tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-217621572024-03-05T04:26:18.036-08:00EFXA natural phenomenon is a non-artificial event in the physical sense, and therefore not produced by humans, although it may affect humans.
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Having worked as a traditional 2D efx artist in the animation industry for many years and having designed and animated hand drawn effects such as lightning, water, fire, smoke, volcanic eruptions, clouds, shadows, etc I created this blog to collect reference material for the continued study of natural phenomena.Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.comBlogger250125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-81407511578898951672008-06-02T13:10:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:29:13.731-07:00Space Shuttle Lift offs<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERXTc5O1KI/AAAAAAAAApo/NXnXa90dmHw/s1600-h/18-default-371x512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERXTc5O1KI/AAAAAAAAApo/NXnXa90dmHw/s320/18-default-371x512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207383060832507042" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery blasts off from the Kennedy Space Center in 2006. NASA has given the green light to launch the space shuttle on May 31 for a mission to the International Space Station. (AFP/File/Bob Pearson)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERXBM5O1JI/AAAAAAAAApg/YkxxUTaEmsQ/s1600-h/17-_shuttle_ksc134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERXBM5O1JI/AAAAAAAAApg/YkxxUTaEmsQ/s320/17-_shuttle_ksc134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207382747299894418" border="0" /></a>Photographers atop the Vehicle Assembly Building record the launch of the space shuttle Discovery Saturday May 31, 2008 at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWy85O1II/AAAAAAAAApY/pvuavFMIrAo/s1600-h/16-48063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWy85O1II/AAAAAAAAApY/pvuavFMIrAo/s320/16-48063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207382502486758530" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from its launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off from its Florida launch pad on Saturday on a mission to deliver a bus-sized Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWoc5O1HI/AAAAAAAAApQ/DvqWzi5cOZc/s1600-h/15-5368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWoc5O1HI/AAAAAAAAApQ/DvqWzi5cOZc/s320/15-5368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207382322098132082" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWd85O1GI/AAAAAAAAApI/w6IALIRK60g/s1600-h/14-1785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWd85O1GI/AAAAAAAAApI/w6IALIRK60g/s320/14-1785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207382141709505634" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Pierre Ducharme (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWVc5O1FI/AAAAAAAAApA/_3Wcd2PB9gk/s1600-h/13-309.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWVc5O1FI/AAAAAAAAApA/_3Wcd2PB9gk/s320/13-309.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381995680617554" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWKc5O1EI/AAAAAAAAAo4/mrrlB-htxYA/s1600-h/12-_shuttle_flpe105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWKc5O1EI/AAAAAAAAAo4/mrrlB-htxYA/s320/12-_shuttle_flpe105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381806702056514" border="0" /></a>Beachgoers watch the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery from Jetty Park in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 31, 2008. Discovery and a crew of seven astronauts lifted off on a 13-day mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWBc5O1DI/AAAAAAAAAow/-_WLR4YxZ_o/s1600-h/11-555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERWBc5O1DI/AAAAAAAAAow/-_WLR4YxZ_o/s320/11-555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381652083233842" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. REUTERS/Scott Audette (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B1Tf3FXhTaXOyKJpljl3Og-i0vIY53J5ngPd9uVeR_3uuy4tw4Jypw0CDmab_x7QqWy9Pikc_d1fTTrEJDiPswIsyCxrc0JiOIec-uUmgxt5QCDC4_3f6xDfvgWBz_Uxz4TO/s1600-h/10-fault-340x512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8B1Tf3FXhTaXOyKJpljl3Og-i0vIY53J5ngPd9uVeR_3uuy4tw4Jypw0CDmab_x7QqWy9Pikc_d1fTTrEJDiPswIsyCxrc0JiOIec-uUmgxt5QCDC4_3f6xDfvgWBz_Uxz4TO/s320/10-fault-340x512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381488874476578" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery carrying a Japanese research laboratory raced toward the International Space Station Sunday after a successful launch from Florida. (AFP/Stan Honda)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVs85O1BI/AAAAAAAAAog/AUiLpJ1YshU/s1600-h/9us_space_shuttle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVs85O1BI/AAAAAAAAAog/AUiLpJ1YshU/s320/9us_space_shuttle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381299895915538" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. (David Carlson/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVgM5O1AI/AAAAAAAAAoY/DnU5FrtQsnE/s1600-h/8_us_space_shuttle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVgM5O1AI/AAAAAAAAAoY/DnU5FrtQsnE/s320/8_us_space_shuttle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207381080852583426" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The U.S. space shuttle Discovery lifted off from its Florida launch pad on Saturday on a mission to deliver a bus-sized Japanese laboratory to the International Space Station. (Scott Audette/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVV85O0_I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/9ar0TAtr-uY/s1600-h/7_us_space_shuttle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVV85O0_I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/9ar0TAtr-uY/s320/7_us_space_shuttle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207380904758924274" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. The crew is beginning Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. (Scott Audette/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVMc5O0-I/AAAAAAAAAoI/1ihS2rjsh9M/s1600-h/6-us_space_shuttle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVMc5O0-I/AAAAAAAAAoI/1ihS2rjsh9M/s320/6-us_space_shuttle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207380741550167010" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida with the American flag at the press site in the foreground May 31, 2008. The launch begins Mission STS-124 to the International Space Station. (Joe Skipper/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVC85O09I/AAAAAAAAAoA/cZdTFP3eNag/s1600-h/5-512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERVC85O09I/AAAAAAAAAoA/cZdTFP3eNag/s320/5-512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207380578341409746" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The shuttle is preparing to dock with the International Space Station, bringing on board a bus-sized Japanese laboratory and spare parts for a troublesome toilet. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Eliot J. Schechter)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I3g3GjYu-Z0b5QSjNwlgUbc5oYArvQ_X6YiwUQeSjyDiBYKZnw_6djA_Do6pefABvHVspJ-15tM_zGTic7jqBe58ZINuoNeWwHx2Agc_0ElzwfMV9uuYnwDyz3PHssFGIjKO/s1600-h/4to.default-355x512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4I3g3GjYu-Z0b5QSjNwlgUbc5oYArvQ_X6YiwUQeSjyDiBYKZnw_6djA_Do6pefABvHVspJ-15tM_zGTic7jqBe58ZINuoNeWwHx2Agc_0ElzwfMV9uuYnwDyz3PHssFGIjKO/s320/4to.default-355x512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207380346413175746" border="0" /></a>Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on May 31, in Florida. Discovery docked with the International Space Station on Monday, delivering a bus-sized Japanese laboratory to expand research and badly-needed parts for a troublesome toilet. (AFP/File/Don Emmert)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERUqM5O07I/AAAAAAAAAnw/v12qxXjWQR0/s1600-h/3ce_shuttle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERUqM5O07I/AAAAAAAAAnw/v12qxXjWQR0/s320/3ce_shuttle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207380153139647410" border="0" /></a>The space shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida May 31, 2008. (Scott Audette/Reuters)</div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-2272573937851444132008-06-02T13:08:00.001-07:002008-06-02T13:31:10.307-07:00Keeping cool<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERYfs5O1LI/AAAAAAAAApw/Epo5tcJ_GXY/s1600-h/19-.default-512x362.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERYfs5O1LI/AAAAAAAAApw/Epo5tcJ_GXY/s320/19-.default-512x362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207384370797532338" border="0" /></a>An Indian boy takes a splash at a road side water source in Kolkata. (AFP/Deshakalyan Chowdhury)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERTYc5O06I/AAAAAAAAAno/z2QtjtQ9xcY/s1600-h/2-lt-512x362.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERTYc5O06I/AAAAAAAAAno/z2QtjtQ9xcY/s320/2-lt-512x362.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207378748685341602" border="0" /></a>An Afghan boy dives at a swimming pool in Kabul to beat the heat. (AFP/Shah Marai)</div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-23608840804496038512008-06-02T13:04:00.000-07:002008-06-02T13:08:27.060-07:00Tomatina Colombiana<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERS6c5O05I/AAAAAAAAAng/8VUKJJZjyYE/s1600-h/1-efault-512x352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERS6c5O05I/AAAAAAAAAng/8VUKJJZjyYE/s320/1-efault-512x352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207378233289266066" border="0" /></a>Two youngsters enjoy diving in tomatoes during the "IV Tomatina Colombiana" festival in Sutamarchan, department of Boyaca, Colombia. According to the organizers 10 tons of tomatoes were thrown by the participants. (AFP/Mauricio Duenas)<br /><br /></div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-35360683627642162532008-06-02T13:03:00.001-07:002008-06-02T13:04:15.326-07:00Smoke it now<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERSNM5O04I/AAAAAAAAAnY/ndPB4lSr6hw/s1600-h/402x331.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERSNM5O04I/AAAAAAAAAnY/ndPB4lSr6hw/s320/402x331.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207377455900185474" border="0" /></a>A woman smokes waterpipe at a cafe in Dubai. (AFP/Marwan Naamani)</div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-68971636381452653072008-06-02T12:16:00.000-07:002008-06-02T18:03:25.189-07:00Massive Fire devours sets at Universal Studios<div class="embeddedvideo"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="f0" align="middle" height="350" width="400"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/tmz_embed_video.swf?videoId=1582123423&flashId=f0"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><embed id="f0" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tmz.com/media/tmz_embed_video.swf?videoId=1582123423&flashId=f0" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="f0" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="350" width="400"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERQac5O03I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/FEOvpnxrKig/s1600-h/35ire_camw103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERQac5O03I/AAAAAAAAAnQ/FEOvpnxrKig/s320/35ire_camw103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375484510196594" border="0" /></a>The front entrance to the Universal Studios theme park is seen as smoke burns from a fire on a movie production backlot of Universal Studios in the Universal city section of Los Angeles on Sunday, June 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdsXKdxyMxaaJH3OOqp-1wkh5s6DWE4KfliMjt7Xs9HbEN_qoaKKmKv375yDDgRUUUW88TH3OUhoLr480aEK2Sayg9lWVWovhPUeAnE-bq6qKbItB_QO_HXW4sdArwv8I8-Zi/s1600-h/34mw101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdsXKdxyMxaaJH3OOqp-1wkh5s6DWE4KfliMjt7Xs9HbEN_qoaKKmKv375yDDgRUUUW88TH3OUhoLr480aEK2Sayg9lWVWovhPUeAnE-bq6qKbItB_QO_HXW4sdArwv8I8-Zi/s320/34mw101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375312711504738" border="0" /></a>Smoke from a fire burning on a movie production backlot of Universal Studios is seen in Los Angeles on Sunday, June 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERQD85O01I/AAAAAAAAAnA/TntF10gKzGk/s1600-h/33io_fire_ny115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERQD85O01I/AAAAAAAAAnA/TntF10gKzGk/s320/33io_fire_ny115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207375097963139922" border="0" /></a>In this image from video, firefighters battle a blaze at Universal Studios Sunday morning, June 1, 2008 in Universal City, Calif. The fire broke out just before dawn on a sound stage, according to officials. (AP Photo/APTN)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShQrMEhA20Kc3ribjaCKvsadm0YJ8VGvc3SfDXWvQWSzySEg-jMje5WbqKTYog8HihDHoi7sDiX9mJY70D7sc2i5T3tZRn2uExxwW5leVx6XzXnGa9ZZTn_hyphenhyphenLAGan-tUdsZe/s1600-h/32-3235.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShQrMEhA20Kc3ribjaCKvsadm0YJ8VGvc3SfDXWvQWSzySEg-jMje5WbqKTYog8HihDHoi7sDiX9mJY70D7sc2i5T3tZRn2uExxwW5leVx6XzXnGa9ZZTn_hyphenhyphenLAGan-tUdsZe/s320/32-3235.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207374677056344898" border="0" /></a>Firefighters work to contain a three-alarm fire at Universal Studios in Los Angeles June 1, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERPDM5O0zI/AAAAAAAAAmw/exSBwtaZKFA/s1600-h/31-53.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERPDM5O0zI/AAAAAAAAAmw/exSBwtaZKFA/s320/31-53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373985566610226" border="0" /></a>A TV cameraman, a photographer and onlookers watch as a fire rages at a back lot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, 12 miles (20 km) from downtown Los Angeles, June 1, 2008. A portion of what is believed to be a prop warehouse is shown on the left. Hundreds of firefighters are battling a large blaze that broke out on Sunday on a back lot at Universal Studios, site of movie and television production, a spokesman for a neighboring fire department said. REUTERS/Fred Prouser (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERO4s5O0yI/AAAAAAAAAmo/6WrZSnYK63Y/s1600-h/30-775079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERO4s5O0yI/AAAAAAAAAmo/6WrZSnYK63Y/s320/30-775079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373805177983778" border="0" /></a>Firefighters work to contain a three-alarm fire at Universal Studios in Los Angeles June 1, 2008. Hundreds of firefighters are battling a large blaze that broke out on Sunday on a back lot at Universal Studios, site of movie and television production, a spokesman for a neighboring fire department said. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SEROqs5O0xI/AAAAAAAAAmg/yZSjtJuFwX0/s1600-h/29%3D688.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SEROqs5O0xI/AAAAAAAAAmg/yZSjtJuFwX0/s320/29%3D688.