Captured: Venice from Above | Plog — World news photography, Photos — The Denver Post

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Posted Sep 02, 2008

The Venice Film Festival opened on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 with stars, movie-goers and photographers descending on the famed city. Dan Kitwood, an entertainment photographer from Getty, took the opportunity to make some aerial images of Venice.

The “City of Water” is located in northeast Italy, spanning 118 islands in the Venetian Lagoon. Buildings in Venice were constructed on wood piles driven into the mud, sand and clay layers under the lagoon. Many of the buildings in Venice still sit on these piles driven more than a thousand years ago.

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Lost Secrets of the Ark; The Real Power of GOLD

21 Worst Logo Fails Ever - Daily Art Cocktail

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These take a sense of humor....as they are real!

Marketing experts say that one of the most important marketing tools is a good logo design. It not only provides an easy to recognize identity for your business but also communicates who you are. That’s why every company considering creating or buying a logo design should know the criteria that make for an effective logo. The first feature of a good and effective logo is that it can immediately “grab” viewer’s attention. Your logo should have an immediate impact and hold the viewer’s attention. However, if you did manage to catch the viewer’s eye – that doesn’t necessary mean you are doing good. There might always be a hidden catch you may not see at first sight.

Extraordinary Uses for 16 Ordinary Household Items

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Wacky and crazy uses for household items. Whiten Sneakers with toothpaste, Secure a screw with nail polish, Unstick plastic wrap with tape, remove crayon and wax spills with a hair dryer and many more remedies I had no idea where possible.

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The Year of Thinking Magically

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The Vision of Hermes Trismegistus, Johfra Bosschart, 1985

The Mindscape of Alan Moore has insinuated itself into my own mindscape the past few days. It got me to thinking about magic, what it is and what it isn't, as well as magical thinking.

Now I know magical thinking gets a very bad rap, but I think that maybe that's a question of semantics. Magical thinking is generally defined as a kind of 'Hail Mary' approach to life - cross your fingers, throw caution to the wind and hope for the best. We see this in the media all of the time, particularly as it applies to politics, specifically the politics of resource allocation.

The Future Of Food

The Future Of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind engineered foods that have quietly filled U.S. grocery store shelves for the past decade.