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Tag Game: 20 Random Questions for Doll Collectors
How old are you? 37
Do you have any pets? Not at the moment
Which Disney Movie is your favorite one? The Little Mermaid
Favorite Cartoon? Current: Archer / Favorite of all time: Scooby Doo
How many MH Dolls do you have? Too many
How many EAH Dolls do you have? The entire crew in their signature looks
How many Winx Club Mattel Dolls do you have? None anymore. :(
Which doll is your favourite? Wow, tough one. I have to go with multiple...My stuffed Goofy beanbag that I got in Disney in 1982, Life in the Dreamhouse Midge (signature look), Aja from the original and current Jem lines, Ashanti from Iplehouse, Jill from Masterpiece dolls, any Isha from Fashion Royalty, and Peyton (University of Oklahoma Cheerleader Barbie)
Which is your favourite anime? Not a big anime fan, but I'd have to go with Project A-ko
Who is your favourite Winx and why? Any of the Trix because they remind me of The Misfits from Jem and the Holograms
Which was your most expensive doll? My Iplehouse dolls
YouTube or Flickr? I use Flickr more
Which was your first doll? A swimsuit line Barbie from the early 80's that my grandmother bought me.
Which is your most wanted doll at the moment? Hmmmm....probably Craig Phillips from Jem and the Holograms by Integrity
Who is your favorite MH Character? Scarah Screams
Which power would you choose: Super Strength
My Scene or Bratz? Bratz
Barbie or MyScene? Barbie, but I do miss the MyScene gang tremendously
If you could choose a fictional character to be your boyfriend, who would you choose? Mike (Channing Tatum) from Magic Mike
When did you start collecting dolls? Probably when I was about 5 or 6 years old
The question may be asked, off the record, why time doesn't pass, doesn't pass from you, why it piles up all about you, instant on instant, on all sides, deeper and deeper, thicker and thicker, your time, others' time, the time of the ancient dead and the dead yet unborn, why it buries you grain by grain neither dead nor alive, with no memory of anything, no hope of anything, no knowledge of anything, no history and no prospects, buried under the seconds, saying any old thing, your mouth full of sand...
Samuel Beckett, The Unnamable
Country Club Plaza. Arguably, the first shopping mall in the United States, and definitely the most beautiful.
The shopping mall that asks 2 questions: Why should a mall be a one-story box surrounded by an ocean of parking lots? Why shouldn't a chain store have an ornate Spanish belltower for its focal point? And answers both questions with a resounding "No reason at all!"
Yes, there is parking here, but it's discreetly hidden underground and behind tiled walls and lacy wrought-iron gates.
You will never have a better time shopping at a Restoration Hardware, or eating at a Cheesecake Factory. You'll feel like royalty. It's like watching a movie in an ornate, old-style movie palace as opposed to a soulless multiplex that makes you pump melted margarine on your popcorn yourself.
Obviously, the post World War II model of shopping mall design is of the use-up-and-throw-away variety. See www.deadmalls.com. This is the kind of mall that breeds loyalty. Who would want to shop at a newer mall when you could come here? It's a visual treat in a way that big boxes will never be.
"In the United States... to question the #establishment is to question God, therefore one's #patriotism and salvation are contingent on their submission to the state."-James Scott, Senior Fellow, ICIT and CCIOS
#WakeUpAmerica #QAnon #MAGA #tcot #GreatAwakening #TheStorm
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The importance of asking questions has occupied the human mind since time immemorial. Posing questions to friends, figures of authority – even oneself – can lead not only to information, but also enlightenment. Such has been the approach of singer/songwriter Dolores O’Riordan. First bursting upon the music scene as lead singer of The Cranberries (whose debut album was snappily titled Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?), O’Riordan has been following a solo path since 2003. Her first solo disc, Are You Listening?, came out in 2007; now she presents her Cooking Vinyl Records follow-up, the slyly-titled No Baggage.
“I probably haven’t worn my heart on my sleeve like this since the second Cranberries album [1994’s No Need to Argue],” she says. “It’s at times very confessional and dealing with my true emotions. Everyone, through their experiences or their background, has had terrible moments where they think they can’t handle it. With this record I’m trying to show that, no matter how bad things may seem, it’s not really that bad in the big picture.”
