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White is maybe the most rigorous and psychological color, it seems to purify the surfaces, it’s a color that makes the vacuum merge. The empty spaces have slight contrasts of shape as a value.
I like to deal with this non-pigmentation because its process is a ramification of many harmonic elements that allude to a perfect informality. These pictures may seem incongruous because they are elegant and messy at the same time. They are contemporary, I took familiar objects like: “Burger King” glasses, crumbled pills, glasses of plastic or packs, which I photographed in high key. This kind of illumination, in which high and white tones are predominant, spreads positivity and freshness, which is another element of contrast towards the mess of the scenery, that often has a dirty tablecloth, like someone suddenly left the meal. The position of elements is never random, but it is necessary to highlight the constituent structure: pieces of silverware, pills, bottles, remains of food or dry branches are often put close to each other on levels, like there was a narrative correlation more or less narrow between each other. There is no human presence, but it is re-invoked through the representation of objects, where plasticity alternates with flatness, creating at the same time tension and melancholy.
in 2022’s exploratory mission to Portugal, I noticed that there’s a whole lotta older dudes who never smile, and only “show” a frown.
Not- a neutral expression, not a happy or even, gleeful grin- only a frown.
Now- as a Temporary Resident of The Northern Regions of this
Nation that only was freed from a Dictatorship since ’74, I have a theory I’ve developed, about why this is.
And- it’s directly related to the psychological trauma of living in a Nation that was so deprived of upward mobility and of Education and Freedoms.
Just “my-theory”, and
I am not a (professional ) Sociologist or a Psychologist- and not played one on T.V. or on Screen - either.
i do not condone or wish to promote the actions of these evil bastards
A serial killer is typically defined as an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time (a "cooling off period") between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification. Other sources define the term as "a series of two or more murders, committed as separate events, usually, but not always, by one offender acting alone" or, including the vital characteristics, a minimum of at least two murders. Often, a sexual element is involved with the killings, but the FBI states that motives for serial murder include "anger, thrill, financial gain, and attention seeking." The murders may have been attempted or completed in a similar fashion and the victims may have had something in common; for example, occupation, race, appearance, sex, or age group.
Serial killers are not the same as mass murderers, who commit multiple murders at one time; nor are they spree killers, who commit murders in two or more locations with virtually no break in between.
1969
Sutcliffe committed his first assault on an older prostitute whom he had met whilst searching for the woman who had previously tricked him out of money. He had left his friend's mini-van and walked up Pauls Road, Bradford, until he was out of sight. When he came back, he was out of breath, as if he had been running. He told long-term friend of his, Trevor Birdsall, who was the driver of the vehicle that he was in, to drive off quickly. Sutcliffe said that he had followed a prostitute into a garage and hit her over the head with a stone in a sock. According to his statement, Sutcliffe stated, "I got out of the car, went across the road and hit her. The force of the impact tore the toe off the sock and whatever was in it came out. I went back to the car and got in it".
When the police visited his home the next day, they informed him that the woman, who bore no resemblance to the prostitute who had tricked him out of £10, had noted down Birdsall's mini-van vehicle registration plate. Sutcliffe admitted that he had hit her over the head, but claimed that it was only with his hand. The police told him he was "very lucky" as the prostitute didn't want anything more to do with the incident - she was a known prostitute and her common-law husband was serving a sentence for an assault.
1975
Sutcliffe committed his second assault on the night of 5 July 1975 in Keighley. He attacked Anna Rogulskyj, who was walking alone, striking her unconscious with a ball-peen hammer and slashing her stomach with a knife. Disturbed by a neighbour, he left without killing her. Rogulskyj survived after extensive medical intervention but was emotionally traumatised by this attack.
Sutcliffe attacked Olive Smelt in Halifax in August. Employing the same modus operandi he struck her from behind and used a knife to slash her, though this time above her buttocks. Again he was interrupted, and left his victim badly injured but still alive. Like Rogulskyj, Smelt suffered emotional scars from the attack, including clinical depression. On 27 August, Sutcliffe attacked 14 year old Tracy Browne in Silsden. He struck her from behind and hit her on the head five times while she was walking in a country lane. Sutcliffe was not convicted of this attack, but confessed to it in 1992.
The first victim to lose her life was Wilma McCann, on 30 October. McCann was a mother of four from the Chapeltown district of Leeds. Sutcliffe struck her twice with a hammer before stabbing her 15 times in the neck, chest and abdomen. Traces of semen were found on the back of her underwear. An extensive inquiry, involving 150 police officers and 11,000 interviews, failed to uncover the culprit. One of McCann's daughters committed suicide in December 2007, reportedly after suffering years of torment over her mother's death.
