Sunday, July 31, 2011

Heron on the look out

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Heron on the look out

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bird

canada

goose

heron

nature

pool

water

wildlife

Dudley

England
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Saturday, July 30, 2011

Jets cut Brunell, but he may return

The Jets made some moves with their backup quarterbacks yesterday in an effort to clear some cap space before their pursuit of prized free agent Nnamdi Asomugha fizzled.

The Jets first released veteran backup Mark Brunell, but a source said Brunell will re-sign with the team at a lower salary figure. The Jets then waived Kevin O'Connell, according to sources.

If Brunell does return, he will be the team's No. 2 quarterback behind Mark Sanchez with draft pick Greg McElroy most likely serving as the third quarterback. Brunell joined the Jets last season, and clicked with Sanchez. He played in just two games, but he is seen as a mentor for the Jets third-year starter.

O'Connell came to the Jets in 2009 from the Lions after the Patriots had released him a few weeks earlier. He never gained traction with the team and was released last season before re-signing a short time later. He suffered a torn labrum last year that he is trying to come back from.

The Jets also waived quarterback Erik Ainge, who spent last season on the reserved/did not report list after entering drug rehab.

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The Jets signed three of their draft picks yesterday, striking deals with running back Bilal Powell, a fourth-round pick and both of their seventh-round picks -- McElroy and wide receiver Scotty McKnight. That leaves three draft picks unsigned, including first-rounder Muhammad Wilkerson.

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After losing punter Steve Weatherford to the Giants, the Jets signed Chris Bryan, an Australian who punted in four games for the Buccaneers last season. . . . The Jets lost cornerback Drew Coleman, who signed a three-year deal with the Jaguars with a max value of $7.4 million, per a source. . . . Multiple reports had the Jets making an offer to safety Eric Smith to return.

erik ainge, mark brunell, greg mcelroy, salary figure, entering drug, backup quarterbacks, nnamdi asomugha, mark sanchez, striking deals, cap space, eric smith, max value, four games, draft pick, wilkerson, wide receiver, weatherford, drug rehab, rounder, jets

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Buller 2011

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Buller 2011

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email

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Friday, July 29, 2011

Which Country Came in Last Most Often?

Maybe Italian athletes don't like the pasta in Canada. Italy is taking home only five medals this year, its worst winter performance since the Olympics were held in Calgary in 1988. To add insult to injury, Italy's competitors came in dead last in six different events, more than any other country besides Canada, which at least walks off with 14 gold medals.

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But as we've continued our tally of last-place finishes, awarding less-precious "metals" to athletes bringing up the rear—lead medals to those who finish last, tin for second-to-last and zinc to the third-to-last—it was Russia that clunked home with 19 total medals, more than any other nation. Sadly, this is four more than the number of real medals it earned. (In our tally we didn't count anyone who didn't finish or was disqualified, and score differential was used for team tournaments.) But at least Russia can blame a sizable delegation at the Games for its poor showings. Ukraine, Latvia and Poland have no such excuse—all three were in the top 10 in last-place finishes despite having 60 or fewer athletes each.

For some countries—especially those in warmer climates—scoring these dubious medals was still quite a feat. Iran earned two lead medals, thanks to Marjan Kalhor, who finished last in two Alpine-skiing events. And Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong, nicknamed the "Snow Leopard," earned a tin medal in the men's slalom. Let's cut him some slack: He's Ghana's first-ever Winter Olympian.

Write to Hannah Karp at hannah.karp@dowjones.com

Dubious Medalists

Here are the countries that had the most last-place finishes (lead), second-to-last (tin) and third-to-last (zinc).

Country

Lead

Tin

Zinc

Total

Russia

2

6

11

19

U.S.

4

8

5

17

Canada

6

5

3

14

Czech Republic

4

2

8

14

Italy

6

3

4

13

Japan

5

5

1

11

Poland

4

2

5

11

Ukraine

4

3

2

9

kwame nkrumah, alpine skiing, gold medals, insult to injury, kalhor, precious metals, dowjones, karp, showings, climates, slalom, reuters, zinc, slack, hannah, tally, differential, delegation, calgary, pasta

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Thursday, July 28, 2011

The bike dwarfed by snow near the visitor center

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The bike dwarfed by snow near the visitor center

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Sunrise

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King Island platypus in the wild, pic 2

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King Island platypus in the wild, pic 2

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King Island

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close-ups of platypus in wild

Ondrea Richards

Puddle with the Platypus

platypus, ups, king island

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Handa Island, North West Sutherland

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Handa Island, North West Sutherland

Marvellous blue sky and blue sea, first impressions of Handa. We arrived at this beach, Temple Beach, with it's inviting golden sands {Traigh am Teampull} in Gaelic

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handa island, first impressions, golden sands, blue sky, blue sea

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Monday, July 25, 2011

Panorama_74

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panorama_74

photo of the caldera santorini

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santorini

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Hackescher Markt, Berlin

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Hackescher Markt, Berlin

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Berlin

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sleeping

man

skate

shop

titus

hackescher

markt

hfe

hotel

berliner

dom

franzsische

st

hedwig

cathedral

kathedral

buchenverbrennung

altes

museum

ampelmann

brandenburger

tor

sony

center

starbucks

coffee

potzdammer

platz

alexanderplatz

fernsehturm

neptunbrunnen
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Saturday, July 23, 2011

View point

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View point

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christchurch

dorset

e-pl1

isle of wight

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sea

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Hacking Testimony in News Corp. Case Is Disputed

Two former executives broke ranks with News Corp. for the first time on Thursday over whether James Murdoch knew in 2008 that the phone-hacking scandal at the company's now-defunct U.K. tabloid likely involved more than just one rogue reporter, as the company had long maintained.

The rupture in the ranks comes as News Corp. is under pressure over a key piece of its defense against phone-hacking allegations: a 2007 internal investigation by an outside law firm. That inquiry appears to have been less rigorous than company executives have said.

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News Corp.'s James Murdoch said Thursday he stands by his testimony.

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On Thursday, Colin Myler, former editor of the News of the World tabloid, and Tom Crone, a former lawyer for the paper, said in a joint statement that in 2008 they informed Mr. Murdoch, now News Corp.'s deputy chief operating officer, about a crucial email suggesting that phone hacking went beyond one reporter. Mr. Murdoch on Tuesday said before a parliamentary committee in the U.K. that he had never been made aware of the email—even though he had approved a roughly £700,000 settlement ($1.1 million) in the matter.

In a statement, Mr. Murdoch said, "I stand by my testimony." The settlement was one of his first major decisions after becoming head of News Corp.'s Europe and Asia operations in 2007. He didn't work at News Corp. at the time of the alleged hacking.

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The two executives' statement amounts to an unusual public rebuke by long-serving allies of News Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch, who is the father of James. Mr. Myler edited the New York Post before returning to the U.K. to run the News of the World in 2007. Mr. Crone had made his name defending the company's racy tabloids in court.

Meantime, News Corp. and its former U.K. law firm are increasingly at odds.

As recently as last week, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, News Corp. founder Rupert Murdoch said the company had hired "the best lawyers in London" to investigate the hacking claims in 2007, providing them with "thousands of documents." Mr. Murdoch said Harbottle & Lewis LLP was hired "to inquire into the whole situation" and that "it was their major mistake in reporting that there was nothing further to worry about."

However, the law firm's inquiry was limited—not a full-blown investigation but rather a narrow inquiry related to an employment dispute—according to public evidence submitted to parliament and people familiar with the matter. It was based on a review of at least 300 emails forwarded to the law firm by two executives at News International, the media company's U.K. newspaper unit, according to the parliamentary committee evidence. The law firm's remit was limited to whether or not five staffers at the News of the World tabloid knew about one reporter's illegal hacking activities or had engaged in similar activities, according to evidence submitted by News International to a parliament committee.

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The tabloid's former editor, Colin Myler.

Furthermore, the batch of emails also contained evidence of police bribery, according to a lawyer recently hired by News Corp. to review some of them. The indications of bribery weren't reported to the police until last month, according to News Corp.; it isn't clear why. The recently hired lawyer, a former U.K. prosecutor and current News Corp. adviser, Ken MacDonald, on Tuesday told a parliamentary committee that the nine or 10 emails he reviewed contained "blindingly obvious" evidence of bribes.

Lord MacDonald and other legal specialists said British lawyers generally don't have a duty to report crimes to authorities because advice to clients is privileged. But lawyers said it would be typical to alert a client if evidence of serious wrongdoing were found.

U.K. Hacking Scandal

U.S. Prepares Subpoenas for News Corp. Inquiry

More on the Claim by Former Soccer Player Gordon Taylor Against News Corp.

There is much that isn't yet known about the Harbottle inquiry. Among important unanswered questions: exactly how many emails News International turned over to Harbottle, how many people at the media company read those emails, and to what degree senior executives were made aware of their contents. It's also unclear whether Harbottle interviewed any News of the World staffers.

On Thursday, Harbottle said it couldn't discuss the details of its work because of client-confidentiality restrictions. The firm said it had asked News International to release it from those restrictions.

[LAWFIRM] Associated Press

The tabloid's former lawyer, Tom Crone.

Under pressure from a parliamentary committee, News International on Wednesday partially lifted the restriction, allowing the law firm to give evidence to the committee and to police. However, a person familiar with the matter said the company hadn't authorized Harbottle to speak to the media.

News Corp., which owns The Wall Street Journal, declined to comment.

Harbottle wasn't the only law firm News International drafted to look into phone-hacking allegations. After the scandal first erupted, in 2006, it hired another law firm, London-based BCL Burton Copeland, during a police investigation at that time following the arrest of News of the World reporter Clive Goodman for phone hacking.

In July 2009, Mr. Crone—one of the two men who on Thursday broke ranks with News Corp.—told a parliamentary committee looking into the phone hacking that the firm was "brought in to go over everything and find out what had gone on, to liaise with the police." At that time, Mr. Crone was News of the World's legal counsel.

However, the law firm's review was in fact mainly limited to examining payments to one investigator on the paper's payroll, according to 2009 parliamentary testimony. BCL Burton Copeland didn't respond to requests for comment.

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Mr. Crone, who left News International this month, declined to comment.

Mr. Myler, the other former executive to break ranks on Thursday, told the parliamentary committee in 2009 that News International's own inquiry included a review of 2,500 emails and that he spoke to executives about the matter. It isn't clear how many of those emails Harbottle received for review; News Corp. handed over 300 emails from the file to police in June.

The Harbottle assignment was born out of a legal battle with Mr. Goodman, the former reporter, who had been dismissed from the paper in 2007 after his imprisonment for hacking.

Mr. Goodman brought an internal wrongful-dismissal action against the company. During this process, Mr. Goodman alleged other employees were engaged in, or knew about, similar phone-hacking practices, a person familiar with the matter said.

In response, News International's head of legal affairs and head of human resources, Jon Chapman and Daniel Cloke, brought in Harbottle. In May 2007, Messrs. Chapman and Cloke reviewed and sent a batch of emails between Mr. Goodman and five other individuals to Harbottle, according to a document News International submitted to the parliamentary committee.

Messrs. Chapman and Cloke are no longer with the company. A lawyer for Mr. Cloke declined to comment and Mr. Chapman couldn't be reached.

In a letter dated May 29, 2007, Harbottle told News International that it "did not find anything in those emails which appeared to us to be reasonable evidence that Clive Goodman's illegal actions were known about and supported by" senior editors, or that "others were carrying out similar illegal procedures."

The company ultimately reached a private settlement with Mr. Goodman. News Corp. has told the parliamentary committee that the settlement was approved by Les Hinton, who at the time was head of News International and to whom Messrs. Chapman and Cloke reported.

In this past Tuesday's parliamentary testimony, Rupert Murdoch said his close friend and longtime aide Mr. Hinton had informed him of the Harbottle review.

Mr. Hinton resigned last week as the head of Dow Jones & Co., which is owned by News Corp. and which publishes the Journal. At the time of his resignation, Mr. Hinton said he was "ignorant of what apparently happened" at the tabloid. He didn't respond to requests for comment.

In 2009, Mr. Hinton told a parliamentary committee, "Look, I obviously did not look at those emails personally but I know that that scrutiny went on and no emails that raised any further suspicion were brought to my attention."

The Harbottle work resurfaced this year when police re-opened a criminal investigation into phone hacking. Upon discovering suggestions of bribery in the emails, Lord MacDonald, the News Corp. adviser and former prosecutor, reported his findings to News Corp.'s board, and advised giving the material to police. The company did so in late June, sparking police to launch a probe into corrupt payments.

—Bruce Orwall and Jeanne Whalen contributed to this article.

Write to Cassell Bryan-Low at cassell.bryan-low@wsj.com, Paul Sonne at paul.sonne@wsj.com and Steve Stecklow at steve.stecklow@wsj.com
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Friday, July 22, 2011

Twilight colors

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Twilight colors

The colors of twilight in Washington

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Landscape

Clouds

Sky

Light

Sun

Sunset

Twilight

Kartik Jayaraman

Rainforest

Sony DSLR

Sony DSLR A500

SAl18250

USA

Washington

twilight, colors

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Specht

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Specht

Woodpecker

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Animal

Bird

Bonte Specht

Dier

Sneeuw

Snow

Specht

Vogel

Woodpecker
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

glise de la Sainte-Trinit

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glise de la Sainte-Trinit

La Iglesia de la Sainte-Trinit es una iglesia catlica ubicada en el distrito 9 de Pars , francia . La iglesia es un edificio del perodo del Segundo Imperio, construido entre 1861 y 1867 con un costo de casi 4 millones de francos.
La Trinit, como se le conoce, fue diseada por Thodore Ballu como parte del embellecimiento y la reorganizacin de Pars con el Barn Haussmann.

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france

europe

european

europeo

europa

turismo

turista

tourism

tourist

viaje

trip

fotografia

foto

photo

photography

photograph

night

noche

luz

light

lights

luces

lighting

church

iglesia

catedral

cathedral

dark

oscuro

negro

black

monument

monumento

edificio

building

structure

architecture

trinit, haussmann, wikipedia, pars, imperio, 1861, francia

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Youth Match Racing Camp & Regatta - June 2011

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Youth Match Racing Camp & regatta - June 2011

This 'clinegatta' featured 2.5 days of coaching with Dave Perry, the USSTAG Women's Match Race coach followed by a regatta with continued, advanced coaching.

Sheboygan, WI

Find out more here

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Youth Match Racing Camp and Regatta

match racing

sail sheboygan

sailing

lake michigan

regatta

sailors

water

competition

US Sailing Center Sheboygan

agle

eglarstwo

mlodzie

lodki

regaty

wielkie jeziora

youth

kids

race coach, match racing, sailing center, match race, regatta, amp, dave perry

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Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Nolan Ryan is the man of his Angels' dreams

Nolan Ryan

Angels pitcher Nolan Ryan, center, is congratulated by Manager Bobby Winkles after throwing a no-hitter against the Detroit Tigers on July 16, 1973. What would have happened if the Angels hadn't traded Ryan in 1979? (Associated Press)

A dream I had at 14 — that my hapless Angels officially conquered Los Angeles with owner Nolan Ryan throwing out a ceremonial first pitch during the team's 50-year anniversary celebration — was supposed to come true Tuesday night.

As Dick Enberg used to say on KTLA, "Touch 'em all."

Well, not quite.

This is an Angels story, remember?

Ryan was hospitalized Monday with chest pains. He's going to be OK, but not OK soon enough to get to Tuesday's ceremony.

Dream deferred. The original one, anyway, had only one-hopped the wall.

Here's the script, as originally written:

With our pro football farmed out to St. Louis and Oakland, USC bowl-banned by NCAA probation, Major League Baseball lawyers throwing fits of caveat emptor regarding the Dodgers and the NBA lockout threatening to put the Lakers on hold, the Angels are positioned to dominate the Southland this fall.

It could almost match 2002, when the Angels claimed their lone World Series championship without winning the American League West.

Imagine the Halos not having to share headlines with USC football, the Lakers, or hopefully, by then, the 405 Freeway.

The idea is nearly as farfetched as the idea of Ryan, former Angels superstar and strikeout king, ever becoming a big-league owner.

We figured, post-career, "Tex" would lead a cattle drive from Refugio to Reno. Or maybe become mayor of Round Rock.

Ryan was to be honored at Angel Stadium on Tuesday night — in conjunction with former owner Gene Autry's hall of fame induction — as part of the team's 50-year anniversary festivities.

The "great eight" for me were 1972 to 1979, the years Ryan rocked the rubber.

Ryan returning as Texas' owner, when he does, is the part that will chap my saddle.

The Angels foolishly letting Ryan walk away in 1979 with 14 years left in his bionic arm still gnaws at me like Henry VIII on a turkey leg.

My first thought when hearing Ryan was supposed to throw out Tuesday's first pitch: "What, they couldn't find two 8-7 ceremonial hurlers?"

That was General Manager Buzzie Bavasi's rationale, remember, for letting Ryan walk in 1979 after he finished 16-14.

Bavasi later regretted saying he could find two 8-7 journeymen to replace Ryan, but he must have meant it when he said it.

Buzzie obviously sawed "Zzzs" through the 50 or 60 games Ryan deserved to win.

hall of fame induction, nba lockout, ncaa probation online, strikeout king, anniversary festivities, bobby winkles, pitcher nolan, caveat emptor, major league baseball, nolan ryan, anniversary celebration, detroit tigers, match 2002, throwing fits, american league west, angel stadium, s hall, gene autry, chest pains, associated press

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Monday, July 18, 2011

Dan Baur - Summer 2011 Photo Shoot

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Dan baur - Summer 2011 Photo Shoot

Something other than bike racing.

Lexington, VA on July 16th, 2011

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summer

modeling

dan baur

lexington

virginia

usa

north america

artistic

sports modeling

bike racing, baur, photo

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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Louvre Architecture

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Louvre Architecture

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travel

europe

france

paris

louvre

louvre museum

museum

muse du louvre

architecture

windows

exterior

d90

nikon d90

nikkor

18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
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Hovering over the pin

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Hovering over the pin

1/25000 sec | Nikon D7000 + 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II + TC-14E | 7 Jul 2011
© 2011 José Francisco Salgado, PhD

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70-200mm f/2.8G VR II

D7000

Nikkor

Nikon

Teleconverter TC-14E

drop

gota

high-speed flash photography

Illinois

USA

US

pin1, speed flash, vr, nikon, tc

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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Gunnar with Tubers

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Gunnar with Tubers

Gunnar also enjoyed riding in the boat even when we were tubing.

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dog

miniature schnauzer

tube

tubing

Lac La Ronge

Saskatchewan

Canada

trees

green

blue
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Blue food dye

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Blue food dye

Blue food dye photo created by school student on Embrace photography workshop part of Embrace community project – Embrace Urban Photography

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photography workshop

brixton

lambeth

London

blue

water

glass

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photography workshop, food dye, blue food, embrace, photo

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Friday, July 15, 2011

Arroz ante la modernidad.

