View allAll Photos Tagged Collected
Collected Zac from the kennels and took him straight out into Birnam Wood. Csilla is a very pleasant Hungarian lady who was also walking her dog with three kids in tow...
first Wasted&Collected clothing shoot
Check Out my smugmug to buy prints! Help out a broke hungry college kid!
Smugmug: shanemccormick.smugmug.com/
Like me on Facebook! Share and support!
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShaneMcCormickPhoto
Follow the action and exclusive content on twitter!
twitter: twitter.com/shanemccormick
(Software on screen minimized and paper blurred for IP protection reasons.)
Will blog about my productivity, paper, and standing "desks" later.
Thoughts: sitacuisses.blogspot.com
Mini-thoughts: josecamoessilva.tumblr.com
Micro-thoughts: twitter.com/josecamoessilva
www.messersmith.name/wordpress/2010/12/04/calm-collected-...
Grief . . . It's a funny thing. No, not funny - ha-ha; it's an odd thing that it is so very common - we all do it sooner or later - but we do it in such extremely different ways. Now, you may be thinking, "Oh no, here we go again." And, you're right. Here I go again, but with a twist. Some things we simply have to laugh about, because if we don't, we get all depressed, bitter and twisted. So, today I'm going to laugh.
Like most Westerners, my concept of grief included things such as plenty of nice deep depression, an acute sense of loss, gobs and gobs of denial, much sniffling and dabbing of eyes and the occasional crying jag. More pronounced but harmful symptoms such as suicidal thoughts and intense anger are common but are usually unseen by those surrounding the griever. That was my idea of grief until I witnessed the aftermath of a death in a Papua New Guinean village.
Wow, you've probably never witnessed such scenes - well, maybe in movies. Believe me, movies can't convey that kind of emotional chaos. You have to see it first-hand. You have to hear it, the wailing which goes on interminably, the drums beating all night. You have to smell it, the stench of animal fat and plant juices smeared on sweaty bodies. I felt embarrassed. The staggering around, the rolling in the dirt, the screaming and shouting, the moans and tears, the trembling, the falling into camp-fires. I kept wanting to shout, "Hey, hold on there. You're going to hurt yourself!" It was horrible. I didn't get the point of it. That's it all right. It seemed pointless to me. And it went on for a couple of days with brief periods of exhaustion.
One might well ask, "What's funny about that?" Well, nothing, I admit. Until it happens to you. It's taken me a few days to calm down enough to look back on it to see the irony of my experience. Before Tuesday morning it all seemed a tiny bit fake to me - like a public demonstration of sadness and loss which is Politically Correct. If one doesn't participate it is considered callous and uncaring. Proper respect must be paid.
I kept a pretty stiff upper lip through the two memorial services, grieving in the Western way, hunched, sobbing occasionally, gratefully accepting the ministrations of lady friends on each side holding a hand or draping a comforting arm around my shoulders. It was very proper and convincing. I was certainly convinced at the time. However, in the end it was strangely uncompelling, unfulfilling, unmoving and a whole lot of other un-somethings which I can't seem to get from my brain to the keyboard. I will not take a thing from those experiences. I won't spoil them by lessening their importance. Those ceremonies were not for me. They were for Eunie. However they did not come anywhere near satisfying my need to grieve for her. There's another un - unsatisfied.
Many people warned me. "It hasn't hit you yet." Now I get it. I learned all about it in one morning. I don't know how to rank it alongside other powerful experiences in my life. It was absolutely unique. It wasn't much fun, but I am so glad that it happened.
Because I'm feeling calmer now and I want to run with that, here is a nice peaceful reef scene with my favourite starfish, the highly improbable Linckia laevigata:
The morning did not start well. I called in sick. At some point I sat down at the computer to compose the words for Eunie's tombstone. Yes, I know that's been a long time coming, but it's a logistical problem. You cannot get anything like that made in PNG, at least not what I wanted. I had a mild sense of foreboding, but I told myself sternly (doing that a lot these days), "Hey, you're a writer. So sit down and write something. It's not War and Peace."
So, I sat down to write. Here's another L. laevigata:
Nothing that I wanted so much came to mind. I desperately needed to get the job done. Nothing but frustration . . . What a fine time for writer's block. Suddenly something wild pounced upon me like a wolf ravaging a carcass. It blew me away. I was Pooh Bear on The Blustery Day.
Okay, what I'm going to describe is not pretty. Keep in mind that I'm in a very calm and bemused state of mind right now and I'm standing outside myself looking in. It was a good thing. It was needed. Still, you may not want to read about it. That's okay. I'm putting these words here because I need to. If nobody reads them . . . well, that's okay too.
It went on and on. I couldn't stop it. Crying isn't the word for it. It was more like wailing - yeah, wailing and moaning and . . . screaming. I can't ever remember screaming before in my whole crazy life. How can that happen? How can you get through life without screaming once in a while? Now I get that too. I get screaming. Oh, yeah, baby. I get screaming. We all need to do it more often. It's very refreshing.
And then there was the staggering around and bumping into things. And yes, the falling down. And the pounding of the fists against anything handy, like a head or the floor or the wall or whatever. And the head banging, now I finally dig that one too - the head banging. I couldn't stop. I started getting scared.
And then something really silly happened. I started yawning. I have seldom yawned in the last few months. What's with that? So, between racking sobs I experienced a seemingly endless series of yawns that went way down to my soul, long earnest yawns which sent chills of wacky pleasure flowing from my scalp to my toes. You know the kind of yawns I'm talking about. Where did those come from? They seemed so incongruous, so unseemly, so . . . so stupid!
