The new Nikon DF camera, recently launched, has adopted a retro feel logo to which I have taken a particular liking. The new rig boasts of full frame specs, but read more about it on the provided link below:
ExtremeTech » Nikon Df: Retro DSLR packed with full-frame performance
http://www.extremetech.com/electronics/170340-nikon-df-retro-dslr-packed-with-full-frame-performance
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BRIDGING A DIVIDE: Chief Rabbi Israel Lau leaned in to speak to Pope John Paul II during the pontiff’s historic visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem on March 23, 2000. (AFP File Photo)
Several centuries ago, the Pope decreed that all of the Jews in Italy had to convert to Catholicism or leave the country. There was a huge outcry from the Jewish community; so, the Pope offered a deal: He’d have a religious debate with the leader of the Jewish community. If the Jews won, they could stay in Italy; but, if the Pope won, they’d have to convert or leave.
The Jewish people met and picked an aged and wise Rabbi to represent them in the debate. However, as the Rabbi spoke no Italian, and the Pope spoke no Yiddish, they agreed that it would be a ‘silent’ debate.
On the chosen day, the Pope and Rabbi sat opposite each other:
The Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers.
The Rabbi looked back and raised one finger.
Next, the Pope waved his finger around his head. The Rabbi pointed to the ground where he sat.
The Pope brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine. The Rabbi pulled out an apple.
With that, the Pope stood up and declared himself beaten and said that the Rabbi was too clever … the Jews could stay in Italy.
Later, the Cardinals met with the Pope and asked him what had happened.
The Pope said, “First, I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up a single finger to remind me there is still only one God, common to both of our faiths. Then, I waved my finger around my head to show him that God was all around us. The Rabbi responded by pointing to the ground to show me that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and host to show that, through the perfect sacrifice, Jesus has atoned for our sins; but, the Rabbi pulled out an apple to remind me of the Original Sin.
He beat me at every move, and I could not continue.”
Meanwhile, the Jewish community gathered to ask the Rabbi how he’d won.
“I haven’t a clue,” said the Rabbi. “First, he told me that we had three days to get out of Italy; so, I gave him the finger. Then, he tells me that the whole country would be cleared of Jews, but I told him emphatically that we were staying right here.” “And, then what?” asked a woman. “Who knows?” said the Rabbi. “He took out his lunch; so, I took out mine.”
Air disaster: An RAF Lancaster bomber crashes in New Street in Luqa in 1952, killing three of the crew and a woman on the ground
Chocks away! An iconic Spitfire fighter aircraft is prepared for take off from Malta’s new wartime airfield at RAF Safi in 1943
Busy on deck: Aircraft from Hal Far are loaded onto HMAS Vengeance off Marsaxlokk Bay in 1955 with St Lucian Tower in the background
Bombed out: Sir Winston Churchill sees the damage in Senglea for himself on a visit to Malta in 1943.
Two of Malta’s impressive electric trams which operated from 1905 to 1929
The Mdina Express: A train heading for Mdina departs from the tunnel at Valletta station in the 1920s.
the “widna” (the ear), was a stone structure used in Malta to hear planes approaching from Sicily before the radar was introduced
‘Will bark no more’: The world’s biggest gun is decommissioned at Fort Rinella in Kalkara in 1910.
Engineers install the world’s largest gun at Fort Rinella in Kalkara in 1884.
No bendy buses here! Model maker Emmanuel Muscat creates beautiful wooden mini masterpieces of Malta’s iconic vintage buses
Fit for a Queen! Kingsgate in Valletta is decorated in 1953 as the Queen this year marks the 60th anniversary of her Coronation
Valletta gate
Channel crossing: The Gozo ferry Bancinu which ran from 1950 to 1957 arrives at Marfa from Mgarr.
Pieta Creek: Small patrol boats berth off Ta’ Xbiex in the 1950s with St Luke’s Hospital in the background
Malta shipwreck: The Greek tanker Angel Gabriel runs aground off Marsascala during a storm in 1969
Model maker Emmanuel Muscat creates beautiful wooden mini masterpieces of Malta’s iconic vintage buses
Little and large: The real thing and a model of a vintage Kalafrana bus sit side by side for the camera.
The final piece of the jigsaw! The last block of the Grand Harbour breakwater is slowly lowered into position by workers in 1908
Emergency bread: One of the eight underground flour mills built in case of a nuclear attack on Malta.
There is nothing like a nice, hot drink on a chilly day. The problem is many of us get stuck in a “drink” rut, and are unable to get out of our comfort zone. Time to shake things up a bit with these six warm beverages you’ll love.
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A traditional beverage in Mexico, atole is a masa-based drink flavored with cinnamon and sugar. A holiday favorite!
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ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONVENTION HELD IN MALTA The annual international photography convention by the Malta Institute of Professional Photography (MIPP) was recently held over three days in Malta (18 -20 Oct.) This was the ninth edition of the MIPP convention, … Continue reading
Although I may have my own webspace on WordPress and elsewhere, often folks redirected to those long forgotten corners of cyberspace, by my domain name would find nothing much to read on or about except for my CV. Well, maybe soon I might come round to be convinced, and decide to spend less time cruising on Facebook, and employ my creative juices here in this little nook of mine. This rant also is serving to test a new WordPress plug-in of sorts I got hitched to via Facebook, where else.
Fingers crossed folks, that this works, and in the meantime, thumbs up to you all.
THE CONS!
SKILLS, MAKE MOST OF THEM, AND OF WHAT YOU HAVE.
from http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/3200210/Amazing-nature-photographs.html
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He adds: “I’d been photographing animals since the 1960s but it was not until the next decade that I realised that much of the more spectacular activities of animals – particularly of the smaller ones such as insects – were too fast to see and fully wonder at.
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a good tune that gets my toe cap tapping and my head moving,….I LIKE PLENTY PLENTY PLENTY (with apologies to Johnny The Cowboy from BLA COMIXXINN!!)
HERE’S A POWERFUL TUNE FROM “NIGHTWISH“, IT”S NOT JUST THE ROCK CHICKS THAT ARE CAPTIVATING.SOMEBODY OUT THERE HATES MY GOTHIC ROCK MUSIC MUSES, BUT I THINK THEY’RE PART OF MY MUSICAL TASTE’S MAKE-UP . . .
The Cons's Nook: www.ivanmconsiglio.com 