let it snow...
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snow
impression
movement
corrales
landscape
tomas
www.tomsprophoto.com
Tom Spross
seven
up
sunset
sky
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
And the sun goes down on another year
And the sun goes down on another year
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Doovilra
sunset
rocks
sheep
sea
ocean
Atlanctic
Mayo
Ireland
landscape
beach
waves
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Gardenia thunbergia
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Sunrise over Kansas
Sunrise over Kansas
Every now and then when I took my morening ride the clouds would cooperate for me. I really like how clouds define the sky and add definition to the landscape. Big blue skys are wonderful but the added structure of good cloud formations really helps. This picture was taken on a farm a few miles north of Riley in Northeast Kansas.
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Nikon
5100
windows
lightroom
scenic
outdoor
“outdoor
photography”
landscape
“landscape
“united
states”
Midwest
Kansas
wildlife
“wildlife
skyscape
colors
trees
water
creeks
animals
grassland
lighting
light
shade
hdr
“high
dynamic
range”
“photo
processing”
layering
bracketing
reds
yellows
greens
blues
darks
lights
clouds
mountains
“black
white”
“photography
art”
photographer”
editing
garett
gabriel
“garett
adventure
“adventure
flickr
photo
“digital
“stock
photos”
“license
nature
“nature
sunsets
cloud formations, added structure, sky
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Tampa City Marina
Friday, December 23, 2011
Emirates Stakes Day at Melbourne
kinglake ranges rebuilding advisory centre and community facility_7332
kinglake ranges rebuilding advisory centre and community facility_7332
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kinglake
victoria
australia
December
2011
post
black
saturday
bushfire
fire
wildfire
recovery
rebuilds
And my tomatoes looking fantastic!
And my tomatoes looking fantastic!
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instagram app
square
square format
iphoneography
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Williams leads Transit Tech to first league win
Richard Williams had 22 points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots and Fabian MacDonald added 19 points and six rebounds as Transit Tech knocked off George Westinghouse, 75-50, for its first league win in Brooklyn AA boys basketball Tuesday night.
Diamond Ince and Matt Banton each followed with 10 points for the Express (4-6, 1-5). Westinghouse is 0-5.
Bayside 58, Martin Van Buren 49: Austin Williams scored 13 points, Brandon King had 12 points and Uzonna Akazi had 11 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks for Bayside (7-4, 5-2) in Queens AA. Van Buren is 2-4.
Grady 51, Robeson 48: Denzel Wilson scored 14 points, Mohamed Dansoko had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Kadeem Stanislas chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Robeson (6-6, 2-4) in Brooklyn AA. Grady improves to 2-4 in league play.
Wadleigh 77, Thurgood Marshall 76 OT: Basil Harley had 26 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds, Stephen Turner tallied 18 points and Louis Costen followed with 15 points and 17 rebounds for Wadleigh (8-3, 5-0), which rallied from a 16-point deficit, in Manhattan AA. TMA is 2-4.
Cardozo 68, Forest Hills 58: Jermaine Lawrence had 15 points and 14 rebounds, Tajay Henry had 11 points and Kyle Credle added 10 for Cardozo (5-1) in Queens AA. Forest Hills is 3-4.
Cardinal Gibbons (Fla.) 55, South Shore 44: Wayne Martin scored 14 points and Shamiek Sheppard had 13 for South Shore (7-4) in the Kreul Classic Elite Challenge. The Vikings went 1-3 in the round-robin tournament.
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) 54, Thomas Jefferson 46, OT: Mike Watson scored 10 points and Jermoine Faison had eight for Jefferson (8-4) in the Kreul Classic Sweet Sixteen Championship third-place game. The Orange Wave went 2-2 in the Coral Springs, Fla. tournament.
Manhattan Center 74, West 50th Street 71: Khalik Hamer had 16 points and five assists, Julian Beach notched 14 points and Robert Konteh (10 rebounds) and Yelsin Gonzalez had 10 apiece for Manhattan Center (3-3) in Manhattan AA. West 50th Street is 1-5.