Looking forward and backwards – sometimes simultaneously – is one of the new work’s primary themes, as evidenced on such key tracks as the quasi-Beatlesque ‘Fly Through’ and its yearning for unambiguous solutions, the bittersweet nostalgia of the insinuatingly catchy ‘It’s You’, and the blunt, seemingly self-critical ‘Stupid’. “That one’s about how some people, maybe a lot of people, can feel when they find themselves in a difficult situation,” O’Riordan explains, “and how that can continue to affect them years later.” A similar approach permeates ‘Skeleton’, which takes its title not just from the physical structure at each person’s core but also from the all-too-common “skeletons in the closet” that we all have. Not for nothing does the song advise that, despite frequent wishes to the contrary, “You can’t outrun your skeleton”. “The way children, and many adults, have this fear of skeletons was something I wanted to explore,” O’Riordan says. “We all have one, physically and spiritually, and realizing that can make you a stronger person. Learning to accept your experiences, and see how they’ve made you the person you are, is something I feel very strongly about.”
Always a keen observer of human behavior in its many manifestations, O’Riordan says that lately she’s been taking a closer look at her place in life, securely in what she calls a “middle generation” between her parents and her children. “It’s been said before,” she muses, “but it’s incredible how quickly life evolves. Life really is a journey, and there’s no such thing as perfection, really. I’ve come to see how important it is to accept the challenges and uncertainties that come up, and to accept them as a part of life. I never lack for inspiration,” she adds, noting the ever-developing perspectives she shares with her various family members. “A lot of this material was written and inspired by what’s around me. I know I’m fortunate to still have my parents, and I didn’t want to be one of those people who’s always on the road or in the studio who suddenly realizes they should have spent more time with their children. Certain moments only last for so long,” she notes, “and it’s important to live within those moments.” Those moments nowadays are often spent with her husband Don Burton, their three children (aged 3 to 12), and a 17-year-old son from Burton’s previous relationship. Together they split time between Dublin and Ontario, Canada, where she takes solace and inspiration from a home “deep in the woods. There’s lots of wildlife around, and it’s about as far away from ‘society’ as you can get. It makes for a nice little escape.”
O’Riordan knows something about escape. Born in 1971 in Ballybricken, Limerick, Ireland, she answered an ad in the early 1990s placed by brothers Noel and Mike Hogan seeking a lead singer for what was then called The Cranberry Saw Us. Impressed by O’Riordan’s soaring vocal style and songwriting skill – she already had a rough version of “Linger” in hand – they soon offered her the gig. Led by “Linger”, debut album Everybody Else Is Doing It … eventually hit #1 in Britain. Follow-up No Need to Argue cemented the group’s popularity via such popular tracks as ‘Zombie’ ‘Ridiculous Thoughts’, and ‘Ode to My Family’ ultimately being certified 5x platinum in Europe (hitting # 1 in Germany, Austria, and Australia, and # 2 in the U.K.), and 7x platinum in the U.S. A massive tour followed, with stops in England, Europe, the U.S. and Mexico, and the band – in particular, O’Riordan – started regularly popping up on the covers of music magazines, from Rolling Stone and Pulse to Q, Vox, and Musikexpress. Sold-out shows in Japan and Australia soon followed. The heavier-sounding To the Faithful Departed (1996) – which also hit # 2 in the U.K. - was followed by 1999’s Bury the Hatchet and 2001’s Wake Up and Smell the Coffee, each amply illustrating an evolving maturity and confidence – but also increasingly hinting at a growing world-weariness on the part of its seemingly tireless lead singer. Accolades and opportunities continued to proliferate: In 1996 she appeared at Luciano Pavarotti’s annual “Pavarotti & Friends” charity concert in his hometown of Modena, Italy, performing ‘Ave Maria’ with the maestro and a version of ‘Linger’ with Duran Duran’s Simon LeBon.
