When a word is so new it doesn’t even have its own Wikipedia page (unlike this word, or this one, or even this one), you know it’s not yet part of the common lexicon.

Planking - the art of lying face-down in unusual public spaces and capturing it on camera - is the favourite new pursuit of Brisbane electrician Richard Litonjua.

And it won’t be flying beneath the radar for too long if Mr Litonjua and his mates have anything to do with it. Already planking is developing into an internet craze with the Planking Australia Facebook group having almost 10,000 "likes".

Mr Litonjua, from Bowen Hills in central Brisbane, is new to the art of planking, having discovered it just six days ago.

‘‘It started appearing from a few Gladstone friends," he said.

"I’m from Gladstone - I saw it on their Facebook pages and had no idea what they were doing.

‘‘One of my friends put a couple of planking photos up and I thought, game on, and decided to research it a little bit."

Mr Litonjua started a Facebook group on Monday, called the Brisbane Planking Assocation, and posted photos of himself and his friends planking on post office boxes and on a train.

The group now has more than 160 fans and plans to get the term into Wikipedia this week.

The opening will roll during the Meeting Photo of Mato Grosso in 2011 and will be this Friday (19/08) at 19h. "The brighter day" is held in partnership with Leading Publishing and has the support of the State Secretariat of Culture of Mato Grosso (MT-SEC).

The 20 images shown were obtained using a Nikon camera - D40x, changed in a workshop in the United States only to capture infrared images.

According to the photographer to reproduce the black and white classic photos in infrared, the images were just desaturated.

 Are part of the records of the Pantanal landscape, architecture, especially in Brasília, a city that currently resides, and nude in a paper that just 'out of the oven' held on the morning of Sunday (07:08) in which, in words of the photographer: "a cool breeze was blowing, while cotton clouds roamed the sunny sky, creating the perfect setting for maximum expressiveness of infrared photography."

Invisible Colors

Marcio came in contact with the technique of infrared photography in 2007 and invested in. He immediately ordered to change your camera purchased in the United States. Only a few North American workshops made the process that is very primitive. "The change is more expensive than the camera itself," said Marcio.

 The workshop is taken from the hot mirror filter installed in digital machines is replaced by an infrared filter. This filter prevents the passage of visible light, recording the infrared light emitted by the sun and reflected by objects. In the process it also made a new calibration of the photometer built into the camera and point of focus, which are often changed in the infrared.

 According to Jeff, all digital cameras are capable of capturing infrared light, but the manufacturers install the hot mirror filter on the sensor, just to block the passage of light frequency. For the interference of the infrared light makes the picture a bit unnatural.

 
But it was precisely the change that often leads to uptake of Márcio Hudson in which awakened interest in shooting with this technique. "It records the color we can not see and the result is always surprising," he says.
 

And he exemplifies "a lot of vegetation reflects infrared radiation, and this takes white appearance in the photo. On the other hand, sky and water appear black because the blue reflects the ultraviolet and infrared almost nothing, and the absence of light will be recorded as black, in black and white image. Human skin will look more uniform light gray and can not differentiate whether the person is black, brown or white. "


 Inspirations

"I'm not ashamed to say that I copy in the beginning, because in the end the work will always have my face," said Márcio Hudson when talking about the references he seeks and establishes in his works. Declared by the passionate work of Ansel Adams American, he poses as the main reference, especially for landscape photos and nature.
 

In photos portrait, Irving Penn is one of its main. And to work with nude, it highlights the series "Some Women" by Robert Marpplethorpe that piqued his interest and somehow inspires.
 

And speaking of inspiration, at the time this issue was Márcio Hudson entered the room the artist Benedito Nunes and said he had a panel inspired by a photo of Marcio. This left the photographer euphoric. He was keen to know more about the work of Nunes, who is on the second floor of the building occupied by Agecopa.


Service

What? Exhibition "On the Lighter" Photographer Marcio Hudson

When? Opening Friday (19/08), during the Meeting Photo of Mato Grosso to 19h.
Where? Arts Pavilion / Palace of Education, Republic SquareExhibition open to visitors until 30 August. Visiting hours: from 08h to 12h and 14h to 18h.
More information: www.pavilhaodasartes.com
T. 0055 (65) 36139230

Cesaria Evora, who started singing as a teenager in the bayside bars of Cape Verde in the 1950s and won a Grammy in 2003 after she took her African islands music to stages across the world, died Saturday. She was 70.


