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The 2020 Commission Report on the North Korean Nuclear Attacks Against the United States is a speculative fiction novel by Jeffrey Lewis describing a hypothetical nuclear attack by North Korea against the United States of America, published by Mariner Books. It is written in the style of a government report written in the aftermath of the conflict, in 2023, and uses many real-world figures.

Plot

The conflict begins unintentionally, with a North Korean KN-06 unit in Ongjin, near the Korean Demilitarized Zone shooting down a civilian Air Busan Airbus A320, which was flying off-course and without a transponder due to a brief loss of power in the cockpit, having mistaken it for a U.S. stealth aircraft. South Korean President Moon Jae-in orders a retaliatory attack on North Korea without the approval of the United States, firing six missiles at the Headquarters of the Korean People's Army Air and Anti-Air Force near Pyongyang and a residence of Kim Jong-un.

Following the missile attack, North Korea's leadership, lacking communications infrastructure, misinterprets Tweets from U.S. President Donald Trump so as to believe that a decapitation strike is in-progress. North Korea launches nuclear missiles in the hopes of staving off further U.S.-South Korean attacks, with nuclear bombs detonating over Seoul, Busan, Pyeongtaek and Daegu in South Korea and Tokyo and Yokohama in Japan. Missiles launched at Guam and Okinawa fail to reach their targets. Negotiations at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York City fail to resolve the conflict.

The United States launches a retaliatory conventional strike on North Korea, but fail to locate the vehicle-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles in North Korea's arsenal. North Korea proceeds to launch 13 nuclear-tipped missiles at the United States. The Ground-Based Interceptors at Fort Greely fail to intercept the incoming ICBMs, which detonate over Honolulu, Hawaii, Jupiter, Florida, Arlington County, Virginia, and Manhattan, New York. President Trump evacuates from Mar-a-Lago aboard Air Force One, narrowly avoiding the nuclear explosion. Kim Jong-un subsequently commits suicide at a bunker in Myohyangsan, and Mike Pence succeeds Trump as President of the United States.

Characters
American

 President Donald Trump - Trump spends most of the events of the novel at Mar-a-Lago, unintentionally sparking the conflict by causing Kim Jong-un to believe that North Korea's leadership is being targeted.
 White House Chief of Staff Jack Francis - A retired United States Marine Corps General modeled on John F. Kelly.
 National Security Advisor Keith Kellogg - In the novel, Kellogg replaced John R. Bolton as National Security Advisor.
 Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis - Mattis functionally removes consideration of the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea, and orchestrates much of the war effort against North Korea. Mattis is depicted as the sole remaining member of Trump's initial inner circle.
 United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley - Haley leads failed negotiations with Ma Zhaoxu, the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, to end China's support for North Korea.

North Korean
 Kim Jong-un - The leader of North Korea. Kim misinterprets the South Korean retaliatory attack and Donald Trump's tweets as the beginning of a general war, so he launches an initial strike in the hopes of preventing further attacks on North Korea. When that fails, Kim launching his remaining nuclear arsenal. He commits suicide when U.S. and South Korean special forces attack his bunker.
 Ja Song-nam - North Korea's Permanent representative to the United Nations. During the crisis, Ja is unable to contact North Korea's leadership due to damage to the telecommunications grid. He and the rest of the North Korean Mission to the United Nations defects in Haskell, New Jersey.

South Korean
 President Moon Jae-in - Infuriated by the destruction of BX 411, Moon authorizes a limited retaliatory strike against North Korea, acting without American approval. He is subsequently killed in a nuclear explosion while traveling from the Blue House to the Central Government Complex.
 Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo - Jeong advocates a hardline approach to North Korea following the shoot-down of a civilian airliner. He is killed in the nuclear explosion above Seoul.
 Chief Presidential Secretary Im Jong-seok - Im provides the point of view for many of the South Korean developments, having narrowly survived the nuclear attack on Seoul in the Blue House.

Development
Lewis drew inspiration from John Hersey's reporting on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima when depicting the casualties of nuclear war.

Reception
The book received positive reviews, with Julian Borger of The Guardian comparing it to nuclear war stories Dr. Strangelove and On the Beach. The Economist observed that "The terrifying thing about "The 2020 Commission Report" is how much of it is real". The Los Angeles Review of Books described it as "the gut punch everyone needs".

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American Airlines and United Continental have asked the federal government not to fly immigrant children separated from their families on their aircraft as part of the Trump administration's recent "zero tolerance" changes to border enforcement policy.
Both airlines said they had no knowledge of whether U.S. officials have used their flights to transport the children. "We would be extremely disappointed to learn that is the case," American said in a statement Wednesday. Delta Air Lines didn't immediately respond to a request seeking comment.
"Based on our serious concerns about this policy and how it's in deep conflict with our company's values, we have contacted federal officials to inform them that they should not transport immigrant children on United aircraft who have been separated from their parents," United Chief Executive Officer Oscar Munoz said in an emailed statement.
"We have no desire to be associated with separating families, or worse, to profit from it," said American, which made a similar request of the government.
The airlines' requests came as President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he'll sign an executive order to halt the separation of children from their families, a practice that has drawn fierce criticism, both domestically and around the world. Pope Francis condemned the family separation policy as "immoral" and "contrary to our Catholic values." British Prime Minister Theresa May called it "deeply disturbing" and "wrong."
American, the world's largest carrier, fielded media inquiries about a social media post last week relating the purported story of a flight attendant on a Miami-bound American flight that was carrying more than a dozen distressed children.
American and United have contracts to transport federal employees, as do most major U.S. airlines. The "government does not disclose information about the nature of the flights it takes or the passengers who are traveling," American said.


