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Few things in the world are more powerful than a positive push.
A smile.
A world of optimism and hope.
A "you can do it" when things are tough.
~ Richard M. DeVos ~
She's so sweet and makes me smile!! :-)
Dr. Ann Cavoukian, Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada & David Vladeck, FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection
Tuesday, 10/18/2011
Location: Grand Ballroom
Ann Cavoukian (Ontario, Canada), David Vladeck (FTC Bureau of Consumer Protection), Alexander Macgillivray (Twitter)
I MADE A SHIRT! And lived to tell about it.
No pattern, but a shameless knockoff of this Gucci dress. Go big or go home, right? Blog post on the shirt is here.
Other stellar news:
I have another job interview!
The original is by joellybaby and is found here --> www.flickr.com/photos/joellecleveland/1108723554/
This site isn’t so much for travel narrative as it is for looking at pictures, so I’ll cut out a full day’s narrative, save for this:
Thursday was close to an eleven hour day of travel to get from Yangshuo to Detian. I spent less than 90 minutes shooting at the falls. From Detian (western part of the province on the Vietnamese border), I had to make my way to Beihai (southern, coastal city on the Gulf of Tonkin). It was, in distance, much shorter than Yangshuo-Detian. However, it turned into a reasonably miserable travel day and took about twelve hours (with about five of those hours spent in a bus station waiting room in Nanning). I got to my hotel in Beihai around 9:30 p.m. on Friday night. (I would stay in the same hotel Sunday night as well.)
The only positive to come from Friday’s travel was on the bus from Detian to Daxin (and on to Nanning). There was a very nice girl traveling with her parents who wanted to practice her English who happened to have visited Beihai. I think she said she was from Guangdong, too. Anyway, what I wanted to do most in Beihai was go to Weizhou Island (Weizhou Dao). She suggested (almost implied it was required) that I needed to book tickets on the ferry to Weizhou Dao in advance, so she helped me and called someone she knew in Beihai to reserve a ticket for me at 8:30 on Saturday morning.
I really didn’t know too much about Weizhou Dao, except that it was listed in Lonely Planet as a place to go. I did try to research it online, too, but couldn’t find too many pictures of the island. I found a few, though, and it was enough to convince me that it was worth going. Besides, Beihai honestly didn’t have too many places I was interested in seeing for two days.
So, I decided before the trip that I would come out and spend the night here on Weizhou Island. That turned out to be about the best decision I made for this trip, as it was much better than I was expecting from the lack of information I could find about the place.
I fell in love with this island. The ride across the Gulf of Tonkin takes a little over an hour on a high-speed boat. The cost is 150 RMB, which also includes admission to the island. The island is the remnants of a volcano, I believe, and is a reasonably circular island with a total area of 25-30 square kilometers. So…it’s small.
The port at Weizhou Dao is on the northwest corner of the island. The main city (that is to say the one place where there’s a main street running along the water for about 1 km) is called Nanwan (South Bay). To get around the island, you can either walk, rent a bike, or take a san lun che (tuk tuk). San lun che is the easiest. Depending on where you want to go on the island, it costs between 20 and 40 RMB to go from place to place. There are cars on the island, and people (though not many) do live here year-round, but for public transportation, those are your options, and they’re more than enough.
I think I paid 30 RMB to a guy to get me down to Nanwan. I hadn’t booked anything in advance (though I tried), so went to the first place that Lonely Planet mentioned: Piggybar. This was a very cheap place and as close to a dive as any place I’ve stayed in China.
This was the tropics in June, so the weather was sweltering. It turns out that I wouldn’t be alone in my room. I stopped counting how many cockroaches I killed somewhere after five or so. Big-sized suckers, too. But, that would be later in the day. At night, the electricity constantly cut out. This was only a slight annoyance because it would turn the air conditioner off. Sleeping wasn’t nearly as uncomfortable as I thought it would be. I also stopped counting how many times the power would go off. (It was never for more than 5 minutes, though.) I certainly don’t fault the Piggybar for this. The power apparently just goes out around Nanwan like that.
I did enjoy the main drag in Nanwan. There are a lot of neat little bars and restaurants (and what seemed like a much nicer hotel about midway along the road). I don’t remember the name of the place, but if I make it back there, I’d definitely stay at that place instead.
After I checked into my room in the morning, I took stock of things, thought the view in the south bay was pretty nice, and headed out for a walk towards the rest of the main drag. As this is an island, almost all restaurants have fresh seafood (which, for anyone who knows me, isn’t appealing…but seafood lovers would be in heaven here). I stopped at a restaurant and grabbed an early lunch of generic non-seafood Chinese food. It was so generic that it was forgettable. Maybe it was huntun, which is like a small dumpling soup. I really don’t remember.