After thirteen years, five albums, countless concerts (including some opening stints on the Rolling Stones’ Licks tour), and enormous international success with The Cranberries, in 2003 O’Riordan decided she’d had enough. “It had become too much of a compromise,” she says of stardom. “At the end of the day, I was very much feeling like a product. The weird thing about having success with a record is that everyone says, ‘Okay, now the next one has to be bigger and better!’ Eventually it becomes very much a ball-and-chain situation, and I got tired of it. I wanted to be free of that collar.” Living in the wilds of Ontario became a meditative experience, time which O’Riordan spent painting, volunteering at a local school, and generally “becoming human again. I needed to figure out that, if I wasn’t the singer of The Cranberries, then who am I?” Walking away from music for good, however, ultimately proved not to be an option. “I started writing just for the sake of writing,” she recalls, “and over time I realized I wanted to get back into the spotlight a bit. There was a sort of ‘Why do you want to do it all again?’ feeling, but by that time the world was a different place, and I was surprised to find that I’d been missed. There was a kind of respect there, waiting for me. Sometimes it’s good to go away for awhile,” she laughs. Indeed, even during her prolonged break she was invited by Pope Benedict XVI to appear at the Vatican’s annual Christmas concert in 2005, performing ‘Adeste Fideles’ with Italian singer Gianluca Terranova and a new version of ‘Linger’ – her only live performance of that year. Meanwhile, sessions for Are You Listening? went smoothly and a tour followed its release.
Falling back into bad habits was, however, never on the agenda. “There’s only so much wine you can drink on the road,” she declares, “so instead I took to writing songs to hold me together. You always feel guilty for being away from your family when you’re touring, but I was able to create this spiritual outlet. A lot of the songs came really fast.” O’Riordan co-produced No Baggage with Ontario-based Dan Brodbeck, resulting in a bright, clean sound that finds the singer’s still-astoundingly emotive voice front and center, be it on the gorgeously piano ballad ‘Lunatic’ or the forthright, anthemic rocker ‘Be Careful’. But there’s also room for sonic experimentation, most obviously on ‘Throw Your Arms Around Me’, with its Indian-styled instrumentation and structure. It’s a song that O’Riordan is clearly proud of. “That song’s really about how there are two kinds of people: those who are believers and have faith, and those who scoff at such things,” she says. “It has a kind of mysterious sound to it, unpredictable; it doesn’t sound anything like normal.”
Some fans may also be surprised to hear that O’Riordan remains friends with her former bandmates, but, after all, The Cranberries never really split up; instead, they went on hiatus. In fact, in January, O’Riordan played a set at Dublin’s Trinity College with the brothers Hogan to commemorate her being made an Honorary Patron of Trinity’s Philosophical Society. “We sort of checked each other out at first, counting gray hairs and examining waistlines,” she laughs. “But when we started playing it was as if we’d never stopped; there were no nerves, nothing weird. It was completely natural, and it was nice to know that we still have that.” Small wonder, then, that the ever-inquisitive O’Riordan continues to view life – and her place in it – with stoic calm.
The question posed by No Baggage is, clearly, meant sardonically. “I hope listeners find some comfort and can relate to what they hear with this record,” she says. “The key is to realize that there’s always hope. Thinking that can make it so.”
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Audience members place their questions for Dan Savage in this box before the show. (Actually, there were two boxes.)
Dan Savage came to University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) for the third time on Thursday, 9 Feb 2012, for a sold-out performance of Savage Love Live, his Q&A session of sex advice. The event was presented by UAA Student Activities as part of UAA's Health Sexuality Week.
She taught herself this raised paw pose by watching a dog my sister and her boyfriend were taking care of for a while.
Malcolm Turnbull - during Question Time in the House of Representatives after winning leadership of the Liberal Party
The parents and godparents in place of their children and for themselves profess their faith and renounce the devil.
Dear parents and godparents:
You have come here to present these children for baptism. By water and the Holy
Spirit they are to receive the gift of new life from God, who is love.
On your part, you must make it your constant care to bring them up in the practice
of the faith. See that the divine life which God gives them is kept safe from the
poison of sin, to grow always stronger in their hearts.
If your faith makes you ready to accept this responsibility, renew now the vows of
your own baptism. Reject sin; profess your faith in Christ Jesus. This is the faith
of the Church. This is the faith in which these children are about to be baptized.
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It is never easy to make positive changes in your life. At times, it can be difficult and even discouraging to break old, unhealthy habits and form new, healthy ones—but it’s not impossible.
A healthy, happy lifestyle is one of the cornerstones of self-improvement. The question is, “How can you change your lifestyle to become healthier?”
In this blog, we’ll look at some valuable tips for living a healthier and happier lifestyle.
Where Should You Begin?
