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The Epic Seascape! Malibu Sea Caves!
Landscape photography is not only about traveling through space, but it is also about traveling through time. One may return to the same beach time and again throughout the seasons to find a million different universes, changing in an infinitude of manners with each passing wave.
Not only do we voyage outwardly to get the shot, but we travel even further inwardly. While I spend my year trekking along the John Muir Trail, and on through Zion, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and the Colorado Plateau, my heart always finds its home in these Malibu sea caves, where I have stood in awe during all hours of the day and night.
Included within are a few shots that only I have so far captured, including a miraculous winter solstice sunrise.
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Working on a couple photography books! 45EPIC GODDESS PHOTOGRAPHY: A classic guide to exalting the archetypal woman. And 45EPIC Fine Art Landscape Photography!
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Greetings all! I have been busy finishing a few books on photography, while traveling all over--to Zion and the Sierras--shooting fall colors. Please see some here: facebook.com/mcgucken
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Titles include:
The Tao of Epic Landscape Photography: Exalt Fine Art with the Yin-Yang Wisdom of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching!
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Why the Fibonacci Numbers Exalt Beauty and How to Create PHI Compositions in Art, Design, & Photography
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And I am also working on a book on photographing the goddesses! :) More goddesses soon!
Best wishes on your epic hero's odyssey!:)
I love voyaging forth into nature to contemplate poetry, physics, the golden ratio, and the Tao te Ching! What's your favorite epic poetry reflecting epic landscapes? I recently finished a book titled Epic Poetry for Epic Landscape Photographers:
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Did you know that John Muir, Thoreau, and Emerson all loved epic poetry and poets including Shakespeare, Milton, Homer, and Robert Burns?
I recently finished my fourth book on Light Time Dimension Theory, much of which was inspired by an autumn trip to Zion!
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Via its simple principle of a fourth expanding dimension, LTD Theory provides a unifying, foundational *physical* model underlying relativity, quantum mechanics, time and all its arrows and asymmetries, and the second law of thermodynamics. The detailed diagrams demonstrate that the great mysteries of quantum mechanical nonlocality, entanglement, and probability naturally arise from the very same principle that fosters relativity alongside light's constant velocity, the equivalence of mass and energy, and time dilation.
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Session 2: Regulatory principles for security, privacy and trust, 24 October 2016, Hammamet, Tunisia.
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Sara Ann Swenson, a delegate from Minnesota, asks The United Methodist Church to stand "for love and grace in the Preamble to the Social Principles" during the May 1 plenary at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference in Tampa, Fla. A UMNS photo by Kathleen Barry
New book! Epic Landscape Photography: The Principles of Fine Art Nature Photography!
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Join my new 45EPIC fine art landscapes page on facebook!
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Working on a couple photography books! 45EPIC GODDESS PHOTOGRAPHY: A classic guide to exalting the archetypal woman. And 45EPIC Fine Art Landscape Photography!
More on my golden ratio musings: facebook.com/goldennumberratio
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Greetings all! I have been busy finishing a few books on photography, while traveling all over--to Zion and the Sierras--shooting fall colors. Please see some here: facebook.com/mcgucken
Let me know in the comments if you would like a free review copy of one of my photography books! :)
Titles include:
The Tao of Epic Landscape Photography: Exalt Fine Art with the Yin-Yang Wisdom of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching!
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Why the Fibonacci Numbers Exalt Beauty and How to Create PHI Compositions in Art, Design, & Photography
facebook.com/goldennumberratio
And I am also working on a book on photographing the goddesses! :) More goddesses soon!
Best wishes on your epic hero's odyssey!:)
I love voyaging forth into nature to contemplate poetry, physics, the golden ratio, and the Tao te Ching! What's your favorite epic poetry reflecting epic landscapes? I recently finished a book titled Epic Poetry for Epic Landscape Photographers:
www.facebook.com/Epic-Poetry-for-Epic-Landscape-Photograp...
Did you know that John Muir, Thoreau, and Emerson all loved epic poetry and poets including Shakespeare, Milton, Homer, and Robert Burns?
