Let These Amazing Award Winning Panoramic Photos Envelop You

A six shot panorama image of the Himalayas won this year's EPSON International Pano Awards. 

The stunning photo, titled "The Ice Prison," was taken by Max Rive of the Netherlands. 

Now in it's sixth year, the competition celebrates beautiful achievements in panoramic photography. More than a thousand professional and amateur photographers from 60 countries sent in 4345 entries combined. 

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Mateusz Piesiak's of Poland won the amateur competition with his long exposure panorama of egrets in a pond titled "Phantoms of the Morning." 

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See more of the amazing winners from The EPSON International Pano Awards below:

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Italian Recipes That Are Oldies But Goodies

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By Marco Bianchi, photos by ©Federica Antonelli

Marche-style stuffed zucchini

Stuffed zucchini are a tradition in the history of Italian cooking and arose as a poor dish, made by chopping up leftovers and mixing them together. The version known as alla marchigiana – Marche style – uses veal for the filling, but in my recipe I have replaced it with seitan, a high-protein product made from wheat. This eliminates all cholesterol from the recipe, helping prevent heart disease. The original recipe also calls for frying the zucchini, but here we will simply blanch them. In addition to adding extra fat, frying must be done at a very high temperature that oxidizes the fat, forming toxic compounds.

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Ingredients

400 g (14 oz) fresh tomatoes 200 g (7 oz) grilled seitan
1 handful parsley
250 g (9 oz) feta cheese
6 small zucchini
1 onion, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper

Thinly slice the onion and sauté it in 1 tablespoon of olive oil and 2 of water. Rinse and chop the tomatoes, and add them to the onion. Salt to taste and sauté. Meanwhile, chop the seitan. Lightly grease a non-stick pan with some oil and sauté the seitan. Transfer to a large bowl when done. Crumble the feta and add it to the seitan. Chop the parsley and add it to the seitan mixture. Season with pepper and blend well. Rinse and trim the zucchini. Cut them in half lengthwise and, using a teaspoon or corer, remove the pulp, being careful not to break the zucchini. Stuff the zucchini with the filling and then cook them in a non-stick pan with a little oil. When they are done, pour the hot tomato sauce over them, simmer for 10 minutes and serve.

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Risotto with treviso radicchio

Risotto is a classic Italian dish and there are numerous versions. The most famous is with radicchio from Treviso, which has a somewhat bitter taste. I took the original recipe – typical winter fare, hearty but high in fat – and made it lighter by changing a
few things. In place of butter (high in saturated fat) I use fresh ricotta and feta, and for extra fiber I use brown rice instead of the classic Carnaroli white rice. In fact, it has been proven scientifically that just 30 grams – 1 ounce – of fiber a day helps reduce the risk of colon cancer.

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Ingredients

1.5 l (6 1/3 cups) vegetable broth (or water) 1 onion
250 g (9 oz) long Treviso radicchio
320 g (1 2/3 cup) brown rice
40 g (1.5 oz) feta
80 g (3 oz) fresh ricotta salt
White pepper

Heat the broth. In the meantime, thinly slice the onion and sauté it in a little water. Rinse and trim the radicchio, and then cut it into thin strips. Add it to the onion and stir gently. When blended, stir in the rice. Continue cooking, adding the boiling broth as needed, a ladleful at a time, until the rice is done. This will take about 40 minutes. When done, salt to taste and stir in the crumbled or diced feta and the ricotta, blending it in thoroughly. Season with freshly ground white pepper and serve.

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8 Major Mistakes People Make When Cooking Lobster

To most out-of-state visitors, dining in coastal Maine has become synonymous with one thing -- lobster.

With that in mind, it's no surprise that being designated as Maine's "Lobster Chef of the Year" is a highly respected achievement, and not just locally. Five renowned state chefs -- Josh Berry of Portland's Union; Matt Ginn of Portland's Evo; Sebasco Harbor Resort's Isaac Aldrich; the Thistle Inn's Nick Krunkkala; and Stephen Richards of Mine Oyster in Boothbay Harbor -- will face off for the coveted crustacean crown Oct. 23. The showdown is one of many highlights at Portland's Harvest on the Harbor festival, a five-day celebration of the state's best food and wine.

Though most lobster dishes are simply-dressed affairs, there's more than one way to experience an epic preparation fail. We asked the five "Lobster Chef of the Year" contestants for their thoughts on the biggest mistakes people make when cooking lobster, and here's what they had to say.

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There's A Star Trek Cruise, And William Shatner Is Captain

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Trekkies of the world unite: There is a Star Trek ocean cruise, and it looks AMAZING.

The cruise will set sail from Miami in 2017, sailing to ports of call in Cozumel and the Bahamas. William Shatner is captain -- like, of the ship -- and other stars from the series will sail onboard, too. 