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373564659815186" border="0" /></a>The King Kong attraction on the Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tour is shown in this undated publicity photo. A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California June 1, 2008, 12 miles from downtown Los Angeles. It is believed that the King Kong attraction was destroyed. REUTERS/Universal Studios Hollywood/Handout<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmFyfFPFIUzh6EH_UEwtrJ2ERLLLwXvb9UpNo3xCXWolvqBDwXVUpc3HNwS1Qg8m2gRivo8EWhacp60nLl3yzFdJNyeKDj21oXhXGcUQcrBz8pd3cUu5NKNWk1y5IZ28BYcPp/s1600-h/28-sd114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHmFyfFPFIUzh6EH_UEwtrJ2ERLLLwXvb9UpNo3xCXWolvqBDwXVUpc3HNwS1Qg8m2gRivo8EWhacp60nLl3yzFdJNyeKDj21oXhXGcUQcrBz8pd3cUu5NKNWk1y5IZ28BYcPp/s320/28-sd114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207373087918445314" border="0" /></a>Los Angeles County and Los Angeles City firefighters battle a fire at Universal City Studios in Universal City, Calif., north of Los Angeles Sunday, June 1, 2008. The fire at Universal Studios on destroyed a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SEROEs5O0vI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/xogZ6jphJ-E/s1600-h/27-dio_fire_la108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SEROEs5O0vI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/xogZ6jphJ-E/s320/27-dio_fire_la108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372911824786162" border="0" /></a>Smoke rises from a fire behind the main gate at Universal Studios in Los Angeles Sunday, June 1, 2008. Roughly 40,000 to 50,000 videos and reels were damaged in the video vault, but there are duplicates stored in a different location, said said NBC Universal President and Chief Operating Officer Ron Meyer. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERN6M5O0uI/AAAAAAAAAmI/a6GNJNZHNAw/s1600-h/26-fire_ksd119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERN6M5O0uI/AAAAAAAAAmI/a6GNJNZHNAw/s320/26-fire_ksd119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372731436159714" border="0" /></a>Smoke billows from Universal City Studios in Universal City, Calif., north of Los Angeles Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNus5O0tI/AAAAAAAAAmA/R-RKVFw58_s/s1600-h/2513.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNus5O0tI/AAAAAAAAAmA/R-RKVFw58_s/s320/2513.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372533867664082" border="0" /></a>Smoke rises from a fire in the early hours at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNk85O0sI/AAAAAAAAAl4/6YRxdjnDJz8/s1600-h/24-_fire_ksd117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNk85O0sI/AAAAAAAAAl4/6YRxdjnDJz8/s320/24-_fire_ksd117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207372366363939522" border="0" /></a>Smoke pours out of a sound stage as Los Angeles City firefighters attempt to save the historic studio set while a fire continues to burn at Universal City Studios in Universal City, Calif., north of Los Angeles Sunday, June 1, 2008. The fire at Universal Studios destroyed a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and a video vault containing more than 40,000 videos and reels. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNFc5O0qI/AAAAAAAAAlo/zAsH4NiD66M/s1600-h/23-re_la114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERNFc5O0qI/AAAAAAAAAlo/zAsH4NiD66M/s320/23-re_la114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207371825198060194" border="0" /></a>A studio set is engulfed in fire as fire fighters work to extinguish the burning set in the early hours at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERM3s5O0pI/AAAAAAAAAlg/GlmbV7Vmxmc/s1600-h/22-dios_fire_cakj104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERM3s5O0pI/AAAAAAAAAlg/GlmbV7Vmxmc/s320/22-dios_fire_cakj104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207371588974858898" border="0" /></a>Smoke rises from a fire at Universal Studios Sunday, June 1, 2008 in Los Angeles after a fire ripped through a lot, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' a King Kong exhibit and a streetscape seen frequently in movies and TV shows. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMvc5O0oI/AAAAAAAAAlY/5tz_42VPxik/s1600-h/21-re_la116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMvc5O0oI/AAAAAAAAAlY/5tz_42VPxik/s320/21-re_la116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207371447240938114" border="0" /></a>A studio set is engulfed in fire as a fire fighter works to extinguish the burning set in the early hours at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ge_TAwD-9LaKLSTpplQlF0Yd0OduF0U7cy1bXpIuZlukYYxWZIlM5gbLsFaJUrHJfi8xoVEVljuxsT4scPC3dAKnfjQ5b8Z1Oo3ZnKcwKRV8n4o0H8Fd18SB7HK9tmpaRmMS/s1600-h/20-b79295.studio_fire_la118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ge_TAwD-9LaKLSTpplQlF0Yd0OduF0U7cy1bXpIuZlukYYxWZIlM5gbLsFaJUrHJfi8xoVEVljuxsT4scPC3dAKnfjQ5b8Z1Oo3ZnKcwKRV8n4o0H8Fd18SB7HK9tmpaRmMS/s320/20-b79295.studio_fire_la118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207371288327148146" border="0" /></a>A studio set is engulfed in fire as a fire fighter works to extinguish the burning set in the early hours at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMc85O0mI/AAAAAAAAAlI/fy39cN8mumc/s1600-h/19la117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMc85O0mI/AAAAAAAAAlI/fy39cN8mumc/s320/19la117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207371129413358178" border="0" /></a>A studio set is engulfed in fire as a fire fighter works to extinguish the burning set in the early hours at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Sunday June 1, 2008. A large fire tore through a back lot at Universal Studios early Sunday, destroying a set from 'Back to the Future,' the King Kong exhibit and thousands of videos and reels in a vault. (AP Photo/Mike Meadows)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMNs5O0lI/AAAAAAAAAlA/sNMuo0EpkcM/s1600-h/18-83.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERMNs5O0lI/AAAAAAAAAlA/sNMuo0EpkcM/s320/18-83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207370867420353106" border="0" /></a>Firefighters work to contain a three-alarm fire at Universal Studios in Los Angeles June 1, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLd85O0kI/AAAAAAAAAk4/jA4yPEGrZTY/s1600-h/17-40f788a886860a256.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLd85O0kI/AAAAAAAAAk4/jA4yPEGrZTY/s320/17-40f788a886860a256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207370047081599554" border="0" /></a>A huge plume of smoke and flames rises up from the Universal Studios lot in Studio City, CA in the early morning hours of June 1. The fire destroyed several key sets. (Photo and caption submitted by Rick Mogil)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLTs5O0jI/AAAAAAAAAkw/deokfb1cjD8/s1600-h/16-dad0e2b14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLTs5O0jI/AAAAAAAAAkw/deokfb1cjD8/s320/16-dad0e2b14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207369870987940402" border="0" /></a>A raging fire blazes through the back lot of Universal Studios in Studio City, CA on June 1. The fire destroyed several key sets. (Photo and caption submitted by Patrick Gannon)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLGs5O0iI/AAAAAAAAAko/z8i6X1vG8EM/s1600-h/1599aaca.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERLGs5O0iI/AAAAAAAAAko/z8i6X1vG8EM/s320/1599aaca.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207369647649640994" border="0" /></a>A huge plume of smoke rises from the Universal Studios lot as a fire raged through Studio City, CA on June 1. (Photo and caption submitted by Patrick Gannon)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERKuc5O0hI/AAAAAAAAAkg/dDUmLsxjr-o/s1600-h/14.default-512x340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERKuc5O0hI/AAAAAAAAAkg/dDUmLsxjr-o/s320/14.default-512x340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207369231037813266" border="0" /></a>Smoke rises over burning structures at Universal Studios, in Universal City, California. Firefighters on Sunday battled a blaze at Hollywood's famed Universal Studios that ravaged some of the legendary film studio's most iconic stage sets and tourist attractions. (AFP/Gabriel Bouys)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERKjc5O0gI/AAAAAAAAAkY/LVm0dHuLcgM/s1600-h/13.photo.default-512x341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERKjc5O0gI/AAAAAAAAAkY/LVm0dHuLcgM/s320/13.photo.default-512x341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207369042059252226" border="0" /></a>Firefighters battle a massive fire on the backlot of Universal Studios in Universal City, California. Firefighters on Sunday battled a blaze at Hollywood's famed Universal Studios that ravaged some of the legendary film studio's most iconic stage sets and tourist attractions. (AFP/Getty Images/David Mcnew)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowpy4R537YR2BT-EQqijoIO2eV0O9XFeet95eaKbDwP_1WjqRucRj75ebApjS9XeljxEOmq2wG_9FyofTy5YPMPKQEAAnTo7hAMfUYo-OHvlgpMqzKulyZMI5v54PMwQIU0Nb/s1600-h/12.photo.default-512x341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowpy4R537YR2BT-EQqijoIO2eV0O9XFeet95eaKbDwP_1WjqRucRj75ebApjS9XeljxEOmq2wG_9FyofTy5YPMPKQEAAnTo7hAMfUYo-OHvlgpMqzKulyZMI5v54PMwQIU0Nb/s320/12.photo.default-512x341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207368638332326386" border="0" /></a>Black smoke billows and flames lick skyward from a huge fire on the backlot of Universal Studios on June 1in Universal City, California. Firefighters on Sunday battled a gigantic blaze at Hollywood's famed Universal Studios 12 hours after it erupted, ravaging the legendary film studio's most famous stage sets and tourist attractions. (AFP/Getty Images/David Mcnew)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJ9s5O0eI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wTaSFcKhabg/s1600-h/11_354x450_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJ9s5O0eI/AAAAAAAAAkI/wTaSFcKhabg/s320/11_354x450_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207368393519190498" border="0" /></a>A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. A portion of the set used in Steven Spielberg's film 'War of the Worlds' including a a jet airplane is shown foreground. The blue screen (L) is used in filming in front of an artificial lake. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJSs5O0dI/AAAAAAAAAkA/FoLTPsxKuXM/s1600-h/10_281x450_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJSs5O0dI/AAAAAAAAAkA/FoLTPsxKuXM/s320/10_281x450_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207367654784815570" border="0" /></a>Smoke climbs hundreds of feet into the air as a fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. A portion of the set used in Steven Spielberg's film 'War of the Worlds' including a a jet airplane is shown foreground. The blue screen (L) is used in filming in front of an artificial lake. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJGM5O0cI/AAAAAAAAAj4/6g6gRNMExgI/s1600-h/9450x312_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERJGM5O0cI/AAAAAAAAAj4/6g6gRNMExgI/s320/9450x312_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207367440036450754" border="0" /></a>A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. A portion of the set used in Steven Spielberg's film 'War of the Worlds' including a a jet airplane used in the film is shown foreground. The blue screen (L) is used in filming in front of an artificial lake. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvc3aW_JD9IDKRQ2A02xbS2BHBKuW2NPT_J0VKirkO-NZlzvlaiozlmv2S77rn8QWXidMKnZEHXrokwhWrbgewvGLgE5VC7z-OARNy6kVjwCuAGKPa8FzP91YQ7-YJ4PQEWxD/s1600-h/8.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvc3aW_JD9IDKRQ2A02xbS2BHBKuW2NPT_J0VKirkO-NZlzvlaiozlmv2S77rn8QWXidMKnZEHXrokwhWrbgewvGLgE5VC7z-OARNy6kVjwCuAGKPa8FzP91YQ7-YJ4PQEWxD/s320/8.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207367238172987826" border="0" /></a>Black smoke billows from a massive fire on the backlot of Universal Studios on June 1, 2008 in Universal City, California. Investigators Monday were combing through the ruins of famous sets at Hollywood's Universal Studios gutted by a huge blaze in a search for clues as to how the inferno started. (AFP/Getty Images/David Mcnew)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIks5O0aI/AAAAAAAAAjo/YQs7HJ2ChEA/s1600-h/capt.cps.mpj38.020608192351.photo02.photo.default-512x324.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIks5O0aI/AAAAAAAAAjo/YQs7HJ2ChEA/s320/capt.cps.mpj38.020608192351.photo02.photo.default-512x324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207366864510833058" border="0" /></a>A helicopter flies over burning structures at Universal Studios, in Universal City, California, on June 01, 2008. Investigators Monday were combing through the ruins of famous sets at Hollywood's Universal Studios gutted by a huge blaze in a search for clues as to how the inferno started. (AFP/File/Gabriel Bouys)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIYs5O0ZI/AAAAAAAAAjg/YgpcOVCXpYA/s1600-h/capt.cps.mpf69.020608095212.photo04.photo.default-512x341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIYs5O0ZI/AAAAAAAAAjg/YgpcOVCXpYA/s320/capt.cps.mpf69.020608095212.photo04.photo.default-512x341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207366658352402834" border="0" /></a>Black smoke billows and flames lick skyward from a huge fire on the backlot of Universal Studios on June 1in Universal City, California. Firefighters on Sunday battled a gigantic blaze at Hollywood's famed Universal Studios 12 hours after it erupted, ravaging the legendary film studio's most famous stage sets and tourist attractions. (AFP/Getty Images/David Mcnew)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIMc5O0YI/AAAAAAAAAjY/YYrLqErz4Os/s1600-h/2008_06_01t111738_450x325_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIMc5O0YI/AAAAAAAAAjY/YYrLqErz4Os/s320/2008_06_01t111738_450x325_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207366447899005314" border="0" /></a>A fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIBc5O0XI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Kb__BBGRmgw/s1600-h/2008_06_01t143845_450x303_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERIBc5O0XI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Kb__BBGRmgw/s320/2008_06_01t143845_450x303_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207366258920444274" border="0" /></a>A fire truck and firefighters are seen at Gate 2 of Universal Studios as smoke rises (background) from a fire that rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERHqs5O0WI/AAAAAAAAAjI/H6k5JfxYqh0/s1600-h/2008_06_01t140457_450x284_us_fire_universal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SERHqs5O0WI/AAAAAAAAAjI/H6k5JfxYqh0/s320/2008_06_01t140457_450x284_us_fire_universal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5207365868078420322" border="0" /></a>Smoke rises as a fire rages out of control at the backlot filled with movie sets at Universal Studios in Universal City, California, June 1, 2008. (Andrew Gombert/Pool/Reuters)<br /></div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-19655729640351098872008-05-19T09:38:00.000-07:002008-05-19T09:52:30.423-07:00Powerful quake rocks central China<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGwNXvwZDI/AAAAAAAAAi8/gCXuBwSlIeM/s1600-h/capt.cps.nfi22.190508094435.photo06.photo.default-512x343.