I managed to get my voice back enough to call the office to say that I wasn't coming in. I think that I scared my friend on the phone. He offered to come over. Let me catch my breath a moment. Here's yet another calm blue starfish. Really this blue toy looks as if it's just plain tired:
If I show enough of these I will put you to sleep. Don't spill your coffee.
I declined the offer of help because I knew exactly the kind of help I needed. I needed some tough love. some very tough love. I called Trevor. I'm not going to tell you everything that happened while I sat in the living room waiting for Trev to arrive. Some of it is too revealing. Some of it is embarrassing. I will admit that I did two things which are supposed to be a part of the grieving process, but I had decided to skip, because they seemed so pointless. I asked "Why? Oh, WHY?" and I got extremely angry with God. And yeah, in retrospect, both were pointless. Imagine that - getting all angry at God. It is to laugh. And asking why? WHY?? What a silly question. Everybody dies. It's part of the deal. What makes me so special that my wife shouldn't die? It's ridiculous. It doesn't require an explanation. Because. Just because. That's why.
The anger seems very comical. I'm too steeped in Christianity to curse God properly. The words wouldn't come. The sentences were too awful to complete. I'm now picturing Homer Simpson with his hand's around Bart's neck and Bart's tongue is sticking out and wiggling frantically and Homer is screaming, "Why, you . . . (sputter, sputter)". You get the picture. That's me - angry with God. A dear friend told me that she was very angry with God for a very long time after her husband died. I didn't get it. Now I do. I got over my anger pretty quickly. I ran out of energy. All of that grinding of the teeth and clenching of the fists wears a fellow down. It takes a lot of effort to stay angry with God.
You don't need any more details. That is not what this is about. This is about relief.
Here is another of my favourite starfish, a Choriaster granulatus:
I don't know how they get into these positions. They must practice Yoga. More about that later. You're going to have a good laugh. (Hee-hee)
Well, by the time Trev arrived I was in a sorry state. I wish he had taken a picture. I'd love to have it. My head was lumpy and my hands hurt. We sat there for a while and he calmed me down. It was some of the finest tough love I have ever received. I was still breaking out in fresh fits for a while. I distinctly remember hitting myself in the face very hard. Funny, I did not realise that it was possible for one to hit oneself in the face so hard. My jaw is still sore. Now I am getting a giggle from that as I think of it. It was like the classic movie scene in which some poor soul is plainly hysterical and gets a good hard slap from a friend who says, "Get control of yourself!" and the slapped person replies, "Thanks, I needed that."
Well, this story is growing too long, so I'd better wrap it up. I scared the neighbours something awful. When I came back to the house in the evening, after going for some Yoga (yes, I said Yoga), Sisilia and her niece were waiting for me with some food and serious looks on their faces. They are lovely people, my next door neighbours. I invited them into the house and we sat for a while. Though they were shaken and worried about me their attitude changed dramatically when I told them what it was all about. They were very approving and happy for me. It's the Papua New Guinian way. I was now acting like good person and properly showing my grief for my dead wife. See? A happy ending.
Now for the real fun.
I have detected a tiny hint of jocular scepticism among certain friends whenever the word Yoga escapes my lips in connection with myself. I'm here to dispel that scoffing attitude. I went for some Yoga to help calm me down. I asked Michaela to take a couple of pictures of me in the less frightening positions.
I have never ascribed to the spiritual accoutrements of Yoga. I don't get it. However, I have practiced the physical exercises and contortions since I was a child. I'm Pretzel Man. I don't want to shock you with the more bizarre configurations of my body. You may be having your breakfast doughnut. I just want to demonstrate that I actually do Yoga. I don't pretend to do Yoga:
Yes, that is me. You might now be saying, "Yeah, well, anybody can do that."
This is also me - doing a head stand or, as I prefer to call it, a Tiger Stand.
If you don't find that funny then you need an attitude check.
Passengers collected, 442402 departs over the level crossing past the site of the demolished signal box.
Post Script. This was apparently the last scheduled working of a 442 on this service.
I have amassed a collection of birds that will not fly away, though they may break. I am still looking to add to my collection.
Find out a little more over here, if you care to.
SPECIAL REPORT: WHAT WENT WRONG
DO BUILDERS' BUCKS BUY POLITICAL POWER?
LISA GETTER Herald Staff Writer
December 20, 1992
Page: 7SR
As developers transformed the landscape of Dade County in the decade before Hurricane Andrew, more and more of their money fueled Metro Commission campaigns.
In 1980, building interests contributed almost one of every four campaign dollars collected, a Miami Herald analysis of campaign contributions showed. In 1986, when construction was booming, the building industry gave at least one of every three campaign dollars.
"Contributions from builders helped make it easier, quicker and more profitable for them to build," said political strategist Philip Hamersmith.
"People don't give contributions for better government reasons. They give for greater access to the County Commission and ultimately, to get the action or position they want."
To study the local political clout of the building industry, The Herald created a computer database to analyze major campaign contributions to Metro Commission candidates. The
commission has the final say over zoning and revisions to the South Florida Building Code. It also appoints the Board of Rules and Appeals, the panel that oversees the code.
The database included contributions of $100 or more that were given to any commission candidate who collected at least $20,000 for the six elections between 1980 and 1990. The study was limited to contributions of $500 or more for the 1988 election. The final database included 17,268 contributions.
It showed that:
* Building money accounted for about 27 percent of the money collected by commission candidates during the study period.
* Builders contributed about $2.2 million in the six elections -- more money than was collected in any single election year by all major candidates combined.
* More than half of the money that came from builders throughout the study period was contributed during the 1986 and 1988 elections, years when there was increased growth in the county.
* Political dollars from builders peaked in 1986, when 38 percent of the money collected came from the construction industry.
* Contributions from builders dropped significantly in 1990 to the 20 percent level, where they had been in 1982.
Engineer Herbert Gopman said his tenure on the Board of Rules and Appeals illustrates the power campaign money can buy.
Records show that Mayor Steve Clark appointed Gopman to the board in 1984, but Gopman said he really was the appointee of the trade unions.
Former Commissioner Beverly Phillips said appointments to the board often were made the way Gopman described. "We used to call the building and zoning people or the unions or the building trades" for names of nominees, she said. In hindsight, she said, it was "maybe the fox going into the hen house."
Gopman said trade unions considered him accountable to them. The study showed trade unions contributed about $80,500 to commissioners.
"In a controversial matter, they will call you out and say, 'You've got to vote this way.' I didn't always meet their demands," Gopman said. "I wasn't reappointed."
The 1992 grand jury concluded last week that "parts of the construction industry continually exert undue influence" on the board's decisions.
Homeowners' representatives say they are powerless to raise the kind of money that comes from the building industry.
"It's very difficult. You can sit and have a party for a commissioner and maybe raise $1,000 or $2,000," said Neal Alper, an officer in the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations. "But a developer, who stands to make hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits, can just contribute $1,000 at a time."
Chuck Lennon, the executive director of the Builders Association of South Florida, said the 1,100-member organization's political action committee contributes money every year to commission candidates -- about $23,000 during the decade, the study showed. Before contributing money, the PAC interviews candidates and makes endorsements.
"The only thing it does is give you entry. It doesn't give you their vote, but it does give you an opportunity to get their ear," Lennon said.
Mayor Clark, who received more money from builders than any other candidate, said he thinks builders supported him because he had been a general contractor. "If builders contributed to my campaign, I thank them for that," he said. "I didn't give them special treatment."
Former Commissioner Phillips, who often voted against builders, said she never sought their money. But she said she would at least listen to people who contributed to her.
"They gave money to me just so they could have my ear on occasion," she said.
The Latin Builders Association also interviews candidates and makes endorsements. Although its political action committee contributed only $8,000 throughout the decade, individual members have contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars more.
Among past and present LBA members who contributed more than $10,000 during the decade, either individually or through their firms, were homebuilder Pedro Adrian, developers Erelio Pena, Jesus Portela and Felix Lima, engineering contractor Rolando Iglesias and plumbing company owner Sergio Pino.
"It gives you an open door with the commissioner. You're at least able to get an appointment with a commissioner and explain your case," said LBA executive director William Delgado.
Once the LBA board of directors decides who it will support, the organization sends a mailing to its approximately 1,000 members. The group also holds fund-raisers. It raised $45,000 for Sherman Winn at a 1986 fund-raiser and $77,000 for Clara Oesterle at a 1988 fund-raiser.
Under the guidance of zoning lawyer Tom Carlos, the LBA was successful in persuading the commission in 1985 to open 2,900 acres to development in West and Southwest Dade.
"There was a period there when the commission was definitely dominated by pro-development views. That can best be shown by votes on Master Plan applications," said Metro Commissioner Harvey Ruvin.
Ruvin voted against most of the changes in the county land- use plan. "As it turns out, a lot of that development, especially in the Southwest, did experience extreme hurricane damage," he said.
After the 1985 hearings, Carlos told the LBA leadership it needed to financially support the commissioners who voted for the changes.
"These events were very important," Carlos said in a 1988 interview about the fund-
raisers. "I wanted the commissioners to associate faces with contributions. Later, when we go to the commission on an application, I want the commissioners to think of the individual contributors when they see me. I want them to be accountable to the person who is an applicant and my client."
Reginald Walters, who retired this year after 28 years as Metro planning director, said special interests contribute money "to keep in good favor with the commissioners."
"As long as I had been with Dade County, growth had been very rampant and very strong and the building industry had always had a great influence over the commission," Walters said.
ANDREW'S WINDS EXPOSED FLAWS IN INSPECTION SYSTEM
Continued from Page 6SR,
INSPECTIONS: A BREAKDOWN IN THE SYSTEM
LISA GETTER Herald Staff Writer
inspections, saying he had jeopardized the public's safety. The surveillance showed that he spent 64 minutes of his day making 38 inspections, approving 30.
"That's in the past," Varona said in a recent interview. "That's over with me."
The computer showed that Varona had logged five days with more than 50 inspections, including the day in 1990 he reported making 82. Varona said he did not remember ever doing that many in a day. The most, he said, was "probably 50 or 55."
Everett said the high number of inspections he performed is misleading because he worked long days. The computer showed 40 times since 1988 when he was sent out on more than 50 inspections in a day.
"The grand jury had a report. They said you can't do that many. What I would say is go to the homeowner who reported seeing me at 8:30 p.m.," he said. "I have had many people come up to me after the hurricane and say, 'Mr. Everett, you may not remember me, but you inspected my house and it's still standing.' "
Tucker, the inspector who did 68 inspections in one day in 1988, said it's possible to do an excellent job if all the inspections are in the same neighborhood and many are rejected. The computer database indicates on that day he rejected 13 inspections and the remainder -- mostly slab and framing inspections -- were approved. He would not comment directly.
The county's chief code compliance officer, Charles Danger, said he doesn't think any inspector should make more than 20 inspections in a day. The department's new goal is 18. Danger was amazed to learn that inspectors made more than 50.
"It's impossible for a person to do that amount of inspections and do a good job on it," Danger said. "It's humanly impossible."
Inspectors testified to the 1990 grand jury that their inspections had been "inadequate and falsified" in many instances. They blamed the large number of daily inspections required.
"While we are certain that there are many qualified and dedicated building inspectors doing an effective job, we are also certain that others are not," the grand jurors wrote.
Grand jury investigators caught inspectors spending part of their work day watching women bowl, reading a newspaper in a library, sleeping in a car or going home early.
"Prior to the grand jury, the message that I had from upper management was to be more efficient as possible. We really tried to work our tails off," said Chief Building Inspector Roberto Pineiro. "The emphasis was put on productivity. After the grand jury report, the emphasis was put on quality."
Pineiro said he found it hard to believe that the computer database was accurate in pinpointing so many instances of high inspection days. His theories: clerks entered the data wrong; the inspections listed on those days were canceled; the inspections on those days were all in the same neighborhood.
"Building and zoning supervisors appear out of touch with the actual operations of the inspection department," the 1990 grand jurors concluded.
Inspector Rodriguez said times have changed since the days when inspectors were asked to make more inspections in a day than they could realistically complete. The computer database showed 33 times since 1988 in which he logged more than 50 daily inspections. Once, Rodriguez said, he was given a daily route sheet calling for him to make 110 inspections.
"We were being demanded to do all of our inspections. We just ran right through them," he said.
Sometimes, other inspectors would help. And sometimes, Rodriguez said he carried over inspections to the following day -- a practice that was frowned on by the department. The days in which Rodriguez carried over his inspections were not included in the Herald computer study.
Joaquin Avino, who has been county manager since 1988, said it would be "unrealistic" to make 110 inspections in a day. "Needless to say, as county manager, you don't look at the number of inspections an inspector was doing," he said.
The 1990 surveillance caught some inspectors who never left their cars when doing inspections. To some investigators, that's worse than taking money.
"I really don't know if it's the giving of money that's totally corrupt. Maybe it's not getting your butt out of your car to see if something was built right that's really corrupt," Metro-Dade detective Anthony Kost said in a recent interview. Kost worked on the 1986 undercover probe of the building department.
In that case, contractors literally threw money into the car of a Metro detective who was posing as an inspector. Eventually, 24 contractors, developers, homeowners and one building inspector were charged -- most with giving $10 and $20 bribes.
Roofing contractor Ernesto Valladares pleaded no contest after he gave the undercover officer $100 to approve three roofing inspections that had been rejected. Thirty homes contracted by Valladares' firm were uninhabitable after Andrew, computer data show.
"There was an awful lot of bribery going on. It was a common way of doing business," said former state prosecutor David Troyer, who handled the case. "I think it would be unreasonable to assume it began and ended with that investigation."
But none of the 15 who pleaded guilty in the 1986 probe got a harsh sentence. Judges were not inclined to sentence a developer to jail for a $20 bribe.
Ten years before Troyer's investigation, a 1976 grand jury condemned county inspections.
"Instead of requiring thorough, proper inspections, the county gave into the pressure of the building industry," the 1976 grand jury wrote. "The county should have been prepared to adequately staff the department during peak periods of construction with trained personnel. It was not prepared."
Franklyn Tarbox, an inspector from 1966 until 1982, said he never had to meet a quota.
"In the '70s and '60s, you checked how many nails were in the boards. I don't know, I guess it might have changed," he said. "How long would it take? Sometimes a half hour, sometimes an hour."
The importance of a thorough inspection became apparent when dentist Jeffrey Glasser had his South Dade house built in 1976. The county stopped work on the house after a building inspector supervisor discovered code violations that another inspector had missed.
The construction was so bad that an engineer determined the house would be "insecure under hurricane wind loads."
Glasser got a new contractor. The county suspended for three days the inspector who missed the shoddy work. The house survived Andrew.
Dade experienced another building boom in the 1980s. Instead of learning from its mistakes, the county repeated them.
"We kept increasing the fees, but we never kept up with the inspection needs," said former Metro Commissioner Beverly Phillips, who was defeated in 1988. The fees from building permits finance code enforcement.
The county increased the number of daily inspections each inspector was supposed to make -- from 22 in 1985 to 27 in 1989 to 29 in 1990, rather than provide enough money to adequately staff the department, or attract young inspectors who want to make the job a career.
Because the job requires construction experience, many don't become inspectors until after they have retired from another job. Dave Bacon, for instance, didn't become an inspector until he was 65. He died in 1982 at 75 -- while still on the county payroll as an inspector. Julio Aldecocea became an inspector this year. He is 63.
General contractor Eduardo Roca, 36, joined the building department as an inspector in July 1991. He left after three months for a better job.
"In a lot of cases, they're taking the rap for no need," Roca said of the inspectors. "In my experience, what I saw, the work was being carried out in a very professional manner and they were doing everything to the best of their abilities."
While the county was tight with money for code enforcement, the code itself was undergoing a transformation. Builders, seeking cheaper and faster ways to construct homes, began using products not envisioned by the writers of the original 1957 code.
Many developers relied on letters from engineers that certified they were using building products -- like premanufactured roof trusses -- that met the code. The letters were rarely challenged by inspectors. Roof trusses failed repeatedly in the storm.
"There was a lot of stuff run under engineering letters. I have no idea how good they were," former inspector Kurtz said. "If an engineer certified that it was done according to code, we would accept it."
A major problem in the hurricane was the failure of roof tiles. Code compliance chief Danger said the problem could have been lessened had inspectors been given scales to test for wind uplift. Danger said inspectors told him they don't have the scales or know how to use them.
But chief inspector Pineiro, who said inspectors were given scales, said they weren't needed. "With a scale you could go fishing," he said. "It's not required. It's a gadget."
Retired inspector Tarbox said he became concerned when the county began allowing builders to use staples to attach shingles to roofs.
But inspectors are powerless to change the code. It was adopted and can be changed only by the Metro Commission. The job of interpreting the code is left to the Board of Rules and Appeals, whose members are appointed by the commission.