Susan Wagner 54, CSI/McCown 51: Ian Charles and Aaron Belmore each scored 10 points for Wagner (3-8, 2-4) in Staten Island A. Quamaine Tomlin scored 17 points for CSI McCown (7-1, 4-1) to go over the 1,000-point barrier.
CLASS A
Hunter College HS 49, Economics & Finance 41: Sam Gordon had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Hunter College (6-1) in Manhattan A East. Economics & Finance is 0-6 in Manhattan A Southwest.
CLASS B
Holcombe Rucker 83, Law, Government & Justice 58: Devin Amill scored 20 points and Donald Harvey added 18 for Holcombe Rucker (4-2) in Bronx B East. Law, Government & Justice is 0-6.
Banana Kelly 69, South Bronx 63: Kelvin Perez scored 25 points, Jefferson Ramos had 15 points and seven assists and Malvin Nieves added 14 points for Banana Kelly (3-4) in Bronx B East. South Bronx is also 3-4.
Metropolitan 73, South Bronx Prep 61: William McClellan had 21 points, 10 rebounds and four assists and Mahammad Camara notched 13 points for Metropolitan (4-3) in Bronx B East. South Bronx Prep is 4-3 as well.
All City Leadership 65, Maxwell 39: Carlton Miller had 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Oliver Inca added 12 points for All City Leadership (5-2) in Brooklyn B East. Maxwell is 2-5.
American Studies 42, Morrisania 35: Zane Vogoel posted 13 points and 13 rebounds and Antonio Aquino had 11 points for American Studies (5-1) in Bronx B West. Morrisania is 4-2.
Fannie Lou Hamer 80, Leadership Institute 33: Jimeek Conyers posted 22 points and five assists, Corey Morgan Jr. had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Tyrik Lewis had 10 points for undefeated Fannie Lou Hamer (7-0) in Bronx B East. Leadership Institute is 0-5.
Wingate 50, Adams Street 38: Jericho Cherisma poured in 22 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Jean Joseph had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Bronx B West-leading Wingate (7-0). Adams Street is still winless at 0-7.
BCAM 75, Cobble Hill 48: Chris Benjamin had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Patrick Cross chipped in 14 points and six assists for BCAM (3-3), which led 27-15 at halftime, in Brooklyn B West. Cobble Hill is 1-6.
Bathgate 73, FDA III 69: Ben Smith scored 22 points, Branden Benton had 15 and Albert Gonzalez notched 10 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for Bathgate (5-2) in Bronx B East. FDA III is 3-4.
Teachers Prep 93, East New York Family Academy 44: Jordan Stewart scored 18 points, Reatt Foster added 16 points and Andre Menner had 14 points and 14 rebounds for undefeated Teachers Prep (7-0) in Queens B East. East New York Family Academy is 2-5.
Goldstein 66, Tilden 58: Lucas Savage made 16-of-19 free throws and scored 26 points and Jacob Berardi added 25 points and 15 rebounds for Goldstein (5-2) in Brooklyn B West. Tilden is 4-2.
Renaissance 35, Law Enforcement & Public Safety 34: Charle Mordan had 10 points and 14 rebounds and Rashad Hector chipped in eight points for Renaissance (5-1) in Queens B East. Law Enforcement & Public Safety is 4-1.
OTHER SCORES
Medgar Evers 35, Clara Barton 32
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Queens AA, Brooklyn AA boys, Martin Van Buren, Thomas Jefferson, South Bronx, Brooklyn AA, Manhattan, Manhattan AA, Bronx B East, Manhattan Center, George Westinghouse, Fannie Lou Hamer, Austin Williams, South Bronx Prep, Denzel Wilson, Coral Springs, Fla., Leadership Institute, Corey Morgan Jr., Brooklyn B West, Fla., Richard Williams, Louis Costen, assists, Holcombe Rucker, East New York Family Academy
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Electrical Engineering, Plate 2
Electrical Engineering, Plate 2
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Florida
Marine Stadium
Miami
Miami Marine Stadium
USA
United States
United States of America
Virginia Key
abandoned
bw
chairs
graffiti
seating
seats
Electrical Engineering, Marine StadiumUSAUnited
Monday, December 19, 2011
how far is infinity?
how far is infinity?
