Skyhouse residents have an “adult snow day” in the rooftop heated pool 23 stories above downtown Raleigh’s icy streets Friday, January 22, 2016 in Raleigh, N.C.
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 14, Summary
Serbia completes hattrick in front of 18,000 fans
Serbia captured its third straight European title and won its 6th gold in the last eight editions of the European Championships. In front of approximately 18,000 fans – the highest turnout ever at a water polo match in modern times – the hosts managed to overcome the Montenegrin fighters who were on equal terms with the champions but succumbed to the pressure in the finish. Hungary clinched the bronze, its 24th medal in the event’s history.
Team Montenegro Silver medal Medal Ceremony LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Serbia winner, Trophy awarded by (L to R) Paolo BARELLI LEN President , Tomislav Nikolic President of Serbia, Milorad KRIVOKAPIC President Serbia Water Polo Federation Medal Ceremony LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Serbia winner, Medal Ceremony LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Serbia Final SRB – MNE Serbia (White Cap) Vs. Montenegro (Blue Cap) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Spain ESP (White) Vs Italy ITA (Blue) Men 10 FERNANDEZ Francisco ESP 5 GIORGETTI Alex ITA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Bronze medal Match Greece GRE (White) Vs Hungary HUN (Blue) Men 8 MANHERCZ Krisztian Peter HUN Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Germany GER (White) Vs Netherlands NED (Blue) Men 10 CUK Mateo GER Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Romania ROU (White) Vs France FRA (Blue) Men 1 GARSAU Remi GK FRA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Russia RUS (White) Vs Croatia CRO (Blue) Men 10 PAVLOVIC Boris CRO Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Final 1st – 2nd Gold Serbia SRB (White) Vs Montenegro MNE (Blue) Men Team Montenegro Head Coach GOJKOVIC Vladimir Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Final 1st – 2nd Gold Serbia SRB (White) Vs Montenegro MNE (Blue) Men Venues Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day14 23-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Hungary Bronze Medal Final SRB – MNE Serbia (White Cap) Vs. Montenegro (Blue Cap) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia -
Pregnant women warned not to travel to the Rio Olympics
Pregnant women are being warned not to travel to the Olympics in Brazil after a virus causing thousands of babies to be born with unusually small heads swept through the region.
Researchers have linked the rise in Microcephaly, a neurological disorder in which infants are born with smaller craniums and brains, to the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne disease first seen in Africa in 1947.
The outbreak has spread with such speed that the US-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has now warned pregnant women not to travel to Brazil and 13 other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean – potentially affecting thousands intending to arrive in Rio for the Olympics this August.
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 13, Summary
Hungary won after 15 years, heading to Rio
Hungary returned to the European throne after winning an outstanding battle over the Netherlands (9-7) in the good old way: two centre-goals decided the match in the last period after 7-7. This was the first title for the Magyar women since 2001 while the Dutch lost their third final in as many years. Italy clinched the bronze medal, France booked the last available spot for the women’s Olympic qualification tournament while Slovakia also caught the flight among the men.
1 OZDEMIR Pelin TUR red cap LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women TUR – CRO Turkey (white) vs Croatia (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
5 BLOMENKAMP Claudia GER, 3 BACHELIER Lea FRA LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women GER – FRA Germany (white) vs France (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
9 EMMOLO Giulia Enrica ITA LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women ESP – ITA Spain (white) vs Italy (blue) Final 3th-4th Place Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Karl IZZO MLT Coach, Team Malta LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men MLT – TUR Malta (white) vs Turkey (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Hungary LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women NED – HUN Netherlands (white) vs Hungary (blue) Final Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Podio Team Hungary Gold Medal LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Podio Team Hungary Gold Medal LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Podio Team Italy Bronze Medal LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Podio Team Netherlands Silver Medal LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Netherlands NED (White) Vs Hungary HUN (Blue) Final 1st – 2nd Place Gold Medal Silver Medal Women 5 GENEE Amarens NED Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Portugal POR (White) Vs Serbia SRB (Blue) Women 11 IVKOVIC Dragana (C) SRB Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Russia RUS (White) Vs Greece GRE (Blue) Women Team Greece Head Coach KECHAGIAS Athanasios GRE Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Slovakia SVK (White) Vs Georgia GEO (Blue) Men Team Slovakia Head Coach ESTELLER Antonio SVK Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day13 22-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia -
Diving Deep On a Single Breath
Imagine holding your breath as you fall endlessly deeper into the sea. For some, it sounds like a nightmare, but for others it’s heaven on earth. Take the plunge through layers of salty sea and light with freediving master Aharon Solomons.
