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31 Aralık 2011 Cumartesi
29 Aralık 2011 Perşembe
Costal Banana of the Northern Seas
Costal Banana of the Northern Seas
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28 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba
None waiting
None waiting
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MELTING
Finally getting some snow here as temps hover around the freezing mark the snow was melting upon the trees causing a sweet dripping effect...
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27 Aralık 2011 Salı
Lines
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Sunrise at Merewether Beach! Changing colours of sunrise!
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26 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi
Dilapidated Serenity
23 Aralık 2011 Cuma
Most LAPD video cameras in downtown L.A. don't work
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The streets of downtown Los Angeles an during Art Walk on Jan.13. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)
Most of the surveillance cameras installed in downtown Los Angeles as part of an effort to help police crackdown on crime have not been working for two years, according to interviews and records reviewed by The Times.
The cameras were installed over the last few years in a highly publicized partnership between local business groups, which purchased them, and the Los Angeles Police Department, which was meant to monitor and maintain them.
But officials said the majority of the cameras don't work. Some broke down and were never fixed. In the case of six cameras purchased to watch over Little Tokyo, LAPD officials admit they were never plugged into the police station's monitoring bank.
Frustration about the broken cameras has deepened in recent days after a string of stabbings on a block in Skid Row. In one case, a 53-year-old man died after being stabbed and beaten by more than half a dozen suspects. No arrests have been made.
A camera is located just above where the stabbings occurred, but officials said the device was not working properly.
"It is heartbreaking to see a network of cameras gifted to the LAPD sitting idle while perpetrators of violence get away with murder on our most dangerous streets, said Estela Lopez, the executive director of Central City East Assn., which donated 10 cameras to monitor areas of Skid Row in 2008 at a cost of $200,000. "Just when the demand on the missions and shelters is going up, we need to use every tool we can to keep violence from ripping this community apart."
LAPD officials acknowledged the department has not be properly maintaining or using the three dozen or so downtown cameras.
One problem: Officers were not properly trained on how to use the camera system and ended up in some cases breaking it, according to police and business officials. Officers are supposed to monitor the cameras from a control room in the Central police station, using joysticks to manually pan, tilt and zoom the cameras. But the system frequently overheats because it was placed in a small closet-size room.
The department has struggled to attract a vendor who can regularly maintain the cameras.
"It's like buying a car without an extended warranty," said LAPD Deputy Chief Jose Perez Jr. "We know the reasons it doesn't work. Now we are trying to make it work."
Perez said the department is now working to reactivate the cameras and vowed to better maintain the monitor and them. He said that while crime in downtown has been dropping in recent years, the cameras can be an important tool for officers.
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Energy: Power to Choose
Energy: Power to Choose
The production and consumption of energy have social, economic, and environmental implications that are influenced by available resources and the choices we make. In this interactive new exhibition, plug in to practical tips to reduce energy consumption, and pledge your action to better conserve energy. Produce your own electricity with the Museum's human hamster wheel. Interact with a map of Canada that identifies locations where energy is produced and where distribution of major sources of energy takes place. You’ll be shocked to discover that one producer of energy is the Museum’s electric eel.
www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca/english/whatson/2011-exhib...
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21 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba
Piazza Navona
Piazza Navona
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20 Aralık 2011 Salı
Empire State Building
Empire State Building
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18 Aralık 2011 Pazar
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111208_Lappland_294
Sami-Museum in Jukkasjrvi
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ICE ON THE WATER THAT MELTS MY HEART
ICE ON THE WATER THAT MELTS MY HEART
Photograph taken of the frozen lake in Godstone, surrey , England on February 3rd 2011.
Nikon D700 14mm 1/250s f/11.0 iso200
Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED IF. UV filter. MetaGPS geotag. Latitude: N 51d 14m 44.92s
Longitude: W 0d 3m 18.50s
Altitude: 114.00m .
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SantaCon Melbourne 2011 Melbourne
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17 Aralık 2011 Cumartesi
Candid Coke
Candid Coke
Shot of wife and friend relaxing with some Christian crack at Nightcliff.
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16 Aralık 2011 Cuma
Tooth-billed Bowerbird - Ailuroedus dentirostris
Tooth-billed Bowerbird - Ailuroedus dentirostris
The scratchy, cackling call of the Bowerbird makes him easy to locate even the thick tropical forest undergrowth.
This is one of the endemics of tropics of Queensland. Nice bird find.
Photo taken at Lake Eacham, Queensland, Australia.
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15 Aralık 2011 Perşembe
Face Painted
Face Painted
Turned into the blue tiger
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14 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba
King Tut's Tomb Exhibit Entrance
King Tut's Tomb Exhibit Entrance
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13 Aralık 2011 Salı
Valsesia foliage
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12 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi
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11 Aralık 2011 Pazar
9 Aralık 2011 Cuma
8 Aralık 2011 Perşembe
Johnson Ct V
5 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi
the main Flores branch
the main Flores branch
Thanksgiving at cousin Debbie and Nick's Castillo's place.
