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Three months ago I reported this to Haringey through the FixMyStreet website. So far there is no sign of a fix.
I will re-report this to Haringey with my new photo taken on 12 October 2016. Another three months of inaction risks this alley having a sheet of ice if we get a cold winter.
Quotes About Krishna
Quotes tagged as "krishna" (showing 1-30 of 39)
Christopher Pike
“It doesn't matter. You are what you are. I am what I am. We are the same-when you take the time to remember me.”
― Christopher Pike, The Red Dice
tags: krishna, red-dice 61 likes Like
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“Can't you ever be serious?' I said, mortified.
'It's difficult,' he said. 'There's so little in life that's worth it.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions
tags: divakaruni, krishna, life, palace-of-illusions, panchaali, seriousness 54 likes Like
Christopher Pike
“The truth is always simpler than you can imagine.”
― Christopher Pike, The Red Dice
tags: krishna 47 likes Like
“The only way you can conquer me is through love and there I am gladly conquered”
― Gopi Krishna
tags: krishna, love, mohit-k-misra, moht-misra 38 likes Like
“One who sees inaction in action and action in inaction- he is a wise man.”
― Gopi Krishna
tags: holy-bhagwat-gita, krishna, mohit-k-misra 16 likes Like
“It is I who remain seated in the heart of all creatures as the inner controller of all; and it is I who am the source of memory, knowledge and the ratiocinativefaculty. Again, I am the only object worth knowing through the Vedas; I alone am the origin of Vedānta and the knower of the Vedas too. — Krishna; Chapter 15, verse 15”
― Anonymous, The Bhagavad Gita
tags: hinduism, krishna 11 likes Like
Abhijit Naskar
“Christ attained the ultimate spiritual oneness through prayer and devotion, Moses and Mohammed through prayer, Buddha and all the Indian sages through intense meditation and so did I. And so can you.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost
tags: brainy-quotes, buddha, buddhahood, christ, christianity, consciousness-mind-brain, consciousness-quotes, divine-self, harmony-quotes, hinduism, islam, krishna, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-quotes, moses, muhammad, muhammad-pbuh, neurotheology, nirvana, nondual-philosophy, nondualism, nonduality, peace, pearls-of-wisdom, philosophy, philosophy-quotes, self-realization, transcendentalism 3 likes Like
Abhijit Naskar
“Just like love becomes consummated upon the attainment of orgasm, all the faith and divinity in the world reach their ultimate existential potential upon the attainment of Absolute Unitary Qualia or simply Absolute Godliness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost
tags: brainy-quotes, buddha, buddhahood, christ, christianity, consciousness-mind-brain, consciousness-quotes, divine-self, harmony-quotes, hinduism, islam, krishna, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-quotes, moses, muhammad, muhammad-pbuh, neurotheology, nirvana, nondual-philosophy, nondualism, nonduality, peace, pearls-of-wisdom, philosophy, philosophy-quotes, self-realization, transcendentalism 2 likes Like
Alan W. Watts
“When it comes down to it, government is simply an abandonment of responsibility on the assumption that there are people, other than ourselves, who really know how to manage things. But the government, run ostensibly for the good of the people, becomes a self-serving corporation. To keep things under control, it proliferates law of ever-increasing complexity and unintelligibility, and hinders productive work by demanding so much accounting on paper that the record of what has been done becomes more important than what has actually been done. [...] The Taoist moral is that people who mistrust themselves and one another are doomed.”
― Alan W. Watts
tags: democracy, esotericism, government, krishna, philosophy, politics, tao, zen 2 likes Like
“Gujarat is my home state, welcome to the land of Krishna, Gandhi, Sardar & now it's Narendrabhai”
― Mukesh Ambani Vibrant Gujarat 2015
tags: gandhi, gujarat, krishna, narendra-modi, sardar 2 likes Like
Manasa Rao Saarloos
“I haven’t been to a temple in years, never been forced. My folks always said, marry a nice human being, religion doesn’t matter. They said your god is inside you! Don’t you forget that. Krishna, Jesus, Allah, are all one. Follow vegetarianism as far as you can, but you can choose your own diet, doesn’t matter. Believe in god, but for you and not because the world asks you to. Forgive and forget to be at peace. Do not believe in revenge, believe in karma!!”
― Manasa Rao Saarloos
tags: allah, forgive-and-forget, god, hinduism, jesus, karma, krishna, marriage, parenting, religion-and-philoshophy, spirituality, vegetarianism 2 likes Like
Abhijit Naskar
“There has been more bloodshed in the name of God than for any other cause. And it is all because people never attempt to reach the fountain-head. They are content only to comply with the customs of their forefathers and instructions on some books, and want others to do the same. But, to explain God after merely reading the scriptures is like explaining the city of New York after seeing it only in a map.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost
tags: brainy-quotes, buddha, buddhahood, christ, christianity, consciousness-mind-brain, consciousness-quotes, divine-self, fundamentalism, harmony-quotes, hinduism, islam, krishna, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-quotes, moses, muhammad, muhammad-pbuh, neurotheology, nirvana, nondual-philosophy, nondualism, nonduality, peace, pearls-of-wisdom, philosophy, philosophy-quotes, religious-extremism, religious-faith, religious-terrorism, religious-violence, self-realization, terrorism, transcendentalism 2 likes Like
Vikrmn
“Forgive all before you go to sleep, you'll be forgiven before you get up. – Lord Krishna.”
― Vikrmn, Corpkshetra
tags: 10-golden-steps-of-life, 10gsl, ca-vikram-verma, chartered-accountant, forgive, forgiven, get-up, golden, inspirational, krishna, life, lord-krishna, motivational, sleep, steps, vikram, vikram-verma, vikrmn, vv 2 likes Like
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“But Krishna was a chameleon.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Palace of Illusions
tags: identity, krishna, palace-of-illusions 1 likes Like
Padma Viswanathan
“Perhaps terror and peace became the same thing when life's mysteries were unveiled. In the Bhagavad Gita, when Krishna reveals his divine form at Arjuna's request, Arjuna is terrified at seeing what no mortal can stand to see. But the end to human doubt surely must also bring with it a definite, final peace.”
― Padma Viswanathan, The Ever After of Ashwin Rao
tags: arjuna, bhagavad-gita, enlightenment, fear, krishna, life-s-mysteries, mysteries, peace, terror 1 likes Like
Sandeep Sharma
“The moment when your heart’s rhythm synchronises with the chants of the holy temple, you find God in your soul. It was noisy yet peaceful. They were all dancing in the packed hall, with eyes closed and hands swinging up in the air. It was as if the motto of life was nothing but to enjoy this very moment and taste the love of the almighty.”
― Sandeep Sharma, Let The Game Begin
tags: god, krishna, life-and-living, mathura 1 likes Like
Vivian Amis
“All suffering is caused by one belief....the belief in separation”
― Vivian Amis, The Lotus - Realization of Oneness
tags: buddha, business, end-to, family, friends, god, harmony, home, jesus, krishna, love, missery, oneness, partnership, peace, quotes, realization, self, suffering, war, world 1 likes Like
“You don’t need validation or approval from anyone but yourself. Even if the entire world goes against, disagrees with or attempts to crush you, stand up for what you believe in, and stand up alone if you have to! It’s better to die while living your own truth than to live in the truth of another. Lord Krishna in the holy Bhagavad Gita pointed this out when he said;
“It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection.”
Integrity is the key to freedom. It’s only your own truth that can ‘set you free.’ It’s perfectly fine if your truth doesn’t match that of others because the experience of physical reality is a completely subjective one. It doesn’t make either of you wrong, as long as you’re both being true to yourselves, that’s all that matters.”
― Craig Krishna, The Labyrinth: Rewiring the Nodes in the Maze of your Mind
tags: beliefs, believe-in, bhagavad-gita, destiny, identity, integrity, key, krishna, opinions, perfection, stand-up, truth 1 likes Like
“Show yourself as an ideal Vaisnava, then you are my representative in full. We are not after titles and designations. We must teach by personal example. Do this and the future of our movement will be glorious.”
― Prabhupada Dasa
tags: krishna 1 likes Like
“When you think you know Everything, you know NOTHING! When you think you know Nothing.. You become KRISHNA- THE UNKNOWN !”
― True Krishna Priya
tags: consciousness, krishna, soul 1 likes Like
Abhijit Naskar
“Once you attain the state of Absolute Oneness or Non-Duality, you become one of those spiritual legends that humanity so gloriously venerates as the founding fathers of religion.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost
tags: brainy-quotes, buddha, buddhahood, christ, christianity, consciousness-mind-brain, consciousness-quotes, divine-self, harmony-quotes, hinduism, islam, krishna, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-quotes, moses, muhammad, muhammad-pbuh, neurotheology, nirvana, nondual-philosophy, nondualism, nonduality, peace, pearls-of-wisdom, philosophy, philosophy-quotes, self-realization, transcendentalism 1 likes Like
Abhijit Naskar
“Once you emerge from the state of absolute divinity, the self within you becomes Christ – it becomes Buddha – it becomes Moses – it becomes Krishna. The sage who emerges from the state of non-duality begins to perceive the self as Christ, not Christ as Christ – the self as Moses, not Moses as Moses – the self as Mohammed, not Mohammed as Mohammed – the self as Krishna, not Krishna as Krishna.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Love, God & Neurons: Memoir of a scientist who found himself by getting lost
tags: brainy-quotes, buddha, buddhahood, christ, christianity, consciousness-mind-brain, consciousness-quotes, divine-self, harmony-quotes, hinduism, islam, krishna, meditation, mindfulness, mindfulness-quotes, moses, muhammad, muhammad-pbuh, neurotheology, nirvana, nondual-philosophy, nondualism, nonduality, peace, pearls-of-wisdom, philosophy, philosophy-quotes, self-realization, transcendentalism 1 likes Like
“Narada Muni says - Whether you consider the human to be an eternal jivatma or a temporary body, or even if you accept an indescribable opinion that he is both eternal and temporary, you do not have to lament in any way. There is no cause for lamentation other than the affection which has arisen out of delusion. (1.13.44)”
― Srimad Bhagavatam
tags: krishna, spiritual 1 likes Like
“To become free from sinful life, there is only simple method: if you surrender to Kṛṣṇa. That is the beginning of bhakti.”
― A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
tags: beginings, bhakti, krishna, krishna-conciousness, method, sin, surrender 0 likes Like
“So it is our request that you try to study Bhagavad-gītā as it is. Don't try to distort it by your so-called education. Try to understand Kṛiṣṇa as He is saying. Then you will be benefited. Your life will be successful.”
― A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
tags: benifit-of-doubt, education, krishna, krishna-consciousness, life, life-quotes, study, successful-living, understanding 0 likes Like
Chaitanya Charan Das
“Meditation is defined by not just the mode of thinking, but also the object of thought”
― Chaitanya Charan Das, Gita for Daily Enrichment
tags: chanting, god, krishna, meditation, spirituality, yoga 0 likes Like
“If by studying Bhagavad-gītā one decides to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, he is immediately freed from all sinful reactions.”
― A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
tags: freedom, karma, krishna, krishna-consciousness, reactions, sin, study, surrender 0 likes Like
“By studying Bhagavad-gītā, one can become a soul completely surrendered to the Supreme Lord and engage himself in pure devotional service. As the Lord takes charge, one becomes completely free from all kinds of materialistic endeavors.”
― A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
tags: consciousness, devotion, god, gods-grace, krishna, krishna-conciousness, scriptures, service, study, supreme-love 0 likes Like
Jarett Sabirsh
“being attached to any one philosophy or religion
dwelling on moot differences and wanting to fit in
despite the path all are led Home in time
following an alternative pathway is certainly no crime
Krishna, Buddha, Allah or Zohar Kabbalah
devoted nonviolently, one is led to Nirvana
Hindu Sages, Zen Masters or Christian Mystics
many tongues, but identical truth spoken from their lips
mentioning Self or no-self or God is Father or Mother
according to their culture emphasizing one method or another
allness vs. nothingness, meditation vs. prayer
devotion in practice is all you should care
when Truth reveals itself you're beyond all conception
then not a single man-made word will hold any traction”
― Jarett Sabirsh, Love All-Knowing: An Epic Spiritual Poem
tags: buddha, buddhism, god, krishna, meditation, religion, spirituality 0 likes Like
“The perfection of yoga, therefore, does not terminate in voidness or impersonalism; on the contrary, the perfection of yoga is attained when one actually sees the Personality of Godhead in His eternal form.”
― A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
An estimated 350 people march in front of the White House June 1, 1987 protesting President Ronald Reagan’s inaction on the AIDS crisis.
D.C. police wearing long yellow gloves later arrested 64 of the protesters who sat down on Pennsylvania Avenue blocking traffic chanting, “Testing is not a cure for AIDS” and “Reagan, Reagan, Too Little, Too late.”
The demonstration was concurrent with the Third International Conference on AIDS at the Washington Hilton where 6,000 gathered in the largest meeting on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
Vice President Bush addressed the group and was roundly booed when he called for expanded testing.
Dr. Michael a prominent Los Angeles immunologist attending the conference responded, "That's a new high in insensitivity. We are here to battle a terrible plague. That is not what we need from our leaders."
Among those arrested at the White House demonstrations was Leonard P. Matlovich, a former Air Force sergeant who was expelled from the service in 1975 after admitting he was gay.
Matlovich won a suit against the Air Force over its ban on gay and lesbian service members and received $160,000 in an out-of-court settlement.
Matlovich wore his old Air Force jacket with a Purple Heart and Bronze Star pinned to it as police handcuffed him.
"If I can spend three years fighting for democracy in Vietnam, I can spend an hour in jail fighting for our lives," he said. "What we need is a Manhattan Project [top scientists assembled during WWII to develop the atomic bomb] on AIDS, an all-out fight."
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British Drift Championship, Lydden Hill, qualifying super pro. August 11th 2012.
Car #2 SATS Motorsport Toyota Supra Cosworth 2JZGTE.
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Titan Motorsport Stage 4 Cylinder Head
Titan Motorsports 280 Cams
Garrett GTX42R Turbo
Twin 40mm TurboSmart Wastegates
Garage Whifbitz Twin Wastegate Manifold
Garage Whifbitz Titanium Exhaust
Injector Dynamics 2000cc injector's
HKS Fuel Rail
Aeromotive Fuel System
Custom oil cooler setup
Exedy Triple Plate Carbon Clutch
Mishimoto R-Line Intercooler with custom piping
Mishimoto Toyota Supra X-Line Performance Aluminium 3 Row Radiator
Custom Fan setup for cooling
ECU & Electronics
Autronic SM4
AIM Digital Dashboard
Mapped by East Coast Customs on VP 109 Race Fuel
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MeisterR Zeta II coilover system
MeisterR 8 piston 356mm brake setup Front and Rear
SATS Motorsport Custom steering setup
SATS Motorsport Toe and camber rods rear
Super-Pro Full Toyota Supra Bushing Kit
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9x18 Volk GTC Front ET +2
10.5x18 Volk GTC Rear ET - 15
Maxxis MA-z1 Drift 265/35/18 Tyres on rear
Maxxis MA-z1 Drift 225/35/18 Tyres on front
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Custom Cage to BDC / FIA spec
Custom Cobra Suzuka Carbon Seats X 2
FIA spec fire system
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BN sports Blister kit
Seibon carbon boot lid
Seibon carbon bonnet
Seibon carbon doors
Jeepers creepers! Where d'you get those peepers? After a little inaction on the painting front I thought it would be best to get my hand back in with a little easy sunny painting on a sunny afternoon. With no idea on what I was going to paint, all i had was a blank door down the mews staring at me and eventually decided a face would see me right. After about half an hour of glaring at the door I decided I'd just pick up a paintbrush and start. The devil makes work for idle hands and all that jazz. A short time later, and after using a few spraycans (which i said i wouldn't use), I give you 'Peepers'. What exactly it's on about is for you to decide...
Cheers
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A frozen statement on global climate change and inaction by the public and the Canadian government, while participating in the 2009 Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, BC, Canada. What better time to raise the issue of the imminent threat facing Polar Bears (and the other environmental and societal impacts of climate change) than at the Polar Bear Swim?
On National Day of Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Say: Washington Must Move Now on Immigration Reform, Halt Deportations
Statewide Campaign Demands Fairness and Equality for Immigrants in New York and Nationwide
(New York, NY) On a warm spring day, New York’s Foley Square was packed with New Yorkers - old and young, workers and students, families and faith leaders, elected officials and labor, immigrants and their allies - united with one message: inaction is not an option. New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform, the statewide campaign organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, coordinated the rally as part of a national “Day of Action” for immigrants’ rights. In Los Angeles and in New York, advocates made clear that Congress needs to move immediately to pass immigration reform, that the Administration must stop deporting over a thousand people every day, and that immigrant communities refuse to wait any longer.
With deportations reaching over 2 million in the last six years – approximately 400,000 deportations a year since 2008 – New York’s immigrants and their families have suffered immensely while our Federal elected officials have failed to reach a fair and workable solution to our broken immigration system. At the rally, speakers representing New York’s diverse communities urged the Administration and members of Congress to act immediately to pass immigration reform and bring an end to the deportations that have torn immigrant families apart. Throughout the rally, speakers shared the same sentiment: that our communities will not stop fighting until we pass comprehensive immigration reform that honors family, bolsters the economy, serves the public interest, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans –our patience is running out.
Top left: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal addresses rally participants, Top right: Almost 500 supporters congregate in Foley Square in Manhattan,
Bottom Center: Steven Choi emcees the rally
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, opened the rally by saying, “There is a crisis in our immigrant communities, with our families continuing to be ripped apart and hope torn asunder by destructive immigration policies. It is high time that Congress get on the right side of history and pass a bill that allows people to come out of the shadows and become citizens. It is high time that the Administration brings an end to the deportations that have decimated our communities. The level of inaction from Washington on the issue of immigration reform is a national disgrace. We will do what we can in the meantime to support our immigrant communities – like pushing forward municipal IDs for all New Yorkers regardless of status, or fighting for the New York State DREAM Act – but our Federal elected leaders must step up immediately and provide relief for the millions of immigrants waiting for solutions. Our communities will not - and cannot – simply wait any longer, and we demand that our politicians step up and show true courage and leadership.”
New York’s top elected officials, faith and labor leaders, immigrant advocates, and members of affected communities also came together to share stories highlighting the suffering that New Yorkers have faced in light of Congress’ stalemate.
“I am proud to stand side by side with advocates on this immigrant day of action, urging Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Immigration Committee in City Council. “At the local level, I will fight for a reform package that doesn't undercut important immigrant community needs. Congress needs to come together to end the suffering of our immigrant families and put them on a path to real security.”
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform isn't some passing political issue, it is a movement that will define a generation,” said Byron Silva, assistant business manager at Laborers’ Local 78.
“Immigration reform has been used as a political football for long enough,” said Janet Baharona, a cleaner in Manhattan who is a member of 32BJ SEIU. “Congress’ inaction – and the silence of my Congressman Michael Grimm – is tearing families in my community apart and pushing more and more hard working immigrants into the shadows and into poverty. Voters will hold Rep. Grimm and accountable for his actions.”
“For too long House Speaker John Boehner has let a small faction in the Republican party hold immigration reform hostage,’’ said S.J. Jung, president of MinKwon Center for Community Action. "Our NY Republican Congress Members now have a chance to break this stonewall by signing on to the discharge petition. We are done with lip service and delaying tactics! The Asian American and immigrant communities across the nation demand real immigration reform now!”
"Immigration reform is just as important to American citizens as it is to those whom are undocumented," said Magdolyn Kawas, member of the Arab American Association of New York. "Many of us were born and raised here, and still our communities continue to suffer from a broken immigration system. My father came to the U.S. for a better future for his family but, because of his immigration status, we are forced to live apart. As someone impacted and as a voter, I'm calling on Congress to take action. We need real reforms that will reunite me with my father and bring thousands of families back together."
“While we are resolved more than ever to put pressure on the House to act on comprehensive immigration, we are seriously concerned by the devastating impact of the deportations that have been tearing apart our communities,” said Imam Souleymane Konate with African Services Committee. “Seizing on the anniversary of the historic April 10th rally, we are appealing to the administration help build families, but not to destroy them.”
"Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. As a Catholic and a DREAMer, I strongly believe that immigrants need to be treated equally and recognized as part of this nation in soul, heart and mind. Let's make humane reform a reality,” said Dennisse Pizarro, an undocumented youth with Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC. “To congress and the white house: it is is said that we can make a change if we all work together"
"This is not a political issue for pundits to opine over, this is an issue of civil rights, respect, and basic human dignity. Washington has procrastinated for far too long, the need for reform is urgent and the time is now!" said Don Elisa-Garcia, member of La Fuente.
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform mobilization committee: 32BJ SEIU, Adhikaar, African Services Committee, Arab American Association of NY, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, La Fuente, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Make the Road NY, MinKwon Center for Community Action, New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute
April 10th Rally Endorsing Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, American Immigration Lawyers Association-NY Chapter, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance NY Chapter, Central American Legal Assistance, Chhaya CDC, Chinese Progressive Association, Churches United to Save and Heal, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Comite Guadalupano Ascension, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Interfaith Center of New York, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Long Island Immigrant Alliance, Long Island Wins, LIUNA, Local 78, Metropolitan District United Methodist Women, MRAPA & RAVEL, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, NYC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, OCA-NY, Out4Immigration, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Violence Intervention Program, Worker Justice Center of New York, YWCA of Queens.
Vancouver, BC / Canada - October 25, 2019: Swedish teenage climate activist, Greta Thunberg, leads a throng of 15,000 on a march through the streets of Vancouver to protest inaction on climate change.
