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S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, Abbas has an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering & computer science from Johns Hopkins University, and a graduate degree in philosophy from Columbia University. He lives with his wife, Margit Oberrauch, and their feline friend, Frederica Krueger, near the small, very beautiful city of Brixen in the Italian Alps. Email: s.abbas.raza.1 [at] gmail.com

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Dec 5, 2024 4:00AMMonday, December 2, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Wild apple tree still hanging on to its apples, if not its leaves, in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Nov 28, 2024 4:00AMMonday, November 25, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Broken symmetry: a high-altitude airliner above Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph and Video

Posted on Thursday, Nov 21, 2024 4:00AMMonday, November 25, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

 My favorite tree next to the river Eisack in Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 4:00AMMonday, November 11, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

I went a bit “meta” this week with this self-portrait by reflection in a framed photograph of my wife taken by Tanyth Berkeley which hangs in my office. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph: “The Autumn of Our Discontent”

Posted on Thursday, Nov 7, 2024 4:00AMWednesday, November 6, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

In the woods, near Franzensfeste, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Oct 31, 2024 4:00AMMonday, October 28, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A box containing an assortment of Pakistani sweets given to me by the owner of a shop in Brixen, South Tyrol, in celebration of the birth of his first grandchild. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Oct 24, 2024 4:00AMThursday, October 24, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

The sun seen through wispy clouds, from my window. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Oct 17, 2024 4:00AMMonday, October 14, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

My (almost) daily walk in my neighborhood becomes quite colorful this time of year. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Oct 10, 2024 4:00AMTuesday, October 8, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

A surprisingly strong cube I made out of staples after seeing this video. Yes, I am a nerd! Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Oct 3, 2024 4:00AMTuesday, October 1, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Road near Meransen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Sep 26, 2024 4:00AMMonday, September 23, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Rain on the Autobahn from Innsbruck to Munich. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Sep 19, 2024 4:00AMMonday, September 16, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Clothespins in Spiluck, South Tyrol, with the Dolomites and Brixen in the background. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Aug 29, 2024 4:00AMMonday, August 26, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Interior wall in the very high-ceilinged lobby of the Munich airport Hilton, showing some of the rooms. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Aug 22, 2024 4:00AMSunday, September 22, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Ripening elderberries outside my house. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Aug 15, 2024 4:00AMThursday, August 15, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Wall with trees painted on it with a window showing real trees in Klausen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Aug 8, 2024 4:00AMMonday, August 5, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Some friends gave me a “sauce dispenser gun” and I am dispensing sauce. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Aug 1, 2024 4:00AMMonday, July 29, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Paraglider over the center of Brixen, South Tyrol. Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 4:00AMMonday, July 22, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Vineyard in Neustift, South Tyrol. Apparently they put these rose bushes at the ends of the rows of grape vines because they are more susceptible to certain diseases and insects and act a bit like canaries in coal mines.

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This Week’s Photograph

Posted on Thursday, Jul 18, 2024 4:00AMWednesday, July 17, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Looking pretty sitting on my office wall: Distoleon tetragrammicus Enjoying the content on 3QD? Help keep us going by donating now.

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Monday Photo

Posted on Monday, Jul 8, 2024 3:05AMMonday, July 8, 2024 by S. Abbas Raza (Weekly Photo)

Saw this creature outside my house. I am told it is called Podarcis muralis, or the European wall lizard.

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3QD Design History and Credits

The original site was designed by S. Abbas Raza in 2004 but soon completely redesigned by Mikko Hyppönen and deployed by Henrik Rydberg. It was later upgraded extensively by Dan Balis in 2006. The next major revision was designed by S. Abbas Raza, building upon the earlier look, and coded by Dumky de Wilde in 2013. And this current version 5.0 has been designed and deployed by Dumky de Wilde in collaboration with S. Abbas Raza.

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