Street musicians from Peru - the Spirit of the Andes

Espiritu Andino is a lively band and a group of enthusiastic street music players from Peru. Their music comes from the land of the Andes. And the pipes, the pans, the flutes and the percussion is so well orchestrated that you could give them a top 10 for their performance.

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Denmark Shops Taking Orders for Nikon D700 - Specs & Price of Nikon D700

Nikon D700 is probably hitting the shops in UK on June 30 2008. Digital Depot, a reputed online camera stores, announced that that last week. And so did Photographica (posted here with the Nikon D700 price listed.)

The rumors about Nikon D700 suddenly picked up a couple of weeks back with pictures & news running all over the internet. The stories mainly came in from Chinese websites. But UK was the first to make a sensible announcement with a date & a specs list. Although the prices have been taken down to avoid confusion, the news of Nikon D700 news is now holding back potential Nikon D300 buyers.

Here is a snapshot of the UK shop announcing the arrival of Nikon D700 for sale.

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Nikon D700 - Pictures & Specification of Nikon D700 revealed

nikon d700 picturesMost of the news of a possible release of the new Nikon D700 are coming in from the Chinese market. A few cameras seem to be rolling from one hand to another.

While Ken Rockwell seems to have published another picture of Nikon D700 on his website too, there has been no confirmation from Nikon or any of the large Nikon USA dealers on a possible date of release.

Meanwhile, the specifications of the rumored Nikon D700 is also shared on the internet.

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New Book by Alan Rabinowitz : Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed

In forests reviled as the valley of death, Rabinowitz finds new life for himself, for communities haunted by poverty and violence, and for the tigers he vowed to protect.

I have written about Alan Rabinowitz on & often. He continues to inspire me personally. I have been inspired after seeing a National Geographic documentary on Alan’s life, his cause & his mission to save the wild. Although he has taken a back seat following his health condition, he still leads the exploration group of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Alan’s expeditions & his stories have brought the grim truth of survival. His fact finding missions led The New York Times call him the Indiana Jones of wildlife science!

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