While sitting there in the open-air shade enjoying the view of the sea, three college girls came along on bikes they rented and joined me. They, too, were from Guangdong if I remember correctly. I was beginning to think everyone was from Guangdong, but I know better than that. At any rate, they were friendly and we were talking about what to do around the island.
For me, the most interesting place to photograph was going to be the Catholic church. There are two churches on the island – one Catholic (founded by the French), one protestant (founded by Germans, I believe), both around 100 years old, if not a little older. Of the two, the Catholic church is the much more photogenic of the two, so that was what I was most looking forward to shooting, and that was the first place I was going to head via san lun che. It cost 40 RMB to get there. The girls had bikes, so I told them to try to get there – it was on the opposite side of the island…somewhere in the northeast part, but not on the water. They didn’t quite make it, but no worries. I saw them later, and they told me they did eventually get to it.
I wandered around the church and church grounds, and also the streets in front of it for an hour or so in the early afternoon. The church itself was quiet and peaceful and the street in front of it was lively with lots of vendors.
Besides the church, there are a lot of places with natural beauty on this island. As it’s created from a volcano, there are a lot of fascinating rock formations, but those tend to shoot best in lower light closer to sunrise or sunset. There’s even another small island nearby that you can apparently get boat rides to. While near the church, I was enjoying a map of the island with its scenic spots and their flowery names. I decided to go to one that they called Drippy Red Screen. (After all, who doesn’t want to see a screen that drips like blood?)
Really, it’s called that because it’s a dark-colored rock that, close to sunset, apparently turns a vibrant red. I figured, if this is a good place to see a sunset over the sea, I’m there. I left the church around 3:00, and paid a guy another 40 RMB to wheel me back across to the southwest corner of the island.
Though it was far from sunset, I was all too happy to go rent an umbrella and wooden beach chair for 30 RMB with a “front row view” of the sunset. This was vacation, after all, and what better way to spend it than relaxing next to a beach, people watching. At first, there weren’t too many people around. Just a few groups of entrepreneurs like these who took a little area of the beach and rented the umbrellas/chairs. There were also people who you could pay to take you around on jet skis and things like that. Other than that, just sit back, enjoy a drink, and watch boats drift by in seemingly slow motion. This was a good afternoon.
After a few hours, as it got closer to sunset, the tide started to roll out, though, and my front row view began to take more and more of a back seat. Not to umbrellas, but just to people crowding the view. During the 4 or so hours that I was at the beach here, I did manage to take a walk down the way to the Drippy (Not So) Red Screen closer to sunset to see that it wasn’t quite what they hyped it up to be. (That’s a shock…) I didn’t wander more because, as a lone traveler, I was worried they might sell my spot to someone else, even though I said I’d be back. They didn’t, though, and I returned to my umbrella for a few minutes more. There came a tipping point, though – before sunset – when I made the decision that the sunset wasn’t shaping up to be so spectacular that it would warrant being in this crowded an area, so I eventually abandoned hopes of getting jaw-dropping sunset pictures and made my way back to Nanwan before the rest of the crowd did the same. At least this san lun che would only cost 20 RMB, since Nanwan was barely a 10-15 minute ride away.
Back on Nanwan’s main drag, I had the driver drop me in front of the hotel, but I wasn’t ready to go in. I just wanted to walk along the main road there, and eventually discovered all of these unique indoor-outdoor bars. I stopped and had dinner (fried rice, if I remember) and a mango smoothie that was so good that I had a second one in this neat little restaurant where tourists write their memories on the walls.
After that, I continued down the road – all this as the sunset was turning the sky to a deep blue (and I was, after all, quite pleased with what I was able to see here) – and stopped at another bar for a drink. I had a mojito that was honestly forgettable. It tasted more like carbonated soda water than anything. Not seeing much to do besides drink myself into oblivion (which I don’t care to do), I went back out and enjoyed the last of the day’s light before walking back towards the Piggybar. On the way back, I bumped into my college friends from earlier, who told me they’d enjoyed the island, and they did get to the church after all. On the way back is when the first of the power “flickers” happened with electricity dropping on the island.
Without much to do in my hotel room, I tried to stay as comfortable as possible with the air conditioning that continued to go off. It wasn’t as hard to fall asleep as I imagined, and I fell asleep early, which also gave me an early start the next morning for sunrise over the bay.
After checking out of the hotel, still very early (around 8:00), I set off with my backpack and bag and started the walk uphill. My only goal for Sunday morning on the island was to go to the protestant church and photograph there before heading to the dock and making my way back to Beihai.
It was a nice little walk as the road away from Nanwan does a zigzag straight uphill to give a nice view of the town and bay. Also, like western Guangxi, Weizhou Dao’s “countryside” is nothing but banana farms, which was quite nice to see. I shot there a little bit and, when I tired of walking after an hour or so, flagged down a san lun che and paid 30 RMB for him to take me to the protestant church, then to the dock.
The protestant church, unlike the Catholic one, had a 10 RMB admission, and wasn’t nearly as interesting (for me, at least) as the more famous Catholic church. It was nice, however, and I was glad to see it as my “farewell” to the island. From there, I went to the dock and got a ticket for the first available boat back to Beihai.
I really enjoyed my day and night here on Weizhou Dao and was looking forward to one last, relaxing evening in Beihai before getting back to the daily tedium of Chengdu. But first, one more night to go…
This is one of the illustrations that I created towards my enthusiasm of the idea of body positivity in order to encourage self confidence.
The North Charleston Police Department is partnering with local non-profit organization Metanoia to pilot a “Positive Ticketing” campaign in select North Charleston neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of the campaign will be to strengthen community-police partnerships and to encourage youth towards positive behavior.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
Ensign Selfix 16-20, test #3, second infinity adjustment
Fomapan 100
Blazinal 1:25, 4 minutes
Epson V550
Signature de la convention « Territoire à énergie positive pour la croissance verte » (Ministère de l'Ecologie - Hôtel de Roquelaure - Paris)
Pentax LX | Pentax Fa 43mm F1.9 limited | Kodak Color 200 200
Scanned with Pentax K1 FA Macro 50mm at F8 | Essential Film Holder
The North Charleston Police Department is partnering with local non-profit organization Metanoia to pilot a “Positive Ticketing” campaign in select North Charleston neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of the campaign will be to strengthen community-police partnerships and to encourage youth towards positive behavior.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
RELEASE DATE: 21st May 2019
PRESS RELEASE
Dare to Dream: New ‘Craftivism’ project
announced by Heritage Open Days
13th-22nd September 2019
This year, England’s largest festival of culture and heritage will celebrate its 25th anniversary, with a new arts commission focusing on those who have affected positive change and the power of gentle protest.
In 2019, Heritage Open Days will celebrate its anniversary with 25 Years of People Power. Against a backdrop of Brexit - a time of unprecedented social division and uncertainty - hundreds of events across the country will celebrate change-makers; those whose visions and dreams have brought positive developments to our society, both large and small.
Alongside festival walks, talks and openings, the Dare to Dream project will explore the power of positive visualisation in effecting change and finding solutions to the problems that surround us. Through a series of ‘craftivism workshops’ designed by Sarah Corbett, founder of the global Craftivist Collective, participants will have an opportunity to think about the issues that matter to them, and how to be an active part of bringing positive change, both locally and globally. The commission is the third in Heritage Open Days’ Unsung Stories strand, made possible by support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery with the aim of exploring lesser-known histories in new and innovative ways.
Participants will hand-stitch their positive visions for the future onto fabric ‘dream clouds’, share their creations on social media, and display them in meaningful locations to encourage us all to be solution-seekers and change-makers. “We’re thrilled to be working with Sarah, who embodies the gentle form of People Power that is at the heart of Heritage Open Days,” says HODs National Manager, Annabelle Thorpe.
“Throughout history, real change has come from those who have thought differently, dreamed big and believed solutions are there to be found. Dare to Dream offers a chance for everyone to think about how we can all positively shape the future, and make our dreams for a fairer, happier society become reality.”
Across the Heritage Open Days festival, Sarah will lead four free workshops, launching at
Dartington Hall in Totnes, where the concept for the NHS was established in the 1940s. Moving to Norwich, Manchester and Durham, each session will take inspiration from local dream-makers whose historic ideas helped to shape a new reality. Downloadable instruction packs will also enable organisers to run their own Dare to Dream workshops, enabling nationwide participation. After the festival, insights drawn from the workshops will create a picture of our dreams and hopes for society in the next 25 years.
"By having a vision rather than just fixating on a problem, our brains start finding ways to turn
those visions into reality” says campaigner, Sarah Corbett. “Join us and craft your creation, whilst you think deeply about what your dream for a better world will look like, and how you can be part of making it. Stitch by soothing stitch, we can help become change-makers."
Yesterday’s dreams shaped today’s reality. This September, join Heritage Open Days and the
Craftivist Collective to create individual dreams for a positive future.
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For more information and photographs:
Laura Davey, Press and Communications Officer
020 3097 1977 | laura.davey@heritageopendays.org.uk
More details about Dare to Dream can be found at
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/unsung-stories/dare-...
NOTES TO EDITORS
About Heritage Open Days
• Heritage Open Days (13th-22nd September 2019) is England’s largest festival of history and
culture; in 2018, over 5,500 events welcomed more than three million visitors across the
country.
• All events are free, including access to many sites that usually charge for admission.
• Heritage Open Days is coordinated and promoted nationally by the National Trust with
support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and run locally by a large range of
organisations (including civic societies, heritage organisations, and local councils,
community champions and thousands of enthusiastic volunteers).
• Heritage Open Days is England’s contribution to European Heritage Days, taking place
across 50 countries. Other events in the UK are Doors Open Days in Scotland
(www.doorsopendays.org.uk); Open Doors Days in Wales
(www.cadw.wales.gov.uk/opendoors); European Heritage Open Days in Northern Ireland
(www.communities-ni.gov.uk/articles/european-heritage-open...); Open House London
• For further details, visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk, follow on Twitter
@HeritageOpenDay, or subscribe to the newsletter.
About People Power and Unsung Stories
• People Power is Heritage Open Days’ theme for 2019, celebrating the 25th anniversary of
the festival, and highlighting the ability of local communities, groups and individuals to evoke change. For more information, visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk/organising/people-
power
• The Unsung Stories programme is annual arts-based strand of Heritage Open Days,
commissioning artists to work with local organisers, bringing to life stories, and reflecting
HODs’ belief that history belongs to all of us. For more information, visit
www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/unsung-stories
About the Craftivist Collective and Sarah Corbett
• Sarah Corbett is an award-winning campaigner, author of How to be a Craftivist: The Art of
Gentle Protest, and founder and Creative Director of the global Craftivist Collective. She
grew up in a low-income area of Liverpool and was born into an activist family. Her TED
talk ‘Activism Needs Introverts’ has been viewed over 1 million times.
• The Craftivist Collective is a social enterprise providing products and services to help
individuals, groups and organisations around the world learn and take part in ‘a gentle
protest’ approach to craftivism (craft + activism), and transform the way people practice
activism in more emotionally intelligent, creative and kind and effective ways.
• Previous craftivism projects have addressed mental health, living wage and climate change
amongst other issues. Their projects have helped change laws and policies, as well as hearts
and minds.
• They have worked with Save the Children, Unicef and Mind, have helped create the new
Girlguiding craftivism badge, as well as collaborating with Secret Cinema and V&A, amongst
others.
• Sarah is experienced as an interviewee for print, online, live or prerecorded audio,
television and vlogs.
• For further details, visit www.craftivist-collective.com or follow on Twitter and Instagram
@Craftivists.
About People’s Postcode Lottery
• People’s Postcode Lottery manages multiple society lotteries promoted by different
charities and good causes. People play with their chosen postcodes for a chance to win
cash prizes. A minimum of 32% from each subscription goes directly to charities and good
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For details of the charities and good causes which are promoting and benefitting from the
lottery draws, please visit www.postcodelottery.co.uk/good-causes/draw-calendar
• It costs £10 a month to play and winning postcodes are announced every day. The
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The North Charleston Police Department is partnering with local non-profit organization Metanoia to pilot a “Positive Ticketing” campaign in select North Charleston neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of the campaign will be to strengthen community-police partnerships and to encourage youth towards positive behavior.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
Panther repeatedly spotted in Collier neighborhood found dead
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) biologists collected the remains of a male panther recently spotted in the Golden Gate Estates neighborhood of Collier County on Thursday, Jan. 2.
Because of an unusual white marking on this panther’s left ear, biologists believe that the panther found dead is the same panther that had been seen lingering in yards around this neighborhood.
The FWC panther team, working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service, had been closely monitoring this area since late November, as part of an ongoing effort to relocate this panther to a more suitable, less urban habitat.
Biologists collected the panther’s remains on Interstate 75 near mile marker 111 in Collier County. The cause of death is believed to be collision with a vehicle. A full necropsy will be conducted at the FWC’s Wildlife Research Lab in Gainesville. This is the first panther death in 2014.
Floridians can help conservation of panthers by purchasing the Protect the Panther license tag at BuyaPlate.com. Proceeds from the license plate support the FWC’s panther research and management efforts.
Photo: Post-mortem examination of UCFP203
The North Charleston Police Department is partnering with local non-profit organization Metanoia to pilot a “Positive Ticketing” campaign in select North Charleston neighborhoods. The ultimate goal of the campaign will be to strengthen community-police partnerships and to encourage youth towards positive behavior.
Photo by Ryan Johnson
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