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGwNXvwZDI/AAAAAAAAAi8/gCXuBwSlIeM/s320/capt.cps.nfi22.190508094435.photo06.photo.default-512x343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202132788348740658" border="0" /></a>Map of Sichuan province in China locating the epicentre of the May 12 earthquake. China has suspended its Olympic torch relay, curbed entertainment and lowered flags to half-mast as the nation began three days of mourning for the worst earthquake in a generation <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/Graphic)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGv9XvwZCI/AAAAAAAAAi0/Vu8rHCzr6lY/s1600-h/2008_05_19t022900_450x300_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGv9XvwZCI/AAAAAAAAAi0/Vu8rHCzr6lY/s320/2008_05_19t022900_450x300_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202132513470833698" border="0" /></a>A bridge that collapsed due to the earthquake in Beichuan, Sichuan province is pictured May 18, 2008. <cite id="captionCite"> (China Daily/Reuters)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGv1HvwZBI/AAAAAAAAAis/9FooEyc9IqI/s1600-h/r964773713.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGv1HvwZBI/AAAAAAAAAis/9FooEyc9IqI/s320/r964773713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202132371736912914" border="0" /></a>The Chinese national flag is flown at half-mast at the Badaling sector of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing May 19, 2008. Sirens wailed as China paused in grief on Monday as the country began three days of mourning for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago. <cite id="captionCite"> REUTERS/Paul Zhang (CHINA)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGvh3vwZAI/AAAAAAAAAik/YylSJfMjGnc/s1600-h/r3041308145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGvh3vwZAI/AAAAAAAAAik/YylSJfMjGnc/s320/r3041308145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202132041024431106" border="0" /></a>A man sits in front of a collapsed house in the earthquake-hit in town of Pingtong in Pingwu county, Sichuan province May 19, 2008. China began three days of national mourning on Monday for more than 30,000 victims of an earthquake that struck a week ago. The official death toll stands at nearly 32,500 from the original quake of 7.9 magnitude that rattled Sichuan province. <cite id="captionCite"> REUTERS/Nicky Loh (CHINA)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I-9hda3gp7D1f8trujJqCOTYwyyGOjhUp70DJ6Alttmqozpm6xvrEE0VrEjmj34sAWrqvA2cEXJZ_ZYNU36J09hyphenhyphenmtvrWJCeLVLv5aJsajxkQEMu6Um9BRjgrpfQdYjzgq02/s1600-h/capt.cps.nfj83.190508144214.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7I-9hda3gp7D1f8trujJqCOTYwyyGOjhUp70DJ6Alttmqozpm6xvrEE0VrEjmj34sAWrqvA2cEXJZ_ZYNU36J09hyphenhyphenmtvrWJCeLVLv5aJsajxkQEMu6Um9BRjgrpfQdYjzgq02/s320/capt.cps.nfj83.190508144214.photo00.photo.default-512x340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202131877815673842" border="0" /></a>A view of the destruction caused by southwest China's earthquake in a street in Chenjiaba in Sichuan province, May 18. The massive quake is expected to bring down the nation's soaring economic growth in 2008 by at least 0.2 percentage points, state media said. <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/File/Peter Parks)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGvNXvwY-I/AAAAAAAAAiU/44BYUcWcxNI/s1600-h/capt.d074d32b779143b1a47bb4de16cfb586.china_earthquake_tok809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGvNXvwY-I/AAAAAAAAAiU/44BYUcWcxNI/s320/capt.d074d32b779143b1a47bb4de16cfb586.china_earthquake_tok809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202131688837112802" border="0" /></a>A Chinese rescuer comes down to search for survivors at a collapsed building which was destroyed by Monday's earthquake, in Mianzhu, in China's southwest Sichuan province Monday May 19, 2008. China stood still and sirens wailed Monday to mourn the country's tens of thousands of earthquake victims, exactly one week after a powerful earthquake hit Sichuan province. <cite id="captionCite"> (AP Photo/Kyodo News)<br /><br /></cite> <cite id="captionCite"></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC9DquMsyFlWwPTkvT7Uy1V_U1fP2mLwhUgrI1nfJZp6OUcmMXr3mh8g4aYWE9yLXSDbJgfEH0DP_II8kHWryotIYiWDIBq6ruD5fxNicwg3Spe6CVqh8-vEv9xtosEpOhXgm/s1600-h/capt.1aa7893ee9df4999a6930136d0297389.china_earthquake_xhg101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC9DquMsyFlWwPTkvT7Uy1V_U1fP2mLwhUgrI1nfJZp6OUcmMXr3mh8g4aYWE9yLXSDbJgfEH0DP_II8kHWryotIYiWDIBq6ruD5fxNicwg3Spe6CVqh8-vEv9xtosEpOhXgm/s320/capt.1aa7893ee9df4999a6930136d0297389.china_earthquake_xhg101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202131439729009618" border="0" /></a>Rescue workers hold their helmets to observe a three minutes of silence near the destroyed town of BeiChuan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Monday, May 19, 2008. China stood still Monday in mourning over tens of thousands of earthquake victims, and the government appealed for more international aid to cope with the country's deadliest disaster in a generation. <cite id="captionCite"> (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)</cite><p class="caption" id="photoCaption"> </p> <cite id="captionCite"></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCH3XLBcA1gMvgHJm3noQftf7ZG_GfB5rMNX9RTFZq3AwKbuCxtWNnkFC145zux21ZyncZzzpxclS8gLmzUf4ardYA2JZ8DmT5JNZa4LFVzCrm0PPgw5Sra00-wwSq57MK8w5/s1600-h/capt.1361ce8e1baa4a589754607cf5e8f1b8.china_earthquake_xob111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCH3XLBcA1gMvgHJm3noQftf7ZG_GfB5rMNX9RTFZq3AwKbuCxtWNnkFC145zux21ZyncZzzpxclS8gLmzUf4ardYA2JZ8DmT5JNZa4LFVzCrm0PPgw5Sra00-wwSq57MK8w5/s320/capt.1361ce8e1baa4a589754607cf5e8f1b8.china_earthquake_xob111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202131156261168066" border="0" /></a>Earthquake survivors walk among the rubble of a collapsed Houses following the powerful earthquake in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China declared three days of national mourning for earthquake victims and ordered a suspension of the Olympic torch relay, as the search for survivors of the disaster grew bleak. <cite id="captionCite"> (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)<br /><br /></cite></div> <cite id="captionCite"></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuiHvwY7I/AAAAAAAAAh8/txy8SIzKIkA/s1600-h/2008_05_19t081617_450x300_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuiHvwY7I/AAAAAAAAAh8/txy8SIzKIkA/s320/2008_05_19t081617_450x300_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130945807770546" border="0" /></a>A man walks along a street in the earthquake-hit in town of Pingtong in Pingwu county, Sichuan province May 19, 2008. <cite id="captionCite"> (Nicky Loh/Reuters)</cite><p class="caption" id="photoCaption"> </p> <cite id="captionCite"><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuYnvwY6I/AAAAAAAAAh0/9fhjMd5NZU8/s1600-h/2008_05_19t001916_450x300_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuYnvwY6I/AAAAAAAAAh0/9fhjMd5NZU8/s320/2008_05_19t001916_450x300_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130782599013282" border="0" /></a>A woman washes dishes in the kitchen of her destroyed house May 18, 2008, following last week's earthquake in Longmanshan in Sichuan Province. <cite id="captionCite">(Nir Elias/Reuters)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuOXvwY5I/AAAAAAAAAhs/zAvijP39A6I/s1600-h/capt.c01a61230f7049be81bec01bd6595931.china_earthquake_xob112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuOXvwY5I/AAAAAAAAAhs/zAvijP39A6I/s320/capt.c01a61230f7049be81bec01bd6595931.china_earthquake_xob112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130606505354130" border="0" /></a>Workers seen through a hall in wall as they collect the remains from collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China declared three days of national mourning for earthquake victims and ordered a suspension of the Olympic torch relay, as the search for survivors of the disaster grew bleak.