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Britain set for hottest December in 70 YEARS !!


Now it's so warm seasonal ice rinks across the country are MELTING as bookies slash odds on it being Britain's hottest Christmas EVER

    Temperatures are still exceptionally mild for the time of year and could even reach 16C (61F) in London today
   Saharan dust picked up by winds and carried in atmosphere could fall, leaving yellow or brown film on cars
    Defra warns of moderate risk of the dust settling across South East after being carried by southerly winds

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3363847/Here-comes-BLOOD-RAIN-Warning-asthmatics-Saharan-dust-cloud-bookies-slash-odd-hottest-Christmas-ever.html#comments
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I read a story in this paper telling us how we are all doomed because its going to be the next ice ace with power cuts, temperatures the lowest on record etc.

Brace yourself for a VERY cold winter: Forecasters warn recent bad weather could be start of most powerful El Nino phenomenon since 1950

    Dramatic weather seen across UK yesterday could be start of particularly harsh winter, warn forecasters
    They say conditions this year could mirror those of 2009/2010 which saw the coldest January in decades
    El Nino phenomenon - which caused snowy winter six years ago - could be the most powerful since 1950
    Effect occurs when ocean temperatures rise in eastern Pacific, causing knock-on effects around the globe

By Sara Smyth for the Daily Mail

Published: 15 September 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3234605/Brace-cold-winter-Forecasters-warm-recent-bad-weather-start-powerful-El-Nino-phenomenon-1950.html


Every winter we have these pre warnings...?
I was wondering when the next ice age was due, now I know and can plan ahead, thanks to the DM's weather predictions.

Unusual inexperienced Residence with artificial Grass-Covered

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Designed by Reinhold Weichlbauer and Albert Josef Weichlbauer Ortis Ortis of Architects, the only family home will be checked out as a probe of the connectivity Between nature and design. The concrete structure coated in greenery has vertical corner windows interrupted by another window is placed horizontally, shaping a cantilevering railing. straightforward concrete stairs leading nowhere construct a fairy-tale situation, whereas the encompassing inexperienced scape participates in making a picturesque surrounding. does one suppose That this an inspiring project? Or would you rather selected as inspiration one in all the inexperienced Walled Buildings Presented by Lavinia not long ago?


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Newsha Tavakolian

Newsha Tavakolian
Newsha Tavakolian (born 1981 in Tehran) is an Iranian photojournalist and documentary photographer. She has worked for Time Magazine, The New York Times, Le Figaro, and National Geographic.
She is particularly known for focusing on women's issues in her work, and has been a member of the Rawiya women's photography collective, she co-established in 2011.
Tavakolian is a nominee member of Magnum Photos.

Born and brought up in Tehran, at age 16, Tavakolian did a 6-month photography course, thereafter she began working as professional photographer in Iranian press. She started at the women's daily newspaper Zan, and later worked for other nine reformist dailies, all since banned.
When she covered the July 1999 student uprising, using her Minolta with 50mm lens, her photographs were published in several publications.

She got her international break in 2001 at age 21, when she met J.P. Pappis, founder Polaris Images, New York at a photography festival in Perpignan, France. Thereafter, she began covering Iran for Polaris Images, in the same year, and started working as a freelancer for The Times in 2004. Over the years, she has been working internationally, covering wars, natural disasters and social documentary stories in Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen.[5] Her work has been published by international magazines and newspapers such as in Time Magazine, Newsweek, Stern, Le Figaro, Colors, New York Times Magazine, Der Spiegel, Le Monde, NRC Handelsblad and National Geographic.
 



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A common theme in her work is photo stories of women, friends and neighbours in Iran, evolving role of women in overcoming gender-based restrictions, and contrasts the stereotypes in western media.
Her photo projects include Mother of Martyrs (2006), Women in the Axis of Evil (2006), The Day I Became a Woman (2010) and Look (2013), which opened at Thomas Erben Gallery, New York City.

She was part of the 2006 Joop Swart Masterclass organized by World Press Photo.
In 2007 she was a finalist for the Inge Morath Award. Her work has been exhibited and collected at institutions such as the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Somerset House, London. (April 2014), where she was one of eight Iranian photographers featured in the critically acclaimed "Burnt Generation" exhibition.
In June 2015 Tavakolian became a nominee member of Magnum Photos.

She lives and works in Tehran and is married to the Dutch journalist Thomas Erdbrink.

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Bruno Torfs' fantasy garden

The original and unique artworks of sculptor and painter Bruno Torfs ( Australia) continues to bring joy and inspiration to visitors from all over the world. Nestled amongst the luscious rainforest setting lives a collection of unforgettable characters lovingly hand crafted by Bruno from clay and fired onsite in his kiln. Bruno has created a world rich with fantasy and insightful beauty derived from his imagination and inspired by his intrepid journeys to some the world most intriguing and remote regions.

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Unfortunately on the 7th of February 2009 a bushfire raged through the township, decimating everything in its path without mercy and claimed the lives of our friends and neighbours indiscriminately. Bruno was extremely lucky to survive and the rest of the family are safe and well. Bruno's home and art gallery were unfortunately completely destroyed in the blaze.


Bruno chose to stay in Marysville (Australia) to rebuild his home and restore the gardens. Bruno’s passion to share his love of art and the story of life with the world has not been damaged by the fires, in fact you would almost say it has been forged anew by the flames that nearly took it all away.

Whether you are new to Bruno’s works or a friend from way back, rest assured that this is far from the end of anything, it is just the beginning of something even more special.


website: http://www.brunosart.com/

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