What a unique & beautiful planet! [video]

If you need to see the positives in life, if you need to escape from constant reminders of poverty and violence, you need to watch this relaxing video!  When the camera flies over waterfalls and frolicking dolphins, I am so thankful for these reminders of how rich our world really is.

“The magnificent music was composed and graciously gifted for this clip by composer Jo Blankenburg.”

Now THIS is a Canadian winter [photos]

Striped icebergs and waves caught in mid-air [photos]

Just sharing what I received in an email…

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.  Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.  When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside.  If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.  Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.

The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice.  That’s what it is like in Antarctica where it is the coldest weather in decades.  Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air.  The temperature of the water is already some degrees below freezing.

Look how the wave froze in mid-air…

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Physician sued for making “lipo-diesel” from patients’ fat [news]

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Craig Alan Bittner apparently created “lipo-diesel” from his patient’s fat and used it to fuel his Ford SUV and his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator.

An attorney for three of the patients suing Bittner says his assistant and girlfriend removed more fat than necessary — presumably to use it for making the fuel — and that the patients were disfigured because of it. Neither his girlfriend nor the assistant had medical licenses.

Bittner’s practice, Beverly Hills Liposculpture, closed in November. It’s unclear when he started and stopped making his “lipo-diesel” or how he made it.

Read the story>>>here.

Environmental sound effects

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This website has sound effects including a typewriter, a pencil scratching the paper, whales, fans, planes, lightning, a purring cat, crickets, trains, and lots more.  It’s great for those who suffer from tinnitus and need something else to focus on.  And, it’s nice to listen to while your surfing the web.  Check it out!

Rain Photography

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This website presents thirty-five romance-soaked images of rainbows, waves, reflections, animals, and more.

Link

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Q: Are you a photographer?  What are your favorite photographic objects/environments?

Global warming cartoon

I thought this was a cute editorial cartoon depicting global warming.

[Source: Hamilton Spectator, Saturday May 5, 2007, Section D21]