World's Ugliest Dog

The winner of the 2009 World's Ugliest Dog contest has been announced and it is a major upset victory for an unknown mutt from California. Click the picture for the rest of the story and World's Ugliest Dog video.


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Apollo 11 Photos

The Apollo 11 mission objectives were to land men on the lunar surface and to return them safely to Earth. The crew consisted of Neil A. Armstrong, commander; Michael Collins, Command Module pilot; and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin Jr., Lunar Module pilot. July 2009 marks the 40th anniversery of the landmark mission.


Apollo 11 Rocket Launch Stock Photo


Apollo 11 Launch Stock Picture


Apollo 11 Launch Picture

After launch, the spacecraft was inserted into lunar orbit about 76 hours into the mission.


Apollo 11 Launch Stock Photography


Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin Stock Photo

After a rest period, Armstrong and Aldrin entered the Lunar Module preparing for descent to the lunar surface. The two spacecraft were undocked at about 100 hours, when the Command and Service Modules separated from the Lunar Module. The spacecraft landed in the Sea of Tranquillity at 4:18 p.m. EDT. Afterwards, they ate their first meal on the Moon and decided to begin the surface operations earlier than planned.


Apollo 11 Lunar Module Stock Photo


Apollo 11 Walking On The Moon Picture

A Lunar Module camera provided live television coverage of Armstrong setting foot on the lunar surface at 10:56 p.m. EDT. Just as he stepped off the Lunar Module Neil Armstrong proclaimed, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Aldrin emerged soon after, setting foot on the lunar surface at 11:16 p.m. EDT. Aldrin evaluated his ability to operate and move about and was able to move about rapidly and with confidence. Forty-seven pounds of lunar surface material were collected to be returned for analysis. The surface exploration was concluded in 2.5 hours, when the crew re-entered the lunar module.


Apollo 11 Moon Footprint Picture


Apollo 11 Walking On The Moon Stock Photo

Most people don't know that almost every picture taken of an astronaut walking on the moon during Apollo 11 is Buzz Aldrin as Neil Amstrong took most of the pictures!


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After lunar ascent, the Lunar Module docked with the Command and Service Modules at 128 hours. The crew transferred into the Command and Service Modules, the ascent stage was jettisoned and they prepared for trans-Earth injection. Only one midcourse correction was required, and passive thermal control was used for most of trans-Earth coast. Bad weather made it necessary to move the splashdown point 346 kilometers (215 miles) downrange. Atmospheric entry phase was normal, and the command module landed in the Pacific Ocean at 195.25 hours. The landing coordinates, as determined from the onboard computer, were 13 degrees 30 minutes north latitude and -169 degrees 15 minutes east longitude.


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Free docx to doc Conversion

Ever tried searching for someplace that can do free docx to doc conversion? I have, and most of the sites making those claims are worthless as I discovered recently.

There is a free solution but it is not a free online docx to doc file converter. Visit either of the links above for the simple, safe and truly free solution.


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Plane Crash Footage

Aerial photography and video shop AeronauticPictures.com has added a dedicated section to their Royalty Free Stock Footage collection for plane crash stock footage.

The new section includes the very famous accident at the El Toro Airshow on April 24, 1988, involving Marine Corps Colonel Jerry Cadick (CO of MAG 11). His plane struck the ground before a crowd estimated at over 300,000 people at the bottom of a loop.

The AeronauticPictures.com footage includes two camera angles and was shot on Betacam.

Curious? Check out the El Toro Air Show Plane Crash Video Footage.

More Stock Footage.

Here is a blog about Artbeats Stock Footage.


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New Poster Shop

A new poster shop is now online with a shopping cart and shipping options for domestic US and international orders.

Subjects in the collection will include aviation posters, cockpit posters, airline posters, motivational posters, aircraft like the B-2 Bomber, V-22 Osprey, C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane, F-22 Raptor fighter jet, Boeing B-747, F-14 Tomcat fighter, and many more.

There are also going to be beautiful aviation calendars, pilot gifts, t-shirts, coffee mugs and other great gear.


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B-1 Bomber Stock Photo

Isn't this a cool airplane picture?

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Alitalia Deletes Sicily From Map

Ciao Bella, maybe not. Italian flagship airline Alitalia has some marinara sauce on its face after its in-flight magazine published a map of the Mediterranean and left Sicily out.

The airline has apologized for the error and blamed it on a printing mistake.

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Pilot of Continental Airlines Jet Dies During Flight

According to AeroSpaceNews.com, Continental Airlines Flight 61 from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, has landed safely and close to schedule despite the death of its 60 year old command pilot, a Captain with 32 years of service. Click below to read the rest of the story!

Continental Airlines Pilot Dies During Flight

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Qatar Airways Warns Boeing Over 787 Delays

London-based Flight International is reporting that Qatar Airways has publicly warned Boeing that 787 program delays and the aerospace giant's handling of the airline's concerns are putting their important commercial relationship in serious jeopardy.

