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OSCE Parliamentary Assembly 30th annual session - General Committee on Democracy, Human Rights and Humanitarian Questions / 30ème session annuelle de lâAssemblée Parlementaire de lâOSCE - Commission générale de la démocratie, des droits de lâhomme et des questions humanitaires
Vancouver, British Columbia, Colombie Britanique, on July 1, 2023.
© HOC-CDC, 2023
Credit: Bernard Thibodeau, House of Commons Photo Services
170210-N-GI441-006 SOUDA BAY, GREECE (Feb. 10, 2017) Capt. Will Pennington, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), answers questions at a press gathering in his inport cabin. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Bowens/Released)
US Army (Atlantic Aircraft Corp) Fokker C-2A #51 AC 28-120 "Question Mark" at Rockwell Field . This aircraft established an air-refueling endurance record of 150 hours in January 1929.
JMF Haase Collection
via San Diego Aero Space Museum
This photo is from the J.M.F. (Joseph Malta F.) Haase collection, courtesy of the San Diego Aero Space Museum. J.M.F. “Bunny” Haase was a Navy Chief photographer who documented all the aviation activities from the early 1920 through the early 1930s at North Island that at the time encompassed the Army’s Rockwell Field and NAS San Diego. His large collection also covers civilian and Army aircraft as well. His air-to-air photographs are featured in many aviation reference books but usually under the credit line of US Navy. Chief Haase also participated in the second Alaskan Aerial Survey in 1929 and was responsible for the first US motion picture of the sun’s eclipse done in 1930 that was done from an aircraft.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
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Dr. Jennifer Doudna stands at the intersection of biology and history, a scientist whose discoveries have irrevocably altered the course of human understanding. Her pioneering work on CRISPR gene editing has not only transformed molecular biology but has also raised profound ethical and philosophical questions about the very fabric of life. A Nobel laureate, she navigates these frontiers with both precision and an acute awareness of the weight of her discoveries. Her scientific vision is tempered by an almost preternatural sense of responsibility.
I photographed Doudna twice. The first time was on July 7, 2021, at the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world outside was shrouded in fog, a thick marine layer that wrapped around Berkeley’s hills, rendering everything indistinct and softened. Inside, the normally bustling institute was eerily quiet. There were no students gathering in the hallways, no hurried footsteps of researchers moving between lab stations. It was a fitting setting for a scientist whose work feels as though it has emerged from the mist of scientific uncertainty to reveal something dazzlingly clear.
In that empty space, Doudna’s presence was striking. She moved with the quiet intensity of someone accustomed to deep thought, her mind constantly engaged in the grand puzzle of molecular biology. The discovery she had helped bring to light, CRISPR-Cas9, had given scientists an unprecedented ability to edit genes with ease and precision. For the first time in human history, we had the capacity to rewrite the very code of life. With CRISPR, the genome was no longer a fixed text but an editable manuscript, full of potential revisions and possibilities.
The implications were staggering. Within just a few years, researchers had already begun using CRISPR to correct genetic diseases in animal models, paving the way for future human therapies. In agriculture, scientists were engineering crops resistant to drought and disease, potentially revolutionizing global food security. Yet for all its promise, CRISPR was also a technology fraught with ethical and societal concerns. The ability to alter DNA brought with it the specter of unintended consequences: off-target effects, genetic inequalities, and the possibility of enhancement rather than just therapy.
Doudna was acutely aware of these challenges. She has often spoken of the moment when, after her team’s initial breakthroughs, she awoke from a dream in which someone had asked her to explain CRISPR to Adolf Hitler. The dream unsettled her—not because the science was flawed, but because its power could so easily be misused. Unlike many scientists, she did not shy away from this realization. Instead, she became one of the most vocal advocates for ethical guidelines and called for global discussions on how gene editing should be regulated.
The second time I photographed her was at her home. It was a more personal setting, where she stood alongside her husband, biochemist Jamie Cate. This session would result in her official Nobel portrait, an image meant to capture not only the scientist but the thinker—the human being at the center of one of biology’s most consequential breakthroughs. In this environment, away from the sterility of the lab, Doudna was quick to smile, yet just as quick to consider the larger implications of her work. CRISPR, in her mind, was not simply a tool of innovation. It was a force that demanded careful stewardship.
Few scientists can move so effortlessly between the precise world of molecular biology and the broad, messy conversations of bioethics, governance, and human destiny. But Doudna is one of them. She understands that the future of gene editing is not simply about what science can achieve, but about what it should achieve. This balance between the limitless potential of discovery and the necessity of caution defines her approach.
Even as CRISPR is being explored as a treatment for sickle cell disease, blindness, and certain cancers, she remains focused on ensuring that this technology does not outpace our ability to control it. She has advocated for a moratorium on heritable human genome editing, recognizing that the decision to alter the genetic blueprint of future generations is one that cannot be made lightly. The world may be racing toward a new era of genetic medicine. But if Doudna has her way, it will not be reckless.
Her legacy is still unfolding, but one truth is already apparent. The world she is shaping will look very different from the one she inherited. And as science advances, her voice will remain one of its most thoughtful, deliberate, and necessary guides. She is a scientist of precision, yes. But more importantly, she is a scientist of conscience.
I bought a cool drawing programme for my iPod Touch. I did this sketch on my iPod. Not Davinci, but impressive tool, I must admit.
Community leaders meet to discuss solutions to the question "How can European leaders work together, with the support of the Drupal Association, to create a network that helps the region be better connected, supported, and thrive?"
After our first night of mid-30 degree temperatures, I thought I might have already seen my last butterfly of the season last week in the mountains. Much to my surprise, this question mark found a warm perch near me as I was watching for birds in the backyard this afternoon.
Behind the scenes portrait of Rita Hayworth, director Charles Vidor and Brian Aherne from The Lady in Question by M.B. Paul
New blog celebrating my philosophy of photography with tips, insights, and tutorials!
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Sony A7R RAW Photos of Pretty Brunette Bikini Swimsuit Model Goddess! Carl Zeiss Sony FE 55mm F1.8 ZA Sonnar T* Lens! Lightroom 5.3 ! Pretty Hazel Eyes & Silky Brown / Black Hair!
And here're a couple of HD video movies I shot of the goddess with the 4K Sony:
Enjoy! Be sure to watch in the full 1080P HD!
The epic goddess was tall, thin, fit, tan, and in wonderful shape (as you can see).
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Epic Goddess Straight Out of Hero's Odyssey Mythology! Pretty Model! :) Tall, thin, fit and beautiful!
Welcome to your epic hero's odyssey! The beautiful 45surf goddess sisters hath called ye to adventure, beckoning ye to read deeply Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, whence ye shall learn of yer own exalted artistic path guided by Hero's Odyssey Mythology. I wouldn't be saying it if it hadn't happened to me.
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Pretty Swimsuit Bikini Model Goddess! :)
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Nikon D300 Photos of Beautfiul Sexy Hot Brunette!
She was a beauty--a gold 45 goddess for sure! A Gold 45 Goddess exalts the archetypal form of Athena--the Greek Goddess of wisdom, warfare, strategy, heroic endeavour, handicrafts and reason. A Gold 45 Goddess guards the beauty of dx4/dt=ic and embodies 45SURF's motto "Virtus, Honoris, et Actio Pro Veritas, Amor, et Bellus, (Strength, Honor, and Action for Truth, Love, and Beauty," and she stands ready to inspire and guide you along your epic, heroic journey into art and mythology. It is Athena who descends to call Telemachus to Adventure in the first book of Homer's Odyssey--to man up, find news of his true father Odysseus, and rid his home of the false suitors, and too, it is Athena who descends in the first book of Homer's Iliad, to calm the Rage of Achilles who is about to draw his sword so as to slay his commander who just seized Achilles' prize, thusly robbing Achilles of his Honor--the higher prize Achilles fought for. And now Athena descends once again, assuming the form of a Gold 45 Goddess, to inspire you along your epic journey of heroic endeavour.
ALL THE BEST on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
Modeling the Gold 45 Revolver Gold'N'Virtue swimsuit. :)
A laid-back,classic, socal lifestyle shoot!
May the 45surf goddesses inspire you along am artistic journey of your own making!
All 45surf Hero's Odyssey Mythology Photography is shot in the honor of Truth, Beauty, and the Light of Physicist Dr. E's Moving Dimensions Theory's dx4/dt=ic . The fourth dimension is expanding relative to the three spatial dimensions at the rate of c. Ergo relativity, time, entropy, and entanglement.
All the best on your Epic Hero's Odyssey from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
New blog celebrating my philosophy of photography with tips, insights, and tutorials!
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Farmingdale, 1945
Without question, the P-47 was one of America's greatest fighters of World War Two. The aircraft was designed around the huge new R-2800 engine equipped with a turbo-supercharger to greatly increase high-altitude performance. Armed with eight .50 caliber machine guns, the P-47 carried more firepower than any other World War Two fighter and it was the largest and heaviest American single-seat fighter to see combat. The leading American aces in Europe flew P-47's exclusively. In addition to establishing an impressive record as a high-altitude escort fighter, the P-47 gained recognition as a low-level fighter-bomber because of its ability to carry a heavy load of bombs and rockets and to absorb battle damage and keep flying. The P-47 was widely and successfully used in both the European and Pacific theatres.