1976
Sutcliffe committed his next murder in January 1976, when he stabbed Emily Jackson 51 times in Leeds. In dire financial straits, Jackson had been using the family van to exchange sexual favours for money, a fact which shocked family and neighbours when it was revealed after the murder. Sutcliffe hit her on the head with a hammer and then used a sharpened screwdriver to stab her in the neck, chest, and abdomen. Sutcliffe also stamped on her thigh, leaving behind an impression of his boot.
Sutcliffe attacked Marcella Claxton in Roundhay Park, Leeds, on 9 May. Walking home from a party, she was given a lift by Sutcliffe. When she later got out of the car to urinate, Sutcliffe hit her from behind with a hammer. She was left alive and was able to testify against Sutcliffe at his trial.
1977
On 5 February 1977 he attacked Irene Richardson, a Chapeltown prostitute, in Roundhay Park. Richardson was bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Once she was dead, he mutilated her corpse with a knife. Tyre tracks left near the murder scene resulted in a long list of possible suspect vehicles.
Two months later, on 23 April 1977, Sutcliffe killed Bradford prostitute Patricia "Tina" Atkinson in her flat, where police found a bootprint on the bedclothes. Two months later Sutcliffe committed another murder in Chapeltown, claiming his youngest victim, 16-year-old Jayne MacDonald, on 26 June. She was not a prostitute. In the public perception, her death showed that every woman was a potential victim. Sutcliffe seriously assaulted Maureen Long in Bradford in July. He was interrupted and left her for dead. A witness misidentified the make of his car. More than 300 police officers working the case amassed 12,500 statements and checked thousands of cars, without success. On 1 October 1977 Sutcliffe murdered Manchester prostitute Jean Jordan. Her body was found ten days later and had obviously been moved several days after death. In a later confession, Sutcliffe stated he had realised that the new £5 note he had given her was traceable. After hosting a family party at his new home, he returned to the wasteland behind Manchester's Southern Cemetery, where he left the body, to retrieve the note. Unable to do so he mutilated Jordan's corpse and moved the location of the body.
The following morning, Jordan was discovered by actor Bruce Jones, who at that time was a local dairy worker. He had an allotment on the land adjoining the site where the body was found and was searching for disused house bricks when he made the discovery. The £5 note, hidden inside a secret compartment in Jordan's handbag, offered a valuable piece of evidence. The note was new, allowing it to be traced to branches of the Midland Bank in Shipley and Bingley. Police analysis of bank operations allowed them to narrow their field of inquiry to 8,000 local employees who could have received it in their wagepacket. Over three months the police interviewed 5,000 men, including Sutcliffe, whom they did not connect to the crime.
On 14 December Sutcliffe attacked another Leeds prostitute, Marilyn Moore. Moore survived and provided police with a description of her attacker. Tyre tracks found at the scene matched those from an earlier attack.
1978
The police discontinued the search for the person who received the £5 note in January 1978. Although Sutcliffe was interviewed about the £5 note, he was not investigated further (he would ultimately be contacted, and disregarded, by the Ripper Squad on several further occasions). That month, Sutcliffe killed again. His victim was 21-year-old Bradford prostitute, Yvonne Pearson. Sutcliffe hid her body under a discarded sofa and it was not found until March. He killed 18-year-old Huddersfield prostitute Helen Rytka, on the night of 31 January. Her body was found three days later. On 16 May Sutcliffe killed again after a three-month hiatus. The victim was Vera Millward whom he killed during an attack in the car park of Manchester Royal Infirmary.
1979
Almost a year passed before Sutcliffe attacked again. During this period, in November 1978, his mother Kathleen died, aged 59.
On 4 April 1979 Sutcliffe killed a 19-year-old bank clerk, Josephine Whitaker. He attacked her on Saville Park Moor, Halifax, as she was walking home. Despite new forensic evidence, police efforts were diverted for several months following receipt of a taped message purporting to be from the murderer. The message taunted Assistant Chief Constable George Oldfield who was leading the investigation. The tape contained a man's voice saying "I'm Jack. I see you're having no luck catching me. I have the greatest respect for you, George, but Lord, you're no nearer catching me now than four years ago when I started."
Based on the recorded message police began searching for a man with a Wearside accent, which was narrowed down to the Castletown area of Sunderland. The message was much later revealed to be a hoax. The hoaxer, dubbed "Wearside Jack", sent two letters to police in 1978, that boasted of his crimes. The letters, signed "Jack The Ripper", claimed responsibility for the murder of 26-year-old Joan Harrison in Preston in November 1975. On 20 October 2005, John Samuel Humble, an unemployed alcoholic and long-time resident of the Ford Estate area of Sunderland (a mile from Castletown), was charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice for sending the hoax letters and tape. He was remanded in custody. On 21 March 2006 Humble was convicted and sentenced to eight years in prison.
