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Craft Leadership Development Program Chairperson Rick Hillis led the group in an exercise to identify program expecations, Jan. 27, in Lakewood, Colorado. (Photo by Leah Shapiro)
A very Happy New Year to everyone! Blessings and Happiness to everyone!
This year I will be using a Moleskine Daily Planner and I am very excited because it's my first one I own. This then my first page for the year 2012. :)
#4942 559/365 2023
I have more bunches of grapes than I have ever had on my grape vine. I don't know if any will survive the birds or ripen for me to enjoy them
i learn my name
i write with a # 2 pencil
i work up to my potential
i earn my name
i come when called
i jump when you circle the cherry
i sing like a good canary
i come when called
i come, that's all
liz phair
canary
by Charles Dickens
Photo and Cover Design by me, from my own photo (one of the U of T buildings subbing for Miss Haversham's home)
The trouble with finding PD cover art for PD books online is even if you find the art, very often you can't easily discover when the edition was published/who the artist was &tc. to determine the Public Domain status.
This one is entirely mine, but since it is for a Public Domain book, release it with a Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication.
creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
:( Was so disappointed when I open the tin. I wish that all of them could have been wrapped. Oh well they still smell good and taste good.
The sky is very normal today and I never expected to get such colors and drama … But then somehow I got lucky.
To me happiness is when I get more than I expected and ever more so when you just don’t expect anything and get much more … On the other hand expectation is the key to all sorrows in life … But, can we really control this?
This is another mood of the snap here
There are many things I would do different with this piece. It's still worth showing though, it represents my S-I-L who I adore and my nephew - the sweetest boy ever. You may see this picture again though...
[Created in Oct. '05
Artist - me
Photographer - me]
EDITORIAL USE ONLY
An actress dressed as the Charles Dickens’ character Miss Havisham, walking across Westminster Bridge, ahead of a special screening of Great Expectations to be aired this bank holiday weekend on the UKTV Drama television channel.
PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday May 22, 2014.
Each model spent over three hours with a team of stylists, costume designers, make-up artists and dressers to recreate the Miss Havisham character which was recently voted the most haunting literary character of all time in a poll by the channel.
Photo credit should read: David Parry/PA Wire
Photo of the Okanogan Highlands in the far distance captured alongside State Route 20, the Sherman Pass Scenic Byway, via Minolta MD Zoom Rokkor-X 24-50mm F/4 lens. Sherman Pass-area, elevation 5,575 feet above sea-level. Colville National Forest. Kettle River Range. Inland Northwest. Ferry County, Washington. Early March 2017.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-200 * Aperture: F/8 * Bracketing: None
Once upon a time, there was a Disney backed toyline known as Infinity, which strived to take a chunk of the "Game to life" market away from the market leading Amiibo by Nintendo. Utilizing a video game that worked in conjunction with little statues (each sold separately), Disney would go on to create entries for many of the properties it had access to, such as the Avengers, Stars Wars, and of course, the countless Disney movies themselves. Disney made it up to Infinity 3.0, only to learn that it takes more than just variety of statues to make for an endearing game experience. Sales were not at the level they liked, so Disney scrapped the line and liquidated all outstanding stock at it's various dealers.
While the Infinity story didn't end in a good way, it DID allow for the birth of something else: the Disney Toybox line.
You see, the one saving grace of the Infinity line is that it introduced toys with an interesting aesthetic. To put it in laymans terms, they took existing characters and Pixar-ed them. Someone at Disney saw the potential of toys utilizing this art style, and a line of action figures was developed. It's now been two years since the Toybox line was announced, and there does not seem to be any slowing down.
My first purchase of the line was, surprise, the Black Widow which was a combination of her Avengers hair coupled her Civil War outfit and weaponry from Infinity War. But it was a kids toy so the lack of adherence to one particular Widow wasn't a big deal. As mentioned, it was the art style that really sold the figure to me because from a technical perspective and quality provided, it's really just alright.
Fast forward about 2 years, and I have introduced a second figure into the line up - Captain Marvel, which I learned about while browsing Instagram.
These figures are only available through the Disney Store (well, officially anyway) which makes buying them somewhat of a pain. Fortunately, living in Toronto, I have access to no less than 4 physical locations, which is great because if I had to pay shipping I'd probably have zero figures. Price wise, they're in between a basic Hasbro figure and a Legends. They're slighly smaller than a Figuarts, and as such are definitely shorter than a Legends figure.
This Captain Marvel figure is based more on the comic character rather than the Brie Larson version, as evidenced by the uniform and the hair, though who knows, maybe the artists used some Endgame screen caps as inspiration. The set comes with the figure, helmeted and unhelmeted head, as well as Goose with tentacle attachment. I feel that these figures are a good example of the "less is more" mentality, as the highly simplified designs with bright colours are definitely more attractive to me than the Legends stuff.
Articulation isn't going to win any awards, but to be fair, it's not like they were aiming for highly articulated with these releases. Officially, each figure has 14 points of articulation, which include ankles, single jointed knees that can rotate, hips, waist, standard should, single jointed elbows that can rotate, rotating wrists, and head joint. While there are head options, there are no hands to swap out. You can get some decent poses out of the figure, but overall it's on par with what you'd get out of your Legends figures, though I think the knees on the Legends would be better due to their double jointed nature.