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Classification in New Zealand
What whakamārama
What we classify
What we don't classify
What the classification symbols mean
Why whai tikanga
Why classification works the way it does
Why classifications are important
How tukanga
How films and other publications are classified
How the system is enforced
How appeals work
How our system compares to other countries
Resources rauemi ipurangi
NZ films
Once Were Warriors
Overseas films
Canis Canem Edit: Bully
Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Disaster: Day of Crisis
Graphic novels (Genre)
Into the River
50 Cent: The Massacre
Animation (Genre)
Horror (Genre)
Miss Svenson's Classroom Detention
Censor for a Day
Censor for a Day results Term 1, 2019
History of censorship
Genre case study - Graphic novels and other books
Books are rarely classified
Unlike films, printed material such as graphic novels or books do not have to be examined and classified before they are supplied to the public in New Zealand. This means that they are only classified when they are submitted by an enforcement agency (such as Customs or the Censorship Compliance Unit) or by a member of the public.
Graphic novels and other print publications can be classified as Unrestricted, Restricted or Objectionable (Banned).
Public concerns
Mostly, graphic novels have been submitted by members of the public.
Under section 13(1)(c) of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993, members of the public can submit publications such as graphic novels for classification. They have to get the permission of the Chief Censor to do this - usually by explaining why they think the publication needs to be classified.
This is how four graphic novels came to be classified: members of the public came across them in public libraries and were concerned that young children might get them off the shelf. They thought that the content was not suitable for young children and that a restriction was necessary.
Classification considerations
Graphic novels are examined using the same classification criteria as for films.
The classification criteria set out in section 3 of the Classification Act is applied to all publications submitted for classification. So, when the graphic novels were submitted for classification, the Classification Office had to take into consideration whether they dealt with things like sex, horror, crime, cruelty or violence.
It was also important for the Classification Office to think about the likely audience for the graphic novels, the impact of the printed medium, and whether the publications had any merit, value or importance. These graphic novels were given the following classifications:
What is a Graphic Novel? by Jessica Abel.
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol IIR13: contains violence and sex scenes
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Vol II is a satirical sci-fi comic written by celebrated writer Alan Moore (author of V for Vendetta). It is the second volume of a planned six-issue series. The vividly illustrated series is set in an alternative universe based on mythology and literature. This volume is set in 1898 and the characters are all taken from 19th Century literary fiction. It starts when aliens, about to be defeated on Mars, escape and invade the Earth. British military intelligence enlists the aid of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen to defeat the aliens.
The person who submitted this graphic novel to the Classification Office felt that the pictures which showed sexual activity were not appropriate for children. In its decision on the graphic novel, the Classification Office noted that:
The publication is an imaginative and vivid sci-fi comic or graphic novel. It is highly satirical, and often farcical and outrageous in manner. The comic has been created by a leading exponent of this art from and is intended for mature contemplation and amusement. However, the comic format has traditionally been aimed at, and is popular with, children and young persons. This publication contains occasional images of frank sexual activity and is likely to introduce children to sexual concepts they are not at a developmental stage to deal with. Combined with a few images of horror and strong violence the comic is likely to disturb and confuse younger readers.
Nevertheless, comics in this format are often of educative value for older students and in this instance may introduce them to distinguished literature. Considering these elements, the publication is likely to be injurious to the public good unless restricted to its intended readership of persons over 13 years of age.
Office of Film and Literature Classification Decision
Classification Office's R13 classification decision for The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Volume II (PDF, 155KB)
Even more decadently filthy, gothic and thrilling than its predecessor... a ripping yarn.
Times Education Supplement
R13: contains violence and sex scenes
Ghost WorldR16: contains offensive language and sexual themes
Ghost World is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Daniel Clowes which tells a story of teenage angst and growing up in small-town America. The eight chapters follow two inseparable teenage friends, Enid and Rebecca, through the period at the end of their high school years when they try on new identities and, rather unwillingly, face their futures.
The member of the public who submitted Ghost World to the Classification Office thought that it was a "great story" but that it had "a lot of adult content" and was not suitable for children. Of particular concern was a section about a paedophile. This person found this part of the story shocking and sickening.
The Office applied the classification criteria to this graphic novel and said:
Its dominant effect has strong elements of warmth and humour and it has considerable artistic merit. Nevertheless, its availability to children or young teenagers is likely to be injurious to the public good. The sexual content is strong, varied and extensive....
Young readers do not have the knowledge or maturity to deal with sexual material at this level. The potential for a negative effect on the development of sexual attitudes is high. While the extent and nature of Ghost World's sexual content demonstrably justifies restriction, it is also noted that young readers who are unfamiliar with the highly offensive language used throughout the comic may be confused and even disturbed by its constant and often aggressive use, particularly in conjunction with equally strong sexual references.
Classification Office's R16 classification decision for Ghost World (PDF, 164KB)
While the vocabulary here is raunchy, it is accurate for the characters. These realistic 18-year-olds don't always talk nice and don't always act nice but they do have moral fiber underneath their tough-girl exteriors... This is a book with distinct appeal to urban high school students, but it's certainly not for their younger brothers and sisters.
R16: contains offensive language and sexual themes
Older teenagers and adults
Comics, manga and other forms of graphic novels have been popular with both adults and young people for decades. However, a lot of people still think that because these are 'cartoon drawings' they are suitable for (and aimed at) children. Fans of this type of publication know that this is often not the case, with many graphic novels containing sophisticated narratives conveyed through violent or sexual imagery. The Classification Office encourages places like libraries to keep their graphic novel collections in their Teen or Adult sections (rather than the Children's section).
Sometimes books are submitted for classification by enforcement agencies or members of the public. Most of the books that are classified deal with crime (such as drug manufacturing) or contain explicit sexual material - these books are generally classified as R18 or Objectionable (banned). However, each year we classify a few books with a lower age-restriction, such as R13 or R16, or as unrestricted.
The classification of books
Mihi: Collected PoemsUnrestricted
This book contains 174 pages of selected poems by New Zealand poet Hone Tuwhare. The poems are divided into eight numbered sections each containing up to 22 poems, most of which are one page long. The sections are sorted into un-named themes some of which are clearly evident such as death and dying, lands afar, love and romance, whanau and whanaungatanga, and relationship with the land. Many of the poems bring a distinctly Māori perspective to experiences, but there are also layers of political and emotional response to multicultural and working class concerns, and to human rights issues.
The person who submitted this book for classification was upset with the sexual themes and offensive language in the book. She was concerned that the book was being used in schools and that young people's attitudes towards sex would be negatively affected by the poems in the book.
In classifying Mihi: Collected Poems, the Office noted that the book had significant literary, artistic, social and cultural, and educational merit. The author is an acclaimed New Zealand poet who has been published since 1958.
The works convey the passion the author has for his world. They demonstrate his distinct and effortless humour which is clever both in its simplicity and in its capture of the bawdiness in the vernacular of the working man. The context of the poetry and the clarity of the poet's tone and passion mitigate the effects of the sexual references and imagery and the limited use of some offensive language.
The book's unrestricted availability is unlikely to injure the public good. The book is intended for a mature audience. A reader with the maturity to read the poems is likely to have the maturity to deal with their contents. Readers must also make a conscious decision to engage with the book and the usual browsing behaviours will influence their choice to continue to a more comprehensive level. Unlike a film, a book of poetry does not make a sudden and colourful impression on naive viewers. This book requires a level of engagement with the text that would make it of little interest to children.
Classification Office's Unrestricted classification decision for Mihi (PDF, 193KB)
He was arguably the most sensual of New Zealand poets; his verse by turns earthy, colloquial, musical, graceful, exquisite, intimate. His poems have a conversational rhythm, and are often addressed to specific people. He retailed stories like a bibulous medieval friar, and wrought love lyrics into comic anecdotes of sex and sensibility.
Almost a cabaret artist at times, a monologist by choice, he used an enriched imagistic language which drew on a jumble of influences: Catullus, Lorca, the Confucian sages, the Beats, the argot of the street-kids, Māori mythology — and in particular, early on, the cadences of the King James Bible, the only book his family had at home when he was a child.
The Poetry Archive
Case studies - books, music and other stuff
50 Cent - The Massacre
R16: contains violence, sexual references and offensive language.
The Special Edition CD/DVD set of rapper 50 Cent's album The Massacre was submitted for classification to the Office of Film and Literature Classification by the Department of Internal Affairs on behalf of a member of the public. Find out more about 50 Cent - The Massacre
Genre case study: Animation
Animated films and DVDs submitted to the Classification Office are generally aimed at an adult audience and often contain strong violence, offensive language or sexual content. While the Classification Office doesn't classify television broadcasts, it does classify DVD box sets of television shows such as South Park and Family Guy Find out more about Genre case study: Animation
Genre case study: Horror
Horror is one of the core classification criteria along with sex, crime, cruelty and violence - so what does it mean and how do we classify it? On this page you'll also find a list of horror films and games along with information about their classifications. Find out more about Genre case study: Horror
This controversial book was initially rated M, but changed to R14 by the Board of Review on appeal. The Classification Office changed it to Unrestricted after reconsideration. Following a second appeal, the Board of Review also classified it as Unrestricted after temporarily placing it under an Interim Restriction Order. Find out more about Into the River
A member of the public thought this energy drink should be banned or restricted due to the sexualised images and wording on the can. The Classification Office agreed that the can was offensive, but did not agree that its unrestricted availability would be harmful to the public. Find out more about Miss Svenson's Classroom Detention
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A propaganda newspaper issued by the Allied Forces during World War II. The newspapers were airdropped to Japanese troops and civilians in an attempt to weaken the morale of the Japanese by informing them of the true state of the war. The newspapers were published by the Psychological Warfare Branch in Manilla, probably between March and August of 1945. This newspaper is issue number 24, published in August, 1945. The issue covers General Douglas MacArthur and his troops arriving in Japan and the term of the Japanese surrender. It is accompanied by an official description and translation of the text into English. This newspaper was included in a scrapbook of propaganda issued by the Psychological Warfare Branch which was collected for Colonel Karl F. Baldwin.
Allied Forces. South West Pacific Area. Psychological Warfare Branch, ""Rakkasan News No. 24" propaganda newspaper," Pacific University Archives Exhibits, accessed April 18, 2019, https://exhibits.lib.pacificu.edu/items/show/13472.


