Friday, May 25, 2012
London 2012 Olympics: portraits of Team USA athletes (41pics)
Photographers were invited to the United States Olympic Committee's media summit in Dallas, Texas, to shoot portraits of Team USA athletes Weightlifter Holley Mangold
Swimmer Michael Phelps stretches while posing for his portrait.
Trampoline gymnast Dakota Earnest
Sprinter Wallace Spearmon
Beach volleyball players April Ross and Jen Kessy
Freestyle wrestler Jordan Burroughs
Gymnast Nastia Liukin
Fencer Alexander Massialas
Brendan Hansen of the US Swimming team
Swimmer Natalie Coughlin
Decathete Trey Hardee
Sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross
Shooting athlete Corey Cogdell
Gabrielle Douglas of the US gymnastics team
Fencer Tim Morehouse
Synchronised swimmers Mariya Koroleva and Mary Killman
Diver Kristian Ipsen
Brittany Viola of the US Olympic diving team
Travis Stevens of the judo team
Jennifer Nichols of the US archery Olympic team
Sprinter Lashawn Merritt
Siblings Diana and Steven Lopez of the US Taekwondo Olympic team
Joseph Diaz Jr of the US boxing team
Julie Zetlin of the US gymnastics team
Phil Dalhausser of the US Olympic volleyball team
Paralympic swimmer Jessica Long
Nathan Adrian of the US swimming team
Lashinda Demus of the US track and field Olympic team
Gymnast Rebecca Bross
Diver Thomas Finchum
Swimmer Dana Vollmer
Brittney Reese of the US track and field Olympic team
Paralympic long jumper Elexis Gillette
Kim Rhode of the US shooting team
Cassidy Krug of the US diving Olympic team
Modern pentathlete Dennis Bowsher
Modern pentathlete Margaux Isaksen
Paralympic sprinter Jerome Singleton
Joshua Richmond of the US Olympic shooting team
Badminton player Howard Bach
Greco-Roman wrestler Justin Lester
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Sip coffee and rent a bike for a quick ride at the Bicycle Club
Jaspreet Kaur Walia:
NL Architects, based in Amsterdam, has come up with an incredible design that will answer all the needs felt by cycling enthusiasts in a city space. Christened the Bicycle Club, it will be situated in Hainan, China, and is a multipurpose bike pavilion.

The place will be dedicated to all the bicycling fanatics, which will further accelerate the love for this great sport. The pavilion will help bring people together and let them sweat out together in a cool way. The bike pavilion will also comprise of a cafe (placed in the center) and is being built as a part of the resort development that the Dutch firm has undertaken in China. Keeping the tropical temperatures in mind, the company thought of giving the project a roof that will provide shade but won't look like any other regular construction. This is how they decided to give the roof a curvy and fenced off velodrome.
The rooftop cycling area will have a breezy cafe at the ground level, which will be enclosed by glass. The curvilinear roof looks somewhat like a pagoda. Safety issues won't rise as the presence of a fence lining inside the curve makes sure no cyclist comes crashing down as people sip coffee downstairs. If you feel like going for a ride when you are done chilling out, then hire a bicycle and paddle your way to good health and some fun. Bicycle Club is pretty impressive and is bound to inject some doses of adventure in to everyone visiting the place as they feel the itch to hire a bike.