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    Manga And Anime Enthusiasts Dress Up For NemaCon 2011

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    Manga And Anime Enthusiasts Dress Up For NemaCon 2011



    Cosplay enthusiasts Alex Lawson, 20, attends the North East Manga and Anime Convention (NemaCon) dressed as Hunni Sempai at Middlesborough Town Hall on June 18, 2011 in Middlesbrough, England. Hundreds of Manga, Anime and Cosplay enthusiasts gathered for NemaCon 2011. Cosplay is short for Costume Play where players dress and perform roles from Japanese culture, Anime and Manga art characters. Many subcultures have also evolved inspired by video games, American cartoons and comics. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)...

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    Red Bull Stratos Project

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    Red Bull Stratos Project



    [Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969 in Salzburg, Austria) is a skydiver and a BASE jumper. He is renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria is seen before his jump during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos on March 15, 2012 in Roswell, New Mexico. In this test he reach the altitude 21800 meters (71500 ft) and landed...

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    Guide Horse: Tiny Horse Keeps Eyes On Big Responsibility

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    Guide Horse: Tiny Horse Keeps Eyes On Big Responsibility



    [A guide horse is an experimental mobility option for blind people who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog. They are provided by The Guide Horse Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide miniature horses as assistance animals to blind users living in rural environments]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: Shari Bernstiel, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania is helped along the sidewalk by Tonto, her guide horse March 19, 2004 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Tonto, a minature horse who went through one year of training, acts as Sheris seeing eye dog and is one of three working guide horses in the United...

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    Photographers: Romain Laurent

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    Photographers: Romain Laurent



    [Romain Laurent is 29 years old, originally from the french Alps, living and working in Paris. Romain Laurent studied design for 3 years at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres (National school of applied arts) in Paris and then switched to Photography at Gobelins, l’ecole de l’image, also in Paris. Working as a professional photographer since 2006]....

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    Baby Sumatran Rhino

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    Baby Sumatran Rhino



    [The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, standing about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.76 ft) high at the shoulder, with a body length of 250 centimetres (8.2 ft) and weight of 500–800 kilograms (1,100–1,800 lb). Like the African species, it has two horns; the larger is the nasal horn, typically 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in), while the other horn is typically a stub. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the...

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    [Turning The Place Over] By Artist Richard Wilson

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    Author: jone from 14 November, views 2446, Wow
    [Turning The Place Over] By Artist Richard Wilson



    [Richard Wilson (born May 24, 1953) is a sculptor, installation artist and musician. Wilsons work is characterised by architectural concerns with volume, illusionary spaces and auditory perception]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: An installation by the artist Richard Wilson, entitled [Turning the Place Over], is built into the condemned Cross Keys House in Moorfields as part of the Capital of Culture for 2008, on June 25, 2007 in Liverpool, England. The piece consists of an 8 metre ovoid cut from the buildings facade that oscillates in three dimensions. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)...

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    Simply: Cats

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    Simply: Cats



    A little girl hangs three Siamese kittens on a washing line in a garden in Croydon, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 14th July 1931...

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    Photographers: Jim Fiscus

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    Photographers: Jim Fiscus



    [Jim Fiscus is an American photographer specializing in editorial and advertising photography, including several highly regarded campaigns for the Showtime series Dexter, starring Michael C. Hall. Fiscus, who is based in Athens, Georgia, has won many awards for his work, including at the 2005 International Photo Awards for his portraits of hip-hop and R&B artists Jay-Z, Usher, and Outkast. Also in 2005, he was named International Photographer of the Year at the Lucies, and he is the winner of the 2008 International Aperture Award for his photograph of English chef and best-selling...

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    «Happy Feet» Recovers In Wellington Zoo

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    «Happy Feet» Recovers In Wellington Zoo



    [Happy Feet] the emperor penguin that washed up on the Kapiti Coast last week, undergoes a medical examination at Wellington Zoo on June 29, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. The young penguin landed on NZ shores last week, after traveling over 3,000 kilometres from the antarctic. The ill penguin was operated on at Wellington Zoo several times this week to remove sand and sticks from its stomach with hopes it will recover fully. A team of experts is likely to decide today, whether the bird will remain in captivity in New Zealand, or be transported back the the antarctic. (Photo by...

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    Panopticons: The Atom Colourfields Haslingden Halo And Singing Ringing Tree

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    Author: alice from 14 November, views 2466, Wow
    Panopticons: The Atom Colourfields Haslingden Halo And Singing Ringing Tree



    [Panopticons is an arts and regeneration project of the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network managed by Mid Pennine Arts. It involved the construction of series of 21st-century landmarks, or Panopticons (structures providing a comprehensive view), across East Lancashire, England, as symbols of the renaissance of the area]. – Wikipedia

    Photo: [Singing Ringing Tree. The Singing Ringing Tree is a musical sculpture overlooking Burnley. It was designed by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu and constructed from pipes of galvanised steel]. (Photos by...

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Manga And Anime Enthusiasts Dress Up For NemaCon 2011

  • 60
Author: alice from 14 November, views 2258, Touching
Manga And Anime Enthusiasts Dress Up For NemaCon 2011



Cosplay enthusiasts Alex Lawson, 20, attends the North East Manga and Anime Convention (NemaCon) dressed as Hunni Sempai at Middlesborough Town Hall on June 18, 2011 in Middlesbrough, England. Hundreds of Manga, Anime and Cosplay enthusiasts gathered for NemaCon 2011. Cosplay is short for Costume Play where players dress and perform roles from Japanese culture, Anime and Manga art characters. Many subcultures have also evolved inspired by video games, American cartoons and comics. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)...

