de África, incluido el mítico maratón de Douz que se celebra en invierno durante el festival del Sahara o festival del Camello.
El festival, llamado el festival del camello , se inició en 1910, cuando Túnez estaba bajo dominio francés. En 1967 adquirió su identidad moderna de acuerdo a la voluntad de H. Bourguiba , primer presidente de la nueva República de Túnez, para convertirse en el festival más antiguo y más conocido del país. M'hammed Marzougui, dedicó su vida a hacer que la gente tome conciencia y apreciar el modo de vida nómada y las tradiciones, fue el principal responsable de la fundación del festival. Desde entonces, cada año, a finales de diciembre, durante cuatro días, miles de personas, la mayoría de todo Túnez y otros países Maghrebies, acuden a Douz. Después de la ceremonia de apertura, comienzan los principales eventos en el estadio H´naiech situado frente al desierto y rodeado de tiendas beduinas. Los maratones de camellos, las galopadas de caballos árabes montados por atrevidos jinetes, las peleas de dromedarios, la celebración de matrimonios beduinos o el sloughi (caza del conejo con perros del desierto) son las principales atracciones del festival. Por la noche, los grupos de países visitantes interpretan canciones y bailes y concursos de poesía.
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View On Black (I hate how square photos are *smaller* when you view them in the Flickr lightbox.)
Make sure you view this with your screen quite bright... But I think my screen isn't very bright to begin with so you're probably fine. :)
Okay, here are my ten facts! I was tagged by Erin ♥LivingGrace.
1. This is my brother. :) He's fourteen.
2. He was kind of nervous about me taking pictures of him... This is the only photo I got where he didn't panic and pull a funny face haha.
3. I know it's ridiculous how I always fall back on Harry Potter when I have to write ten facts, but I am currently having an HP book marathon. :) I'm up to Goblet of Fire.
4. Harry Potter's awesome.
5. I cannot wait for the Deathly Hallows movie.
6. Hmm. I just remembered these are supposed to be ten facts about ME. Oh well!
7. I am an extremely eclectic person in taste, as you can probably tell in my photography. I'm the same, if not worse, with my clothes and music taste.
8. I got my learner's permit last spring, I'm probably going to take driving classes this fall...
9. I didn't know you could get your learner's permit at fifteen in Florida! D:
10. My favorite TV show is probably House by now. They've cancelled so many of my favorite shows this year! D: I do love House though, you should watch it.
Possibly the most random 10-facts in the history of the world.
If I tagged you it's because I love your photos and I want to know more about you. :)
Strobist: One YN-460 flash camera right high at 1/8 or 1/4 power (can't remember). Triggered wirelessly via YN-04 II.
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Protei, 2011
The explosion on British Petroleum’s oil platform, “Deepwater Horizon” in the Gulf of Mexico, on 20 April 2010, caused the most devastating environmental event in the history of the United States. At the time, Cesar Harada, a MIT project leader, left Boston and moved to New Orleans to envision Protei, an oil collecting fleet of sailing drones as part of his larger Open_Sailing project and community. The latter is an international community working to develop the International_Ocean_Station as an open-source project, developing hardware and software to enable intelligent human activities at sea. The project, begun as an apocalyptic design response unit, has evolved into a voluntary experimental community of passionate amateurs, creatives, explorers, inventors and scientists. Protei is one of its projects.
Protei is a fleet of autonomous sailing robots engineered to clean oil spills at sea by towing a long, absorbent boom. The idea is considered on the premise that oil spilled at sea drifts downwind, thus the most efficient way of collecting the oil is to sail upwind into it having the greatest potential for collection. Since Protei are unmanned, human health is no longer a risk. Furthermore, their autonomy allows them to operate continuously at a very low cost, in rough weather and far from the shore — three major factors that presently inhibit typical oil clean-up. They are hurricane-ready, self-righting, unbreakable, cheap and easy to manufacture and ready for immediate deployment.
The ingenuity behind Protei, as a creative, engineering feat of simplicity, is its malleability, following the etymology of the word, which can refer to the blind, long, white salamander that has acute senses for smell and hearing, or to the Greek god, Protean, who was known for his capability to assume many forms, to be mutable. In that lineage, Protei has the capability for other applications, such as plastic debris collection in the oceans, radioactivity sensing, physical oceanography and much more. Furthermore, all of the components and designs are open source, following the Protei theme, such that Protei can be developed, reproduced and modified by anyone, for free.
