I don’t normally post information about photo contests because so many are huge rights grabs.  This one is a bit different.  It caught my eye because of several reasons.  First, the rights they require are in conjunction with publicizing the contest (not general use).  Second, the big prize is a nice one – a trip to two of the Greek Isles.  Third, the judge is Jim Richardson.  He is a National Geographic photographer and knows his stuff.  Past winners of contests are usually a good indication of the expectations of judges and what will happen with future competitions.  Previous winning images show that this contest is not about having the most expensive equipment or most exotic locale for your image.  This competition is truly about finding awesome images wherever you are! Find Out More and Enter the Contest Energizer and National Geographic Team Up for 3rd Annual “Ultimate Photo Contest” originally appeared on About.com Photography on Wednesday, May 12th, 2010 at 13:10:37. Permalink | Comment | Email this

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I.B.M. opens benevolent program to all Rings “Operation Tricks Are Treats” is the name of the I.B.M.’s new benevolent show program. It is intended to bring magic performances to hospital-bound patients, gain positive public image exposure for the I.B.M.

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AP – Congress called BP and its drilling partners to account Tuesday for a “cascade of failures” behind the spreading Gulf oil spill, zeroing in on a crucial chain of events at the deep-sea wellhead just before an explosion consumed the rig and set off the catastrophic rupture.

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AP – Regulators need more time to figure out what caused last week’s stock market plunge, the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission told a congressional panel Tuesday.

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Western Digital 320GB SATA Hard Drive from Comp-U-Plus is attracting lots of persons these days. It happens to be a compact storage device, which can be used along with portable devices like notebook computers, external storage, and digital media players at ease. It should also be noted that it is a 2.5-inch single disk with a 320 GB storage capacity that enables the user to store his/her preferred videos, music tracks along with unforgettable photos.

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Gone are the days when state ownership of capital or state-sponsored socialism used to rule the show. Time, if truth be told, is moving very fast these days and the recent brunt of worldwide recession confirmed the reality that even the conventional notions of capitalist economy are losing momentum.

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Do you remain acquainted with developments on a daily basis? If you have a special inclination for news regarding politics, business, surely you are well-informed that gold has restored its dignity once again and has become, these days, a prized and popular investment

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Perhaps we were awaiting this day. Sanlam Life Insurance Limited has finally introduced its operations on the Ugandan market and thanks to this approach, the total number of the licensed service providers on the Uganda market to 22. Sanlam, in essence, happens to be a subsidiary of the Sanlam Financial Group based in South Africa and is also the biggest player in the South African market.

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Reuters – Senate Republicans moved on Tuesday to kill part of a far-reaching Democratic Wall Street reform bill that seeks to crack down on mortgage securitization, a financial practice blamed widely for helping to inflate the subprime mortgage bubble.

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To see a new hit play by Alan Bennett, the place to be Sunday is the Capitol Theater in downtown Clearwater. Habit of Art, the story of an imaginary meeting between poet W.H. Auden and composer Benjamin Britten, is the latest production of NT Live, a new initiative by Great Britain’s National Theatre to broadcast live performances of plays to theaters around the world.

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AP – The Obama administration is proposing to split up an Interior Department agency that oversees offshore drilling, as part of its response to the Gulf Coast oil spill.

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A disgraced gallery owner who served three years in prison for art theft was arrested Tuesday – this time in an alleged plot with a cellmate to steal works by Renoir, Picasso and renowned Northwest artists from area homes.

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This tour explores the ways nature prints have been used in botany and art.

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Reuters – The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Federal Reserve’s tradition of secrecy but postponed an overhaul of mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under a massive reform of banking regulations.

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Senate OKs Fed audit as part of bank overhaul
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AFP – The European Union on Tuesday called for unconditional talks with the United States to resolve the Boeing-Airbus dispute over subsidies currently being heard at the World Trade Organization.

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EU seeks unconditional talks with US over Boeing-Airbus row
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Jules Romains’s delightful “Doctor Knock, or the Triumph of Medicine” is a 1923 spoof of the arrogance of the medical profession.

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AFP – US videogame giant Electronic Arts posted a quarterly net profit on Tuesday, snapping its losing streak of 12 consecutive quarters in the red.

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AP – Gov. Mark Parkinson said Tuesday that he will sign by the end of the month the increase in the state sales tax that the Legislature approved to protect public schools and government services from cuts.

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AP – The stock market showed signs of stability Tuesday as major indexes held on to most of their rebound from last week’s big drop.

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Stocks mostly hold gains after European bailout
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AP – The Greek government’s plan to make drastic public savings in return for a debt bailout by other European countries is “tough” but should work, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.

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LOS ANGELES–The USC Alumni Club of Central California – Fresno is pleased to host internationally acclaimed pianist, Vatche Mankerian for a concert of piano music on Sunday, May 16, 2010 at the Fresno Art Museum, 2233 North First Street …

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SEATTLE, May 11 (UPI) — The former owner of an art gallery was arrested Tuesday for allegedly conspiring to steal works from homes in Seattle, prosecutors said.

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