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Paper pieced design, made with Collage Newsprint and blue solids.
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The Smith Family Log Cabin Home - where Joseph Smith lived in 1820, near Palmyra, NY. (This re-creation of the Smith family cabin stands on the same location as the original.) The forest behind the cabin is know as the "Sacred Grove."
The large Sugar Maple tree in the foreground is believed to be older than the original cabin. It was struck by lightning in the summer of 2008, and is no longer standing! The Smiths tapped about 1,500 maple trees each season to produce an average of 1,000 pounds of sugar; and most of those maple trees grew in this grove.
This photograph was taken in May. No fancy, HDR software manipulation--just general photoshop adjustments and good photography skills.
You can also view a slide show of the Sacred Grove and the Smith Farm (lots of information, maps and other details) at www.thefirstvision.com/.
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Himnos | La amargura es una bendición de Dios
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No te desanimes, no seas débil.
Dios todo te revelará.
El camino al reino no es sencillo.
No es fácil ganar bendiciones.
Todos soportarán amargas pruebas,
para fortalecer su amor por Dios.
Pero no te preocupes, pasa más tiempo ante Dios.
Pero no te preocupes, por qué has de comer o vestir.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más Su voluntad y Él se revelará.
Paso a paso, conocerás Su corazón en toda situación.
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Todos piensan que las bendiciones son dulces palabras,
y no amargura.
Pero compartir la amargura de Dios
es también compartir la dulzura.
Es la promesa de Dios y Su bendición.
Déjalo todo, protege el testimonio de Dios.
Ese debe ser tu objetivo.
Pero aún te hace falta fe, aún careces discernimiento,
y claridad sobre la palabra y la voluntad de Dios.
Pero no te preocupes, pasa más tiempo ante Dios.
Pero no te preocupes, por qué has de comer o vestir.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más Su voluntad y Él se revelará.
III
Todos necesitan superar estas pruebas,
incluso las que son pequeñas.
Toma en cuenta que las circunstancias más duras
también son de Dios bendiciones.
¿Cuántos se han humillado ante Dios a menudo
para suplicar Su bendición?
Pero no te preocupes, pasa más tiempo ante Dios.
Pero no te preocupes, por qué has de comer o vestir.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más la voluntad de Dios.
Busca más Su voluntad y Él se revelará.
IV
Y Dios hallará la forma de caminar en cada uno de ustedes.
Nada puede detenerlo, Su corazón hoy está satisfecho.
Te bendecirá para siempre y siempre.
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Every year I lead an intensive workshop in Spain for beginning and intermediate wildlife photographers:
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Our location is the largest zoological park in the world, and with over 100 different species from the five continents, this is the perfect place to learn all the basics of wildlife photography.
This was shot on a late afternoon when it suddenly started to rain heavily. Instead of staying inside, I encouraged my group to go out and use the rain as an interesting bonus. This Watusi family preferred to stay dry though.
If you're a beginner or intermediate photographer and would like to learn more about wildlife photography and composition, and have a great time with a small group of like-minded enthusiasts, then join us on our next Wildlife Photography Boot Camp in Spain. Please have a look on my website for more information, pictures and tour impression video clips:
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Virginia Bluebell Wildflowers & Spring Growth
Loudoun County, Northern Virginia
Accessed via Bull Run Regional Park
Date taken: April 17, 2014
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The saying “all knees and elbows” is often attributed to someone who has yet to mature or fully grow into their frame. Nature, likewise, goes through a similar stage in spring when the forest has yet to mature into its summer greens and much of what you see is all branches and mud and chaos. This can be a huge challenge during the seasonal shift for landscape photographers considering one of the primary goals of the craft is to reduce nature’s chaos and confusion into one, easily readable, so-called “clean” frame, free from distractions. Being somewhat naturally inclined to question guidelines and to gently poke at their limits, I often shoot scenes that I know at the moment of capture are not going to be received well by those who find comfort in the well-worn confines of the sandbox or who otherwise like to position themselves as the gatekeepers to the status quo. Most of my attempts in this vain are failures, rightfully so, but fun nonetheless. Some, on the other hand, come out personally satisfying, although still largely rejected by the critics and powers that be who stand between an image and its ability to reach market. This photograph is one that appears to be falling into the latter category.
The Occoquan Stream Valley accessed via the Occoquan-Bull Run National Recreational Trail comes alive in the spring season with Virginia Bluebells, a seasonal ephemeral wildflower that paints the forest floor with a carpet of blues and light pink hues. Being an ephemeral though, these guys have to sneak in before the canopy leafs out and steals all of the sunshine from the forest floor. By late May these flowers are all but completely gone, like an illusion, only to return again next spring. Thus, when the Bluebells poke through the ground in early spring much of the surrounding environment is scraggly branches, ample boot-sucking mud, and otherwise nature’s awkward early-season “knees and elbows.” Macro opportunities abound for the small-scene inclined, but contextual landscapes are complicated at best. A few things I learned this season, my first concertedly chasing a few photographs of these wildflowers: my initial thought that overcast and calm weather would provide the most optimal conditions for getting a pop of color were somewhat misguided. I found that late evening or early morning sun on a clear day made for the most dramatic spring scenic, as looking into the light provided for beautiful backlit spring green leaves. Once I thought about this it made perfect sense: sunlight is the driver of spring growth and thus an essential element in any composition that speaks towards the story of the season. However, any light on the bluebells would cause blowouts with exposure and thus, I went in search for late evening light that would make the newly minted spring green understory dance, while also being at such an angle as to mostly shade the delicate bluebells to maintain an even single-exposure. This proved to be a strategy that I continued to follow at both sun-up and sun-down for several days with mild to moderate success.
The resultant shot, what you see above/below, has been confirmed thus far by the critics and gatekeepers as poor composition and of little value to the commercial photography market. However, I find it honest and authentic to the chaos that is spring, and thus, for me personally, a satisfying take-away from a week of shooting. It could certainly be better, but then again, what photograph have you ever really taken that couldn’t be improved?
