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The Central Highlands is a region in Tasmania, Australia where geographical and administrative boundaries closely coincide. It is also known as The Lake Country of Tasmania. The Central Highlands Council incorporates most of the highland region. Early power developments by Hydro Tasmania in the Central Highlands included the communities of workers who were employed in construction. Significant numbers of the communities were migrants to Australia. The Tarraleah community was one established in 1934 which was a significant early community for the Upper Derwent Power Development. The part of Tarraleah known as Ticklebelly Flat - the area of the married quarters of the community - has become a part of Hydro history, being utilised in the most comprehensive history of the Hydro to date, Heather Fenton's book Ticklebelly Tales. Due to the large number of waterbodies in the Central Highlands, fishing is a long-standing popular activity in the area. The combined councils of the Central Highlands and the two Midlands councils - the southern and the northern have had for almost a decade a web based portal which combines the areas to a name of Tasmanian heartland. The Central Highlands Council has been organising the annual Bushfest which includes various outdoor activities such as fishing, camping, hunting and adventure sports. The event started in 2014 and witnesses a gathering of nearly 4000 people every year. 29739
Before the storm the sun shone through the heavy clouds and the bird life took to the air
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This portrait was taken in a multi-scene apartment rented from REMEK with ambient light and edited with the web-based tools at PicMonkey.com
Each of us is a unique strand
in the intricate web of life
and here to make a difference.
-- Deepak Chopra
Wyadup Beach South West, Western Australia
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Re: Climate Change
Maya Lin’s Ghost Forest, a towering stand of forty-nine haunting Atlantic white cedar trees, is a newly-commissioned public art work. Lin brings her vision as an artist and her agency as an environmental activist to this project, a memory of germination, vegetation, and abundance and a harsh symbol of the devastation of climate change. The height of each tree, around forty feet, overwhelms human scale and stands as a metaphor of the outsized impact of a looming environmental calamity.
In nature, a ghost forest is the evidence of a dead woodland that was once vibrant. Atlantic white cedar populations on the East Coast are endangered by past logging practices and threats from climate change, including extreme weather events that yield salt water intrusion, wind events, and fire. The trees in Ghost Forest were all slated to be cleared as part of regeneration efforts in the fragile ecosystem of the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.
The magnitude of planetary vulnerability is a significant subject in Lin’s practice through sculpture, installation, and her web-based resource, What Is Missing?. Now two generations removed from the Earthwork artists of the 1960s and 1970s, Lin is taking on rural and urban outdoor space with a focus on geology and the fragility of the earth’s ecosystem.
Lin created Ghost Forest Soundscape highlighting the sounds of some of the native species of animals once common to Manhattan. To listen, click the audio button to the left or view the accompanying text and credits here. It draws from the Macaulay Library sound archive of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. A series of public programs focused on nature-based solutions to climate change, including planting 1,000 trees and shrubs in collaboration with Natural Areas Conservancy, are planned throughout the run of the exhibition.
"Maya Ying Lin (born October 5, 1959) is an American designer and sculptor. In 1981, while an undergraduate at Yale University, she achieved national recognition when she won a national design competition for the planned Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.[1]
"In 1981, at 21 and still an undergraduate, Lin won a public design competition to design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to be built on the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Lin has designed numerous memorials, public and private buildings, landscapes, and sculptures. Although she is best known for historical memorials, she is also known for environmentally themed works, which often address environmental decline. According to Lin, she draws inspiration from the architecture of nature but believes that nothing she creates can match its beauty."
A number of steps to get this result. The photo is composed of a series of 4 photos stitched together with Hugin. Initial post processing to NR and sharpen with colour adjustments to bring out Milky Way. Last edits were done, trial and error, with a web based AI agent. There is a loss of resolution doing edits this way but the overall result was good IMHO.
An image from my recent winter tour of Iceland I held earlier this year. Looking for 4 interested parties to join me on yet another tour of the wonders of Iceland in 2016 ...
My tour of India is now online and accepting bookings for 2016 ... Check it out here at www.nevermindadventure.com/india-photographic-tour ... Hope to see a few of you guys there ...
