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Tras varios meses cursando la asignatura he llegado a la conclusión de que el agua, como pongo en el título de la foto, es "la gran maltratada" por muchos en la actualidad y sobre todo por los mal llamados países desarrollados.
Por eso tomé la foto de un charco, algo que doy de lado, que piso con las ruedas de los coches y que al fin y al cabo ignoro desde mi cosmovisión europea. Cuando pasé por delante de este charco a la vuelta de clase me paré a pensar en cuánto tiempo hacía que no veía ninguno (obviando estas últimas semanas donde si ha llovido) y me volví a preguntar conceptos de la asignatura: la aridez de nuestra zona contra los elevados requerimientos de agua de nuestros principales sectores económicos, la escasez física y social que sufrimos ¿por qué los planes de sequía se crean cuando estamos inmersos en una y no antes?. ¿Por qué los marcos institucionales permiten el despilfarro de agua de nuestra tierra? ¿Quién gana realmente con estas políticas de agua y de dónde provienen?
Comparando esta última foto con la primera que tomé (mi perra bebiendo de una fuente) me doy cuenta de que en la perteneciente al principio del curso fui yo el que "produjo" un charco en el suelo y que ahora me detengo a pensar delante de uno.
Volviendo a los conceptos, me pregunto que cúal es la huella hídrica de este charco. Para que se forme, el agua ha debido viajar desde un lugar en el que se evaporó, ese lugar puede que fuera un río, un lago, una regadera con la que regar plantas o el propio mar, puede que antes viniera de algún lugar donde se usó y después (en el mejor de los casos) se tratara para devolverla al medio. Para devolverla al medio tuvo que provenir de una actividad de uso no consuntivo y después se usó agua para tratar agua y "limpiarla",... Entonces, ¿cuál es realmente la huella hídrica de este charco? ¿Es el término de la huella hídrica útil? ¿Se creará algún nuevo término que realmente lleve a las personas a pagar por toda el agua usada durante cualquier actividad no vital? ¿Veré ese término en vida?
Concluyo esta reflexión sabiendo que he conseguido avanzar un poco más hacia una visión más integradora como lo es la de la economía ecológica pero que no podré avanzar más hasta que no viva desde dentro los problemas de pasar sed pero, ¿quiero pasar sed?
en la foto Viviana Yañez y creo que Erwin
hoy de cumpleaños mi hnita :) y Valentina Matalama (amiga y model en alguna de mis fotos tambien) saludos para ellas de parte de mi :P
hoy a las 16:30 en el ex teatro Enrique Molina, Concepción visita guiada
la foto es del 1er día
not edited, unposed & not cropped (and with tripod :D)
In conclusion, I believe that Virtual Education and education via online courses is a wonderful innovation to the world of education. I understand it's advantages and disadvantages but I continue to believe that with education being as accessible as it is now with the innovations of distance learning, we can help educate so many more people to become citizens of the world.
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After an entertaining chase from Lake City, MN to La Crosse, WI I finally called it quits with this extra section of 280. Sure was awesome to see so much CSX power together on the CP, especially with the SD50-2 leading the way!
Out skiing again on the same lake as yesterday. This time we took a bite to eat and a flask of coffee. We skied a little further than yesterday and found a jetty to sit on and watch the sun go down as we ate our snack.
It was now HarlingDarling wondered where the biscuits were, and the extra thermos cup, and I wondered where the bananas were. We came to the unfortunate conclusion that they were forgotten, still on the kitchen table.
If you are of a grammatical turn of mind you may have noticed the use of the passive form there; they were forgotten. HarlingDarling definitely noticed and reminded me quite forcefully that actually I had forgotten them. Fortunately I had thrown in a couple of chocolate bars at the last moment, otherwise my popularity rating would have sunk through the ice, down to the muddy depths!
The title of this Blip is "Parallel Shadows" and all shadows from a light source 150,000,000 kms away must indeed be parallel. But here (and on the ice) they actually look as if they are fanning out. It took a bit of discussion with HD and her artist's knowledge of perspective to figure out why it is so! Think about straight and parallel railway tracks disappearing into a single point in the distance...
My apologies for introducing a bit of grammar and maths into my blip. It's a work related injury that ex-language teachers of a mathematical bent often suffer from.
Saint Peter's Square. Holy Mass for the conclusion of the extraordinary Synod on the family and beatification of Paul VI (1897-1978)
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The conclusion to a most excellent meal at Antonio's in Tagatay, Philippines. You can see what we ate before here.
This was like a chocolate bar filled with nuts and chocolate and the textures were so delicious. God, I loved the food there and coupled with the ambience, it was a sure fire winner.