Once our math teacher in high school asked us-"you are using the infinite number sign all along in maths, so tell me, what actually is this infinity?"
We scratched our heads. Some said it's a huge number, some said it's the end of all numbers and some said more weird stuffs. One guy just didn't want to think and said-"Sir, I don't know".
"Exactly!", the teacher picked it immediately, "we don't know, and that's why it's undefined and we call it something vague, like infinite!" :P
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brooklyn
bridge
new
york
night
photography
suspension
geometry
abstract
canon
walkway
nyc
ny
usa
math teacher, the infinite number sign, weird stuffs
Sunday, December 18, 2011
"Warm Welcome"
Presenting an diverse repertoire of on-camera charm and presence, Actor Kim Jurek Lukasik spent a Sunday afternoon creating head shots, editorial and portrait photos with the DKS Media Solutions' studio. Please see his profile at: www.modelmayhem.com/KJL
(July 24, 2011 - In Studio and On Location at Historic West Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA - USA | Copyright 2011 - DKS Media Solutions -- www.dksmediasolutions.com -- Email: info@dksmediasolutions.com )
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1ds mark III
85mm 1.2 L
Canon
DKS Media Solutions
David K. Smith
actor
actor's head shot
artistic look
black and white
collared shirt
editorial
head shot
kim jurek lucasik
kim jurek lukasik
on-location
on-site
outdoors
paul c buff einsteins
pink striped shirt
portrait
serious
smile
smoking a cigarette
studio
suit
tie
Los Angeles
CA
USA
DKS Media Solutions, Kim Jurek Lukasik, repertoire, K. Smithactoractor, head shots, portrait photos, presence, Warm Welcome
NIght's Shadows
NIght's Shadows
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Tennis Court
Tennis
Net
Night
Light
Bokeh
Shadow
Shadows
Lines
Rain
Water
Reflection
Reflections
Friday, December 16, 2011
Measuring up
Measuring up
In the 50h forest monitoring plot, each tree with a trunk diameter of greater than 10mm get geo-referenced, tagged, and a full bio-survey. Researchers will survey the plot every 3-5 years, so over time, we can build up a rich GIS map of the plot, showing the dynamics over time. This will allow valuable insight into the functioning of PNG's rainforest ecosystems
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papua
new
guinea
rainforest
conservation
Madang
trunk diameter, tree, forest, the plot
Thursday, December 15, 2011
The Black Gate.
The Black Gate.
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toon
The Black Gate
Millennium Bridge
the Baltic
honeycomb roof
newcastle
tyneside
bridge
hdr
photo
picture
pentax
gateshead
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Train to The Hague | Den Haag HS
Train to The Hague | Den Haag HS
Autumn 2011, Antwerp (BE)
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Antwerpen
Antwerp
Anvers
Belgie
Belgium
Vlaanderen
Flemish region
Trein
NMBS
Public Transport
Underground
Ondergrondse
Tunnel
Treintunnel
OV
Openbaar Vervoer
David van Keulen
davidvankeulen.nl
David C. van Keulen
Urban D.C.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
CIF High School Semi-finals...Vista vs Eastlake
CIF High School Semi-finals...Vista vs Eastlake
Eastlake Titans is hosting Vista Panthers in the CIF High School Semi-finals. A good friend of mine is to coach on the Eastlake High School team.
You will soon discover that my night shooting need a lot of help. Please bear with me through my learning curve of shooting without natural lighting.