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><cite id="captionCite">(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuCnvwY4I/AAAAAAAAAhk/rPENO0ZIUbA/s1600-h/capt.99e65bfbbad546deb947360ffe315d38.china_earthquake_xob114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGuCnvwY4I/AAAAAAAAAhk/rPENO0ZIUbA/s320/capt.99e65bfbbad546deb947360ffe315d38.china_earthquake_xob114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130404641891202" border="0" /></a>An earthquake survivor washes his clothes next to a collapsed buildings in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday, May 19, 2008. China declared three days of national mourning for earthquake victims and ordered a suspension of the Olympic torch relay, as the search for survivors of the disaster grew bleak. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)<br /><cite id="captionCite"><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGt5XvwY3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/9gNEVn0VVbI/s1600-h/capt.cps.nfk65.190508170736.photo02.photo.default-512x352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGt5XvwY3I/AAAAAAAAAhc/9gNEVn0VVbI/s320/capt.cps.nfk65.190508170736.photo02.photo.default-512x352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130245728101234" border="0" /></a>Chinese soldiers search for survivors at a collapsed chemical factory in Yinghua town near Shifang. From the heart of Beijing to the devastated southwest, China came to a standstill to mourn its earthquake victims as the number of dead, missing or buried soared past 71,000. <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/Liu Jin)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGttHvwY2I/AAAAAAAAAhU/YTJqk6PKWIg/s1600-h/2008_05_19t052932_450x318_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGttHvwY2I/AAAAAAAAAhU/YTJqk6PKWIg/s320/2008_05_19t052932_450x318_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202130035274703714" border="0" /></a>A resident searches for bodies in a house which was destroyed by last week's earthquake at the town of Yingxio, Sichuan province May 19, 2008. <cite id="captionCite"> (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGtgnvwY1I/AAAAAAAAAhM/dxoVOS-eUWQ/s1600-h/2008_05_19t001713_450x297_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGtgnvwY1I/AAAAAAAAAhM/dxoVOS-eUWQ/s320/2008_05_19t001713_450x297_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202129820526338898" border="0" /></a>An aerial view shows the collapsed buildings at Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, the epicenter of the earthquake, Sichuan province, May 18, 2008. <cite id="captionCite"> (China Daily/Reuters)<br /><br /></cite></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGtRnvwY0I/AAAAAAAAAhE/sDYXX8Twlcg/s1600-h/2008_05_18t053142_450x323_us_quake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SDGtRnvwY0I/AAAAAAAAAhE/sDYXX8Twlcg/s320/2008_05_18t053142_450x323_us_quake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202129562828301122" border="0" /></a>A picture shows a dead student's hand holding a pen in the debris site of the Dongqi Middle School in Hanwang Town of the earthquake-hit Mianzhu, Sichuan Province, May 18, 2008 in this picture distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. <cite id="captionCite"> (Xinhua/Liu Zhongjun/Reuters)</cite></div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-57925496662435345672008-05-08T14:11:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:18:36.171-07:00lightning storm over Chaiten volcano<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNuDxllvaI/AAAAAAAAAg8/pe_Z7KJ3Yn8/s1600-h/Volcano4G_468x706.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNuDxllvaI/AAAAAAAAAg8/pe_Z7KJ3Yn8/s400/Volcano4G_468x706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198119406045347234" border="0" /></a>Winds carried the ash to other towns in the region and across the Andes to Argentina<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNt6RllvZI/AAAAAAAAAg0/eM-i_MxkdEs/s1600-h/Volcano2PS_800x523.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNt6RllvZI/AAAAAAAAAg0/eM-i_MxkdEs/s400/Volcano2PS_800x523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198119242836589970" border="0" /></a>The village of Chaiten, next to the volcano, was virtually emptied in a massive evacuation<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtkhllvWI/AAAAAAAAAgc/HBwyHcTObzM/s1600-h/volcanoAP_468x532.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtkhllvWI/AAAAAAAAAgc/HBwyHcTObzM/s320/volcanoAP_468x532.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198118869174435170" border="0" /></a>The gigantic plume of smoke from the volcano dominates the skyline<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtZxllvVI/AAAAAAAAAgU/SSrVZI8fSTE/s1600-h/Volcano3AP_800x600.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtZxllvVI/AAAAAAAAAgU/SSrVZI8fSTE/s320/Volcano3AP_800x600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198118684490841426" border="0" /></a> The Chaiten volcano has triggered earth tremors and spewed ash two miles into the air<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtOhllvUI/AAAAAAAAAgM/HL2ebNHbCNk/s1600-h/volcanoUPI1_800x514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNtOhllvUI/AAAAAAAAAgM/HL2ebNHbCNk/s320/volcanoUPI1_800x514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198118491217313090" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNs2RllvTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/dQUjmtQXG30/s1600-h/volcanoUPI_800x531.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/SCNs2RllvTI/AAAAAAAAAgE/dQUjmtQXG30/s320/volcanoUPI_800x531.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5198118074605485362" border="0" /></a>Photo by: Carlos Gutierrez<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This astonishing picture shows the Chaiten volcano erupting during storms in the middle of the night - As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze.</div>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-22266595024864791022008-05-04T11:14:00.000-07:002008-05-04T11:17:31.733-07:00Human Rights Abuse<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://unsubscribe-me.org/films/blipesque-sof-480.swf" width="490" height="260" allowfullscreen="true" id="showplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://unsubscribe-me.org/films/blipesque-sof-480.swf" /><param name="quality" value="best" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><embed src="http://unsubscribe-me.org/films/blipesque-sof-480.swf" quality="best" width="490" height="260" bgcolor="#000000" name="showplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-38678146406777251862008-03-10T13:46:00.000-07:002008-03-10T13:48:01.630-07:00Wax - Southern California (A Film By Spike Jonze)<a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 0px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-06848616549358084 visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/dPT7q825gwI"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dPT7q825gwI"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dPT7q825gwI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />This is the infamous music video by Spike JonzeSheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-31136013350736123952008-02-19T14:44:00.000-08:002008-02-19T15:17:57.845-08:00The Mummy 3 - Visual EFX<object width="425" height="355" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0"> <param name="salign" value="lt"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="scale" value="noscale"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="movie" value="http://geekfile.googlepages.com/flvplay.swf"> <param name="FlashVars" value="&streamName=FLV_Video_URL&skinName=http://geekfile.googlepages.com/flvskin&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true"> <embed width="425" height="355" flashvars="&streamName=FLV_Video_URL&autoPlay=true&autoRewind=true&skinName=http://geekfile.googlepages.com/flvskin" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="LT" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" src="http://geekfile.googlepages.com/flvplay.swf" wmode="transparent"> </embed></object>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-83482475148202301602008-02-11T16:17:00.000-08:002008-02-11T16:22:51.401-08:00Special Visual Effects BAFTA 2008<a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011235723765609984 visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIL1FGrA2xY&rel=1"></a><a style="left: 0px ! important; top: 15px ! important;" title="Click here to block this object with Adblock Plus" class="abp-objtab-011235723765609984 visible" href="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIL1FGrA2xY&rel=1"></a><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIL1FGrA2xY&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mIL1FGrA2xY&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><span>BAFTA 2008, The British Academy Film Awards, February 10, 2008<br />Rhythm & Hues Bill </span>Westenhofer receives the award for "The Golden Compass"Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-67187161595764442752008-02-01T16:44:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:45:40.607-08:00Silhouetted torches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O9FXTUUsI/AAAAAAAAAfc/YogiLpU7wgM/s1600-h/capt.sge.dpd87.290108223212.photo02.photo.default-371x512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O9FXTUUsI/AAAAAAAAAfc/YogiLpU7wgM/s320/capt.sge.dpd87.290108223212.photo02.photo.default-371x512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162177497748755138" border="0" /></a>The Guizer Jarl is silhouetted as members of his Viking Squad walk around a long boat with burning torches during the annual Up Helly Aa Festival, Lerwick, Shetland Islands. One of Britain's most remote communities came together Tuesday to celebrate its Viking heritage with a spectacular festival of fire and fancy dress. <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/Carl de Souza)</cite>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-44165714326945526872008-02-01T16:43:00.001-08:002008-02-01T16:44:19.927-08:00Fiery performance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8unTUUrI/AAAAAAAAAfU/ihk8iEYPHX8/s1600-h/capt.sge.cng33.270108000155.photo00.photo.default-512x313.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8unTUUrI/AAAAAAAAAfU/ihk8iEYPHX8/s320/capt.sge.cng33.270108000155.photo00.photo.default-512x313.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162177106906731186" border="0" /></a>Indian soldiers from the Light Maratha Infrantry perform a traditional sport called Malkhumb during Republic Day celebrations in Bangalore. <cite id="captionCite">( AFP/Dibyangshu Sarkar )<br /></cite><p class="caption" id="photoCaption"> </p> <cite id="captionCite"></cite>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-20053678551986541082008-02-01T16:42:00.001-08:002008-02-01T16:43:09.013-08:00Aerobatics Show Explosion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8gHTUUqI/AAAAAAAAAfM/3nbm9yMDgg8/s1600-h/capt.sge.cts25.280108010338.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8gHTUUqI/AAAAAAAAAfM/3nbm9yMDgg8/s320/capt.sge.cts25.280108010338.photo00.photo.default-512x349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162176857798628002" border="0" /></a>TinStix of Dynamite : USA's TinStix of Dynamite team performs during the Al-Ain International Aerobatics Show at the Gulf emirate's airport. <cite id="captionCite"> (AFP/Karim Sahib)</cite>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-59341260223515465612008-02-01T16:41:00.001-08:002008-02-01T16:42:17.812-08:00Standing guard<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8P3TUUpI/AAAAAAAAAfE/GPQ5l_wiZv0/s1600-h/capt.sge.cts30.280108010407.photo00.photo.default-512x322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O8P3TUUpI/AAAAAAAAAfE/GPQ5l_wiZv0/s320/capt.sge.cts30.280108010407.photo00.photo.default-512x322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162176578625753746" border="0" /></a>Standing guard : Lebanese soldiers stand guard at the site of a demonstration over power cuts in the mainly-Shiite southern suburbs of Beirut. <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/Stringer )</cite>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-68896043695415003152008-02-01T16:40:00.001-08:002008-02-01T16:41:01.027-08:00Enjoying a swim<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O79HTUUoI/AAAAAAAAAe8/c1e9_UcBLCw/s1600-h/capt.sge.ddy17.290108010153.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O79HTUUoI/AAAAAAAAAe8/c1e9_UcBLCw/s320/capt.sge.ddy17.290108010153.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162176256503206530" border="0" /></a>A woman enjoys the world's largest swimming pool at a seaside resort in Algarrobo, 95 km west from Santiago. <cite id="captionCite">(AFP/Martin Bernetti)</cite>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-62332051101200124192008-02-01T15:57:00.000-08:002008-02-01T16:39:43.307-08:00Flaming car<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O7hHTUUnI/AAAAAAAAAe0/YPQOUuJLFDo/s1600-h/capt.sge.dpp50.300108010245.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R6O7hHTUUnI/AAAAAAAAAe0/YPQOUuJLFDo/s320/capt.sge.dpp50.300108010245.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162175775466869362" border="0" /></a>A man belonging to the Luo tribe, supporters of Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga, sits inside a destroyed vehicle with a burning tire on its roof, during ethnic clashes in the Western Kenyan town of Kisumu. (AFP/Yasuyoshi Chiba)Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-21441648092593383232008-02-01T15:50:00.000-08:002008-02-01T15:51:03.094-08:00Plane Struck By Lightning<a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=25663062">Plane Struck By Lightning</a><br><embed src="http://lads.myspace.com/videos/vplayer.swf" flashvars="m=25663062&v=2&type=video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="430" height="346"></embed><br><a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.addToProfileConfirm&videoid=25663062&title=Plane Struck By Lightning">Add to My Profile</a> | <a href="http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.home">More Videos</a>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-41969252538728778292008-01-26T15:31:00.000-08:002008-01-26T15:49:47.988-08:00RSSHugger.com - keeping bloggers connected<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.rsshugger.com/images/logo.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.rsshugger.com/images/logo.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span class="contendio"><span class="texto_mensajes"> RssHugger is a promotional network for bloggers. RSS </span></span>is a simple technology for sharing and distributing data and website content and is becoming the preferred method of distributing news and information on the internet. <span class="contendio"><span class="texto_mensajes">If your looking to add traffic to your blog check them out, t</span></span>o learn more about how rssHugger can help you promote your blog, visit <strong><a href="http://www.rsshugger.com/">http://www.rsshugger.com</a></strong> and register for Free.