Have a wonderful weekend folks! Get outside if you can and enjoy the season!
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Titian -
Allegory of Time governed by Prudence [~1550]
London NG
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Here you will find an exhaustive article on possible interpretions:
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Connected to Titian's late portraits is the Allegory of Time governed by Prudence. This is an exceptional portrait which depicts the aged Titian on the left above a wolf's head, his son Orazio in the centre above the head of a lion, and his nephew Marco above a dog's head. The wolf, the lion and the dog, symbolize the past, present and future. In the upper part of the painting there is an inscription which is the key to the complex allegorical meaning of the work: "EX PRAETERITO PRAESENS PRUDENTER AGIT, NI FUTURUM ACTIONE DETURPET" ("From the (experience of the) past, the present acts prudently, lest it spoil future action").
Though it was common enough during the Renaissance to use three human heads to symbolize the ages of man, and to use three animal heads to symbolize prudence, it was very unusual to use them as the theme of a painting. As Titian used personal motifs, it can be assumed that he chose the subject matter himself.
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The Allegory of Prudence (c. 1550–1565) is an oil-on-canvas painting attributed to the Italian artist Titian and his assistants. The painting portrays three human heads, each facing in a different direction, above three animal heads (from left to right, a wolf, a lion and a dog). It is in the National Gallery, London.[1]
The painting is usually interpreted as operating on a number of levels.[2][3] At the first level, the different ages of the three human heads represent the three ages of man (from left to right: old age, maturity and youth), a subject that Titian had depicted 50 years earlier in his The Three Ages of Man. The different directions in which they are facing reflect a second, wider concept of time itself as having a past, present and future. This theme is repeated in the animal heads: an animal with three heads (wolf, lion, dog) to represent the passage of time (past, present, future) is associated with Serapis in Macrobius's Saturnalia, and associated with Apollo by Petrarch, and the iconography is repeated for example in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili of Francesco Colonna (1499), the Hieroglyphica of Pierio Valeriano (1556), and the Iconologia of Cesare Ripa (1643). The third level, from which the painting has acquired its present name, is suggested by a barely visible inscription above the portraits: EX PRÆTE/RITO // PRÆSENS PRVDEN/TER AGIT // NI FVTVRA / ACTIONĒ DE/TVRPET (Latin for "from the experience of the past, the present acts prudently, lest it spoil future actions".)
It has been argued that the human faces are actual portraits of the aged Titian, his son Orazio, and his young nephew, Marco Vecellio, who, like Orazio, lived and worked with Titian.[4] Erwin Panofsky, in his classic exposition, suggests that the painting is specifically associated with the negotiations associated with the passing on of Titian's property to the younger generations, in the light of his approaching death. The painting therefore acts as a visual counsel to the three generations to act prudently in the administration of the inheritance. Nicholas Penny is, however, highly sceptical of this, and points out discrepancies between the human heads and other evidence of the individuals' appearance. He doubts it was a personal project of any sort and feels that is "surely more likely that the painting was commissioned".[5] Others are also of the opinion that the three heads are not Titian and his family. One reason is that there are no portraits of Orazio or Marco, so confirmation that they are the figures is difficult.[6]
More recently the painting has been explained in quite different ways. Instead of an allegory of prudence, it has been seen as an allegory about sin and penitence. On this view, it amounts to an admission by Titian that his failure to act prudently in his youth and middle age has condemned him to lead a regretful old age.[7]
At the other extreme, the painting has been explained as asserting that the prudence which comes with experience and old age is an essential aspect of artistic discrimination and judgement. On this interpretation, the painting therefore acts as a rebuttal of the view that old age is the enemy of artistic achievement. On a more general level, the painting's depiction of Titian with his assistants Orazio and Marco is also intended as a defence of the prudence of the continuity of the Venetian workshop tradition.[8]
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Juuichimen Kannon 十一面観音
Sk: Ekadasamukha. Eleven-headed Kannon; a form of *Kannon 観音 with eleven miniature faces around the top of his head. One of the Six Kannon *Roku Kannon 六観音 and responsible for the human realm. In painting and sculpture, Juuichimen Kannon may be shown seated or standing, but standing images are more common, especially in sculpture. The deity usually is shown with two arms, although sometimes with four. When two armed, he usually carries a water jar with a lotus in his left hand which makes a mudra of the absence of fear *semui-in 施無畏印, and with his right hand makes the mudra of the granting of wishes *yogan-in 与願印. The number of faces is usually eleven, though this number may or may not include the main face of the image (thus making the total number eleven or twelve). A form with nine faces, Kumen Kannon 九面観音 also exists (ex. 8c *danzou 檀像 in Houryuuji 法隆寺). The placement of the heads varies. Bodhisattva heads bosatsumen 菩薩面 are situated in either one or two tiers with the head of a Buddha butsumen 仏面 at the top. The faces of the bodhisattvas usually include three benign faces jihimen 慈悲面, three angry faces shinnumen 瞋怒面, three plain faces with fangs kugejoushutsumen 狗牙上出面; also known as gejoushutsumen 牙上出面 and, at the back, a laughing face daishoumen 大笑面; also known as bouaku daishoumen 暴悪大笑面, daibakushoumen 大爆笑面. A small standing image of *Amida 阿弥陀, referred to as a *kebutsu 化仏, may be added in front of his crown as well.
There are different theories to account for the meaning of Juuichimen's multiple heads. On a folk level, there is a story that his head split into many because of his worry over sentient beings. On a higher level, he removes the eleven impediments of sentient beings. The positioning of the heads clearly indicates, that the elevated head of the Buddha rises above the others and iconography evokes the ten stages of the bodhisattva path, with the Buddha as the final result. The encapsulation of these processes into one image shows the presence of all within the bodhisattva, and suggests the fully enlightened bodhisattva as the ideal.