Paint is.. well, it's mass marketed Disney Store merch. It's functional, but definitely not what I would call pretty. Due to budget cuts, Disney didn't even bother painting the lips on the helmeted sculpt, something I tried to rectify with a Sharpie to mixed results, but lets face it, a paint app by Disney might be just as bad anyway. But hey, I think I should get credit for at least choosing a red that works with the figure quite well. The average to below average expectations extend to the quality of the materials used as well, though at the very least the Toybox figures don't suffer from the weak knees of the Hasbro figures.
Overall, the bodies come out alright, but I feel that the sculpting and finishes on the heads themselves are actually batting above their weight class, even if they're missing a paint app or two, thanks to the large expressive eyes that generally are finished decently on all figures that I've seen.
Goose doesn't really do much other than stand there, but he's a neat addition to the set. I guess some flaming fists effects would have been nice, but they would have had to make two unique designs seeing how Captain Marvel has two different hands.
So that was a very quick overview of the Disney Toybox line and Captain Marvel herself. If you're a fan of any Disney property and you like action figures, I highly recommend that you at least check these figures out. For me, they certainly aren't good enough quality and articulation wise to be a main collectible, but as a companion piece to higher end figures or perhaps as a travel companion piece for some photography, they fit the bill quite well.
Photo Title: Expectations for sight
Submitted by: Md. Alamgir Hossain
Category: Professional
Country: Bangladesh
Organisation: Dr. K. Zaman BNSB Eye Hospital, Bangladesh
COVID-19 Photo: Yes
Photo Caption: This old woman is terrified of Corona. She has cataracts in her left eye. She hopes to go to the hospital for eye treatment after the COVID-19 epidemic, when everything will be back to normal.
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Photo uploaded from the #HopeInSight Photo Competition on photocomp.iapb.org held for World Sight Day 2020.
“Take me back...This place is fantastic!”
Riad Dar Najat
Dar Najat has been one of the best weeks ever. The Riad surpassed my expectations - it is simply stunning. There is so much to look at and the decor makes you feel like youre staying in the poshest of hotels but with the comfort of your own home. The location is also perfect, with the square only a 5 minute walk away.
The rooms remained spotless, with the ladies coming in to tidy up and change the sheets on a daily basis (but only if youre not in the room!). I must admit, i appreciated getting into a nice tucked bed everynight. The Riad is also maintained daily to its usual fantastic standard - the staff really do take pride in this place.
The food is fantastic - really fantastic. Their cous cous is most definately worth trying, and im convinced they also do the best tagines in the city. The lemon chicken tagine was AMAZING!! I also looked forward to the breakfast everyday. Such a selection of food, it really sets you up for the day.
However the most positive aspect about the Riad is the staff. If the Riad was rented as a private villa, it would no doubt be a beautiful place to stay - but the staff have really made my time here something i will always remember. I was often sat on the terrace alone with my puzzle book and the staff would come over and chat with me. They are all extremely approachable and easy to have a laugh and giggle with. I enjoyed my conversations with them and felt really welcomed. They are so helpful, and often left the Riad (without us knowing) to buy things for us that werent in the Riad. They also walked with us to show us directions and key spots and organised all our transfers and trips during our stay.
I think we are already planning to come back early next year (when i hope it will be abit cooler) and will definately stay at Dar Najat again. This place makes an already amazing place even more amazing. I love it, take me back!
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Bunhill Fields Burial Ground, City Road, London EC1.
Obelisk monument to Daniel Defoe, 1870.
Designed by Christopher Crabb Creeke (1820-1886) and carved by Samuel Horner.
Sicilian marble on a sandstone base; wrought-iron railings.
Grade ll* listed.
The monument takes the form of a tall marble obelisk with a three-stage stepped base, set upon a square pedestal with projections resembling the ends of a coffin-lid. All this rests upon a rectangular plinth and enclosed by low ornamental railings with fleur de lys finials. The total height is about five metres. The main inscription upon the shaft of the obelisk names 'Daniel De-Foe' as 'author of Robinson Crusoe', while a subsidiary inscription on the pedestal describes the appeal in Christian World magazine that led to the erection of the monument.
Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) is a key figure in the history of English prose, whose work had a decisive influence on the development of both British journalism and the English novel. Born into a family of prosperous London merchants, he was initially intended for the Nonconformist ministry, but after completing his education at Charles Morton's Academy at Newington Green he decided to follow his father into trade, eventually developing a complex portfolio of (intermittently disastrous) business interests including haberdashery, shipping and brickmaking. Angered by the discrimination facing his fellow Nonconformists under the Catholic King James II, he took arms in the Duke of Monmouth's unsuccessful rebellion of 1685, and afterwards began to write political pamphlets in support of religious freedom; his satirical The Shortest Way with Dissenters led to his being placed in the pillory in 1703. His literary output was vast, comprising at least 318 titles spanning trade literature, travel writing, economics, political theory, satire, poetry and a series of long experimental prose narratives - of which the most famous are Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders - which laid the foundations for the development of the novel. His thrice-weekly magazine The Review is credited with establishing the future direction of periodical journalism, and many of his longer journalistic works, especially A Tour thro' the Whole Island of Great Britain and A Journal of the Plague Year, are still read as key documents of their times. As a pamphleteer, political informer and agent provocateur he was at the heart of the partisan intrigues of his day, working for both Whig and Tory administrations, and frequently threatened with arrest by infuriated opponents.
