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 Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) in flight at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa. Change image |
English : Cape Vulture (Gyps coprotheres) in flight at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, South Africa.
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Indian 'Been' Music at the 2012 Surajkund Craft Fair, held every year in Faridabad, District of Haryana, India. Choose a new media file |
English : Indian 'Been' Music at the 2012 Surajkund Craft Fair, held every year in Faridabad, District of Haryana, India.
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 An 8 escudo gold coin issued in 1828 in the United Provinces of the River Plate (Argentina). Change image |
English : An 8 escudo gold coin issued in 1828 in the United Provinces of the River Plate (Argentina).
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Plan 9 from Outer Space, a 1959 American black-and-white science fiction horror film is considered as One of the worst movie ever made. Choose a new media file |
English : Plan 9 from Outer Space, a 1959 American black-and-white science fiction horror film is considered as One of the worst movie ever made.
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 Cormorants at dusk on the étang de Vaccarès, a salt water lagoon in the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, France. Change image |
English : Cormorants at dusk on the étang de Vaccarès, a salt water lagoon in the Parc naturel régional de Camargue, France.
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Vogtle Unit 3 Condenser B time-lapse video. The Condenser B Lower Shell was placed into the Vogtle Unit 3 turbine island on March 26, 2014. Weighing approximately 1.4 million pounds (717 tons), the component was set using the heavy lift derrick, Georgia, USA. Choose a new media file |
English : Vogtle Unit 3 Condenser B time-lapse video. The Condenser B Lower Shell was placed into the Vogtle Unit 3 turbine island on March 26, 2014. Weighing approximately 1.4 million pounds (717 tons), the component was set using the heavy lift derrick, Georgia, USA.
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 A U.S. Marine Corps C-130T Hercules aircraft with the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flies over Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Change image |
English : A U.S. Marine Corps C-130T Hercules aircraft with the Blue Angels, the Navy's flight demonstration squadron, flies over Marines with the Silent Drill Platoon at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
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Betray the Grave, taken from Junius' album Reports from the Threshold of Death, released in October 2011 on Prosthetic Records. Choose a new media file |
English : Betray the Grave, taken from Junius' album Reports from the Threshold of Death, released in October 2011 on Prosthetic Records.
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 The Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) is a venomous snake, native to Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It is an ambush predator, lying submerged in sand adjacent to rocks or under vegetation, and preys mainly on small birds and rodents. Change image |
English : The Saharan horned viper (Cerastes cerastes) is a venomous snake, native to Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East. It is an ambush predator, lying submerged in sand adjacent to rocks or under vegetation, and preys mainly on small birds and rodents.
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Tears of Steel is a live-action/CGI short film by producer Ton Roosendaal and director/writer Ian Hubert. The film was made using new enhancements to the visual effects capabilities of Blender, a free and open source all-in-one 3D computer graphics software package. This is the fourth Open Movie by Blender Foundation, re-rendered and re-graded in 4k resolution. Choose a new media file |
English : Tears of Steel is a live-action/CGI short film by producer Ton Roosendaal and director/writer Ian Hubert. The film was made using new enhancements to the visual effects capabilities of Blender, a free and open source all-in-one 3D computer graphics software package. This is the fourth Open Movie by Blender Foundation, re-rendered and re-graded in 4k resolution.
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.jpg) Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) in Berlin-Mitte at night. It was built from 1816 and 1818 according to plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is one of the main works of German classicism. Change image |
English : Neue Wache (New Guardhouse) in Berlin-Mitte at night. It was built from 1816 and 1818 according to plans of Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It is one of the main works of German classicism.
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A Haft-seen table setting symbolically represents spring arrival. Sabzeh, which is fresh sprouting seeds, is the first item on any Haft-seen table and represents rebirth. This year for spring arrival, I planted lentil seeds and photographed them for 5 days and nights as they sprouted. Choose a new media file |
English : A Haft-seen table setting symbolically represents spring arrival. Sabzeh, which is fresh sprouting seeds, is the first item on any Haft-seen table and represents rebirth. This year for spring arrival, I planted lentil seeds and photographed them for 5 days and nights as they sprouted.