The origin of the iconography is unclear, but in India, multi-headed, multi-armed figures were used by the 7c to express the complex religious truths and practices of Buddhism. Although few examples are extant in India, a sculpted 7-8c image of Juuichimen Kannon with four arms in the cave #41 at Kanheri is well-known. In China, Juuichimen was commonly portrayed from the early Tang dynasty (early 7c), and the extant examples are found in paintings in Dunhuang 敦煌 (Jp: Tonkou caves #321 and #334) as well as in bronze and stone sculptures. In Japan, belief in the power of Juuichimen Kannon is recorded from the mid 7c, and the deity was propitiated especially for aid in convalescense from illnesses. Sculptural and painted images were common in the Nara period (8c) and became extremely popular in the Heian period (9-12c). There are numerous extant examples, many of fine quality, such as a painted image on the walls of the *Kondou 金堂 (late 7c) in Houryuuji 法隆寺, Nara (burnt down in 1949). Devotion centered upon the practice of group confessions before an image of the deity, the most famous of which was the shuni-e 修二会 ceremony of the *Nigatsudou 二月堂 in Toudaiji 東大寺, Nara (commonly known as omizutori お水取り), which began in 752 and continues to the present day. In Esoteric Buddhism ｍikkyou 密教, Juuichimen appears in the *Taizoukai mandara 胎蔵界曼荼羅. In Shinto art *Shintou bijutsu 神道美術, Juuichimen Kannon is a common choice as the *honjibutsu 本地仏 (Buddhist counterpart) of female Shinto deities *kami 神 and is one of the two most common choices as honjibutsu of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Oomikami 天照大神 (the other being *Dainichi 大日). Juuichimen Kannon may be painted; 1) alone, as in the large Kamakura period (14c) painting held by Shidoji 志度寺 in Kagawa prefecture; 2) in his paradise *Fudaraku 補陀洛 (on a rock in the ocean) often accompained by Zenzai Douji 善財童子; or 3) in a setting like that of the large panel painting in Kaijuusenji 海住山寺, Kyoto, in which the deity descends from his paradise across the sea to welcome the deceased, *raigou 来迎, accompanied by the 25 bodhisattvas. In addition, the fame of distinct sculptural images of Juuichimen Kannon also lead their being the subject of paintings. One such example is the principal image of Hasedera 長谷寺 in Nara, which as a special feature holds a pewter staff *shakujou 錫杖 in its right hand and a lotus in a vase in its left. This very large image stands on a smooth, flat stone uncovered in a landslide, (instead of the lotus pedestal *rengeza 蓮華座, on which the deity first appeared). The story of the making of the image appears in the illustrated history of the temple *shaji engi-e 社寺縁起絵.
bestpauljaisini.blogspot.com/2015/01/muse-gif-1.html The art conundrum; the disconnect between society and art establishment
Celebrity art dealers artists and art collectors have become superstars of such caliber F. Scott Fitzgerald would’t imagine in a wildest Great Gatsby's wet dream.
The breathtaking fables of high-flying multi-million art deals inspire the sensational and entertaining articles to be written by the writers who could barely earn a living nowadays. How many people, however, actually become the art lovers learning about the adventures of the glitzy art stars? None.
The art world is a lonely Narcissus that admires the own reflection. But desperately wants the public affection and attention unwilling to admit the need of new source for awe. Or how many art critics made a serious attempt to explain in written word the post post-modern art scene?
What about the artists… is next thought that comes to mind. Maybe this whole problem of art turning into a very sexy fast-money exchange business is due the bad quality artists?
Even television tried to popularize art in the attempt to create a show who wants to be the next American top model I mean artist. But the public only grow less interested, more so, the public wants to take over the art franchise after the so-called digital revolution. Masses of people who could never touch a camera for variety of reasons now turn to photography. For instance, 300 million photographs are uploaded every minute to Facebook, The numbers have power the sheer grandiosity. And yet the art world tries to keep its cool. And more so, continues to be disconnected.
Which could be good or bad depending how one looks at it. Good in a sense of art preservation, not good for survival of the franchise. In most recent global social phenomenon there’s a new traits of human behavior that present a real threat to what is known as highly developed Western culture.
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JOSE' LUIS PERALES - QUE CANTEN LOS NINOS
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LA LOTTA DELLE MADRI DEL CORNO D'AFRICA .
Namanakwee Ngamor
Ho sempre creduto che sotterrare un figlio o una figlia sia la più traumatica esperienza che possa accadere a una madre, in quanto è una violazione dell’ordine naturale della vita. Ma se, nel peggiore dei casi, tuo figlio muore perché non sei in grado di fornirgli il cibo, il tuo dolore è aggravato per non essere in grado di rispondere all’istinto materno basilare: nutrirlo.
Ecco perché, quando Namanakwee Ngamor mi confida che meno di un mese fa suo figlio è morto di fame, nei suoi occhi affranti ho letto molto più che semplice dolore. “Mio figlio aveva cinque anni. Non abbiamo mangiato per intere settimane, ma lui non ce l’ha fatta a sopravvivere”, spiega la donna, mentre tiene in mano un sacco vuoto che utilizzerà per raccogliere la propria porzione di cibo distribuita oggi da Oxfam a Kanukurdio.
Questo piccolo villaggio nel nord del Kenya, è solo uno dei tanti colpiti dalla grave crisi alimentare del Corno d’Africa che minaccia più di 12 milioni di persone nella regione.
La fame non perdona, sta addosso ai più deboli, uccidendo soprattutto vecchi e bambini, ma è talmente devastante che colpisce anche gli adulti.
Le madri, dopo anni di avversità, hanno i corpi fragili e sono sempre più deboli: potrebbero soccombere da un momento all’altro.