Protei, and Open_Sailing, seeks to address the increasing societal impact and threat it marks on the environment, and hence itself. Because of this situation, it has become necessary to develop and test environmental monitoring and cleaning technologies that do not at the same time endanger human health. Protei does this by working remotely, using forces of nature to gather energy and loco mote while collecting or monitoring hazardous pollutants, as in the first particular case, oil. Yet this is only its initial and immediate application, as an open project, the applications, developments and benefits of this articulated, autonomous sailboat become endless. Contribute — all are invited.
Open_Sailing / Protei
Protei is developed by an open community of engineers, designers, sailors, and scientists from the US, UK, France, Netherlands, Korea, Germany, Mexico, Chile, China, Korea, El Salvador, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Denmark, Norway and many more. Led by Inventor Cesar Harada (FR, JP) the growing Protei community is grounded in academia as well as in the non-profit, profit and open hardware community enabling a rapid development of science, technology and fabrication. Anyone can join Open_Sailing and contribute to Protei and other Ocean technology projects.
Photo: protei.org -2011- open hardware
Trekking in Nepal is part of adventure trekking tourism and Adventure Trekking in Nepal and Trekking in Himalaya. Natures to renew one’s own self regard, to relive oneself, to realize Nepal beauty, to interact with its generous, friendly peoples are highlights of Trekking in Nepal. Trekking is one long term activity that draws repeat visitors. So, Nepal is final purpose for trekking. Offers numerous options walking excursion to meet snowy peaks, their foot hills, valleys but however there is amazing for each who hope trek in Nepal hill, mountain area. Typical trekking and Hiking in Nepal as unique combination of natural glory, spectacular trekking trips to hard climbing and Everest Base Camp Trek is most rewarding way to skill Nepal natural beautification and cultural array is to walking, trekking, width and the height of country. Trekking in Himalaya is important of Travel Nepal for trekking tours Himalaya on description Nepal tour of large range of ecological features for Nepal Travel Holiday. The country nurtures a variety of flora and scenery. Addition to natural atmosphere is rich Himalaya culture. Many of visitor trek to different part of Nepal every year to experience its rustic charm, nature and culture. Most treks through areas between 1000 to 5185m, though some popular parts reach over 5648 meters. Trekking is not climbing, while the climb of Himalayan peaks and enjoy walking Holiday in Nepal and trekking tours Nepal might be an attraction for travelers. Every travelers knows for the Trekking in Nepal from all over the words an inspiring knowledge. Attraction for Travel Holiday in Nepal of beauty and its excellent culture.
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Né à Zurich en 1910, mort à Paris en 1999, Rolf Liebermann fut l’une des personnalités musicales majeures du XXe siècle. Compositeur, chef d’orchestre, metteur en scène, il dirigea successivement les Opéras de Hambourg (1959-1972) et de Paris (1973-1980). Au Palais Garnier, son nom est attaché, entre autres, aux Noces de Figaro dans la mise en scène de Giorgio Strehler (production reprise cette saison) ou à la création mondiale de la version en trois actes de Lulu dirigée par Pierre Boulez.
A l’occasion du centenaire de sa naissance, le Staatsoper de Hambourg s’associe à la Bibliothèque-Musée de l’Opéra et à l’Opéra de Paris pour rendre hommage à cette personnalité d’exception.
COMISSARIAT :
Mathis Auclair conservateur en chef à la Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra
Christophe Ghristi directeur de la dramaturgie à l'Opéra national de Paris
Martine Kahane directrice du Centre national du costume de scène de Moulins
Aurélien Poidevin attaché temporaire d'enseignement et de recherche à l'Université ParisVIII
Thaipusam actually celebrates the birthday of the Hindu deity Subramaniam. On this occasion, Hindus show the sincerity of their faith. It is a time for making and fulfilling vows. Devotees pray for divine help and make vows. When their prayers are answered, they fulfil their vows.
To do this, a devotee would pierce his cheeks, tongue, face or other suitable body parts with sharp objects. Next his friends or relatives load a *kavadi on his shoulder. Finally, in a trance-like manner, he goes on a 4km journey of faith.
Others, including young children, might join the procession carrying only milk pots. The Thaipusam Singapore procession starts at the Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple on Serangoon Road and ends at the Sri Thandayuthapani Temple on Tank Road.
At first look, one might think that the festival starts at one temple and ends at another. Not so. Many of the devotees start fasting a month before the Thaipusam Singapore festivities. Others fast a week. Yet others three days.
A Hindu friend said this to me, "If you are going to put a 12-inch skewer through your cheeks and a hundred spikes in your chest, you'd better take your fast seriously!"