When I was in Skerries last week a crew were filming on location. A scene centred on this bus shelter and in the three hours I was there the only action I saw, other than standing around, was the chap in the shelter with the fur coat falling on his knees and roaring "Aaaaaaaagh"! I wasn't convinced of his acting abilities as I know that if I dropped on my knees the way they are now I would have screamed with so much more feeling:-)
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Half Hearted Doesn’t Get You Started. It doesn’t matter what your business or job, if you don’t commit to doing something you love, you’re in danger of getting into the “half hearted” zone. This is more dangerous when you have your own business, but could also mean losing a job. The first thing you need to look at is your own desire to do the job at hand. If there is something in the business that you see as lucrative and that is the ONLY reason you want to do it, there is the possibility (or worse) that you can enter into it half heartedly. So, ask yourself if it is something that you are really passionate about. Does the task you have to do FEEL like work, or is it a pleasure? In my own experience, something that doesn’t “float your boat” is that which leads to a less than committed approach. Essentially, you need to reflect on your own desires, interests and passions to be able to make the right decisions. Avoiding Half Heartedness. I have already mentioned knowing what you want, the reason for doing it and your passion for the business. If you are sure that your choice is truly the one for you, there could be other factors that are causing your less than fully committed approach. These things usually end up being psychological and can destroy confidence and therefore the belief that you will get results. The importance of looking inside yourself and discovering the underlying problem cannot be stressed enough, but this is not always easy to accept. Many people make statements that are designed to take away the feeling of failure in a personal way. They tend to blame a system for not working, even though others are using it with great success. Either that or it’s so and so’s fault because they promised to have you earning by the end of month 1. The problem with this attitude is that EVERY opportunity is no opportunity. NOTHING works because the person is relying on others and not doing the work necessary to see the success they crave. “We will do the work for you” is a myth, or extremely rare at best so don’t fall for it! The most important thing you can do is look for the RIGHT opportunity in the niche that you have the MOST passion for. If there isn’t one, perhaps you could design and build that opportunity yourself. There are courses out there that can help you do just that. There are so many ways to research with the resources available to us. It’s vital that you know what you want FIRST. You avoid the danger of the half hearted approach when you are fully committed to making something work. Yes, you may have to learn new skills. Until you accept that it’s YOU that makes things happen and are aware that blame is just another excuse for your own inaction, you will never move forward. Think about what you say to yourself and others. Is it right to state that something “doesn’t work” when there are several people making a LOT of money from it? The most ethical marketers share what they are doing to earn that money in paid for courses or sometimes for free if you’re a part of a network marketing team. It’s up to you to ask questions if you don’t understand what you have to do so you can be successful too. Of course, there are occasions where certain tasks don’t suit certain people. If you don’t “fit” in a particular system, you have not failed. You have found out that the system is not the right one for you. To know this, you have to do the work. Edison succeeded in making the light bulb by means of finding out what didn’t work. He eventually found what did and it grew from there. Without that determination and passion to achieve, we may not have had the advances in lighting technology we have now. They could have taken longer. Don’t give up your dream. Know what you want to do and where your passion is and you will achieve the success you crave. Settling for less than your true desire can lead to a half hearted approach that can prevent you starting on the right foot, or worst still, guarantee failure and dissolution and the fatal “blame culture”. To the future, Barrie Evans Check out more about half hearted The post Half Hearted Doesn’t Get You Started. appeared first on Online Marketing And mindset. Related posts: Have Faith In What You Do And Believe You Can Do It! It doesn’t matter what business you choose to do, the… Be Like Einstein And Follow Your Curiosity This is part one of a ten part series… Want To Go Blogging For Profit? Great Tips To Get You Started. If you want to go blogging for profit, there are… from Online Marketing And mindset ift.tt/200PFA3 via Article Source ift.tt/eA8V8J Online Marketing And mindset January 31, 2016 at 10:26AM
Andrew Bird performs at The Masonic in San Francisco on May 16th, 2016.
More photos from this show can be seen on The Bay Bridged.
Reverberating to a different place and time, what remains of these great docks and relics from the shipbuilding era, lie abandoned and detached from the city; economic conditions and inaction have until recently spared it from the risk of being over developed as so often happens to land where profit calculations determine the highest number of dwellings that can be fitted onto a site. Nature has taken hold, and a vast expansive wilderness, remains fragile and disconnected from the city and the river to which it belongs. The City Development plan intends the land to be used for approx 700-800 homes most of which are owner occupied, which could be seriously over developing the site, offering little to the existing community in Govan, not least to mention further removal of Govan's cultural heritage in the wake of the cranes being removed from its skyline. An appropriate form of housing may well be a welcome addition to the area and encourage a high quality, and imaginative environment, however despite being in private ownership, there is room for more than purely housing on this site; its strategic riverside location is ideal for Govan and the wider city to enjoy. Somewhere for Glasgow to be proud of and that allows the city to breathe. Hopefully sense will prevail and a huge asset to the city in terms of heritage, open space and potential for expanding on community facilities and creative regeneration in Govan will be recognised. I can imagine an urban park, a gateway into Govan, an imaginative and creative open public space that connects the city to nature and to its past, opening up the area to new vistas, encouraging new activity and an environment that reinterprets heritage with water side development, new lighting, landscape and public art. The creative activity, networking and collaboration between individuals, grassroot organisations, and development agencies has created rich dialogue re development proposals, and it would be a great testament to Glasgow and Govan's industrial legacy if the land provides a stage and platform for creative activity to harness ideas in collaboration with required needs within the community. There’s something very special about this place; questions need to be asked over what is appropriate for its future. The neglect and lack of maintenance that its current situation presents is not purely remedied by building houses alone. Its tranquility is part of its attraction - at odds with a heavy industrial past and yet disheartening as this space should not lie vacant and unsafe. Glasgow deserves more. As an integral symbol of the industrial grounds on which the city grew, its people should be able to connect with and enjoy this place, have a voice in its future and trust that the city will act in their interests. A new central and accessible landscape to confront the past and look forward would be a brave and tremendous insertion into the city.
Current housing proposals put forward by the site's owners include a process to consult with the wider public ( starting with a drop in exhibition March 4th ) with commitment being shown to developing additional ideas and open space within the development. These meetings should come at the start of any process for a site and hopefully a willingness to listen and modify proposals will be shown www.facebook.com/GravingDocks2017/
DAS 'KINDER' KLIMA
School kids in Nottingham went on 'strike' action during the school day to protest against climate change inaction, part of todays global strike by the Youthstrike4climate movement.
Market Square, Nottingham
Here is the Arduino based Precision High Speed Photography Trigger in action during testing. This is a quick setup of the unit and a single solenoid valve so that I could go through the motions of testing the unit out using the IR sensor while making adjustments to the delay times to produce water drop collisions. During the process, I found several things that I could change to help make this an even easier process and I have already made those adjustments to the program in the unit. With the random way the drops fall, I would like to work on a way to see if I can make that more consistent. I am also thinking about adding switch to the Launch button so that I can put the unit in a loop mode to just keep taking photos until I turn the switch back off. I guess I could just put a rubber band on the remote to hold the button down too! ;-) Ha!
You will see in the video that pressing the Launch button starts the following sequence:
1) Turn out the Lamp
2) Fire the strobe to make sure it is not in sleep mode
3) Open the Shutter
4) Release two drops of water
5) Fire the strobes to freeze the action
6) Close the Shutter
7) Turn the Lamp back on
Tonight I want to test the sound trigger out and then I will start working on getting the valves setup in a way to help make things more consistent with the way the drops fall.
he finished talking and sat there listening to the rest of the table and he made a noise the same way a baby makes noises when it wants to talk but can't. no one else heard him and i looked over and he had this weird look on his face: he wasn't listening anymore and felt as if he was looking through us. then i saw the firs bubbles of spit form between his lips. i couldn't look away. i thought he was going to say something. everyone else kept on talking. he wasn't looking at me at all. his eyes were so wide and dark like shark eyes.
someone said something about what we're doing in class next week. the types of monologues this particular teaches likes, when i saw it begin to dribble from his mouth. it wasn't spit. well, not only spit, but blood, too. no one saw as this was happening and i couldn't move. i couldn't just stop looking at his mouth and the blood and spit slid down his chin until it dripped before him on the tabletop. he wasn't wincing in pain, and he didn't say anything. i wanted to say something before anyone else noticed. a thing string of spit and blood was on its way to meet the table when, without any indication, his eyes rolled back in their sockets and he fell forward, hitting the table with his face before collapsing to the floor.
the force of his head hitting the table made all the plates and glasses and silverware rattle. everyone was startled but me. i saw it happen as if it were slow motion. now, i think i should've been able to stop it from happening, but i know there wasn't anything that i could do to make my brain move my body. i was in shock. but i didn't even know what was happening. on the spot where his face hit the table was a broken, bloody tooth.
a couple of the girls screamed, and the black girl's boyfriend - jeremy-something - cursed loudly. everyone sprang to their feet. a couple of waiters were running in our direction. the other diners, the ones near out table, all looked over and didn't know what was happening. hell, we didn't know. i didn't know. some women oh-my-goded from the other end of the restaurant. a couple of men who were wearing suits and were sitting at the bar, rushed over with glasses of water. all this comotion, all of this action. so much kinesis at every level. already i could see people with their cellphones to their ears, calling for help. there was a kid nearby using a cellphone to take pictures. another (the first's twin) was taking video from his own phone. i sat there.
everyone was pushing the chairs away from where he fell. everyone was reaching for clean napkins, dipping them in water, and wiping the blood from his mouth. you could see where his nise snaped when his face his the table; it was growing darker and darker. you could see the gap in his formerly perfect row of upper teeth. blood kept dribbling out of his mouth. but it wasn't red-red, claret-red, blood-red. it looked so fake: orange and too oxigenated. his eyes were open but nothing but white showed through. a blood vessel in his left eye had burst near his nose.
i sat there watching this and no one paid me any attention. everyone was too busy trying to help, trying to call for emergency services, wiping away at the now torrent of orange-blood-red blood that was coming from his mouth. waiters were trying to keep people away. the girls who'd been with us that night were crying, holding their hands near their mouths. all the guys from our table were trying to wake him up the way you think a parent tries to wake up a child to go to church. one of the men in suits was calling him champ and sport, talking to him as if he was trying to convince him not to die.
i knew that's what was happening. he was dying. even if you've never seen a dead body, there's just something about a way a person looks when they're done.
even know, after everything, no one ever says anything to me as to why i didn't move an inch to do anything. what could i say? i was in shock sure, but not for the reason people say i was in shock. i was so surprised to the point of inaction.
the paramedics arrived and they couldn't make him breathe. they asked if anyone moved him. who saw what happened. everyone at our table but me said the same thing: we were all in the middle of conversation and he just fell over. i didn't say anything, and amongst the chaos that was unravelling, i got away with staying silent. they strapped him on a gurney: pointless. the had one of those mask-hand pump things on his face to help him breathe. as soon as the paramedic put the mask on him, it began filling with blood. dark red blood. he said, oh shit, and removed the mask and blood poured out of his nose and mouth and ears and eyes. it covered his face and looked like off shore oil spills look on the nightly news. they wheeled him out. people were freaking out. we all left and got into the cars we came in and followed the ambulance. one of the girls grabbed the broken tooth on the way out.
i knew he was dead because i wished him to die. i wasn't in shock from what i saw. i was in shock because what i did worked. i'm not sure exactly what i said in my head. i just know i didn't want him to make it out of the restaurant breathing.
you know when you're driving along and someone cuts you off, and you get ultimately pissed-off to the point of a few moments of utter hate? maybe you curse at the other driver, or maybe you even say something like, you dumb motherfucking asshole, i hope you die, but you don't really mean it. you're just angry in a little burst. but you say something terrible to yourself, maybe you think it.
i didn't mean for him to die. but i did want him dead.
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On National Day of Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Say: Washington Must Move Now on Immigration Reform, Halt Deportations
Statewide Campaign Demands Fairness and Equality for Immigrants in New York and Nationwide
(New York, NY) On a warm spring day, New York’s Foley Square was packed with New Yorkers - old and young, workers and students, families and faith leaders, elected officials and labor, immigrants and their allies - united with one message: inaction is not an option. New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform, the statewide campaign organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, coordinated the rally as part of a national “Day of Action” for immigrants’ rights. In Los Angeles and in New York, advocates made clear that Congress needs to move immediately to pass immigration reform, that the Administration must stop deporting over a thousand people every day, and that immigrant communities refuse to wait any longer.
With deportations reaching over 2 million in the last six years – approximately 400,000 deportations a year since 2008 – New York’s immigrants and their families have suffered immensely while our Federal elected officials have failed to reach a fair and workable solution to our broken immigration system. At the rally, speakers representing New York’s diverse communities urged the Administration and members of Congress to act immediately to pass immigration reform and bring an end to the deportations that have torn immigrant families apart. Throughout the rally, speakers shared the same sentiment: that our communities will not stop fighting until we pass comprehensive immigration reform that honors family, bolsters the economy, serves the public interest, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans –our patience is running out.
Top left: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal addresses rally participants, Top right: Almost 500 supporters congregate in Foley Square in Manhattan,
Bottom Center: Steven Choi emcees the rally
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, opened the rally by saying, “There is a crisis in our immigrant communities, with our families continuing to be ripped apart and hope torn asunder by destructive immigration policies. It is high time that Congress get on the right side of history and pass a bill that allows people to come out of the shadows and become citizens. It is high time that the Administration brings an end to the deportations that have decimated our communities. The level of inaction from Washington on the issue of immigration reform is a national disgrace. We will do what we can in the meantime to support our immigrant communities – like pushing forward municipal IDs for all New Yorkers regardless of status, or fighting for the New York State DREAM Act – but our Federal elected leaders must step up immediately and provide relief for the millions of immigrants waiting for solutions. Our communities will not - and cannot – simply wait any longer, and we demand that our politicians step up and show true courage and leadership.”
New York’s top elected officials, faith and labor leaders, immigrant advocates, and members of affected communities also came together to share stories highlighting the suffering that New Yorkers have faced in light of Congress’ stalemate.
“I am proud to stand side by side with advocates on this immigrant day of action, urging Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Immigration Committee in City Council. “At the local level, I will fight for a reform package that doesn't undercut important immigrant community needs. Congress needs to come together to end the suffering of our immigrant families and put them on a path to real security.”
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform isn't some passing political issue, it is a movement that will define a generation,” said Byron Silva, assistant business manager at Laborers’ Local 78.
“Immigration reform has been used as a political football for long enough,” said Janet Baharona, a cleaner in Manhattan who is a member of 32BJ SEIU. “Congress’ inaction – and the silence of my Congressman Michael Grimm – is tearing families in my community apart and pushing more and more hard working immigrants into the shadows and into poverty. Voters will hold Rep. Grimm and accountable for his actions.”
“For too long House Speaker John Boehner has let a small faction in the Republican party hold immigration reform hostage,’’ said S.J. Jung, president of MinKwon Center for Community Action. "Our NY Republican Congress Members now have a chance to break this stonewall by signing on to the discharge petition. We are done with lip service and delaying tactics! The Asian American and immigrant communities across the nation demand real immigration reform now!”
"Immigration reform is just as important to American citizens as it is to those whom are undocumented," said Magdolyn Kawas, member of the Arab American Association of New York. "Many of us were born and raised here, and still our communities continue to suffer from a broken immigration system. My father came to the U.S. for a better future for his family but, because of his immigration status, we are forced to live apart. As someone impacted and as a voter, I'm calling on Congress to take action. We need real reforms that will reunite me with my father and bring thousands of families back together."
“While we are resolved more than ever to put pressure on the House to act on comprehensive immigration, we are seriously concerned by the devastating impact of the deportations that have been tearing apart our communities,” said Imam Souleymane Konate with African Services Committee. “Seizing on the anniversary of the historic April 10th rally, we are appealing to the administration help build families, but not to destroy them.”
"Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. As a Catholic and a DREAMer, I strongly believe that immigrants need to be treated equally and recognized as part of this nation in soul, heart and mind. Let's make humane reform a reality,” said Dennisse Pizarro, an undocumented youth with Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC. “To congress and the white house: it is is said that we can make a change if we all work together"
"This is not a political issue for pundits to opine over, this is an issue of civil rights, respect, and basic human dignity. Washington has procrastinated for far too long, the need for reform is urgent and the time is now!" said Don Elisa-Garcia, member of La Fuente.
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform mobilization committee: 32BJ SEIU, Adhikaar, African Services Committee, Arab American Association of NY, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, La Fuente, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Make the Road NY, MinKwon Center for Community Action, New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute
April 10th Rally Endorsing Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, American Immigration Lawyers Association-NY Chapter, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance NY Chapter, Central American Legal Assistance, Chhaya CDC, Chinese Progressive Association, Churches United to Save and Heal, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Comite Guadalupano Ascension, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Interfaith Center of New York, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Long Island Immigrant Alliance, Long Island Wins, LIUNA, Local 78, Metropolitan District United Methodist Women, MRAPA & RAVEL, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, NYC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, OCA-NY, Out4Immigration, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Violence Intervention Program, Worker Justice Center of New York, YWCA of Queens.
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On National Day of Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Say: Washington Must Move Now on Immigration Reform, Halt Deportations
Statewide Campaign Demands Fairness and Equality for Immigrants in New York and Nationwide
(New York, NY) On a warm spring day, New York’s Foley Square was packed with New Yorkers - old and young, workers and students, families and faith leaders, elected officials and labor, immigrants and their allies - united with one message: inaction is not an option. New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform, the statewide campaign organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, coordinated the rally as part of a national “Day of Action” for immigrants’ rights. In Los Angeles and in New York, advocates made clear that Congress needs to move immediately to pass immigration reform, that the Administration must stop deporting over a thousand people every day, and that immigrant communities refuse to wait any longer.
With deportations reaching over 2 million in the last six years – approximately 400,000 deportations a year since 2008 – New York’s immigrants and their families have suffered immensely while our Federal elected officials have failed to reach a fair and workable solution to our broken immigration system. At the rally, speakers representing New York’s diverse communities urged the Administration and members of Congress to act immediately to pass immigration reform and bring an end to the deportations that have torn immigrant families apart. Throughout the rally, speakers shared the same sentiment: that our communities will not stop fighting until we pass comprehensive immigration reform that honors family, bolsters the economy, serves the public interest, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans –our patience is running out.
Top left: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal addresses rally participants, Top right: Almost 500 supporters congregate in Foley Square in Manhattan,
Bottom Center: Steven Choi emcees the rally
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, opened the rally by saying, “There is a crisis in our immigrant communities, with our families continuing to be ripped apart and hope torn asunder by destructive immigration policies. It is high time that Congress get on the right side of history and pass a bill that allows people to come out of the shadows and become citizens. It is high time that the Administration brings an end to the deportations that have decimated our communities. The level of inaction from Washington on the issue of immigration reform is a national disgrace. We will do what we can in the meantime to support our immigrant communities – like pushing forward municipal IDs for all New Yorkers regardless of status, or fighting for the New York State DREAM Act – but our Federal elected leaders must step up immediately and provide relief for the millions of immigrants waiting for solutions. Our communities will not - and cannot – simply wait any longer, and we demand that our politicians step up and show true courage and leadership.”
New York’s top elected officials, faith and labor leaders, immigrant advocates, and members of affected communities also came together to share stories highlighting the suffering that New Yorkers have faced in light of Congress’ stalemate.
“I am proud to stand side by side with advocates on this immigrant day of action, urging Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Immigration Committee in City Council. “At the local level, I will fight for a reform package that doesn't undercut important immigrant community needs. Congress needs to come together to end the suffering of our immigrant families and put them on a path to real security.”
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform isn't some passing political issue, it is a movement that will define a generation,” said Byron Silva, assistant business manager at Laborers’ Local 78.
“Immigration reform has been used as a political football for long enough,” said Janet Baharona, a cleaner in Manhattan who is a member of 32BJ SEIU. “Congress’ inaction – and the silence of my Congressman Michael Grimm – is tearing families in my community apart and pushing more and more hard working immigrants into the shadows and into poverty. Voters will hold Rep. Grimm and accountable for his actions.”
“For too long House Speaker John Boehner has let a small faction in the Republican party hold immigration reform hostage,’’ said S.J. Jung, president of MinKwon Center for Community Action. "Our NY Republican Congress Members now have a chance to break this stonewall by signing on to the discharge petition. We are done with lip service and delaying tactics! The Asian American and immigrant communities across the nation demand real immigration reform now!”
"Immigration reform is just as important to American citizens as it is to those whom are undocumented," said Magdolyn Kawas, member of the Arab American Association of New York. "Many of us were born and raised here, and still our communities continue to suffer from a broken immigration system. My father came to the U.S. for a better future for his family but, because of his immigration status, we are forced to live apart. As someone impacted and as a voter, I'm calling on Congress to take action. We need real reforms that will reunite me with my father and bring thousands of families back together."
“While we are resolved more than ever to put pressure on the House to act on comprehensive immigration, we are seriously concerned by the devastating impact of the deportations that have been tearing apart our communities,” said Imam Souleymane Konate with African Services Committee. “Seizing on the anniversary of the historic April 10th rally, we are appealing to the administration help build families, but not to destroy them.”
"Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. As a Catholic and a DREAMer, I strongly believe that immigrants need to be treated equally and recognized as part of this nation in soul, heart and mind. Let's make humane reform a reality,” said Dennisse Pizarro, an undocumented youth with Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC. “To congress and the white house: it is is said that we can make a change if we all work together"
"This is not a political issue for pundits to opine over, this is an issue of civil rights, respect, and basic human dignity. Washington has procrastinated for far too long, the need for reform is urgent and the time is now!" said Don Elisa-Garcia, member of La Fuente.
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform mobilization committee: 32BJ SEIU, Adhikaar, African Services Committee, Arab American Association of NY, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, La Fuente, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Make the Road NY, MinKwon Center for Community Action, New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute
April 10th Rally Endorsing Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, American Immigration Lawyers Association-NY Chapter, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance NY Chapter, Central American Legal Assistance, Chhaya CDC, Chinese Progressive Association, Churches United to Save and Heal, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Comite Guadalupano Ascension, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Interfaith Center of New York, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Long Island Immigrant Alliance, Long Island Wins, LIUNA, Local 78, Metropolitan District United Methodist Women, MRAPA & RAVEL, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, NYC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, OCA-NY, Out4Immigration, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Violence Intervention Program, Worker Justice Center of New York, YWCA of Queens.