It’s great that you want to make healthier choices in life, but where should you actually start? Keep the following suggestions in mind:
First and foremost, identify the unhealthy habits in your life that you wish to change. Then, for each habit, think about why you want to change it. Perhaps it is for your own mental health, or maybe your goal is spending quality time with your grandchildren.
Don’t point fingers or blame your inability to break bad habits on time constraints. Make a promise to yourself and hold yourself accountable to that promise—just as you would hold a loved one accountable if they did the same.
Avoid anything that triggers your bad habits. If scrolling through your social media feeds makes you feel bad about yourself, delete your account. If alcohol makes you want to smoke a cigarette, take a break from drinking. You’re probably already aware of the negative triggers in your life—all you need to do now is figure out how to distance yourself from them.
Believe in your ability to change. If you can convince yourself that it’s possible, half the battle is already won.
Changing is hard, and there may be days when you struggle. Realize that it will take some time to reach your destination and that you may experience a few failures along the way. Instead of allowing any setbacks to get the better of you, just keep working hard.
Set your goals, but remember to start off small.
What Is the Importance of Goal Setting?
Setting a few goals is one of the most effective ways of building a framework for creating your new healthier and happier lifestyle. The goals give you something to focus on and keep you motivated to work very hard; they also allow you to track your performance, revealing just how far you’ve come.
Be honest with yourself when setting goals. Whether you want to drop five pounds or learn a new language, it won’t happen overnight—maybe not even for a few months. Failure to hit unrealistic targets could be demoralizing and cause you to give up big time.
To avoid overloading yourself, take baby steps, focusing on one goal at a time. For example, if you want to get your weight down, set small objectives for yourself. Work out at least 3-4 times a week, for example, and add more greens to your plate.
Now, let’s get to the meat of the matter…
1. Take Care of Your Mental Health
Many people associate a healthy life with diet and exercise while completely ignoring mental health—one of the most crucial components of a healthy, happy life.
So, how do you keep your mental health in check?
You might find it a bit tricky to manage your emotions while having to deal with the stresses of everyday life. Keeping your mental health in check necessitates the prioritization of your personal needs. We can’t care for others if we do not care for our own minds and bodies, right?
Start with your mental health if you want to lead a healthy lifestyle. Take some time out of your day to unwind and do things that make you happy, treat yourself for something you did right, and spend more time with good people who value your company.
There are a number of things you can do to improve your mental wellbeing, including any of the following exercises.
Sit down and write something for which you are thankful every day.
Head outside for a walk, either by yourself or with someone you care about.
Try out a new healthy, delicious recipe and share it with a friend.
Limit your screen time.
Do something out of the ordinary to shake up your daily routine.
Try mindfulness meditation.
Participate in a local charity’s volunteer program.
2. Exercise More
Starting a workout routine can be daunting, especially if you’ve never done it before. Be that as it may, it might be one of the best things you can do for yourself. Daily workouts are beneficial not only to your physical health, but also to your mental wellbeing.
You should set goals and create a fitness schedule to which you can realistically stick. Start with something as simple as walking 30-45 minutes every day, progressively adding different workouts to your routine over time.
Keep the following things in mind before you get started:
Check your health. Consult a doctor before beginning a workout routine if you’re not used to being physically active or are over 45.
Set realistic goals. Start with simple and attainable goals, such as walking 10-15 miles each week, gradually adding more goals to your workout plan.
Make it a habit. A workout routine is only a “routine” if you can stick to it over time. Try to set aside time each week to break some sweat, focusing on holding yourself accountable.
3. Eat Healthy
Eating right is one of the most challenging parts of adopting a healthy lifestyle. After all, what is life without your favorite apple pie or pizza bursting with cheese?
Being mindful of what you put into your body is about more than just dropping some weight; eating healthy also makes you more positive, energetic, and productive.
Here are a few tips you should know for healthy eating:
Be realistic. Changing your eating habits is hard, so take it slowly. Set goals that are both realistic and attainable. If you usually eat out once a day, consider only doing so every other day for a few weeks before you stop eating out altogether.
Know that you can still enjoy food. Healthy eating entails cleaning up your diet while still allowing yourself to savor the food you eat.
Follow a healthy eating plan. Those who map out a plan are more likely to succeed in switching their diet with a healthier one.
Reward yourself. After reaching micro-milestones, treat yourself to something you’ve been craving, such as that pie or pizza.