* A kavadi is a cage-like structure carried by devotees during the Thaipusam Festival.
It is traditionally decorated with peacock feathers and aluminium plates which show images of Hindu deities. Sharp spikes criss-cross its lower section.
An elaborate kavadi might weigh up to 15kg! It is quite something just to lift it. But these chaps I saw actually walked with them for 4km - kavadis, skewers, hooks, spikes and all!
Some of them even skipped and danced with their kavadis. Either they have great endurance or they have some supernatural help.
made Explore (surprisingly) #273 on 7/03 (thanks everyone!)
I recently returned from a week in my home town, Omaha (for Fathers Day, the College World Series at Rosenblatt Stadium, music, good friends, etc).
I spent some time in parts of the Lauritzen Gardens, the 100 acre Omaha Botanical Gardens.
Captured this guy with a 200mm telephoto (unfortunately he and his friends refused to fly any closer to the edge of the marsh for a better shot).
Facebook Event: Pizza Tour NYC
Event Info
Name:Pizza Tour NYC
Tagline: for friends and family
Host:Vladimir Cole (Facebook / LinkedIn / Twitter)
Type:Other - Carnival
Time and Place
Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Time: 10:00am - 10:00pm
Location: NYC
City/Town: New York, NY
Description
Purpose: Tour some of the best Pizza in NYC. Now that I’m on the West Coast, this is a very important “keeping it real” event for me. I mustn’t forget what real pizza tastes like. Seattle’s pie sucks, for the most part.
Timing: Start at 10am and end at 10pm. Feel free to join in at any point by calling me (212.281.1090) for current location and next stop. Also, you can follow along via Twitter (twitter.com/vladcole).
Itinerary (in rough order):
DONE .... Rose & Joe's Bakery (31st St near Ditmars Blvd, Astoria)
DONE .... Rosario's (31st St near Ditmars Blvd, Astoria)
DONE .... Joe’s (7 Carmine Street, West Village) … walk to:
DONE .... Grandaisy Bakery (73 Sullivan St., SoHo) … walk to:
DONE .... Lombardi’s (32 Spring St., SoHo) … walk to:
DONE .... Luzzo's (1st Ave. & 12th St.) …
DONE .... Fornino (187 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn)
DONE .... Franny’s (295 Flatbush Ave., Prospect Heights, Brooklyn)
Google Maps: Brooklyn Section: Pizza Crawl by Brian Carp (Facebook)
Franny's Guests
+ Dr Sam
+ Jane Doe
© 2007 See-ming Lee (Blog / Facebook / Flickr / LinkedIn / Network / Orkut / Twitter / Wiki)
Sometimes what make me like a photograph are the smallest of details. In the photograph below of Waterlemon Cay it is the couple walking along the beach. Without them I don't think this photo has the same impact. There are quite a few people that claim the snorkeling around Waterlemon Cay is some of the best snorkeling on St. John. If you ask me however it is pretty good almost anywhere on St. John. I also want to mention a new web site that I am lucky to be a contributor and guest editor for. It is a new project from Stuck in Customs photographer Trey Ratcliff called HDR Spotting. Trey is using this venue as another outlet for great photographers to share the world of HDR photography with everyone. I encourage you all to go check it out and see all the great work being posted but be sure you have some extra time on your hands because you may find yourself staying awhile. Part of this project is selecting guest editors that review the submission and post the photographs they feel are some of the best out there and I was honored to be chosen as one of the first guest editors. If you have work you would like to contribute post a comment here on my blog with a link to your work and I will go check it out.
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Zupi - Top Moleskine
Depois do "Top 50 Arte de Rua"(2010) e o "Top 50 Personagem"(2010), mais uma participação aos badalados Tops do site zupi.
Participem lá.
Na foto, esboço da ilustração "semibreve".
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- Top Moleskine aqui;
- Top 50 Arte de Rua aqui;
- Top 50 Personagens aqui;
- Ilustração "semibreve" original aqui e aqui.
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2011
Daniel Pemberton
Aged 61
Foreman LSWR
Surprised by a train when guaging the line. Hurled his mate out of the tracks saving his life at the cost of his own.
Jan 17 1903
According to Wikipedia:
Postman's Park is a small green memorial garden in the City of London. It is located between King Edward Street, Little Britain and Angel Street. It was created in 1880 from the churchyards of St Leonard, Foster Lane and St Botolph-without-Aldersgate together with the graveyard of Christ Church Greyfriars. St Leonard's had been a ruin since the Great Fire and was probably demolished at the time of the creation of the park. St Botolph's is still open and stands at the north east corner of the park. Christ Church was detached from its graveyard and is now a ruin on the other side of King Edward Street.
