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Time-Lapse Tour: Da Nang Fireworks Competition

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Published on Dec 11, 2014/20 views

A time-lapse look at the international fireworks competition in Da Nang, Vietnam, 2013, shot by Robert Whitworth [http://www.robwhitworth.co.uk/], a participant in Britannica’s “Project Time-Lapse [http://corporate.britannica.com/proje…].”

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Time-Lapse Tour: Blossoming of an Iris

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A time-lapse look at the blossoming of an Iris, shot by the Emmy Award-winning cameraman Neil Bromhall [https://twitter.com/nbromhall], a participant in Britannica’s “Project Time-Lapse [http://corporate.britannica.com/proje…].”

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today’s birthdayd: Carly Simon (1945) view it here: let the river run

Carly Simon (1945)

Carly Simon is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading artists of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. Her 1988 hit “Let the River Run,” featured in the movie Working Girl, earned her a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Golden Globe, yet it is not her most famous song. This distinction goes to “You’re So Vain,” a sarcastic profile of a self-absorbed lover. A number-one hit, it spawned a huge debate as to who inspired the lyrics. Who are some of the possible candidates? More… Discuss

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Lyrics, Liner Notes, Credits, DVD, CD, Rare Photos at Carly’s official website:
http://www.carlysimon.com/music/Worki…
From the 1989 soundtrack of Working Girl.
Carly won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for this song.

 

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