The magazine quotes the airline's chief executive Akbar Al Bake as saying, "We at Qatar Airways have some serious issues with Boeing and if they do not play ball with us they will be in for a very, very serious surprise if we do not settle the issues on the 787."

On the overall direction of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Al Bake states, "...Unfortunately Boeing is not run by commercially minded people, it is being run by bean counters and lawyers and if they continue this way they will give an even bigger advantage to Airbus," according to Flight International.

Frankly, the response from Boeing also published by Flight only supports the allegation of a soulless mega corporation, "...We are working closely with each of our customers and we are confident of the value this airplane will bring to airlines and passengers around the world."

How about something like We value Qatar Airways like all of our customers and very much care about their concerns?

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US Airways Hudson Crash Customers Dunked By AIG

The New York Times is reporting that passengers aboard US Airways Flight 1549, the Airbus that crashed in the Hudson River, are getting soaked again, so to speak, by the airline's insurance firm, AIG (American International Group). Yes, the same AIG that has been drinking from the teat of the American taxpayer.

Apparently hiding behind a contractual loophole (the absence of a finding of liability due to negligence), AIG has thus far, according to the Times, failed to do what is right. Instead they have been playing hardball with the folks who had already endured the trauma of a Hudson River water landing in a decidedly un-seaplane-like Airbus.

It should be noted that the airline itself, without legal obligation, immediately paid each passenger $5,000.00 for short term needs.

On the other hand, perhaps another yet tangential example of the "core values" behind AIG is illustrated by the trial underway of former Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenburg. He is accused of improperly taking some $4.3 billion. Just writing about those people makes me feel like I should take a shower.

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Airline Ryanair Serious About Pay To Pee Scheme

That's right, the empty vessel at the head of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary has told the Guardian (and more than a few others) that he is absolutely serious about charging his passengers for a bit of sanitary relief. It is a Pay To Piss scheme and from this writer's vantage point, it ought to be flushed down the bog along with O'Leary's tenure at the airline.

It takes a special kind of selfish, greedy, heartless and unconscious, uh, person, to even seriously consider such a plan, let alone take steps to implement it. Or is it all publicity stunt? If so, the electrons allocated here were suckered in.

But I think not. He claims to have had Boeing working on several aspects of this ranging from how to process payments for the poop to changes in interior seating if you pull some of the heads (bogs, toilets, water closets) out. Yes, he has gleefully pointed out that if you pull toilets you can fit more seats.

Dibs on bringing the first bog roll on board the first converted pay toilet plane with his portrait imprinted on each sheet!

Bog Roll = Toilet Paper

Oh what a world, eh?

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Insensitive Capital One Keeps Running Plane Crash Commercial

US Credit Card Company Capital One, who advertises here in America as if they are all about the little guy, has been taken to task for continuing to run a TV commercial with a Lost-airplane-crash theme soon after the horrible plane crash of Air France flight 447. Lost as in the tv series Lost.

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Funny Dog Pictures

Everybody loves funny dog pictures, right? Well, I do. And I've got a great resource for personal and professional (advertising, editorial use in newspapers and magazines, etc.) funny dog stock photography.

Stock photography is any photography that already exists. That means you don't have to shoot it yourself or pay someone else to go out and shoot it. It also means you don't have to worry about if the weather was nice, the dog did what you were hoping it would do, the camera worked correctly, etc., because somebody else already worried all about that and they already shot that cool dog picture you are looking for! And the digital images are really cost-effective too when you get them royalty free (that means buy it once and use it many times again).

If there is a downside to stock photography for the buyer it is that most stock photos are not available exclusively, so the very same picture could end up being used by your competition. If you need exclusive use of a photograph contact the royalty free stock photography library and ask if the image is available exclusively and at what cost. You might be surprised how inexpensive exclusive rights turn out to be... and if you don't ask you don't get.

The first photo (above) was a Poodle sporting a dyed Mohawk. This next one is an "oh-so-ugly-it-is-cute" Pug wearing a lion costume.



Last but by no means least is an adorable Yorkshire Terrier dressed as Daisy Duke.



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Aviation Advertising? Save Money With Stock Photography

In these difficult economic times it is especially important for businesses large and small to save money in every department, and that includes marketing and advertising. This often means that budgets for advertising photography shoots are slashed despite the need to create beautiful websites and slick brochures. And you've got to exhibit and make sales at the Paris Air Show, Farnborough, Oshkosh, NBAA or HAI, right?

So what is an aerospace marketing executive to do? Have you ever tried stock photography?

Royalty free stock photos are the way to go for many reasons. First, they are cheaper than commissioned commercial photography shoots. Next, they are already in the can - you know what you are getting and not hoping the weather holds for your aerial photo shoot.

They are also easy to use with online search based on aircraft type, action, mission, and other keywords.

Find military stock photos, aerial stock photography and that perfect airport stock photo at AeronauticPictures.com

Here are some stunning examples: