Matt Preston posted a photo:
February 29th 2012: A Leap Year.
I was going to take a photo of my son bouncing high on a trampoline, but he decided instead to go to the Toby Carvery with his Grandma for her birthday treat.
I don't think he appreciates the fantastic oppourtunity he is passing up, working with a hugely talented, world famous* photographer.
*one day. maybe.
jackleisen posted a photo:
2010,Photo by, Laurie Sigel, okay it took me a while I've been a little distracted "Surprise,."
www.rte.ie/news/2011/0615/magdalene.html
John Rieti posted a photo:
Walter McKay is a former detective with the Vancouver Police Department who currently works as a security consultant in Mexico City. I met up with Walter for a story CBC News is doing on resort security. His basic advice? Stick to five-star resorts and know the local number for 911 (066).
props posted a photo:
Newsmap: DE - 2012.02.28 (newsmap via newsmap.jp)
Third Way posted a photo:
This graphic from our February Inside Politics Newsletter illustrates the changes in where voters are getting their campaign and election news. For more, read the full newsletter here: www.thirdway.org/publications/491
props posted a photo:
Newsmap: FR - 2012.02.28 (newsmap via newsmap.jp)
props posted a photo:
Newsmap: NZ - 2012.02.28 (newsmap via newsmap.jp)
props posted a photo:
Newsmap: AU - 2012.02.27 (newsmap via newsmap.jp)
Zhou Mingjia posted a photo:
Use-to-be arable land is seen dried in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Yunnan, know for its mild climate, is a drought in the fourth year in a row.
drewhalv posted a photo:
CP train 182 is stopped in the heart of Wauwatosa this morning after hitting a child at the 68th St. grade crossing, just 15 minutes prior to this shot. The 12-year-old is currently at Children's Hospital. The news can take it from there...
// February 27, 2012
Zhou Mingjia posted a photo:
云南曲靖市富源县后所镇双诺村委会柳树凹村的村民正从地下百米深的狭窄溶洞内取水。
A villager carries out water fetched from a cave deep underground Liushuao village in Fuyuan county in southwest China's Yunnan province Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. Yunnan, know for its mild climate, is a drought in the fourth year in a row.
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
صوتك ما مهم ... بس روحتك فيها سفك دم , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/ydo7xw
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
, رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/A9XPbz
ErevanPoker posted a photo:
Exclusive Teaser of HT Hayko "Erevan Poker". Music Video coming very soon only on HayFanat. ht.erevanpoker.com/
ErevanPoker posted a photo:
Exclusive Teaser of HT Hayko "Erevan Poker". Music Video coming very soon only on HayFanat. ht.erevanpoker.com/
openreel posted a photo:
Intended for TV news
Viewfinder: Reflex with swivel eye
Lens: Angénieux F/12 x 120 mm - 1: 2.2, variable focal length with servo controlled speed
Filming speeds: 12 to 40 fps (governor controlled speeds of 24 and 25 fps by tachometer)
Built-in metering: Full and semi-automatic exposure
Film counter: Measures in meters and feet
Loading: 30 and 60 meter daylight spool
Possibility of recording sound through different boards mounted inside the camera, either directly on the striped film, via a tape system, or crystal controlled Pilotone
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
صوتك ما مهم ... بس روحتك فيها سفك دم , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/xprOUR
jjantak posted a photo:
Students protest against proposed university tuition increases, February 23, 2012, Montréal, Québec, Canada. ©Copyright John Jantak
Les étudiants protestent contre les augmentations proposées de les frais universitaires, le 23 février 2012, Montréal, Québec, Canada. ©Copyright John Jantak
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
دوما | عاجل :: انطلاق مظاهرة من جامع حسبة بعد صلاة الجمعة تنادي بإعدام بشار رغم انتشار الشبيحة في المدينة و حصار المساجد و انتشار القناصة , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution:on.fb.me/y6af3k
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
لافتات المهرجان الثوري المسائي 23 / 2 / 2012 , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/y8ggr0
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
لافتات المهرجان الثوري المسائي 23 / 2 / 2012 , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/ADyQ3f
Global News Pointer posted a photo:
Greece: The Solution is Economic Growth…
Kofi Anan Is The Special Envoy For Syria…
“Friends Of Syria” Demand Immediate Ceasefire…
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Sea Rabbit: Part 9 (2011-2012) posted a photo:
The Sea Rabbit (Monafluffchus americanus) is a close relative of the sea lion, which was once a prolific species seen in Coney Island. “Coney Island” literally means “wild rabbit island” in Dutch (originally Conyne Eylandt, or Konijneneiland in modern Dutch spelling) and it was named after this wild rabbit of the sea in the 17th century. The sea rabbit was also referred to as mermaid rabbit, merrabbit, rabbit fish or seal rabbit in the natural history books. The current conservation status (risk of extinction) of the sea rabbit is “Extinct in the Wild” on the International Society for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Threatened Species List. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Takeshi Yamada and the team of marine biologists at the Sea Rabbit Repopulation Center of the Coney Island University in Brooklyn, New York, they are now making a slow comeback.
