26 Februari 2014

Karikatur Zuckerberg didakwa anti-Yahudi



KARTUN yang disiarkan akhbar Suddeutsche Zeitung menunjukkan Zuckerberg umpama seekor sotong.



MUNICH - Sebuah kartun mengenai pengasas bersama Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg yang disiarkan di sebuah akhbar Jerman, Suddeutsche Zeitung pada minggu lalu dikecam Pusat Simon Wiesenthal kerana ia memaparkan imej Anti-Semitik, lapor akhbar MailOnline semalam.
Seorang pemimpin agama Yahudi di Pusat Simon Wiesenthal, Abraham Cooper berkata, karikatur yang disiarkan pada Jumaat lalu itu adalah sesuatu yang memalukan.
Imej bertajuk Krake Facebook atau Gurita Facebook itu menunjukkan Zuckerberg melilit beberapa komputer dengan menggunakan tentakel sotong.
Dalam satu tentakel itu, Zuckerberg dilihat memegang logo aplikasi WhatsApp yang dibeli firmanya pada harga AS$19 bilion (RM62.3 bilion) baru-baru ini.
"Karikatur itu menyerupai imej yang digunakan Parti Nazi menjelang Perang Dunia Kedua. Ia satu kempen anti-Semitik untuk membenci bangsa Yahudi," kata Cooper.
"Zuckerberg sememangnya boleh dijadikan bahan lawak oleh media termasuk media Jerman, tetapi karikatur itu tidak wajar untuk disiarkan," tambahnya.
Mengulas isu tersebut, pelukis kartun berkenaan, Burkhard Mohr memberitahu akhbar Jerusalem Post bahawa dia terkejut dengan kerana dilabel anti-Semitik.
"Anti- Semitik dan perkauman merupakan ideologi yang asing buat saya," kata Mohr.
Menurutnya, karikaturnya dilukis untuk mengulas pembelian WhatsApp oleh Facebook.
"Saya memohon maaf jika ia melukakan hati sebahagian pembaca," ujarnya. - Agensi

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21 Februari 2014

Swimming through ICE

Ever wondered what it would be like to be frozen inside a giant ice cube? A team of intrepid divers decided to find out and took these extraordinary pictures of their adventure.

Andrey Nekrasov, 42, joined an adventurous group who spent an hour below the frozen surface of Russia's Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake, in temperatures of -20 degrees Centigrade.
These photos, taken at up to 50ft deep under the crust of ice, show the incredible underwater world which few people have been able to witness. 

A diver stands on the ice at Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake
A diver stands on the ice at Lake Baikal, the world's largest lake


The adventurous group of ice-divers as they penetrate the ice and spent an hour 50-feet deep under the crust of ice
The adventurous group of ice-divers as they penetrate the ice and spent an hour 50-feet deep under the crust of ice


Photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, took the plunge and dived into the 2,500ft deep frozen lake to take these incredible images
Photographer Andrey Nekrasov, 42, took the plunge and dived into the 2,500ft deep frozen lake to take these incredible images


The divers prepare to enter Lake Baikal. Andrey travelled more than 3,000 miles by plane from his home in Odessa in the Ukraine to Siberia
The divers prepare to enter Lake Baikal. Andrey travelled more than 3,000 miles by plane from his home in Odessa in the Ukraine to Siberia


Despite surface temperatures of minus 20-degrees Centigrade at this time of year the divers spent around an hour in the water
Despite surface temperatures of minus 20-degrees Centigrade at this time of year the divers spent around an hour in the water


In spite of the freezing temperatures, Lake Bailkal is a wildlife haven and home to 1,700 species of plants and wildlife
In spite of the freezing temperatures, Lake Bailkal is a wildlife haven and home to 1,700 species of plants and wildlife


A diver chills out on the Siberian ice at Lake Baikal
A diver chills out on the Siberian ice at Lake Baikal


A member of the support team feeds a line to an ice diver
A diver looks into the ice passage under Lake Baikal
A member of the support team keeps an eye on the divers (left) while one explores a tunnel in the ice (right)



The lake lake is the largest in the world, it has five-times the volume of all five Great Lakes of North America.
 
Despite surface temperatures of minus 20 degrees Centigrade at this time of year, the 12,200 square mile Siberian UN Heritage Site of Lake Bailkal is a wildlife haven - home to 1,700 species of plants and animals.

Andrey travelled over 3,000 miles by plane from his home in Odessa in the Ukraine to the town of Ulan Ude in Siberia. He then journeyed the final eight miles across frozen tundra to reach the lake. 

A female team-member looks through ice
A female team-member looks through the ice
Photographer Andrey Nekrasov is watched by two female divers who stare through the ice as he explores life below the ice


A diver moments after jumping into the -20 degree waters of Lake Baikal
A diver moments after jumping into the -20 degree waters of Lake Baikal

18 Februari 2014

Stunning photographs

These beautiful photographs of birds and beasts show a wonderful spectrum of British wildlife - including stoats, snakes, owls and otters. The images were finalists in the British Wildlife Centre's third Native and Natural photo contest. It attracted more than 500 entries, all snapped at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - home to 40 different native species.