On 1 September Sutcliffe murdered 20-year-old Barbara Leach. Leach was a Bradford University student killed in Ash Grove, close to the university and her lodgings. It was his sixteenth attack. The murder of a woman who was not a prostitute again alarmed the public and prompted an expensive publicity campaign, which emphasised the Wearside connection. Despite the false Wearside lead, Sutcliffe was interviewed on at least two further occasions in 1979. Despite matching several forensic clues and being on the list of 300 names in connection with the £5 note, he was not strongly suspected. In total, Sutcliffe was interviewed by the police on nine occasions.
1980
In April 1980 Sutcliffe was arrested for drunk driving. While awaiting trial on this charge, he killed two more women. He murdered 47-year-old Marguerite Walls on the night of 20 August, and 20-year-old Jacqueline Hill, a student at the University of Leeds, on the night of 17 November. He also attacked two other women who survived. They were Dr. Uphadya Bandara, attacked in Leeds on 24 September, and 16-year-old Theresa Sykes, attacked in Huddersfield on the night of 5 November. On 25 November, Trevor Birdsall, an associate of Sutcliffe reported him to the police as a suspect. This information vanished into the enormous amount of paperwork already created.
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. The recognition and understanding of mental health conditions has changed over time and across cultures, and there are still variations in the definition, assessment, and classification of mental disorders, although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subject's perception of distress. Over a third of people in most countries report meeting criteria for the major categories at some point in their lives.
The causes are often explained in terms of a diathesis-stress model or biopsychosocial model. In biological psychiatry, mental disorders are conceptualized as disorders of brain circuits likely caused by developmental processes shaped by a complex interplay of genetics and experience.[1]
Services are based in psychiatric hospitals or in the community. Diagnoses are made by psychiatrists or clinical psychologists using various methods, often relying on observation and questioning in interviews. Treatments are provided by various mental health professionals. Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options, as are social interventions, peer support and self-help. In some cases there may be involuntary detention and involuntary treatment where legislation allows.
Stigma and discrimination add to the suffering associated with the disorders, and have led to various social movements attempting to increase acceptance.
A mental disorder or mental illness is a psychological or behavioral pattern generally associated with subjective distress or disability that occurs in an individual, and which is not a part of normal development or culture. The recognition and understanding of mental health conditions has changed over time and across cultures, and there are still variations in the definition, assessment, and classification of mental disorders, although standard guideline criteria are widely accepted. A few mental disorders are diagnosed based on the harm to others, regardless of the subject's perception of distress. Over a third of people in most countries report meeting criteria for the major categories at some point in their lives.
The causes are often explained in terms of a diathesis-stress model or biopsychosocial model. In biological psychiatry, mental disorders are conceptualized as disorders of brain circuits likely caused by developmental processes shaped by a complex interplay of genetics and experience.[1]
Services are based in psychiatric hospitals or in the community. Diagnoses are made by psychiatrists or clinical psychologists using various methods, often relying on observation and questioning in interviews. Treatments are provided by various mental health professionals. Psychotherapy and psychiatric medication are two major treatment options, as are social interventions, peer support and self-help. In some cases there may be involuntary detention and involuntary treatment where legislation allows.
Stigma and discrimination add to the suffering associated with the disorders, and have led to various social movements attempting to increase acceptance.
I have always been dramatically impressed/intrigued by the psychological behavior in humanity and even in animals. The schizophrenic, psychoanalytical mentality to the lsd craze taken as a science and interest into the core-generation, as far deep as from the whereabouts and deepenings of such as the edge of rye grain. I have also had this semi-hidden interest in imperialistic capitalism, heretical ochlocracy and, as the title portrays textually and visually (atleast to the one's who may understand, or may not understand the hidden meanings behind the doors of what i view it as) the oedipus and especially the anti-oedipus complexes. The subvertive and resistance slipping between the capatalist idea and thought-processes. I suppose that this collage has a bit more to do with the Oedipus complex as a family triangle, although it takes on many different 'forms' re-creating the "nu generation" of superegomaniacal and the over-dominant egos of today compared to what it was in the early 20th century and even further back into the past. The "exhaustion" to find new levels of interaction between the source of "dominance" and "difference" to try and realize oneself to the ever-so-intertwinable body of desire. as i once read: "a body without organs."
The EC-130J Commando Solo, a specially-modified four-engine Hercules transport, conducts information operations, psychological operations and civil affairs broadcasts in AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands. A typical mission consists of a single-ship orbit offset from the desired target audience - either military or civilian personnel. The Air Force Special Operations Command's 193rd Special Operations Wing, Middletown, Pa., has total responsibility for the Commando Solo missions.