I recently finished my fourth book on Light Time Dimension Theory, much of which was inspired by an autumn trip to Zion!
www.facebook.com/lightimedimensiontheory/
Via its simple principle of a fourth expanding dimension, LTD Theory provides a unifying, foundational *physical* model underlying relativity, quantum mechanics, time and all its arrows and asymmetries, and the second law of thermodynamics. The detailed diagrams demonstrate that the great mysteries of quantum mechanical nonlocality, entanglement, and probability naturally arise from the very same principle that fosters relativity alongside light's constant velocity, the equivalence of mass and energy, and time dilation.
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202 The Execution of Aiyana Stanley-Jones — and the Urgency of Putting this Revolution on the Map
Some Principles for Building a Movement for Revolution by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
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Against the grim backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, chief executives of 110 companies in Thailand have pledged to advance gender equality in business by implementing the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The event was hosted by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union. Read the full press release: unwo.men/tGyn50BFura
Date: September 30, 2020
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
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François Lefèbvre (1762-1835), Temple of Love in the Park of Laeken/Der Liebestempel im Park zu Laeken, 1787
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The Albertina
The architectural history of the Palais
"It is my will that the expansion of the inner city of Vienna with regard to a suitable connection of the same with the suburbs as soon as possible is tackled and at this on Regulirung (regulation) and beautifying of my Residence and Imperial Capital is taken into account. To this end I grant the withdrawal of the ramparts and fortifications of the inner city and the trenches around the same".
This decree of Emperor Franz Joseph I, published on 25 December 1857 in the Wiener Zeitung, formed the basis for the largest the surface concerning and architecturally most significant transformation of the Viennese cityscape. Involving several renowned domestic and foreign architects a "master plan" took form, which included the construction of a boulevard instead of the ramparts between the inner city and its radially upstream suburbs. In the 50-years during implementation phase, an impressive architectural ensemble developed, consisting of imperial and private representational buildings, public administration and cultural buildings, churches and barracks, marking the era under the term "ring-street style". Already in the first year tithe decided a senior member of the Austrian imperial family to decorate the facades of his palace according to the new design principles, and thus certified the aristocratic claim that this also "historicism" said style on the part of the imperial house was attributed.
It was the palace of Archduke Albrecht (1817-1895), the Senior of the Habsburg Family Council, who as Field Marshal held the overall command over the Austro-Hungarian army. The building was incorporated into the imperial residence of the Hofburg complex, forming the south-west corner and extending eleven meters above street level on the so-called Augustinerbastei.
The close proximity of the palace to the imperial residence corresponded not only with Emperor Franz Joseph I and Archduke Albert with a close familial relationship between the owner of the palace and the monarch. Even the former inhabitants were always in close relationship to the imperial family, whether by birth or marriage. An exception here again proves the rule: Don Emanuel Teles da Silva Conde Tarouca (1696-1771), for which Maria Theresa in 1744 the palace had built, was just a close friend and advisor of the monarch. Silva Tarouca underpins the rule with a second exception, because he belonged to the administrative services as Generalhofbaudirektor (general court architect) and President of the Austrian-Dutch administration, while all other him subsequent owners were highest ranking military.
In the annals of Austrian history, especially those of military history, they either went into as commander of the Imperial Army, or the Austrian, later kk Army. In chronological order, this applies to Duke Carl Alexander of Lorraine, the brother-of-law of Maria Theresa, as Imperial Marshal, her son-in-law Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, also field marshal, whos adopted son, Archduke Charles of Austria, the last imperial field marshal and only Generalissimo of Austria, his son Archduke Albrecht of Austria as Feldmarschalil and army Supreme commander, and most recently his nephew Archduke Friedrich of Austria, who held as field marshal from 1914 to 1916 the command of the Austro-Hungarian troops. Despite their military profession, all five generals conceived themselves as patrons of the arts and promoted large sums of money to build large collections, the construction of magnificent buildings and cultural life. Charles Alexander of Lorraine promoted as governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1741 to 1780 the Academy of Fine Arts, the Théâtre de Ja Monnaie and the companies Bourgeois Concert and Concert Noble, he founded the Academie royale et imperial des Sciences et des Lettres, opened the Bibliotheque Royal for the population and supported artistic talents with high scholarships. World fame got his porcelain collection, which however had to be sold by Emperor Joseph II to pay off his debts. Duke Albert began in 1776 according to the concept of conte Durazzo to set up an encyclopedic collection of prints, which forms the core of the world-famous "Albertina" today.
