Monthly Archives: November 2013

MALTA FROM THE AIR, AS PROBABLY RARELY SEEN BEFORE, A MALTESE MILITARY PILOT’S VIEWPOINT

MALTA FROM THE AIR, AS PROBABLY RARELY SEEN BEFORE, A MALTESE MILITARY PILOT’S VIEWPOINT Watch “AFM BULLDOG Always ready” on YouTube Posted from WordPress for Android

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AWDC Malta The Good Old Days – emvin-byme

A photo compilation of days bygone, good old days when 4×4 or green laning in Malta or Gozo wasn’t such a controversial environmental hot issue or a political pawn topic. http://www.emvin-byme.com/Motorsports/AWDC-Malta-The-Good-Old-Days Posted from WordPress for Android

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Watch “Search and Rescue Operation – Ghajn Tuffieha 17th November 2013” on YouTube

Search and Rescue Operation at Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, 17th November 2013 by Armed Forces of Malta’s Air Wing. The Armed Forces of Malta Operations Centre was alerted at around 4pm that a person required urgent medical assistance in the rocky … Continue reading

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Stunning HDR Time Lapse Video with a Camera Under $300 | Videomaker.com

The Brinno TLC200 Pro HDR Time Lapse Video Camera Brinno has a solution for capturing time lapse video with its TLC200 Pro, an interchangeable lens camera capable of recording a wide range of frame rates to create High Dynamic Range … Continue reading

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For true panoramic images, toss this camera in the air. Seriously | Cutting Edge – CNET News

For true panoramic images, toss this camera in the air. Seriously
The ball-shaped Panono contains 36 2-megapixel lenses and takes a 360×360-degree image when it is thrown into the air. Continue reading

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Al-Qaeda in Syria Draws Fighters From U.S. and Europe | TIME.com

Jihad for Beginners: Westerners Fighting With al-Qaeda in Syria

Western governments are increasingly worried about foreigners going to fight in Syria with extremist groups

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Elk Headbutts Photographer in New Video | TIME.com

An elk glommed on to a photographer who was documenting the animals at sunrise on an otherwise beautiful fall day in the Cataloochee Valley of Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Instead of smiling for the camera, the elk repeatedly headbutts the photographer as he’s sitting on the side of the road before a ranger rescues him in this clip uploaded to YouTube on Nov. 12 by another photographer Vince M. Camiolo.

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French newspaper removes all images in support of photographers – British Journal of Photography

To coincide with Paris Photo’s opening, French newspaper Libération has chosen to remove all images from its 14 November issue in a bid to show the power and importance of photography at a time when the industry is facing unprecedented challenges, say the newspaper’s editors Continue reading

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How to upgrade the PS4 hard drive to an SSD | Games | Geek.com

If you have any familiarity with today’s computer systems then you were at least somewhat disappointed that neither the Xbox One nor the PlayStation 4 shipped with an SSD. Each system opted for a mechanical hard drive, which brings sufficient storage and affordability to the consoles, even if that meant forsaking the speed and inevitability of the SSD. The good news is that PS4 owners will be able to quickly — and easily — swap out their 500GB 2.5-inch hard drive and replace it either with a larger model or a solid-state drive. Continue reading

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Rare Color Photographs from the Trenches of World War I

Black and white photographs often feel more genuine than color images — more truthful, somehow — especially those depicting historical events. Much of that perceived authenticity derives from the fact that black and white pictures seem to be, in the … Continue reading

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