This is what it looks like when I think of my daughter; sunshine.
•The truth about Yosemite: www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sexual-Harassment-Common-in...
Gang Stalking, Community Stalking and Workplace Mobbing are Psychological Torture. These illegal and immoral acts are carried out by residents and contractors, in Yosemite National Park every day; while Yosemite’s Superintendent and Law Enforcement look away.
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"Death is psychologically as important as birth. Shrinking away from it is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the second half of life of its purpose." -Carl Jung
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campaign for "sadag", which offer a free help line and counselling service center for people that suffer from depression, anxiety, bi polar and other psychological problems.
All is fair in love and war ?
Operation Wandering Soul was a propaganda campaign and psychological warfare effort exercised by U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. It was an attempt to increase desertions and defections from Việt Cộng forces and weaken their morale.
U.S. engineers spent weeks recording eerie sounds and altered voices, which acted in roles of slain Việt Cộng soldiers. The United States of America also brought in South Vietnamese soldiers to record their audio sayings over the tape for further authenticity.
One tape, dubbed 'Ghost Tape Number Ten',included Buddhist funeral music and eery sounds. In addition there were voices of a girl saying "Come home, Daddy!" and voices of men telling them to "Go home" and be "reunited with your loved ones" so that they can avoid the same fate as he did.
The Americans played these tapes over loudspeakers from helicopters near Viet Cong positions. This occurred during the night to prevent the Viet Cong from resting.
The overall success of these ghost tapes was mixed, because in the event that the Việt Cộng soldiers knew it was just a recording, their immediate response would be to fire upon where the sound was coming from, though this in turn revealed their hidden positions within the jungle. The Army Concept Team which had been responsible for Wandering Soul admitted that the Viet Cong "realized what was going on" but still insisted that the operation had been a success, despite presenting no evidence for their claim. The United States ultimately stopped Ghost 10 in the early 1970s.
It has been going on a long time:
Since prehistoric times, warlords and chiefs have recognized the importance of weakening the morale of their opponents. In the Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) between the Persian Empire and ancient Egypt, the Persian forces used cats and other animals as a psychological tactic against the Egyptians, who avoided harming cats due to religious belief and superstitions.
Walking around the lake at Nottingham’s Highfield Park I caught up with two young ladies who didn’t seem to be in a hurry to get anywhere, so I thought I’d introduce my stranger project to them. Both agreed to being photographed and you can see Elise’s friend Niya as my next stranger.
We were standing by a path that led down to the water’s edge and we decided that would be a good location to take their portraits. When we arrived at the waterside, we discovered a couple sitting on a bench who stayed during our short photoshoot and I think we thoroughly entertained them throughout.
I asked Elise to stand with her back to the water as this meant the sun would give her hair a hint of backlighting. As soon as I began taking pictures Elise started going through a variety of poses and it was obvious that she was enjoying being photographed.
Elise is at university in her first year of three studying film. She hopes to become a director and would like to make psychological thrillers.
Elise is from Norfolk and said she prefers her birthplace to Nottingham as she likes country life better than city life.
When not studying, Elise enjoys spending time with friends, writing music and stories, and going to life drawing classes.
Who was Elise’s first star crush? “Robert Sheehan,” she said.
What is Elise’s guilty pleasure? “Cheese bites,” she replied straight away.
If I could grant Elise a superpower what ability would she like? After a moment of thought she said, “to be able to stop time.”
What single word would Elise use to describe herself? “A thinker,” she said. I then asked her friend Niya what word she’d use to describe Elise and she said, “bubbly.”
Thank-you Elise for saying yes to being photographed for my project. I hope you like your portrait.
This picture is #289 in the 100 Strangers project, yes, I’ve decided to do a third round. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
This is my 261st submission to the Human Family Group. To view more street portraits and stories visit www.flickr.com/groups/thehumanfamily/
Catatonia
is a syndrome of psychological and motorological disturbances. In the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV) it is not recognized as a separate disorder, but is associated with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia (catatonic type), bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and other mental disorders, as well as drug abuse or overdose (or both). It may also be seen in many medical disorders including infections (such as encephalitis), autoimmune disorders, focal neurologic lesions (including strokes), metabolic disturbances and abrupt or overly rapid benzodiazepine withdrawal.
Patients with catatonia may experience an extreme loss of motor skills or even constant hyperactive motor activity. Catatonic patients will sometimes hold rigid poses for hours and will ignore any external stimuli. Patients with catatonic excitement can die of exhaustion if not treated. Patients may also show stereotyped, repetitive movements. They may show specific types of movement such as waxy flexibility, in which they maintain positions after being placed in them by someone else, or gegenhalten (lit. "counterhold"), in which they resist movement in proportion to the force applied by the examiner. They may repeat meaningless phrases or speak only to repeat what the examiner says.
