A Visual Guide to Deflation

 Deflation is inflation’s polar opposite. It’s what happens when prices go down and you get more bang for your buck. Sounds good right? But deflation, like inflation is complicated and much less understood than inflation. It can lead to what’s called the deflationary spiral and grind the whole economy to a halt. In this second of a two-part series we take a look at deflation.

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Boxing Kangaroos!

 A flurry of blows sees both creatures' heads knocked backwards as they struggle to maintain their balance. Faint lassos of spittle unfurl through the air, tribute to the ferocity of the fight; a torn ear testament to past battles. It beats photographer Julian Robinson how these battling beasts survive such encounters, but survive they do. Male kangaroos are known for their pugilistic prowess and they share a boxer's upright stance and combat skills. Bouncing nimbly on powerful hind legs, sizing each other up, the two opponents launch sudden combinations, jabbing and grappling with lightning forelegs to gain the advantage, then lashing out with raking kicks – haymakers far more devastating than any man's. Each razorsharp hind claw has the potential to disembowel the other animal. It's as well each kangaroo's organs are protected by tough skin and a thick layer of abdominal tissue. When these body blows land, the loud thumps are like the beating of a tribal drum.

 Although far from unfamiliar with Australia’s Eastern Grey Kangaroos, Julian Robinson was quite unprepared for the spectacle that was to unravel before his eyes. He stumbled upon the slugfest in 2006, “while I was with a car full of Greening Australia people, doing a photo series for World Environment Day,” he told Environmental Graffiti. “We'd come to a property [about 20km north-west of Canberra, ACT] to look at some tree plantings and take some photos.” What he captured on his camera was an incident far more impressive – and brutal – than even the most gnarly of saplings!

 As we drove up I saw the roos ahead on a rise and asked the others to stay in the car,” says Julian. “I jumped out of the car and ran up to them behind cover of some trees. Then I had to break cover to take the photos. One of the roos saw me, took a quick look at me and was considering scampering off when the other one caught him unawares and biffed him hard enough to almost knock him off his feet. The fight was back on and they ignored me totally for the rest of the time.”

The dangerous forepaw claws are clearly visible in the first two shots above. “They keep their heads out of range as far as they can, with good reason,” explains Julian, adding: “You don't see many roos standing up tall. These guys sure got as high as they could get.” Laws of nature. Needs must.

 Sometimes the kangaroos engage in these bouts with one another playfully or for practice, but often, as Julian explains, “it's all about male dominance, and a contest for 'owning' the group of females. Standard old bull vs young bull stuff.” Standard maybe, but there's nothing run of the mill about witnessing the phenomenon first hand. At peak mating season, competition can be fierce among the big males if there is not a high enough proportion of 'sheila' kangaroos coming into heat.

The so-called boxing is kangaroos' natural defensive behaviour. Still, observing the way that they hold attackers in place with their 'arms' and kick out with hind legs whose claws can slash and eviscerate is enough to make anyone wince. “Opinion seems to be divided as to how much damage they do, but it certainly appears full on and very dangerous, especially the kicking to the gut,” says Julian.

 If there were any doubt as to the damage these animals can do to one another, it's dispelled in the next shot, which shows one kangaroo appearing to kick at the scrotum of its enemy while standing on its tail. Julian explains:

“These are big roos, standing over 7 feet (2 m) when on their toes trying to gain the height advantage. They attempt to rip the ears, eyes and nose of the opposition with the big sharp claws... More dramatically, they stand high on their tails while holding on to the opposition for support, then plunge their hind feet... into the belly of the victim, actually attempting – I think, watching as closely as I could – to do permanent damage to the reproductive organs.”

 The final shot seems to show an end to the struggle – Julian thought so – “but it turned out to be just a pause,” and after one more photo he ran out of storage on his camera. “By the time I went back to the car to get a new card and encouraged my comrades to come and have a look, the roos took one look at us and hopped away, one behind the other. Whether there was an acknowledged winner and loser I will never know.”

Too late to capture the finale, but in the right place at the right time to catch the battle's beginnings and see most of the epic 10-minute encounter between a dominant male and a challenger with his own eyes. “I don't know which was which [dominant male or challenger], but in the end one looked a bit more foolish than the other and casually sidled off a bit worse for wear, as in limping a bit,” he concludes.