If you fail, don’t punish yourself. There will be setbacks, but just brush them off and get back on the rails. Never let a failure of the past dictate your future.
Plan your meals. Planning meals ahead of time, creating a grocery list, and sticking to a healthy eating plan results in reduced waste.
Cook at home and pack your lunch. Home cooking is always less expensive than eating out. Meal prep everything for the week in one day or make one meal at a time, eating all the leftovers before making another meal—either way, you’ll save $$$.
Eat produce that is in season. Buy in-season local produce and freeze what you don’t use.
Keep a food diary. Keeping a food diary might help you stay on track by logging what you eat and the amount of fat or calories in each meal. MyFitnessPal is the most popular diet and nutrition tracking app, and it is completely free to use.
Foods to avoid or reduce in your diet:
Processed foods
Foods that contain trans fat (donuts, cakes, fried salty snacks etc.)
Fast food
Soda and carbonated drinks
Packaged ready-to-eat food items
Sugary drinks
Foods to add instead:
Whole foods (foods that are unprocessed, unrefined and free from additives)
Lots of vegetables and fruits
Healthy fats
Lean protein
4. Get Enough Sleep
It’s widely accepted that sleep is critical to physical and mental wellbeing. Despite this importance, however, a disturbing percentage of people are consistently deprived of decent sleep and are, as a result, noticeably drowsy during the day.
If you have trouble falling asleep easily or at all, here are a few suggestions for developing habits that will help you sleep better.
Go to bed and get up at the same hours each day.
Never go to bed hungry or stuffed.
Create a sleeping-friendly bedroom—cool, quiet, and dark.
Limit daytime naps to a 30-minute maximum and avoid taking them late in the day.
Stress management may be effective. Start with the fundamentals, such as getting organized, establishing priorities, and delegating tasks.
We hope this blog has provided you with the information you need to adopt a healthy lifestyle in the pursuit of becoming your best self.
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Two questions came to mind after comparing the before and after pictures of the California drought. The first was: Who is responsible? The second question was: How can we respond to this problem no matter who is at fault?
California is no stranger to droughts, but the state has been over-accommodating their own needs for water to keep our main state export businesses alive. The main culprits of drainage of the two man-made lakes is the farming industry, specifically the cattle and nut crops which are taking enormous water reserves to stay alive. Alfalfa (a superfood for cattle) is the biggest water drain, and nuts come second. As with many environmental problems, we tend to shoot, then point, then think, since economic pressure force us into immediate solutions. The water we have stored up (the reservoirs, aquifers) are being depleted at a rapid clip as if they will magically renew. Food prices are bound to soar and/or food sources will have to come from other states sinking California further into debt. The sociological gains could be increased education and awareness of the problem, which is necessary to galvanize people into actively participating in the solution. Hopefully more Americans will begin producing some of their own food and becoming more self-reliant.
These pics make me want to research what causes drought trends, what groups of people are on the forefront of innovation and adaptation to such problems, and how we can support them and participate.
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I have been obsessed with birth, birthing, pregnancy & babies since as far back as I can remember. One of the first questions I had as a kid was, what does Labor feel like? Why do all these women complain so much? It can’t be *that* bad…they’ve lived through it, so the pain isn’t enough to kill them…so whats the big deal?
I’ll tell you what the big deal is. Those thoughts came from an inexperienced, very naive teenager. My labor experience is two births within a hospital with epidurals for pain management, one midwife-attended home birth with zero drugs and zero interventions and one midwife-attended hospital birth with no drugs for pain management and no interventions.
To summarize, two labors with no pain, two labors with more pain than I would wish on my worst enemy.
So what is Labor like?
I don’t know how to describe it. But I’ll do my best!
If your a first timer, I’m sorry, you might not want to read on. Labor starts off like a walk in a beautiful sunshiny park. You are comfortable, chatty…just kind of annoyed every 10 minutes. Think of it as needing to stop and take a breath every 1o minutes.
**COMMERCIAL BREAK – You know what labor brings you? A little person who likes to shove their fingers into their own poo in a pull up, while touching everything with their grubby, poopy finers. Thats what you get after all that damn hard work! END OF COMMERCIAL** Now back to your regularly scheduled blog post.