Bad day. Bad bad day.
My friends went to Chicago today to go see the Lion King and eat at the Cheesecake Factory. Where am I at? Sitting on my butt in my room. Why? Because I'm too effing poor to do crap.
Then Garry calls this morning on his way home from work and tells me that he had been asked to go into work tonight. We were supposed to take tonight and tomorrow night and celebrate our anniversary. Is that going to happen now? No. Did he even bother to call me any time in the last seven hours? No.
Haven't eaten anything yet today because the spot doesn't open until 6. Thankfully that's only a half hour away...then I can finally eat something. Will probably be crap because this school could care less about those of us stuck on campus during the weekend...but it's something.
However, I do like this picture. I have high expectations for how it'll do...which sucks cause, with the way my day is going, this thing will be totally ignored by everyone. *sigh* but I still like it...so that's good at least.
White is maybe the most rigorous and psychological color, it seems to purify the surfaces, it’s a color that makes the vacuum merge. The empty spaces have slight contrasts of shape as a value.
I like to deal with this non-pigmentation because it is process is a ramification of many harmonic elements that allude to a perfect informality. These pictures may seem incongruous because they are elegant and messy at the same time. They are contemporary, I took familiar objects like: “Burger King” glasses, crumbled pills, glasses of plastic or packs, which I photographed in high key. This kind of illumination, in which high and white tones are predominant, spreads positivity and freshness, which is another element of contrast towards the mess of the scenery, that often has a dirty tablecloth, like someone suddenly left the meal. The position of elements is never random, but it is necessary to highlight the constituent structure: pieces of silverware, pills, bottles, remains of food or dry branches are often put close to each other on levels, like there was a narrative correlation more or less narrow between each other. There is no human presence, but it is re-invoked through the representation of objects, where plasticity alternates with flatness, creating at the same time tension and melancholy.
acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100 cm
For peace
we have to fight a war
against terror
against psychological terror
against psychopathical leaders
we have to fight a war
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It starts with organizing corruption and it ends with organizing terror.... (Jan Theuninck on his painting )
Cela commence par l'organisation de la corruption et finit par l'organisation de la terreur...(Jan Theuninck, commentaire sur son tableau)
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"Yeah that was a trip to see the plans I'd been reading show up in the Patriot Act!" (Niki Friedrich Raapana June 9, 2021 about Understanding The Third Way, 8/30/01)
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism = Patriot
Die Legalisierung des Terrors (aus "Das deutsche Volk klagt an", 1936 )
Kapitel 4 beschreibt auf 53 Seiten die Beseitigung des Rechtsstaates durch das NS-Regime, die Gleichschaltung der Gerichtsbarkeit, die Verschärfungen des Strafrechts, die Aushebelung des römischen Grundsatzes Nulla poena sine lege, die Verankerung des Führerprinzips und des gesunden Volksempfindens in Gesetz und Rechtsprechung.- -
Die Seiten 196 bis 203 befassen sich mit der Profession der Rechtsanwälte, die nunmehr „nicht Verteidiger der Angeklagten, sondern Organe des Gerichts“ sind, mit dem Ausschluss jüdischer und politisch unliebsamer Anwälte, mit der Ermordung von elf Anwälten und mit desavouierendem Handeln nationalsozialistischer Anwälte gegen Angeklagte, die sie eigentlich verteidigen sollten.
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Jan Theuninck is a Belgian painter
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i finished photo exhibition at Oosaka at last. but i have still deadline. will visit my friend's photostream after that, and I'll join in photo exhibition in Brazil this winter, please come by all means (^_^)
冬にブラジルで展示します お近くの方（？）ぜひいらしてください！
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milioni di mosche mangiano merda !!!
il nostro dio è quello giusto!!!?
io sono indispensabile!?!?
è giusto ciò,che i più credono giusto!!?
condivido,perché sono generoso !?!
i leader si sacrificano per gli altri ??!
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millions of flies eat shit !!!
our god is the right one !!!?
I am indispensable!?!?
what is right, most people think that just !!?
I agree, because I'm generous!?!
leaders sacrifice themselves for others ??!
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The psychological and moral comfort of a presence at once humble and understanding — this is the greatest benefit that the dog has bestowed upon man.
~Percy Bysshe Shelley
A post and run this morning... I'll be back later to catch up... HFF!
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White is maybe the most rigorous and psychological color, it seems to purify the surfaces, it’s a color that makes the vacuum merge. The empty spaces have slight contrasts of shape as a value.