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On National Day of Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Say: Washington Must Move Now on Immigration Reform, Halt Deportations
Statewide Campaign Demands Fairness and Equality for Immigrants in New York and Nationwide
(New York, NY) On a warm spring day, New York’s Foley Square was packed with New Yorkers - old and young, workers and students, families and faith leaders, elected officials and labor, immigrants and their allies - united with one message: inaction is not an option. New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform, the statewide campaign organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, coordinated the rally as part of a national “Day of Action” for immigrants’ rights. In Los Angeles and in New York, advocates made clear that Congress needs to move immediately to pass immigration reform, that the Administration must stop deporting over a thousand people every day, and that immigrant communities refuse to wait any longer.
With deportations reaching over 2 million in the last six years – approximately 400,000 deportations a year since 2008 – New York’s immigrants and their families have suffered immensely while our Federal elected officials have failed to reach a fair and workable solution to our broken immigration system. At the rally, speakers representing New York’s diverse communities urged the Administration and members of Congress to act immediately to pass immigration reform and bring an end to the deportations that have torn immigrant families apart. Throughout the rally, speakers shared the same sentiment: that our communities will not stop fighting until we pass comprehensive immigration reform that honors family, bolsters the economy, serves the public interest, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans –our patience is running out.
Top left: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal addresses rally participants, Top right: Almost 500 supporters congregate in Foley Square in Manhattan,
Bottom Center: Steven Choi emcees the rally
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, opened the rally by saying, “There is a crisis in our immigrant communities, with our families continuing to be ripped apart and hope torn asunder by destructive immigration policies. It is high time that Congress get on the right side of history and pass a bill that allows people to come out of the shadows and become citizens. It is high time that the Administration brings an end to the deportations that have decimated our communities. The level of inaction from Washington on the issue of immigration reform is a national disgrace. We will do what we can in the meantime to support our immigrant communities – like pushing forward municipal IDs for all New Yorkers regardless of status, or fighting for the New York State DREAM Act – but our Federal elected leaders must step up immediately and provide relief for the millions of immigrants waiting for solutions. Our communities will not - and cannot – simply wait any longer, and we demand that our politicians step up and show true courage and leadership.”
New York’s top elected officials, faith and labor leaders, immigrant advocates, and members of affected communities also came together to share stories highlighting the suffering that New Yorkers have faced in light of Congress’ stalemate.
“I am proud to stand side by side with advocates on this immigrant day of action, urging Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Immigration Committee in City Council. “At the local level, I will fight for a reform package that doesn't undercut important immigrant community needs. Congress needs to come together to end the suffering of our immigrant families and put them on a path to real security.”
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform isn't some passing political issue, it is a movement that will define a generation,” said Byron Silva, assistant business manager at Laborers’ Local 78.
“Immigration reform has been used as a political football for long enough,” said Janet Baharona, a cleaner in Manhattan who is a member of 32BJ SEIU. “Congress’ inaction – and the silence of my Congressman Michael Grimm – is tearing families in my community apart and pushing more and more hard working immigrants into the shadows and into poverty. Voters will hold Rep. Grimm and accountable for his actions.”
“For too long House Speaker John Boehner has let a small faction in the Republican party hold immigration reform hostage,’’ said S.J. Jung, president of MinKwon Center for Community Action. "Our NY Republican Congress Members now have a chance to break this stonewall by signing on to the discharge petition. We are done with lip service and delaying tactics! The Asian American and immigrant communities across the nation demand real immigration reform now!”
"Immigration reform is just as important to American citizens as it is to those whom are undocumented," said Magdolyn Kawas, member of the Arab American Association of New York. "Many of us were born and raised here, and still our communities continue to suffer from a broken immigration system. My father came to the U.S. for a better future for his family but, because of his immigration status, we are forced to live apart. As someone impacted and as a voter, I'm calling on Congress to take action. We need real reforms that will reunite me with my father and bring thousands of families back together."
“While we are resolved more than ever to put pressure on the House to act on comprehensive immigration, we are seriously concerned by the devastating impact of the deportations that have been tearing apart our communities,” said Imam Souleymane Konate with African Services Committee. “Seizing on the anniversary of the historic April 10th rally, we are appealing to the administration help build families, but not to destroy them.”
"Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. As a Catholic and a DREAMer, I strongly believe that immigrants need to be treated equally and recognized as part of this nation in soul, heart and mind. Let's make humane reform a reality,” said Dennisse Pizarro, an undocumented youth with Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC. “To congress and the white house: it is is said that we can make a change if we all work together"
"This is not a political issue for pundits to opine over, this is an issue of civil rights, respect, and basic human dignity. Washington has procrastinated for far too long, the need for reform is urgent and the time is now!" said Don Elisa-Garcia, member of La Fuente.
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform mobilization committee: 32BJ SEIU, Adhikaar, African Services Committee, Arab American Association of NY, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, La Fuente, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Make the Road NY, MinKwon Center for Community Action, New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute
April 10th Rally Endorsing Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, American Immigration Lawyers Association-NY Chapter, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance NY Chapter, Central American Legal Assistance, Chhaya CDC, Chinese Progressive Association, Churches United to Save and Heal, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Comite Guadalupano Ascension, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Interfaith Center of New York, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Long Island Immigrant Alliance, Long Island Wins, LIUNA, Local 78, Metropolitan District United Methodist Women, MRAPA & RAVEL, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, NYC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, OCA-NY, Out4Immigration, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Violence Intervention Program, Worker Justice Center of New York, YWCA of Queens.
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Photographing Academic Advisors and Advisees in C104 and in the hallway rest areas. Model releases available for all students, listed under Photographing Academic Advisors.
Age doesn't matter, we have to be interested in all kind of animals.
Canon AV-1
Canon FD 50mm F/1.4 S.S.C.
Kodak T-Max 400
Processed by Laboratorio JPF, Santiago, Chile
Many weeks of inaction (in terms of using my cameras) motivated me to go for a photosession today (being my weekend). Bought some lilies and started taking pictures..
This is what i ended up with....thought this is the picture i will start with. Hope you like it.
your opinion most welcome..
On National Day of Action, Hundreds of New Yorkers Say: Washington Must Move Now on Immigration Reform, Halt Deportations
Statewide Campaign Demands Fairness and Equality for Immigrants in New York and Nationwide
(New York, NY) On a warm spring day, New York’s Foley Square was packed with New Yorkers - old and young, workers and students, families and faith leaders, elected officials and labor, immigrants and their allies - united with one message: inaction is not an option. New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform, the statewide campaign organized by the New York Immigration Coalition, coordinated the rally as part of a national “Day of Action” for immigrants’ rights. In Los Angeles and in New York, advocates made clear that Congress needs to move immediately to pass immigration reform, that the Administration must stop deporting over a thousand people every day, and that immigrant communities refuse to wait any longer.
With deportations reaching over 2 million in the last six years – approximately 400,000 deportations a year since 2008 – New York’s immigrants and their families have suffered immensely while our Federal elected officials have failed to reach a fair and workable solution to our broken immigration system. At the rally, speakers representing New York’s diverse communities urged the Administration and members of Congress to act immediately to pass immigration reform and bring an end to the deportations that have torn immigrant families apart. Throughout the rally, speakers shared the same sentiment: that our communities will not stop fighting until we pass comprehensive immigration reform that honors family, bolsters the economy, serves the public interest, and provides a path to citizenship for undocumented Americans –our patience is running out.