1816 declared to Fideikommiss and thus in future indivisible, inalienable and inseparable, the collection 1822 passed into the possession of Archduke Carl, who, like his descendants, it broadened. Under him, the collection was introduced together with the sumptuously equipped palace on the Augustinerbastei in the so-called "Carl Ludwig'schen fideicommissum in 1826, by which the building and the in it kept collection fused into an indissoluble unity. At this time had from the Palais Tarouca by structural expansion or acquisition a veritable Residenz palace evolved. Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen was first in 1800 the third floor of the adjacent Augustinian convent wing adapted to house his collection and he had after 1802 by his Belgian architect Louis de Montoyer at the suburban side built a magnificent extension, called the wing of staterooms, it was equipped in the style of Louis XVI. Only two decades later, Archduke Carl the entire palace newly set up. According to scetches of the architect Joseph Kornhäusel the 1822-1825 retreaded premises presented themselves in the Empire style. The interior of the palace testified from now in an impressive way the high rank and the prominent position of its owner. Under Archduke Albrecht the outer appearance also should meet the requirements. He had the facade of the palace in the style of historicism orchestrated and added to the Palais front against the suburbs an offshore covered access. Inside, he limited himself, apart from the redesign of the Rococo room in the manner of the second Blondel style, to the retention of the paternal stock. Archduke Friedrich's plans for an expansion of the palace were omitted, however, because of the outbreak of the First World War so that his contribution to the state rooms, especially, consists in the layout of the Spanish apartment, which he in 1895 for his sister, the Queen of Spain Maria Christina, had set up as a permanent residence.
The era of stately representation with handing down their cultural values found its most obvious visualization inside the palace through the design and features of the staterooms. On one hand, by the use of the finest materials and the purchase of masterfully manufactured pieces of equipment, such as on the other hand by the permanent reuse of older equipment parts. This period lasted until 1919, when Archduke Friedrich was expropriated by the newly founded Republic of Austria. With the republicanization of the collection and the building first of all finished the tradition that the owner's name was synonymous with the building name:
After Palais Tarouca or tarokkisches house it was called Lorraine House, afterwards Duke Albert Palais and Palais Archduke Carl. Due to the new construction of an adjacently located administration building it received in 1865 the prefix "Upper" and was referred to as Upper Palais Archduke Albrecht and Upper Palais Archduke Frederick. For the state a special reference to the Habsburg past was certainly politically no longer opportune, which is why was decided to name the building according to the in it kept collection "Albertina".
This name derives from the term "La Collection Albertina" which had been used by the gallery Inspector Maurice von Thausing in 1870 in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts for the former graphics collection of Duke Albert. For this reason, it was the first time since the foundation of the palace that the name of the collection had become synonymous with the room shell. Room shell, hence, because the Republic of Austria Archduke Friedrich had allowed to take along all the movable goods from the palace in his Hungarian exile: crystal chandeliers, curtains and carpets as well as sculptures, vases and clocks. Particularly stressed should be the exquisite furniture, which stems of three facilities phases: the Louis XVI furnitures of Duke Albert, which had been manufactured on the basis of fraternal relations between his wife Archduchess Marie Christine and the French Queen Marie Antoinette after 1780 in the French Hofmanufakturen, also the on behalf of Archduke Charles 1822-1825 in the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory by Joseph Danhauser produced Empire furnitures and thirdly additions of the same style of Archduke Friedrich, which this about 1900 at Portois & Ffix as well as at Friedrich Otto Schmidt had commissioned.
The "swept clean" building got due to the strained financial situation after the First World War initially only a makeshift facility. However, since until 1999 no revision of the emergency equipment took place, but differently designed, primarily the utilitarianism committed office furnitures complementarily had been added, the equipment of the former state rooms presented itself at the end of the 20th century as an inhomogeneous administrative mingle-mangle of insignificant parts, where, however, dwelt a certain quaint charm. From the magnificent state rooms had evolved depots, storage rooms, a library, a study hall and several officed.
Worse it hit the outer appearance of the palace, because in times of continued anti-Habsburg sentiment after the Second World War and inspired by an intolerant destruction will, it came by pickaxe to a ministerial erasure of history. In contrast to the graphic collection possessed the richly decorated facades with the conspicuous insignia of the former owner an object-immanent reference to the Habsburg past and thus exhibited the monarchial traditions and values of the era of Francis Joseph significantly. As part of the remedial measures after a bomb damage, in 1948 the aristocratic, by Archduke Albert initiated, historicist facade structuring along with all decorations was cut off, many facade figures demolished and the Hapsburg crest emblems plunged to the ground. Since in addition the old ramp also had been cancelled and the main entrance of the bastion level had been moved down to the second basement storey at street level, ended the presence of the old Archduke's palace after more than 200 years. At the reopening of the "Albertina Graphic Collection" in 1952, the former Hapsburg Palais of splendour presented itself as one of his identity robbed, formally trivial, soulless room shell, whose successful republicanization an oversized and also unproportional eagle above the new main entrance to the Augustinian road symbolized. The emocratic throw of monuments had wiped out the Hapsburg palace from the urban appeareance, whereby in the perception only existed a nondescript, nameless and ahistorical building that henceforth served the lodging and presentation of world-famous graphic collection of the Albertina. The condition was not changed by the decision to the refurbishment because there were only planned collection specific extensions, but no restoration of the palace.
This paradigm shift corresponded to a blatant reversal of the historical circumstances, as the travel guides and travel books for kk Residence and imperial capital of Vienna dedicated itself primarily with the magnificent, aristocratic palace on the Augustinerbastei with the sumptuously fitted out reception rooms and mentioned the collection kept there - if at all - only in passing. Only with the repositioning of the Albertina in 2000 under the direction of Klaus Albrecht Schröder, the palace was within the meaning and in fulfillment of the Fideikommiss of Archduke Charles in 1826 again met with the high regard, from which could result a further inseparable bond between the magnificent mansions and the world-famous collection. In view of the knowing about politically motivated errors and omissions of the past, the facades should get back their noble, historicist designing, the staterooms regain their glamorous, prestigious appearance and culturally unique equippment be repurchased. From this presumption, eventually grew the full commitment to revise the history of redemption and the return of the stately palace in the public consciousness.
The smoothed palace facades were returned to their original condition and present themselves today - with the exception of the not anymore reconstructed Attica figures - again with the historicist decoration and layout elements that Archduke Albrecht had given after the razing of the Augustinerbastei in 1865 in order. The neoclassical interiors, today called after the former inhabitants "Habsburg Staterooms", receiving a meticulous and detailed restoration taking place at the premises of originality and authenticity, got back their venerable and sumptuous appearance. From the world wide scattered historical pieces of equipment have been bought back 70 properties or could be returned through permanent loan to its original location, by which to the visitors is made experiencable again that atmosphere in 1919 the state rooms of the last Habsburg owner Archduke Frederick had owned. The for the first time in 80 years public accessible "Habsburg State Rooms" at the Palais Albertina enable now again as eloquent testimony to our Habsburg past and as a unique cultural heritage fundamental and essential insights into the Austrian cultural history. With the relocation of the main entrance to the level of the Augustinerbastei the recollection to this so valuable Austrian Cultural Heritage formally and functionally came to completion. The vision of the restoration and recovery of the grand palace was a pillar on which the new Albertina should arise again, the other embody the four large newly built exhibition halls, which allow for the first time in the history of the Albertina, to exhibit the collection throughout its encyclopedic breadh under optimal conservation conditions.