An ex-project manager/systems engineer in air traffic control systems and radar, Julian Robinson switched careers after developing Multiple Chemical Sensitivities which rendered him unable to inhabit hotels and office environments. However, he still keeps his eyes to the skies as a photographer of birds as well as other wildlife and panoramic landscapes – an occupation he embarked on after photographing a rare parrot that had 'invaded' the northern suburbs of Canberra in 2006.

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Funny shapes Unusual Guitars

A selection of guitars is very strange and unusual shapes.

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Funny Cars In Animal Shapes

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Amazing and incredible

A small selection of terrible tattoos in the form of zombies.

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The first ever parachute jump from a balloon

October 22, 1797, 14 years after the sky was first raised by a balloon, the famous balloonist Andre Jacques Garnerin a historic first jump with a parachute from an aircraft (not a tower or roof).

Garner, rising to a height of 680 meters above the Parc Monceau Paris together with his brother, at some point ordered to cut the rope holding the gondola under the canvas-covered 8-meter umbrella.

And then, clutching the handle of "umbrella", went into free fall, accompanied by thousands of admiring glances of the crowd.
This art, he taught his niece Eliza Garner, which made its first jump from the balloon 8 April 1814 and entered history as the first female parachutist

Frenchmen Jacques Garner and friends on the prisoner attempted to use a parachute, in practice, while in captivity at the Austrians. Garner was caught during cooking, but my friends made from a sheet, a kind of parachute and descended on it from the wall of the fortress, broke his leg and was caught.Later Garnerin became the first successful parachute tester.

Parachute Andre Jacques Garnerin represents a design of white silk, in the form of an umbrella with a diameter of about 8 meters. The parachute attached to a balloon balloon and parachute sling was attached to a basket

Parachute landing was carried out Garnerenom October 22, 1797 in Paris with the 1,000-meter height. After rising to km altitude, Garner cut the rope connecting the parachute to the balloon, balloon with hydrogen disappeared into the clouds and Garnerin gradually sank into a basket under the canopy, in front of a delighted the French public.This chute was not opening and the average fluctuated from side to side.

Garnerin subsequently upgraded the parachute, making a hole at the top, and put in a closed canopy horizontal wheel of light bars, suspended by 3 / 4 of its vertices so that was slightly opened the bottom edge of the parachute, which facilitated its dehiscence. Since the parachute design remains virtually unchanged.This type of parachute is the closest to the modern, the most widespread type of umbrella.Subsequently Garnerin with his brother, in order to earn money, made a record jump from high altitudes around the world, including in 1802 in England, was made the record jump from a height of 2,440 m. In 1803, a similar jump has been demonstrated in Russia .

Eliza Garner, niece of Jacques Garner, in 1922 became the first female parachutist. Her first parachute jump from a balloon was performed under the guidance of her uncle, 8 April 1814.Twenty-eighth jump Eliza has also been significant. In 1821, Eliza became the first woman carried out the parachute jump from a balloon over the sea.Driving, she continued to float through life-belt, made specifically for this purpose by her father.All she has made about 60 parachute jumps, each of which was successful.Together with Garnerenom, Eliza made leaps in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

In the XIX century. became very popular jumping with a parachute from a balloon.Prior to that, the first living creatures spustivshimsya similar way to the balloon, were pets.In 1791 the aeronaut Jean Pierre Blanchard rose over the Varna and dropped by parachute dog.Seeing the result, in 1793 he ventured to make the jump.The attempt was not entirely successful - aeronaut broke his leg.

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Container For Food Sunch Lunch Box - Proper Nutrition Is Always And Everywhere

 Who among us would not want to enjoy not only delicious, but also a "proper" lunch at work or school? However, just cook a favorite dish is not enough, still have to somehow pack it and then carry around. As a result, it is limited to a couple of sandwiches in a hurry. New container for the transport of food Sunch Lunch Box will enjoy a gourmet favorite dish in full during the lunch break.

 An impromptu picnic in the park at lunch time? Unzip the sides, expand the details of the "lunch box" and arrange a stable tray on his lap. Fixing band of a small table between them, ensuring that your salad will not fall down into the grass on the sides put forward leg. It remains to extract a plate and enjoy lunch. Bon Appetit!

 Lunch-box - a good thing. It may look different: as a sandwich or a cardboard box. But very often it looks like a child and not always convenient for a neat meal. The design of this "lunch box" from a designer Soo Kang Lee designed as a small zippered bag with handle, looks still quite presentable.

So, in the set: one large container for the main dish, four mini-container for salads or sauces, a glass with a handy lid that serves as an exploded version of the stand.

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