Samantha Cleland wanted to add to the 2008 Women Drivers Awards (from Wendy Rosen) with the clip below.

Thanks very much Michael Flater.

We got your money, gonna spend your money, gonna print some more money!

Thanks Matteo Gadioli.

Some amazing photos of winter in Versoix, Switzerland.  Thanks Mum!

A rare submission from Cheryl Quintero.

GigaPan is a photograph of 2009 Obama Inauguration. You can see in focus the face of each and every individual in the crowd!  You can scan and zoom to any section of the crowd, wait a few seconds and the focus adjusts to give you a very identifiable close up.  The picture was taken with a robotic 1474MP camera (295 times the standard 5MP resolution of digital cameras).  Every one attending could be scanned after the event, should something have gone wrong during it.

Thanks Ben Kennare.

The photos below are from the firestorm that destroyed a number of towns in the hills surrounding Melbourne last Saturday.  A terrible day in Australia’s history: 46.4°C with strong winds, the hottest day ever recorded in an Australian capital city.  Over 200 people are confirmed dead with another 100 missing and every building completely destroyed in some towns.  Most were incinerated in their homes or cars; they did not stand a chance of survival as the fire was moving so fast with winds of 100 kilometers per hour and a wall of flame 30 meters high, and spot fires jumping 15 kilometers ahead of the main fire. The bushfires are still burning out of control this week although nothing like last Saturday.  Pretty sad stuff, definitely the shitz…

Ben Kennare sent these shots over.

Thanks Brent Roberts.

In the spirit of the 2008 Hangover Finalists (which, by the way, I’d like to thank Michelle Atkins for again, as the post has received tens of thousands of hits), Wendy Rosen sent me the best women drivers of 2008.  Some crackers in here, thanks Wendy!

This one out of the archives, probably want to skip this if your boss is looking over your shoulder and you don’t have a set of headphones.  Best with sound…