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Arroz ante la modernidad.

Esta ciudad la puedes mirar por sus monumentos modernos, o por sus tradiciones. Pero todo junto todava es posible.

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valencia

sol

nikon

naturaleza

mediterraneo

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lolmost

colores

azul

agua

2011

mayo

lagunas

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Vollenhoven Gardens - De Bilt/Zeist - The Netherlands

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Vollenhoven Gardens - De Bilt/Zeist - The netherlands

© MBE - All Rights Reserved.

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Country Estate Vollenhoven

Estate Vollenhoven

Vollenhoven

Landgoed Vollenhoven

De Bilt

Utrecht

Garden

Nederland

The Netherlands

Europe

Nature

Flowers

Flora

de bilt, zeist, netherlands

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quatre-quarts

photo

quatre-quarts

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Canon

mer

sea

water

beach

plage

filets

fish-nets

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ciel

sun

soleil

blue

bleu

photo

photographie

photography

picture

wallpaper

fond d'cran

saintes-maries de la mer

bouches-du-rhne

france

europe

francia

frankreich

geotagged

color

colour

couleur

day

jour

light

lumire

port

harbour

mditerrane

mediterranean sea

sand

sable

waves

vagues

holidays

travel

camargue

exbr

nature

natur

Provence

mediterranean

mditrrane
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Pche dtente au gr des flts

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Pche dtente au gr des flts

Plovan
Pays.Bigouden
Finistre Bretagne France

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WAVES

VAGUES

FEMME

WOMAN

BORD.DE.MER

STEPHANT.PHILIPPE

MER

SEA

PECHE

PECHEURS

FISHER

FISHERMEN

Dtente

BRETAGNE

FINISTERE

FRANCE
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113473464SXmwAO_ph

Markets of PNG

global-citizen-01.blogspot.com

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papua

new

guinea

travel

highlands

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fruit

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chimbu

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Cirque de Gavarnie

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Cirque de Gavarnie

Auteur : Eugne Trutat

Description :

plaque ngative au glatino-bromure d'argent, format 18x24 cm..
Sans inscription ni mention d'auteur.

Fonds du Musum de toulouse. Domaine public.
MHNT_PHa_1824_09_042

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Eugne Trutat

gavarnie

Pyrnes

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musum, domaine public, pha, plaque, toulouse

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La casa de mis sueos

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La casa de mis sueos

La casita al lado del cementerio en Salem. Encantadora la mires por dnde la mires

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Salem

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eeuu

olympus

pen

e-p1

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house

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Audi R8 GT

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Audi R8 GT

Audi R8 GT

Circuit du Castellet (Paul Ricard HTTT) - Var - France

Camra nikon D80
Lens Nikkor 17-55
Exposition 0,001 sec (1/1000)
Ouverture f/2.8
Longueur focale 44 mm
Vitesse ISO 100

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supercar

france

car

cars

wheel

wheels

auto

automotive

photoshoot

nikon

d80

sevan

calians

vehicule

rims

speed

photo

photography

exotic

spotting

french

nikkor

red

white

rouge

blanche

blanc

grey

paul

ricard

httt

circuit

castellet

dark

black

explore

audi

R8

TT

RS

S

V8

V10

RS4

RS5

RS6

S10

S4

S6

S8

gallardo

lamborghini

superlegerra

quattro

80

90

100

a4

A1

a3

a6

A7

a8

q7

q5

carbon

single frame

gt

audi r8, nikkor 17, sec 1, nikon

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DSC05697.jpg

Upper Arlington Independence Day Parade 2011

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2011

Ohio

USA

Upper Arlington

a55

alpha

float

parade

sony

summer
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Monday, July 11, 2011

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Chasing after a sea turtle, Yaeyama Islands, Japan

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Chasing after a sea turtle, Yaeyama Islands, Japan

Panari Island (Aragusuku Island), Okinawa, Japan

Aragusuku Island belongs to the Yaeyama Island group which boasts of paradisical beaches, untouched tropical rainforests, lush mangrove rivers and one of the world's largest coral reef systems.
Those islands are also known as one of the world's best diving destinations, having a number of coral species and marine lives as large as those in the Great Barrier Reef. (Over 400 types of corals, 5 types of sea turtles, manta rays, whale sharks and all kinds of tropical fish species all live around Okinawa.)

