Coffee Counter~Week of August 7th

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Coffee Counter~Week of August 7th

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COFFEE COUNTER
for week of
August 7th

Today In History

Aug 7, 1956~Mysterious explosions in Colombia
Seven army ammunition trucks explode in Cali, Colombia, killing more than 1,000 people and injuring thousands more on this day in 1956. The cause of the explosions remains a mystery.

The previous day, 20 trucks fully loaded with dynamite departed the Colombian city of Buenaventura. The trucks stopped in Cali and then 13 of the trucks headed toward Bogota, Colombia's capital city. The remaining seven were headed to other destinations and were parked in downtown Cali overnight.

Just after midnight, all seven trucks suddenly exploded in a quick chain reaction. A nearby rail station was demolished, as was an army barracks. Five hundred soldiers in the barracks lost their lives in an instant. A three-block area of the densely populated city was absolutely razed. Virtually every window within several miles shattered. The trucks themselves were obliterated and a large crater was left in the ground. The heavy bronze doors of St. Paul's Cathedral, more than 10 blocks away, were blown right off the church.

The president of Colombia, General Gustavo Pinilla, publicly charged that terrorists were to blame for the disaster, but no evidence was ever found that the explosion was deliberate.

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Quote Of The Day

"You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

Mark Twain

Today's Trivia

Bowling Trivia

Some form of bowling is played in more than 90 countries around the world. Approximately 100 million people participate in bowling today.

Cat's Cradle

The game of a cats' cradle - two players alternately stretch a looped string over their fingers to produce different designs - has been around since about 1760.

From Our Forums

See who is being featured in PHOTO PARADE
View a selection of photos by Photo2 by clicking here

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CLIFF'S FOTOFUN #82,

Many thanks to Big Al who won our last Fotofun and who has kindly submitted this image for you all to work on.......... enjoy.

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Welcome to our Mini Challenge #52
here at the Photography Cafe

"SUMMER"

This is our latest
mini challenge here at the

“SUMMER! :Sunny days on the beach, picnics in the park, cooling in the pool, barbecues in the back yard. Whatever sums up summer for you!
Best of luck to all who enter - and most important ENJOY”

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WELCOME TO OUR Close-Up/Macro Challenge #3
here at the

"ABSTRACTS AND TEXTURES IN THE NATURAL WORLD"

THANKS, MIKEAKABIGMAN, for such an interesting and different type of topic!!!

Click Here

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Welcome to our HDR Challenge #6
here at the Photography Cafe

"Construction"

This is our latest HDR challenge.
HDR Challenge #6 – – CONSTRUCTION!! Building sites with cranes and such machinery would seem the most obvious interpretation but I'm sure ther are plenty of others.

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Welcome to our Cafe Book Nook
here at the Photography Cafe

Photo Locations, Tutorials on Digital Techniques, Photo Techniques and Equipment.

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See who is appearing on Centre Stage this week

Here is our latest Centre Stage highlighting one of our members here on the Cafe! Please read the interview and then feel free to ask your own questions of our Pipeman!

Pipeman

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PHOTO OF THE MONTH
JUNE 2011

"White Cat"
by Tina Thumb Up

CONGRATULATIONS TINA!

Click on the photo to go to Tina's album and leave a comment.
We all love comments!

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The Judges of the Cafe Choice Award are pleased to announce the presentation of this highly rated award:

is awarded to member

BRANNY

for his image

"CUDDY'S CRAG"

From the Judges:

"Branny’s image shows us the rugged terrain of Hadrian’s Wall, a bleak landscape and an area seen by many but not in the light of a frosty morning in mid-winter.

The composition provides excellent foreground interest from the frosty grass on those stones and the contours of the wall lead us through the image from the warm sunlight on the wall into the bleakness of the misty fields and valleys in the distance. It's this change from front to back that makes the image special. The presence of two walkers in the middle distance provides the scale we need to comprehend the scene.

Congratulations, Danny!"

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Today's Chuckles

Thesaurus Pun

Two trucks loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus collided as they left a New York publishing house last Thursday, according to the Associated Press.

Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, taken aback, stupefied, amazed, astounded, and unsettled.

We Can't Wait That Long

A customer sent an order to a distributor for a large amount of goods totaling a great deal of money.

The distributor noticed that the previous bill hadn't been paid. The collections manager left a voice-mail for them saying, "We can't ship your new order until you pay for the last one."

The next day the collections manager received a collect phone call, "Please cancel the order. We can't wait that long."

Quick Quotes

"To do for the world more than the world does for you - that is success. "
~Henry Ford
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"Our lives improve only when we take chances - and the first and most difficult risk we can take is to be honest with ourselves. "
~Walter Anderson
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"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it. "
~Henry David Thoreau
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More Chuckles

Warning Signs

On a packet of juggling balls:
"This product contains small granules under 3 millimeters. Not suitable for children under the age of 14 years in Europe or 8 years in the USA."
Seen on a camera:
"This camera only works when there is film inside."
On a bottle of flavored milk drink:
"After opening, keep upright."
On a can of windscreen de-icing spray:
"Spray works in sub-zero temperatures."
On a can of insect spray:
"Kills all kinds of insects! Warning: this spray is harmful to bees."
A different brand of insect spray:
"Kills flies, wasps, mosquitoes, midges, and other flying insects. Not tested on animals."
On an ocean buoy for determining the position of submarines: "Protect from seawater."