Mary Nsaniana ha da poco seppellito sua figlia, madre dei suoi nipoti, morta a seguito di una malattia che, secondo la sua saggezza di donna cinquantenne, era dovuta al perdurare costante di fame e sete. La fame e la sete, infatti, sono due fattori che violano il naturale ordine della vita.
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La popolazione locale non può comprendere le ragioni di questa siccità, il perché non piova da oltre cinque anni e nemmeno dove possano trovare la forza per andare avanti dopo aver perduto circa il 60% del loro bestiame. Le loro capre, le pecore, il bestiame, e anche i loro cammelli stanno morendo. E con la loro scomparsa sta venendo meno la loro unica fonte di reddito. “Nel momento in cui gli animali muoiono, capiamo che le persone seguiranno lo stesso destino ”, afferma Mary con un’espressione che tradisce un sentimento di rabbia e disperazione.
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Un sentimento di disperazione, ma anche una determinazione a cercare un’alternativa alla morte. “Abbiamo bisogno di grano, così possiamo preparare le pappe per i nostri bambini prima che sia troppo tardi”, esclama Aite Eknba mentre tenta di sorreggere le sue bimbe, Apùa e Evei, i cui piccoli corpi stanno cedendo al tremendo peso della fame.
Dopo tre settimane in cui l’unico alimento a disposizione dei bambini è stato l’ edapal, uno dei frutti selvatici che cresce nella regione, i piccoli sono talmente deboli che per molto tempo non potranno digerire cibo solido. Nel caso in cui le madri non trovino al più presto del cibo appropriato per nutrirli, un’altra violazione dell’ordine naturale della vita minaccerà anche il villaggio di Nakimnet, dove più di 4.400 persone dipendono totalmente dagli aiuti umanitari.
In questo villaggio già sono stati seppelliti quattro bambini, vittime della fame e altri 626 stanno soffrendo a causa della malnutrizione. È impossibile misurare il sentimento di impotenza di queste madri, che sono obbligate ad aspettare per giorni gli aiuti umanitari per poter sfamare i propri figli.
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Aite, Mary e Namanakwee sono solo tre delle migliaia di madri della regione che non hanno niente da mangiare e tantomeno hanno cibo da dare ai propri figli. I loro mariti, che una volta erano fieri pastori nomadi, oggi possono solo aspettare che cada finalmente la pioggia di cui hanno disperato bisogno.
La carenza di pascoli e i conflitti etnici che hanno colpito alcune aree al confine della regione un tempo fertili, sottopone i villaggi ad un virtuale stato di assedio, obbligando le persone a restare in questa drammatica attesa.
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Tuttavia, per molte di queste donne, la sosta obbligata è stata l’occasione per prendere delle iniziative. Nel villaggio di Mila Matatu, ho parlato con Alice Atabo, l’agente designata da Oxfam per favorire la distribuzione del cibo. Questa donna intraprendente si è occupata di metter su un piccolo negozio di alimentari e può così aiutare la comunità a rifornirsi di cibo.
“Tutto cominciò quando decisi di investire una piccola somma, che Oxfam mi aveva donato, perché partecipai a un progetto che prevedeva dei finanziamenti per avviare attività. Io comprai prodotti come latte, farina e zucchero. Non appena le persone vennero a sapere del mio negozio, iniziarono a comprare gli alimenti basilari da me. Nel corso del tempo”, spiega Alice, “sono stata in grado di rientrare economicamente con le spese e anche di fare richiesta di un ulteriore credito per espandere la mia attività. Inoltre, mi venne data una parte di cibo da distribuire gratuitamente alle famiglie più bisognose che venivano a prenderlo nel mio negozio”.
“Oggi il cibo arriva dal centro di distribuzione e le persone, che possiedono dei buoni d’acquisto, sono impazienti di comprarlo, perché scarseggia e sta per finire”, afferma la donna mentre tiene in braccio il più piccolo dei suoi otto figli, un bimbo sorridente che, mentre la madre parla, gioca con la sua collana.
Alice è consapevole di essere una madre fortunata, perché ha abbastanza cibo per nutrire i suoi bambini.
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Con i fondi raccolti, Oxfam Italia porterà alle popolazioni del sud dell’Etiopia cibo, acqua e servizi igienici, e creerà posti di lavoro retribuiti (programma cash for work) per far ripartire l’economia locale. L’Etiopia è uno dei paesi più colpiti dalla crisi. Con il suo intervento Oxfam assisterà circa 15mila persone e 750 famiglie.
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La lucha de una madre en el Cuerno de África
10 Agosto, 2011| Blog channel: Conflicto y Desastres
Siempre he pensado que enterrar a un hijo es la experiencia más traumática que puede ocurrirle a una madre, una alteración del orden natural de la vida. Pero si además, tu hijo muere porque no has podido alimentarle, a ese dolor se añade la impotencia de no haber podido responder al más básico de los instintos maternales: nutrir a los hijos.
Por ello, cuando Namanakwee Ngamor, me cuenta que hace menos de un mes el hambre mató a su hijo, sus ojos abatidos expresan más que dolor. “Mi hijo tenía 5 años. Estaba cada vez más débil y yo no tenía nada más para darle qué frutos silvestres. Llevábamos semanas sin comer y mi hijo no pudo aguantar”, explica la mujer mientras sostiene entres sus manos un saco vacío, que utilizará para recoger la parte que le corresponde de la distribución de alimentos que hoy está realizando Oxfam en Kanukurdio. Esta aldea del norte de Kenia, es una más de las afectada por la grave crisis alimentaria en el Cuerno de África, que amenaza a más de 15 millones de personas en la región.
Namanakwee Ngamor, instalada en Kanukurdio, en el norte de Kenia, ha perdido a su hijo de 5 años. Foto: Irina Fuhrmann /Oxfam
El hambre se mece lentamente sobre los más débiles, adormeciendo primero a los niños y a los ancianos, pero sus estragos empiezan a alcanzar también a los adultos. Las madres, con sus cuerpos ya frágiles por años de penuria, se están debilitando cada vez más y en cualquier momento ellas también pueden caer. Mary Nsaniana enterró hace poco a su hija, la madre de sus dos nietos, tras una enfermedad que según la experiencia de esta mujer de 50 años, fue una acumulación de hambre y sed. Hambre y sed que alteran el orden natural de la vida.
