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 Goðafoss (waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the goði) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters. Change image |
English : Goðafoss (waterfall of the gods or waterfall of the goði) is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Iceland. It is located in the Bárðardalur district of North-Central Iceland. The water of the river Skjálfandafljót falls from a height of 12 meters over a width of 30 meters.
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 St Gregory church of the Tatev monastery during sunset, Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The Armenian Apostolic monastery, built in the 9th century, hosted in the 14th and 15th centuries one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science, religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of miniature painting. Change image |
English : St Gregory church of the Tatev monastery during sunset, Syunik Province in southeastern Armenia. The Armenian Apostolic monastery, built in the 9th century, hosted in the 14th and 15th centuries one of the most important Armenian medieval universities, the University of Tatev, which contributed to the advancement of science, religion and philosophy, reproduction of books and development of miniature painting.
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Qasr el Yahud - the location of the Baptism of Jesus, on the bank of the Jordan River, north of the Dead Sea, Israel Choose a new media file |
English : Qasr el Yahud - the location of the Baptism of Jesus, on the bank of the Jordan River, north of the Dead Sea, Israel
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The Mysterious Shadow (1916) is the first episode of the French silent serial film Judex directed by Louis Feuillade. Choose a new media file |
English : The Mysterious Shadow (1916) is the first episode of the French silent serial film Judex directed by Louis Feuillade.
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.jpg) The rough chameleon (Trioceros rudis) is 10cm long and lives in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda; 2600m above sea level. Rwanda celebrates Liberation Day on 4 July. Change image |
English : The rough chameleon (Trioceros rudis) is 10cm long and lives in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda; 2600m above sea level. Rwanda celebrates Liberation Day on 4 July.
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 Hypogeum of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, an archeological site in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. This spot of the hypogeum is the place where the gladiators went up to the gate of the arena when the games started. The amphitheatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, was built around 238 AD, when the modern Tunisia belonged to the Roman province of Africa. It is the third biggest amphiteatre and one of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world with capacity for 35,000 spectators within 148 metres (486 ft) and 122 metres (400 ft) long axes and unique in Africa. Change image |
English : Hypogeum of the Amphitheatre of El Jem, an archeological site in the city of El Djem, Tunisia. This spot of the hypogeum is the place where the gladiators went up to the gate of the arena when the games started. The amphitheatre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, was built around 238 AD, when the modern Tunisia belonged to the Roman province of Africa. It is the third biggest amphiteatre and one of the best preserved Roman ruins in the world with capacity for 35,000 spectators within 148 metres (486 ft) and 122 metres (400 ft) long axes and unique in Africa.
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Theatrical trailer for the American psychological thriller Marnie (1964) directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Choose a new media file |
English : Theatrical trailer for the American psychological thriller Marnie (1964) directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
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 The Kobe Port Tower is one of the landmarks in the city of Kobe, Japan. The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963. The Kobe Maritime Museum is focusing on the history of Japanese shipping in general and Kobe harbor in particular. Change image |
English : The Kobe Port Tower is one of the landmarks in the city of Kobe, Japan. The sightseeing tower was completed in 1963. The Kobe Maritime Museum is focusing on the history of Japanese shipping in general and Kobe harbor in particular.
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Lichtspiel: Opus I (1921) is a German silent abstract film by Walter Ruttmann. Choose a new media file |
English : Lichtspiel: Opus I (1921) is a German silent abstract film by Walter Ruttmann.
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 Saab JAS-39 Gripen of the Czech Air Force taking off from AFB in Čáslav. Change image |
St. Louis Blues (1929) is a short American musical film by Dudley Murphy featuring Bessie Smith singing the title song. Choose a new media file |
English : St. Louis Blues (1929) is a short American musical film by Dudley Murphy featuring Bessie Smith singing the title song.
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 Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) near Mitterbach am Erlaufsee, Lower Austria Change image |
English : Old World swallowtail (Papilio machaon) near Mitterbach am Erlaufsee, Lower Austria
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The Playhouse (1921) is a short American comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for an opening scene in which he plays every role. Choose a new media file |
English : The Playhouse (1921) is a short American comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, famous for an opening scene in which he plays every role.
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 Typical landscape of the Atacama Desert, the most arid place in the world, precisely 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Calama, Chile. Change image |
English : Typical landscape of the Atacama Desert, the most arid place in the world, precisely 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Calama, Chile.
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Mary's Birthday (1951) is a short educational film on the dangers of fly contamination, directed and animated by Lotte Reiniger and produced by the Crown Film Unit. Choose a new media file |
English : Mary's Birthday (1951) is a short educational film on the dangers of fly contamination, directed and animated by Lotte Reiniger and produced by the Crown Film Unit.
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_P.jpg) A Small heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) in Kampinos Forest, Poland. Kampinos National Park was established in 1959. Change image |
English : A Small heath butterfly (Coenonympha pamphilus) in Kampinos Forest, Poland. Kampinos National Park was established in 1959.