Evora, known as the "Barefoot Diva" because she always performed without shoes, died in the Baptista de Sousa Hospital in Mindelo, on her native island of Sao Vicente in Cape Verde, her label Lusafrica said in a statement on its website. It gave no further details.

Evora retired in September because of health problems. In recent years she had had several operations, including open-heart surgery last year.

She sang the traditional music of the Cape Verde Islands off West Africa, a former Portuguese colony. She mostly sang in the version of creole spoken there, but even audiences who couldn't understand the lyrics were moved by her stirring renditions, her unpretentious manner and the music's infectious beat.

Her singing style brought comparisons to American jazz singer Billie Holiday. "She belongs to the aristocracy of bar singers," French newspaper Le Monde said in 1991, adding that Evora had "a voice to melt the soul."

Evora's international fame came late in life. Her 1988 album La Diva Aux Pieds Nus (Barefoot Diva), recorded in France where she first found popularity, launched her international career.

Her 1995 album Cesaria was released in more than a dozen countries and brought her first Grammy nomination, leading to a tour of major concert halls around the world and album sales in the millions.

She won a Grammy in the World Music category of the 2003 awards for her album Voz D'Amor.

Evora, known to her close friends as Cize (pronounced see-ZEH), was the best-known performer of "morna," Cape Verde's national music. It is a complex, soulful sound, mixing an array of influences arising from the African and seafaring traditions of the 10 volcanic islands.

Evora was born Aug. 27, 1941, and grew up in Mindelo, a port city of 47,000 people on the island of Sao Vicente, where sailors from Europe, America, Africa and Asia mingled in what was a lively cosmopolitan town with a fabled nightlife.

The local musical style borrowed from those cultures, defying attempts to classify it.

"Our music is a lot of things," Evora told the Associated Press in a 2000 interview at her home. "Some say it's like the blues, or jazz. Others says it's like Brazilian or African music, but no one really knows. Not even the old ones."

Evora was 7 years old when her father died, leaving a widow and seven children. At 10, with her mother unable to make ends meet, she was placed in an orphanage.

"I didn't like it. I value my freedom," she told the AP.

At 16, when Evora was doing piecework as a seamstress, a friend persuaded her to sing in one of the many sailors' taverns in her town. As her popularity grew, she was also rowed out into the bay to sing on anchored ships.

She received no pay — just free drinks. She used to smile when she recalled her fame as a heavy cognac drinker. And she sadly recalled the exact day — Dec. 15, 1994 — she had to give up drinking for her health's sake.

Evora didn't think much of her international stardom and she went back to Mindelo whenever she could. She rebuilt her childhood home, turning it into a 10-bedroom house where friends and family often stayed over, and she always made sure she was home for Christmas.

A heavy smoker for decades, Evora was diagnosed with heart problems in 2005. She suffered strokes in 2008 and in September 2011, when she announced she was retiring.

She had a son and a daughter by different men but never married. Family details were not immediately available.

Malaga, November 23, 2011. The Automobile Museum Malaga finalizing the details of an initiative to position in the fashion map and sustainability to Malaga. Since opening its doors, the Museum has been very committed to mother earth.

A commitment that is manifested in its educational program Ecomuseum, for students of all ages to acquire habits and uses environmentally friendly. Also, the Automotive Museum in Malaga devotes one of its themed rooms and environmentally sustainable vehicles, known as the "alternative energy".

The result of this good work comes Eco Fashion Málaga. Amadrinado by Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, this sustainable fashion festival season progresses 2012 / 2013. Parade the designs of the Montague Malaga, Miguel Angel Ruiz, Angel Palazuelos, Rafael Urquiza, Francisco Valencia, Javier Alcantara, Gemma Melee, and the Portuguese Pedro Reis. A single day of the event, all carefully monitor his collection a natural crystal handicrafts, other embroidery, among other ornamental motifs.