As I have just returned from Iceland I will have a whole new series of Iceland images for viewing shortly ... Plus new dates for the 2016 Tour of Iceland limited to just 6 people ...
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I have fond memories of taking this image - it was shot on my very first trip out with my new Canon 1DX. I had been watching the owl hunting for some time in the evening and kept having to dial up the ISO to keep up with the fading light. At one point the bird dove down into the deep grass and seemed to be successful in catching some prey. I took advantage of the distraction to crawl out of the car and move up closer to the owl under the cover of the vegetation. When the owl finally popped up and took flight it flew right at me, giving me a great series of images. Unfortunately, with the low light conditions (and corresponding required camera settings) the image quality of the final result wasn't that impressive - fine for a small web-based image, but not suitable for printing.
Fast forward 8 years --> last week I was watching a YouTube video on Glenn Bartley's channel where he reviewed the new DxO PureRAW software. Like Glenn, I have never been too impressed with Adobe's ability to process high ISO files from Canon cameras. While Canon's DPP software does a much better job, frankly, it is just painful to use. After Glenn's review I downloaded the 30-day trial of the software and gave it whirl. Having now monkeyed around with the software for a week, I have to say that in general I am very impressed by the results I have been getting on high ISO files - enough so, that I am going to pull the trigger and purchase the software. This image, shot at ISO-16,000, cleaned up better than I could have imagined - the result are good enough for a large print.
The stark contrast of blue and black in nature was amazing to witness.
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……Music has been my ‘go to’ retreat during the pandemic - but then it generally is anyway! What's been useful is the plethora of web based music that is is now available to us now! I was listen to J to Z the Jazz prog’ on BBC Radio 3 and heard a piano trio - I googled to investigate more and found him - Emmet Cohen, great I thought and began to listen! But the guest vocalist REALLY was something else which led me elsewhere!!! Cyrille Aimée - WOW what a find, so Cyrille is my nominated Macro Monday Artist - please please PLEASE see link for Emmet & Cyrille youtu.be/81viyOKgx0w ……BTW, the picture is a close-up of the bridge on our sons Double Bass. Happy Macro Monday, stay locked down and cosy to stay safe and to keep EVERYONE else safe too! A VERY BIG THANK YOU to ALL the key workers who are carrying on to benefit the rest of us - we applaud you all. Alan;-)👏👏👏👏👏
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We have seen it all before and I have stayed away from this location because I had seen too many images from here. Too many sunsets, sunrises, too many images where there is drama. I was tired of seeing so many images none I found actually paid attention to the principal subject matter, the boat shed and the path that leads on there and how it sits alone just off the banks of the river.
Well after numerous requests I caved in and when photographed it a few times recently with this occassion providing the conditions I was after to what I think best reflects the boat shed, its color and form and the position it occupies along the Swan RIver.
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Even in the middle of a stinking hot 49 degree day in the middle of the Pilbara you can find water, be it very warm water ...
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✨ This Christmas, live the magic the way it’s meant to be inside a house straight out of a fairytale! ✨
Warm wood, twinkling lights in every corner, the scent of cinnamon, and a fireplace softly crackling…
The Christmas House awaits you to create the most beautiful memories with the ones you love.
Enjoy peaceful moments by the fire, wander through the snowy scenery, and let the spirit of the holidays wrap around you.
It’s the season of warmth, love, and comfort and this house has it all. 🎄
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• Free upgrades – all new builds are automatically added to your rezzer
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The colours of Autumn in Victoria
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#macromondays #Fictitious
The latest #macromondays challenge #Fictitious prompts me to share this picture with you too. Finally Homer made it into the pool but of course i gave it a try myself to create more than just a single shot!
#Fictitious is an adjective that describes something that is not real or genuine, but rather imagined or fabricated. It can refer to something that has been invented or made up, often in the context of stories, data, or identities.
Spider-Man is a fictional superhero created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15, published by Marvel Comics in 1962. Spider-Man has since become one of the most popular and enduring characters in the Marvel Universe, and he has been the subject of numerous comic books, television shows, movies, and other forms of media.