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north
america
continent
usa
california
san
diego
county
eastlake
titans
football
high
school
chula
vista
panthers
Eastlake High School, CIF High School, Vista Panthers
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order
FIRST-1m&70y; $24,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 ShezaHeartbrkr(L),116
R Curatolo
9-2-4
Toscano
4-1
2 Alykela(L),121
CMontalv
3-7-9
DiSanto
8-1
3 Hoopskirt(L),120
J Alvarado
1-9-10
Galluscio
5-2
4 Chalk Player(L),120
RDomingz
1-2-11
Englehart
3-1
5 Auric Girl(L),121
P Fragoso
6-5-2
Rojas
20-1
6 ThereGoesMlly(L),120
A Lezcano
4-6-4
Persaud
15-1
7 Much Fanfare(L),114
JRodriguz
8-8-4
Persaud
20-1
8 My Nan Nell(L),121
D Cohen
1-1-2
Jacobson
7-2
SECOND-6f; $50,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 Bernie's Love(M),121
J Alvarado
x-x-x
Zito
8-1
2 Ghaaleb(L),121
A Garcia
2-x-x
McLaghln
1-4
3 What'stheRcrd(L),121
RDomingz
9-6-4
Correas
12-1
4 ShowMetheWy(L),121
C Hill
6-6-4
Terranov
5-1
5 Ice Pilot(L),116
R Curatolo
11-9-7
Marrott
15-1
THIRD-6f; $28,000; cl($14,000); 3up
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 a-PistolsAtDwn(L),121
D Cohen
2-5-1
Galluscio
9-5
1A a-Happy Bull(L),121
D Cohen
2-1-1
Galluscio
9-5
2 Coosada(L),121
RDomingz
1-1-2
Good
7-2
3 AmericanClssc(L),121
J Alvarado
1-5-7
DiPrima
8-1
4 Brock N Roll(L),123
CVelasquz
1-1-3
Englehrt
10-1
5 GoldenWeeknd(L),121
C Lopez
3-2-4
Rodrigez
8-1
6 Take Down Two(L),121
L Perez
4-2-1
Grusmrk
20-1
7 Speight ofHand(L),116
R Curatolo
1-1-3
Chatterpl
5-2
FOURTH-1m; $41,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO; (f)
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
2 PenthousePrty(L),115
R Curatolo
6-9-x
Eppler
10-1
3 Stock Fund(L),113
JRodriguz
5-2-6
C Martin
12-1
1 a-Rum Till I Die ,120
A Lezcano
6-8-x
Persaud
15-1
4 Bonatini(L),120
RDomingz
4-3-x
Gyarmati
7-2
1A a-Princess Reyana,120
C Lopez
5-x-x
Persaud
15-1
5 Bourbonology(L),120
CVelasquz
5-x-x
C Brown
2-1
6 Hot Splash(L),120
M Luzzi
7-2-x
Violette
5-2
7 DreamingofCar(L),120
J Alvarado
8-5-4
Friedman
5-1
FIFTH-6f; $16,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m)
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
2 City Ransom(L),114
JRodriguz
6-6-4
Campo
30-1
1 a-Nolita(L),121
CVelasquz
2-3-x
Rice
8-5
3 Stance(M),121
J Alvarado
x-x-x
Araya
10-1
4 Champaine Lady ,122
A Lezcano
x-x-x
Chin
20-1
5 Twillerbee(L),116
R Curatolo
5-5-7
Breen
4-1
6 PleasantPacific(L),121
RDomingz
2-6-7
Terranov
5-1
1A a-Chatterbelle(L),121
C Lopez
6-x-x
Rice
8-5
7 Fall Into Faith(L),121
P Fragoso
4-5-6
Araya
15-1
8 ThirdRowCentr(L),121
M Luzzi
3-7-6
Violette
6-1
9 Walkingnbrdwy(L),121
CMontalv
9-7-5
F Martin
50-1
10 Tropical Jetset(L),122
C Hill
2-3-2
Schettino
8-1
SIXTH-6f; $52,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
2 Enchante(L),120