> Best Beaches in Japan!

> Islands of Japan

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okinawa

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water

landscape

deserted

island

coral

reef

lagoon

seascape

ocean

clear

blue

Japanese nature

Japanese landscape

coastline

coast

scenery

asia

spiaggia

giappone

giapponese

paradise

mare

aqua

shore

shoreline

ippei+janine

rural

rural japan

countryside

nansei

Japanese sea

natural

japan countryside

Japanese countryside

coral islands

beautiful

Japanese beach

Japanese coastline

subtropical

aquamarine

turquoise

kuroshio sea

Tropical Japan

gettyimagesjapanq2

panari

aragusuku

kuroshima

coral reef systems, great barrier reef, tropical fish species, types of sea turtles, whale sharks, manta rays, coral species, japan gt, best beaches, sea turtles, sea turtle, island group, okinawa, turtles, turtle, rivers

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Kill Me Laser, Fusion stage #EXIT2011

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Kill Me Laser, Fusion stage #EXIT2011

exitfest.org
exitmusic.tv
facebook.com/exit.festival
twitter.com/exitfestival
youtube.com/exitfestivaltv
soundcloud.com/exitfestival
mixcloud.com/exitfestival
livestream.com/exitfestival

Photo by Milica Amidzic
EXIT Photo Team

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EXIT

ExitFestival

EXIT2011

Festival

Fest

ExitLive

Photo

MusicFestival

Novi Sad

Petrovaradin Fortress

music

live

muzika

Petrovaradin

Fortress

fusionstage

killmelaser

laser fusion, photo online

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Disney's World of Color, Disneyland Resort

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disney's World of Color, Disneyland Resort

Taken from the Blue Section, Paradise Pier bridge

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World of Color

WoC

fountains

multicolor

colors

color

Disney California Adventure

DCA

Calironia Adventure

dancing water

entertainment

show

spectacular

Disney

water

Disneyland Resort

Disneyland

Anaheim

Resort

travel

tourism

destination

Orange County

OC

SoCal

Southern California

CA

paradise pier, disneyland, disney

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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Androidografia Barakaldo 41

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Androidografia Barakaldo 41

Fotos de Barakaldo
Usando un telefono con camara android
samsung galaxy ace

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barakaldo

paisaje

androidografia

android

foto

imagen

samsung

galaxy

ace

photo

pic

androigrafia
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Friday, July 8, 2011

a-ok

photo

a-ok

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1600squirrels

photo

5dii

lenstagged

canon70200f28isii

tonemapped

naturalarch

archesnationalpark

grandcounty

utah

usa

2x3

turretarch
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Rice

photo

Rice

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© James Kemlo

©Junpei Hayakawa

Japan

rice

fields

water

irrigation

crops

agriculture

Kanagawa
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Water Volcano

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Water Volcano

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seattle

capitolhill

calandersonpark

fountain

kid

child

water

splash
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Small Boat Against the Waves

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Small Boat Against the Waves

Golemi Beach, Albania

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beach

boat

sunset

sea

albania

plazh

varke

perendim

det

shqiperi

golem
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

DSC08545

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DSC08545

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70-400mm G SSM

A850

Fishing Cats

SAL70400G

Sony

Sydney

Taronga Zoo
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2011_06_11_brixham_028

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2011_06_11_brixham_028

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Places

Europe

badminton

Personal

Sport

Brixham

UK

Friends

EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
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