The palace presents itself now in its appearance in the historicist style of the Ringstrassenära, almost as if nothing had happened in the meantime. But will the wheel of time should not, cannot and must not be turned back, so that the double standards of the "Albertina Palace" said museum - on the one hand Habsburg grandeur palaces and other modern museum for the arts of graphics - should be symbolized by a modern character: The in 2003 by Hans Hollein designed far into the Albertina square cantilevering, elegant floating flying roof. 64 meters long, it symbolizes in the form of a dynamic wedge the accelerated urban spatial connectivity and public access to the palace. It advertises the major changes in the interior as well as the huge underground extensions of the repositioned "Albertina".
Christian Benedictine
Art historian with research interests History of Architecture, building industry of the Hapsburgs, Hofburg and Zeremonialwissenschaft (ceremonial sciences). Since 1990 he works in the architecture collection of the Albertina. Since 2000 he supervises as director of the newly founded department "Staterooms" the restoration and furnishing of the state rooms and the restoration of the facades and explores the history of the palace and its inhabitants.
Ray Dalio outlined the principles behind his success with Bridgewater Associates after being awarded the Lifetime Achievement honor.
The Global Landscapes Forum is founded on four principles: connecting, sharing, learning and acting. Together with the Youth in Landscapes Initiative the GLF is hosting its first ever hackathon that will connect people, to share ideas, learn from each other and act together to creatively problem solve for on the ground sustainable landscape initiatives. GLF are looking for the most creative solution to engage African youth in landscape restoration.
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Governor Phil Murphy signs an executive order requiring that all internet service providers wanting to do business in NJ adhere to the principles of net neutrality in Newark, New Jersey on Monday, February 5th, 2018. OIT/Governor's Office.
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Hero Arts Envelope Pattern
Lawn Fawn Bannerific and Sophie's Sentiments
Mustard Seed Distress ink
Paris Dusk Memento ink
Nestabilities Labels 8
Martha Stewart Hibiscus punch
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I chose this image for the principle of design: unity because the image flows together and combines all the shapes into one image.
ANCHORING GENDER AND HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES IN POLICIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE HIV RESPONSE
For a national agency such as NACA coordinating various activities of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, information is key in the assessment and determination of a country’s level of success and gaps in the continued fight to end the HIV and TB epidemics. It is also key in informing the development of strategies or review of policies and frameworks to counter approaches that are not working and to increase the impact of interventions in the response.
This is one of the reasons why Dr. Yinka Falola-Anoemuah, the Deputy Director, in charge of Gender, Human Rights and Care Support Services at the National Agency for Control of AIDS appreciates the wealth of information, experiences and networks gained from participating in the capacity building programmes for health workers, law enforcement officers, parliamentarians, lawyers, judges and human rights institutions made possible by the Africa Regional Grant on HIV: Removing Legal Barriers. It is a multi-year grant supported by the Global Fund and implemented by UNDP that addresses human rights barriers faced by vulnerable communities in 10 countries.
“The regional forums have allowed me to learn from what other countries are doing, reflect on the situation in my country, and identify ways of pulling everybody to work together,” said Yinka.
The biggest hurdle for NACA at the onset was to establish the relevance of gender, human rights and its impact on the HIV response. This was in an environment challenged with the lack of understanding and the general fear around key populations due to the criminalizing laws like the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2013. “This law gives people fear that they shouldn't work with this population as they are not recognized within the system. This is in addition to a lot of social, cultural and religious biases and stereotypes that people bring on board,” she says.
In addition, the institution lacked funding, tools and skills to build the capacity of various stakeholders to understand issues affecting key and vulnerable populations and the impact on the HIV response. Moreover, the existing Gender Technical Working Group was not very robust in terms of bringing in all significant stakeholders.