Takeshi Yamada (山田武司) is an artist with over 600 fine art exhibitions with his paintings and sculptures exhibited internationally in Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Japan, Columbia, and the United States. Yamada and his artworks have also been featured in over 400 online video websites to date. Yamada is also one of the most influential and active educators in New York City with over 60 awards, recognitions and nominations including two “Keys to the City” awarded to him by city mayors. Yamada is also featured in “Who’s Who in America”, “One Thousand Great Americans”, and has been named “International Educator of the Year” by International Biographical Centre in England. He has also taught classes and given public lectures at over 40 educational institutions internationally. Yamada is also a prolific published author of articles, having also published 22 books. In addition, Yamada’s rogue taxidermy artworks of mythic creatures, sideshow gaffs, cryptozoological artworks, large sideshow banners and showfronts in the last 40 years have been exhibited at dozens of state fairs and festivals annually nationwide, up to and including the present.
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Reference (videos featuring sea rabbits and Dr. Takeshi Yamada):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ek-GsW9ay0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJK04yQUX2o&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCCxV5S-EE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0QnW26dQKg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVCqEjFXk0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlcIZTFIj8&feature=fvw
s87.photobucket.com/albums/k130/katiecavell/NYC%2008/Cone...
Reference (flickr):
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit9/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit8/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit7
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit6
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit5/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit4/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit2/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit1/
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/
www.flickr.com/photos/takeshiyamadapaintings/
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders
Reference (newspaper articles and reviews):
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704828104576021750...
www.villagevoice.com/2006-11-07/nyc-life/the-stuffing-dre...
karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/06/giant-sea-serpents-and-ch...
amusingthezillion.com/2011/12/08/takeshi-yamadas-jersey-d...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/12/07/art-of-the-day-freak-tax...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/10/27/oct-29-at-coney-island-l...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/09/18/photo-of-the-day-takeshi...
amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/07/thru-dec-31-at-coney-isl...
4strange.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-of-takeshi-yamada-colle...
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/5440224421/siz...
Reference (fine art websites):
www.roguetaxidermy.com/members_detail.php?id=528
www.brooklynartproject.com/photo/photo/listForContributor...
www.bsagarts.org/member-listing/takeshi-yamada/
www.horseshoecrab.org/poem/feature/takeshi.html
Reference (other videos):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSh91iC3C4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIR-lz1Mrs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttREu63Ksg
(updated February 2012)
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Sea Rabbit: Part 9 (2011-2012) posted a photo:
The Sea Rabbit (Monafluffchus americanus) is a close relative of the sea lion, which was once a prolific species seen in Coney Island. “Coney Island” literally means “wild rabbit island” in Dutch (originally Conyne Eylandt, or Konijneneiland in modern Dutch spelling) and it was named after this wild rabbit of the sea in the 17th century. The sea rabbit was also referred to as mermaid rabbit, merrabbit, rabbit fish or seal rabbit in the natural history books. The current conservation status (risk of extinction) of the sea rabbit is “Extinct in the Wild” on the International Society for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Threatened Species List. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Takeshi Yamada and the team of marine biologists at the Sea Rabbit Repopulation Center of the Coney Island University in Brooklyn, New York, they are now making a slow comeback.
Takeshi Yamada (山田武司) is an artist with over 600 fine art exhibitions with his paintings and sculptures exhibited internationally in Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Japan, Columbia, and the United States. Yamada and his artworks have also been featured in over 400 online video websites to date. Yamada is also one of the most influential and active educators in New York City with over 60 awards, recognitions and nominations including two “Keys to the City” awarded to him by city mayors. Yamada is also featured in “Who’s Who in America”, “One Thousand Great Americans”, and has been named “International Educator of the Year” by International Biographical Centre in England. He has also taught classes and given public lectures at over 40 educational institutions internationally. Yamada is also a prolific published author of articles, having also published 22 books. In addition, Yamada’s rogue taxidermy artworks of mythic creatures, sideshow gaffs, cryptozoological artworks, large sideshow banners and showfronts in the last 40 years have been exhibited at dozens of state fairs and festivals annually nationwide, up to and including the present.
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Reference (videos featuring sea rabbits and Dr. Takeshi Yamada):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ek-GsW9ay0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJK04yQUX2o&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCCxV5S-EE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0QnW26dQKg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVCqEjFXk0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlcIZTFIj8&feature=fvw
s87.photobucket.com/albums/k130/katiecavell/NYC%2008/Cone...