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Watch Turnstile Make Their Fiery, Beautiful Late-Night Debut On Seth Meyers
News December 16, 2021 8:47 AM By Tom Breihan
They did it. They fucking did it. Baltimore hardcore destroyers Turnstile didn't just make one of the year's best albums in Glow On; they also took that album out into the world in ways that no other contemporary hardcore band has been able to do. Last night, Turnstile were the musical guests on Late Night With Seth Meyers. This was the band's first late-night TV performance ever, and it was also the first time a straight-up hardcore band has made a televised performance since I don't even know when. (Where CIV ever on Letterman or anything? There must be some other example.)
Now: You will not get anything like the full Turnstile live experience if you're not in a situation where someone might jump on your head. Seth Meyers is a brave man for letting this happen at all, but this is not a Fear-on-SNL situation where the band and their friends just go on a viking rampage. (As far as I could tell, nobody pooped onstage on Seth Meyers.) Still, the members of Turnstile are performers, and they've clearly adapted to live settings where they can't set shit off to the extent that they might like. Even without the visible crowd response that's such a crucial component of their live show, Turnstile make for a compelling spectacle, staying in motion and conveying messy excitement.
On last night's show, Turnstile played two songs, going straight from the Glow On opener "Mystery" to "TLC (Turnstile Love Connection)," arguably the fastest and moshiest song on the record. They looked and sounded cool as hell, and you can see it all happen below.
For a better document of the Turnstile live experience, I would heartily recommend the Hate5six video of the band's Glow On record-release show in Baltimore. That's below.
Glow On is out now on Roadrunner.
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A: Your host is probably rejecting the bad character "%".
Make a new username without special characters like "%" use only letters.

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Turn Up Fitness is constantly varied, high intensity, functional movement, the goal is to improve fitness and therefore general physical preparedness. You will not see any "machines" in our gyms other than a Concept 2 Rower. You will see a combination of: TRX training, rip training, sprinting, rowing, jumping rope, climbing rope, flipping tires, weightlifting, carrying odd objects, box jumps, barbells, dumbbells, gymnastics ring work, pull-ups, kettlebells, medicine balls, and many body weight exercises. Turn Up Fitness is for every fitness level and age, regardless of your experience or fitness level. Each exercise can be formatted for the individual.
The programs that are offered cater to one on one training and small groups – this means each athlete receives personal attention from their coach every time they step into the gym. Turn Up Fitness is truly all of the benefits of personal training at half the cost! And by working out with Jesse you will find yourself pushing harder than ever before, challenging yourself, and achieving goals you previously thought you couldn't reach.


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The Laboratory of Systems Pharmacology (LSP) at Harvard Medical School (HMS) studies the fundamental science underlying the invention of new therapeutics and diagnostics and their testing in humans via clinical trials.
Although contemporary drug discovery and development is technically sophisticated, many of the foundational concepts in pharmacology do not yet fully incorporate contemporary understanding of biological networks or powerful machine learning methods. We tackle this via specific projects focusing on disease biology, the mechanisms of action of therapeutic drugs, the ways in which these drugs are tested in clinical trials, and the development of novel diagnostics. Individual projects can be basic, translational, or clinical in nature. The former typically involve systems biology approaches to regulatory networks in normal cells as well as their alteration or disruption in drug resistant cancers, infectious disease, neurodegenerative disease and chronic pain.
The LSP specializes in projects that involve collaborations among individuals with different backgrounds and expertise. The lab develops and applies diverse measurement methods, including highly-multiplexed and live-cell microscopy, proteomics and functional genomics combined with mathematical modeling approaches such as dynamical systems analysis, machine learning and artificial intelligence. Faculty, staff, fellows, and students have backgrounds in molecular, cell and systems biology, engineering, computer science, and medicine. Research projects span machine-learning approaches to predicting drug-target interaction, investigating the origins and possible ways to prevent adaptive and acquired drug resistance in solid cancers, inventing new small molecule drugs for chronic and inflammatory pain, repurposing existing drugs from use in neurodegenerative diseases, and improving the design and interpretation of clinical trials.
Organization and Culture
The LSP faculty is made up of two communities: 24 professorial rank group heads and the lab's platform directors and senior scientific staff. The Assistant, Associate and Full Professors in the LSP have their primary appointments in ten different institutions including Harvard, Harvard-affiliated hospitals, Tufts, MIT and Northeastern Universities. Typically, a subset of their lab is based in LSP. Ten senior scientific staff in the LSP direct the lab's technology platforms and also conduct original research. Many of them are PIs in their own right with sponsored research grants; they actively shape LSP culture and priorities.
HiTS and the LSP were made possible by two capital grants from the Mass Life Sciences Center and by major grants from the NIH, NCI and DARPA. The LSP operates a newly renovated 1,200 m2 (13,000 ft2) laboratory on the historic HMS Quadrangle. The lab is organized around a series of technology platforms that develop and apply innovative and emerging technologies to specific research projects. Each technology platform is headed by one or more highly experienced staff scientists/PIs who both develop a specific set of technologies and support their application in basic and translational research. Key platform technologies include protein mass spectrometry, microscopy, modeling and data science, tissue imaging, software engineering, screening technologies, and pre-clinical pharmacology. Whenever possible, our technology platforms collaborate with Harvard's outstanding cores such as the ICCB Screening Facilities
Students and postdocs are key drivers of innovation in the LSP and they play critical roles in all aspects of the lab's research. Most students work in small teams of 2-3 people spanning laboratory experiments, computational modeling, and omics data in collaboration with physician-scientists. Many opportunities exist to pursue research with real-world and clinical impact as well as basic science with long-term outcomes. Students and fellows in the LSP need not have a background in computational biology, but interest in quantitative approaches is a definite plus. Graduates of the lab have gone on to successful careers as assistant professors and group leaders in universities across the US, Europe and Asia. Others have started or joined venture companies and yet others have joined mature pharmaceutical and biotech companies or entered government service. The LSP and its faculty are equally supportive of all of these career choices.
Faculty from institutions based in Eastern Massachusetts interested in joining the LSP should contact Executive Director Laura Maliszewski. Postdocs interested in fellowships in the lab, or in positions as research scientists should check our jobs page or contact Director of Research Cat Luria. Students should contact individual LSP faculty but are also welcome to learn more about the lab from Head of LSP, Peter Sorger. See our Contact page for more information.


ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — If you ever use a pet groomer, a new law has been proposed in New Jersey that could protect your dog or cat.
As CBS2's Cindy Hsu reported, a woman was prompted to take action after her dog was killed.
Bijou, a 6-year-old shih-tzu, died shortly after being dropped off to be groomed at a well-known pet store chain, according to Bijou's owner, Rosemary Marchetto.
That was nearly three years ago, and Marchetto said she settled out of court with the company. Thus, she she will not discuss any details about the death.
Her focus now is working with Assemblywoman Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-Teaneck) to pass Bijou's Law in New Jersey.
The law would require pet groomers to be licensed. Right now, it is an industry that is not regulated.
"We just want to raise the level again of professional care, sanitary care, and making sure that we're protecting pet owners and the pets," Huttle said.
The bill requires pet groomers to be at least 18 years old, and pass a test by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. Huttle said a license would cost about $60 to $75, so it shouldn't be a financial burden to small businesses.
Many grooming companies already have regulations in place, but they are voluntary. Marchetto said until a law is passed, it is up to pet owners to ask lots of questions.
Marchetto and Huttle were in Trenton on Thursday to fight for Bijou's Law. They hope to get it passed in the new year. If they are successful, New Jersey would be the first state in the country to have such a law.
For more about Bijou's law, click here.


Here's Shia Labeouf's hairstyles over the years.
Shia Labeouf looking fresh and carefree with his soft, beach curls flaunted effortlessly. This hairstyle, together with his smart casual get up and a pair of sunglasses, was worn last May 15, 2016 at the "American Honey" photocall during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival.
Labeouf in a short, military cut has a powerful impact. His facial features leaves a significant statement to his overall getup. This photo was taken 'Man Down' premiere last September 15, 2015 during the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival .
The actor in a baseball cap, exhibiting with his youthful essence during the "Nymphomaniac Volume I" at the 64th Berlinale Film Festival, February 9, 2014.
Brushing up his loose waves seem like a winning move for Labeouf. This simple yet captivating style was worn during the photocall for his new movie "Lawless", May 19, 2012.
The movie actor's mid-length curls has this cool, grunge vibe in it when effortlessly left unstyled. This photos was taked last August 22, 2012 for the LA premiere of "Lawless".
Formal events need elegant styling. The actor's hair during 63rd Cannes Film Festival has a sophisticated and polished finish.
During the LA premiere of "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" last June 22, 2009, the movie actor appeared with a classy aura with his gray suit and neat haircut.
The actor kept it prim and proper during the premiere of 'Eagle Eye' where he attended with his curly buzz cut, September 16, 2008.


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The final day of the 2019 RS:X World Championships being held in Torbole, Italy, looked to be heading out with a damp fizzle, but ended with a perfect finale for the medal races as the Ora finally decided to show up just before the time limit for the day.
With a full schedule planned for the morning, the 236 competitors and the race officials and volunteers turned up at the Circolo Surf Torbole in the dawn light as has been the norm this week. However the only difference this morning was that the normal northerly breeze had disappeared – Lake Garda was breathless in both its beauty as the sun rose but also in the amount of wind.
With fixed times for the races, the waiting game began and as the morning ticked over into the afternoon, fleets started to be cancelled. First it was the silver men and women fleets who were cancelled, causing cheers from certain countries as their qualification was confirmed with the race abandonment. Then came the gold fleets turn – again cancelled as the whispers of wind that could be seen on the horizon refused to come towards Torbole. Again cheers went up as more countries found that their ticket to Tokyo had been booked.
For the medal race contenders, their was mixed emotions amongst the ten men and ten women. Race and have a chance of getting a medal or upgrading the medal. Don't race and get to protect the medal that was already halfway around their necks. Would the wind fill in before the 1600 CET deadline?
It did. Slowly at first. But it built gradually and by 1500 CET, the womens fleet were on the medal race course ready to race in a light 8-10 knot breeze. China's Yunxiu Lu was relatively comfortable with her lead with the real battle between silver and bronze, between Lilian de Geus and Katy Spychakov. Just two points or one board separated reigning World and European champion de Geus and the relative new-comer Spychakov.
Russian Stefania Elfutina won the race and was followed by Poland's Zofia Noceti-Klepacka in second and then Spychakov in third. Down the last reach to the finish line, Spychakov could be seen looking over her shoulder, trying to figure out where de Geus was. Fourth place crossed. Fifth place crossed with Lu. And then de Geus crossed in sixth place. Spychakov had done enough to elevate herself to silver and resign de Geus to bronze. Lu had done enough to keep her first place and is the 2019 RS:X World Champion.
Spychakov on her medal race experience, "I wasn't too nervous before the race, I thought I would be more nervous but it was fun. I lost the youth world championship here in 2017 so this is a really good feeling for me. We have such a good group of three girls in Israel, we have been together since 1999 and we are such good friends and push each other all the way."
With Hong Kong, Brazil, Peru, Finland, Mexico, Hungary and Turkey already having qualified this week, it was in the silver fleet for the women that the final two spots would be allocated. Without any races, it was the United States and Thailand who were worthy recipients of the final two spots for Tokyo 2020.
For the men's medal race, the wind had increased slightly and again the battle would be to see whether reigning World champion (and double Olympic champion) could get the better of Frenchman Pierre le Coq and carry on the tradition of standing on the top two steps of the podium at major RS:X Class championships. The battle for silver and bronze was on!
With three laps in the race, van Rijsselberghe led the race off the start line and never really looked back. Van Rijsselberghe looks most comfortable at the front of the fleet and this was no exception as he incrementally extended his lead on each lap. Behind, eyes were on Pierre le Coq to see where he would round each mark. After the first lap he was in sixth place – silver was just out of his grasp but he was close and could make it up. At the end of the second lap he was just behind teammate Thomas Goyard – but when it comes to medal racing there is no such thing as "teammates" and Goyard was looking to place as high as possible himself and fought to keep le Coq behind him. At the end of the third lap, le Coq had dropped to seventh and van Rijsselberghe had done enough by winning to win the silver medal.
Badloe pretty much cruised his medal race, knowing he had a big buffer in terms of points to be able to relax and just sail fast, which he did and finished in fifth knowing he had the world title comfortably in the bag. Badloe and van Rijsselberghe were in the reverse positions at the 2018 world championships and these two friends are happy to be on the podium together in any position – these two good friends like giving and taking with each other.
Badloe on the medal race, "No nerves today, there was just a bit more at stake today but I had to keep in mind that the points were super close and to keep on eye on everyone else. I just tried to put everyone else out of my mind and go fast. It's a little different to last year with Dorian and I going differently to last year. It shows what we are doing works and we are having a solid program."
The gold fleet of the RS:X had more countries than qualification spots and the fight for the 8 spots had been going on over the past two days of finals racing. With todays cancellation of racing, the final standings showed that the following countries had provisionally booked their tickets to Tokyo; Korea, Hong Kong, Belarus, Switzerland, Lithuania, United States, Cyprus and Czech Republic.
These World Championships were the final major event of the RS:X Class for 2019 with attention firmly now focused on Tokyo 2020 and all of the remaining qualification events where countries can get their tickets to Tokyo. The 2020 World Championships are in New Zealand in February, one of the last true barometers of performance for the sailors before heading to Japan.
Finally, the RS:X Class would like to thank everyone at the Circolo Surf Torbole, the volunteers, the officials and the supporters of the class that have made the 2019 RS:X World Championships so special for everyone involved. 2019 has seen such spectacular events for the class and all of the sailors deserve a well earned break before the battles begin again in the new year!
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The Dead Sea lies on a boundary between the Arabian tectonic plate and the Sinai sub-plate, which is part of the larger African tectonic plate. In 1996 Garfunkel and Ben-Avraham published a paper on The Structure of the Dead Sea basin. They note that the Dead Sea rift was formed when the two tectonic plates moved apart from each other, creating a hole in the middle. The Dead Sea is one of the most saline lakes in the world, containing more than 30% of dissolved salts, mostly sodium, calcium and magnesium, potassium and bromine; it is almost ten times more saline than the oceans. The lake lies about 400m below sea level, and in some places the lake is as deep as 300m (for those of you in the US, that is almost 1,000 feet). It is these salts that make the lake so seemingly inhospitable to life, and explain why the rabbis chose the Dead Sea as an example (perhaps the example) of the place to throw the money set aside for a sacrifice that could not be brought. Once the coins were thrown into the murky depths of the lake, they would sink into the silt, rust, and never be found. The Dead Sea is a metaphor for a place without life, which is probably why the Mishnah also rules that into it should be thrown any vessel on which is an idolatrous images. They will simply never be found again.
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It is fascinating to note that while we refer to the lake as the Dead Sea, it is not called this in the Hebrew Bible or the Talmud. Rather, it is the Salt Sea - ים המלח - with no reference to anything about it being dead. This choice turns out to have been a good one, for although the lake seems to be devoid of any life, there is life within it.
— Ionescu D, Siebert C, Polerecky L, Munwes YY, Lott C, et al. (2012) Microbial and Chemical Characterization of Underwater Fresh Water Springs in the Dead Sea. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38319.
Microorganisms were first discovered in the Dead Sea in the 1930s, and since then bacteria have been isolated in both the sediment and the water, albeit at low concentrations. However a series of dives in June 2010 revealed a complex system of freshwater springs that feed the lake, and surrounding these springs are bacterial communities with much higher densities, and much greater cell diversity, than was previously known. (You can watch a two-minute video of divers at the bottom of the Dead Sea here. It is amazing to realize that they are the first humans to see the depths of the Dead Sea). An international team of researchers described the findings from these dives in a paper titled Microbial and Chemical Characterization of Underwater Fresh Water Springs in the Dead Sea, that was published in 2012. The colonies of cells that surround the freshwater springs are up to 100 times more dense than the found in the ambient water of the Dead Sea, and include bacteria that consume sulfides, and those that metabolize iron and nitrates. The authors conclude that the underwater system of springs that feed the Dead Sea are an "unknown source of diversity and metabolic potential."
Graphical representation of the sequence frequency in the studied Dead Sea samples, showing major detected phyla and families of different functional groups of Bacteria. From Ionescu D, Siebert C, Polerecky L, Munwes YY, Lott C, et al. (2012) Microbial and Chemical Characterization of Underwater Fresh Water Springs in the Dead Sea. PLoS ONE 7(6): e38319.
Despite these findings of life, the Dead Sea is still in trouble. Its level is dropping at the rate of about three feet per year, and its surface area is now only 600 Km2, down from over 1,000 Km2 in the 1930s. The prophecy of Ezekiel (47:8-9) that the water of the Dead Sea would be replaced with fresh water in which great numbers of fish will live is still a long, long way off.