The park was the idea of the painter George Frederick Watts who wanted to celebrate people who may otherwise have been forgotten. Its name celebrates the postmen who work in the principal London post office and the former sorting office in King Edward Street.
A wall in the park has 34 hand-painted tiles paying tribute to everyday people who sacrificed their lives helping others. The hand-lettered tiles were made by Royal Doulton.
The park features in the film Closer - Natalie Portman's character takes her pseudonym 'Alice Ayres' from one of the painted tiles, as Jude Law's character discovers at the end of the film.
This is the new addition to my backyard zoo.
If human beings are perceived as potentials rather than problems, as possessing strengths instead of weaknesses, as unlimited rather that dull and unresponsive, then they thrive and grow to their capabilities.
Barbara Bush
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Regards, Bram (BraCom)
Langania village, Tantanua dance (mask dance) and the Sing-sing of the malagan people.
Sing-sing is a gathering of a few tribes or villages in Papua New Guinea. People arrive to show their distinct culture, dance and music. The aim of these gatherings is to peacefully share traditions. Villagers paint and decorate themselves for sing-sings.
uit:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sing-sing
Malagan ceremonies are the most large-scale and famous of the many events that take place within the malagan culture. They take place irregularly, and are typically large and complex events, taking several days, and requiring months or years of preparation.
While a malagan ceremony is always held in the name of one or more people who have died in recent years, it is not at all merely a mortuary rite. Many other interactions take place within the overall event, including announcements, repayment of debts, recognition of obligations, resolution of disputes, and many other customary activities.
Malagan carvings
Malagan carvings, now world-famous, are the wooden carvings which are created for use in malagan ceremonies. Traditionally these were burnt at the conclusion of the event; in modern times most are now retained, as the carving tradition is now only known by a few.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malagan
I've played with Anna's overlays... :)
credits:
ANNA ASPNES
ArtPlay Palette Blooming Marvelous
ArtPlay Palette Red White Blue
ArtPlay Palette Work Hard Play Hard
ScriptTease Travel Overlays No. 1
SISSY SPARROWS
Acid Wash
Thanks for looking!
Eszter
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grumpy old keith!
wins points for his version of "time is tight" and the "godfather" theme. the album was recorded in edgbaston - and is signed on the back by the man and his band.
"Keith Lloyd was a Birmingham based keyboard player who is known to have accompanied many top stars of the day as they made their way through the clubs of the West Midlands. The likes of Bob Monkhouse, Frankie Howard and Les Dawson all used Keith as musical director to their stage shows at some point during the late 1960s and early 1970s and Keith maintained a residency on the Woman Today BBC TV programme.
Unfortunately, apart from the information contained on the sleeve notes to his "This is My Life" album, little else is known about Keith Lloyd and his band, which featured Geoff Cox on drums, Barry Peacock on Bass and Mick Large on guitar. The album was recorded at Zella Studios in Edgbaston in 1974, and released on the label of the same name. This was owned and run throughout the 1960s and 1970s by Johnny Haynes, but alas is no more - Johnny having sold the studio to soft rock behemoths Magnum in the 1980s. During this time local Asian musicians were regular customers at Zella studios, and perhaps hundreds of traditional Asian recordings were produced there.
An early incarnation of Black Sabbath produced a 45 on Zella Records and a large number of aspiring beat combos and hard rock bands of the period are known to have made use of Zella Studios.
Ordination of Deacons service at Manchester Cathedral, Manchester. Picture by Paul Heyes, Sunday June 30, 2019.
A short stop by the road. I took the opportunity to photograph the grass!
Grass flowers have always appealed to me.
I remember that when I was a kid, fog grass gave me terrible hayfever. It made me itch all over and my eyes ran so much that I could hardly see. Yet, I thought the grass was so beautiful that I picked bunches of it to take home to my mother!!
Now I'm happy just to photograph it.
Going through my photos recently, someone was looking over my shoulder and when I came to the grass pictures, they said, well there's some you can delete. :-O
I am glad to find plenty of people on Flickr who recognise the beauty of grass.
Here are some of my favourite 'grass' pics. No doubt there are many more... feel free to post a link to your best grass shot(s) in the comments box! :-)
Dreams (by kasia-aus)
Hot Afternoon (by kasia-aus)
secret (by christiaan_25)
Ravensholt I (by poul1955)
The answer is... (by Stella's eye)
Golden Braids (by one under the sun... ok, so it's wheat and not grass, but still a similar theme!)