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Yes, our family is getting bigger and I have a model(s) to practice! Plus, everybody is excited and waiting for September.
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Strobist info:
1. Nikon SB900 at 1/4 power through white umbrella camera right.
2. Pentax AF540 at 1/32 power at camera left.
Triggered via Cactus V4
Lemon with lemon reamer on my kitchen worksurface, lit by a small lamp. Taken using the "low key" setting on my camera.
365D yellow
7DOS
114 Pictures #25 "sour"
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! We found a laundromat that let us take pictures!!!
Double EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I hit 11,000 (photostream) Flickr views today!
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One of my husbands comic books. This one is from 1994. He owns about 8000 comic books some of them are about 80 years old, before comic books were comic books. I learnt everything I know about comic books from him. I could listen to him talk about the X-Men for hours!
I am a huge tech nerd and proud of it! Also I think Nerds are hot. My favourite celebrity nerd is Rivers Cuomo from Weezer.. he is hot!!
Also I love the sunset I got behind me. We have had some beautiful ones here lately.
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Flickr Group Roulette's group for today:
Thanks to tobydread
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Thanks to **Theresa**
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The community board meeting took place in order to discuss the proposed mosque to be built next to ground zero. While the project is usually referred to as the “mosque at ground zero”, the project’s official name is the Cordoba Initiative. The Imam and the developers were in attendance to present the project, and many politicians (or rather their representatives) were on hand, along with many of those in favor or opposed.
First spoke the elected officials, who—in the typical New York political elitist fashion— slandered and insulted their opposition. Councilwoman Margaret Chin spoke before a single opponent of the mosque ever came up to the microphone to state their position, but that didn’t stop her from accusing those against it of “bigotry”.
And while Margaret Chin chose to offend the opposition to the mosque (most of whom present were families of 9-11 victims and first responders) in person, other local figures sent their cronies. A representative of Scott Stringer, President of the Borough of Manhattan, handed out a letter to everyone prior to the meeting in which he refers to the mosque as a “multi-faith community and cultural center” and claims that this “center has been the subject of bigoted attacks that contain a strain of religious and racial hatred more extreme than anything we have seen in NYC for some time.” I guess an attempt to kill hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists at Times Square by an Islamist Faisal Shahzad less than a month prior was not extreme enough for Stringer and, instead of jihadism, Stringer seems to have identified the enemy as a TEA Party leader whom he rips apart throughout this unsolicited letter. While the TEA Party’s opposition is referred to as a “bigoted agenda”, the mosque itself is referred to as a “vibrant and world-class facility in NYC which will promote tolerance and pluralism”. Of course he fails to provide any example of mosques in NYC or in the world that have EVER promoted tolerance or pluralism, but perhaps he didn’t think that any attendee would dare question his superior judgment in the matter. Please be sure to read his disgusting letter
After the political cronies spoke, Feisal Abdul Rauf', the Imam in charge of this “community center” was given time to present his proposal. He started his speech with “for many years I’ve had a dream…” (I wonder what Dr. King would have thought of a ‘grand wizard’ proposing to build a “community center” at the site of the bombed 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama). The Imam also claimed that this “community center” would promote multi-culturalism; he was so sure of it that his speech was sprinkled throughout with that deceiving phrase. But his presentation brought with it an unexpected turning point. Not because of anything he planned to share with us in his carefully prepared PC jargoned speech, but because of a question by one of the board members who wanted to know if the proposed “community center” would hold prayer. The Imam said “yes”, to which the board member replied, “then it is a house of worship, not a community center”.
Without any objection to that by the Imam or speakers that followed, the term “community center” began to very gradually disappear. But don’t think that anyone’s opinion actually changed as a result. The supporters of the project “formerly” known as a “community center” still believed that it was somehow related to diversity and that it would in no way be an insult to those who died due to Islamist ideology, nor would it serve as a monument of jihadist victory.
