Images Dated 9th March 2009

Italian Chamber of Deputies. Exterior. Rome

Italy. Rome. Italian Chamber of Deputies. Located at the Montecitorio Palace, started by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and continued by Carlo Fontana (1634-1714) and Ernesto Basile (1857-1932). Exterior

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Boatswains Mate directs a landing craft air cushion as it approaches USS Kearsarge

Atlantic Ocean, July 9, 2010 - Boatswain's Mate directs a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it approaches the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD-3). The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group is participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is designed to provide realistic training environments for U.S. Naval forces that closely replicate the operational challenges routinely encountered during military operations around the world

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Microgeneration power technology

Microgeneration power technology. Small-scale wind turbine, solar panels (arrays of photovoltaic cells) and solar heat collectors (centre of top row) on the roof of a building. The wind turbine generates electricity from the power of the wind. The solar panels generate electricity by harnessing the energy in sunlight. The solar heat collectors use the energy in sunlight in a different way, to directly heat water which is then used to heat the building or used as hot water. Photographed in Hamburg, Germany

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