Tampoco los habitantes de la zona comprenden por qué hay sequia, por qué ya hace más de cinco años que no llueve ni cómo van a poder seguir adelante cuando han perdido cerca del 60% de su ganado. Las cabras, ovejas, vacas, e incluso ahora los camellos, se están desvaneciendo y con ellos su única fuente de ingresos. “Cuando mueren los animales sabemos que los siguientes somos nosotros, los humanos”, explica Mary, con ademanes que muestran el enojo de su desesperanza.
Desesperanza y urgencia para que no mueran más personas. “Necesitamos cereales para poder darles papilla a los niños, antes de que sea demasiado tarde” clama Aite Eknoba, tratando de sostener erguidos a sus dos hijos, Apúa y Evei, cuyos cuerpecitos se doblegan ante la fuerza del hambre. Tras haber pasado tres semanas comiendo edapal, uno de los frutos silvestres que se encuentra en la zona, los niños están tan débiles que ya no retienen ningún alimento sólido. Si su madre no encuentra algo adecuado para alimentarles rápidamente, otra nueva alteración del orden natural de la vida se cernirá sobre Nakinomet, una aldea dónde más de 4.400 personas dependen totalmente de la ayuda humanitaria.
Esta comunidad ya ha enterrado a cuatro niños víctimas del hambre y otros 626 sufren desnutrición. Según las recientes evaluaciones que se han llevado a cabo en la región de Turkana, 37 niños de cada 100 muestran signos de desnutrición. Lo que no podemos medir todavía es el grado de impotencia de sus madres, obligadas a esperar que llegue la ayuda humanitaria para poder alimentar a sus hijos unos días más.
Aite, Mary y Namanakwee son sólo tres madres entre miles de mujeres afectadas en la región, que no tienen nada con qué alimentarse, ni ellas ni sus hijos. Sus maridos, antes orgullosos pastores trashumantes, sólo esperan que llegue la tan ansiada lluvia. La falta de pasto y el conflicto interétnico que afecta ciertas zonas de pastoreo fronterizas han sitiado a estas comunidades, obligándolas a permanecer en esta dramática espera.
Alice Atabo abrió una pequeña tienda de comestibles de su comunidad, Mila Matatu, en el norte de Kenia. Foto: Irina Fuhrmann /Oxfam
Sin embargo, para algunas de estas madres, la espera no carece de iniciativa. En Mila Matatu, otra aldea de la zona, me encuentro con Alice Atabo, la agente de intercambio designada por Oxfam para apoyar la distribución de alimentos. Esta emprendedora mujer ha hecho crecer una pequeña tienda de alimentación que provee a la comunidad. “Todo empezó cuando decidí invertir una pequeña cantidad, que me había dado Oxfam al participar en un proyecto al cash x work, en comprar productos como leche, harina, azúcar. Tan pronto supieron que en mi tienda podían abastecerse de lo básico, empezaron a venir de todos lados. Y con el tiempo, pude volver a pedir otro crédito y ampliar mi aprovisionamiento. Ahora además, recepciono los alimentos de la distribución gratuita y las familias más necesitadas vienen a recogerlos a mi tienda” explica Alice.
“Hoy han llegado los alimentos de la distribución y la gente ya está impaciente con sus tarjetas de intercambio preparadas, pues ya no les queda nada para comer”, nos explica mientras sostiene en sus brazos al último de sus ocho hijos, un bebé sonriente que juega con los collares de su madre. Alice sabe que es una madre afortunada pues tiene con qué nutrir a sus hijos.
Oxfam interviene en la región del norte de Kenia, distribuyendo alimentos a más de 200.000 personas. La organización trabaja desde hace años con las comunidades de pastores, apoyando la habilitación de puntos de agua, interviniendo con programas de dinero a cambio de trabajo y acompañando en el desarrollo de nuevos medios de vida alternativos para las comunidades de pastoralistas.
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Le combat quotidien des mères dans la Corne de l'Afrique
15 Août, 2011| Blog channel: Conflits et Urgences
Devoir enterrer son enfant m'a toujours semblé être l'expérience la plus traumatisante que pouvait vivre une mère, une sorte de bouleversement de l'ordre naturel de la vie. Mais si en plus, cet enfant meurt car vous n'avez pas été en mesure de le nourrir, alors vient s'ajouter à la douleur de la perte d'un enfant celle de ne pas avoir pu répondre à un des instincts maternels primaires : celui de nourrir ses enfants.
Namanakwee Ngamor, installée à Kanukurdio, au nord du Kenya, a perdu son fils, âgé de 5 ans. Photo : Irina Fuhrmann /Oxfam
Quand Namanakwee Ngamor m'explique comment, il y a moins d'un mois, elle a perdu son fils, mort de faim, ses yeux trahissent bien plus que de la douleur. "Mon fils avait 5 ans. Il était de plus en plus faible, et je n'avais rien d'autre à lui donner que des baies. Nous sommes restés des semaines sans manger et il n'avait plus assez d'énergie pour se tenir debout", m'explique-t-elle, en tenant dans ses mains le sac vide qui lui servira à garder la ration distribuée plus tard par Oxfam à Kanukurdio. Cette zone du nord du Kenya est une des plus gravement touchées par la crise dans la Corne de l'Afrique, qui menace à terme plus de 15 millions de personnes.