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Red Bull Stratos Project

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2142, Wow
Red Bull Stratos Project



[Felix Baumgartner (born 20 April 1969 in Salzburg, Austria) is a skydiver and a BASE jumper. He is renowned for the particularly dangerous nature of the stunts he has performed during his career. Baumgartner spent time in the Austrian military where he practiced parachute jumping, including training to land on small target zones]. – Wikipedia

Photo: Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria is seen before his jump during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos on March 15, 2012 in Roswell, New Mexico. In this test he reach the altitude 21800 meters (71500 ft) and landed...

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Guide Horse: Tiny Horse Keeps Eyes On Big Responsibility

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2973, Touching
Guide Horse: Tiny Horse Keeps Eyes On Big Responsibility



[A guide horse is an experimental mobility option for blind people who do not wish to or cannot use a guide dog. They are provided by The Guide Horse Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide miniature horses as assistance animals to blind users living in rural environments]. – Wikipedia

Photo: Shari Bernstiel, of Lansdale, Pennsylvania is helped along the sidewalk by Tonto, her guide horse March 19, 2004 in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Tonto, a minature horse who went through one year of training, acts as Sheris seeing eye dog and is one of three working guide horses in the United...

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Photographers: Romain Laurent

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2216, Wow
Photographers: Romain Laurent



[Romain Laurent is 29 years old, originally from the french Alps, living and working in Paris. Romain Laurent studied design for 3 years at ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres (National school of applied arts) in Paris and then switched to Photography at Gobelins, l’ecole de l’image, also in Paris. Working as a professional photographer since 2006]....

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Baby Sumatran Rhino

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 3336, Touching
Baby Sumatran Rhino



[The Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, standing about 120–145 centimetres (3.9–4.76 ft) high at the shoulder, with a body length of 250 centimetres (8.2 ft) and weight of 500–800 kilograms (1,100–1,800 lb). Like the African species, it has two horns; the larger is the nasal horn, typically 15–25 centimetres (5.9–9.8 in), while the other horn is typically a stub. A coat of reddish-brown hair covers most of the...

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[Turning The Place Over] By Artist Richard Wilson

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Author: jone from 14 November, views 2446, Wow
[Turning The Place Over] By Artist Richard Wilson



[Richard Wilson (born May 24, 1953) is a sculptor, installation artist and musician. Wilsons work is characterised by architectural concerns with volume, illusionary spaces and auditory perception]. – Wikipedia

Photo: An installation by the artist Richard Wilson, entitled [Turning the Place Over], is built into the condemned Cross Keys House in Moorfields as part of the Capital of Culture for 2008, on June 25, 2007 in Liverpool, England. The piece consists of an 8 metre ovoid cut from the buildings facade that oscillates in three dimensions. (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)...

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Simply: Cats

  • 80
Author: peter from 14 November, views 2741, Touching
Simply: Cats



A little girl hangs three Siamese kittens on a washing line in a garden in Croydon, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 14th July 1931...

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Photographers: Jim Fiscus

  • 80
Author: peter from 14 November, views 2943, Wow
Photographers: Jim Fiscus



[Jim Fiscus is an American photographer specializing in editorial and advertising photography, including several highly regarded campaigns for the Showtime series Dexter, starring Michael C. Hall. Fiscus, who is based in Athens, Georgia, has won many awards for his work, including at the 2005 International Photo Awards for his portraits of hip-hop and R&B artists Jay-Z, Usher, and Outkast. Also in 2005, he was named International Photographer of the Year at the Lucies, and he is the winner of the 2008 International Aperture Award for his photograph of English chef and best-selling...

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«Happy Feet» Recovers In Wellington Zoo

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Author: peter from 14 November, views 2743, Touching
«Happy Feet» Recovers In Wellington Zoo



[Happy Feet] the emperor penguin that washed up on the Kapiti Coast last week, undergoes a medical examination at Wellington Zoo on June 29, 2011 in Wellington, New Zealand. The young penguin landed on NZ shores last week, after traveling over 3,000 kilometres from the antarctic. The ill penguin was operated on at Wellington Zoo several times this week to remove sand and sticks from its stomach with hopes it will recover fully. A team of experts is likely to decide today, whether the bird will remain in captivity in New Zealand, or be transported back the the antarctic. (Photo by...

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Panopticons: The Atom Colourfields Haslingden Halo And Singing Ringing Tree

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Author: alice from 14 November, views 2466, Wow
Panopticons: The Atom Colourfields Haslingden Halo And Singing Ringing Tree



[Panopticons is an arts and regeneration project of the East Lancashire Environmental Arts Network managed by Mid Pennine Arts. It involved the construction of series of 21st-century landmarks, or Panopticons (structures providing a comprehensive view), across East Lancashire, England, as symbols of the renaissance of the area]. – Wikipedia

Photo: [Singing Ringing Tree. The Singing Ringing Tree is a musical sculpture overlooking Burnley. It was designed by architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu of Tonkin Liu and constructed from pipes of galvanised steel]. (Photos by...

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