Inspector Rodriguez blamed the shoddy construction uncovered by Andrew on several factors. "I think there was a combination of a lot of things: poor design, poor workmanship, no supervision, and just maybe if we had spent more time on inspections," he said.
Copyright 1992 Miami Herald
large flowers which are closely related to Passiflora Loefgrenii.
Section: Passiflora
series: Kermisinae
Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer
Medium: Medium unknown
Dimensions: 7 cm x 6 cm
Date: 1900
Collection: Scientific Identity: Portraits from the Dibner Library of the History of Science and Technology - As a supplement to the Dibner Library for the History of Science and Technology's collection of written works by scientists, engineers, natural philosophers, and inventors, the library also has a collection of thousands of portraits of these individuals. The portraits come in a variety of formats: drawings, woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and photographs, all collected by donor Bern Dibner. Presented here are a few photos from the collection, from the late 19th and early 20th century.
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Accession number: SIL14-M001-14
A collection of the flyers I've done for London club night Electrotherapy - installments 1 to 10 (missing number eight which I didn't do)
A lovely little southern pea loving bee. Its so nice to know that these little flying jewels are out there and not everything is a honey bee. Collected by Sabrie Breland in the southern pinelands of Georgia and photographed by Sara Guerrieri.
~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~
All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.
Photography Information: Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
The grass so little has to do,
A sphere of simple green,
With only butterflies to brood,
And bees to entertain,
- Emily Dickinson
Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:
Basic USGSBIML set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY
USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:
ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf
Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:
plus.google.com/events/c5569losvskrv2nu606ltof8odo
or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU
Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:
Contact information:
Sam Droege
sdroege@usgs.gov
301 497 5840
All photos should be credited to Fairphone
Under Creative Commons license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA."
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon our work non-commercially, as long as you credit us and license our new creations under the identical terms.
creativecommons.org/licenses
collected in Djenne, Mali. 800 - 1200 AD?
Made in Fustat or East Mediterranean (Levant).
Fragment taken from three different sides.
Thx Birgit
A flickr friend requested a photo of the interior of my place...that should be an easy request, right? Problem is, I've got an embarassing ton o' crap everywhere, and am currently in the process of "widening" the little paths that wind through the crap. So this is how I'm "easing into" a more illustrative interior photo. It's just a small section of one of the walls. The large size is a lot more satisfying to view...
static.flickr.com/113/255292562_0d044c9b8e_b.jpg
or if you're really a glutton for crap, you can view the orginal size, which shows even more detail.
MARYLAND MOST VALUABLE CITIZEN from Governor William Donald Schaefer
GREETINGS FROM THE GOVERNOR
VIOLET BISCOE
101ST BIRTHDAY
JANUARY 21, 1994
On behalf of the people of Maryland,
it is my pleasure t recognize this
important milestone in your life.
And, in your honor, I do hereby
designate you as a M.V.C. -
Most Valuable Citizen of Maryland
William Donald Schaefer, Governor
"JAYNE COUNTY'S MAD TEA PARTY..SEX! ART! MUSIC!"
A KYMARA 21ST CENTURY THREE DAY HAPPENING
Friday, April 9, 2010 at 8:00pm
Chelsea Hotel
New York, NY
www.punkglobe.com/jaynecountyinterview0809.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayne_County
www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=34004014453&ref=ts
Description
KYMARA 21ST CENTURY HAPENINGS, "PUNK GLOBE MAGAZINE", THE BLUE ELEPHANT EVENTS AND CAFE HARNEY AND SONS FINE TEA, WARWICK VALLEY WINERY AND DISTILLERY AND STUDIO 54 NY SUPERSTAR PARTY HOST, MIESTORM ALONG WITH MILO ROCK AND KYMARA
STARRING THE PREMIERE EXHIBIT OF THE ARTISTIC WORKS OF JAYNE COUNTY!!!!!
ALONG WITH THE ART, MUSIC AND FILM OF BILLY NAME, ANTON PERICH, CHRISTOPHER MAKOS, MICK ROCK, PRAIRIE PRINCE,CHRISTOPHER LYNCH, MARY WORONOV, LOUIS WALDON, WALTER STEDING, GAZELLE, GORMAN BECHARD, ERIC DANVILLE, THE FLOYDIAN DEVICE, DAVE STREET AND CO. AMANDA BURNS, MARK LA FALCE, AND MANY MORE MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS...
ANNOUNCING THE WORKS OF THE "BILLY NAME ANTE ART SUPERSTARS" JAYNE COUNTY, PRAIRIE PRINCE, RUBY LYNN REYNER, ANTON PERICH, MIESTORM, MILO ROCK, FERNANDO CARPANEDA, IAN COUCH, AND KYMARA
JAYNE COUNTY WILL BE PERFORMING LIVE AT CHELSEA HOTEL ALONG WITH HER NEW BAND, "THE WAR HOLES" FEATURING
MILO ROCK, FRANK COLEMAN, BOB TOXIC AND ARENA BOUND. VINTAGE FOOTAGE OF JAYNE COUNTY'S LIVE PERFORMANCE BY THE LEGENDARY ANTON PERICH
A FABULOUS ARRAY OF JAYNE COUNTY'S HISTORIC COSTUMES WILL BE ON DISPLAY!
FASHION SHOW BY "LIVE FAST" NYC
AWARD WINNING FILM "FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS" BY INDIE FILM DIRECTOR GORMAN BECHARD FOLLOWED BY A Q&A ON SUNDAY
A PORTION OF OUR PROCEEDS BENEFITS THE LGBT COMMUNITY SERVICES CENTER 208 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011
QUESTIONS????COMMENTS?????
CALL KYMARA DIRECTLY AT..
