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Kodak Tri-X 400
D-76 1+1 (11 mins)
Epson V550 Film Scanner
A choo-choo features a cat saying "I too want to vote" - the more progressive Moon Jae-in was voted in on May 9th snap election and took office immediately.
Well, not really. There are sharks in the water, but they don't play Pokémon Go, so you're pretty safe.
But you definitely should watch where you're going while driving, and pay attention while walking.
Beachcomber Drive
Cypress Gardens
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
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(Not all the coffee in the world can make this seem real.)
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8.3 x 11.7 in.; watercolor, ink, whatever, on Canson Imagine.
On Friday Burma began to go dark. After days of the largest street protests since 1988, the ruling military junta cracked down, confronting and firing on civilians, reportedly sealing thousands of monks inside their monasteries. Lines of communication into the country were apparently being cut, with Internet cafes closed and web sites shut down, leaving Burmese exile groups and reporters starving for information.
But while the junta can control the street, the monasteries and even the web, they can't control the sky. On Friday the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), working with Burmese groups, released a new analysis of high-resolution satellite images that pinpointed evidence of human rights violations in the eastern Burma. For the first time in Burma, scientists were able to use orbital satellites to confirm on-the-ground reports of burned villages and forced relocations of civilians by the military. The technique has already been used to document human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Darfur, but in Burma, a closed country that often seems like a modern-day version of Orwell's 1984, it's almost like turning Big Brother against itself. "We are sending a message to the military junta that we are watching from the sky," said Aung Din, policy director for the U.S. Campaign for Burma.
Here's how it works: AAAS researcher Lars Bromley took field descriptions from Burmese groups of more than 70 incidents of human rights violations that took place between mid-2006 and early 2007 in the Burma's eastern Karen State, where a rebellion against the government has been simmering for over 50 years. Those reports included mortar attacks against civilians and forced marches, as the military fought to establish total control over the area. But while the junta's brutality is well known, confirming individual reports inside Burma has always been difficult, thanks in part to the dense jungle that covers much of the country. "In Darfur, if a village is wiped out you can see traces of it for years to come," said Bromley, the director of the AAAS Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights project. "In Burma the vegetation will grow over in a year or so."
AAAS took the incident reports and combed over commercially available satellite images of around 2,000 sq. km of the country, searching for before and after pictures that would visually confirm what the human rights groups were telling them. The satellites can see objects as small as 60 cm across, and in 31 out of 70 attempts, researchers were able find physical evidence — village houses that had disappeared, the sudden appearance of military camps — that corresponded with the reports. "As these attacks take place, there's often denial from the military government," says Bromley. "If you can put together an image of the aftermath of an attack, it discredits that denial."
With the Burmese junta trying to shut the country down tight, such long-range observation is more important than ever. Bromley told reporters that the AAAS had ordered up new images from Burma's major cities, Rangoon and Mandalay, over the past few days, as the military cracked down on protests and that they expect to analyze the new data soon. "We've been cut off from Burma, so we're trying to monitor the situation through the satellites," said Aung.
The question now is what effect these pictures will have. Aung and his fellow exiles hope that the satellite evidence will help persuade China and Russia to stop blocking United Nations Security Council action against the junta. It's a long shot, but with a military cordon drawing around Burma, every scrap of data will help.
18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey is interviewed by PBS NewsHour co-anchor Judy Woodruff in the Pentagon, Mar. 7, 2014. The interview; which covered topics of sexual assault, the crisis in Ukraine, and current books the Chairman is reading, aired the same night on PBS.
(DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Sean K. Harp)
A wide view of the Hewlett Fire seen durring the blue hour reflecting Douglas Reservoir. There was just a bit of the sunset left at this point and Venus was starting to take over the sky.
Stack of newspapers behind the Pensacola News-Journal headquarters in downtown P'cola. NewspaperstackHoriz1.JPG
Wet snow and cold rain didn't dampen the turnout for the Saturday November 26th rally. Another externality - brisk sales for flag-makers and print shops?
Underside of the 35W bridge over the Mississippi. This was one of the first photos I took with my new camera, but I guess I didn't find it all that interesting until last night when the bridge collapsed :|
A campaign truck for the centrist candidate Ahn Cheol-Soo takes up residence near Chonggye stream. The slogan promises "Victory for the People" ('The People Win'). Though not expected to win the May 9th snap election, the software-tycoon-turned-prez-contender drew some respectable 20-30% polling numbers.