But neither the councilwoman nor the Imam were the most offensive or distasteful of the proponents of the mosque. Daisy Khan of the American Society for Muslim Advancement, who also happens to be Imam’s wife, blew their insults and lies out of the water. (I don’t recall her being introduced as Rauf’s wife at the meeting, but I can’t be sure.) She lectured and she yelled – yes, yelled – at the families of victims, the first responders, and her fellow New Yorkers. She yelled that she is “tired of bearing the cross [and will do so] no longer” because apparently she and the Muslim community were the real victims of the 9-11 attacks—not the families who lost their loved ones, not the cities that lost their monuments, and not the country that lost its feeling of security.
Without a single mosque destroyed and with very few anti-Muslim incidents, hearing from this woman about her supposed victimization in that auditorium was absolutely sickening. It didn’t help when for weeks after (and prior) she dominated the time on television appearing calm and together and claiming among other nonsense – I kid you not – that the reason they chose the ground zero site to build a mosque is to provide a “blow to the extremists”. I’m sure radical Muslims would just hate it if New York built a mosque on the ground where American buildings were destroyed and thousands of Americans were murdered by jihadists … right? READ HER RIDICULOUS QUOTE AGAIN. Now listen to it for yourself from the horse’s mouth because I wouldn’t have believed it either. (starts at 1:10) www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7WbTv_gsx4&playnext_from=TL&...
Other supporters of the mosque included two priests and a rabbi (no, it isn’t a start to a joke – although I wish it was) of the leftist “co-exist” variety all of whom supported the mosque. And while there were some clergy present that (judging by applause and reactions) opposed the mosque, they did not come up to the microphone. The supporting clergy seemed to have gone to the same rhetoric school as the Imam, using terms like “multi-culturalism”, “tolerance”, “community relations and understanding”, and other jargon that had no actual relevance to the topic.
There was also a Caucasian woman with a baby who introduced herself as someone who had converted to Islam … in 2006, if I’m not mistaken. She lied about how difficult it is to find information and resources on Islam in NY. I say she lied not only because there are hundreds of mosques in the 5 boroughs, but also because as a recent convert she is a prime example of someone who was able to find and act on this information. Of course, she didn’t specify why ground zero is a better location than any other for this apparently “valuable to the city” information about the religion all 911 hijackers belonged to.
Now that I have gone on and on about the supporters of the mosque (aka “community center”) and the temple’s money changers, let me talk about the opponents of a mosque being build at ground zero ... Not a single one of them opposed a mosque being built; the prevailing request was simply “build it somewhere else”.
First opponent to speak was the celebrated publisher, editor, and columnist Pamela Geller. She was the one to point out what Cordoba means to the Muslim world. Cordoba is a city in Spain that was the first major city to fall to Muslim conquerors and become an Islamic caliphate and a symbol of Islamic conquest of the West. She also called the mosque “a shrine to the very ideology that inspired 9-11”. Sure seems a lot more plausible than Daisy’s explanation for why the mosque has to overlook ground zero.
A gentleman who lost his brother in WTC and represents the largest ‘families of victims of 9-11’ groups introduced some of those present who lost loved ones at ground zero. He protested the lectures and the labels that were bestowed on these families for their “legitimate, legal opposition to this Muslim ‘multi-cultural center’”. He pointed out that while there is proposed building of this mosque at ground zero, the committees have refused to allow monuments to the tragedy of 9-11, including the WTC sphere which was heavily damaged during the terrorist attack and has become an iconic symbol of the tragedy. At this time the sphere is temporarily housed at Battery Park. “If we should honor multi-culturalism and diversity at ground zero, we should honor and remember victims of 9-11,” he concluded.
Tim Brown, a former NYC firefighter who lost dozens of his friends and colleagues, fellow first responders, to the jihadist terrorist attack, has been a tireless voice for memories of victims and their loved ones. He questioned where the money for the mosque was coming from. He had received “5 different answers on 5 different occasions from them”, which included my favorite “we don’t have to tell you, talk to our lawyers”, as well as “three different organizations, but [the Imam] refused to name them” and “from American taxpayers”. Mr. Brown also pointed out that Cordoba Initiative has been very deceiving in other ways, such as removing the word “mosque” from their web site despite the fact that they explicitly wrote initially that there will be a mosque at the top of the building (overlooking ground zero).
Questions were also raised about the Imam Rauf, his public statements, and his pro-Sharia stance as described in his publications and interviews. His travels to countries that openly support terrorism and forced Islamization of the West were also questioned and may indicate where funding from the mosque could be coming from.
Follow up note: Listening to the Imam Rauf speak to various news organizations in the days following the meeting, he offered even more non-specific answers to where the money comes from, such as it comes from people who “want to see peace between Muslims and non-Muslims”. Again, nice politically savvy keywords… but no actual answer to a rather direct question he obviously knows the answer to. Trying to hide something, Faisal Abdul?
One of the many victim’s families present was a woman with a photo of her son who was murdered by the Islamic terrorists. She didn’t yell like Daisy, the Imam’s wife, and she did not dish out insults like Congresswoman Chin. Her voice trembled as she mentioned her son’s name and held his photo towards the committee, “this is my son”, she said, “this is firefighter George Kane.” She held back tears as she spoke. She said that “the location [of the mosque] is insensitive to families. It is also insensitive to the voiceless victims the possibility that anyone who supports Islamic extremism could walk on graves of the victims … [it is] an outrage.”
Another woman spoke with a similar shaking voice about her 23-year-old son who “was murdered on September 11th”. She also wasn’t a bigot, but wanted to know “why are you suggesting that it be two blocks from ground zero?”
Mrs. Kane and the others who spoke through tears and with photos of their murdered children in their trembling hands, made me think of what they were being asked to do. Nine years later, they were being asked to “move on” or “heal”, as mosque supporters were suggesting. I can’t even begin to imagine what that ignorant request could do to an eternally grieving mother.
A sweet elderly couple’s last conversation with their son was via cell phone while he was on a hijacked plane… just before he was murdered. They mentioned that there were 20 mosques that located around the area where they lived, and that they would be ok with another one being built close to them, but they also asked for “understanding and sensitivity” when it comes to building one near ground zero.
Yet from the comments of NYC politicians and supporters of the mosque, we know that understanding and sensitivity will not be shown to the victims’ families nor reflect the wishes of voting New Yorkers. They will instead be shown to others who are apparently deemed more – not even equally but more – crucial to the future of NYC and the memories of those who perished in the terrorist attacks.
Here are a few youtube links on regarding this meeting:
Pamela Geller's full 2 minute speech from the meeting
a firefighter and first responder Tim Brown speaks A MUST SEE
Meet Mogs.
I spotted Mogs sitting on top of a large black box at the corner of a building in Nottingham - the box looked like a suitcase or a instrument carrier.
I approached him and asked if I could take a photo - he was drinking a cup of coffee and told me to go ahead. I tried to tell him about the project and asked him if he had an Internet connection to see the picture - he told me he did but never used it, in fact Mr Mogs hasn't checked his email since May!
I was intrigued by his eye patch/glasses and hat but didn't ask him about his eye. I did ask him if he was a street musician and he told me he played Saxophone (so I told him about my wife's Sax playing) and I popped back later to see him in action and drop some cash in his hat but as it was only 11am he was just waking up with a coffee.
Thanks for the chat and I hope you do someday see your picture.
This is shot 25 in my 100 Strangers Project.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
Kiwi joined us for our little meet yesterday. She enjoyed mixing and mingling with the other dollies -- and of course all the treats!
bali, indonesia
1972
barong dance
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Bentheimer Eisenbahn diesellomotief D8 staat vertrek gereed met een extra reizigerstrein maar moet eerst een reguliere treinkruising afwachten voordat zijn sein veilig komt.
Bentheimer Railways diesel engine D8 is ready to depart with a chartertrain but has to wait until the normal traincrossing has happened in the station from Coevorden.
Attachment system on the Arkel Bug. Did not fit my Zefal rack, dissappointing, since it's one of the most widely available rack brand in France and Spain.
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A much anticipated comparison between two pannier/rucksac products from two of the leading brands (a pity Ortlieb hasn’t come out with a good solution yet).
So I got the Arkel Bug a couple of years ago, and was extremely disappointed with the result. The fitting hooks did not fit my Zefal rack (one of the most widely available brands in France and Spain), so I had to replace the rack. Then I discovered that the aluminium hooks were so sharp that they literally destroyed the metal part of the rack on the contact point.
As a rucksack is not very comfortable either, the metal hook that attaches the bag to the bottom part of the bike rack is always on the way (that’s on your back); you got two clunky bits of aluminium up your neck (the bag is really tall), there’s no chest strap, and to make things worse, the bottom of the bag is shaped as a wedge, so the bag is never ever going to stand, it just falls (ok for a pannier that you are not going to be putting anywhere but on your bike rack…but not very clever for a rucksack that you are to take with you anywhere, librarly, class, office, sports centre, etc).
On the fabric/material side comes the only plus of the bag. The entire product oozes quality (at 179 $ / 100 GBP is the least you can get); for the ridiculously high price you don’t even get a rain cover. Result: I haven’t used the bag for 2 years. The inside of the bag is “Spartan” to say the least. The back is not padded and there is no pocket/keyring/pen holder of any kind.
Same goes for the outer pocket (there is an extra hidden pocket that is supposed to house the raincover). So it seems that they took a pannier and tried to double it as a rucksack adding some features; a complete fail (since it simply doesn’t work), obviously in my opinion.
So last month I bought a Vaude Cycle 25, another pannier/rucksack combo I had been looking at for years (after wasting a lot of cash on the Arkel Bug, I didn’t exactly felt like spending more on another bag, so I stuck to my Ortlieb panniers until now). So I got the Vaude. What a nice surprise.
The bag is almost 400 gram lighter that it’s Canadian counterpart (which is nearly 50% of its weight). The bag comes with plastic hooks that fit into my Tubus rack AND it comes with an extra pair of hooks for thicker tubed racks (say a Zefal or a German/Dutch bike). The fitting on the bike is fast with a black adjustable rubber band. The fabric not the Vaude is not as sturdy as the Arkel’s Cordura, but it’s tons lighter AND comes with a raincover, that it’s neatly stowed on a lower compartment. This same compartment houses the “pannier system” ; you simply undo the zip, and the pannier hooks disappear of sight under the bag leaving you with a proper rucksack (way more comfortable than the Arkel), a bag that no one would actually suspects is a pannier.
The inside of the bag looks also like a proper rucksack, there is a padded compartment for a laptop/books, a keyring hanger, and the outer pocket has lots of little pockets for coins, mobile phone, etc.
The Vaude comes with an extra flexible attachment to carry a helmet. All in all, a really well made bag, light, comfortable and nice. But most of all, a product that delivers (at a reasonable price, you could actually buy more than 2 Vaude for the price of the Arkel).
Arkel Bug: 1365 gr (3 Lb): 179 $ (100 GBP)
Vaude Cycle 25: 980 gr (2 Lb 2 Oz): 45 GBP
A review of someone who likes the Arkel Bug: EcoVelo
A review of someone who does not like the Arkel Bug: Why I hate my Arkel Bug
Type: Lockheed F-104G Starfighter
c/n: 9054
Owner: West German Air Force Location: Fassberg
Date: 24 April 1985
I was tagged by Mysticartgirl like a week ago, and I'm late in doing my 25 things, but here I go...
