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The top 250 finalists have just been selected in the 3rd edition of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest photo competition. The contest invites photographers to submit images of the world of action and adventure sports in one of 10 categories, including Energy, Illumination, Sequence, and Experimental (where digital manipulation is allowed). This year the competition received more than 28,000 entries by 6,417 photographers from 124 countries. At the end of August, the top 50 finalists will be invited to attend a ceremony in Hong Kong, where the winners will be unveiled. Photographer: Dimitrios Kontizas / Athletes: Hubert Schober, Kedley Oliveti / Location: Zakynthos, Greece

Serengeti National Park encompasses 5,700 square miles of grassy plains and woodlands near the northern border of Tanzania, and is home to more than 3,500 lions grouped into a couple dozen prides. Photographer Nick Nichols and videographer Nathan Williamson made several extended trips to the Serengeti between July 2011 and January 2013, determined to break new visual ground in their coverage of the Serengeti Lion. The pair used cameras mounted on small remote-control vehicles to make images up close and at low angles, as well as hand-held cameras for both day and nighttime shots. Nichols shot 242,000 images and Williamson recorded 200 hours of video, often while lying on the floor of a specially outfitted Land Rover.   Hildur, C-Boy's partner, frequently makes a long run to visit the Simba East pride. A coalition that controls two prides must maintain vigilance over both.

Koofteh Tabrizi Meatballs Ingredients: Herbed ball:     1 lb ground beef or veal     1½ cups rice, raw, well rinsed     1 teaspoon salt     ¼ teaspoon turmeric, ground     ¼ teaspoon pepper     2 tablespoons tarragon, dried     2 bunches Italian parsley, chopped fine in a processor     1 cup leeks, fine chopped     ½ cup dill, fresh     ½ cup onions, chopped fine Broth:     3 tablespoons oil     2 medium onions, sliced     ¼ teaspoon turmeric, ground     1 cup tomatoes, chopped     1 teaspoon salt     5 cups water     1 cup green peas (fresh or frozen) Directions: