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366 days: Images of the year

2013-02-11T23:26:00.004-08:00

With every moment of our lives seemingly Instagram’d, Facebooked and Twitpic’d, has the power of the photographic image faded like a Polaroid ravaged by sunlight? Not a bit of it. The camera is always on hand to record the wonder of the natural world and the thrill of exploring it. This year it showed us a man falling to Earth faster than the speed of sound; the nightmarish denizens of the deep oceans; and the delicate tracery of a brain’s protective shield. These, and more, are some of Nature’s favourite pictures of 2012.

Nasa releases satellite images of India on Diwali night

2013-02-11T23:25:00.001-08:00

WASHINGTON: Nasa today released black and white satellite images of India this Diwali night, cautioning people against the fake image in circulation in social media circles.

'On November 12, 2012, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP satellite captured this nighttime view of southern Asia,' Nasa said releasing a picture of India on this Diwali night.

'The image is based on data collected by the VIIRS 'day- night band', which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared. The image has been brightened to make the city lights easier to distinguish,' it said.

Nasa said most of the bright areas in the imagery released by it are cities and towns in India, the country with the world's largest Hindu population.

'India is home to more than 1.2 billion people and has 30 cities with populations over 1 million. (For comparison, China has 62 cities with more than 1 million residents and the United States has 9),' it said.

Cities in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan are also visible near the edges of the image.

'An image that claims to show the region lit for Diwali has been circulating on social media websites and the Internet in recent years. In fact, it does not show what it claims. That image, based on data from the Operational Linescan System flown on US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellites, is a color-composite created in 2003 by NOAA scientist Chris Elvidge to highlight population growth over time,' Nasa said.

'In that image, white areas show city lights that were visible prior to 1992, while blue, green, and red shades indicate city lights that became visible in 1992, 1998, and 2003 respectively,' it said.

'In reality, any extra light produced during Diwali is so subtle that it is likely imperceptible when observed from space,' Nasa said.
PTI

India in Incredible Images

2013-02-11T23:10:00.004-08:00

India in Incredible Images

A boy with his body painted like a tiger waits backstage before performing during festivities marking the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi. The 10-day-long festival is celebrated annually in India's southern coastal state of Kerala to commemorate the return of King Mahabali to meet his beloved subjects. REUTERS/Sivaram V

Poonam-Pandey-Holi image

2013-02-11T23:08:00.001-08:00

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A post that was a demo - friends forever

2013-02-11T23:07:00.000-08:00

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6 Investigates A Cell Phone Program Plagued By Fraud

2013-02-11T22:59:00.001-08:00

6 Investigates A Cell Phone Program Plagued By Fraud

TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Story We're Working On…

We got the attention of the Feds months ago when we exposed the fraud, waste and abuse surrounding a federal government program that gives cell phones to low income Americans.

If you pay a phone bill you're helping pay for this program.

We were promised reforms. What has happened since?

This is a story we're working on and 6 Investigates will have the complete report tonight at 10.

TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Story We're Working On…

We got the attention of the Feds months ago when we exposed the fraud, waste and abuse surrounding a federal government program that gives cell phones to low income Americans.

If you pay a phone bill you're helping pay for this program.

We were promised reforms. What has happened since?

This is a story we're working on and 6 Investigates will have the complete report tonight at 10.

Cell Phone Program Plagued By Fraud

2013-02-11T20:28:00.003-08:00

TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Story We're Working On…

We got the attention of the Feds months ago when we exposed the fraud, waste and abuse surrounding a federal government program that gives cell phones to low income Americans.

If you pay a phone bill you're helping pay for this program.

We were promised reforms. What has happened since?

This is a story we're working on and 6 Investigates will have the complete report tonight at 10.

TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Story We're Working On…

We got the attention of the Feds months ago when we exposed the fraud, waste and abuse surrounding a federal government program that gives cell phones to low income Americans.

If you pay a phone bill you're helping pay for this program.

We were promised reforms. What has happened since?

This is a story we're working on and 6 Investigates will have the complete report tonight at 10.

TULSA, Oklahoma -

A Story We're Working On…

We got the attention of the Feds months ago when we exposed the fraud, waste and abuse surrounding a federal government program that gives cell phones to low income Americans.

If you pay a phone bill you're helping pay for this program.

We were promised reforms. What has happened since?

This is a story we're working on and 6 Investigates will have the complete report tonight at 10.