Key Attributes and Characteristics:
Real Name: Peter Parker
Origin: Peter Parker was a high school student living in New York City with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben. After being bitten by a radioactive spider, he developed spider-like abilities including super strength, agility, the ability to stick to walls, and a sixth sense that warns him of danger, termed his "spider-sense."
Web-Swinging: With his scientific acumen, Peter developed a web fluid and a pair of wrist-mounted web-shooters that allow him to create webs for various purposes, including swinging between buildings, capturing criminals, and creating various web-based tools and weapons.
Motto: "With great power comes great responsibility." This phrase serves as Peter's guiding principle, instilled in him after the tragic death of his Uncle Ben, a death Peter feels responsible for because he initially used his powers selfishly rather than to stop a thief who later killed Ben.
Enemies: Spider-Man has one of the most diverse and iconic rogues' galleries in all of comics, which includes villains like the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Venom, Sandman, the Lizard, and many others.
Allies: While often a solo hero, Spider-Man has teamed up with many other superheroes in the Marvel Universe, including the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and the X-Men. He also has a close relationship with other street-level heroes in New York, such as Daredevil.
Identity: Peter's struggle to maintain his secret identity and balance his personal life with his responsibilities as Spider-Man has always been a central theme of the character's narrative.
Alter Egos: While Peter Parker is the most famous Spider-Man, other characters have taken up the mantle or have been inspired by him in various storylines and alternate realities. This includes characters like Miles Morales, Gwen Stacy (as Spider-Gwen or Ghost-Spider), and Ben Reilly (as the Scarlet Spider).
Portrayal in Other Media: Spider-Man has been portrayed in numerous films, notably by actors Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. Additionally, the character has been the subject of various animated series, video games, and more.
The character's relatable struggles, both as a teenager and as an adult, combined with his wit, determination, and strong moral compass, have made Spider-Man a beloved figure in pop culture for many decades.
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As we head into winter here in the southern hemisphere thoughts go back to the summer daze just past and the warm weather stunning light and magical beaches of Western Australia's South West ...
As I have just returned from Iceland I will have a whole new series of Iceland images for viewing shortly ... Plus new dates for the 2016 Tour of Iceland limited to just 6 people ...
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One of the many peaceful bays on the south west coast of western australia ...
Multi frame stitch taken with canon 5d mrk II and zeiss glass ...
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I have always wanted to see a landscape image of some dunes taken with soft pastel light and clouds that are not defined and just a hint of sunlight.
A few weeks back while shooting around 12 hours south of where I live the opportunity came and I shot like mad for the brief moment the light was just near perfect ...
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To evaluate virtually any business performance one should draw out the real difference between its income and expenses. The real difference between the two accounts for the profitability of a company. In case there is the owner operator jobs, the earnings are determined from the paid mileage per month. Along with the expenditure would likely include the installment for semi truck along with trailer obligations, licenses along with permits, tolls, Fuel cost, insurance, maintenance and repairs, road and diesel tax, office costs, factoring services as well as salaries. The difference within the two should give an owner operator its profit from the business.
If the expenditure is reduced, the earnings are immediately increased as well as therefore the profit. Few necessary business methods to generate profits for owner operators as well as small trucking fleets:
Careful analysis of the advantages and also cons of the marketplace: You simply can't jump into this with your head first. If you have working experience as a driver along with you already know the industry well then you could look ahead towards it. Nevertheless, in case you are brand-new to the industry then you will want to do ones home work before starting with the venture. Virtually all calculations and feasibility needs to be taken into account. Emergency Fund: For an owner operator operation to run properly as well as climb the ladder of success it is advisable to keep an emergency account. In the event of the truck break down or virtually any other catastrophe you may use the fund to fix the problem so that you could get back to roads soon and avoid more loss.
Adequate use of Freight Marketplace: Along with modern technology you might use the services of Freight Access, Inc. by substantial found on the web-based. This would assist your truck keep going while driving. With its common usage you is not going to have to depend upon the more common methods of personal approach. You are able to directly get exposure to far better deals along with loads readily available for hauling. Managing Deadheads: Oftentimes it becomes inescapable to prevent headhauls and you need to transport loads to such dead areas. In this case you need to increase your pay per miles so that the deal comes out to be profitable for you. If this doesn’t work out and also you are in a situation to afford to sit idle for a day than do not take the load and also wait for a much better business deal.