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Colette's aria from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's opera Le devin du village, sung by Martha Angelici in 1937. Choose a new media file |
English : Colette's aria from Jean-Jacques Rousseau's opera Le devin du village, sung by Martha Angelici in 1937.
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 The Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the slow journey to Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in preparation for the launch of STS-79 in 16 September 1996. This dramatic view looking directly down onto the shuttle stack atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) and crawler-transporter was taken from the VAB roof approximately 525 feet (160 meters) above the ground. In view are the Orbiter, orange External Tank and twin white Solid Rocket Boosters. Change image |
English : The Space Shuttle Atlantis begins the slow journey to Launch Pad 39A from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in preparation for the launch of STS-79 in 16 September 1996. This dramatic view looking directly down onto the shuttle stack atop the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) and crawler-transporter was taken from the VAB roof approximately 525 feet (160 meters) above the ground. In view are the Orbiter, orange External Tank and twin white Solid Rocket Boosters.
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The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912) is a Russian silent stop motion film by Ladislas Starevich. Choose a new media file |
English : The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912) is a Russian silent stop motion film by Ladislas Starevich.
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In the Orient, a short sound film on Tony Sarg's marionettes show directed by Basil Smith and released in 1930. Choose a new media file |
English : In the Orient, a short sound film on Tony Sarg's marionettes show directed by Basil Smith and released in 1930.
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Display flight of military helicopter NH90 helicopter (NH-213) on the Turku Airshow 2015, Finland. Choose a new media file |
English : Display flight of military helicopter NH90 helicopter (NH-213) on the Turku Airshow 2015, Finland.
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 Hermitage of the Lady of Mencalilla embedded in a typical winter landscape in the center of Spain, more precisely near Almazul, a tiny village in the Province of Soria, Castile and León. Change image |
English : Hermitage of the Lady of Mencalilla embedded in a typical winter landscape in the center of Spain, more precisely near Almazul, a tiny village in the Province of Soria, Castile and León.
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English : Neorthacris simulans mating pair
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Shunting operations of the accumulator electric subway car EKA-01 (model 81-581) with freight and passenger subway cars Em at the Avtovo depot of Saint Petersburg Metro Choose a new media file |
English : Shunting operations of the accumulator electric subway car EKA-01 (model 81-581) with freight and passenger subway cars Em at the Avtovo depot of Saint Petersburg Metro
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 Bottom view of the iwan of the main entrance to the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site started its construction in 1611, during the Safavid dynasty per order of Abbas I of Persia. It's considered one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era. Change image |
English : Bottom view of the iwan of the main entrance to the Shah Mosque, Isfahan, Iran. The mosque, a UNESCO World Heritage site started its construction in 1611, during the Safavid dynasty per order of Abbas I of Persia. It's considered one of the masterpieces of Persian architecture in the Islamic era.
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Demonstration of acoustic levitation at the Argonne National Laboratory. Choose a new media file |
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 LCAC-55, a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), maneuvers to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). Kearsarge and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. The Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Va. Change image |
English : LCAC-55, a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), maneuvers to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). Kearsarge and the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) are conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf. The Landing Craft Air Cushion, more commonly known as an LCAC, is assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4 from Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Norfolk, Va.
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El Sistema is a publicly financed voluntary sector music education program in Venezuela, founded in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician and activist José Antonio Abreu. By 2015, according to official figures, El Sistema consisted of over 400 music centers and 700,000 young musicians. The program provides 4 hours of musical training and rehearsal per week day after school, as well as work on the weekends. Choose a new media file |
English : El Sistema is a publicly financed voluntary sector music education program in Venezuela, founded in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician and activist José Antonio Abreu. By 2015, according to official figures, El Sistema consisted of over 400 music centers and 700,000 young musicians. The program provides 4 hours of musical training and rehearsal per week day after school, as well as work on the weekends.
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 Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá. The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico. Change image |
English : Tulum is the site of a Pre-Columbian Maya walled city serving as a major port for Cobá. The ruins are situated on 12-meter (39 ft) tall cliffs, along the east coast of the Yucatán Peninsula on the Caribbean Sea in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico. Tulum was one of the last cities built and inhabited by the Maya; it was at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries and managed to survive about 70 years after the Spanish began occupying Mexico.
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The following video shows the three hair growing phases (anagen, catagen and telogen). # Anagen phase: is the growth phase, hair grows from the root # Catagen phase: is the transition phase, the air follicle shrinks and detaches from the skin # Telogen phase: is the resting phase, during wich a new follicle begings development # Anagen phase (repetat): the new follicle continues to grow Choose a new media file |
English : The following video shows the three hair growing phases (anagen, catagen and telogen).