RDomingz
5-4-2
Rodrigez
5-1
3 Malibu Artiste(L),116
R Curatolo
6-3-5
Contessa
8-1
4 Victoria Lynn(L),121
C Lopez
4-9-8
Friedmn
12-1
5 Full of Gut(L),121
CVelasquz
1-8-1
Chatterpl
5-2
6 No ThreeWords(L),122
A Garcia
1-8-6
Hennig
15-1
1 a-E Z Passer(L),121
A Smith
3-2-2
Englehart
3-1
7 Speckledbird(L),121
J Alvarado
1-2-9
Mott
4-1
8 Catreign(L),121
C Hill
3-5-1
Signore
8-1
1A a-Spina(L),121
D Cohen
2-1-1
Englehart
3-1
SEVENTH-6f; $21,000; cl($15,000); 3up
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 Cella Muffler(L),115
JRodriguz
5-4-4
Toscano
30-1
2 Quiet Power(L),120
A Smith
4-10-8
Bush
8-1
3 All Class(L),120
A Garcia
4-6-2
Englehrt
12-1
4 Ry Bread(L),122
J Alvarado
7-1-5
J Jerkens
7-2
5 Fortitude(L),121
RDomingz
3-8-7
Schsberg
4-1
6 Zeppe(L),122
SHusbnds
8-1-2
DeMola
15-1
7 Haya's Boy(L),115
R Curatolo
2-5-9
Aquilino
10-1
8 He's a Scrooge(L),121
J Davis
7-5-9
Terrccn
15-1
9 Token Sacrifice(L),121
C Lopez
2-3-4
Rodrigez
8-5
EIGHTH-6f; $44,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 Willet(L),122
RDomingz
1-1-2
Iselin
1-4
2 Those LionEyes(L),115
R Curatolo
8-2-1
Chatterpl
5-1
3 Laylaben(L),121
CVelasquz
7-6-5
Schsber
15-1
4 Landlash(L),121
D Cohen
2-1-5
Jacobsn
10-1
5 Eden Is Burning(L),120
J Alvarado
10-1-5
Bush
12-1
6 Lady Gracenote(L),121
A Garcia
3-4-6
Contess
15-1
NINTH-6f; $27,000; cl($25,000); 3up
PN Horse, Wt.
Jockey
Last 3
Trainer
Odds
1 Understatemnt(L),121
C Lopez
7-4-7
Jacobsn
12-1
2 Saint Daimon(L),121
M Luzzi
5-2-3
S Jerkens
4-1
3 Shmooz Talker(L),113
JRodriguz
6-4-7
Baker
30-1
4 Together Indy(L),121
J Alvarado
4-6-8
Weaver
10-1
5 Private Jet(M),121
A Garcia
9-14-1
McLghln
10-1
6 Fiery Footwork(L),116
R Curatolo
4-3-1
Contess
12-1
7 Bud White(L),120
RDomingz
1-6-3
R Dutrow
8-1
8 Khan of Khans(L),121
M Studart
11-4-5
Chtterpl
30-1
9 RescindtheTrad(L),120
L Perez
5-11-5
Violette
10-1
10 Have You Ever(L),121
CVelasquz
2-5-4
Pletcher
5-2
11 Devonshire(L),121
CMontalv
4-3-5
Grusmrk
15-1
12 Bambi Bound(L),120
D Cohen
5-3-1
Levine
6-1
13 Cure(L),121
RDomingz
6-4-2
Rodrigez
6-1
PN Horse, PN Horse, PN Horse, 3upPN Horse, 3upPN Horse, 3upPN Horse, Curatolo6-9-xEppler10-13 Stock Fund, cl, cl, cl
Red-necked Grebe 20111212001342
Monday, December 12, 2011
2011 Meredith Music Festival
"Rope-neck" & her pup
This grey seal has been nicknamed Rope-neck by the wardens at Donna Nook because of the scar around her neck from an old injury, making her easily identifiable.
She comes back to practically the same spot on the dunes to give birth every year and has a kind of a plaque on the fence where she "lives" for a few weeks each year, telling visitors her story.
This series shows her in the next photo down, trying to get her pup to feed by tickling it with her flipper, but, the pup just wants to play..........
:))
photos all taken from behind the fence on the path.
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seal
grey
pup
Ropeneck
wild
animal
sea
nature
Lincolnshire
Donna Nook
Autumn
beach
sand
baby
birth
grey seal
Donna Nook, neck, grey seal
Sunday, December 11, 2011
United States Capitol
United States Capitol
See where this picture was taken. [?]
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Building
Architecture
Washington
DC
19th century
Nineteenth century
Washington DC
District of Columbia
United States
United States of America
USA
America
North America
American
Old
City
Thomas U. Walter
United States Capitol
Capitol Building
Capitol Hill
History
Dome
Heritage
Historic
geotagged
National Mall
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Stokes Hill Wharf
Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Upper Falls, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.
Peaking through the summer foliage at the upper falls.
Our day in Yellowstone was cut short when a summer storm rolled in. I don't remember anyone complaining, though; we rolled across the border to Gardiner, Montana, and found ourselves a little pizza joint/brewery. A nice place to compare war stories.
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USA_66615
Wyoming
USA
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Summer
Travel
Waterfall
Trees
Pine
Nature
Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone, summer storm, Gardiner, Montana, Facebook
Thursday, December 8, 2011
hotel w
hotel w
Barcelona, Spain.
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barcelona
barceloneta
bcn
beach
catala
catalan
catalunia
catalunya
city
europe
historic
hotel w
old
palm trees
sea
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Rock'n NYC
Rock'n NYC
(Pardon the terrible title, not feeling tvery original at the moment!) Today I made a very much impulsive visit to the Top of the Rock. As I waited in line after line surrounded my scores of tourists, I started questioning my decision. The $50 I paid for 2 tickets whispering negative thoughts to me. Today, however, mother nature did not disappoint. Beautiful ambiance and cloud porn was the order of the evening! It was enough to make one forget the chaos below on the streets of NYC. (And more importantly the $50 I paid for my 2nd visit to the rock!)
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Lens - Canon EF-S 10-22mm
Focal Length: 10mm
Exposure: 13, 25, 34 seconds @ F/16. ISO 200
Filters: Tiffen Polarizer.
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Canon
EOS
60D
New York
NYC
NY
Big Apple
Rockefeller
Top of the Rock
Skyscraper
Empire State
Empire State Building
Back of America tower
Cityscape
Sunset
Twilight
Ambient
Golden
Famous
USA
America
Hudson
River
NJ
10-22
EF-S
UWA
Long Exposure
Bracket
Unlimited Photography
Top of the Rock, mother nature
Sunday, December 4, 2011
It Was a Private Conversation
It Was a Private Conversation
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DFW
Fort Worth
Modern Art Museum Forth Worth
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Museum
Tadao Ando
Texas
The Modern
USA
United States
United States of America
West Texas
architecture
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Perth skyline
Sunrise Gold Coast
Sunrise Gold Coast
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Sunrise
Australia
Gold
Coast
color
yelllow
red
blue
deep
clue
ocean
sea
beach
sand
swim
fun
yellow
orange
Queensland
surf
life
Black-headed Python
Black-headed Python
Tags
Camera
Animals
Python
Snake
Sigma 70-200mm f2.8 II Macro HSM APO DG EX
D300
Nikon
Black-headed Python
Friday, December 2, 2011
Canning Dock Reflections
Canning Dock is a dock, on the River Mersey, England and part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the southern dock system, connected to Salthouse Dock to the south and Canning Half Tide Dock to the west. The Canning Graving Docks are accessed from the dock.
The dock was opened in 1737 as a protected tidal basin providing an entrance to Old Dock. Having been subsequently enclosed as a wet dock three years earlier, in 1832 it was officially named after the Liverpool MP, George Canning. To the east is the site of Old Dock, built in 1709, this was the world first enclosed dock. Canning Dock would have initially served ships involved in the trans Atlantic slave trade.
Access to the northern half of the dock system was via Georges Dock, George's Basin and into Princes Dock. In 1899, both Georges Basin and George's Dock were filled in and the site is now the Pier Head.
Along with the Albert Dock and others in the immediate vicinity, Canning Dock was abandoned as a commercial shipping facility in 1972 due to the rising cost of dredging and falling numbers in traffic. It was restored in the 1980s and provides access to the Canning Graving Docks, which are part of the Merseyside Maritime Museum.
By March 2009 work was completed on a 22 million extension of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, providing a further 1.4 miles of navigable waterway.
From Princes Dock, the extension passes the Pier Head and terminates at Canning Dock. The extension includes a small basin at Mann Island, in the vicinity of the Pier Head, and a new lock providing access to Canning Dock.
NOVEMBER 2011
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
~ a cinderella story ~
~ a cinderella story ~
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
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CHSAA boys basketball preseason rankings
Another year is set to start for the league which many have called the best in the United States. Except this season will be a little different.
Rice has closed due to financial woes and teams have moved up to the ‘AA’ from the ‘A’ to make for more competitive balance. There will be league matchups this year that haven’t been seen in a long time.
Of course, one thing is the same as always: a bevy of talent. Christ the King, St. Raymond and Cardinal Hayes are all loaded with five or more future Division I players and many of those players are veterans. With deep and inexperienced teams below them, like Holy Cross, Xaverian and Archbishop Molloy, it should be a fun ride.
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St. Raymond's Nkereuwen Okoro will help lead a deep, talented Ravens squad bent on winning a city title.
Here are the first rankings of the season:
1. Christ the King
A third straight CHSAA Class AA intersectional title is well within reach. Christ the King, nationally ranked by every major outlet, will be led by UConn-bound senior guard Omar Calhoun and a triumvirate of talented juniors: Isaiah Lewis, Jon Severe and Jordan Fuchs. The Royals are fueled by a loss to Mount Vernon in last year’s New York State Federation Class AA final.
2. St. Raymond
People think Daniel Dingle and Kerwin Okoro when they hear St. Ray’s and that’s normal. But coach Oliver Antigua sees the city’s most balanced team. He expects big years out of electric guard Shane Rector, sharpshooter Larry Graves and defensive stopper Myron Hickman as well as rising sophomore Kayvon Williams.
3. Cardinal Hayes
No team benefited more from the untimely demise of Rice than Cardinal Hayes. The Cardinals will go from the Class A championship game to ‘AA’ title contender in the league’s revamped setup. That’s what happens when you add Tyler Wilson, Naasir Williams and Chris Robinson to an already-formidable nucleus.
4. Holy Cross
Experience, versatility and unselfishness are the words that come to mind when you think about Holy Cross coming into the season. Five senior regulars are back from a team that went to the CHSAA Class AA intersectional semis. Led by Will Davis, Marquise Moore and Mairega Clarke, the Knights will be in the mix again.
5. Xaverian
Perhaps no player in the CHSAA improved himself more in the offseason than Brian Bernardi, who stayed home in July to do skills work – a rarity today. Point guard Dillon Burns is a gritty leader and Shakeel Kemp, an athletic swingman, might be ready to break out. But there’s no doubting this is Bernardi’s team.
6. Archbishop Molloy
The C.J. Davis Era has begun at Molloy. But the exceptional sophomore point guard has some help, too. Fellow 10th-grade guard Gabe Kilpatrick is a player, steady senior point guard George Davis returns and Morrell Haskins and Darden Ostrozubi have done well filling in for talented junior wing Marco Kozul (ankle).
7. Bishop Loughlin
Star seniors Tyliek Kimbrough, Joel Angus and Travis Charles have jumped ship to PSAL teams, but coach Ed Gonzalez is more than happy with what remains: a bunch of talented youngsters. Loughlin will have senior leadership, but sophomores Khadeen Carrington, Elisha Boone and Devin Wilson lead the way.
8. Archbishop Stepinac
Point guard Josh James, with his Division I offers, is primed for a breakout season and guards Tyler Iacuone and Naim Thomas are expected to take on major roles. Conroy might be at Lehigh, but Devino McRae and Austin Taps make up a formidable front line. The transition to ‘AA’ should be seamless for Stepinac.