Factoring along with Insurance Services: If you may make use of a person who can handle your organization accounts such as receivables and collections then you should not avail factoring services. This could enhance your profit margin. Similarly before taking up an insurance do market research along with get the best offer in it. Bargain Well: You would likely maximize your profit if you negotiate with the clients along with freight brokers well. Always calculate the minimum level below which you could not finalize the deal. As you need work the businesses as well as brokerages too need you. Be flexible although not too much, make your requirements clear. To become a profitable Owner Operator Driver you must have enthusiasm along with a set plan of actions and also business knowledge. You are able to only be prosperous if you want to be prosperous.
Freight Truck Drivers and OO's already find earning a profit inside the trucking marketplace until the introduction of FMCSA Regulation such as CSA 2010 and quite a few other pending rules. Freight Access, Inc. offers some tips to help make small carriers along with O/Os more profitable.
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Still the most amazing view I have had the chance to witness on this planet we are share ... Yosemite National Park ...
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52 Weeks of 2017
Week 42
Theme: Pixel Sort
Category: Creative
This week's challenge was certainly an interesting exercise... I had never heard of this technique before, and, since I don't have full version Photoshop to upload actions into, I went searching for a web-based alternative. Luckily I found one here: pixlshift.owlmoth.net
Also for Sliders Sunday - HSS!
There are certain places that you go that you have to take THE shot…you know, the same one they use for their “come visit” posters, brochures and web-based marketing. Here is the one of the more often used for Yosemite. Some will zoom in or out, others may wait for more cloud cover, but I don’t wait well for landscape shots…so here is what it looked like in the 2.3 minutes that we stopped on the overlook once this picture came into view.
Looking at it now, just over two weeks later and at home on the computer, my mind still cannot comprehend the scale of this place. Only now do I understand why John Muir, also known as “John of the Mountains” fought so hard to protect this place. I truly thank him for his foresight and depth of understanding of the human condition. It was an honor to have lunch in the same room that he and Theodore Roosevelt met in while discussing the development of our National Parks System.
In this shot you see (L-R) El Capitan, the largest exposed single piece of granite in the world. At 3,593 feet tall it is a fantastic reference point when trying to determine direction. In the center of the shot with clouds mimicking its shape is Half Dome. To the right is Bridalveil Falls, a 616 foot tall waterfall that flows year round and provided the rainbow shot previously posted.
NASA and the National Park Service worked together to create a web-based tool that helps park managers better understand the impact of outdoor lighting and noise on animal species in national parks.
The website allows park managers to choose a time period, such as the spring or winter seasons, and then zoom into a particular park to see sound and nighttime lights data and determine which animal species might be at risk from those sensory stimuli.
Observations from space, such as nighttime light data from the NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite used to produce this United States map, help to better gauge the impact of outdoor lighting on animal species in national parks.
April 16-24, 2022, 2022, is National Park Week. Parks across the country are hosting events virtually and in-person.
Image Credit: NASA Earth Observatory
#NASAMarshall #NationalParkWeek #space #earth #NASA
✨ This Christmas, live the magic the way it’s meant to be inside a house straight out of a fairytale! ✨
Warm wood, twinkling lights in every corner, the scent of cinnamon, and a fireplace softly crackling…
The Christmas House awaits you to create the most beautiful memories with the ones you love.
Enjoy peaceful moments by the fire, wander through the snowy scenery, and let the spirit of the holidays wrap around you.
It’s the season of warmth, love, and comfort and this house has it all. 🎄
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SampleBoard.com presents a new and innovative way to create and present your ideas and vision by using the web-based interactive editor. It enables designers from different design disciplines (graphic, web, interiors, landscape, fashion and wedding planning) and backgrounds to collaborate on design projects, share their creative portfolio online and get exposure for business opportunities through the public design directory.