This initiative has been welcomed in the sector. Major designers like Agatha Ruiz de la Prada and Italian Bruschini Silva will witness the first gateway. It also will do the same members of the European aristocracy, and SAR Beatriz de Orleans, Princess Marie Louise of Prussia or Baroness of Johnston. We also emphasize the presence of major firms in textiles and fashion and cosmetics. Inmatex, UNE and Aveda are some of them.


Eco Fashion Málaga has an eco-social character. There will be a study of the amount of carbon dioxide is emitted during the event. Thus Arboretum and plant Marbella evaluate the amount of trees needed to offset that CO2. In addition, through Comuto.es, Eco Fashion Málaga proposed shared transport. A new way not only moving but also to travel.

Photography

Frank Ramos

The photograph of a blue shark taken off the island of Faial in the Azores was worth to Nuno Sá an honorable mention in the prestigious photography contest Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2011.

Then, in 2008, have receipt an honorable mention in the contest Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year with his work "Orcas at Sunset", Nuno Sa is again distinguished by the jury of the prestigious international contest of photo editing in Nature2011.

The image which this year won the Portuguese photographer over the allocation of a "high praise", this time for "The Underwater World", titled "Racing Blue" and depicts a blue shark in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the Faial Island, Azores.

The blue shark (Prionace glauca) is one of the shark species with the largest area of ​​distribution, occurring widely in temperate and tropical waters.

Hence, the population trend of the species but the fact of being subject to fishing, especially accidental, which reaches 20 million people victimized each year, causes the blue shark is classified as "Near Threatened" Red List of Species Endangered, prepared by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The photography of Nuno Sá is currently on display with the other 107 images distinguished by the jury of the contest at the National Museum of Natural History in London, a traveling exhibition that will travel to various cities around the world.

The photograph that won the first prize this year, "Still Life in Water," was authored by Daniel Beltrá and portrays a group of pelicans oil in a rescue center in Louisiana (USA).

Another set of winning photographs, this time in the contest Veolia Water Nature Photographers, last year's edition, can be enjoyed by the 30 December at the National Museum of Natural History in Lisbon.

See the winning images in 2011 edition of the Veolia Environment Photographer of the Year here.

United Photo Press presents International Photography Exhibition "Prevention and Road Safety" at Marina Gallery in Albufeira.

Sponsored by the racing driver Filipe Albuquerque, exhibition meets the selection of works of photographers from United Photo Press in the world and was designed specifically in order to alert the prevention and road safety.

The photographs portray the diversity and contrasting the peculiarities of some cities like S. Paulo, Maputo, Johannesburg, New York, Lisbon, Sydney, Luanda, Mexico City, Santiago, Buenos Aires and others. Some pictures of the characters portrayed in context and are likely to be able to shock the public, to raise awareness for new attitudes road.

For this exhibition, the photographers from United Photo Press acted as visual anthropologists, insisting on registration time and the fact that the landscape seen. The exhibition also specifically on the subject of prevention, reveals unique images of photographic art.

The result is a product of experience, the soul and reason, that simultaneously transforms reality into the complaint and sign image, icon and manifest.

15 October to 15 November

Marina Gallery - 3pm to 9pm - free entrance

Marina from Albufeira

Algarve Portugal

Stockholm: The 2011 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded Thursday to Tomas Transtromer, a Swedish poet whose surrealistic works about the mysteries of the human mind won him acclaim as one of the most important Scandinavian writers since World War II.

The Swedish Academy said it recognized the 80-year-old poet “because, through his condensed, translucent images, he gives us fresh access to reality.”

In 1990, Transtromer suffered a stroke, which left him half-paralyzed and unable to speak, but he continued to write and published a collection of poems — “The Great Enigma” — in 2004.

“Waking up is a parachute jump from dreams. Free of the suffocating turbulence the traveler sinks toward the green zone of morning,” the poem reads. “Things flare up. From the viewpoint of the quivering lark he is aware of the huge root systems of the trees, their swaying underground lamps. But above ground there’s greenery — a tropical flood of it — with lifted arms, listening to the beat of an invisible pump.”

Transtromer has been a perennial favourite for the 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) award, and in recent years Swedish journalists have waited outside his apartment in Stockholm on the day the literature prize was announced.