When Yinka joined NACA, they began by building the capacity of stakeholders internally to appreciate the issues on gender, human rights, and vulnerable populations and the subsequent impact these issues had on the progress made to achieve the targets. “From there, we identified other stakeholders, who included the health workers coordinated by Ministry of Health and other leaders at the federal level,” said Yinka.
NACA’s initial attempts to get the Ministry of Health on board the gender working group was not very successful as the representative did not appreciate the impact of stigma from health workers on the patient community especially women and key populations. “We need to have within us frameworks, policies, training manuals on what stigma is, what gender issues are and how to put them into consideration as we plan for the sector and then in training healthcare professionals to ensure they get into the system while appreciating the critical issues at hand,” Yinka had explained.
They experienced similar challenges in trying to advocate for the same issues among parliamentarians. However, thanks to the regional training under the Africa Regional Grant on HIV, several Federal and State Parliamentarians have benefitted from capacity building trainings. This turned NACA’s interventions around and has resulted in having champions amongst the leaders with a better understanding of the importance of gender and human rights in HIV and TB programming. They have helped to facilitate increases in health budgets. Besides, Nigerian key populations themselves are benefiting because they are also part of the regional capacity-building efforts and have been given a space for dialogue with stakeholders.
“The engagements with Enda Santé and the parliamentarians was a very good one for me. Some of our parliamentarians also participated at KELIN’s training. In-country, we were not talking to ourselves so we didn’t fully understand the challenges facing the response. Bringing diverse and relevant stakeholders, working together to achieve the same results at a regional level was very instrumental for me. We all saw how other countries were making progress. That was the first time I met somebody from the Senate and we were able to talk at that level. That is how we established a relationship, outside Nigeria, at the airport, going for a regional meeting. And then we took the spirit back home,” Yinka reflected.
Having parliamentarians as champions for the response has translated to a lot of gains. “Even the increase in the budget appropriation that we had was the result of these efforts. The first year, they gave us more than what we requested. We were used to having no money. So by the time he understood it, he was able to mobilize his colleagues and they put money for gender and human rights work. And that was a very strong achievement for me,” she said. They are now looking at ways to build the capacity of more clerks of the House of Representative and clerks of the Senate to ensure the sustainability of the progress made as some of the leaders move to different roles in the course of their political careers.
NACA also leveraged other platforms such as the technical working groups within the Ministry of Health (treatment and testing groups) and trained them on gender and human rights matters captured within the strategic frameworks, as the core principles of business so they could start integrating the best practices at that level within their work. A change in the leadership at the Ministry also helped with the advancement of the interventions.
Also, they leveraged existing resources to demonstrate the value for gender and human rights mainstreaming in the country’s response. For example, a 2013 gender assessment of the response was timely to help NACA seek a stronger commitment from the Ministry of Health and served as an advocacy tool that demonstrated the existing issues that needed to be addressed. This culminated with the ministry coming onboard the Gender and Human Rights Technical Working Group.
The working group now brings all stakeholders including community members, women, and key populations to articulate their issues to inform interventions. NACA builds its capacity to engage with policymakers and stakeholders. The group serves as a gender team for health response and other sectors. “They are making a lot of progress. In August 2019, they looked at the National Health Policy and they now have a document that we call Gender in Health following a validation meeting. The document integrates issues of left out populations, like key populations because our team was with them to ensure that was achieved,” noted Yinka. The human rights-based approach elements have also been integrated into the National HIV AIDS Community Care and Support Guidelines to give guidance on what aspects of the HIV response need to be implemented outside the health facilities in a bid to address structural issues impacting on HIV and TB in the country.
On another level, the regional engagements provided an opportunity to strengthen the access to justice for affected vulnerable communities, experiencing stigma and discrimination due to their HIV status. NACA works with lawyers who participated in the KELIN and the Enda Santé trainings. “We were able to form them into a coalition that provides pro bono services to cases of stigma and discrimination. When people stigmatize, it is a lack of understanding of the science of HIV. Despite challenges around resourcing and availability for court appearances, we have some successes and are trying to document some of the cases that have achieved success in court. As a result of the massive campaign around stigma and discrimination, some of the cases are resolved out of court through mediation. We're trying to document that as well,” Yinka explained.