The web editor allows you to quickly and easily pull together design trends, colour schemes, textures and products via a convenient drag-and-drop function, using the rich editing toolset with over 30,000 product images from the library or your own images uploaded onto the system from your personal profile.
Mountain sunrise california
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✨ This Christmas, live the magic the way it’s meant to be inside a house straight out of a fairytale! ✨
Warm wood, twinkling lights in every corner, the scent of cinnamon, and a fireplace softly crackling…
The Christmas House awaits you to create the most beautiful memories with the ones you love.
Enjoy peaceful moments by the fire, wander through the snowy scenery, and let the spirit of the holidays wrap around you.
It’s the season of warmth, love, and comfort and this house has it all. 🎄
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💖 Pay 4 Week 1 Gift 💖
NAME (Frezz)
FOR GROUND ( HOUSE 13 )
2 OPTIONS
Skybox $L250/week 50 Prims & Ground House $L450/week 100 Prims
•Rezzer Bed ( 40 Differently)
•Rezzer Bed ( 5 Differently)
•XXXtra Box (20 Differently)
• New scenes added every month at no extra cost
• Free upgrades – all new builds are automatically added to your rezzer
• Tenant group invite control – let your guests rez and set home
• Hybrid dance ball for couples
• Web-based radio included
• Built-in security for total protection
• Pick from furnished, part-furnished, or unfurnished
✔️ Every month brings a new home scene to explore.
✔️ Perfect for romantic or relaxing times with friends.
Das Narrenschiff - "The Ship of Fools". Sculpted by Juergen Weber, based from woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer of a 16th-century book by Sebastian Brandt.
iTower, or 'The Experiment', strange title? Here's why:
Just yesterday I had a discussion with a colleague about the old "you need good camera to take good pictures" argument. My opinion (although I own quite some cameras) is, that for most web based viewing even a smartphone would deliver OK-results. This led to my little fun "Experiment" of taking my smartphone out to my lunch break with the intention of taking one picture to post to Flickr the next day and check for feedback. Well and that's all there is to the title. I called it iTower, as I took the picture with an iPhone. OK - the pic went through some minor Lightroom tweaking’s, but that’s nothing I wouldn’t do to other pictures as well. What do you think? Are smartphones valid cameras? (BTW, shooting with a smartphone just FEELS wrong, maybe they will produce a smartphone with a viewfinder in the future... just kidding...)
The pacific ocean in the distant and the golden rolling hills leading to the coast ...
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Interesting to know/understand about why
this particular image was chosen for "EXPLORE".......
Explore is Flickr's way of showcasing the most interesting photos within a given point in time -- usually over a 24 hour period.
Flickr receives about 6,000 uploads every minute -- That's about 8.6 million photos a day! From this huge group of images, the Flickr Interestingness algorithm chooses only 500 images to showcase for each 24-hour period.
That's only one image in every 17,000!
How to find out if your photo was Explored by Flickr: Big Huge Labs has a web-based app for that, called "Scout": bighugelabs.com/scout.php
AKA The Foo Fighters.
No wonder Kurt blew his brains out if he had to hang out with Dave Grohl. If I had to hang out with such a retard I would probably do the same....
Funny how on their revamped website their causes page no longer carries a link to the HIV denialist group alive and well (AKA Dead and Buried)
However there is still online a version of their old causes page here:
www.foofighters.com/community_cause.html
So not so easy to erase this public display of continued denialism...
As for the rest the following article makes for interesting reading (it may be old but The Truth Fighters are still continuing to support Maggiore, and much more on her later...):
Foo Fighters, HIV Deniers
www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2000/02/foo.html
Foo Fighters front man Dave Grohl wants you to forget what you think you know about AIDS.
News: A platinum-selling alt-rock group may be endangering their fans by promoting a dangerous myth.
By Silja J.A. Talvi
February 25, 2000
Some rock stars want to free Tibet. Others want to save Mumia. The Foo Fighters, on the other hand, want their fans to ignore accepted medical wisdom about AIDS.