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Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra performs "Songe d'une nuit du sabbat", the fifth and final movement of Symphonie Fanstastique by Hector Berlioz. Conducted by Dr. Allan Dennis. This performance was part of Inspire Brilliance held at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on October 18th, 2015. Choose a new media file |
English : Midwest Young Artists Symphony Orchestra performs "Songe d'une nuit du sabbat", the fifth and final movement of Symphonie Fanstastique by Hector Berlioz. Conducted by Dr. Allan Dennis. This performance was part of Inspire Brilliance held at Pick-Staiger Concert Hall on October 18th, 2015.
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 Lily magnolia, also known as Mulan magnolia, Tulip magnolia, Jane magnolia and Woody-orchid. Ukraine, Vinnytsia Change image |
English : Lily magnolia, also known as Mulan magnolia, Tulip magnolia, Jane magnolia and Woody-orchid. Ukraine, Vinnytsia
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Paper wasps (Polistes major) at the P.B. County SWA Greenway Trail. Choose a new media file |
English : Paper wasps (Polistes major) at the P.B. County SWA Greenway Trail.
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 Shirley Chisholm, who was the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress, first African American to run for a major-party nomination to be United States President, first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, and constant campaigner for the rights of women. Change image |
English : Shirley Chisholm, who was the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress, first African American to run for a major-party nomination to be United States President, first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination, and constant campaigner for the rights of women.
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New global view and animation of Earth's city lights is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite. Choose a new media file |
English : New global view and animation of Earth's city lights is a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite.
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 Vaults in the nave of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, France. The pillars are slightly offset, so that the vaults are a bit skewed. Change image |
English : Vaults in the nave of cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris, France. The pillars are slightly offset, so that the vaults are a bit skewed.
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Children of the night (Official music video), by Lazerhawk. Director : Alexandre Louvenaz. Producers: Thomas Vernay and Yann Wallaert. Choose a new media file |
English : Children of the night (Official music video), by Lazerhawk. Director : Alexandre Louvenaz. Producers: Thomas Vernay and Yann Wallaert.
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 Close-up of an Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), a large bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to western and central Asia. Change image |
English : Close-up of an Eastern imperial eagle (Aquila heliaca), a large bird of prey that breeds from southeastern Europe to western and central Asia.
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Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) eating a fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Time-lapse HD video shot in macro at 1 frame every ~90 seconds. Choose a new media file |
English : Cape Sundew (Drosera capensis) eating a fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata). Time-lapse HD video shot in macro at 1 frame every ~90 seconds.
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 Interior of Altenburg Abbey Church, Lower Austria Change image |
English : Interior of Altenburg Abbey Church, Lower Austria
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Lecture prepared for a Harvard Law School course on Copyright Law, and for the CopyrightX course, offered under the auspices of HarvardX. Choose a new media file |
English : Lecture prepared for a Harvard Law School course on Copyright Law, and for the CopyrightX course, offered under the auspices of HarvardX.
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 Kõnnu Suursoo bog in Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve, Estonia. Change image |
English : Kõnnu Suursoo bog in Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve, Estonia.
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Odekera land losers and their investments. A video study in Janjgir and Korba districts in Chhatisgarh, India, where 29 new power plants are coming up. Walking through villages and nearby plants under construction, a traveller / researcher sees the effects of this power politics on land, water and farmers lives. Choose a new media file |
English : Odekera land losers and their investments. A video study in Janjgir and Korba districts in Chhatisgarh, India, where 29 new power plants are coming up. Walking through villages and nearby plants under construction, a traveller / researcher sees the effects of this power politics on land, water and farmers lives.
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 Dead camel thorn (Vachellia erioloba) in Deadvlei, a claypan near Sossusvlei, in the southern part of the Namib Desert, Namibia. Change image |
English : Dead camel thorn (Vachellia erioloba) in Deadvlei, a claypan near Sossusvlei, in the southern part of the Namib Desert, Namibia.
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Secretly filmed footage of Dobova Refugee Camp in Slovenia - October 27/28 - 2015. Choose a new media file |
English : Secretly filmed footage of Dobova Refugee Camp in Slovenia - October 27/28 - 2015.