In this March 31, 2001 file photo, Swedish poet Tomas Transtromer poses for a photograph in his home in Stockholm, Sweden. AP

Transtromer’s most famous works include the 1966 “Windows and Stones,” in which he depicts themes from his many travels and “Baltics” from 1974.

His works have been translated into more than 50 languages and influenced poets around the globe, particularly in North America.

“He’s been writing poetry since 1951 when he made his debut. And has quite a small production, really,” said Peter Englund, the permanent secretary of the academy.

“He’s writing about big questions. He’s writing about death, he’s writing about history and memory, and nature,” Englund said.

Transtromer is the first Swede to receive the literature prize since Eyvind Johnson and Harry Martinson shared it in 1974.

Englund has said that the academy is espeically cautious about awarding Swedish writers out of fear of being seen as biased.

“And so I think we’ve been quite thoughtful and haven’t been rash,” Englund said Thursday.

Since the 1950′s, Transtromer has had a close friendship with American poet Robert Bly, who translated many of his works into English. In 2001, Transtromer’s Swedish publishing house Bonniers published the correspondence between the two writers in the book “Air Mail.”

Earlier this year, Bonniers released a collection of his works between 1954 and 2004 to celebrate the poet’s 80th birthday.

Born in Stockholm in 1931, Transtromer grew up alone with his teacher mother after she divorced his father — a journalist. He started writing poetry while studying at the Sodra Latin school in Stockholm and debuted with the collection “Seventeen Poems” at age 23.

He received a degree in psychology from Stockholm University and later divided his time between poetry and his work as a psychologist.

British bookmaker Ladbrokes said a surge of late bets on Thursday had made Transtromer the 4/6 favourite for the prize.

“He was second favourite to begin with and stayed quite prominent throughout,” said spokesman Alex Donohue.

“This morning he became the favourite after a surge of late bets, several of which were from Sweden,” he said, adding the betting pattern wasn’t suspicious.

“The nearer you get to the event, there are always going to be people who have an idea of what is going on … we’re certainly not suggesting anything untoward was going on.”

The Nobel Prize, considered one of the highest accolades in literature, is given only to living writers. The academy’s choices sometimes spark heated debate among literature experts.

Some of its previous picks were obscure even to literature experts, while others were widely celebrated authors decorated with numerous other awards.

Acclaimed writers who never won the Nobel include Leo Tolstoy, Marcel Proust, James Joyce and Graham Greene.

Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple, died Wednesday in Palo Alto, Calif., at age 56. The New York Times is asking readers to share a picture that illustrates the impact of his life and legacy. How did Mr. Jobs’s life affect you?

The death of Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs prompted an outpouring of comments and tributes from political, technology, entertainment and business leaders. A selection:

BILL GATES, MICROSOFT CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIRMAN

"Steve and I first met nearly 30 years ago, and have been colleagues, competitors and friends over the course of more than half our lives. The world rarely sees someone who has had the profound impact Steve has had, the effects of which will be felt for many generations to come. For those of us lucky enough to get to work with him, it's been an insanely great honor."

MARK ZUCKERBERG, FACEBOOK FOUNDER AND CEO, ON FACEBOOK

"Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend. Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you.

BOB IGER, CEO OF WALT DISNEY CO

"Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an 'original,' with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started."

MITT ROMNEY, REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL, ON TWITTER

"Steve Jobs is an inspiration to American entrepreneurs. He will be missed."

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, FORMER CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR, ON

TWITTER

"Steve lived the California Dream every day of his life and he changed the world and inspired all of us."

INVESTOR MARC ANDREESSEN

"Steve was the best of the best. Like Mozart and Picasso, he may never be equaled."

PAUL ALLEN, CO-FOUNDER OF MICROSOFT

"We've lost a unique tech pioneer and auteur who knew how to make amazingly great products. Steve fought a long battle against tough odds in a very brave way. He kept doing amazing things in the face of all that adversity. As someone who has had his own medical challenges, I couldn't help but be encouraged by how he persevered."

MICHAEL DELL, CEO OF DELL INC

"Today the world lost a visionary leader, the technology industry lost an iconic legend and I lost a friend and fellow founder. The legacy of Steve Jobs will be remembered for generations to come."