There will be Star Trek-themed bars, clubs and events, including Q's Masquerade Ball hosted by the actual John de Lancie, Risa's Festival of the Moon Party and a Starfleet Gala. On-deck movie screenings under the Caribbean sky round out the trip, along with science panels, life-size Star Trek Catan games, and "performances, comedy shows and concerts," according to Entertainment Cruise Productions.

The cruise will take place on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship in Jan. 2017. Tickets sold out in two months, but Trek-loving sailors can still enter to win a free spot onboard. 

Beam us up! 

But if you'd rather Trek on land: 

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13 Wonderfully Weird, Creepy Museums To Visit Around The U.S.

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Some museums are for dinosaur bones. Some museums are for Monet's "Water Lilies." And some museums are for showing off a book bound in human skin.

The skin is one of the many curiosities at The Mütter Museum in Philadelphia, which attracts more than 130,000 visitors annually to gaze upon its thorough collection of odd bodily paraphernalia (among them John Wilkes Booth's vertebrae and Einstein's brain).

Luckily for educational thrill-seekers, The Mütter isn't the only place to get your creep on around the U.S. Visiting a wacky, weird museum is an especially fun way to get in the spirit during this month where ghostly phantoms and Pumpkin Spice Lattes are at their peak. Plus, these institutions are open year-round, meaning you can pocket this list for whenever otherworldly forces compel you to visit. 

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There's A Charming Treehouse Colony In Germany, Calling Your Name

There are treehouses, and then there are houses that are trees, and then there is the German treehouse colony that simply takes your breath away.

This is Robin's Nest Hotel in Hessen, Germany. It's far from civilization: You'll have to travel snaking roads up a mountain until you reach the forested alcove of incredible treehouse structures. Owner Peter Becker built them as a hotel after realizing he was "missing something" in the busy city, as he told online magazine iGNANT.

Robin's Nest includes three treehouses, including one bubble treehouse. Becker constructed them with his own two hands and a few friends. He buys fresh bread for his guests every morning, and he hosts campfire BBQs most evenings. 

You can rent the treehouses by the night, but we're inclined to stay FOREVER.

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The Robin's Nest treehouses sleep two to four guests each, and they start at rates of about $166 per night. After a rest in the forest, you'll also be able to explore the quaint Old Town in Hanover or Frankfurt's buzzy skyline -- both cities are about two hours' drive from Robin's Nest.

But if you'd rather stay in a domestic tree...

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You Can Order Room Service With Emojis. Peak Laziness Is Upon Us.

As if ordering room service isn't already simple enough, one hotel won't even require you to speak with a human to order your morning eggs and bacon. 

NYC's financial district Aloft Hotel is rolling out a new emoji room-service menu catered to the lazy traveler in all of us.

The program is called TiGi - "Text it. Get it." The service aims to improve the hotel guest experience by letting you communicate with hotel staff the same way you communicate with your friends.

All you have to do is text an emoji of what you want to the front desk, and your wish will be granted "within minutes."

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"People are already speaking with each other using emojis," Paige Francis, vice president of global marketing for Starwood Hotels, told The Huffington Post.

"So we thought, 'If this is how people want to communicate, why not let them speak to Aloft Hotels in the same way?'"

As of now, there are only six options on the menu. This includes a "Hangover" package (for guests that embrace the city that never sleeps) and a "Munchies" package (for guests that, you know, never quite made it out of the room that night).

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The hotel is planning to add more menu options if the service is a hit, and hopes to introduce the Emoji menu in its Bangkok and European hotels. 

And of course, you can still do things the old fashion way, if for whatever reason you still feel the need to engage in verbal dialogue in 2015. 

Got any other ideas for emoji room service combinations? .

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This Italian Home's Design Looks Wrong, But Is So Right

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By Laura Traldi, photos ©Carola Ripamonti

Just one look at this apartment in Turin, renovated by Andrea Marcante and Adelaide Testa from Uda Architetti, triggers a sense of familiarity but also alienation. It is like
a déjà vu with a surprise ending, or perhaps a painting by De Chirico. It has all the elements of the classic Italian home, like ceilings with huge beams, stucco work and sleek furnishings. But if you look carefully at each detail, there’s something that looks “wrong.”

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For example, the rose window over the dining-room table isn’t in the middle of the wall but off to one side. And the bookcase at the entrance to the open space – minimally furnished – has an arm that emerges like a long arrow to offer directions.

“The interior design of this apartment stems from very specific needs,” explains Andrea Marcante. “The first was that three generations need to live together, as the owner lives with his teenage dau- ghters and his father, who is nearly 80. The second had to do with limitations on what could be done, because it’s a rental so we couldn’t do any structural work.” 

