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This is a rather nice video with a home-made feel to it. It presents a quick view of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, starting on the subway platform (filled with lots of beautiful tile art, all of which I've photographed and shared on my blog). The AMNH is a scientific research and education institution, with collections of more than 32 million specimens and artifacts.This is a rather nice video with a home-made feel to it. It presents a quick view of... more
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For the third time in the last 6 days, another line of nasty storms rolled through Chicago on Wednesday evening. Wednesday's storms towered up to 63,000 ft, unleashed 80 mph gusts, local 3"+ rains and 15,000 cloud to ground lightning strikes in a single hour. Craig Shimala captured the action from his balcony.For the third time in the last 6 days, another line of nasty storms rolled through... more
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It's really strange how trying to name one flower image can provide a lesson in linguistics (and slang) as well as demonstrate how the Google Translate algorithm is programmed to cheat.It's really strange how trying to name one flower image can provide a lesson in... more
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A pink daisy photographed in the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.A pink daisy photographed in the Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden, University of Helsinki,... more
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This is one of the last photographs I snapped in Helsinki -- I chose to spend my last day in Finland on the historical island fortress of Suomenlinna (which is one of my favorite places to go and to photograph).This is one of the last photographs I snapped in Helsinki -- I chose to spend my last... more
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A striking outdoor sculpture. Photographed in the Kamppi neighborhood of Helsinki, Finland.A striking outdoor sculpture. Photographed in the Kamppi neighborhood of Helsinki,... more
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2 Posts With MANY objects---
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With images borrowed and photographed from his surroundings, Trautrimas crafts images with a familiar yet unsettling existence. Shifting scales and positions, Trautrimas’s images range from fabricated Space Stations to rotating pencil sharpener restaurants all incorporating the signifiers of out local and regional lives. Canada Post boxes become two storey homes and coffee cups become fountains for birds. Satisfying a desire to pull apart and reassemble objects and environments around him, Trautrimas delicately fabricates multiple landscapes inviting the careful consideration of their viewers.
Trautrimas was the recipient of the Ontario College of Art and Design Printmaking Medal in 2003 and has appeared in the Framework Foundation Auction as well as this year’s Casey House Art for Heart Auction.
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http://thechive.com/2010/05/12/imaginatice-steampunk-cities-by-dave-trautrimas-29-photos/
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Imaginative Steampunk cities by Dave Trautrimas (29 Photos)
( for a QUICK look )
http://thechive.com/2010/05/12/imaginatice-steampunk-cities-by-dave-trautrimas-29-photos/2 Posts With MANY objects---
LE Gallery-
With images borrowed and... more
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This is a busker whom I photographed at Hauptwache train station in downtown Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Despite his age, he was putting on quite a performance. (For those of you who care, he was also a reasonably good musician).This is a busker whom I photographed at Hauptwache train station in downtown Frankfurt... more
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I was lured out of my sickbed so I could photograph this lovely flower, which really did brighten my day, and I hope it brightens your day, too.I was lured out of my sickbed so I could photograph this lovely flower, which really... more
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A lovely orange colored rose that I photographed at the farmer's market outside the door of my building in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.A lovely orange colored rose that I photographed at the farmer's market outside... more
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The Gothic-style St Bartholomew's Cathedral in Frankfurt am Main is constructed of red sandstone and was originally built in the 13th-15th centuries (restored after suffering heavy damage in 1944). Its 95 m/312ft high tower is a city landmark.The Gothic-style St Bartholomew's Cathedral in Frankfurt am Main is constructed... more
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This gothic-style cathedral was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the foundation of an earlier church from the Merovingian time. Some of these ruins are still visible. Dom Sankt Bartholomäus is the main church of Frankfurt and it has some historical significance.This gothic-style cathedral was constructed in the 14th and 15th centuries on the... more
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via The Economist:
http://www.economist.com/world/united-states/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15911324
Portland and “elite cities”
Is Oregon’s metropolis a leader among American cities or just strange?
THE city most comparable to Portland might be Vancouver in Canada, reckons Sam Adams, Portland’s mayor, although “we look to Amsterdam, Helsinki and Stockholm” for ideas. Ethan Seltzer, a professor of urban planning in Portland, thinks little Freiburg, in Germany, is the best comparison, with its similar obsessions about recycling, sustainability, public transit and bicycling. Others pick Zurich, which, like Portland, has a view of snow-capped mountains, orderly (bordering on staid) streets with trams, even the same peculiar fondness for direct democracy and tolerance of assisted suicide.
This might seem odd for a city on the American West Coast that once was the terminus of the Oregon Trail and has a cowboys-and-rodeos heritage. The locals, in fact, enjoy feeling odd: “Keep Portland weird”, say bumper stickers on the city’s cars, which all seem to be hybrid-electric vehicles. “Keep Portland sanctimonious,” mumble a few contrarians, while others savour the irony that Portland had to steal the slogan from Austin, Texas. But on the whole, Portlanders not only love their city but believe that it is, and ought to be, a model for the rest of America.
Mr Adams has personally contributed by becoming the first (though no longer the only) openly gay mayor of a big American city, and even surviving a recall attempt after a sex scandal (he is now confronting another). Mr Adams has a vision of progressive urbanism: a city where most people cycle or ride the streetcar, recycle what they consume, exist in harmony with nature and live in communities rather than the suburban sprawl of cities like Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix or Atlanta.
Nature, in fact, is the main draw for the mostly young and single newcomers to this city, almost the fastest-growing on the West Coast, says Joe Cortright, a Portland economist: the ocean to the west; the Cascade mountains to the east; and the high desert beyond them. The vineyards of pinot noir and chardonnay along the Willamette Valley are all within a manageable drive. In Portland, “business casual” means wearing a fleece. The area’s main industrial cluster is “activewear”, led by Nike and Columbia Sportswear and including thousands of smaller companies.
The environment is also the main theme of public policy. The biggest force in local politics is not a party (Democrats in effect rule without opposition) but cyclists. The bike lanes are impressive and getting even better now as streets get “bioswales”, patches of turf and shrub that capture and filter storm water and simultaneously calm traffic and separate pedestrians and cyclists from the Priuses. Those who can’t bike are encouraged to use public transport, which is free downtown.via The Economist:... more
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Yesterday, I stood underneath a skyscraper! No, I was not inside the skyscraper, I was underneath it! I took this picture because I was sure you would never believe me.Yesterday, I stood underneath a skyscraper! No, I was not inside the skyscraper, I was... more
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These guys are from the University of Oregon -- next door to my old stomping grounds. They are an all male a cappella ensemble, "On The Rocks." If you are a NYCer, you'll notice they were performing on an uptown-bound A train traveling between Chambers and 14th street.These guys are from the University of Oregon -- next door to my old stomping grounds.... more
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If you were here today, I would show you around the Senckenberg Natural History Museum. During your visit, this is one of the many natural wonders you would see.If you were here today, I would show you around the Senckenberg Natural History... more
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This year has been full of disaster weather problems and earthquake shocks. In the poorer regions of this world are the places that were hit the hardest, devastating entire cities and desecrating houses and big buildings alike. PAKSBAB came into provide solutions and savior against this kind of weather.This year has been full of disaster weather problems and earthquake shocks. In the... more
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An online poll of 5,000 people for Travelodge claims that the accents from Newcastle were found to be the sexist, while stating this is good news for Cheryl Cole who's worried about her accent when she tries to promote her career in the US.
Other sexy Travelodge accents were Edinburgh, Belfast, Wakefield, Coventry, Cambridge, Hull, Sheffield, Swansea and Plymouth. With the least appealing being Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Bradford.
I'm guessing this poll will be good advertising for the budget hotel, but maybe not for customers from Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Bradford.An online poll of 5,000 people for Travelodge claims that the accents from Newcastle... more
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