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To the victors go the spoils as they say in the classics. Although we were only able to award said spoils to three individuals, the overwhelming amount and quality of entries made it near-impossible to choose. With that in mind we'd like to take the chance to sit back and celebrate both the winners and the top 50-odd finalists. In no particular order, we present the cream of the crop!
Second Place Around Mandurah in the last 10 years property developers have built a huge number of new residential developments which has displaced many of the native animals including these kangaroos. They seem to have adapted quite well by living in the suburbs and eating people's front lawns. Simon Deadman, AUS
The Kurds of northern Iraq celebrate Newroz, a Kurdish New Years celebration, each year in March. I had heard about the torch bearers that run up and down the mountains of Akre while tracers from machine guns and fireworks light up the night sky, but nothing prepared me for how visually intense an experience it truly was. This shot was taken halfway up a mountain just as the young men were beginning their descent – carrying the fire into the center of the town of Akre.
Cengiz Yar, USA
In Utah's remote Cathedral Valley, the Temples of the Sun and Moon are bathed in the last light of a cold winter's evening. I was lucky enough to share this incredible place with just one other human, though not surprising given the temperatures and condition of the road to access these curious monuments. Cody Cobb, USA
I had been driving through lava fields for 4 hours, crossed a river with a submerged vehicle in it all while having no phone reception. I was wondering why I even decided to travel solo around Iceland in a camper van and why there were no other cars on this path when in the distance a tiny base camp came into view. I parked the camper and followed a small wooden sign pointing to "Askja" in the distance. It was a long walk through a smooth lava field with snow. I knew that once I got over this field, I was going to see something special.
Erin Hoffstetter, USA
Dog-sledding, Lapland, -35 degrees. There's no greater rush than sledding behind a team of racing dogs in the perpetual twilight of a Swedish Lapland winter.
Kade Greenland, AUS
We got to the station super late and missed getting sleeper beds on this 12 hour journey from Bangkok to Chiang Mai but we were so keen to leave the ladyboys and lads-on-tour that we opted for a normal seat without hesitation. Once the train started gaining speed and bringing in massive bugs into the carriage through the massive open windows, the warm buzz of too many Chang's at the bar next door started to wear off & spent the hours of darkness trying to retain body heat/ trying to grab a nap on the hard plastic seats all whilst holding in our piss so we didn't have to face the hole-to-track toilet full of colourful spiders. But when the sun came up and showed us the jungle, we were hanging off the railings in between the carriages laughing at the people in their silly little beds missing a truly special moment.
Hollie Fernando, UK
I went to a car show at the Virginian Lodge in Jackson, Wyoming while I was working at Grand Teton National Park. Jackson is well known for it's tourist attractions and wealthy people living in Jackson Hole so a car show is no surprise. This lone car was near the back of the Lodge sitting alone and serendipitously, a plane happened to pass over at the same time.
Patrick Warner, USA
My friend Lex and I are both journalists, and we once traveled to Norway to find Trygve, a guy we were making a story about. We found him on the shortest day of the year, when he was swimming in a ice-covered lake. We extensively interviewed the bearded Norseman about his frozen, dead grandpa – Trygve believes that if you keep a corpse cold enough, it will at some point in time be possible to resuscitate it. He also thinks that ice baths are healthy for anyone who is still alive – that's why he went for a swim in the middle of the harsh winter.
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These are baby waves for the surfers of Iquique. It was the tail end of summer and six foot midgets were rolling in most days. The locals were practising their best Taj Burrow impressions while they could. In a few months the swell kicks it up a notch to create monster 16 foot beasts. Not exactly the kind of conditions you can treat as play time.
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I'd always wanted to photograph arctic landscapes, so after months of saving up, I planned a trip to Arctic Northern Sweden with three of my friends in January. I wasn't expecting to take my cameras out on the plane, but this view of the sunrise at the very beginning of our journey was too good to miss. We were so thrilled to witness our first ever plane sunrise.
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Ganbold, a Mongolian herder from Galuut sum, Bayankhongor province shown wrestling a young horse as it receives its yearly hair cut. Mongolian herders sell the hair for a few dollars per kilo. A herd of 50 horses produced around 10 kilos. Taken this April during my ongoing Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship focused on recording traditional music performed by Mongolian and Kazakh herders.
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Setting off from Calgary to Canmore in the early hours of the morning, I hoped to start hiking as the sun was rising. In my haste however, I missed one of the hikes turnoff, and ended up walking through a mountain pass for about 3 hours. Following a small stream that ran through the pass, I kept walking and listening to squirrels and birds flitting about, stopping to take photos along the way. As the sun peaked over the mountains, a beautiful soft beam of light streamed into the pass, transforming the colours of the rocks and trees.
Morgan Crowcroft-Brown, AUS
This fishing village operates on the outskirts of Wilpattu National Park, Sri Lanka. The occupants had been driven out during the 26 year civil war, only returning in the past two years. I had never seen a pair of eyes as intense as his; he allowed me to photograph him the entire time he was untangling the nets, but I only felt comfortable taking a handful of shots.
Darsh Seneviratne, AUS
Kerlingarfjöll in the Icelandic highlands is one of those places that doesn't seem real even when you're just there hiking through it. Our path led through along snow fields and geothermal rivers that were quietly co-existing next to each other and hiking through it made us feel like entering a different planet.
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I took this photo from my hotel window in Columbo, Sri Lanka. I will never forget how casually men in business suits, holding brief cases were hanging out of the open doors and onto the side of the packed trains as they sped towards Colombo main station in the early morning rush hour.
Jacob Wallwork, AUS
I cant really remember where this was in Mexico. I blame the mescal. It was on the side of the road in northern Mexico. Cafe Fer. 24 hrs.
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Located in a large valley in Northern Utah lies a 150,000 acre ranch. With 1,500 head of cattle, the rancher spends everyday working to keep them safe. Every cow is accounted for by branding. 5-10 Cowboys come from different parts of the west to help wrangle these cows and get them branded and protected from harm.
Dewey Albert Keithly, USA
From the neighbor island Lombok we had seen the sunset over Bali and Mount Agung. We took the ferry to Bali to hike the volcano the next day. We reached the top before anyone else and could enjoy a starry sky at the top of the world alone.
Amund Erdal, NOR