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4 Aralık 2011 Pazar
Bronte Ocean Dreams
Bronte Ocean Dreams
The morning sun caresses the keen early risers at the Bonte ocean pool. Sydney NSW.
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3 Aralık 2011 Cumartesi
2 Aralık 2011 Cuma
Asian Shares Mostly Lower
SINGAPORE—Asian stocks were mostly lower Friday as markets consolidated Thursday's sharp rally ahead of the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report later in the global day, while heavyweight banks fell in Shanghai on concerns about a decline in new yuan loans.
Investors took some time off to reassess their positions as optimism over Wednesday's coordinated action by six major central banks gave way to caution amid the still-unresolved debt crisis in Europe.
In the Markets
Dow Ends Down 25 Points
"The hope is for a year-end rally prompted by ECB action and euro-zone leaders announcing steps towards a closer union in the coming weeks," said Jason Hughes, head of premium client management at IG Markets in Singapore.
"If this does materialize, we could be in for a solid end of the year, but there is still a huge risk of continued disappointment as politicians continue to fail to compromise and agree," he added.
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.5% and South Korea's Kospi Composite was 0.2% lower.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 0.5%, China's Shanghai Composite lost 1.3% and India's Sensex dropped 0.2%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were flat in screen trade.
Major exporter stocks took a breather from Thursday's rally with Toyota Motor up 0.1% and Sony down 1.0% in Tokyo, while Hyundai Motor fell 1.6% in Seoul.
Samsung Electronics was off 0.9%, partially hurt by its global tablet war with Apple suffering a setback after Australia's highest court extended a ban on the sale of Samsung's device for at least another week.
Blue-chip banks fell in Shanghai after a report raised concerns about a slowdown in loan growth. ICBC fell 1.2%, Bank of China lost 0.3% and Agricultural Bank of China dropped 0.8%.
In Sydney, banks mostly shrugged off news that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services downgraded all four of Australia's big banks' credit ratings. Commonwealth Bank of Australia rose 1% after saying it doesn't expect any material impact on its funding plans, while National Australia Bank tacked on 0.3%.
The euro was range-bound after gaining on successful Spanish and French government bond auctions Thursday.
Many traders were now focusing on the outcome of a European Union Summit on Dec. 9, where German and French leaders will present plans to better integrate the 17 economies that use the single currency.
"The central bank action has bought some time for EU leaders and the euro. However, patience will thin quickly and if a significant announcement is not delivered by the time of the EU Summit at the latest the euro will comer under pressure once again," said Mitul Kotecha, strategist at Credit Agricole.
The euro was at $1.3458 against the U.S. dollar, from $1.3460 late Thursday in New York. The dollar was at ¥77.79 against the yen from ¥77.70, while the euro was at ¥104.69 from ¥104.61.
Spot gold was at $1,742.40 per troy ounce, down $2.90 from its New York settlement on Thursday. Nymex January crude oil futures were down 14 cents at $100.06 per barrel on Globex.
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1 Aralık 2011 Perşembe
Baxters K200 Bigcab
Baxters K200 Bigcab
Baxters K200
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30 Kasım 2011 Çarşamba
bhs (370)
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28 Kasım 2011 Pazartesi
Alpena - Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Alpena - Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
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27 Kasım 2011 Pazar
Medina of Tunisi
Medina of Tunisi
Into the city of Tunisi - Old Medina
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25 Kasım 2011 Cuma
Just About There!
Just About There!
Lake Wakatipu, on the way to Glenorchy. Central Otago, New Zealand, day 6 Oct 26, 2011 on our trip down south.
'Using my Pentax' I used both camera's to see what differents there may be!
Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. It is built around an inlet called Queenstown Bay on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin Z-shaped lake formed by glacial processes, and has spectacular views of nearby mountains.
William Gilbert Rees, along with fellow explorer Nicholas Von Tunzelman, were the first Europeans to settle the area. Rees was in search of pastoral land, and after an initial visit returned in 1860 to establish a high country farm in the location of Queenstown's current town centre. However the Rees’ farming lifestyle was to be short-lived. In 1862 gold was discovered in the Arrow River, a short distance from Queenstown at which point Rees converted his wool shed into a hotel named the Queen's Arms, now known as Eichardt's.
There are various apocryphal accounts of how the town was named, the most popular suggesting that a local gold digger exclaimed that the town was "fit for Queen Victoria". It is now known for its commerce-oriented tourism, especially adventure and ski tourism.
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24 Kasım 2011 Perşembe
23 Kasım 2011 Çarşamba
October 2011 - Atlantic City Half-Marathon
New Dodgers owner can follow one of two paths
Frank, right, and Jamie McCourt share a few laughs with former Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda while being introduced as the new owners of the Dodgers in 2004. At the time, many believed the ownership change would push the team in a positive direction. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / January 29, 2004)
For sale: a baseball team with a storied history but less-than-stellar recent past. Its name resonates across generations but needs some TLC. Has great location and potential to generate billions in TV rights fees. Inquire with Blackstone Advisory Partners.
If all goes according to the terms of a settlement between Major League Baseball and owner Frank McCourt, the Dodgers will be sold in the next several months, with Blackstone brokering the deal for McCourt. Fans, including some who stayed away from Chavez Ravine to protest McCourt, are eager to know who the next owner will be and what direction the Dodgers will take.
Will this person or corporation have the passion and resources to restore the Dodgers' good name? Or will the new owner seek fame or real-estate riches and make only cosmetic fixes to the image McCourt tarnished?
"Because he did such a poor job the last few years kind of running that franchise into the ground, just by virtue of what fans had to deal with the last two years makes whoever is coming in look like a white knight," said Patrick Rishe, associate professor of economics at the Walker School of Business at Webster University in St. Louis and a part-time Los Angeles resident.
Not long ago, McCourt appeared to be the savior who would rescue the Dodgers from the cold clutches of Fox's News Corp. But things changed quickly when he and his wife, Jamie, split, and the Dodgers' situation ended up worse than before.
New ownership can bring positive changes, but — as with Fox's sale to McCourt — things can sometimes go sour.
The ultimate positive transformation was performed on the New York Yankees, who languished under CBS' ownership before a group led by George Steinbrenner bought them in 1973. Steinbrenner, who exploited free agency and recognized the value of TV rights, turned the Yankees into a headline-grabbing winner and international brand. His group paid about $8.8 million; the Yankees were valued at $1.7 billion by Forbes this year.
Dire circumstances led Mario Lemieux to rescue the Pittsburgh Penguins by taking an ownership stake in 1999 instead of money he was owed by the bankrupt team. The Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009 under Lemieux, who engineered their move to a new arena with better revenue streams.
Among small-market teams, the best example of a new owner's beneficial impact is Peter Holt's purchase of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs for $75 million in 1993. The Spurs are now worth more than $400 million and have won four titles under his ownership.
Robert Kraft's 1994 purchase of the New England Patriots is considered the model rejuvenation of the last 20 years. The Patriots were 14-50 the four seasons before he bought them for $175 million and have since won five conference championships and three Super Bowl titles. He privately financed a new stadium and developed the surrounding area, raising the franchise's valuation to $1.4 billion in Forbes' estimates.
"In football, what the Krafts have done in New England is nothing short of phenomenal," said Robert Boland, a professor of sports business at New York University's Tisch Center. "It's probably the single biggest turnaround in that sport."
In other cases, though, new ownership sent teams in the wrong direction.
Trucking magnate Jerry Moyes bought the Phoenix Coyotes in 2005 but soon wanted out. However, the NHL blocked his attempts to sell them to an owner who would move them and he filed for bankruptcy in 2009. The NHL bought the Coyotes and still operates them.
The Phoenix Suns have struggled since penny-pinching Robert Sarver bought them in 2004 for $404 million, and Michael Jordan hasn't duplicated his on-court magic as an owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. Stephen Ross bought a half-interest in the Miami Dolphins in 2008 and most of the rest in 2009, but the team is 16-25 the last two-plus seasons. Dan Snyder's ownership of the Washington Redskins has been a mess, with seven coaching changes in 12 seasons.
"All the money in the world and he has proven willing to spend it but hasn't spent it wisely," Scott Rosner, associate director of the Wharton Sports Business Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania said of Snyder.
"He's very involved in the day-to-day operations of the team, which is his right as the owner. It's just not necessarily the most intelligent thing to do."
Looking at the last 10 to 15 years, ownership changes involving the Dallas Mavericks, Boston Celtics and Boston Red Sox have produced triumphant turnarounds. Even the most anxious Dodgers fan can take hope from those sales.
"Ownership of a pro sports team is a very diversified business. Your customers are your fans, but your product is winning and winning as relatively cheaply as you can, so you have to maintain the right balance of players and stars and evaluate your talent accordingly," Boland said.
"A lot of owners fall in love with their players and overvalue their own players and mess up the payroll that way, or they don't fall enough in love with them and hate them all. It's a very complex business and some of it is knowing when do you break ties and when to produce stability, and knowing when the heck to get out of the way of your own management people with new and great ideas, and be able to adapt to the changing dynamics."
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21 Kasım 2011 Pazartesi
Big Steam through Cajon Pass
Big Steam through Cajon Pass
Union Pacific #844, the last steam locomotive built for the Union Pacific Railroad, makes it's way east through the famous Cajon Pass in California. Having just crossed over from the UP line to the BNSF line it approaches Cajon Summit.
I can't think of the last time it was to Southern California, if ever. 100's of railfans clogged the roads and hills to get a shot. I got lucky and climbed high up on a hill to avoid everyone and grab this shot as the sun broke through.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Pacific_844
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20 Kasım 2011 Pazar
Cathdrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nmes
Cathdrale Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Castor de Nmes
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19 Kasım 2011 Cumartesi
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18 Kasım 2011 Cuma
St. Thomas.
St. Thomas.
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17 Kasım 2011 Perşembe
15 Kasım 2011 Salı
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14 Kasım 2011 Pazartesi
NWC34 | Fannish Fetish Fashion Show 142
NWC34 | Fannish Fetish Fashion Show 142
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13 Kasım 2011 Pazar
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