207-286-7399
OR EMAIL KYMARA@KYMARA.COM
Biography
Born in 1947 as Wayne Rogers, County left her hometown of Dallas, Georgia in 1968 to move to New York City, where she became a regular at the Stonewall Inn and took part in the historic riots. In 1969, County was asked by Warhol superstar and playwright Jackie Curtis to appear in her play Femme Fatale at the La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, which also starred Patti Smith. In her autobiography, County says of Curtis, "She was my biggest influence, the person who really got me started." After a successful run of Femme Fatale, County wrote her own play World - Birth Of A Nation which she also appeared in, bringing her to the attention of Andy Warhol, who cast her in his own theatrical production Pork. After a run in New York, the play, with the New York cast, was performed in London for a few months. Upon returning to New York, County appeared in another play, Island, by Tony Ingrassia, again with Patti Smith.
Then, in 1972 County got her first band, Queen Elizabeth together, one of the pioneering glam rock bands. Despite being signed to MainMan Management, David Bowie's management firm, no records were ever produced, although the company did spend over $200,000 to film the 1974 stage show "Wayne at the Trucks", no footage of which has ever been released (even in bootleg form). The show featured numerous costume changes and some of County's raunchiest material. The film remains (presumably) in Bowie's vaults, though eight live recordings from this show were released in audio form on the 2006 CD Wayne County At The Trucks on Munster Records. The show is claimed by County to be the major inspiration for Bowie's stage show for the tour supporting his Diamond Dogs album.[1] In particular, County maintains that the song "Queenage Baby" was a prototype for Bowie's song "Rebel Rebel", a claim which is supported by some rock critics.[2][3]
In 1975, with her new band "The Backstreet Boys," Wayne County recorded three tracks for the compilation Max's Kansas City: New York New Wave, which also featured Suicide, Pere Ubu and The Fast. Wayne County and The Backstreet Boys played regularly at CBGBs and at Max's Kansas City, where County was also a DJ. In 1976, she appeared in the film The Blank Generation, directed by Amos Poe and Ivan Kral. The film, the recording and the shows were the beginnings of what came to be known as punk rock, and helped define this movement for a generation of youth.
In 1977, County left New York to return to London, where the English punk scene was just emerging. Here, she formed a new band called Wayne County & the Electric Chairs. County released the EP Electric Chairs 1977, plus a single on Illegal Records. This was followed by her most famous song, "Fuck Off" recorded as a single for Safari Records, with a European tour in support of the records. While in London, County met Derek Jarman who cast her as the character "Lounge Lizard" in the seminal punk film Jubilee, which also starred Adam Ant, Toyah Willcox, Ian Charleson and Jordan. After this The Electric Chairs recorded their first self-titled album, which featured "Eddie and Sheena", and an EP named Blatantly Offensive, which contained "Fuck Off" and "Toilet Love." After touring, they followed this up with another album Storm The Gates Of Heaven. The next album, released in 1979, was Things Your Mother Never Told You which featured several songs based on County's recent experiences in Germany. After it was released, the band broke up and County (along with guitarist Eliot Michaels) returned to the U.S. in 1979. It was at this time that she officially changed her stage name to "Jayne County" and began self-identifying as a woman. The final release by County on Safari Records, Rock and Roll Resurrection (In Concert), a live album recorded in Toronto on New Year's Eve of 1979, was under this new name.
In 1983, County returned to New York where she appeared in the theatrical production Les Girls with Holly Woodlawn and other performers. After this she returned to London for the premiere of City Of Lost Souls and stayed long enough to tour and record another album Private Oyster with Warren Heighway as manager. Her band included members of various UK based rock bands, including Manchester-based guitarists Stuart Clarke, Chris Lynch and Baz Creece on drums. Following widespread media attention she then returned again to the U.S.
In the 1990s many of the earlier recordings were released, such as the early Safari tracks on a CD called Rock & Roll Cleopatra. She recorded the album Goddess Of Wet Dreams in 1993, followed by Deviation in 1995. That same year she appeared in Wigstock: The Movie and released her autobiography Man Enough To Be A Woman.
Since Deviation, several new tracks have surfaced on various compilations and through Jayne's official website. Many of these tracks, both live and studio recordings, were collected on the Ratcage Records release So New York, including collaborations with Lisa Jackson and former Electric Chairs guitarist Eliot Michaels. A thunderous live show (recorded on Jayne's birthday) was released on the 2002 CD Wash Me In The Blood (Of Rock & Roll)- Live at Squeeze Box by Fang Records, and features a duet on "California Sun" by County and former nemesis "Handsome" Dick Manitoba of The Dictators.
New Post has been published on coolcreativity.com/crochet/crochet-flip-flops-with-free-p...18 Crochet Flip Flops with Free PatternSummer is just around the corner. Flip flops, aka thong sandals, are an iconic piece of summer clothing. Do you want to have crochet flip flops this year and add a little style to your wardrobe?
We have collected all these bright and colorful flip-flop patterns for you. These flip-flops are fun ...Summer is just around the corner. Flip flops, aka thong sandals, are an iconic piece of summer clothing. Do you want to have crochet flip flops this year and add a little style to your wardrobe?
We have collected all these bright and colorful flip-flop patterns for you. These flip-flops are fun ...
coolcreativity.com/crochet/crochet-flip-flops-with-free-p...
Announcing the Hi-Fructose Collected Edition 2 Box Set!
Each limited Edition Box Set features:
- The Hi-Fructose Collected 2 Hardcover Book (cover shown below):
A thick 300+ page hardcover book expands a best of selection of material from issues 5-8 of the magazine.
Packed with intelligent interviews and exposés on leading pop surrealists, street artists and new contemporary artists, from all over the world. The Hi-Fructose Collected 2 Box Set, edited by Annie Owens and Attaboy, is a must-have addition to your personal library.
The hardcover book includes a special introduction by the infamous Long Gone John
Featuring:
Amy Sol, Lori Earley, James Jean, Audr ey Kawasaki, Mars-1 , Parskid, Brendan Danielsson, David Stoupakis, Apak, Angry Woebots, Jordan Crane, Marion Peck, Yoko d’Holbachie, Jason D’Aquino, Ken Keirns, Scott Radke, Amy Casey, Mark jenkins, Oliver Munday, Brendan Tang, Travis Louie, Brian Dettmer, Kukula, KMNDZ, Freek Drent, XiaoQing Ding, Naoto Hattori, Paul Pope, Chris Mars, Edwin Ushiro, Jonathan Wayshak, KRK Ryden, Gregory Jacobsen, Yoskay Yamamoto, Mike Rea, Ferris Plock, Oksana Badrack, Femke Heimstra, Victor Castil lo, The Taxidermy of Dr. Seuss, Esao Andrews, Robert Hardgrave, Camille Rose Garcia, Barnaby Barford, McBess and More!
- A Special 2’x2’ Fold-Out Poster by Jason Freeny
- Specially Designed Sticker Pages from Travis Lampe, Gary Baseman, & Ferris Plock!
- 5 Special Edition Prints from: Travis Louie, Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro, Mars-1 and Yoko d’Holbachie packaged in a beautiful print portfolio with vellum artist and title pages between each print.
All contained in this solid ribbon-tied Deluxe Box Set!
The Hi-Fructose Collected 2 Box Set will be available for pre-order through hifructose.com on June 1st.
The Hi-Fructose online store has been allocated 500 copies of the run for online pre-order for early birds, so don't miss out.
A separate book-only edition (non Box Set will be also made available). That will not include the special items.
Until then, please check out the preview images below of this fantastic object d'art.
The cut face of an agate Leslie McCaleb and I collected in northwest Laredo, in Webb County, Texas on January 24, 2016.
Report info organized and collected by KiskiPlanter
Meletios Zafaran of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese explaines how Christians in Syria have been protected in a peaceful country under the al-Assad government. Born and raised in Syria he grew up under the so called dictator Bashar al-Assad which he says makes know sense. He referenced a 2007 Diane Sawyers 1hour long documentary of how successful Syria is, and now Assad is all the sudden called a dictator. ABC news reporter Diane Sawyer walking the streets described the people as having “extreme friendliness” towards her (2007). Zafaran said he came to USA in 2005, and in 2007 he was back there helping a church and his church actually played Christian prayers over loudspeakers in Damascus, Syria. He also pointed out again: Why would Bashar al-Assad use the weapons Obama accuses him of using on the very day UN inspectors are in country. Assad is fighting Alquidia terrorist to protect a country that had strong Christian communities long before Mohammed was born. His point was that Assad kept an environment that had Muslims, and Christians living side by side in peace. Now Obama and the CIA are trying to destroy the peace by funding terrorist there. KiskiPlanter-News September-17-2013
Damascus, Syria from the eyes of
9-17-2013 Meletios Zafaran of Syria Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese September-17-2013 Bashar Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad, saudi arabia
Meletios Zafaran of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese explains how Christians during the Iraq war were no longer safe in Iraq and had to leave there homes and found refuge in Syria, but now Christians in Syria are in danger if the US, Saudi Military backed rebels over take the Bashar al-Assad government. When Zafaran was there he said just the city of Damascus took in over 1 million Christian refugees from Iraq. It seems to KiskiPlanter-News a repeat of history: Destroy the countries government on false charges(Saying saddam hussein had WMDs) and that power vacuum leads to rise of radical Muslims taking control, thankfully Obama has not been successful in doing to Syria what Bush did to Iraq, fill it with violence. Photo/Report by: “KiskiPlanter-News” September-17-2013
Meletios Zafaran was born and raised in Syria, and moved to the USA in 2005. Mr. Zafaran’s parents, 4 brothers, 3 sisters, and cousins still live in Syria. He pointed out it is a lie to call this a civil war because of all the foreign fighters streaming into Syria. For example just this week 369 fighters against the Syrian government were from Afghanistan, including Taliban. These are what Obama McCain Graham must be calling Rebels. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and some African countries also there. These fighters want Sharia law as is very strict in countries like Saudi Arabia. Zafaran came off as how Diane Sawyer described Syrians on her 2007 trip, friendly and peaceful. . Photo/Report by: “KiskiPlanter-News” September-17-2013 Murrysville (South West Pennsylvania)
Damascus, Syria from the eyes of
9-17-2013 Meletios Zafaran of Syria Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese September-17-2013 Christians in Syria
10,000 Emmons in US Prisons recruiting and training new Muslims to be radical like in Sharia law countries. This operation funded by Saudi Arabian government inside U.S.A. In France about 40% of newborn babies are in Muslim families. Women in Saudi Arabia treated badly under Sharia law, men also in danger if not following social interaction rules set by religious leaders. Info gathered from these men. Both having first hand dealings with these topics, and both literate in Arabic. Photo/Report by: “KiskiPlanter-News” September-17-2013
Meletios Zafaran was born and raised in Syria, and moved to the U.S.A. in 2005. Mr. Zafaran’s parents, 4 brothers, 3 sisters, and cousins still live in Syria. For more information about these photo reports is available at "KiskiPlanter"'s Bible studies.
To find more search for KiskiPlanter on internet. Apollo, PA. South West Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
www.flickr.com/photos/kiskioutdoor/
www.youtube.com/user/kiskiplanter
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pres. Obama. wants war in Syria and says he can wage war with who he wants, but says congress can vote on it if they like. The nobel peace prize war hawk does not care what the US constitution, people, US Congress, Russia, or the UN thinks, he is dictator.
Adam Kinzinger: Wants War War War!
(Trying to stop more war: KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep. Alan grayson: Some good questions on war in Syria. Seems to be a no vote.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep. Tom Cotton, R,Arkanas. War War War. Weary of people being war weary. Wants war now.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Jaun Vargus. D, California: asks:"Are you being truthful because I because I need you to promise your not lying because people are afraid of anther Iraq". Will likely vote yes since Obama's people said they are telling truth.Vargus is dumbest questioner I saw.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep George Holding: Can we be hurt by retaliation? Can Russia hurt us and is Russia a superpower. Sec of State John Kerry responds that Russia will not get involved.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Brad Schneider D, Illinois. Confused questions. Asks will Russia get involved. Sec of State John Kerry responds No. At one point Kerry says it’s safe.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Randy Weber R. Texas: Says intervention is bad option. Millions to a billion $ per day cost. Asks for guarantee of peace, Sec of State John Kerry responds no guarantee of peace
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep. Ami Bera: Thanks obama for graciously letting congress vote before taking war action. Similar clueless questions like Rep. Castro asked.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Scott Perry R, PA. Asks if Pres. Obama will listen to a no vote to start a war in Syria. Sec of State John Kerry responds Obama will make war regardless of congress.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.D, Hawiie Former Military medical. Says Obama's path has unclear objective, that does not make sense. Looks like a no vote. Thank you.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Ron Desantis. Asks if this strike will scare Assade, what is replacement. Sec of State John Kerry responds Assade is secular; we need rebels that support minority groups.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep. Castro, is open to Missile strike. Basically asks Sec of State John Kerry for pre made answers to repeat to his electors. Not a statesmen, just place holder that will vote to war with a total stranger he knows nothing about.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Luke Messer: Thanks Obama for graciously including the congress in deciding. yes to war, based on the liar Sec of State John Kerry. Nothing to say but blaw blaw.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Rep Doug Collins R. Georgia.Rep Doug Collins R. Georgia. Asks some "take up time" type questions.
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013).
Rep. Ted Yoho, R. Flordia: Some good questions on war in Syria. Seems to be a no vote.Thank you!
(KiskiPlanter-News Wednesday September 4, 2013)
Mitt bidrag till Fotosöndag, tema: samlad.
Iphone 3Gs, Hipstamatic
My photo for Swedish photosunday, theme: collected.
Collected foot-passengers from ferry for onward journey to Oakwood but got caught in a very long queue that had to wait for the local carnival parade. 27/08/2016
Collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this team’s work visit: ecology.wa.gov/Water-Shorelines/Puget-Sound/Sound-science...
Can’t get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound - Critter of the Month blogs at: ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Search?tag=7&category=2
Beguinage church (17th C) of Mechelen (Flanders - Belgium)
Begijnhofkerk in de Nonnenstraat, Mechelen
COLLECTED MOMENTS (2005 - ongoing)
Collected Moments is an ongoing exploration, documentation and celebration of the spectacle of the ordinary. The series is born out of an obsession with the narration of life as scenes from a never ending film. It takes its cue from the idea that life is not just a collection of few peak moments but a million not so significant ones.
In Moments, the insignificant takes the front seat. Through sometimes staged and sometimes spontaneously made photographs, the series explores a life both from the outside looking in and from within looking out. Slowly, while moments seemingly disjointed come together, the landscape of a life is revealed; ordinary, and all the more precious for it. As though from a private box of carefully collected relics, the photographs curate a story as universal as it is personal.
Collected by my friendly local banger racer/exporter/scrapman. I don't know if he took the suspension off for export or just weighed it in. I have some photos showing just how rusty this was - it was highly unlikely it could have been restored.
Looks like I didn't remove the dashboard!
FROM THE TREASURES OF THE FONDATION MOVING EXHIBITION DE TYPE EXHIBITIONNISTE
COLLECTED DURING SPORT ART
1990
Sport Art Show, Roskilde Festivals, Roskilde.
Die Aktivitäten der seit November 1989 bestehenden Sport Art Group finden, unter Mitwirkung von 200 Kendo- Tae-Kendo-, Karate- und Roller Skate-Sportlern ihren finalen Höhepunkt.
Präsentiert werden, fixiert auf der Kleidung der Teilnehmer, Fotografien aus der Sammlung “Goodie‘s Live” und, in der Moving Exhibition Exhibitionist, private Bilder der Teilnehmer (die anschließend in die Stiftung übernommen werden).
Die Winston and Lincoln Art Police kontrolliert die Einhaltung der Regeln.
Der TV-Sender tv2 berichtet über dieses Ereignis in den Abendnachrichten.
from Chronologie Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel by Inka Schube. Sprengel Museum Hannover. ( 2002) www.emergencyrooms.org/texts/chronologie_Thierry_Geoffroy...
Manifeste Moving Exhibition : www.emergencyrooms.org/manifeste/1989.html
the exhibited photos and status are then part of the fondation Moving Exhibition de type Exhibitionniste
The signalman returns to his box as D832 continues into Ramsbottom station with the last train of the day from Rawtenstall to Bury. 11/5/2019.
London tramcars in the central area collected current via a 'plough' that ran in a channel under the road. When cars left the central area, a trolleypole on the roof was used on an overhead wire. The E3 tramcar here is moving left to right and will eject the plough as it does so. The plough change attendant has four ploughs ready for any cars coming from the right. He will use the fork implement to guide a plough underneath, in order to enable the tram to continue on the conduit.
A coloured black & white photo.
All photos should be credited to Fairphone.
Under Creative Commons license "Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA."
This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon our work non-commercially, as long as you credit us and license our new creations under the identical terms.
creativecommons.org/licenses