I can't believe I'm doing this... I'm a painfully shy person and so private. Posting this gives me nerves! LOL
1. I graduated with a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (specializing in music) last spring.
2. I've played the piano since I was 6 yrs old, and stopped playing three months before I was about to get my diploma in Piano Performance with the Royal Conversatory of Music. I just didn't want to do it anymore...
3. I don't know where I'm headed in life... typical of most 23 yrs olds I guess.. haha!
4. I was a total music theory nerd when I was in high school, and I finished all the courses the Royal Conservatory had to offer in music theory before I finished high school
5. Before we got into photography, badminton was our hobby, and Bryan and I used to play 2-3 times a week.
6. I'm living in the U.S. on a visa, because of Bryan's work.
7. I've gained sooooo much weight since moving to the U.S. I'd love to drop 40 lbs and get back into my old clothes
8. My weight has always been up and down, up and down... sooo annoying when it comes to clothes
9. I got into Blythes when my university was on a 3 months strike during my 4th year in school (yes 3 months!!) I had nothing to do and these big headed dolls caught my eye while I was surfing flickr. I think people were trading moo cards and I wondered what these dolls were on the moo cards.
10. I miss my family dog, Kobe, so much! I wish I could've brought him to the States with me. I like to think about him before I drift off to sleep
11. I absolutely adore dogs, and I really wish we can get one, but Bryan's not on the same boat.
12. Omg... only on 12?? My goal is to clean up the entire house this week. Such a daunting prospect...
13. Our flower beds are so over grown with weeds, and I've been trying to manage it by pulling them by hand. We have weed spray, but I'm afraid to use it because all the neighborhood critters hang out in our backyard. If anybody has any advice in managing weeds please let me know! My back will thank you!
14. I miss living in a big city. Toronto is so much more exciting than Seattle.
15. I used to hate eating Chinese food, but now that good Chinese food is hard to come by in Seattle, I miss it so much! (Toronto has a huuuuuuge Chinese population)
16. One of my first "encounters" with nature was during a week long outdoor education field trip in grade 7. I don't think I've ever hiked through the woods, before then. The impact of seeing the beautiful rays of sun coming through the trees had a lasting impact on me.
17. I always begged my parents for a camera when I was young, but ofcourse they said no. Film was expensive.
18. I love to read. I started reading adult fiction at the age of 10
19. I'm a nighthawk (is that even a word?) I love staying up late. That is when I get most of my work done.
20. I spend almost all my time sewing these days.
21. I enjoy doing crafty projects. I get a sense of fulfillment when I'm doing crafts.
22. My husband is a genius (literally) and I'm always 10 steps behind him or more. Being with someone with a gifted mind has its challenges. I don't know what he's talking about half the time, but we're great friends =)
23. I have an intense fear of driving. I have my license and everything... never failed any driving tests, but I just don't like driving at all.
24. I'm obsessed with Lati dolls these days. HELP ME!!!
25. I have hyperextended knees which means my posture is all sorts of wrong! My knees and back always ache and I swear I'm gonna be in a wheelchair when I grow old.
Omg finally! We're done!! That's me in a nutshell, and more than I have ever shared at once on flickr LOL
I tag everybody else who wants to play along.
OMG I just thought of a #26: Nobody in real life calls me Jessi. Everybody calls me Jess. I had to use jessi as my flickr screen name because every variation of jess and bryan was taken already. I just find it funny when people call me jessi online =D
Different angle of Ensign's Leyland Titan Jersey Bus No 25 as it sits in the road outside Mardens, where it has been repainted inside & out, while the tow truck moves into position to lift it
29 September 2016
Rollei Ortho 25, 120 Roll film box. ISO 25/15° (Orthochromatic film)
ローライ製、オルソクロマチックのB&Wフィルム、オルソ25。120フィルムが12ロール入った木箱。
This photo was taken in WrestleMania 25 In Houston
Canon EOS 40D
Canon 70 - 200 2.8 L IS @ 70mm
f/2.8
1/50 sec
ISO-320