Together with the Global Fund, UNDP is working with four leading African civil society organizations — the AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa, ENDA Santé, KELIN, and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre — through the Africa Regional Grant on HIV to address human rights barriers faced by vulnerable communities in Africa, and facilitate access to lifesaving health care. The programme aims to remove legal and policy barriers by providing documentation of human rights violations, advocacy support, strategic litigation and capacity strengthening for key stakeholders. At the regional level, the project provides intensive capacity strengthening opportunities for key stakeholders, like Dr. Yinka Falola, who will escalate the gained knowledge to impact the HIV and TB response in their countries and communities. The countries include Botswana, Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
“The insight gained has helped us to harness some of the resources and opportunities we didn't know we have within us and now we work together. Institutionalizing the human rights-based approach means sustainability, because the moment that it is there within the government, it means all the officers including the younger officers are part of this and they are mentored and it becomes a system and that's the kind of system I think we need in Africa to address arising challenges in a sustainable manner. Thank you to the project for helping us put that together,” Yinka concludes.
New book! Epic Landscape Photography: The Principles of Fine Art Nature Photography!
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Join my new 45EPIC fine art landscapes page on facebook!
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Working on a couple photography books! 45EPIC GODDESS PHOTOGRAPHY: A classic guide to exalting the archetypal woman. And 45EPIC Fine Art Landscape Photography!
More on my golden ratio musings: facebook.com/goldennumberratio
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Greetings all! I have been busy finishing a few books on photography, while traveling all over--to Zion and the Sierras--shooting fall colors. Please see some here: facebook.com/mcgucken
Let me know in the comments if you would like a free review copy of one of my photography books! :)
Titles include:
The Tao of Epic Landscape Photography: Exalt Fine Art with the Yin-Yang Wisdom of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching!
The Golden Number Ratio Principle: Why the Fibonacci Numbers Exalt Beauty and How to Create PHI Compositions in Art, Design, & Photography
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And I am also working on a book on photographing the goddesses! :) More goddesses soon!
Best wishes on your epic hero's odyssey!:)
I love voyaging forth into nature to contemplate poetry, physics, the golden ratio, and the Tao te Ching! What's your favorite epic poetry reflecting epic landscapes? I recently finished a book titled Epic Poetry for Epic Landscape Photographers:
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Did you know that John Muir, Thoreau, and Emerson all loved epic poetry and poets including Shakespeare, Milton, Homer, and Robert Burns?
I recently finished my fourth book on Light Time Dimension Theory, much of which was inspired by an autumn trip to Zion!
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Via its simple principle of a fourth expanding dimension, LTD Theory provides a unifying, foundational *physical* model underlying relativity, quantum mechanics, time and all its arrows and asymmetries, and the second law of thermodynamics. The detailed diagrams demonstrate that the great mysteries of quantum mechanical nonlocality, entanglement, and probability naturally arise from the very same principle that fosters relativity alongside light's constant velocity, the equivalence of mass and energy, and time dilation.
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On the left the photo displays color, the vibrant red of the raspberries and the yellow color of the mug create a focus point. On the bottom left the rock fire pit creates a a circular shape. Now the top middle shows texture, the three dimension of the moss and it’s magnification makes the object look slimy. The picture to the right of the moss shows space because while there are clouds in the sky there is nothing else, allowing for room.The bottom middle photograph shoes both grey and black vertical lines. The top right photo shows form because the cat curled up sleeping creates an oval like form. Lastly, the bottom right photo shows value because it contains both a mixture of light and dark colors that create depth.
Against the grim backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, chief executives of 110 companies in Thailand have pledged to advance gender equality in business by implementing the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs). The event was hosted by WeEmpowerAsia, a UN Women programme funded by and in partnership with the European Union. Read the full press release: unwo.men/tGyn50BFura
Date: September 30, 2020
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Photo: UN Women/Siraphob Werakijpanich & Tanasin Pheankusol