Reference (flickr):
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit9/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit8/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit7
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit6
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit5/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit4/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit2/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit1/
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/
www.flickr.com/photos/takeshiyamadapaintings/
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders
Reference (newspaper articles and reviews):
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704828104576021750...
www.villagevoice.com/2006-11-07/nyc-life/the-stuffing-dre...
karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/06/giant-sea-serpents-and-ch...
amusingthezillion.com/2011/12/08/takeshi-yamadas-jersey-d...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/12/07/art-of-the-day-freak-tax...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/10/27/oct-29-at-coney-island-l...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/09/18/photo-of-the-day-takeshi...
amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/07/thru-dec-31-at-coney-isl...
4strange.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-of-takeshi-yamada-colle...
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/5440224421/siz...
Reference (fine art websites):
www.roguetaxidermy.com/members_detail.php?id=528
www.brooklynartproject.com/photo/photo/listForContributor...
www.bsagarts.org/member-listing/takeshi-yamada/
www.horseshoecrab.org/poem/feature/takeshi.html
Reference (other videos):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSh91iC3C4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIR-lz1Mrs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttREu63Ksg
(updated February 2012)
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Sea Rabbit: Part 9 (2011-2012) posted a photo:
The Sea Rabbit (Monafluffchus americanus) is a close relative of the sea lion, which was once a prolific species seen in Coney Island. “Coney Island” literally means “wild rabbit island” in Dutch (originally Conyne Eylandt, or Konijneneiland in modern Dutch spelling) and it was named after this wild rabbit of the sea in the 17th century. The sea rabbit was also referred to as mermaid rabbit, merrabbit, rabbit fish or seal rabbit in the natural history books. The current conservation status (risk of extinction) of the sea rabbit is “Extinct in the Wild” on the International Society for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources’ Threatened Species List. Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Takeshi Yamada and the team of marine biologists at the Sea Rabbit Repopulation Center of the Coney Island University in Brooklyn, New York, they are now making a slow comeback.
Takeshi Yamada (山田武司) is an artist with over 600 fine art exhibitions with his paintings and sculptures exhibited internationally in Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, Australia, Japan, Columbia, and the United States. Yamada and his artworks have also been featured in over 400 online video websites to date. Yamada is also one of the most influential and active educators in New York City with over 60 awards, recognitions and nominations including two “Keys to the City” awarded to him by city mayors. Yamada is also featured in “Who’s Who in America”, “One Thousand Great Americans”, and has been named “International Educator of the Year” by International Biographical Centre in England. He has also taught classes and given public lectures at over 40 educational institutions internationally. Yamada is also a prolific published author of articles, having also published 22 books. In addition, Yamada’s rogue taxidermy artworks of mythic creatures, sideshow gaffs, cryptozoological artworks, large sideshow banners and showfronts in the last 40 years have been exhibited at dozens of state fairs and festivals annually nationwide, up to and including the present.
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Reference (videos featuring sea rabbits and Dr. Takeshi Yamada):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ek-GsW9ay0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJK04yQUX2o&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrCCxV5S-EE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0QnW26dQKg&feature=related
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVCqEjFXk0
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlcIZTFIj8&feature=fvw
s87.photobucket.com/albums/k130/katiecavell/NYC%2008/Cone...
Reference (flickr):
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit9/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit8/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit7
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit6
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit5/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit4/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit3/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit2/
www.flickr.com/photos/searabbit1/
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/
www.flickr.com/photos/takeshiyamadapaintings/
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders2
flickeflu.com/photos/museumofworldwonders
Reference (newspaper articles and reviews):
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704828104576021750...
www.villagevoice.com/2006-11-07/nyc-life/the-stuffing-dre...
karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/06/giant-sea-serpents-and-ch...
amusingthezillion.com/2011/12/08/takeshi-yamadas-jersey-d...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/12/07/art-of-the-day-freak-tax...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/10/27/oct-29-at-coney-island-l...
amusingthezillion.com/2010/09/18/photo-of-the-day-takeshi...
amusingthezillion.com/2009/11/07/thru-dec-31-at-coney-isl...
4strange.blogspot.com/2009/02/ten-of-takeshi-yamada-colle...
www.flickr.com/photos/museumofworldwonders/5440224421/siz...
Reference (fine art websites):
www.roguetaxidermy.com/members_detail.php?id=528
www.brooklynartproject.com/photo/photo/listForContributor...
www.bsagarts.org/member-listing/takeshi-yamada/
www.horseshoecrab.org/poem/feature/takeshi.html
Reference (other videos):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=otSh91iC3C4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhIR-lz1Mrs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BttREu63Ksg
(updated February 2012)
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UNHCR posted a photo:
UNHCR hopes to start a $24 million voluntary repatriation programme by April, which could assist Obed and tens of thousands of refugees like him home to the DRC this year.