Ok. So your on your walk in the park. Soon, your picking up the pace and your stopping for a breather every 5 min, instead of 10 min. That breather now turns into something you have to focus on. Suddenly, a friend from years ago spots you and walks to chat it up. Its the last thing you want to do, so you start sprinting and they start chasing you…now, not only are you sprinting, but you need to stop every 1-2 min to catch your breath and try with all your might, not to kill your friend thats chasing you. Your legs hurts, your stomach hurts, your pretty sure that parts of you considered highly valuable are on fire…and your not catching a decent break. You sprint for a minute, then you breathe for a minute. The cycle continues until you can no longer think, your ability to function completely halts and the *only* thing going through your mind is either: GIVE ME ALL THE DAMN DRUGS YOU CAN FIND IN THIS ENTIRE HOSPITAL or….I AM NEVER DOING THIS SH*T AGAIN.
The amount of pain the body can withstand without succumbing to death is far beyond what I imagined any human could tolerate. Now, your walk in the park is close to ending. Soon, you see the end of your journey…you can almost touch it….and VOILA! BABY! Your beautiful (or surrogate) baby has arrived and everything you just went through – homicidal thoughts, pain beyond what any human should experience, potentially breaking your partners hand bones…everything – is forgotten. Not joking. It becomes an instant distant memory and the gorgeous eyes staring back, change you. Your life gladly given for theirs, your heart expands with love every time it beats, that little innocent soul in your arms is yours. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, on Earth that compares to the reward waiting for you at the end of your labor journey.
What is labor like? Its like walking (or running) through hell, on a lake of burning charcoals for an undetermined amount of time. Hours or minutes. Sometimes, even days. It sucks.
I’ll be doing it again this March. And hopefully in 2019 for a set of intended parents. I’ll keep doing it as long as I can. Why? Because its worth it.
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Mondo's latte.
The baristas at Dark Horse got excited when we both ordered a latte since it would give them a chance to 'compete' with the foam art. Check out the shot beside this one. You decide who won.
Question 4
by andecian
Why we are living?
2015, oil on canvas
www.contemporary-artists.co.uk/paintings/question-4/
Contemporary Artists
Sometimes a question comes
Just a thought in passing
The Graces in it build on past memories
Readings of ancient lore
A child hiding from his life in books
It comes out of the unexpected
Grows a flower in the womb of reason
Mixed with soul filled emotions
So Illuminated it becomes Fruitful
In the Joy of creative
Expressions ..............
March 7th, 2015
K-5 Malala Feeder school by NCHD - National Commission fro Human Development.
Location: Mir Bandai Ali Khan at Tando Ghulam Ali Badin District, Sindh, Pakistan
By: Pervaiz Lodhie
Founder LEDtronics
Founding Director PHDF - Pakistan Human Development Fund
Faciltated by: Shaantech Pakistan Team
Back Ground
National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) was established in July, 2001 as a federal statutory body. It is a fast-track initiative to improve social sector outcomes at the grass-roots. The goal of the Commission is to fill the implementation gaps and improve public sector delivery mechanisms to achieve the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs) through:
Universal Primary Education (UPE)
Adult Literacy / Gender Empowerment Program
Reducing Population Growth Rate
Improving Infant & Maternal Mortality
Capacity Building at Grassroots
NCHD has been officially declared as lead agency for the spread of literacy programs in the country by the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The 2006 UNESCO International Reading Association Literacy Prize has been awarded to NCHD for its National Literacy Program.
Visit of Mr. Pervaiz Lodhi – Member PHDF
Mr. Pervaiz lodhie a distinguished member of PHDF visited Malala Feeder School on 7th March 2015 alongwith his team and the Worthy Director operations Sindh Humaira Hashimi Sahiba. The team arrived at Malala feeder school at about 12.00noon. A warm welcome was given to the distinguished guests. The students from Malala wrapped in school uniform give a salute the honourable guests and offered flowers to the guests. Thrown rose petals in a queue to the head Masters room.
Where Mr. Moti lal – Head Master briefed the honourable guests about the back ground and the efforts taken for establishment of such a wonderful building through donations. He elaborated that besides donors the I-care, PHDF, Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur and the chairman usher and zakat the children are continuously supporting the school by making donations from their pocket money, which were a unique contribution and the idea for construction of malala feeder school. They started the school with the number of 25 children only but now after hectic efforts and continuous work hard the number has raised to 455. At the movement 5 Feeder teachers are placed while 3 other teachers are voluntarily putting their time and efforts.
