Photo source: http://tableaumag.com/1329

From electin day pictures sent to BBC Persian, June 14, 2013.

Sign says: Which one is more destructive: corruption or weapons?

Photo by Farnoosh Farmer

Walnut Creek Resident Massoud Ardalan Wins $33,000,000 Super Lotto Jackpot

California Lottery Officials announced today the winner of Wednesday night’s $33,000,000 Super Lotto Jackpot is Walnut Creek (and former Concord) resident Massoud Ardalan.

Ardalan purchased the winning ticket from the Shell gas station on Ygnacio Valley Road, next to Heather Farm park.

Congratulations to the Ardalan family!

photo: courtesy of the California State Lottery

http://farsnews.com/plarg.php?nn=343950&st=699574

Lightning, Iran
Photograph by AmirAli Sharifi, My Shot
After three years I went to visit my family in Iran. We traveled to the city of Mahmood Abad in the north of Iran and had the most amazing time together. One night as I was walking on the shore of the Caspian Sea with my sister, I saw distant lightning. I ran to the hotel, grabbed my camera and tripod, and came back. I took many long exposures, but it was only in the second shot that I captured the biggest, most beautiful, and the last lightning of that night.

http://nationalgeographicmagazine.tumblr.com/post/29622964711/lightning-iran-photograph-by-amirali-sharifi-my

Also see BBC feature: http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/world/2012/12/121227_l93_pics_photography_ng.shtml

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