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 Cruise ship Celebrity Summit towed by the tugboat Vanna C leaving Venice. In the background the basilica Santa Maria della Salute. Change image |
English : Cruise ship Celebrity Summit towed by the tugboat Vanna C leaving Venice. In the background the basilica Santa Maria della Salute.
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Bahen (1941), a Hindi movie. Choose a new media file |
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 Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland. Change image |
English : Skógafoss is a waterfall situated on the Skógá River in the south of Iceland at the cliffs of the former coastline. After the coastline had receded seaward (it is now at a distance of about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from Skógar), the former sea cliffs remained, parallel to the coast over hundreds of kilometres, creating together with some mountains a clear border between the coastal lowlands and the Highlands of Iceland.
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This animation shows the heart blood circuit. We can see where the blood enter and leaves thanks to the heart's movements. Choose a new media file |
English : This animation shows the heart blood circuit. We can see where the blood enter and leaves thanks to the heart's movements.
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 Summer Evening at Skagen beach (1899) by the Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, is a double portrait of the artist and his wife Marie. In the 1890s, P.S. Krøyer painted a number of evocative scenes of people walking along the shore. The painting was probably commissioned by Heinrich Hirschsprung and included in what later would come to be known as the Hirschsprung Collection. Change image |
English : Summer Evening at Skagen beach (1899) by the Danish painter P.S. Krøyer, is a double portrait of the artist and his wife Marie. In the 1890s, P.S. Krøyer painted a number of evocative scenes of people walking along the shore. The painting was probably commissioned by Heinrich Hirschsprung and included in what later would come to be known as the Hirschsprung Collection.
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The following video shows a cross-section of the hair follicle where hair grows, hair growth from its initial phase and the basic structure of a hair. # Hair follicle # Veins # Arteries # Hair bulb # Follicle papilla # Mother cells # Cells (without core) # Cells (extended) # Sebum # Sebaceous gland 1a. Cuticle 2a. Cortex 3a. Medulla Choose a new media file |
English : The following video shows a cross-section of the hair follicle where hair grows, hair growth from its initial phase and the basic structure of a hair.
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In this video we can see two movement of rhythmic gymnastics with hoop; all about that pass through the hoop. In the movement one we can see as the whole body is curved so that the hoop passes without difficulty through the body. In the movement two we see other modality of this exercise, in this, in this case only the legs are doubled so that the hoop passes through the body. Choose a new media file |
English : In this video we can see two movement of rhythmic gymnastics with hoop; all about that pass through the hoop.
In the movement one we can see as the whole body is curved so that the hoop passes without difficulty through the body. In the movement two we see other modality of this exercise, in this, in this case only the legs are doubled so that the hoop passes through the body.Advanced options
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 Vault ceiling of the entrance to the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 and part of a building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The frescos are painted with ornaments of the Safavid era. Change image |
English : Vault ceiling of the entrance to the Ganjali Bathhouse, built in 1631 and part of a building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The frescos are painted with ornaments of the Safavid era.
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 Rebar mesh of steel wires are used to reinforce concrete when constructing buildings and structures. Change image |
English : Rebar mesh of steel wires are used to reinforce concrete when constructing buildings and structures.
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 Nasser Al-Attiyah driving his Ford Fiesta S2000 at Rannakylä shakedown in Muurame of the Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010. Change image |
English : Nasser Al-Attiyah driving his Ford Fiesta S2000 at Rannakylä shakedown in Muurame of the Neste Oil Rally Finland 2010.
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Sprint rally competiton in Cerknica, Slovenia Choose a new media file |
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 Speedway riders Joni Keskinen (Team Jokerit, Kauhajoki), Marko Suojanen (Team Paholaiset, Pori) and Jiri Nieminen (Team Jokerit) riding in a Speedway Extraliiga competition at the Yyteri speedway, Finland. Change image |
English : Speedway riders Joni Keskinen (Team Jokerit, Kauhajoki), Marko Suojanen (Team Paholaiset, Pori) and Jiri Nieminen (Team Jokerit) riding in a Speedway Extraliiga competition at the Yyteri speedway, Finland.
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 The Skaftafellsheiði plateau, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, provides a picturesque view of Skaftafellsjökull, a glacier terminus of the Vatnajökull, the adjacent glacier lake below, and River Skeiðará originating from it. Change image |
English : The Skaftafellsheiði plateau, Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland, provides a picturesque view of Skaftafellsjökull, a glacier terminus of the Vatnajökull, the adjacent glacier lake below, and River Skeiðará originating from it.
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English : Abortion is the ending of pregnancy by removing a fetus before it can survive outside the uterus.
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 Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel") and is one of the oldest of the historic monuments in the city. Change image |
English : Golestan Palace is the former royal Qajar complex in Iran's capital city, Tehran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site belongs to a group of royal buildings that were once enclosed within the mud-thatched walls of Tehran's arg ("citadel") and is one of the oldest of the historic monuments in the city.
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