The multimillion-album-selling alternative rock outfit has thrown its weight behind Alive and Well, an "alternative AIDS information group" that denies any link between HIV and AIDS. In January, Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel helped organize a sold-out concert in Hollywood to benefit the group. Foo fans were treated to a speech by Alive and Well founder Christine Maggiore, who believes AIDS may be caused by HIV-related medications, anal sex, stress, and drug use, and implies that people should not get tested for HIV nor take medications to counter the virus. Free copies of Maggiore's self-published book, "What If Everything You Thought You Knew About AIDS Was Wrong?," in which she declares "there is no proof that HIV causes AIDS," were also passed out to the concert-goers.
HIV experts are alarmed by the possible impact of the Foo Fighters' embrace of Maggiore's theories on their potentially gullible young fans.
"Clearly, more research is needed on the factors that contribute to HIV infection and the development of AIDS," says Dorcus Crumbley of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention. "However, the conclusions of more than two decades of epidemiologic, virologic, and medical research are that HIV infection is transmissible through sexual contact, injecting drug use, perinatally, and from receiving blood or blood products ... (and) the scientific evidence is overwhelming that HIV is the cause of AIDS."
Adds Crumbley: "The myth that HIV is not the primary cause of AIDS ... could cause (HIV-positive people) to reject treatment critical for their own health and for preventing transmission to others."
"When it comes to such a complex health topic, it behooves the band to have really researched what they are endorsing," says Diane Tanaka, an attending physician at the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, where she works with a large population of high-risk and HIV-infected low-income youth. "(The Foo Fighters) have a big responsibility in terms of (their) public role and the impact that they can have on young people. Is this band willing to take responsibility for a young person engaging in risky, unprotected sex because of information they've gotten from the (Foo Fighters) or from Alive and Well?"
Alive and Well is one of several fringe groups that deny a link between HIV and AIDS. Similar theories have been put forth over the years by various far-right groups and anti-Semitic conspiracy theorists, and other so-called "HIV-refuseniks."
"Your risk of being hit by lightning is greater than that of contracting HIV through a one-time random sexual contact with someone you don't know here in America," says Maggiore, an HIV-positive Southern California resident with no formal training in medicine or the sciences. "And if (a young person) were to get a positive diagnosis, that does not mean they've been infected with HIV." The HIV-AIDS connection, maintains Maggiore, has been promoted by greedy drug companies.
Mendel says he was won over by Maggiore's book, and passed it around to the rest of the band, which includes former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Mendel says that he would steer anyone considering an HIV antibody test toward Maggiore's group.
"If you test positive, you are pretty much given a bleak outlook and told to take toxic drugs to possibly ward off new infections," says Mendel.
With the other band members on board, Mendel aims to use the Foo Fighters' celebrity to get the message out to a broad audience. The Foo Fighters plan additional benefit shows, and have placed a banner ad on their Web site linking to Alive and Well. Mendel says that he does not have HIV, nor does he have any friends with HIV besides Maggiore, who has remained asymptomatic.
The most recent numbers from the Joint United Nations' HIV/AIDS Program estimate that 16.3 million people worldwide have died of AIDS-related causes since 1981. Medical research in the United States indicates that as many as 25 percent of the nation's estimated 40,000 annual HIV infections occur among 13- to 21-year-olds. Maggiore, however, maintains that worldwide HIV infections and AIDS deaths are exaggerated by the CDC and the World Health Organization, even in regions like sub-Saharan Africa, where two-thirds of the world's HIV-infected people live.
Maggiore's message has apparently penetrated the minds of at least some Foo aficionados. She says she has heard from many Foo fans since the show -- one of whom, she says, now works at the Alive and Well office.
"AIDS is a toxic disease caused by either long-term recreational drug abuse or short-term anti-HIV medications," writes a 22-year-old member of the Alive and Well-affiliated Students Reappraising AIDS on the Foo Fighters' Web-based message board. "HIV is not spread sexually, nor is it the cause of any disease."
Other fans are less impressed. Damian Purdy, a 21-year-old Winnipeg, Canada resident and devoted Foo Fighters fan, is outraged by the band's position. "By supporting this, the Foo Fighters have entered an arena that they have no business being in. The truth is that a rock concert is not the appropriate platform for these views to be expressed. I think the Foo Fighters have more influence than they realize," he says.