Then the guests visited each class room one by one, where two children from each class presented rose flowers to the guests. The guest asked many questions about the education, the attitude of the teachers and their satisfaction from the school and learning land marks. Checked and found whole the school very neat and clean.
A gathering of parents of children was also arranged in the school, after visiting class rooms the honourable guests moved toward the stage where function started with the recitation of holy Quran. A student of class three Ghulam Rasool recited from Holy Quran.
Naat Maqbool (PBHM) was presented by three female students namely Huma Naz, Mehmoona, Nayab and Iqra
Mr. Pervaiz lodhi – member PHDF said in his address that PHDF put a unique idea of public and private partnership and have proved that by collective efforts Pakistan can meet the desired goals and objectives especially in the field of education. He called a meeting with stake holder and the private sector yesterday and will be meet with the honourable minister and PHDF members in Pakistan to contribute on their part in the uplift of NCHD and the objective of Education and literacy in Pakistan. He thinks that it is only NCHD which has office in every district of the Pakistan and grass root approach. He will try a funding and the support of Pakistanis in America and bring some good news as well. He is himself contacting various philanthropists and groups in this regard also. Insha Allah we will bring a positive change in Pakistan and continue our mission. He appreciated the innovative idea for construction of Malala school building. He also suggested that he will show the movie to the father of Malala who is visiting America in coming month.
At end of this session honourable guest distributed Shaantech Solar Charged LED Lights to top 3 students from each class (1,2,3,4,5)
This Question Mark landed on the terrace to feed off the minerals in the grout, ignoring the lovely salvia and lavender planted just for him and his friends. Not a much of a beauty shot, but opens the door for another question ... wondering how you serious photographers out there are liking the "New" Flickr?
Ivan Vassiliyitch Lomov bemoaning his numerous illnesses, before proposing to Natalia.
Taken at: Rehearsal of Perpetuum's latest production, three one-acters by Anton Cechov.
Larry Lessig responding to a question during Cory Doctorow's Conversation with Lawrence Lessig
This photograph was taken during the 2005 O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego, California at the Westin Horton Plaza Hotel.
Back - with different styles of transport
Front - with message
Last Time I was asked by Galerist Verena Andreas ( galerie module Dresden ) If my work " Question your consumerism", done at artists fair dresden for galerie module & IKEA Dresden , is against Ikea. The answer was "No" - but i had to explain the content , even you see it ! The message is directed to the people who don't think about stuff they buy. A company , like IKEA, deuter ( german back packs), lichtblick ( german eco power supply) or whatever is always responsible to their clients. If the clients don't buy stuff of the company, the company is forced to change the startegy. That means, as long as I don' t think about the fact that a backpack of deuter is produced in Vietnam ( written on their website) and I buy a backpack of deuter - i support the strategy of this company. For the work "Question your consumerism" I made some research about the product we painted on. The product is produced in Brazil at a company that has an professional looking website. The pictures i saw, did not show me any anything that i should question. When i visited Brazil , i saw places like this factory, but in general i can say Brazil is a crazy developing country and young people and companies think a lot about ecosystem. The only problem is - they often don't act like they think about - something they have in common with a lot of alternative freaks around the world ;)The only thing people most probably should think about is the long way, the product is delivered. All over the world big ships transport a crazy amount of goods from Place A to B. And we can read where the prodcts come from ( at least in 90% of all cases - some firms don't leave the country of production on the products, wehn they customize a bit at the product and then write instead the own country ). But IKEA wrote the origin of the product "Made in Brazil". On of the big problems around the world is the stupid transportation of products. Every year ships cause desasters in oceans and coastal ecosystems. That's why painted a ship that loses oil in the ocean. But The people want cheap stuff. You can buy stuff produced in Europe , but it costs more. But people don't want to spent more money to something that is ecological. People buy even "eco"-apples from italy or south africa even they have some around the corner in their german home-town.So my message as you can see is not against some big company - it's a message to the people. The final aim of this action for Ikea was to install the works in their store in Dresden. I hope this will happen , because i want the shoppers to think about the stuff they buy everywhere. Not only at IKEA !
That's why to start this discussion at a fair was the best place to promote this Idea. Fairs are places where clients are asked about new products and ne developments.