Colca Canyon in Peru is situated 160km from Arequipa, it is the second deepest canyon in the world. Twice as deep as the Grand Canyon in the USA. The perfect place for some breathtaking hiking into the canyon where these extreme paths take you through little villages.
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My greatest feat of travel has been an overland journey of more than 2000km; a gruelling 40+ hours in trucks, buses, chappa mini vans and on the back of motorbikes to reach the small island of Ilha de Moçambique on Mozambique's northern coast. The small crescent shaped island is connected to the mainland by a 3km bridge, and is a melting pot of cultures; stemming from early Portuguese colonialists in the 15th Century, acting as a trading port for Persia and Arabia, having strong immigration ties to Macau and India, as well as integrated local Makua tribe culture. The island is a place where on cobbled street corners, you will find Islamic mosques and madrasas, Hindu temples, Catholic churches and a beautifully diverse way of life.
Jonathon Collins, AUS
I was sitting down at the dinner table with my family after our usual Sunday night roast when I noticed the mountain had some snow on it.. I got my brother to come along and hit the road. Mid-drive we got caught in a small blizzard and the small amount of snow soon turned into a lot of snow. Just goes to show that sometimes you just gotta go.
Nick Green, AUS
It's weird to be in a zoo when it's winter. Dark and sad.
Burçin Esin, TUR
Fire Works' – 35mm, Leica R4s, 2015. Soon-to-be married Joel firing off a Roman candle at sunset during a 4-day bachelor party on the St. John River, in NB, Canada.
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That day in the afternoon, I and my friends went to the mountains for a trip. Once there we walked up to the top in the deep snow. Someone launched the idea to make a fire. So we collected some wood and we tried to light it there in the snow. Anyway it turned out to be a good idea because in the evening it became colder and colder. Walking around I suddenly saw far away the green sky and, just below, the bright orange fire making a wonderful contrast. I totally loved it.
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Whist on a Californian road trip at the top of the list but the last place we made it to was Yosemite National Park. Driving into Yosemite Valley the scenic views make it hard to concentrate on the road so we stopped of at a look out point only to find that the other vacationers were just as photogenic as the nature in the background!
Marcel Rollock, USA
The end of a solid day of surf in Half Moon Bay. Its crazy to think Mavericks is just around the corner. I'm usually one for all natural light, but having the added element of the headlights of cars help make this image I think. It's the meeting of two cultures: the business/rush hour side, and the natural fun-loving side.
Adam Raymaker, USA
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We spend a lot of time splashing around the globe and we simply wish to share our experiences on these topics.
Alex Voyer, FRA
When planning our Iceland trip, we always knew that Dettifoss would be a highlight (especially since seeing the epic opening scene of 'Prometheus'). We looked across to the man on the other side, and thought how precarious it looked where he was standing, so close to the edge. It wasn't until we had finished taking shots of the roaring glacial waters, that we realised the little rock ledge we ourselves were standing on was only joined to the rest by a very small piece of earth, and that he was probably looking at us thinking the very same thing.
Amberly Kramhoft, AUS
On my final day in Cappadocia I got up before sunrise and hiked to the top of the town of Göreme to watch the hot air balloons rise above the morning mist. It was a cool morning and deathly quiet save for the intermittent roar of ignited burners lifting the balloons slowly skyward. I was the only soul there.
Tim Cilento, AUS
We woke up that morning to a fresh blanket. We heard wild turkeys behind the cabin and went to check them out. Before we knew it, we were farther deep in the woods than we all had realized. It was perfectly quiet, and only the slightest sounds seemed to be heard. I snapped this as the gun was being handed off across a small river, a reminder of what we had in store for us that day. Moffatt, Michigan.
Matthew Price, USA
For me, this photograph is much more than a simple snapshot from one hot magical swamp adventure through the heart of Florida. It represents one of those fleeting eternities which we all seek in our adventures, when everything comes together, is just so; when past & future flow away; when our realities, in a sudden flash of illumination, shiver & swell & become so charged with radiant beauty that our breaths catch & our hearts ache, & we are lost to the glorious, thrilling grandeur rippling through us… All is clear. This is IT. WE ARE ALIVE!
Justin Ford, USA
With the next land mass in-front of me being over 6 and a half thousand miles away, it really drove home just how big this small planet is.
Ben Emrich, UK
Show Pony.
Lloyd Stubber, AUS
We took a road trip from Montreal to Vancouver one winter, with an old 80s Dodge Ram van. After days of driving through endless roads across the country we reached the road from Banff to Jasper in Alberta. Our van was too low to make it through the thick layer of snow. But the experience of exploring through the snowy mountains and the green pine trees under this bright sun was unique! To fit this raw atmosphere, we opted for the analog camera to capture the moment.
Stéphane Guigné, FRA
There are various legends around the Old Man of Storr and it's clear why once you're there. From miles away you can see the unusual black jaggy rock towering majestically out of the rugged landscape. Up close it's an absolute beast. It was drizzling on the walk up (of course) but being Scottish we didn't take any notice. As we got closer the drizzle stopped and instead a ghostly mist engulfed us and Storr. We stood, like little ants, in awe of the sheer scale and otherworldliness of the pinnacles, now framed by brilliant white swirling fog.
Kirsty Gillan, UK
A group of Peruvian nuns on holiday on the Bolivian salt flats.
Nick Doring, AU
We like to visit abandoned, deserted places: they have a unique beauty because the society stopped to believe in them. We went to an old hotel, with a big empty pool on the top. The stairs were falling down in some points but we decided to go upward to the top anyway. There we started to throw stuff around, run from side to side of the rooftop and do some other crazy things. One of my friends kicked some dust in the pool and I shot him at the highest moment of his jump. This shots means to me that we can live an adventure anywhere, with anyone and with anything: if you have and adventurer hearth it will spread out of your body making your life free and beautiful.
This was the first time we saw the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti – it was one of those moments on safari that sneaks up on you. You spend the morning looking for it and then all of a sudden the truck ends up right in the middle of a mass of mythical African animals. I ended up living in East Africa for two years after that, but nothing quite topped this day.
Emma Wanchap, AUS
As a part of a desert road trip throughout Arizona, Utah and Nevada in 2013, my brother and I visited Monument Valley. Most people would know Monument Valley from old and modern western movies and its huge red rock formations makes it a popular spot to visit for any landscape lover driving around the USA. It's my favourite spot in the USA to visit and I was lucky to capture this great shot with the shadow from the clouds coming across the front of the massive formations and the four wheel drive taking tourists around below being completely dwarfed by the whole scene.