I like to deal with this non-pigmentation because its process is a ramification of many harmonic elements that allude to a perfect informality. These pictures may seem incongruous because they are elegant and messy at the same time. They are contemporary, I took familiar objects like: “Burger King” glasses, crumbled pills, glasses of plastic or packs, which I photographed in high key. This kind of illumination, in which high and white tones are predominant, spreads positivity and freshness, which is another element of contrast towards the mess of the scenery, that often has a dirty tablecloth, like someone suddenly left the meal. The position of elements is never random, but it is necessary to highlight the constituent structure: pieces of silverware, pills, bottles, remains of food or dry branches are often put close to each other on levels, like there was a narrative correlation more or less narrow between each other. There is no human presence, but it is re-invoked through the representation of objects, where plasticity alternates with flatness, creating at the same time tension and melancholy.
Anima Series 5
Sitting No. 8
South Lismore NSW 2013
at night when I look up
I am reminded of my place
and a calm descends through
which no reason may pass
at night I am awash
upon the face of the deep
and among the shallows
of the hard earth
everything around seems small
The Rorschach test is a psychological test in which subjects' perceptions of inkblots are recorded and then analyzed using psychological interpretation, complex algorithms, or both.
Some psychologists use this test to examine a person's personality characteristics and emotional functioning. It has been employed to detect underlying thought disorder, especially in cases where patients are reluctant to describe their thinking processes openly.
The test is named after its creator, Swiss psychologist Hermann Rorschach. In the 1960s, the Rorschach was the most widely used projective test.
Although the Exner Scoring System (developed since the 1960s) claims to have addressed and often refuted many criticisms of the original testing system with an extensive body of research, some researchers continue to raise questions.
The areas of dispute include the objectivity of testers, inter-rater reliability, the verifiability and general validity of the test, bias of the test's pathology scales towards greater numbers of responses, the limited number of psychological conditions which it accurately diagnoses, the inability to replicate the test's norms, its use in court-ordered evaluations, and the proliferation of the ten inkblot images, potentially invalidating the test for those who have been exposed to them.
What do YOU see?
Be careful who you upset.
The abuse of older people, often referred to as ‘elder abuse’, is a global public health problem. On 15 June 2021, the World Health Organisation (WHO) published a factsheet on elder abuse to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. It provided the following definition, which includes abuse in both community and institutional settings:
Elder abuse is a single or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person. This type of violence constitutes a violation of human rights and includes physical, sexual, psychological, and emotional abuse; financial and material abuse; abandonment; neglect; and serious loss of dignity and respect.
Taunton, Somerset, UK.
Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon in which the mind responds to a stimulus, usually an image or a sound, by perceiving a familiar pattern where none exists. I see the face of a ghost in this cliff along the trail at Bandelier National Monument. This is one tormented soul!
He's ready for Monday -- are you? Thanks, as always, for stopping by and for all of your kind comments -- I appreciate them all.
© Melissa Post 2020
George Orwell: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
Let’s manipulate information and control behavior. Let’s alter thoughts and behavior. Let’s manipulate brain function. Let’s use nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and big data to alter the cognition of humanity. We will not only attack what they think, but also the way they think—the very way their brains processes information. We will influence their decision-making, we will change their behavior.
It’s a war on the brain and the way it functions. Indeed, the human mind is the new battlefield. Psychological operations…psychological warfare…cognitive warfare…yet the war isn’t really for your mind, but for your soul—for your eternity.
The boot: satan’s plan for humanity. It will step on your mind, it will crush your soul. It will hold you down, it will oppress you. If you take the Mark, it will stamp on your face for ever.
A technocratic dystopia, a digital gulag is coming for you. Take the microchip, become a human hybrid—owned by patent, easily controlled. Transhumanism: the dawning of a new era. A dystopian nightmare of Biblical proportions!
Jeremiah 25:31 “His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth, for the LORD will bring his case against all the nations. He will judge all the people of the earth, slaughtering the wicked with the sword. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
Season of Tilt
Week 12, Wednesday
For me, photography means one psychological way to deal with a fact that I may die tomorrow. I often forget this option that apply to all of us and it makes me sad. With photography I sense better the time that's passes on every second. It forces me to hear that very quiet but continuous ticking sound that says my time is running. Eventually that sound will someday suddenly stop and I have to face the inevitable death. In death it's not just our body that dies, but also life we lived, memories we had, things we believed in and fostered. Photography lets me see this uniquity of life and preserve at least something of it. Not just for me, but for the generations that become after, my children's children and so on. I hope to leave behind photographs which will raise questions in those who find them. When they look the photographs I've took, I hope they will ask who are these people? How did they live? What was it like then? In a way photography is a way to communicate with those who will come after us. We watch them and they watch us silently through the photographs we left behind.
