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Scientists Create World’s 1st Practical Artificial Leaf, 10X as Efficient as the Real Thing. Sun Salutes. Do you come here often? Heart-warming image of gorilla making friends with duckling among wildlife photography award winners. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 11:06 GMT, 9 June 2011.

Do you come here often? Heart-warming image of gorilla making friends with duckling among wildlife photography award winners

What English sounds like to those who don't speak it. The Truth About Lie-Detection – What Works And What Doesn't. Top 6 Sites that Inspire and Educate. If you’re a professional who likes to be intellectually stimulated and you enjoy keeping up with the latest news and breaking trends, the internet provides you with an endless choice of carefully curated sites to visit.

Top 6 Sites that Inspire and Educate

Today, we bring you six of them that we believe are leaps and bounds above the rest. These sites will not only educate you on topics ranging from business and technology to art and design, they’ll motivate you to find your own, original ideas and see them through. They’re culturally relevant, they’re idea driven and most of all, they’re deeply inspirational. TED is short for three incredibly important subjects in our modern world; technology, entertainment and design. Started in 1984, TED brings together the most brilliant minds to teach us about issues that matter. Tip: Download TED’s free iPad app to browse through 800 videos by date, popularity or keyword. 2.

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Home Facials - Get Natural Skincare Ideas at WomansDay.com

We asked Louisa Macan-Graves, author of Hollywood Beauty Secrets: Remedies to the Rescue, and Elda Argenti, owner of the Plantogen skincare line, for their favorite make-at-home face masks crafted from common household ingredients. For All Skin Types Brighten: Cut a slice of ripe papaya and remove the seeds and pulp (save the pulp for a snack later—it’s great for digestion).

Rub the inside of the papaya peel on your cleansed face, focusing on lines around the mouth and eyes, crow’s feet, thinning temples, neck and hands. Let it dry for 15 to 20 minutes, then rinse with tepid water. Exfoliate: Combine 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp olive oil. Cleanse: “Believe it or not, I love to cleanse with oil,” says Argenti. For Oil- and Blemish-Prone Skin Lift & Tighten: Combine 2 Tbsp plain yogurt with 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice (the juice of one lemon) and apply to your cleansed face and neck. For Dry Skin. Dog Breed Info Center®, DBI. Sun Tzu's Art of War - Chapter 1: Laying Plans. Dr-seuss-quote.jpg (JPEG Image, 200x220 pixels) Evolution of Retinal Structures.

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Turn Photo Negatives Into Artsy, Personalized Lamps. Depth of Field. I have always found "depth of field" a strange term, why not simply call it Depth of Focus?

Depth of Field

Anyway, it matters not, what does matter is how it affects your photography and how you can use it to your benefit. Personally, I normally set my camera to Av or "aperture priority" 95% of the time for more control over the sharpness. For the kind of work I do, the depth of field is more important to me than shutter speed. Although, if I need a fast shutter speed, I can just quickly and easily whack the aperture right open. giving me the fastest speed. So how does depth of field work? It's all to do with how much light enters your camera and the type of lens that you use.

Focal length of the lens To put it simply, the shorter the focal length, the greater the DOF (or more of the image will be sharp). Distance between camera and subject Aperture setting The aperture setting has the largest factor in determining the depth of field of your images. Lastly, this image shows the other extreme. Pentax Beginner's Corner Q&A. SmbcPreloader.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Decorah Eagles, Ustream.TV: The Raptor Resource Project brings you the Decorah Eagles from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. The li.

Ocean Wilderness (8 photos. All photos © Brian Skerry.

Ocean Wilderness (8 photos

While on assignment, photojournalist Brian Skerry has lived on the bottom of the sea, spent months aboard fishing boats, and traveled in everything from snowmobiles to canoes to helicopters to get the picture. Skerry, who specializes in underwater and marine-related subjects, pursues stories that will increase awareness about the sea. The growing gap between the Eurasia and North American tectonic plates. By Daily Mail Reporter Updated: 09:40 GMT, 11 May 2011 Swimming through an area of extreme natural beauty, this diver surveys the underwater canyons on his either side.

The growing gap between the Eurasia and North American tectonic plates

But this British scuba diver is actually between two tectonic plates. PARALLAX. Fake Noah's Ark found on Mt. Ararat : Thoughts from Kansas. So Fox News breathlessly reported that Chinese researchers had found Noah’s ark.

Fake Noah's Ark found on Mt. Ararat : Thoughts from Kansas

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