Trebic, Czech Republic

Trebic, Czech Republic
Trebic is a small town in the Moravian highlands of the Czech Republic, famous for its well preserved Jewish Quarter (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), which you can see in the picture.

Twins

Twin puppies
Another picture from the 2012 JSPCA Calendar. Benjamin, on the left, was adopted. His sister Rosemarry is still in the shelter.

The Holy Sepulchre

The Holy Sepulchre
The Edicule (from the Latin aediculum - a small building) in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, Israel.

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
The great Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, whose construction started in the 6th century BC and lasted until the 2nd century AD, originally had 104 columns. Only 15 of them remain standing today.

Chain Bridge, Budapest

Chain Bridge, Budapest
The Széchenyi Chain Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the river Danube between the western (Buda) and eastern (Pest) sides of Budapest. Built in 1849, it was the first permanent bridge across the Danube in the Hungarian capital and was regarded as one of the modern world's engineering wonders.

Hmmm

Hmmm
A sign in a bookstore in Cambridge, MA, USA.

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II

Corso Vittorio Emanuele II at night
Galleria (Corso) Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered shopping street in the center of Milan, providing a passage between the Cathedral of Milan on Piazza del Duomo and the La Scala Theater on Piazza della Scala.

The Hound of the Beilis

The Hound of the Beilis
The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes."
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Lac des Vaches, French Alps

Lac des Vaches, French Alps
Lac des Vaches (Lake of Cows) is located in the Vanoise National Park in the French Alps, near the village of Pralognan-La-Vanoise.

The Power of Focused Attention

The Power of Focused Attention
We live in a multi-tasking world - just like contemporary Operating Systems evolved from a single-user, single-tasking DOS, humans have finally became multi-tasking in the 20th century. 2000 years ago Alexander the Great was the only person who could do two things at once. Today, any kid can watch TV, SMS/IM with friends, play a computer game, read/update Facebook/Tweeter, check news, eat a meal - all at the same time.

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