Top left: Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Nisha Agarwal addresses rally participants, Top right: Almost 500 supporters congregate in Foley Square in Manhattan,
Bottom Center: Steven Choi emcees the rally
Steven Choi, executive director of the New York Immigration Coalition, opened the rally by saying, “There is a crisis in our immigrant communities, with our families continuing to be ripped apart and hope torn asunder by destructive immigration policies. It is high time that Congress get on the right side of history and pass a bill that allows people to come out of the shadows and become citizens. It is high time that the Administration brings an end to the deportations that have decimated our communities. The level of inaction from Washington on the issue of immigration reform is a national disgrace. We will do what we can in the meantime to support our immigrant communities – like pushing forward municipal IDs for all New Yorkers regardless of status, or fighting for the New York State DREAM Act – but our Federal elected leaders must step up immediately and provide relief for the millions of immigrants waiting for solutions. Our communities will not - and cannot – simply wait any longer, and we demand that our politicians step up and show true courage and leadership.”
New York’s top elected officials, faith and labor leaders, immigrant advocates, and members of affected communities also came together to share stories highlighting the suffering that New Yorkers have faced in light of Congress’ stalemate.
“I am proud to stand side by side with advocates on this immigrant day of action, urging Congress to pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform,” said Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, chair of the Immigration Committee in City Council. “At the local level, I will fight for a reform package that doesn't undercut important immigrant community needs. Congress needs to come together to end the suffering of our immigrant families and put them on a path to real security.”
“Comprehensive Immigration Reform isn't some passing political issue, it is a movement that will define a generation,” said Byron Silva, assistant business manager at Laborers’ Local 78.
“Immigration reform has been used as a political football for long enough,” said Janet Baharona, a cleaner in Manhattan who is a member of 32BJ SEIU. “Congress’ inaction – and the silence of my Congressman Michael Grimm – is tearing families in my community apart and pushing more and more hard working immigrants into the shadows and into poverty. Voters will hold Rep. Grimm and accountable for his actions.”
“For too long House Speaker John Boehner has let a small faction in the Republican party hold immigration reform hostage,’’ said S.J. Jung, president of MinKwon Center for Community Action. "Our NY Republican Congress Members now have a chance to break this stonewall by signing on to the discharge petition. We are done with lip service and delaying tactics! The Asian American and immigrant communities across the nation demand real immigration reform now!”
"Immigration reform is just as important to American citizens as it is to those whom are undocumented," said Magdolyn Kawas, member of the Arab American Association of New York. "Many of us were born and raised here, and still our communities continue to suffer from a broken immigration system. My father came to the U.S. for a better future for his family but, because of his immigration status, we are forced to live apart. As someone impacted and as a voter, I'm calling on Congress to take action. We need real reforms that will reunite me with my father and bring thousands of families back together."
“While we are resolved more than ever to put pressure on the House to act on comprehensive immigration, we are seriously concerned by the devastating impact of the deportations that have been tearing apart our communities,” said Imam Souleymane Konate with African Services Committee. “Seizing on the anniversary of the historic April 10th rally, we are appealing to the administration help build families, but not to destroy them.”
"Immigration reform is absolutely necessary. As a Catholic and a DREAMer, I strongly believe that immigrants need to be treated equally and recognized as part of this nation in soul, heart and mind. Let's make humane reform a reality,” said Dennisse Pizarro, an undocumented youth with Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC. “To congress and the white house: it is is said that we can make a change if we all work together"
"This is not a political issue for pundits to opine over, this is an issue of civil rights, respect, and basic human dignity. Washington has procrastinated for far too long, the need for reform is urgent and the time is now!" said Don Elisa-Garcia, member of La Fuente.
New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform mobilization committee: 32BJ SEIU, Adhikaar, African Services Committee, Arab American Association of NY, Cabrini Immigrant Services of NYC, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement, La Fuente, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Make the Road NY, MinKwon Center for Community Action, New York Immigration Coalition, The Black Institute
April 10th Rally Endorsing Organizations: Alliance of South Asian American Labor, American Immigration Lawyers Association-NY Chapter, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance NY Chapter, Central American Legal Assistance, Chhaya CDC, Chinese Progressive Association, Churches United to Save and Heal, Coalition for Asian American Children & Families, Comite Guadalupano Ascension, Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition, Interfaith Center of New York, Long Island Civic Engagement Table, Long Island Immigrant Alliance, Long Island Wins, LIUNA, Local 78, Metropolitan District United Methodist Women, MRAPA & RAVEL, New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New Sanctuary Coalition of NYC, New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Northern Manhattan Coalition for Immigrant Rights, NYC Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, NYS Interfaith Network for Immigration Reform, OCA-NY, Out4Immigration, United Neighborhood Houses of New York, Violence Intervention Program, Worker Justice Center of New York, YWCA of Queens.
Australian school students striking & organising to demand real action on the climate crisis
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“We are striking from school to tell our politicians to take our futures
seriously and treat climate change for what it is - a crisis.” School Strike 4 Climate
Photo by Stephen Hass – Using Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
Over 330,000 strike on Friday in Australia doubling the March 2019 protests.
Students, workers and people all ages in 115+ Australian cities & towns.
Potentially over 4 million people globally will participate in world's largest climate mobilisation.
“The strike comes three days before world leaders meet in New York for the United Nations Emergency Climate Summit. Scott Morrison will not attend the UN summit despite being in New York at the same time meeting with Donald Trump.” www.schoolstrike4climate.com/post/biggest-climate-mobilis...
“Politicians can show us that they care by taking urgent action to meet our demands:
One: No new coal, oil and gas projects, including the Adani mine.
Two: 100% renewable energy generation & exports by 2030
Three: Fund a just transition & job creation for all fossil-fuel workers & communities.”
School Strike 4 Climate
7 continents
150+ countries
5000+ Strikes
90 Unions
4 Global Union Federations
School Strike 4 Climate
“Climate change is one of the biggest problems facing the world and it isn’t being addressed quickly enough.” School Strike 4 Climate
UPDATE BELOW: 25 September 2019
“Greenhouse gas emissions have been rising in Australia since the Coalition repealed Labor’s carbon price despite the country’s commitments to reduce pollution under the Paris agreement. Total national emissions have increased each year since 2014.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/morrison-r...
“Diplomatic officials from countries that I speak with see Australia as a denialist government,” he said. “It’s just accepted that’s what it is. It is seen as doing its own promotion of coal and natural gas against the science.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/australian...
“Scott Morrison is increasingly seen as running a “denialist government” that is not serious about finding a global climate solution and uses “greenwash” to meet its emissions commitments, analysts and former diplomats say.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/australian...
“Richie Merzian, a former climate diplomat who now works at progressive thinktank the Australian Institute, said Australia was seen by other countries as denying the severity of the problem and in engaging in “greenwashing” by using accounting tricks to meet targets while actual emissions increased.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/australian...
“A report backed by the world’s major climate science bodies released on the eve of the summit found current plans would lead to a rise in average global temperatures of between 2.9C and 3.4C by 2100, a shift likely to bring catastrophic change across the globe.” www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/australian...
Critical News Update 21 July 2021 : Great Barrier Reef could soon be listed as ‘in danger’ by the World Heritage Committee.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/21/coalition-bel...
Critical News Update 23 July 2021 :
www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/23/whether-or-no...
The terminus for Travel Ludlow's service from Halesowen was in Somerset Road Harborne. Having turned at the island, far left, the bus would nest on this quiet Road until the return journey. The bus that was in inaction in this Februray 2004 picture is Scania/Wright S 372 SET The bus went on to serve with Midland Classic in the Burton area.
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