Anthony Christie, AUS
The landscape along the trail to Everest Base Camp changes rapidly from forested hills, to grassy plateau, to masses of ice and rock. Every moment is beautiful and you forget the anticipation of what lies ahead.
James Baker, AUS
A horse covered in snow after the storm stands still. Shot in a farm in North Iceland.
This is part of a travel diary shot in Iceland. It is however about an internal journey as I experienced for the first time the natural phenomena known as the 'whiteout', this is suddenly being in the middle of a snow storm, unable to see anything around you, there are no references points at all, the individual is left with a distorted orientation and it just feels as if everything around you disappears. Only for a few minutes you are in the middle of a big void.
Jahel Guerra, VEN
Located just after town of Bishop, boiling water bubbles up into this creek, superheated by a magma chamber buried three miles beneath the surface. The product of a journey through complex underground piping, the process takes roughly a thousand years before the water is released aboveground. This particular section has claimed over 10 lives since the 1970s, as sudden eruptions of molten water surprise tourists, blissfully soaking in the expansive views of the Sierras after a long day in the mountains.
Kellen Mohr, USA
Euro Honeymoon 2/3 – Sunbathers and colors on the beach of Monterosso al Mare. Monterosso is the first of five villages in Cinque Terre on the coast of Italy. Old world charm and wineries abound on this small stretch of coast. Each village a couple hour hike from the next, or opt for the train ride through the hillside and you'll be at the next stop in minutes. If ever a place was destined to be on postcards, Cinque Terre was it.
John Lucarelli, USA
Trail riding through the canyon at dusk with friends on an 800-acre ranch outside of Rifle, Colorado while traveling cross-country with 4 women, a 32ft Airstream in tow and a dog named Charlie for #thehatterandthehound.
Amanda Leigh Smith, CAN
The summer of 2013 was extremely hot. Ann and I went camping to the black sea. We were living in a tent, drinking local sugary wine and eating watermelons for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Unfortunately, this shot one of few that managed to survive after my camera had crashed from the rock but it fully reflects our hot adventure. The serenity, the heat, the sweet dizziness..
Anna Zherdeva, RUS
Elyse wandering through the beautiful high alpine of the Valhalla Range, Southern BC. It's at least 60km to the nearest paved road, 10 from any road at all, filled by peaks named after Norse Legends, the Valhallas are a mystical range guarded as a secret to residents of the Kootenays. Don't tell them I told you.
Elliot Kramer, AUS
Smoke and steam from a controlled prairie burn.
Hudson Gardner, USA
It was the first days of August.
It was the first day of our holiday together.
It was the first time that he used his holidays to spend time in the mountains.
It was the first time he went to 3000 meters.
It was the first time that he felt the thrill of the majesty of the rocks.
And I was there.
Sofia Podestà, ITA
This was taken flying high somewhere over Saudi Arabia, an unknown mountain range hazed in the blue of the earth's atmosphere. Staring down at these veins of the earth made me wonder of all the explorer's that may have ventured through this baron yet beautiful range. The untold stories of ancient adventures carved within the crevasses that only the earth will ever know.
Elliot Fairhurst, UK
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Karma are the stars: visions of Nepal
Justino Blake
To load the film requires me to remove my gloves. Soon after I remove my gloves, my hands begin to shake. All around me the white out goes a-shivering and a-howling, and the prayer flags are flapping blue white red green yellow. The ambitious ascent of 2000 metres over the past days has me feeling dizzy and disoriented— I load the roll of film incorrectly.
A guide to Sri Lanka's eco-retreats
Sri Lanka is a changing country – the recent flux of tourism has undoubtedly caused the country growing pains, however some local hotels are striving to value and maintain the economy and ecologies that make the place such a destination.
Immense, wild and humble: The seduction of Uruguay and Argentina
Paola Zanni
On one side of the Rio de la Plata sits the giant Argentina, with its cultural strength and breathtaking landscapes.
On the other side, more reserved and characterised by a tender humility, sits Uruguay, with its discreet beauty, wild landscapes, and varied fauna and luxuriant flora.
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"You can do this Louise" – Travelling solo along the Annapurna Circuit
Louise Coghill
My feet were in agony, my fingers once again were being stabbed by the cold. Putting my pack back on will remain one of the most demoralising things I've ever had to do.
Asiaviva – A story told through music and photography
Bruno Galán Ruiz
I have selected twenty photographs from my journey to the Philippines and Japan and have related these to twenty of the songs which always accompany me.
Finally free in the wilds of the American West
Story | USA
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Video | Portugal
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Muster in the dust – The rough beauty of the Australian outback
Interview | Australia
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Video | USA
Hunting the hunters – South African Rhino Poachers
Interview | South Africa
Mayan families are striving to preserve Guatemalan culture through education
Karina Illovska
Sydney based photographer Karina Illovska went to Guatemala through Photographers Without Borders to document the work of Mayan Families.
Patagonia: Beautiful but bittersweet
Freia Lily
Without a doubt, choosing to travel has produced the most imaginative, intoxicating, and illuminating experiences in my life. It has given me love, compassion, knowledge, power and pain.
When it's Christmas in Cuba life goes on as usual
Francois Ollivier
It's my third trip here and I've heard the same story dozens of times : Cubans feel stuck and unable to move forward; like they're trapped in a natural paradise. In the meantime, life goes on.
Bothies – The Far-flung Mountain Shelters of the British Isles
Nicholas White
Far from civilization and mostly accessible only by foot, bothies are secluded mountain shelters scattered across the British Isles, tirelessly maintained by volunteers from the Mountain Bothies Association.
The North Atlantic Passage
Matt Lief Anderson
I spend my evenings seeking the elusive Northern Lights, mapping my routes, charging my batteries, and getting ready to wake before sunrise to start my day.
Dylan Johnston's Collection of America
Dylan Johnston
After driving through so much of the country I was fortunate to see dozens of different environments and lifestyles and meet many new people, some of whom I was able to photograph. This collection of images is a sample of the America I saw during those two weeks on the road.
The Outsider: A photographic record of nomadic life in Mongolia
John Feely
"Lately I have spent some time with people who believe they are their ancestors. They believe they are the same entity passed down through bloodlines from one person to the next, mapped from generation to generation."
Adventure Club: Cuba 2017
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Rum, revolutionaries and retro cars – Cuba has a back-in-time appeal. Though a trip to Cuba seems undoubtedly romantic and exciting, you'll need to understand how the island works to get the best out of your visit.