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While this photograph is not shot within five days, like I stated in my own rules, I still wanted to share it with you, because it is another good example of the Edge 80 smoothness. With this picture of my brother, I wanted to recreate some of the same feeling which is so strong with the work of Albert Kahn. It's an important picture for me and I wanted just to capture my brother there in a woodshed without anything too much planned before (shot in available light and circumstances). I must say I really like the smooth out-of-focus character which Edge 80 gives for this picture. It adds just right amount of visual interest in picture and doesn't come out as a too obvious effect. However, I must say that coming from OSS and autofocus equipped Sony lenses, there is a bit of learning curve with Lensbaby. Not just you have to get used to manual focus, but tilting the lens and adjusting the out-of-focus area (which moves even with tiny movement of camera) makes it a bit of a challenge. With this shot I needed to resort to tripod and a good amount of patience when adjusting right amount of smoothness, but I think it was very much worth it. Now it just need to wait for, say one hundred years.
Year of the Alpha – 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: www.yearofthealpha.com
The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says, "It's a girl." And it resides with her till the last breathe she take. And its much more magnified in the context of religious suppression, lack of knowledge and dubious morality and ethics. Starting from the father's lap to the husband's house, they face a veil of subordination. And carrying it with her event to the graveyard (if possible). It's like complying with the old saying- "Man endures pain as an undeserved punishment; woman accepts it as a natural heritage."
Taken on Bawnia, Dhaka 2011
"Did you see that?!" Aiden anxiously demanded of his audience. He was in the midst of playing a video game; a gory, psychological horror one at that. He quickly swiveled the camera to look back at the mirror he'd passed on the screen...only to discover that the bloody, disfigured ghost he was so sure he'd seen was no longer staring at him through the mirror. "That was so fucking creepy. Oh my God!"
Up behind Aiden, Sora grinned with wicked glee as to his left, Vin slid his arm through Sora's and gave a slight wiggle in excited horror. They had been eagerly awaiting tonight; eager to watch Aiden play and see what shenanigans they'd all get up to as a family.
"Oh, I saw," Vin replied to his son. Aiden gave a slight shudder and then smirked, glancing at him his shoulder. "Did you get this far in the game yet?" Vin shook his head and grinned. "Not yet!"
On the other side of the couch, Aiden's younger brother sat silently, paused halfway bringing a cookie to his mouth. Aiden glanced over at him and laughed. "You okay, Toxi?" Tox jumped slightly, then looked at Aiden and laughed awkwardly. "Oh yeah! I'm good!" he exclaimed before popping the cookie into his mouth. Vin laughed and replied, "At least you're not as bad as your other dad. He hides behind his hands every time he watches anything horror." This caused all three boys to laugh!
From the kitchen came Cormack's voice, "Don't be having fun without me!" Vin smirked and raised his voice and called back, "Then get in here already so we can pick on you in person!"
"Bitch!"
"Ass!"
Aiden, Sora, and Tox all snickered at their antics before Aiden began to resume playing the game. "Okay, here we go. Moving past the mirror..."
it was about thirty seconds later that Aiden anxiously made it to a new part of the level. As the game finished loading up, it autosaved. Vin chuckled, "Uh oh. Autosave. Never a good sign." "I know!" Aiden lamented, sighing and leaning back against his boyfriend's legs for a moment before shifting forward and focusing. "Okay, I can do this." Sora snickered, "You totally got this, Babe."
It didn't take long for Vin's prediction to come true. All of a sudden, there was a ominous music playing indicating a boss fight. Aiden groaned and felt his body tense as he became even more hyperaware of the game. Up behind him, Tox murmured, "Oh fuck..." "Corry, you're missing the boss fight!" Vin called out to Cormack. "Okay! I'll be right there!" he called back.
Sora sat there between them all, staring at the screen, then glanced slowly down at the back of his boyfriend's head. A mischievous smile spread across his lips as he lifted his hands slightly. Should he do it? Did he dare? Oblivious to Sora's plotting, Aiden gave a scoff as he found a long, grotesque trail of what appeared to be intestines that was leading to the apparent boss fight. "Okay, the music's getting louder. Oh fuck...Oh God. Is that a- no, not gonna say it."
"Okay, I'm here!" Cormack said as he made his way into the living room. However, his progress slowed as he took a good look at what was on the screen and he felt slightly grossed out. "Is...is that a-" "Don't say it! And yes, that is what it looks like," Vin confirmed, slightly grossed out as well but clearly enjoying the horror of it all!
Cormack leaned over the back of the couch, holding the tray of popcorn he'd prepared for everyone as he dared to continue staring at the screen. "Oh that is disgusting..."
Sora glanced over at Tox who was staring anxiously at the screen, then ahead at Aiden who was tense, anticipating whatever was coming...
"Do it," Vin whispered in Sora's ear. Beside him, Vin grinned and squeezed his arm before pointing ahead to show Aiden, "Oh look, see that...no, go back. Yeah, over there." Sora smiled evilly and lifted his hands slightly, anticipating when to make his move.
Aiden nodded, not daring to tear his gaze from the screen as the lights began flicker, steadily staying off longer and longer... "Fuck, where's the- HOLY FUCK!"
All of a sudden, he felt Sora's fingers poke him in the back of the shoulders, causing him to scream and jump in terror! Sora and Vin burst into laughter as Aiden fought to catch his breath as he laid there flat on his back, staring up at his family. Cormack and Tox stared in shock, popcorn half knocked over and dumped all over Sora which only caused Vin and Sora to laugh even harder! It was only a moment later that Cormack and Tox began laughing. Finally able to breathe again, Aiden couldn't help but join in at the family shenanigans! But oh he was gonna kill him. Later.
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"Family don't end with blood."
-Supernatural
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I absolutely love my family! Here's just a sneak peek of what I get to live with every day...and I love it! I want to say thank you to my partner Vin and sons Tox, Aiden, and Sora!
These four are PHENOMENAL photographers so please be sure to check out their artworks in People in Photo!
Also special thank you to Vin (Be My Mannequin? Pose Store) for creating the poses on the fly! You rock! ♥
amazing happiness when i peeled out a polaroid instant film. this is my first time to see clear ocean and wave movement! finally the pinhole box caught like this:)
i really love this whity wave texture...thanks for the sunlight! and viva ocean + pinhole:))*
thank you for all my friends who motivate me with warm words and suggestions while i have been in a little slumpy time.
Psychological research has highlighted why tranquillity is important. Being in a tranquil place allows people to relax, to escape from the stresses and strains of everyday life and to “recharge their batteries”.
Excerpt from www.flamboroughtoday.com/spotlight/waterdown-village-welc...:
A highlight of fall in Waterdown Village is the annual Scarecrow Walk, starting in this eighth year on October 11 and running right until Hallowe’en.
“Once again, our local businesses and community partners will display uniquely decorated scarecrows, animating our streetscape and giving people of all ages more than 130 reasons to Walk Waterdown,” exclaimed Waterdown Village BIA Board of Management Chair, Amanda Groves.
She added, “The Scarecrow Walk has fast become a signature event for the community. Clues featuring mugshots of favourite monsters will be placed on 20 randomly selected scarecrows for scavengers to find for a chance to win shopping spree prizes. You can discover new businesses, take selfies with your favourite scarecrow entries, and test your detective skills to find all 130+ scarecrows and all 20 clues, for a wonderful day out for the whole family.”
Close quarters expert Harper Barron has manifested symptoms of belligerent behavior, perhaps due to an error in her programming or a faulty Hero Core. Reports from her teammates state that her enjoyment of fighting has lead to failures in completing missions, as she prioritizes violence over successfully capturing villains and protecting citizens.
Her current location is unknown, but anonymous witnesses have reported seeing her in the Gladiator Arena of planet Bolawoo III.
Further psychological examinations are necessary in order to accurately estimate how dangerous she is. She is equipped with a lightweight body armor and a Quaza-Powered Ram Gauntlet, engaging at a distance is strongly advised.
Great Mask of Intangibility by @galva_nize_
Gauntlet weapon inspired by @ems_mocs ' Tony Stone and Arcane's Atlas Gauntlets
The "trapped nerve" series continues.
A little less agonising today - must be shifting from red to green.
It is a myth that the matador’s red cape -- the muleta -- incites rage in the bull and causes him to charge. The truth is, all cattle are colour-blind. The bull does not charge because of the colour, but because of the movements of the matador and his cape.
It is not a myth, however, that colour can affect the moods of humans. Researchers have studied how colours affect psychological states, such as anxiety, in people. We now know that colour also affects how people perceive pain.
A 2007 study reported more intense pain when a painful stimulation was preceded by a red colour than a blue one.
Investigators have found that the colour red produced the most intense pain, followed by green and blue. Other colours were associated with less pain.
Colours affect us psychologically and physically. As the authors of the Pain Medicine study concluded, colours can also influence our perception of pain. Thus, it may be important for researchers and clinicians to recognize that a patient's reported pain could be affected by the colours of the exam room or even the ambiance of a clinic.
It may be time to for people in pain to consider how their choices of clothes, furnishings, and even paint and wallpaper may factor into their levels of comfort.