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To create the emotion underlying the apartment’s domestic comfort and feeling of belonging, Marcante and Testa blended objects and inspirations from different historical periods. For example, on the back wall of the living area the space is punctuated by wallpaper with a pattern similar to the one in the stairwell of the building (dating to the early 1900s) and most of the furnishings are vintage (the table is by Jean Prouvé for Vitra, the chandelier by Gino Sarfatti for Flos). But they are flanked by uber-contemporary items (like the Claudine sofa by Klaesson Koivisto Rune for Arflex and the IC lamps by Michael Anastassiades, also for Flos) as well as pieces from the Eighties (like Mendini’s table/chair in the living room).

“The pastel palette we chose downplays everything. The ‘glue’ that holds all these diverse elements together is the concept of being ‘out of place,’ which I like to consider a tribute to the dreamlike language of De Chirico, who was inspired by walks down the street where this house is located.”

 

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But the decor and furnishings were not chosen for their aesthetic significance alone. “They support the architecture, define the rooms and create tension linking these spaces without overwhelming them.” For example, at the entrance there is a long console made of square tubular metal. “It invites you to walk through the room and guides you towards the bookcase/hinge with arms that, like arrows, create a new spatial direction towards the living room (though this tension doesn’t touch the walls). The same thing happens in the father’s room, where the red framework that surrounds the bed and defines the bedside tables is a micro-architecture open on the sides and becoming a closet on the back.”

In short, everything has been designed to create an interesting short circuit among generations of objects, architectures and people. “This takes up the tradition of Italian interior design, when decoration was not a frill to add at the end of the project but a key element characterizing the architecture.”

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A Floral Sculptor Is Out To Prove A Plant's Death Is Just The Beginning

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When you were young, you were likely introduced to a wide range of professions that you could aspire to as a grown and functioning member of society. Like, for instance, doctor, detective, teacher, or writer. One option I was not aware of, however, was floral sculptor. I am sure of this, because I definitely would have pursued this path if given the chance. 

Even if you've never heard of a floral sculptor you can probably still guess what it entails: a creative soul does magical things with the fruits of mother nature, thereby combining the best elements of art and nature. Good stuff. One such artist is Azuma Makoto.

The Tokyo-based artist has been known to launch bonsai trees into space and encase floral arrangements in giant ice cubes. This month, he's putting his skills on view in an exhibition entitled "Shiki: Landscape and Beyond" at Zhulong Gallery. The show combines sculpture and photography, creating an otherworldly gardening tour that takes the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement to surreal new heights. 

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In the middle of the gallery space, Azuma's "shiki I" sculpture -- a Japanese White Pine Bonsai suspended from a metal frame -- will hover off the ground, encased in its iconic open steel frame. The sculpture, made from a living trunk, exposed roots and hand-made resin leaves, melds nature and artifice in a subtle and enchanting manner, celebrating a plant's death and artistic afterlife as much as its time in full bloom.

A memento mori for the modern age, Azuma's work constantly teeters between the living and the dead, without privileging one over the other. Around the "shiki I" centerpiece, large-scale photos, shot by Shunsuke Shiinoki, will depict the brave plants' journeys across the world. For almost ten years now, Azuma and Shiinoki have collaborated to capture the bonsai greenery in the most unlikely of habitats -- from underwater to outer space, from deserts to glaciers, from broken-down planes to dilapidated government buildings.  

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"Flowers aren’t just beautiful to show on tables," Azuma told The New York Times Magazine, around the time he launched a bouquet of around 30 varieties of flowers into the stratosphere. 

Each of Azuma's choreographed adventures tests the physical limits of the floral arrangements -- often regarded as tame and familiar aesthetic accoutrements. The artist, who worked in a flower shop upon first moving to Tokyo, exposes the plants' alien underbellies.

"Azuma is confronting this unnaturalness head-on in his work," Satoshi Koganezawa explains in an essay written for the exhibition. "He doesn’t think that flowers that still look alive, that still have all of their water, are the most beautiful form that they can take."

To a florist, the death of a plant may be the end of its value. For a floral sculptor, however, a plant's demise is just the beginning. 

"SHIKI: Landscape and Beyond Azuma Makoto" runs from Oct. 23 until Dec. 5, 2015 at Zhulong Gallery.

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The 5 Greatest Marathon Cities Around The World

Running 26.2 miles anywhere in the world is a stunning feat. Even more stunning is when you get the chance to do it somewhere monumental -- like in a city where your feet are the best vehicle for sightseeing.

Anyone who can sustain running for so long deserves a little bit of eye candy, and the marathons in the cultured spots below provide exactly that. Check out the infographic from Fairmont to learn more about the best places to run; maybe you'll decide one is worth visiting with your sneakers on.

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Beautiful Fall Photos Prove The World Is Prettiest In Gold

Mother Earth sure looks good in gold.

As autumn sweeps across the northern hemisphere, and leaves do their annual wardrobe change, we sent out a call to action on the photo-sharing site, Snapwire, to see what this show looks like in different areas. 

Unsurprisingly, these sceneries are just as stunning whether you're in upstate New York, Lambert, Mississippi, or the Yukon Territory.

The gold, it really glitters.

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Haunting Photos Of The Everyday Objects That Survived The Atomic Bomb

For eight years, Japanese photographer Ishiuchi Miyako traveled to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, over 500 miles away from her hometown of Yokosuka, Japan, to document the women's everyday objects that were left after the 1945 atomic bomb attacks. 

This year, 70 years after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Ishiuchi is exhibiting her photographs at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles -- her first exhibition in the United States. The show, titled "Postwar Shadows," opened on Oct. 6 and will run until Feb. 21, 2016. 

Take a look at the hauntingly beautiful photographs of the objects that survived the atomic bomb, from broken eyeglasses to remnants of dresses and parts of false teeth.

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Hands-Free Tech Like Siri Can Be Dangerous For Drivers, Study Says

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Drivers can be distracted for as long as 27 seconds after performing activities such as changing music or dialing a phone number, even when using hands-free technologies, according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

The results raise "new and unexpected concerns" about the use of phones and vehicle information systems while driving, the non-profit group, part of the AAA motoring organization, said in a report released on Thursday.

"The results indicate that motorists could miss stop signs, pedestrians and other vehicles while the mind is readjusting to the task of driving," AAA Foundation Chief Executive Peter Kissinger said in a statement.

Even using voice-activated technologies such as Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana pose hidden dangers for drivers, the study found. Among these hands-free technologies, Google Now achieved the best rating, meaning it was the least distracting.

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Among vehicles tested, the least level of distraction was seen in General Motors' Chevy Equinox while the highest was in Mazda Motor Corp's Mazda 6.

Automakers and technology companies such as Apple Inc, Google Now maker Alphabet Inc and LG Corp are counting on demand for complex vehicle communications and entertainment systems to help boost growth.

However, road safety concerns could result in greater regulatory scrutiny of such systems.

The research was carried out by Dr. David Strayer and Dr. Joel Cooper of the University of Utah.

A total of 257 drivers aged 21-70 participated in the study of 2015 model-year vehicles, while 65 additional drivers ages 21-68 tested Siri, Cortana and Google Now.

(Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar and Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Ted Kerr)

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Instagram Wants Us At The Beach Again With #TakeMeBack

Autumn is in full swing and while some of us are reveling in the crisp air, falling leaves and hot lattes, some of us just wish we were lying on the beach. 

On this particular #ThrowbackThursday, Instagram users are reminding everybody about that time they went to the beach and life was wonderful. By tagging their posts with #TakeMeBack, users and viewers alike are mentally transported to sand and the feeling of white water running over their feet.

If you need a tiny vacation from your daily life right now, take a look at these pictures of beaches that will take you way.

Where do you wish you were right now? Let us know with #TakeMeBack! 

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Hands-Free Tech Like Siri Can Be Dangerous For Drivers, Study Says

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Drivers can be distracted for as long as 27 seconds after performing activities such as changing music or dialing a phone number, even when using hands-free technologies, according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

The results raise "new and unexpected concerns" about the use of phones and vehicle information systems while driving, the non-profit group, part of the AAA motoring organization, said in a report released on Thursday.

"The results indicate that motorists could miss stop signs, pedestrians and other vehicles while the mind is readjusting to the task of driving," AAA Foundation Chief Executive Peter Kissinger said in a statement.

Even using voice-activated technologies such as Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana pose hidden dangers for drivers, the study found. Among these hands-free technologies, Google Now achieved the best rating, meaning it was the least distracting.

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Among vehicles tested, the least level of distraction was seen in General Motors' Chevy Equinox while the highest was in Mazda Motor Corp's Mazda 6.

Automakers and technology companies such as Apple Inc, Google Now maker Alphabet Inc and LG Corp are counting on demand for complex vehicle communications and entertainment systems to help boost growth.

However, road safety concerns could result in greater regulatory scrutiny of such systems.

The research was carried out by Dr. David Strayer and Dr. Joel Cooper of the University of Utah.

A total of 257 drivers aged 21-70 participated in the study of 2015 model-year vehicles, while 65 additional drivers ages 21-68 tested Siri, Cortana and Google Now.

(Reporting by Devika Krishna Kumar and Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Ted Kerr)

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