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European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 12, Summary
Montenegro goes to Rio, Hungary and Holland play for it in women’s final
Montenegro beat Hungary in the fight of the fortnight in the men’s second semi-final and qualified for the Olympics – as well as set up a mouth-watering end to the event as they will meet arch-rival Serbia on Saturday. The Magyars had some consolation, their women’s team upended Italy and will meet the Netherlands on Friday evening in the final. The Dutch, just like two years ago, won a penalty shootout, this time against Spain.
2 BRGULJAN Drasko MNE, 13 SCEPANOVIC Milos MNE red cap LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men MNE – HUN Montenegro (white) vs Hungary (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
6 AVRAMIDOU Alkisti GRE LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women FRA – GRE France (white) vs Greece (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
8 BAGHATURIA Mikheil GEO LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men TUR – GEO Turkey (white) vs Georgia (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
8 KESZTHELYI Rita HUN, 6 AIELLO Rosaria ITA LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women HUN – ITA Hungary (white) vs Italy (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
10 TARRAGO Roser ESP, 2 SMIT Miloushka NED LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women NED – ESP Netherlands (white) vs Spain (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
13 SCEPANOVIC Milos MNE red cap, 9 IVOVIC Aleksandar MNE LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men MNE – HUN Montenegro (white) vs Hungary (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Hungary Celebrating Women HUN – ITA (white cap) Hungary Vs. Italy (blue Cap) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 21-01-2016 semifinal Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Montenegro LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men MNE – HUN Montenegro (white) vs Hungary (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
Team Netherlands LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women NED – ESP Netherlands (white) vs Spain (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 France FRA (White) Vs Netherlands NED (Blue) Men Team France Head Coach BRUZZO Florian FRA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Italy ITA (White) Vs Croatia CRO (Blue) Men 1 TEMPESTI Stefano (C) GK Red Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day12 21-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia -
European Water Polo Championships, Belgrade – Day 11, Summary
Serbia storms into the final, same four reach the semis among the women
Serbia was overwhelming once more while beating Greece easily in the first semi-final of the men’s tournament. They made the final for the 6th time in the last seven editions since 2001. Among the women the same teams advanced to the top four as in Budapest 2014: the Netherlands will have a rematch of the final against Spain while Hungary and Italy will replay the bronze-medal game from the previous edition, this time for the final and a chance to qualify directly to the Olympics.
2 CZIGANY Dora HUN, 5 GUILLET Louise FRA LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women HUN – FRA Hungary (White) Vs France (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
2 MUNARRIZ Alberto ESP LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men ESP – RUS Spain (white) vs Russia (blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
3 VAN DER BOSCH Timo GER LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Men ROU – GER Roumania (White) Vs Germany (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
6 STOMPHORST Nomi NED, 4 SEYFERT Bianca GER LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Women NED – GER Netherlands (White) Vs Germany (Blue) Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G. Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
13 GRIXTI Nicholas MLT red cap MLT – SVK Men Malta (White Cap) Vs. Croatia (Blue caps) LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo G.Scala/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Russia RUS (White) Vs Spain ESP (Blue) Women 7 ESPAR Clara ESP Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Greece GRE (White) Vs Serbia SRB (Blue) Men 10 FILIPOVIC Filip SRB Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Greece GRE (White) Vs Serbia SRB (Blue) Men 5 FOUNTOULIS Ioannis GRE Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Greece GRE (White) Vs Serbia SRB (Blue) Men Head Coach SAVIC Dejan SRB Head Coach VLACHOS Theodoros GRE Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia
LEN European Water Polo Championships 2016 Greece GRE (White) Vs Italy ITA (Blue) Women Team Italy Head Coach CONTI Fabio ITA Kombank Arena, Belgrade, Serbia Day11 20-01-2016 Photo P. Mesiano/Insidefoto/Deepbluemedia -
In Russia, Epiphany Comes With A Shockingly Cold Swim
Tuesday was an important holiday in the Russian Orthodox Church: Epiphany, which celebrates the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan.
Russian believers mark the event by re-enacting that baptism in ponds and rivers, and since Russia is far north of the Jordan, that means plunging into freezing water through holes cut in the ice.
Big cities like Moscow often set up elaborate stations where people can take the plunge, but people in other cities go for the do-it-yourself approach.
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Why This Model Was Photographed Surrounded by Sharks
Photographer Benjamin Von Wong wanted to find a way to make sharks seem more accessible, and to raise awareness about the plight of the animals, which are killed in the tens of millions each year for their fins—used to make shark fin soup. So he came up with an ambitious plan: to photograph a model underwater in a flowing white dress with the threatened animals.
“Some photographers take photos of models in dresses,†writes Australian freediver (and model) Amber Bourke, in a Facebook post. “Others decide that the model should be a freediver and she should be tied to the bottom of an underwater cave.†Surrounded by sharks.
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