For his part, Mendel remains convinced that the media and the medical establishment are keeping the truth about HIV and AIDS from the public. The Foo Fighters, he insists, will continue to use their celebrity to bring "light to the issue."
Is he worried that the group might be endangering the lives of some of its listeners?
"I'm absolutely confident that I'm doing the right thing," Mendel answers. "No, I wouldn't feel responsible for possibly harming somebody. I (feel) I'm doing the opposite."
Taken a couple of years ago on my travels around California for 3 weeks shooing as much as I could in the time I had ... While this is an amazing place to photograph one has to wait till almost everyone has gone home or not arrived as yet. Reason being the crowds where insane with and finding the right location within the crowds was not easy ...
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Taken just before the summer storm descended upon us at a jewel at the end of a long and sometimes very narrow well hidden and rough 4x4 track in Esperance Western Australia
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Arguably one of Australia’s most recognizable iconic locations, the 12 Apostles in Victoria. This location has been shot to hell and back, but its always changing as we now only have 8 Apostles remaining, but if you look at little closer you can easily see new ones being formed by erosion.
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Continuing with my umbrella obsession... and beach! What more fun to work on during the long cold New York months...
By the way, within the past few months I've been busy building a web-based Personal Annual Review tool... Helps users set goals for 2013... If it interests you give it a try & let me know what you think: www.yoledo.com
Many buildings like these line the streets of the lower end of Fremantle
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RIse sunlight through the canopy of the Karri Trees in Western Australia's South West
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A very cold, dark and drizzly night as we pinged off a few long exposures ...
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Taken on Australia's famous Great Ocean Road. Once of the worlds best coastal drives. Arriving well before dawn and before the rainstorms came across the coastline.
I am now running workshops within Australia. Currently I have 2 workshop dates
March 11th on the NSW South Coast around Jervis Bay
April 1st in Denmark Western Australia
The one day workshop consists of predawn shoots and evening shoots in the golden hours of the day plus intensive post production time. I will show you what I do from Raw image all the way through to print and also how I prepare a final image for website usage. The course runs the full day and lunch and refreshments are provided. The workshop is limited to just 3 people per location so as I can spend a lot of individual time with each person. Cost of the workshop is $395 au ... If you would like to spend a day shooting and learning as much as you can from myself then please do not hesitate to email your interest at info@spoolphotography.com
Each workshop is limited to just 3 people.
What you need to bring to the workshop. DSLR Camera, Tripod and if possible a lap top with at least CS3 ...
... Victoria and NSW workshop dates are coming soon I have taken pre-bookings on those 2 workshops before I have confirmed dates, so only 2 spots for each of those two workshops are left at each location.
Hope to see you on one of the workshops ... Neal
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A dune not far from home ...
Learn my techniques on visualization, capture and post production through luminosity masking using clusters, tones, lighting and presentation for the web and print ... Plus a guided tour of some of the best locations on Great Ocean Road Victoria ...
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National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited, has taken delivery of a new Damen ASD Tug 2811. National Energy has opted to have installed a Class certified Damen Marine NOx Reduction System to make it IMO Tier III compliant. While this is not a requirement in the Caribbean Sea yet, it is in full alignment with National Energy’s commitment to promoting sustainability in the local and regional energy sectors.
The ASD Tug 2811, named National Energy Resilience in recognition of the role it will play in delivering low-emission towage, has also been fitted with Damen Triton, Damen’s in-house remote monitoring software. Triton gathers data from across the vessel and analyses it to deliver valuable insights into efficiency and operability to owners and operators via its web-based platform. For National Energy, this will include insights into fuel consumption and CO₂, NOx and CO₂e emissions. Combining this data with its operational profile will allow National Energy to optimize the vessel’s operating profile, potentially reducing fuel consumption by up to 15-20%
Explore is Flickr's way of showcasing the most interesting photos within a given point in time -- usually over a 24 hour period.