Welcome to 'The Jungle' – The notorious asylum seeker camp of Calais
Michael Rees-Lightfoot & Jaz Blom
It's a sad day when you feel embarrassed to talk about the place you call home because it has the cruelest treatment of refugees on the planet. We hope in some small way our photos can open up further dialogue about treating refugees more humanely and create social and political change.
Tony Butt: Oceanographer, Patagonia Ambassador, Surfer of Mammoth-Sized Waves
Alycia Purcell
Tony Butt is sure an impressive human being, not only because he rides waves the size of three-story buildings, but for the humble and extreme, mundane and exhilarating, sustainable unsustainable life that he leads.
An open heart on the opposite side
Théo de Gueltzl
Théo de Gueltzl started his journey one year and a half ago in Los Angeles. He bought a Toyota Pick Up, built a wooden structure to fit a mattress and a life on the road.
Unity Divided: Life in Bentiu
Patrick Orchard
Destroyed during the South Sudan civil war, this once bustling town in the middle of country's oil region is now littered with the rusted frames of burnt out cars and shot up houses.
Stranded in Shibuya: Halloween in Tokyo
Rasa Juskeviciute
I loved the contrast between the peaceful Japanese nature and the grotesque mess of sexual, horrifying and DIY characters. The next day I bought more rolls of film and missed the train for a second night in a row…
Photographing Cuba with just two rolls of film
Benjamin Butcher
I don't know whether it was the heat or just a technical malfunction, but when the two batteries for your camera die on the first day of a trip around Cuba it's the beginning of a nightmare.
The colours, symmetry and strangers of La Havana
Between two jobs I had an opportunity to travel to Cuba last summer. I did not want to go to any all-inclusive resort. After 2 or 3 days it was clear: I was going to shoot colours, symmetry and complete strangers.
Travelling through India belongs to the individual
Aaron Chapman
Travelling through India belongs to the individual – moments and memories forged between country and self. There were of course happier times, life changing even.
Exploring The Kimberley
I wondered why or how I'd never been there before, let alone not even heard of it. I remember looking around the landscape deciding where I would build my future home, figuring out how I would manage to get a lifetime supply of food and water in there so I never had to leave.
John Laurie
Where does it start and end? A landscape of blurred lines spanning sprawling density and a sparseness so vast that the echo of an echo has no answer.
Arab desert drifting and 'the great national boredom'
Peter Garritano
It's based on something called "Hajwalah" in which thrill-seeking young men would reach high speeds on public roads and then spin seemingly out of control, oftentimes weaving through traffic.
Confessions of a dirtbag traveller
Michael Russel & Randy P Martin
When friends or family ask why the hell I would sell everything I own and move into a school bus to travel full time, this is the story I tell them. Of course, not every day living the life of a dirtbag traveler is as amazing as this one.
The Mongolian Horse Wrestler
Dimitri Staszewski
With some of young horses, Ganbold decided to forgo his lasso and simply use his hands. Grabbing a front leg, he would get the horse to lose its balance before wrestling it to the ground.
In the exodus, I love you more
I left Iran nearly a decade ago. I left and moved to Australia—to the end of the earth—leaving much behind. And like all migrants, I miss the things I left behind: the taste of the air; the trees' sweet smell; the song of the streets and of the crows at sunset…
The brutal spectacle of ancient Japanese bullfighting
Luke Van Aurich
Eastern cultural practices are easily digested when they fall in line with Western moral values. When they do not align, they are commonly judged and denounced.
Last Leg, Kenya to Namibia
Callum Smith
Peddling, peddling, peddling (and yeah peddling…) I can assure you that we had our days on the road. Like who really heads over to Africa to ride a pushbike … with their dad?
Our long travels together
Aleksandra Semyonova
Asia gave me an amazing journey full of friendly and kindly people, good food and a great location.
My endless search for pristine wilderness
Jono WInnel
From the moment I could walk my father dragged me around the countryside fishing, camping and hunting. He took me across Australia, through the desert and from the top to the bottom.
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Gone Full Circle: Part 3 – Making it to the end of the world
Josh Bergemann
I jump off the bike just in time to empty my stomach onto the dirt road. My heart's rushing, skin sweating and both legs shake under my skinny frame. I'm a notch above completely hopeless.
In defence of the over-romanticised American roadtrip
I love a road trip. I've been on dozens of them around the world and in 46 states. The American road is a bit over-romanticized. That Kerouacian idea of finding yourself is overplayed, but there's something out there in the mountains, deserts, plains, and cities that I can't explain.
Antarctica, an expedition to the edge of the earth
Johannes Huwe
Two days sailing through the infamous Drake Passage lie before us until we arrive at the Antarctic peninsula. Icebergs point the way, a signal that we don't have much farther to go.
Untold stories of the Trans-Pecos Pipeline
Spike Johnson
I felt sad for the Big Bend inhabitants, for the residents of Chihuahua, the idea of American freedom, and our crumbling concepts of democracy.
A Mongolian shaman once told me "Reindeer get fat in the winter"
This story is for Halzan. He was violently mugged and passed away less than two weeks after I visited him. He changed how I see the world and gave me the courage to begin thinking about what I'm afraid of.
Discover Pushkar: Home of the worlds biggest camel fair
Annapurna Mellor
Pushkar is full of life, and all walks of it. The whitewashed streets of the old city jam falafel stands with groups of Israeli travellers, Tibetan garden restaurants, Hindu pilgrimage temples, and colourful groups of gypsy tribes side by side.
Photographer John Kilar proves that freedom needs no home
John Kilar
I've always been drawn to environments that support self-expression, safe spaces for being more open and free and loving. They happen to be in gatherings that might appear to be on the fringe…
Life in the lava – surfing the Canary Islands
Katja Kremenic
I don't wish to be superstitious, but you all probably have experienced places where you feel remarkably good, calm and centered, as if some strange energy is overwhelming you against your will.
Indigenous Australia: Navigating the great divide
Elize Strydom
When you face a trying situation on your own you have no choice but to step up and figure out a way over/around/through it then deal with the consequences. This is often made a little easier and less humiliating by the fact that no one is there to watch you melt down or fall apart.
Our guide to South Australia: Part 2
Isabella Moore, Nick Green, Che Parker
Four-wheel driving through the Flinders Ranges, getting chased by emus, swimming with seals, dodging a cyclone – all in a days work for Adventure Handbook photographers Isabella Moore, Nick Green and Che Parker. Part 2 of our guide to South Australia picks up from where we left off as we unravel one of Australia's best kept secrets.
The scent of Iceland
The fact is that I had never before breathed so deeply and serenely than in this open space which seemed endless; much wider than anything my eyes had previously taken in.
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