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BBC – Earth News.

Whoa.  Posting this because algal blooms are scary, and one this size is SCARY.  They could remake the Blob based on this.

BBC NEWS | Business | Fiat denies 18,000 job cuts plan.

When exactly did Fiat become the American automotive industry’s savior?  Wow.

This past weekend (May 2, to be exact), I went up to Sweeney Ridge for the 2nd time.  It’s kind of a weird “trail” – it’s really a paved road for about 1.5 miles, then I veer off onto…another paved road that leads to a completely abandoned, falling apart (the point of dangerous) old Nike missle radar station.  One can also veer off to a dirt trail that is more hiking-ish that leads towards the point where the bay was first discovered a long time ago (yes, I am very precise, aren’t I?) and most people go there.  But I was after abandoned buildings (link and link, copyright respective photographers)

The paved road for the first part, leading up to the split, is fairly steep, then really steep, then fairly steep again.  It really kills because it just goes up and up for a pretty long time.  The first time I did it, I went straight on up with a full photo backup and I thought I was going to die.  This time, I stopped about 2/3 of the way up long enough to take a large format photograph (so…15-20 minutes) and that was a perfect amount of time for the trail mix to kick in, for my legs to get enough rest, but to not lock up and refuse to move on.  If I had not done that I would have had a serious problem.

Once you reach the top (and this is after you’ve passed the fog line, by the way, and have been walking in the rain for a while), it’s windy as you are completely exposed.  Wind coming right off the ocean is just blasting you from the west.  Pretty intense hike for about 4 miles total.  

Great place for abandoned places photography.  Images to come.  5×7 images…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog: Two 47 USC 230 Defense Losses–StubHub and Alvi Armani Medical.

When you work at a law school, and one that specializes in Intellectual Property, with some real experts in IP…you find a few with blogs, and some of those are pretty good.  Professor Eric Goldman has a great blog, which he updates regularly with really in-depth posts.  This one, on StubHub, and another one on cyber-squatting have really pulled me in.  And I do not have a JD…

Grand Palace, Wat Arun, and the Chao Phraya River at night

Originally uploaded by kaiyen

This is another view from the patio of our hotel when we were in Thailand. I’m nearing the end of the posts from that trip .

Obviously, this one is at night, and again, we were lucky to get one of the nights we were in Bangkok with a lit Wat Arun (rising structure on the right). The Grand Palace is on the left, also very lit up.

While Bangkok had its up and downs in turns of fun, experience and…atmosphere, the hotel we were at was terrific, and the view could not be beat.

Ideas for Group Wedding Poses – Photo.net

Thus far, I have tried to avoid putting up posts from threads on photo.net.  I have a whole other blog that did that extensively, to the point of annoyance, I think.  It also became less and less useful as it became more and more full of links.

However, I have been struggling with group poses – they are all so traditional.  So time constraint aside (and that’s a big aside), I’m going to try and make use of these examples this Saturday to be a bit more creative, if the venue allows.  Even just a set of steps at the altar can make a big difference.