<a href="http://www.rsshugger.com/"><br /></a>Sheridan Stained Glass Creations Irelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801793904960167100noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21762157.post-58170218509566311352008-01-26T14:52:00.001-08:002008-01-26T15:17:25.994-08:00The Pu‘u ‘O‘o-Kupaianaha Eruption of Kīlauea Volcano, Hawai‘i, 1983–1997<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9mHTUUmI/AAAAAAAAAes/M2FKaYDYTeM/s1600-h/RIFT_089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9mHTUUmI/AAAAAAAAAes/M2FKaYDYTeM/s400/RIFT_089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159926260575785570" border="0" /></a>Littoral explosion at Kamokuna hurls spatter approximately 50 m high during episode 53. Five new littoral cones formed in January. Bench collapses over a 6-hour period on January 30, 1996, resulted in explosions that threw blocks nearly 1 m in diameter up to 250 m inland (photo by C.R. Thornber, 1/28/96)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9YnTUUlI/AAAAAAAAAek/96dV_o-3w3c/s1600-h/RIFT_082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9YnTUUlI/AAAAAAAAAek/96dV_o-3w3c/s400/RIFT_082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159926028647551570" border="0" /></a>Littoral explosion at Kamoamoa produces black cloud of spatter at base of billowing white steam plume during episode 52 (photo by L.P. Keszthelyi, 2/5/93)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9DnTUUkI/AAAAAAAAAec/xeODz4ogBwQ/s1600-h/RIFT_079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u9DnTUUkI/AAAAAAAAAec/xeODz4ogBwQ/s400/RIFT_079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159925667870298690" border="0" /></a>Bus imbedded in lava with remains of a roof in the background at Kalapana. By this time, an entire community lay buried beneath 15–25 m of lava (photo by J.D. Griggs, 12/4/90, JG19238)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u80nTUUjI/AAAAAAAAAeU/sTp8iXFklJE/s1600-h/RIFT_077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u80nTUUjI/AAAAAAAAAeU/sTp8iXFklJE/s400/RIFT_077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159925410172260914" border="0" /></a> Aerial view of lava lake in Pu‘u ‘O‘o crater. The crater is about 250 m in diameter (photo by J.D. Griggs, 8/30/90 JG18426)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u8nnTUUiI/AAAAAAAAAeM/kgR9ILQCQJw/s1600-h/RIFT_063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u8nnTUUiI/AAAAAAAAAeM/kgR9ILQCQJw/s400/RIFT_063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159925186833961506" border="0" /></a>A lei is offered to appease Pele, goddess of the volcano (photo by J.D. Griggs, 4/22/90, JG14805)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j7U-EbHxjxc524ZSD0-fRhSCW7hFIEWIaXz_H1jga0kgyOTzjEirnDwz7XMJGErlT4NoGkAluLLdtGZcs2wNetbrTYPU8wGM61eMPKl0XlSQZBkwgrVj_YMoWQX2OGUa__s9/s1600-h/RIFT_055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_j7U-EbHxjxc524ZSD0-fRhSCW7hFIEWIaXz_H1jga0kgyOTzjEirnDwz7XMJGErlT4NoGkAluLLdtGZcs2wNetbrTYPU8wGM61eMPKl0XlSQZBkwgrVj_YMoWQX2OGUa__s9/s400/RIFT_055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159924860416446994" border="0" /></a>Lava pours from tube into sea at Poupou west of Kupapa‘u Point and east of the Waha‘ula heiau. The single tube feeding the entry was exposed when the sea cliff beneath the Poupou littoral cone calved off. The lava stream was referred to as a “fire hose” (photo by J.D. Griggs, 11/27/89, JG13424)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u8F3TUUgI/AAAAAAAAAd8/jDPO2qVDdsY/s1600-h/RIFT_043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u8F3TUUgI/AAAAAAAAAd8/jDPO2qVDdsY/s400/RIFT_043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159924607013376514" border="0" /></a>Billowing steam plume marks the spot where tube-fed lava from Kupaianaha enters the ocean east of Kupapa‘u Point. The plum contains a mixture of hydrochloric acid and concentrated saltwater that is created when lava reacts with seawater. Steam explosions (also called littoral explosions because they occur at the shoreline or littoral zone) spray fragments of lava into the air (photo by J.D. Griggs, 2/3/88, JG10760)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u71HTUUfI/AAAAAAAAAd0/6ACrcv16UcY/s1600-h/RIFT_023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u71HTUUfI/AAAAAAAAAd0/6ACrcv16UcY/s400/RIFT_023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159924319250567666" border="0" /></a>Aerial view of Pu‘u ‘O‘o fountain from the north during episode 23. Theodolite measurements of high fountains, which played throughout the day, ranged from 150 to 305 m (photo by J.D. Griggs, 7/28/84, JG4605)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u7j3TUUeI/AAAAAAAAAds/7MAMEHyGgSc/s1600-h/RIFT_012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u7j3TUUeI/AAAAAAAAAds/7MAMEHyGgSc/s400/RIFT_012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159924022897824226" border="0" /></a>Accretionary lava ball comes to rest on the grass after rolling off the top of an ‘a‘a flow in Royal Gardens subdivision. Accretionary lava balls form as viscous lava is molded around a core of already solidified lava (photo by J.D. Griggs, 7/2/83, JG2562)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWap2TKUK0qsToJUZhthtgmvWN5Ec-NFFQQTxK_bspvwFdZjR0C8v4PXjO-7Zl_Wn4bLu3w2mb4dnavcQFYGtzYrgDax1tJVjZSUGqwQqSi9LG8MdQjVpJp4ZqlSB8W52agTs/s1600-h/RIFT_007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWap2TKUK0qsToJUZhthtgmvWN5Ec-NFFQQTxK_bspvwFdZjR0C8v4PXjO-7Zl_Wn4bLu3w2mb4dnavcQFYGtzYrgDax1tJVjZSUGqwQqSi9LG8MdQjVpJp4ZqlSB8W52agTs/s400/RIFT_007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159923717955146194" border="0" /></a>View at dusk of the young Pu‘u ‘O‘o cinder-and-spatter cone, with fountain approximately 40 m high, during episode 5 (photo by G.E. Ulrich, 6/29/83, GU6830A)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u69nTUUcI/AAAAAAAAAdc/90F9zUnYOW0/s1600-h/RIFT_003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u69nTUUcI/AAAAAAAAAdc/90F9zUnYOW0/s400/RIFT_003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159923365767827906" border="0" /></a>Forest of lava trees resulting from eruption of a 1-km-line of vents east of Pu‘u Kahaualea. The bulbous top of each lava tree marks the high stand of the lava flow as it spread through the trees. As the fissure eruption waned, the flow continued to spread laterally; its surface subsided, leaving pillars of lava that had chilled against tree trunks. Spattering is from fissure out of view to the left. Note blob of spatter adhering to the top of the stripped ‘ohi‘a tree (photo by J.D. Griggs, 1/7/83, JG653<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u6r3TUUbI/AAAAAAAAAdU/xDPVvq_MFEc/s1600-h/RIFT_002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u6r3TUUbI/AAAAAAAAAdU/xDPVvq_MFEc/s400/RIFT_002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159923060825149874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Aerial view of fountains from eruptive fissures south of Pu‘u Kahaualea, approximately 2,350 m northeast of what is now Pu‘u ‘O‘o. Note single ‘ohi‘a tree burning in front of the fissures (photo by J.D. Griggs, 1/5/83, JG349)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u5-HTUUaI/AAAAAAAAAdM/f4l9efq8pcw/s1600-h/800px-Pahoeoe_fountain_original.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T8xQyD9hUxA/R5u5-HTUUaI/AAAAAAAAAdM/f4l9efq8pcw/s400/800px-Pahoeoe_fountain_original.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5159922274846134690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />(photo by J.D. Griggs, 02/25/83, JG928) (picture #004)." This image by J.D. 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