UNHCR
A Congolese refugee child dreams of going home
BETOU, Republic of Congo, 22 February (UNHCR) – Obed speaks slowly, looking at the ground, as he describes what seemed an idyllic childhood before his family was forced to flee across the nearby river that separates his refugee camp from his homeland.
"When we were living in our country, we had a big house to Libenge, a lot of friends and we played football almost every day. My idol was Ronaldino. My dad was working as a priest, and sometimes as a nurse. My mom was taking care of me and my siblings," said Obed, who is now 14 years old and dreaming of going home.
That all changed two years ago when the family inadvertently got caught up in an ongoing conflict between ethnic groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It all started as an effort to help victims of a traffic accident.
"I remember that day, two years ago, during the inter-ethnic conflict. It was a Wednesday. My dad was working at the clinic, taking care of the victims of a car accident -- nothing to do with the war at our door, he was just doing his job at his best. I was proud of him," said Obed.
Unable to leave the clinic, which was treating the many people injured in the accident, he could not go on time to the local church where he was due to hold the religious service. Among some members of the opposite ethnic group, rumours began to spread that he was favouring the Lobala ethnic group.
"My father was tending to the neighbours, without asking them from which ethnic group they were. They were doing everything to create a link between my father and the Lobalas," said Obed. "Such a misinterpretation of his acts... The situation had changed very quickly for our family. They accused my father of being a danger for the public order. To escape, we were forced to flee."
The 11 members of the family crossed the Ubangui River at night in a dugout, taken to safety by a member of his father's congregation. After a few days in a village beside the river, they arrived at Betou, where UNCHR teams registered them as refugees. Two years later the family is still living in the Betou refugee camp. Obed's father works occasionally as a male nurse with the refugees; his mother sells homemade donuts and palm soap.
The Betou area is still home for about 17.000 families -- almost 60.000 refugees -- registered with UNHCR, mainly from the Democratic Republic of Congo. More than half are children, some orphans or unaccompanied. Despite the difficulties, Obed considers himself lucky that his whole family is alive and living together.
Obed acquired new friends among the refugees but misses his country. Some of his friends are already back home – and he hopes his family can leave their refuge of the last two years and follow.
UNHCR is seeking strong donor support for a $24 million voluntary repatriation programme it expects to start by April, which could assist Obed and tens of thousands of other refugees to return home to the DRC this year.
"Here there is no war but there is the place where I was born," he said. "The parents decide for us. As children, we follow; they leave, we leave, they stay, we stay too. But, if I could make the choice by myself, I would go home right after the finish of the school year."
Obed, a secondary-level pupil at the school sponsored by UNHCR in Betou, enjoys most the Social Action Methods classes. His dream is to become a journalist. "But if my family will be not able to pay my studies, mechanic will be also fine."
The boy says that his family is speaking about voluntary repatriation to Libenge and hopes his father will not change his mind. "I will pass the return message through my mother," he smiles. "Yes, I think this will help. It always works."
Only a river, about 1.5 km across, separates them from their past life.
By Daniela Livia Biciu in Betou, Republic of Congo
Giro di Lento posted a photo:
girodilento.com/one-month-until-bespoked-bristol-2012 giro di lento's cycling blog
Daily Protein posted a photo:
daily-protein.blogspot.com, The Daily Protein "An Integrated Online News And Media Gadget” Provides Authority To Read And Watch Almost All On A Single Screen. Now Its Easy To Get Connect With "World’s Renown TV Channels, Lacs Of Daily News Options, Amazing Games, Quizzes, Stock Watch, Astrology, Matrimonial, Wonder Full Videos, Weather Watch, Food Recipes, FM Music Stations, Jobs, Education, Beauty Guide And Many More Of Your Liking".
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
دوما || عاجل: انتشار أمني ولعناصر مليشيا الأسد على طول شارع الجلاء بدأ من البلدية وحتى جامع الشهداء , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/AAPvd2
Kolector.com posted a photo:
Dolfie
Collection Printemps/Été 2012
Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
Colección Primavera/Verano 2012
Kolector.com
DoumaRevolution posted a photo:
دوما 21/02/2012 جمعة .... المقاومة الشعبية – من لافتات المظاهرة المسائية , رابط الدقة العالية High Resolution: on.fb.me/xMOPsu
Kolector.com posted a photo:
Dolfie
Collection Printemps/Été 2012
Spring/Summer 2012 Collection
Colección Primavera/Verano 2012
Kolector.com