President Barack Obama talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner at the conclusion of a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Nov. 4, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
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Subject: Kennedy, Margaret 1896-1967
Type: Black-and-White Prints
Topic: Novelists
Genetics
Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA-SIA2008-4746]
Summary: This photograph's caption explained that English novelist Margaret Moore Kennedy (1896-1967) "has demonstrated that a good story can be written which follows the rules of heredity." Kennedy's novel The Fool of the Family had been recently praised by geneticist Wilhelmine Marie Euteman Key (b. 1872), "... it is not necessary to ignore the laws of heredity in order to produce an interesting fiction family.... Dr. Key says that Margaret Kennedy's appeal to heredity, is entirely in line with the latest conclusions in the field." (Marjorie Van de Water, "False Fiction Families," Science News Letter, August 29, 1931).
Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives
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The Peace Summit between the parties of House Solo and House Organa came to a close as they reached an agreement and signed a peace treaty
ead MEPs from Parliament’s political groups reacted on Wednesday to last week’s European Council and outlined their priorities ahead of the Rome declaration which will focus on the future of the EU. The majority of MEPs stressed the need for member states to set the EU on a course to tackle the immediate needs of citizens.
Welcoming the Italian Prime Minister and the Council and Commission presidents, EP President Antonio Tajani said that the 60th anniversary of the Rome treaty would be “an opportunity to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to promote our values in the world.” (…) “Now more than ever, what we need is unity. We must change, but by no means weaken the EU.”
On Europe’s future, Council President Donald Tusk said “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. He promised to strive in the Brexit talks for political unity among the 27, whilst ensuring that UK and EU stay “close friends”. “Doors will always stay open for our British friends”, he added. But he rejected “claims, taking the form of threats, that ‘no deal’ would be bad for the EU. It would be bad for both, but for the UK in particular”. Speaking in Dutch, Mr Tusk expressed solidarity with the Netherlands, a “place of freedom and democracy”.
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Juncker (part. 2) warned against narrowing the future of Europe to a “two-speed” scenario: “I don’t want a new 'iron curtain' in Europe”. Mr Junckerraised the Turkish attacks on the Netherlands saying these were “totally unacceptable” and that those responsible were moving Turkey away from the EU. He also noted that the new US trade policy was raising expectations for the EU to become the new world leader of multilateral free trade, but stressed that all free trade talks must include social partners and civil society.
If we do not reduce unemployment and leave the EU countries alone at the frontline of the migration crisis; if we give in to nationalisms and leave behind the weakest, “there will be no citizens’ trust in the EU”, said Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. On the “two-speed EU” debate, he said: “No to two Europes, big and small, east and west (...), but yes to one in which each country has its own level of ambition and can choose to join (...) at any time, now or later, and everybody is involved in the common project”.
For the Council Presidency, Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech said that the current times demand decisive action from the EU and member states’ leaders. He also warned against falling into negative mind-sets. On the EU’s future, Mr Grech said that the Rome declaration must be followed up concretely, but stressed that there should be “no second class citizens, no quick-fix solutions, and no knee-jerk reactions”.
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170308IPR65669...
Wow! You've really had a very busy day! And so at the conclusion of your second day on the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip, how do you feel about things? How do you feel about the prospects of you and your very lovely lady coming back here in August to attend the George Strait Show at the T-Mobile Arena? It All seems unreal -- doesn't it! Perhaps after you've had a good night's sleep, things will seem less unreal to you? Perhaps...
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150 – Centocinquantesimo
Raccolta fotografica dedicata al centocinquantesimo anniversario dell’Unità d’Italia.
Un’opera da collezionare.
CON IL PATROCINIO DELL’ANCI (Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani),
DI “SAPIENZA” - UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA, DEL CONSIGLIO REGIONALE DEL LAZIO E DEL
COMUNE DI ISOLA DEL LIRI
DAL 7 DICEMBRE IN LIBRERIA
A conclusione delle celebrazioni dei 150 anni dell’Unità d’Italia, la casa editrice Gargoyle in
collaborazione con Editrice Pisani manda in stampa Fratelli Comuni, una raccolta fotografica per
“raccontare” in modo originale e partecipe come l’Italia abbia vissuto questa importante ricorrenza.
L’idea, nata la notte del 17 marzo 2011, complice l’incantevole cornice della Cascata Grande di
Isola del Liri – illuminata, in occasione dei festeggiamenti, con i colori della nostra bandiera - era
quella di scoprire come altri comuni italiani avessero vissuto quel giorno, se quell’anniversario
avesse davvero risvegliato un sentimento di unità, un sussulto di fratellanza autentico e vivo in
grado di esprimersi non con il linguaggio vacuo e altisonante della retorica, ma con quello semplice
dei cittadini, che, nel silenzio e nell’anonimato, hanno combattuto e combattono ogni giorno per
custodire la dignità e la bellezza del nostro Paese.
Quella stessa dignità e bellezza capaci di commuovere gli italiani quando Roberto Benigni legge
Dante, ricordando a tutti noi ciò che siamo stati, le nostre radici, o ancora, quando sussurra con
dolcezza l’inno di Mameli, rammentando con passione e entusiasmo la generazione di chi, con
cuore puro e innamorato, non esitò a sacrificarsi per la propria patria. Uno spirito di appartenenza
e di sacrificio tornato a rivivere proprio in questi giorni di crisi, nei gesti dei volontari e dei cittadini
che con generosità cercano di far fronte al disastro provocato dalle recenti alluvioni, abbattutesi su
Genova e altri comuni liguri. Atti che mostrano bene come gli italiani siano un popolo, solidale e
unito, capace di slanci di grande generosità; “una d’arme, di lingua, d’altare, di memorie, di
sangue, di cor”, scriveva Alessandro Manzoni dell’Italia nell’ode Marzo 1821.
Attraverso la ricostruzione delle tappe più significative che hanno caratterizzato questo giorno di
festa (allestimenti, manifestazioni, eventi simbolo il cui filo conduttore è il Tricolore) Fratelli Comuni
mette assieme, in un unico volume, le immagini più belle e rappresentative di un momento
importante della nostra storia, e, quello che ci consegna, è un concerto armonico di sorrisi, sguardi
ed emozioni, un mosaico variopinto di atmosfere, protagonisti e istanti destinati a rimanere nel
tempo. Fratelli Comuni, però, è anche un’occasione per riflettere, un tentativo di ricordare e far
ricordare le ricchezza e la straordinaria varietà della nostra Italia, perché i 150 anni di Unità non
vengano considerati solo alla luce degli avvenimenti storici, politici ed economici che ne hanno
contraddistinto la storia, ma siano testimonianza delle tante ed esaltanti avventure culturali e
intellettuali che ci hanno resi noti nel mondo, in ambito umanistico come in quello scientifico. Tale
patrimonio ci rende fieri di essere italiani.
Il volume si compone di tre sezioni: la prima è una raccolta di scatti fotografici volti a
documentare come comuni e province d’Italia, da Nord a Sud, dai più piccoli ai più grandi,
abbiano commemorato e celebrato questo evento. E, sfogliando il volume, colpisce come le
immagini, a volte, registrino già un passaggio del tempo e appartengano al passato, come quelle
del comune di Monterosso, nelle Cinque Terre, quasi cancellato dall’alluvione.
La seconda, con la prefazione dello storico Virgilio Ilari, Presidente della Società Italiana di Storia
Militare, è dedicata alle Forze Armate e vuole essere un omaggio speciale a tutti coloro che ogni
giorno, con spirito di sacrificio, difendono i valori della pace e della democrazia. Un compito, il loro,
ancor più prezioso se considerato alla luce degli attuali scenari nazionali e internazionali.
La terza, infine, è una sezione speciale; una galleria di ritratti di personaggi illustri che nel
tempo hanno contribuito a fare grande e prestigioso il nostro Paese. Sette le categorie (musica,
moda, spettacolo, sport, politica, industria e premi Nobel); ognuna di queste è introdotta da
esponenti del mondo accademico, artistico e dello sport.
Ma i veri autori e protagonisti di Fratelli Comuni sono i cittadini stessi, le tante realtà
comunali e le province italiane che, con l’invio di materiale fotografico, hanno incoraggiato,
supportato e reso possibile la realizzazione di questa grande opera, dove le tradizioni del
passato si fondono armoniosamente con l’innovazione tecnologica del presente.
Le presentazioni del volume saranno patrocinate dalla Presidenza del Consiglio dei
Ministri e dal Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali.
Il volume Fratelli Comuni ospita gli autorevoli interventi di:
Osvaldo Napoli - Presidente ANCI Facente Funzioni
Gianni Alemanno - Sindaco di Roma
Giuliano Pisapia - Sindaco di Milano
Michele Emiliano - Sindaco di Bari
Luigi Frati - Rettore dell’Università Sapienza di Roma
Luciano Duro - Sindaco di Isola del Liri (FR)
Alessandro Campi - Docente di Storia del Pensiero Politico presso l’Università di Perugia
Andrea Coli - Docente di Storia Economica dell’Industria presso l’Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi di Milano
Virgilio Ilari - Presidente Società Italiana di Storia Militare
Ronnie Jones - Musicista
Linda Loppa - Direttrice Polimoda International Institute Fashion Design & Marketing
Daniele Masala - Campione Olimpico. Docente presso l’Università di Cassino
Luca Rea – Regista
Scheda informativa
Editore: Gargoyle in collaborazione con Editrice Pisani.
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spettro di letteratura popolare che spazia dal giallo all’avventura, dal fantasy alla fantascienza – generi
che da sempre hanno contribuito e contribuiscono ad alimentare l’immaginario collettivo. La raccolta
fotografica dedicata al 150° anniversario dell’Unità d’Italia è la seconda pubblicazione della collana
“Gargoyle Accadimenti”, incentrata su eventi d’attualità particolarmente incisivi e di cui SuperSic, il libro
tributo a Marco Simoncelli, è stata la prima uscita.
Dettagli volume: Fratelli Comuni - centocinquantesimo Italia (1861-2011), Collana “Accadimenti”, pp.608,
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ead MEPs from Parliament’s political groups reacted on Wednesday to last week’s European Council and outlined their priorities ahead of the Rome declaration which will focus on the future of the EU. The majority of MEPs stressed the need for member states to set the EU on a course to tackle the immediate needs of citizens.
Welcoming the Italian Prime Minister and the Council and Commission presidents, EP President Antonio Tajani said that the 60th anniversary of the Rome treaty would be “an opportunity to bring Europe closer to its citizens and to promote our values in the world.” (…) “Now more than ever, what we need is unity. We must change, but by no means weaken the EU.”
On Europe’s future, Council President Donald Tusk said “If you want to go fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together”. He promised to strive in the Brexit talks for political unity among the 27, whilst ensuring that UK and EU stay “close friends”. “Doors will always stay open for our British friends”, he added. But he rejected “claims, taking the form of threats, that ‘no deal’ would be bad for the EU. It would be bad for both, but for the UK in particular”. Speaking in Dutch, Mr Tusk expressed solidarity with the Netherlands, a “place of freedom and democracy”.
Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Juncker (part. 2) warned against narrowing the future of Europe to a “two-speed” scenario: “I don’t want a new 'iron curtain' in Europe”. Mr Junckerraised the Turkish attacks on the Netherlands saying these were “totally unacceptable” and that those responsible were moving Turkey away from the EU. He also noted that the new US trade policy was raising expectations for the EU to become the new world leader of multilateral free trade, but stressed that all free trade talks must include social partners and civil society.
If we do not reduce unemployment and leave the EU countries alone at the frontline of the migration crisis; if we give in to nationalisms and leave behind the weakest, “there will be no citizens’ trust in the EU”, said Italy’s Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni. On the “two-speed EU” debate, he said: “No to two Europes, big and small, east and west (...), but yes to one in which each country has its own level of ambition and can choose to join (...) at any time, now or later, and everybody is involved in the common project”.
For the Council Presidency, Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech said that the current times demand decisive action from the EU and member states’ leaders. He also warned against falling into negative mind-sets. On the EU’s future, Mr Grech said that the Rome declaration must be followed up concretely, but stressed that there should be “no second class citizens, no quick-fix solutions, and no knee-jerk reactions”.
Read more: www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170308IPR65669...
I guess we will have to draw our own conclusion on how this chair came to be broken in the middle of a burned out building.. I know I have posted several shots of this same place on my stream but every time I pass it I am drawn to it once again and have to stop and shoot it.
At the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, some remnants of the anti-communist Kuomintang (KMT) forces refused to surrender, including the 93rd Division, led by General Tuan Shi-wen. The division fought its way out of Yunnan in southwestern China, and its soldiers lived nomadic lives in Burma's jungles before seeking asylum in Mae Salong (Santikhiri). In exchange for their asylum, they fought for Thailand until 1982, helping to counter the communist insurgency at the Thai frontier. In reward, the Thai government granted citizenship to most of the KMT soldiers and their families.
Scenes from the closing of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 March 2018.
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights concluded in New York with the strong commitment by UN Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Coming on the heels of unprecedented global activism and public outcry to end gender injustice and discrimination worldwide, the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reached a robust agreement highlighting the urgency of empowering and supporting those who need it most and have, for too long, been left behind.
Today, 1.6 billion people still live in poverty, and nearly 80 per cent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Many of them are rural women. They continue to be economically and socially disadvantaged – for instance, they have less access to economic resources and opportunities, quality education, health care, land, agricultural inputs and resources, infrastructure and technology, justice and social protection.
The outcome of the two-week meeting, known as the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States, puts forth concrete measures to lift rural women and girls out of poverty and to ensure their rights, well-being and resilience. These include ensuring their adequate living standards with equal access to land and productive assets, ending poverty, enhancing their food security and nutrition, decent work, infrastructure and technology, education and health, including their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and ending all forms of violence and harmful practices. Member States recognize in the conclusions rural women’s important role in addressing hunger and food insecurity. This strong outcome provides a roadmap on next steps that governments, civil society and women’s groups can undertake to support the realization of rural women’s rights and address their needs.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/3/press-release-csw6...
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the closing of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 March 2018.
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights concluded in New York with the strong commitment by UN Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Coming on the heels of unprecedented global activism and public outcry to end gender injustice and discrimination worldwide, the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reached a robust agreement highlighting the urgency of empowering and supporting those who need it most and have, for too long, been left behind.
Today, 1.6 billion people still live in poverty, and nearly 80 per cent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Many of them are rural women. They continue to be economically and socially disadvantaged – for instance, they have less access to economic resources and opportunities, quality education, health care, land, agricultural inputs and resources, infrastructure and technology, justice and social protection.
The outcome of the two-week meeting, known as the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States, puts forth concrete measures to lift rural women and girls out of poverty and to ensure their rights, well-being and resilience. These include ensuring their adequate living standards with equal access to land and productive assets, ending poverty, enhancing their food security and nutrition, decent work, infrastructure and technology, education and health, including their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and ending all forms of violence and harmful practices. Member States recognize in the conclusions rural women’s important role in addressing hunger and food insecurity. This strong outcome provides a roadmap on next steps that governments, civil society and women’s groups can undertake to support the realization of rural women’s rights and address their needs.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/3/press-release-csw6...
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Scenes from the closing of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 March 2018.
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights concluded in New York with the strong commitment by UN Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Coming on the heels of unprecedented global activism and public outcry to end gender injustice and discrimination worldwide, the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reached a robust agreement highlighting the urgency of empowering and supporting those who need it most and have, for too long, been left behind.
Today, 1.6 billion people still live in poverty, and nearly 80 per cent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Many of them are rural women. They continue to be economically and socially disadvantaged – for instance, they have less access to economic resources and opportunities, quality education, health care, land, agricultural inputs and resources, infrastructure and technology, justice and social protection.
The outcome of the two-week meeting, known as the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States, puts forth concrete measures to lift rural women and girls out of poverty and to ensure their rights, well-being and resilience. These include ensuring their adequate living standards with equal access to land and productive assets, ending poverty, enhancing their food security and nutrition, decent work, infrastructure and technology, education and health, including their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and ending all forms of violence and harmful practices. Member States recognize in the conclusions rural women’s important role in addressing hunger and food insecurity. This strong outcome provides a roadmap on next steps that governments, civil society and women’s groups can undertake to support the realization of rural women’s rights and address their needs.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/3/press-release-csw6...
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Name: XTCellia
Species: Transcendental Mechanoid
Homewrold: ???
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 666lbs
Exposed studs on model: 5 (18 with heart)
Pieces: 729 (773 with heart)
No one knows where she came from or how long she's been around, but they do know this mechanoid is not to be taken lightly. In fact, if you ever see her striking silhouette in a back alley, you're encouraged to run away as fast as possible. XTCELLIA is a dangerous being who answers only to her own twisted desires. No one has died after an encounter with her, but all have had very interesting and disturbing tales to tell during extended Repair Station stays. Some recount how they were lured away by her seemingly endearing satellite drone and then toyed with mercilessly until she grew bored. Many were found unresponsive, facedown in pools of lubricant and hydraulic fluid with extensive damage to their lower valves and sensory wires. Repair technicians were puzzled, as it looked like the victim's sensory system was overstimulated to the breaking point and beyond. Others recall being pinned down by her magenta claws while her personal drone buzzed around, offering a mix of sweet encouragements and tearing insults in turn. One bot swore that her modified chest plates contained a powerful aphrodisiac that she can orally administer by removing her heart shaped valve covers. Many worried at how excitedly he recounted the tale, and then vanished soon after his repairs were completed.
Strange videos occaisonally end up appearing on RoboTube with every new string of victims. Blurry, arial shots of XTCELLIA assaulting and molesting unfortunate mechanoids show up on blank accounts for a few hours before getting removed. These videos are very popular in certain Web circles and always end up getting downloaded and reposted. No one has ever been able to trace a source for the original uploads. The only reason mechs have been able to identify their mysterious assaulter is the fact she makes her victims scream her name when they overload. She ends each video by blowing a kiss to the camera and laughing maniacally, a too-wide grin on her face. Her eyes, one blue and the other orange, would flash brighter as she exits the final shot, energy coursing through her frame. Mechs in online discussion threads wonder if she sexually attacks others as a form of energy harvesting, but no hard conclusions have ever been drawn.
XTCELLIA remains a menacing mystery, like a monster from a bad dream.
Scenes from the closing of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 March 2018.
The UN’s largest annual gathering on gender equality and women’s rights concluded in New York with the strong commitment by UN Member States to achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. Coming on the heels of unprecedented global activism and public outcry to end gender injustice and discrimination worldwide, the 62nd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) reached a robust agreement highlighting the urgency of empowering and supporting those who need it most and have, for too long, been left behind.
Today, 1.6 billion people still live in poverty, and nearly 80 per cent of the extreme poor live in rural areas. Many of them are rural women. They continue to be economically and socially disadvantaged – for instance, they have less access to economic resources and opportunities, quality education, health care, land, agricultural inputs and resources, infrastructure and technology, justice and social protection.
The outcome of the two-week meeting, known as the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States, puts forth concrete measures to lift rural women and girls out of poverty and to ensure their rights, well-being and resilience. These include ensuring their adequate living standards with equal access to land and productive assets, ending poverty, enhancing their food security and nutrition, decent work, infrastructure and technology, education and health, including their sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, and ending all forms of violence and harmful practices. Member States recognize in the conclusions rural women’s important role in addressing hunger and food insecurity. This strong outcome provides a roadmap on next steps that governments, civil society and women’s groups can undertake to support the realization of rural women’s rights and address their needs.
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2018/3/press-release-csw6...
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
This brief slideshow is a concluding item from our time in Florence. I want to thank Jan for her wonderful company and guiding me through the shops giving advice. Having such wonderful company was fantastic as was the trip and experience that hopefully can be repeated.
Spread 124 - Draw Your Own Conclusions
March 2013
Acrylic paint, various pens, matt medium, hand made papers, crackle paste, Adirondack spray.
blogged here:
apaperbear.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/spread-124-draw-your-...
So Gents — At the conclusion of Day Two on the Fabulous Las Vegas Strip, what have you learned about ‘Living Las Vegas’ during a COVID-19 global pandemic?
Hmmm.... 🤔
As for bars — you cannot have a situation at a bar where a lot of people are going to be within six feet of each other without gloves and face masks. So that means bars are going to be problematic. 😷🍸
As for nightclubs — committed couples who can maintain an NBA style Bubble, can go to a nightclub and dance together without a face mask and gloves. Singles willing to wear disposable gloves and a face mask can go to a nightclub and dance together provided they sit six feet apart when not dancing. Singles would need to change their disposable gloves often or wear cotton or satin gloves. So that means nightclubs operating at 25% to 50% capacity could function successfully. 😷🍸
As for stage shows — the George Strait Show, or the SEXXY Dance Revue for instance, and their stage bands and stage crews would need to maintain an NBA style Bubble and could perform with or without face masks. Vegas showrooms and arenas would need to maintain six feet of Social Distancing at 25% to 50% capacity. The audience would need to wear face masks. 😷
So Gents — While you are doing your midnight stroll of the charming and inviting New York-New York Hotel & Casino, think long and hard about what you will say to your very lovely lady when she calls you from home and wants to know if it’s safe to leave the comfort and safety of her home and come with you to Las Vegas again. How will you convince your woman that life is still good here? 😷🤔
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The Back-Story
I had tried unsuccessfully 3 times to hike the High Divide loop this year. The first time I just got lazy and decided that a weekend at home sounded nice. The second time, my job at the last minute required me to be at home for some on-line training over the weekend. The third time I was due for an overnight hike and thought I would drive out to the campground at Sol Duc on a Saturday, camp and get a really early start the next morning and do the whole loop in a day. As I was packing to leave on Saturday the 19th, I got a phone call and learned that my brother had passed away. Needless to say my plans for the weekend had changed. I won’t get into all the details but I will say that his passing was unexpected and the cause at this point is unknown. Needing time to reflect on his life, needing some time to myself to reflect on the things that are important to me and my family and really needing to finally get this trail on my ‘been there done that’ list, I decided to head out on Saturday the 26th of Sept 2009 to hike it.
The Hike
I got up at 4:45 AM and was out the door by 5:00. Driving from Silverdale, I got to the trailhead at 7:15 AM, beating Google Maps drive time prediction by 15 minutes. I was on the trail at 7:20 and it was already light out but the sun had not yet arrived in the Sol Duc River Valley. Taking my time hiking, not wanting to maintain a breakneck speed, yet not taking much in the way of rest breaks, I figured if I maintained a 2 mph pace throughout the hike I would be done with the hike in about 9 hours or so. I figured I should be done around 4:30 PM giving me plenty of daylight left as this time of the year it gets dark around 7:15 PM. So after hiking for a couple miles, I had Yogi on the brain and I was intermittently calling out “hey bear, Yogi bear” to give warning to any bears that might be in the area, even though I knew they were probably all up in the higher alpine zone eating berries. After calling out to the bears on my third or fourth time, I heard a crashing in the woods to my left. I looked up to see what was moving and it was a big Roosevelt bull elk. He ran up the trail in front of me and paused long enough for me to take his picture but my flash went off and the picture came out black. The elk ran again and I figured he was gone so I put my camera away. No more than 500 yards up the trail, I look up and there he is again, standing in the middle of the trail. I dug my camera out to shoot him but he was on to me and he bolted again. OK, this time I’m not going to put the camera away. I hiked on and he was on the trail again just like last time except now I had my camera out, I just needed to turn it on. Snap, damn flash again! This time he runs up hill. I tried desperately to take his picture but it just wasn’t meant to be I guess. I did get one but it was so blurry you can barely tell there is an Elk in it. Oh well. I hiked on. Before coming here I had asked a few people which was the best direction to go on the loop. Clockwise or CCW? I received advice from both people claiming one way was better than the other. In the end, I listened to my friend Mike’s reasoning that the lighting was better for photos during the time of day I would be hiking if I went CW, but I can see why a lot of people would go the other direction, the views are different. If you go clockwise, you will have a long gradual approach before you gain much elevation. It is mostly a river valley hike in the woods for a good 5 or 6 miles before you get many views. Eventually you do start to climb a little and you will get to Sol Duc Park where there is a campground. I didn’t see anyone at the campground when I arrived, in fact I only saw one couple on the trail up to this point. They were camped at the little campsite at Rocky Creek near the Appleton Pass junction and it looked like they had just woke up. I had already been on the trail for a couple of hours by that point. When you get close to Sol Duc Park, the forest opens up a little and there are some nice meadows filled with blueberries. My sense of smell is not what it used to be, due to allergies and medications to allergies I have taken in the past. Something has to have a pretty strong scent usually before I can smell it, so maybe it was my imagination or maybe it was real, but I could swear I could smell the blueberries. It smelled just like blueberry pie to me, and it was such a strong scent. The blueberries themselves were everywhere. I stopped several times to munch on them, they were fantastic. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many blueberries, the bushes were just loaded with them. The bears wouldn’t go hungry this year! So after Sol Duc Park, the trail climbs again for a mile or two and crosses a little stream. The creek is the outlet stream of Heart Lake. I have seen Heart in pictures on-line and in books for many years and was excited to see it in person. When I got close, a couple returning from their overnight hike stopped and I asked them if they had seen any bears. The gentleman said that he saw the biggest bear he had ever seen the night before near the privy and said it must have weighed at least a thousand pounds. I pointed out the bear I could see up on the mountainside that looked like a speck it was so far away. Him and his wife said they saw it earlier but had lost track of it and were happy to see it again. Now I don’t know if black bears get up to a thousand lbs or not, but I will take his word that it was a big bear. I’m not surprised really with the amount of berries they have to eat this year. So I finally reach Heart Lake and I’m not too impressed. Maybe it’s all the people congregating near the outlet stream as I first see it, I don’t know. I didn’t even stop. I just kept on hiking past it. Once I got near the top and looked down, I was much happier and could see the famous heart shape it was named for. I was very close to my first views of Olympus and I was pretty stoked! I hiked on and finally reached the divide. It was magnificent. Olympus was much bigger than I imagined. Of course I had seen Olympus before, just never this close. I was very impressed. I hiked a little further and stopped to take a bunch of pictures and videos. I could see clouds down in the Hoh Valley and I wanted to make sure I got some good shots before any clouds obscured the view. After taking a bunch of photos, I was standing there just mesmerized by the beauty of the whole thing, reflecting on the hike. Thinking about my brother and the life he led. Thinking about my life and what I could do to improve upon it, how I could be a better husband and father. All of a sudden, during my reverie, some of the clouds from the valley started spinning around all crazy like and I took what I consider to be one of the better photos I have ever taken. It certainly is odd to say the least. I won’t go so far as to say I see Jesus in it or that its anything other than a big swirl in the cloud, but look at it and let it speak for itself. I don’t think I could ever come close to taking that picture again, even if I made it my life’s ambition. I think it was a one in a million shot, at least for me. So getting done with the photo shoot, I hike on and start seeing more people on the trail. I get to a point where I can finally see the Seven Lakes Basin and I pass a guy with a day pack coming from the other way. I said to him “nice day for a day hike”. He said it was and that he thought we were at about the half way point. I looked at my GPS and we were indeed about 9 miles into it. The trip was half over. On I hiked with Olympus on the left of me and the Lakes Basin on the right. Expansive views in every direction. These are the reasons for which I hike. Soon I came to a little side trail and there was a guy sitting there picking blueberries. After consulting my map I came to the conclusion that this was the side trail to Bogachiel Peak. I asked the blueberry picker how far it was to the top and he said “only five minutes, definitely worth it”. Two minutes later as I stood at the top, someone’s cell phone rings and he starts a conversation with someone else, laughing about how he can’t believe he has reception up here blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. Bogachiel was too crowded for me so I took a couple pictures and left. The berry picker asked how I liked it and I said it was nice but a little crowded. He apologized and said that was his group up there which made me feel like a jerk for saying that. Sometimes I forget that the mountains are for everyone and not just my own pleasure. It’s hard to share sometimes but I don’t go there to be around people and phones and all that nonsense. I go to the mountains to free myself from it. To be able to fart or scratch my butt whenever I want to, or unlike when I’m in my car, to actually be able to pick my nose and not be seen doing so! I won’t go so far as to say that I’m looking forward to hike naked day, but I think you catch my drift. Soon I’m walking over to the junction of the Hoh Trail which rests on a neat little saddle. There are more people congregating here so I pass them and take a few shots of the junction which also marks the beginning of my downhill trek and final leg of the hike. Only 8 miles to the car! So on the way down, the trail skirts below Bogachiel Peak and with the fall colors, the hillside is very beautiful. As I’m hiking down I keep hearing a shrill whistle that I think is a hawk but all I see flying around is a big raven. I keep hiking and the whistle gets louder and louder occurs every time the big raven flies by. I notice movement on the hillside and see a great big old marmot watching me and I realize that it is the marmot whistling not a hawk. So this is why it’s called a whistle pig. I have seen lots of Marmots before, but I never recall hearing one whistle. It is much louder than I thought it would be. It must have been whistling to warn it’s friends of the big raven that was flying around. Down the trail I went, looking over my shoulder the whole way to see what I might have missed by doing the trail clockwise. Soon I was at the Seven Lakes Basin trail. I passed a couple of ladies on their way up and they said hi as we passed. One of the ladies turned and said “oh by the way there is a big bear sitting on the trail about 40 paces down the way”. I say oh really? She says no just kidding. Hardy har har. I actually wanted to see a bear other than one so far away it looked like a little speck, oh well. After a while I let a couple of people pass me as they keep gaining on me every time I stop to take a picture. Before long I am passing them again as they stop to throw rocks in an un-named lake just before Deer Lake. I stop too as I haven’t had lunch yet and I wanted to give them a chance to hike ahead of me so I don’t have to listen to them prattle on about God knows what (did I mention I enjoy my solitude?). It must have been around 2:00 PM or so when I stopped and it was nice to take a break after so many hours without really stopping for more than five minutes at a time. I took a good 20 minute break, ate a sandwich and took some pictures of the little lake. Soon I was hiking again and came to another lake, could this be the Deer Lake I see on the map? More photos of the nice reflections on the lake and I was off again. Not much further and I see a little wooden boardwalk style trail going through a marshy area and I see a sign that says welcome to Deer Lake. Oh good, now only a little over 3 ½ miles to go. Up to this point in my hiking career, the farthest I have ever hiked was a trip I did when I was much younger up to Flapjack Lakes and back which, if memory serves me correctly is about 16 miles round trip. On this hike I felt pretty tired at about mile 12 but once I got to around mile 16 I felt like a second wind had come on. Down the trail I went, deeper into the valley towards the Sol Duc. I eventually came to a bridge crossing the Canyon Creek which the trail follows from Deer Lake. Not much farther now. I finally reached Sol Duc Falls. There were people milling about and I felt kind of sorry for them. Sol Duc Falls is pretty but nothing compared to what I had seen today. Oh yeah, as an afterthought I took a picture of the falls too. Only .7 miles to go! Up ahead I saw someone that looked familiar. It was the day hiker that I passed going the other way at the top of the divide. I called to him and he slowed down to let me catch up so we could chit-chat. I compared notes with him and found out that he started hiking only five minutes earlier than I did. Upon further investigation I discovered that he had been to several of the same hikes that I had done this year. We both hiked Burroughs Mountain at Mount Rainier on the same weekend. We both hiked some of the same hikes in the gorge this spring. We both hiked Umtanum over near Yakima this year. What a small world, and how odd to go in different directions of the loop starting and ending at almost the exact same times. Before I knew it I was back at my car. The time was 4:40 PM so I was pretty close to my estimation of 9 hours hiking time. What a great hike. Maybe I will do it again next year from the other direction.
This trip report is dedicated to the memory of my brother Jeff Steveson.
Aug 25th 1959 – Sept 19th 2009
Rest in Peace Brother