For years - probably since around when Rowan was born - I've been saying if evolution progressed properly, by now women would grow a third arm during pregnancy. Now *that* would be an intelligent design. ;-)
So, that got me thinking about "OctoMom" - the horribly snarky, yet delightfully funny, nickname given to the recent single mom of octuplets. How many arms would be popping out of her (well, besides the 16 from the babies, of course).
And, yes, I know that if I were giving each mom one arm per baby, there should be another two here, but I wouldn't want evolution to go overboard, you know! ;-)
Yes, this is all tongue in cheek; even without my third arm, I'm pretty sure evolution is alive and well (rather unlike the U.S. economy, but that's another satire for another day).
May 26, 2016
Boston Calling Music Festival
City Hall Plaza, Boston, Massachusetts
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Tenuous Link: Trinity House > Union Oyster House
Edited in PicMonkey, color tweaks.
Some bound effigies get the vuvuzela treatment during this peaceful rally in Seoul's Kwanghwamun square. A series of tents with caricatures and other artworks draws steady crowds even in the winter chill.
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
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.... African Canadian Torontonians, stand in solidarity with citizens of Baltimore and want Toronto's new police chief, Mark Saunders .... Toronto's first black police chief .... to end the policy of "carding" Saunders has addressed the issue of "carding” — stopping and documenting members of the public not suspected of a crime, a practice that disproportionately affects young black men. Saunders insisted carding is a necessary tool that enables Toronto Police Officers to tap into the street gang culture and gather information that would otherwise be “extremely complex” to obtain. Saunders is well aware of the outrage over carding and vowed to work with affected communities and with his officers to ensure everyone is treated fairly and with respect. However, Saunders stressed he “will not compromise community safety” and has no plans to abolish “carding” ....
These metalworks occupy a patch of Kwanghwamun square in protest of an alleged campaign to blacklist artists. Metal rules!
Bill Brandon and Scottie Sue Gadd. Caption reads: "Best Citizens Bill Brandon and Scottie Sue Gadd keep themselves informed about world affairs by reading the afternoon paper." From the 1959 edition of Hickory Log, Hickory High School's yearbook (p. 53).
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It's summer, or dog meat season in Korea and parts of China. What raises folks' hackles isn't the canine consumption itself; it's the brutal way the chow is harvested. This place is "for the dogs" (ouch!)
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
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These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
You're strolling around Pagoda Park on a nice snappy autumn afternoon, enjoying the sights and then - uh-oh Spaghetti-O - you come upon a rancorous, dialed-up-to-11 protest. This one is mostly anti-North Korean nukes, but there is also a sign saying "Economic Liberalization (Democratization) hurts our competitiveness." Won't even touch that one. Notably, the Kim Jong-in signs just have an "X" over his face. The anti-Kim display near Kwanghwamun actually has his mouth taped shut. Now, that's just mean. With duct-tape tamped over his gob, how is he supposed to sing his Disney Sing-Along songs? And how will he and his wife practice the "Chim Chim Cheree" duet from "Mary Poppins"? ;-)
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
On a raw and damp Saturday afternoon, a reported 1.9 million people rallied at Seoul's Kwanghwamun square. This fellow is seated on the normally traffic-clogged Jongno Street facing the square.
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
Selfies, effigies, and balloons highlight this rally, which reportedly drew up to 1.7 million people.
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
When I saw this Holy Death candle in the grocery store in Santa Maria, California, I took a picture of it because I thought it was interesting. Now I'm hoping that this is not a bad omen! I've been concerned about the threat of war from North Korea. Especially because my father-in-law is from Guam and still has family there. We are living in scary times!
Some gawpers check-out a cut-out of the impeached Korean president (who has since been jailed). But what's going on with the horsey on the ground? This prolly relates to the prez's Rasputin-like confidante Choi Soon-shil. Reportedly this"friend of the prez" bribed judges at equestrian events to throw the rankings in her college-age daughter's favor. Giddy-up!
During our travels in various regions, Venezuela often came up in conversation, often with a sense of heartbreak and pain. Others signaling that their largest fear is to follow a path that Venezuela has found itself on. Signs of empathy and solidarity are refreshing to see.
Montevideo, UY
Lumix GX85
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In English, the top part of the sign roughly read "Let's Go To Jail" Who this is and what this is about will be left for the viewers to discern(wink wink). One of the many photo-ops at these rallies...
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org
These visualizations show the top organizations and personalities for every year from 1985 to 2001. Connections between these people & organizations are indicated by lines.
Data is from the newly-released NYTimes Article Search API: developer.nytimes.com
For more information, and source code to access the NYTimes API, visit my blog: blog.blprnt.com
Archival-quality giclée prints of individual years are available at blprnt.etsy.com
Built with Processing v1.0 - www.processing.org