La faim s'installe lentement parmi les populations les plus faibles, frappant en priorité les enfants et les personnes âgées, mais ses effets sont également de plus en plus visibles chez les adultes. Les mères, dont les corps ont déjà été éprouvés par des années de pénuries, sont très affaiblies et peuvent succomber à tout moment. Mary Nsaniana a enterré il y a peu sa fille, la mère de ses deux petits-enfants, morte de complications qui, selon cette femme de 50 ans, sont consécutives à la faim et la soif persistantes. Cette faim et cette soif qui bouleverse l'ordre naturel de la vie.
Les habitants de ces régions ne savent pas non plus d'où vient cette sécheresse, pourquoi il n'a pas plu suffisamment depuis cinq ans, ni comment ils vont pourvoir continuer à vivre en ayant perdu presque 60% de leurs réserves de grain. Chèvres, moutons, vaches et maintenant également les chameaux périssent lentement, et avec eux l'unique source de revenus des populations. "Quand les animaux commencent à mourir, nous savons que nous, les humains, sommes les suivants", explique Mary, désespérée.
Il est urgent d'intervenir, pour éviter que davantage de personnes ne perdent la vie. "Nous avons besoin de céréales, pour préparer des bouillies pour les enfants, avant qu'il ne soit trop tard", demande Aite Eknoba, tout en essayant de maintenir debout ses deux enfants, Apúa et Evei, dont les petits corps sont meurtris par la faim. Après avoir mangé de l'edapal, une baie locale, pendant trois semaines, les enfants étaient tellement faibles qu'ils n'arrivaient plus à digérer des aliments solides. Si leur mère ne trouve pas rapidement de quoi les nourrir, l'ordre naturel de la vie sera une nouvelle fois bouleversé à Nakinomet, où 4 400 personnes dépendent entièrement de l'aide humanitaire.
Cette communauté a déjà dû enterrer quatre enfants des suites de la famine, et 626 autres souffrent de malnutrition. Selon des évaluations récentes effectuées dans la région de Turkana, 37% des enfants sont sous-alimentés. Il est à l'heure actuelle encore impossible d'évaluer ce taux chez les mères, obligées d'attendre l'arrivée de l'aide humanitaire pour pouvoir nourrir leurs enfants un jour de plus.
Alice Atabo a ouvert un petit magasin d'alimentation pour sa communauté, à Mila Matatu, au nord du Kenya. Photo : Irina Fuhrmann /Oxfam
Aite, Mary et Namanakwee ne sont que trois des milliers de femmes touchées par la crise et qui ne trouvent plus de quoi s'alimenter, ni pour elles, ni pour leurs enfants. Leurs maris, de fiers bergers itinérants, en sont réduits à attendre l'arrivée tant espérée de la pluie. Le manque de pâturages et le conflit ethnique qui touche certaines zones de la région ont coincé ici ces communautés, les obligeant à poursuivre cette attente dramatique.
Cependant, pour certaines de ces mères, l'attente n'exclut pas la prise d'initiatives. À Mila Matatu, une autre zone de la région affectée, j'ai rencontré Alice Atabo, désignée par Oxfam comme agente de liaison pour aider à la distribution de nourriture. Cette femme entreprenante a mis en place un petit magasin d'alimentation pour la communauté. "Tout a commencé quand j'ai décidé d'investir une petite partie de l'argent reçu par Oxfam dans le cadre d'un projet 'argent-contre-travail' pour acheter des produits comme du lait, du sucre et de la farine. Dès que le bruit s'est répandu qu'on pouvait trouver des produits dans mon échoppe, les gens ont commencé à affluer. Peu de temps après, j'ai pu demander un autre crédit et ainsi remplir mon magasin. Je reçois également les rations alimentaires des familles les plus faibles, qui peuvent ensuite venir les retirer chez moi", explique Alice.
"La distribution de nourriture a eu lieu aujourd'hui, et les gens attendent avec impatience, leur carte d'approvisionnement à la main, car il ne leur reste plus rien à manger,", nous raconte-t-elle en tenant à la main le dernier de ses huit enfants, un bébé souriant qui joue avec les colliers de sa mère. Alice sait qu'elle a de la chance, car elle possède de quoi nourrir ses enfants.
Oxfam intervient dans la région du nord du Kenya en distribuant des produits alimentaires pour 200 000 personnes. L'organisation travaille depuis des années avec les communautés pastorales, en appuyant l'installation de points d'eau, en mettant en place des programmes "argent-contre-travail" et en les accompagnant dans le développement de moyens de subsistance alternatifs.
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"Cari figli, Oggi, figlioli, vi invito, ad essere con Gesù attraverso la preghiera, per poter scoprire la bellezza delle creature di Dio tramite l'esperienza personale nella preghiera. Non potete parlare né testimoniare della preghiera se non pregate, perciò, figlioli, nel silenzio del cuore rimanete con Gesù, perché Lui vi cambi e vi trasformi con il Suo Amore."
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Cosma e Damiano, medici anàrgiri (gratuiti), secondo un'antica tradizione subirono il martirio a Ciro in Siria e il loro culto fu assai diffuso in tutta la Chiesa fin dal sec. IV. Il 26 settembre è la probabile data della dedicazione della basilica che a Roma porta il loro nome, edificata da Felice IV (525-530). Di loro si fa memoria nel Canone romano
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Shadow Hunter
There are methodical photographers who dedicate hours to every photo controlling every little detail of light and composition. On the opposite side there are those who armed with their cameras are hungry for images like a hunter looking for his prey. They don’t know where nor when they’ll find this image. They’re not familiar with the place, the light or “the model”. But at any given time they’ll stumble upon it and shoot without thinking twice, feeling the rush of the hunter becoming the hunted.
Billy Gómez belongs to this lineage of camouflaged, instinctive, risk-taking, quick draw and crack shot photographers. He has become a creative and active witness of the streets of Seoul. Its inhabitants are the driving force behind his work with their hectic routines, their depression and loneliness etched on their faces. The metro, train and the streets are his usual scenes. As in this image, the people he photographs are alone, lost in thought and with an expression of defeat almost as if they were prisoners to a life they hadn’t dreamt of. They look through the windows with their imagination trying to escape but all they find are others like them who are just as lonely and lost.
Billy is aware of the fact that with his camera he is going to steal sad and intimate moments in public places with no previous permission and this has its risks. However this also turns the moment of capture into something exciting, disturbing and unpredictable. With his sensitive and lyrical voyeurism he turns everything he sees into art.
He develops his photographs in a way to increase the loneliness of the lives of the human beings he portrays. By adding a vignette to every one of his subjects and darkening the borders it seems like they are surrounded by shadows. With his camera he immortalizes these sad inhabitants and it can be said that his voyeurism of anonymous men and women is taxidermal.
Billy Gómez (Los Angeles, 1971)
Born in America he moved to Seoul in 2005 to teach English. His job leaves him with a lot of free time and soon he decides to make the most of it by taking photographs. After a few years of fooling around, experimenting and searching he starts to define his style - a combination of voyeurism and spontaneous portrait. The result is a lucid and sad x-ray of a city, Seoul and its inhabitants.
With a telephoto lens, a 50mm and lately an iPhone that allows him to go unnoticed, he hits the streets in search of the right light and perfect moment. Not being able to control light as one would in a studio makes post-production more laborious. The search for the right light is now one of this visual poet’s priorities in the streets of Seoul. A hunter of light and above all shadows.
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Ο συγκινητικός ύμνος της βασιλείας έχει αντηχήσει, αναγγέλλοντας σε όλο το σύμπαν την άφιξη του Θεού στην ανθρωπότητα! Η βασιλεία του Θεού έχει φτάσει! Όλοι οι άνθρωποι επευφημούν, όλα αγάλλονται! Τα πάντα στους ουρανούς ξεχειλίζουν από χαρά. Τι εντυπωσιακές σκηνές αγαλλίασης είναι αυτές;
Από τους ανθρώπους που ζουν μέσα στην οδύνη και έχουν υπομείνει χιλιάδες χρόνια διαφθοράς του Σατανά, ποιος δεν λαχταρά— δεν ποθεί — την άφιξη του Θεού; Πόσοι πιστοί και ακόλουθοι του Θεού ανά τους αιώνες υπέστησαν, υπό την επιρροή του Σατανά, βάσανα και αντιξοότητες, διώξεις και αποξένωση; Ποιος δεν ελπίζει ότι η βασιλεία του Θεού θα έρθει σύντομα; Αφού γευτεί τις χαρές και τις λύπες της ανθρωπότητας, ποιος άνθρωπος δεν επιθυμεί να πρυτανεύσει η αλήθεια και η δικαιοσύνη στους ανθρώπους;
Όταν έρθει η βασιλεία του Θεού, θα φτάσει επιτέλους η μέρα που περιμένουν απεγνωσμένα όλα τα έθνη και οι λαοί! Tι σκηνές θα εκτυλιχθούν τότε στους ουρανούς και στη γη; Πόσο όμορφη θα είναι η ζωή στη βασιλεία; Με το έργο «Ο ύμνος της βασιλείας: Η βασιλεία κατέρχεται στον κόσμο», οι προσευχές χιλιετιών θα πραγματοποιηθούν.
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Hefang Street is the most famed street in Hangzhou City. With brilliant culture and long history, it is regarded as a typical symbol of ancient Hangzhou. Vising this busy but interesting street, you can catch a glimpse of antique buildings and long-survived stores, taste local snacks as well as savor the beautiful artifacts.
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La calle Hefang es la más famosa de la ciudad de Hangzhou. Con una cultura brillante y una larga historia, se considera un símbolo típico de la antigua Hangzhou. Recorriendo esta concurrida pero interesante calle, podrá echar un vistazo a edificios antiguos y tiendas que han sobrevivido durante mucho tiempo, degustar aperitivos locales y saborear bellas cosas.
Hangzhou léase Jang-Zhóu es la capital y la ciudad más grande de la provincia de Zhejiang en la República Popular China. Está situada en las riberas del río Qiantang, cerca de su desembocadura, y a la cabeza de la bahía de Hangzhou, que separa Shanghái y Ningbo. Hangzhou cobró relevancia al ser el extremo sur del Gran Canal, y ha sido una de las ciudades chinas con más renombre durante el último milenio.
La ciudad de Hangzhou yace en el delta del río Yangtsé y hace frontera al este con la bahía de Hangzhou. Dentro de la ciudad se ubica el lago del Oeste, el cual fue nombrado Patrimonio de la Humanidad en el 2011. El río Qiantang divide la ciudad en norte y sur, siendo el norte el de mayor población.
La ciudad ganó importancia gracias a la construcción durante la dinastía Sui del Gran Canal de China. Durante ese periodo se construyó la muralla de la ciudad. Fue la capital de la dinastía Song del sur (1127-1279). A partir del año 1138 se convirtió en un importante centro de comercio. La industria de la ciudad se especializó en la porcelana y los textiles.
El explorador Marco Polo visitó Hangzhou a finales del siglo XIII y dijo de ella que era “la ciudad más suntuosa y elegante del mundo”. Hasta la dinastía Ming, fue un puerto importante. A partir de ese periodo, y como consecuencia de los continuos ataques de los piratas japoneses, Hangzhou perdió importancia. En 1555 la ciudad fue saqueada por los piratas. En 1861 sufrió el ataque de los rebeldes del Reino Celestial de los Taiping que tomaron y saquearon la ciudad. Hangzhou no fue recuperada por las tropas imperiales hasta 1863. Este conflicto entre rebeldes y tropas imperiales causó más de medio millón de bajas entre la población.
Las industrias tradicionales de Hangzhou son la de la seda, maquinaria y textil pero la industria electrónica se ha desarrollado con rapidez en la zona, sobre todo después del cambio en el sistema económico del país ocurrido en 1992. La ciudad se ha convertido también en uno de los destinos turísticos más visitados del país, lo que ha generado que una parte de la economía se dedique al sector servicios. En la zona se produce té verde; el té de la zona de Hangzhou es apreciado en todo el país por su alta calidad.
Cabe destacar que esta ciudad vio nacer al empresario Jack Ma, fundador de Alibaba, y actualmente el hombre más rico de China. La empresa que creó también vio la luz por primera vez desde el departamento de Ma en Hangzhou, en los años 1990. La sede del corporativo sigue estando en la ciudad de Hangzhou con un campus de enormes proporciones, similar al de sus pares estadounidenses en Silicon Valley.
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Hangzhou (Chinese: 杭州, Hangzhounese pronunciation: [ɦɑ̃.tse], Standard Mandarin pronunciation: [xǎŋ.ʈʂóʊ]), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, which separates Shanghai and Ningbo. Hangzhou grew to prominence as the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and has been one of China's most renowned and prosperous cities for much of the last millennium. It is a major economic and e-commerce hub within China, and the second biggest city in Yangtze Delta after Shanghai. Hangzhou is classified as a sub-provincial city and forms the core of the Hangzhou metropolitan area, the fourth-largest in China after Guangzhou-Shenzhen Pearl River agglomeration, Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou conurbation and Beijing. As of 2019, the Hangzhou metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of 3.2 trillion yuan ($486.53 billion), making it larger than the economy of Nigeria (the largest in Africa). As of the 2020 Chinese census, it had a total population of 11,936,010 inhabitants. However, its metropolitan area, populated by 13.035 million people over an area of 8,107.9 km2 (3,130.5 sq mi), consists of all urban districts in Hangzhou and 3 urban districts of the city of Shaoxing.
Hangzhou has been repeatedly rated as the best commercial city in mainland China by Forbes and the Chinese city with the highest growth potential by the Economist Intelligence Unit, and it boasts the eighth largest GDP among cities in mainland China with a GDP of around 1.8 trillion RMB ($280 billion). Home to the headquarters of large global tech companies such as the Alibaba Group, Ant Group and NetEase, Hangzhou is known for attracting professionals and entrepreneurs who work in information technology. Since 2014, its rapid population growth has led to a steady increase in local housing prices. According to the 2020 Hurun Global Rich List, Hangzhou ranks 11th in the world and 6th in China (after Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou) in the number of resident billionaires.
Hangzhou is a major city for scientific research in the Asia-Pacific, ranking 19th globally by scientific outputs. It hosts several notable universities, including Zhejiang, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou Normal, Hangzhou Dianzi, Zhejiang A&F, Zhejiang Sci-Tech, Zhejiang Chinese Medical, Westlake, China Jiliang and Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics. In September 2015, Hangzhou was awarded the 2022 Asian Games. Its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage Site west of the city, is among its best-known attractions.[7] A study conducted by PwC and China Development Research Foundation ranked Hangzhou first among "Chinese Cities of Opportunity". According to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC), the city is classified as Beta (global second-tier) city, together with Chongqing, Nanjing and Tianjin in China. Hangzhou is also one of the world's top 100 financial centers, according to the Global Financial Centres Index. It will be the third Chinese city to host the Asian Games, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. Hangzhou also hosted the 11th G20 summit in 2016.
Yuan China was very open to foreign visitors, and several returned west describing Hangzhou—under the names Khinzai, Campsay, etc. - as one of the foremost cities in the world. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo supposedly visited Hangzhou in the late 13th century. In his book, he records that the city was "greater than any in the world" and that "the number and wealth of the merchants, and the amount of goods that passed through their hands, was so enormous that no man could form a just estimate thereof." Polo's account greatly exaggerates the city's size, although it has been argued that the "hundred miles" of walls would be plausible if Chinese miles were intended instead of Italian ones and that the "12,000 stone bridges" might have been a copyist error born from the city's 12 gates. In the 14th century, the Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta arrived; his later account concurred that al-Khansā was "the biggest city I have ever seen on the face of the earth." He visited Hangzhou in 1345 and noted its charm and described how the city sat on a beautiful lake and was surrounded by gentle green hills. He was particularly impressed by the large number of well-crafted and well-painted Chinese wooden ships with colored sails and silk awnings in the canals. He attended a banquet held by Qurtai, the Yuan Mongol administrator of the city, who according to Ibn Battuta, was fond of the skills of local Chinese conjurers.
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Hino da Igreja
Eu estou caminhando na estrada para o Reino
I
Caminhando para o reino,
lendo as Palavra de Deus
, olho para Ele.
Palavras com significados,
profundas e sérias, gravadas em meu coração.
Deus, Te preocupas
que eu seja enganado, destruído por Satanás.
Tuas palavras me guiaram,
deram verdadeira vida a mim
e me colocaram neste caminho.
II
Ó~ ó~
Através da obra de Tuas palavras,
vi deste mundo o mal e a escuridão.
Agredido por tendências vis,
não me pareço com um humano.
Lá vaguei pelo mundo,
nenhuma esperança, coração cheio de escuridão.
Deus, Tu me salvaste!
Envolto em Tuas palavras cresci e fortaleci.
III
Palavras de Deus mostram a verdade,
minha corrupção, minha repulsa.
Egoísta, ganancioso, orgulhoso,
cheio de mentiras, quase desumano!
Aos pés de Deus eu caio,
cheio de remorso, me curvo ao Seu julgamento.
E busco a verdade,
vivo aparência humana
praticando as palavras de Deus.
IV
Caminhando para o reino,
estou feliz, compartilho o evangelho.
O caminho é dificl para andar,
com mais perseguições dia a dia.
Sem conseguir dar um passo a mais.
As palavras de Deus, me guiam, dão fé e coragem.
Sigo a Deus até o fim,
aprovado por Ele, eu morreria feliz.
Ó~ ó~ ó~ ó~
Aprovado por Ele, morreria feliz.
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