Flickr receives about 6,000 uploads every minute -- That's about 8.6 million photos a day! From this huge group of images, the Flickr Interestingness algorithm chooses only 500 images to showcase for each 24-hour period. That's only one image in every 17,000!
How to find out if your photo was Explored by Flickr: Big Huge Labs has a web-based app for that, called "Scout": bighugelabs.com/scout.php
How to get explored on Flickr: Flickr says, "There are lots of elements that make something 'interesting' (or not) on Flickr. Where the clickthroughs are coming from; who comments on it and when; who marks it as a favorite; its tags and many more things which are constantly changing. Interestingness changes over time, as more and more fantastic content and stories are added to Flickr."
The flickr group, Secrets of Explore has discussions on what are the measurements of Flickr's "interestingness". They have also included a link to Flickr's Patent Application that explains how Explore chooses images (if you want to be totally bored and confused ;o) .
Fellow Flickrite, Thomas Hawk, has several suggestions from his Digital Connection blog about gaining popularity on Flickr (much of which applies to Interestingness): "1) Take great pictures. ...quality does matter. If you want people to look at your stuff, make your stuff worth looking at. 2) You get one shot a day...that matters. Choose it wisely. Make sure that the last shot you upload is your best. ...If you upload more than 5 at a time make sure your last five are your best and your last one is the best of the best. 3) Despite the top secretness formula of interestingness, it is really not that complicated to understand in broad terms. Your photos are deemed interesting when they have activity. When people tag your photos, comment on your photos, view your photos, leave notes on your photos, and especially when they favorite your photos you increase your interestingness rank. 4) Fav lots of photos. Be very liberal with your favs. ...If you see a photo you like on Flickr, fav it. Don’t be shy. It’s as easy as clicking on the little star above someone’s photo. Favs mean more to other Flickr users than comments or tags or notes or anything. 5) Post your photo to lots of groups and participate ...Don’t spam the groups, but if you have a photo of a bridge, put it in the bridge group. 7) Tag your photos religiously. Flickr allows users to search by tags (and especially to then rank their search by interestingness). 8) Above all, have fun on Flickr. Never take it too seriously." [Note: Numbers used are mine, not Thomas'.]
From the Good 'ish Explore Missed group comes this quick advice:
1. Choose your uploads wisely. Uploading 5 images a day won't help that 1 amazing shot.
2. Tags! Tag your images and let search do it's thing! SEO sucks!
3. Don't put your image in more than 5 groups, the more groups you are in, the less chance your photo will be explored. [Make note that Thomas Hawk's advice of posting to "lots" of groups is more about gaining "popularity" on Flickr and not about getting Explored.]
4. Love people in hopes that they will return the favor and love you back. Generosity is key.
[Most of this mirrors what Hawk has said, but in fewer words. They just forgot the most important ingredient: Take great photos!]
Explore Don'ts:
1. Do not re-post your image over and over again on the same day (moving it up in time so that more of your contacts will see it and comment on it). It's okay to delete an image and re-post it the same day, or to take an old image and re-post it under a new title, to see if you think you can develop more interest in that image. What Interestingness will ban you on is using the Actions > View EXIF info > edit "Posted to Flickr" time to re-post your image on Flickr to the current time in order to have it reappear to your Contact over and over again throughout the day. This is a form of spamming. I do this occasionally on old photos that I want to revive (if I think it never received the exposure it deserved), but don't do on new photos or Interestingness will ban you.
2. Do not place your photos in the groups that force you to comment on images within the group, i.e. the "Post 1, Comment on 5 - or get banned" groups. Groups like 1-2-3 are okay because they ask you to make three comments for every image you post, but they do not require you to make those comments.
3. Do not post your photo to more than five (5) groups. This has already been mentioned, but it is a good idea to post your image in at least two or three groups for Interestingness sake. BTW, posting to a few more than five groups will not completely ban you from Explore, but it will lower your Interestingness score. I often increase my number of groups after the image is no longer eligible for Explore, because placing the photo with the right group (look for group names using keywords that describe your image) can often increase it's search engine rankings.
Above image adapted from 'Stars, Milky Way, Jackson Lake, Grand Teton NP'.
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