Defoe's literary reputation rose steadily after his death, based largely on the ever-increasing popularity of Robinson Crusoe as a children's book, and by the mid C19 it was felt that the simple headstone over the Defoe family vault in Bunhill Fields was unworthy of his fame. A subscription was raised amongst the readers of the children's magazine Christian World, who were each invited to give 'not less than sixpence' towards the cost of a more substantial memorial; more than £150 was collected, far exceeding expectations, and the Bournemouth sculptor Samuel Horner was commissioned to carve a marble obelisk to the designs of CC Creeke. The monument was erected at a ceremony on 16 September 1870, attended by three of Defoe's great-granddaughters. According to a contemporary newspaper report, the sculptor, who was in charge of the excavation, discovered a coffin apparently bearing Defoe's name, whereupon 'the spectators...wished to carry off the bones as relics, and Mr Horner was only able to prevent the accomplishment of these desires by calling in the aid of the police.'
Bunhill Fields was first enclosed as a burial ground in 1665. Thanks to its location just outside the City boundary, and its independence from any Established place of worship, it became London's principal Nonconformist cemetery, the burial place of John Bunyan, Isaac Watts, William Blake and other leading religious and intellectual figures. It was closed for burials in 1853, laid out as a public park in 1867, and re-landscaped following war damage by Bridgewater and Shepheard in 1964-65.
It was a very... very.. very quiet day on the Somerset Levels with hardly a bird to be seen. The recent very hot weather as clearly had an affect. However, on the plus side I met up with Keith and Jerry. The general banter, chit-chat and discussions (even Brexit!) meant the time flew by and the lack of birds didn't seem to matter. Jerry did spot a raptor but it was probably in other county and reached for his camera when a pheasant appeared. However at a secret, undisclosed location we did find this Woodpecker in a perfectly natural setting :-)
We make no crazy promises but you will be Alive! (or you might be a member of a rugby team stranded in the snow swept Andes.)
Early 16th century panel from the lower section of the east window.
Shelton church is one I've known from photos for some time, so I was particularly pleased to be visiting it at last. You always have certain expectations in such cases so it's always intriguing to see how they'll measure up to reality. It looks quite a grand building so imagined a more dignified approach, instead we simply pulled up by a gate on a leafy country lane and there it was!
This is clearly an above average building that has had a lot of money put into it, and sure enough its rebuilding was funded by Sir Ralph Shelton (High Sheriff of Norfolk) from the 1490s to at least the 1520s (work may well have continued up to the eve of the Reformation). This work was never finished, as witnessed by the humble west tower that clearly belonged to the previous church, and the curiously hollow south porch, where a fan-vault was obviously planned but never materialised (leaving the upper chamber without a floor).
The church is unusual in the area for showing so little flintwork, the usual building material in these parts. Aside from the tower the walls are mostly of brick and the clerestorey of stone (quite a luxury). Its proportions make the building appear larger than it is, fairly short in length owing to the lack of a structurally defined chancel, but given more height by the handsome row of clerestorey windows above.
Within the church the sense of height is maintained, the proportions again accentuating this with a fairly narrow central aisle that rises to a flat plaster ceiling (replacing the original timber one in the 18th century). The nave columns are slender and elegant, all very much in the last phase of Gothic where the ratios of stonework to glass changed dramatically. This seems a very light building in every sense.
The best original surviving features here are in the windows at the east end, with much early 16th century glass remaining, collected into the three windows of the east wall (and therefore not in situ) with more remains in the traceries of the aisle windows. Most of the larger figures are kneeling donors of the Tudor period, but a few more saintly individuals also remain. There is another font following the usual local design at the west end, but this one has sadly suffered some mutilation. There are tombs of the Shelton family at the east end, but most are plain aside from the early 17th century one on the south side with a group of kneeling figures.
Shelton church is a bit of a gem and well worth a visit, and was open and welcoming when we called in happier (pre Covid) times.
For more see its entry on Simon's Norfolk Churches site below:-
I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Perez Hilton "One Night in Austin" Party Presented by SWAGG and it exceeded any expectations I had for it! In these pictures I was lucky enough to see Courtney Love performing with Hole and I managed to get some really cool pictures I would love share. Enjoy!
A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen... expectations... we all of expectations. Expectations of ourselves, of friends, family, people, places, things. Should the words hope and expectation be used interchangeably?
I was just about to waffle and try to get all intellectual, but I'm currently watching Chris moyles, on radio 1 bc they're streaming the morning show live this week. I love it ;)
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