Beautiful: A cute close-up of a water vole, taken by George Wheelhouse from Bedfordshire, was the winner of the third contest, run by the British Wildlife Centre
Beautiful: A cute close-up of a water vole, taken by George Wheelhouse from Bedfordshire, was the winner of the third contest, run by the British Wildlife Centre

Happy days: This beautiful photograph of a 'smiling' otter was cleverly captured by Wendy Salisbury and entered into the third Native and Natural photo contest
Happy days: This beautiful photograph of a 'smiling' otter was cleverly captured by Wendy Salisbury and entered into the third Native and Natural photo contest



Jamie Holme, 14, from East Grinstead in West Sussex snapped a staring wildcat
A slithering adder on a gorse bush was taken by Ian Rentoul, from Guildford in Surrey
Staring: Jamie Holme, 14, of East Grinstead, West Sussex, snapped a wildcat (left), while an adder on a gorse bush (right) was spotted by Ian Rentoul, of Guildford, Surrey



Peeking: A red fox hiding behind a tree by Mike Crowle, from Cornwall, which was captured on camera at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - as were all the images
Peeking: A red fox hiding behind a tree by Mike Crowle, from Cornwall, which was captured on camera at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - as were all the images


All white: A serene snowy owl photographed at the centre - which is home to more than 40 different native species - by Ray Kilham, of Luton, Bedfordshire
All white: A serene snowy owl photographed at the centre - which is home to more than 40 different native species - by Ray Kilham, of Luton, Bedfordshire


A weasel, which looks as though it is roaring, by Gary Stamp from Dover in Kent
A field mouse, taken by Mark Rutley
Like a lion: A weasel (left), which looks as though it is roaring, in a photograph taken by Gary Stamp, of Dover, Kent, and a field mouse (right), taken by Mark Rutley


Looking out: This pine marten was spotted by Wendy Salisbury, in what was her second image in the competition, which attracted more than 500 entries
Looking out: This pine marten was spotted by Wendy Salisbury, in what was her second image in the competition, which attracted more than 500 entries


Surveying the scene: This photograph taken by Rob Cain shows a stoat peering over a log. The centre says it is 'well-loved by photography enthusiasts'
Surveying the scene: This photograph taken by Rob Cain shows a stoat peering over a log. The centre says it is 'well-loved by photography enthusiasts'


Ready to pounce: A photograph by Isabel Standbridge for the British Wildlife Centre's competition shows an tawny owl checking out a mouse on the ground below
Ready to pounce: A photograph by Isabel Standbridge for the British Wildlife Centre's competition shows an tawny owl checking out a mouse on the ground below

Stunning photographs

These beautiful photographs of birds and beasts show a wonderful spectrum of British wildlife - including stoats, snakes, owls and otters. The images were finalists in the British Wildlife Centre's third Native and Natural photo contest. It attracted more than 500 entries, all snapped at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - home to 40 different native species.

Beautiful: A cute close-up of a water vole, taken by George Wheelhouse from Bedfordshire, was the winner of the third contest, run by the British Wildlife Centre
Beautiful: A cute close-up of a water vole, taken by George Wheelhouse from Bedfordshire, was the winner of the third contest, run by the British Wildlife Centre

Happy days: This beautiful photograph of a 'smiling' otter was cleverly captured by Wendy Salisbury and entered into the third Native and Natural photo contest
Happy days: This beautiful photograph of a 'smiling' otter was cleverly captured by Wendy Salisbury and entered into the third Native and Natural photo contest



Jamie Holme, 14, from East Grinstead in West Sussex snapped a staring wildcat
A slithering adder on a gorse bush was taken by Ian Rentoul, from Guildford in Surrey
Staring: Jamie Holme, 14, of East Grinstead, West Sussex, snapped a wildcat (left), while an adder on a gorse bush (right) was spotted by Ian Rentoul, of Guildford, Surrey



Peeking: A red fox hiding behind a tree by Mike Crowle, from Cornwall, which was captured on camera at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - as were all the images
Peeking: A red fox hiding behind a tree by Mike Crowle, from Cornwall, which was captured on camera at the centre in Lingfield, Surrey - as were all the images


All white: A serene snowy owl photographed at the centre - which is home to more than 40 different native species - by Ray Kilham, of Luton, Bedfordshire
All white: A serene snowy owl photographed at the centre - which is home to more than 40 different native species - by Ray Kilham, of Luton, Bedfordshire


A weasel, which looks as though it is roaring, by Gary Stamp from Dover in Kent
A field mouse, taken by Mark Rutley
Like a lion: A weasel (left), which looks as though it is roaring, in a photograph taken by Gary Stamp, of Dover, Kent, and a field mouse (right), taken by Mark Rutley


Looking out: This pine marten was spotted by Wendy Salisbury, in what was her second image in the competition, which attracted more than 500 entries
Looking out: This pine marten was spotted by Wendy Salisbury, in what was her second image in the competition, which attracted more than 500 entries


Surveying the scene: This photograph taken by Rob Cain shows a stoat peering over a log. The centre says it is 'well-loved by photography enthusiasts'
Surveying the scene: This photograph taken by Rob Cain shows a stoat peering over a log. The centre says it is 'well-loved by photography enthusiasts'


Ready to pounce: A photograph by Isabel Standbridge for the British Wildlife Centre's competition shows an tawny owl checking out a mouse on the ground below
Ready to pounce: A photograph by Isabel Standbridge for the British Wildlife Centre's competition shows an tawny owl checking out a mouse on the ground below

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