Sydney Harbour National Park

Sydney Harbour National Park 

Two killed in crash of plane used on Tom Cruise movie in Colombia

The twin-engine Piper PA-60 went down in the mountains of San Pedro de los Milagros, in the northwestern province of Antioquia province, killing U.S. pilot Alan David Purwin and Colombian Carlos Berl. A third passenger, Jimmy Lee Garland, was injured and taken to hospital in the city of Medellin. Cruise was not on board the flight. Tom Cruise was in Colombia filming “Mena,” directed by Doug Liman. The movie tells the story of Barry Seal, a U.S. pilot who worked for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar, then turned informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Difference between Gay and Shemale

Difference between Gay and Shemale

Wow, the depth and breadth of the misinformation in these answers is BREATHTAKING!

"Shemale" = a term describing a male-to-female transgender person who intentionally retains their male genitalia, while surgically and hormonally transforming the rest of their body to appear as feminine as possible. Typically these individuals pursue a career in some part of the "sex industry".

PLEASE NOTE, this term does NOT necessarily apply to all NON-OP trans-women, and there are MANY who take great umbrage at being referred to as "shemales", particularly from those outside the trans-community, much the same as most black people resent the "N-word".

"Transsexuals" are those who either are, or have serious intentions of, living full time, 24/7, as the gender opposite of how they were born, due to a profound conflict between what is in their hearts and minds vs what is between their legs.


For a wide variety of reasons too complex to go into here, not ALL transsexuals will undergo gender reconfiguration surgery (GRS), but that does NOT make them "shemales".

"Ladyboy" is a slang term specific to ethnicly Asian transsexuals, due to their typically youthful appearance.

Then there is the old "umbrella" term - TRANSGENDER - which can be safely used without fear of offense for pretty much ALL OF THE ABOVE catagories, although individual results may vary.

Get it?

Got it?

GOOD!

Wikipedia Launches “Wiki Loves Monuments” 2015 Competition

Wikipedia Launches “Wiki Loves Monuments” 2015 Competition

Anyone who has recently visited Wikipedia would be aware of the new competition banner on top of every page. Wikipedia has launched its “Wiki Loves Monuments” photography competition and Pakistan is competing in the it for the second time.

Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photography competition held during the month of September. The competition is organized by Wikipedia community members of each participant country with help from Wikimedia affiliates. Wikimedia Community User Group Pakistan is responsible for Pakistan in the competition and is the official affiliate of Wikimedia Foundation in Pakistan.

The Wiki Loves Monuments competition has been taking place since 2010 and has been officially categorized as the biggest photography competition in the world by Guinness World Records. Pakistan became a part of the competition for the first time last year.

Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photography competition that promotes cultural heritage sites of all participating nations

The competition aims to promote the cultural heritage sites of Pakistan and all the other participating nations. The competition will help promote photography of historically and culturally significant sites across the country. The competing photographs will be chosen for use in Wikipedia articles for those historic sites. The competition also helps in bringing a country’s cultural heritage to people across the globe.

Last year’s competition saw over 8,750 contestants from 41 countries and submitted over 308,000 photographs. More than 700 contestants were from Pakistan alone and they submitted more than 12,000 photographs last year. This year’s competition consists of 33 countries.

Local jury will shortlist photographs and forward them to the international jury. The evaluation process will begin in October. Jury will judge photos based on their technical quality, originality, creativity and potential usefulness.

What Do The Winners Get?

Winner of the competition will get a scholarship worth 2,000 Euros to attend the international Wikipedia conference in Italy in 2016. The top 10 photographs from Pakistan will get an “exclusive” Wikipedia gift. Pakistani Jury will select their own three best and seven highly commended photos for the international contest. Local jury will present their own awards as well.

How Do You Take Part?

Taking part in the competition is very easy. All you have to do is register for a Wikipedia account and start uploading photos. Photos must be from one of the listed subjects i.e. mentioned sites. To upload photos, participants will have to go here and select the site and press an upload button next to the listed site to register their entries. Photos must be original and should not have any copyrights or other watermarks on them. Any photograph submitted will be free for use by anyone without copyright infringement.

The competition will last the whole month of September so participants should gear up and start uploading soon to stand a chance at winning this competition. If you need a guideline or guess what the judges might be looking for, you can view last year’s local winners here.