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Our visit to the Kevderca na Lubniku (Škofja Loka, Slovenia), a small, but interesting cave. Choose a new media file |
English : Our visit to the Kevderca na Lubniku (Škofja Loka, Slovenia), a small, but interesting cave.
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Devdas, an Indian movie, in Hindi with English subtitles. Choose a new media file |
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 Kallaste Cemetery in a town of Russian Old Believers in Estonia. Change image |
Calligraphy demonstration at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tallinn, Estonia Choose a new media file |
English : Calligraphy demonstration at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Tallinn, Estonia
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,_Locatie,_Tuinreservaat_Jonkervallei.jpg) Flowering crocuses (Crocus) at the onset of spring in the garden reserve Jonkervallei, Joure, Netherlands. Change image |
Lecture by Noelle Aarts, a Dutch professor in strategic communication regarding how to win a discussion. Choose a new media file |
English : Lecture by Noelle Aarts, a Dutch professor in strategic communication regarding how to win a discussion.
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 Lavatorium at the cloister of Zwettl Abbey, Lower Austria Change image |
Lecture prepared for a Harvard Law School course on Copyright Law, and for the CopyrightX course, offered under the auspices of HarvardX. Choose a new media file |
English : Lecture prepared for a Harvard Law School course on Copyright Law, and for the CopyrightX course, offered under the auspices of HarvardX.
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 Bog lake in Põlva County, Estonia. Change image |
English : Bog lake in Põlva County, Estonia.
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Aerial recording of Burg Riom (1226 m, Riom-Parsonz, Grisons, Switzerland). Choose a new media file |
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 Kettbach near Hausdülmen early in the morning, Dülmen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Change image |
Time-lapse video of transport on 10th Avenue, New York. Choose a new media file |
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 Pilars of the Taipei Bridge, Taiwan. Change image |
Dutch Newsreels from 1977 year. Experimental car-o-tel, a bus converted into a luxurious driving hotel with two decks. Choose a new media file |
English : Dutch Newsreels from 1977 year. Experimental car-o-tel, a bus converted into a luxurious driving hotel with two decks.
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Time-lapse recording of a blossoming of bromeliae plant Aechmea fasciata. Filmed over 54 days with 2 images taken per day. Choose a new media file |
English : Time-lapse recording of a blossoming of bromeliae plant Aechmea fasciata. Filmed over 54 days with 2 images taken per day.
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 Good Friday: Ecce homo (Melk Altar by Jörg Breu the Elder, 1502) Change image |
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Damn Food Waste at the Grote Kerkplein in Zwolle, Netherlands. They served 1500 plates of DiscaSoup in order to reduce food waste. Choose a new media file |
English : Damn Food Waste at the Grote Kerkplein in Zwolle, Netherlands. They served 1500 plates of DiscaSoup in order to reduce food waste.
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 Monastery of Saint Anthony, Egypt, Church of the cross and resurrection Change image |
Computer controlled metalworking on machine MCFH 40 CNC, Fryšták, Czech Republic. Choose a new media file |
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English : Fencers Le Péchoux (FRA) v Meinhardt (USA) at the 2014 Master de Fleuret Melun Val de Seine.
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Schematic explanation of laser operating principle. Choose a new media file |
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 An animation of the A* algorithm as it explores the North American freight train network to find the optimum path between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The tracks are drawn as great circles and the great circle distance is used to compute both edge lengths and the heuristic function in A*. Choose a new media file |
English : An animation of the A* algorithm as it explores the North American freight train network to find the optimum path between Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. The tracks are drawn as great circles and the great circle distance is used to compute both edge lengths and the heuristic function in A*.
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 Roskilde station is the oldest railway station in Denmark and opened June 26, 1847. The architecture is believed to be inspired by Villa Borghese in Rome. Photo taken on March 30, 2015. Change image |
English : Roskilde station is the oldest railway station in Denmark and opened June 26, 1847. The architecture is believed to be inspired by Villa Borghese in Rome. Photo taken on March 30, 2015.
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Laboratory synthesis of aspirin. Choose a new media file |
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.jpg) Top of the Eiffel tower from its second floor, in Paris. Change image |
Exhibition Butterflies fly freely among visitors - Montreal Botanical Garden Choose a new media file |
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