29 Aralık 2011 Perşembe

Aberthaw Beach at sunset

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Aberthaw Beach at sunset

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The Vale of Glamorgan

Beach

Sea

Sunset

Sun

iphone4

iphone

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Costal Banana of the Northern Seas

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Costal Banana of the Northern Seas

(L)

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nederland

netherlands

holland

scheveningen

den haag

the hague

zee

noordzee

strand

sea

northsea

beach

olympus

olympus pen
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28 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba

None waiting

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None waiting

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Bygdy

Huk

Winter

backlight

bench

clouds

colors

dusk

oslofjord

sea

shore

sky

sunset

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alone at sea

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alone at sea

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silhouette

boat

water

sea
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MELTING

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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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2011

colors

hdr

water

reflections

park

michigan

island

lake

state

droplets

red

winter

snow
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27 Aralık 2011 Salı

Lines

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Lines

Sunrise at Merewether Beach! Changing colours of sunrise!

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Merewether

Baths

sunsrise

dorcam16

canon7d

sigma10-20

sky

colour

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lines

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water

sea

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26 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi

Dilapidated Serenity

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Dilapidated Serenity

A fisherman is sitting on a run down old jetty at Brooklyn, NSW on 12th September 2008.

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Jetty

Hawkesbury River

Brooklyn

New South Wales

Water

Bush

Brooklyn, NSW, fisherman

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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

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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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energy

exhibit

exhibition

ottawa

science

museum

technology

power to choose

sources of energy, environmental implications, consumption, available resources, energy consumption

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21 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba

Piazza Navona

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Piazza Navona

Roma - Itlia

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Piazza Navona

Imprio Romano

Romas Empire

Europa

Europe

Roma

Rome

viagem

vacation

holiday

frias

dezembro 2011
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20 Aralık 2011 Salı

Empire State Building

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Empire State Building

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New York

New York City

ESB

Empire State Building

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Himmel

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Wolke

blau

blue

Midtown

Stadt

Metropole

city

Nikon

Nikon D60

winter

Dezember

December

USA

United States of America

Amerika

America

Vereinigte Staaten

Garment District

Macy's

H&M

34th Street
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18 Aralık 2011 Pazar

111208_Lappland_294

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111208_Lappland_294

Sami-Museum in Jukkasjrvi

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Jukkasjrvi

Museum

Sami

Schweden

Sweden

Lappland
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ICE ON THE WATER THAT MELTS MY HEART

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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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ice

water

lake

melt

heart

godstone

surrey

england

trees

landscape

clouds

sun

sky

cloudscape

reflections

reflection

winter

february

nikon

'nikon D700'

D700

Godstone, surrey , England, frozen lake

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P1060917

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P1060917

SantaCon Melbourne 2011 Melbourne

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SantaCon

Melbourne

Victoria

SantaCon Melbourne 2011

Australia
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17 Aralık 2011 Cumartesi

Candid Coke

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Candid Coke

Shot of wife and friend relaxing with some Christian crack at Nightcliff.

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Darwin

Nightcliff Jetty

christian

crack
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16 Aralık 2011 Cuma

Tooth-billed Bowerbird - Ailuroedus dentirostris

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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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Ailuroedus dentirostris

bowerbid

Tooth-billed Bowerbird

Bowerbird, tropical forest, online

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15 Aralık 2011 Perşembe

Face Painted

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Face Painted

Turned into the blue tiger

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RAC

Xmas

Party Claremont

face

painting RAC Xmas Party

Claremont face painting
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14 Aralık 2011 Çarşamba

King Tut's Tomb Exhibit Entrance

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King Tut's Tomb Exhibit Entrance

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egypt

exhibit

king tut

las vegas museum

museum

natural history

statues

Tomb of Tutankhamun
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13 Aralık 2011 Salı

Valsesia foliage

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Valsesia foliage

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valsesia

foliage

boschi

larici

canon

color

eos

europe

geotagged

italia

italy

landscape

light

nature

photo

photography

photos

montagne

mountains

monti

natura

paesaggio

panorama

valley

valli

vallate

pendii

alpi

alps
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Waikiki Beach View

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Waikiki Beach View

When we checked in they said our room has a view of Wikiki Beach. They just didn't say it was from a block away behind 10 buildings.

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Waikiki Beach

brach

buildings

Hawaii

oahu

clouds

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vacation

Waikiki Beach, Wikiki Beach

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12 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi

DFTYule2011-181

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DFTYule2011-181

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Glen Rose

Texas

United States

Dragonsfire

Tor

DFT

Yule

Revel

2011

Ansteorra

SCA

USA
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11 Aralık 2011 Pazar

Vuela t

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Vuela t

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brujas

brugge

sarah

appleblack

silver

blue

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pjaro

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8 Aralık 2011 Perşembe

Johnson Ct V

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Johnson Ct V

Monmouth County Bayshore, Union Beach, New Jersey, USA

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2011

NeloEsteves

Nikon

D80

18-270mm

United States

USA

US

New Jersey

NJ

Monmouth County

Bayshore

Union Beach

Christmas

Xmas

decorations

lights

night

holiday

Johnson Ct, Union Beach, New Jersey, County Bayshore

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5 Aralık 2011 Pazartesi

the main Flores branch

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the main Flores branch

Thanksgiving at cousin Debbie and Nick's Castillo's place.

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north

america

continent

usa

california

san

diego

county

escondido

thanksgiving

josie

flores

kathy

frank

pat

charlotte

spiro

zack

charfauros

ernie

bumanglag

brittnehy
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4 Aralık 2011 Pazar

Bronte Ocean Dreams

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Bronte Ocean Dreams

The morning sun caresses the keen early risers at the Bonte ocean pool. Sydney NSW.

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3:2

Bronte

Bronte Icebergs Club

Canon EF17-40mm f/4L USM

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Gav Owen

bath

bather

bathing

beach

desktop background

dreaming

fitness

horizon

houses

negative space

no cropping

ocean

railing

rocks

sky

split toned

sunrise

swim

swimming

tinted

vintage

wave

waves

wispy clouds

New South Wales

Australia

Icebergs, Ocean DreamsThe morning sun

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pink poppies in garden

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pink poppies in garden

On my walk to the station

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2011

flowers
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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.
Online.wsj.com

1 Aralık 2011 Perşembe

Baxters K200 Bigcab

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Baxters K200 Bigcab

Baxters K200

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Trucks

Jerilderie trucks

Quarterdeck

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Transport

Haulage

Highway

Newell Highway

Nikon

B/Double

Kenworth

Baxters

K200

Bigcab
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