9. Mount St. Michael
If Mount can shoot the way its capable most nights and defend like coach Tom Fraher hopes, it could be a strong year moving up to the ‘AA’ for last year’s ‘A’ champ. Malik Gill is a great lead guard. Pair him with shooters Anthony Maestre and Andrew Utate and inside beast Omari Manhertz and it’s a tough combo.
10. All Hallows
Jon Brens leads a solid group of seniors and juniors Raz Council and Ethan Hamlet are expected to take that next step in their development. Longtime coach John Carey envisions this small team creating mismatches and scoring off the bounce. He always seems to have All Hallows playing its best basketball in the postseason.
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On the bubble: St. Peter’s, St. Francis Prep, Fordham Prep and Monsignor Farrell
Sunday, November 27, 2011
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Saturday, November 26, 2011
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Friday, November 25, 2011
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Thursday, November 24, 2011
S I M M E R I N G
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The end of another day, with the hot glowing sun beginning to recede below the horizon.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Senator Targets Pension Sales
A U.S. Senate committee is considering tackling a burgeoning and controversial business in which veterans and other retirees sell some of their future pension income to investors, with an array of middlemen profiting from the transactions.
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Sen. Tom Harkin wants to be sure 'pension participants are not abused.'
"The sale of pensions to investors in secondary markets is a worrisome new practice that deserves careful scrutiny," said Sen. Tom Harkin, chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. "In tough economic times, hard-working people are often forced to make difficult choices between immediate economic needs and their future retirement security.
"However, it is critically important that people forced to make these tough decisions have the information they need to make wise choices, and don't fall victim to unscrupulous or illegal practices."
Mr. Harkin, a Democrat from Iowa, said he plans "to take a closer look at these issues in the coming months to ensure that our laws are respected and pension participants are not abused." A committee spokeswoman said it is early in the process, and the senator declined to elaborate on possible courses of action.
As The Wall Street Journal detailed in a story earlier this month, financial middlemen have helped to set up websites with names such as BuyYourPension.com and pension4cash.com to connect pension recipients.
The pensioners need immediate cash; the investors are lured by promises of higher returns.
The market plays off several current trends: With tougher credit standards, many people who ordinarily might borrow from credit cards are willing to pledge future pension checks for cash now, even if the terms are highly unfavorable to them.
Many people who never previously considered unconventional investments are attracted to them with bonds paying ultralow yields and stock markets a highly risky bet.
The financial middlemen bundle information obtained by the websites into spreadsheets that are supplied to financial advisers for their clients. The investor pays an agreed-upon lump sum to the retiree, who signs a contract pledging to hand over all or part of each month's check for a set number of years. The deals typically are priced to yield investors 6% to 7% or so a year, as their money is returned over a period of several years to 10 years.
Meanwhile, an array of middlemen collect fees: They are spread among the website operators, firms that do the heavy lifting of pulling together transactions, distributors and the financial advisers who land individual investors.
No one keeps track of how many pensions are traded for instance cash, and the number for now is believed to be small. But in recent months, websites have proliferated, and middlemen far from Wall Street have ramped up efforts to win over financial advisers to the concept.
These firms have their eye on the hundreds of thousands of military veterans, police officers and firefighters who can start receiving pension checks while they are still in their 40s, many of whom have moved on to other jobs and wouldn't be put in desperate financial straits if they pledge some of their future pension income for a wad of cash.
The deals attempt to thread the needle of federal pension law and federal statutes governing military pay, which prohibit the "assignment" of qualified pensions. The transactions attempt to make the distinction that the pension itself isn't being assigned but that the retiree is promising to fulfill a contract and will use money he or she has received from a pension check.
But that makes the transactions risky to investors because the retiree could breach the contract or file for bankruptcy, putting investors in a line of creditors seeking to be repaid.
Pension-income-stream transactions arranged by a California firm that has been in the business since the 1990s have been enforced by some courts but rejected by others, including a U.S. bankruptcy court, filings show.
Write to Leslie Scism at leslie.scism@wsj.com
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Monday, November 21, 2011
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