LARRY PAGE, CEO OF GOOGLE, ON GOOGLE+

"He was a great man with incredible achievements and amazing brilliance. He always seemed to be able to say in very few words what you actually should have been thinking before you thought it. His focus on the user experience above all else has always been an inspiration to me."

STEVE CASE, FOUNDER OF AOL, ON TWITTER

"I feel honored to have known Steve Jobs. He was the most innovative entrepreneur of our generation. His legacy will live on for the ages."

JEFF BEWKES, CEO OF TIME WARNER

"The world is a better place because of Steve, and the stories our company tells have been made richer by the products he created. He was a dynamic and fearless competitor, collaborator, and friend. In a society that has seen incredible technological innovation during our lifetimes, Steve may be the one true icon whose legacy will be remembered for a thousand years."

DICK COSTOLO, CEO OF TWITTER, ON TWITTER

"Once in a rare while, somebody comes along who doesn't just raise the bar, they create an entirely new standard of measurement. #RIPSteveJobs"

ARTHUR SULZBERGER, CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW YORK TIMES CO

"Steve Jobs was a visionary and a wonderful friend of The New York Times. He pushed the boundaries of how all providers of news and information interact with our users. I am among the many who deeply regret his passing."

JOHN RICCITIELLO, CEO OF ELECTRONIC ARTS

"Steve was one of a kind. For many of us working in technology and entertainment, Steve was a new kind of hero that lead with big, bold moves and would not settle for less than perfection. He is the best role model for a leader that aspires to be great."

SPIKE LEE, PRODUCER/DIRECTOR/ACTOR, ON TWITTER

"VISIONARIES are always called CRAZY in the beginning. A VISIONARY sees things that everybody else says is IMPOSSIBLE, sees a World that People can't invision (sic)-MAC, IPOD, IPAD, IPHONE, ITUNES and PIXAR. I have nothing but Love for Mr. Jobs and Apple, they have always given me and my films L-O-V-E. Peace and Blessings to his family."

The Anima Mundi Magazine talk about the International Photographer from United Photo Press and biologist.

"This is our best issue yet, featuring the debut on our pages of Brazilian biologist Edelcio Muscat (with a story about an amazing tarantula-mimicking moth!)."

Muscat, is one of the volunteers from  DACNIS, a ONG works to defend the Atlantic Rainforest and its inhabitants in the county of Ubatuba, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.



See moore the work of Muscat, here



Barack Obama reading the names at memorial

World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial for 10th Anniversary. A decade after 9/11 the vision of what will be at Ground Zero in Manhattan is becoming a reality. And while the Twin Towers in fact never be replaced. Ten years after the attacks against the World Trade Center, after much controversy and struggles, the reconstruction of the towers is finally underway with significant structure, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the opening of the 10th anniversary, 9/11 or September 11 Refer as Patriot Day.

To commemorate the event, a ceremony of special dedication to the families of nearly 3,000 people died on the spot is scheduled for the 11.09.2011. Opening to the public the next day.

The long-awaited monument consists of two cascades which pools huge cascade engulfed in the footprints of the twin towers. The names of the victims are engraved in granite slabs around pools. Design “Reflecting Absence” by Michael Arad won the competition for the monument the 5200 participants from 63 countries.”

The entry Pavilion designed by Snøhetta, a Norwegian architectural firm who designed the library of Alexandria in Egypt. Two forks of origin of the Twin Towers steel are included in the atrium of the large glass Pavilion.

The plan creates a sequence of experiments that define the historical account of the attack on the Twin Towers and the recovery. It is an area for contemplation and a suite for the families of the victims. The Museum is designed by Aedas Design Architecture.

A ramp for “tape” led to archaeological exhibitions in the heart of the World Trade Center. Echos of the ramp used by workers of the construction in cleaning and incorporates the rest. Views give an idea of the scale of the original towers and the site. The oral tradition of the survivors are also included.

10Th anniversary celebrations are planned at the national level to the United States, including the Pentagon, which also was attacked the 9/11. Related TV coverage has already started to air on large networks with a special program planned for Sunday, September 11, as well as print media publications World Trade Center 9/11 Memorial Ready For Public Unveiling.

US currency will issue two million silver medals to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of the 11 sales aid the functioning of the monument and Museum.