Cradle of Aviation Museum Long Island NY,
This is a photograph from the 4th annual running of the Lough Lene Gaels Hurling and Camogie Clubs New Year Road Challenge which was held in Collinstown, Co. Westmeath, Ireland on Sunday 10th January 2015 at 13:00. The race is organised by the local GAA club called Lough Lene Gaels. There were two races on offer today - a 10KM road race and a 5KM road race, fun run, and walk. This is one of the first road races in the midlands of the New Year 2016 and attracted over 300 runners, joggers and walkers. As this was a community orientated event families were especially welcome in the 5KM race. The race was organised to raise funding for the development of the GAA pitches for the Lough Lene Gaels Hurling and Camogie Clubs. Overall this was a very successful event with a very large field of well over 300 participants in both races combined. The great local effort was exemplified by a very big local contingent from Collinstown and neighbouring areas. The 5KM race was an out and back course on the Collinstown to Fore Road. The 10KM was also on an out and back course with a deviation between 2KM and 7KM for the longer race. There were several tough hills but an equal amount of down-hill. For most participants both races were the proverbial race of two halves with the outward section down-hill and wind assisted with the return leg from Lough Lene to the finish (about 2.5KM in total) up hill and with a stiff sharp cold breeze in the face. Hot and cold refreshments were provided in the Lough Lene Inn Pub afterwards with prize-giving.
Timing and event management was provided by Red Tag Timing from Galway, Ireland. Their website is here [redtagtiming.com/] and will contain the results to today's race.
Full set of photographs are here www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157661027961023
Collinstown is about 11 miles northeast of Mullingar in Co. Westmeath. The dominant geographical feature of the area and of both races is the beautiful Lough Lene a large freshwater lake close to the village. The water in the lake is internationally noted for the purity and clarity of its water and Lough Lene has regularly been awarded the blue flag status for water quality from the European Commission. It is well known amongst anglers. It covers approximately 430 hectares with water is measured to depths to 20m.
Some Useful Links
Our Flickr Photographs from Lough Lene Gaels 5KM New Year's Resolution Run 2015: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157649832542838
Our Flickr Photographs from Lough Lene Gaels 5KM New Year's Resolution Run 2014: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157639654608496/
Our Flickr Photographs from Lough Lene Gaels 5KM New Year's Resolution Run 2013: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157632508354317/
Our Flickr Photographs from the Lough Lene Gaels 5KM Road Challenge - July 2012: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157630562888662/
Lough Lene Gaels GAA Club on Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Lene_Gaels_GAA
Start and Finish of the Races in Collinstown: goo.gl/SAeXt4
USING OUR PHOTOGRAPHS - A QUICK GUIDE AND ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS
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Yes - of course you can! Flickr provides several ways to share this and other photographs in this Flickr set. You can share directly to: email, Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and Wordpress and Blogger blog sites. Your mobile, tablet, or desktop device will also offer you several different options for sharing this photo page on your social media outlets.
BUT..... Wait there a minute....
We take these photographs as a hobby and as a contribution to the running community in Ireland. We do not charge for our photographs. Our only "cost" is that we request that if you are using these images: (1) on social media sites such as Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Twitter,LinkedIn, Google+, VK.com, Vine, Meetup, Tagged, Ask.fm,etc or (2) other websites, blogs, web multimedia, commercial/promotional material that you must provide a link back to our Flickr page to attribute us or acknowledge us as the original photographers.
This also extends to the use of these images for Facebook profile pictures. In these cases please make a separate wall or blog post with a link to our Flickr page. If you do not know how this should be done for Facebook or other social media please email us and we will be happy to help suggest how to link to us.
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Please email petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com with the links to the photographs you would like to obtain a full resolution copy of. We also ask race organisers, media, etc to ask for permission before use of our images for flyers, posters, etc. We reserve the right to refuse a request.
In summary please remember when requesting photographs from us - If you are using the photographs online all we ask is for you to provide a link back to our Flickr set or Flickr pages. You will find the link above clearly outlined in the description text which accompanies this photograph. Taking these photographs and preparing them for online posting takes a significant effort and time. We are not posting photographs to Flickr for commercial reasons. If you really like what we do please spread the link around your social media, send us an email, leave a comment beside the photographs, send us a Flickr email, etc. If you are using the photographs in newspapers or magazines we ask that you mention where the original photograph came from.
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Many people offer payment for our photographs. As stated above we do not charge for these photographs. We take these photographs as our contribution to the running community in Ireland. If you feel that the photograph(s) you request are good enough that you would consider paying for their purchase from other photographic providers or in other circumstances we would suggest that you can provide a donation to any of the great charities in Ireland who do work for Cancer Care or Cancer Research in Ireland.
Let's get a bit technical: We use Creative Commons Licensing for these photographs
We use the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License for all our photographs here in this photograph set. What does this mean in reality?
The explaination is very simple.
Attribution- anyone using our photographs gives us an appropriate credit for it. This ensures that people aren't taking our photographs and passing them off as their own. This usually just mean putting a link to our photographs somewhere on your website, blog, or Facebook where other people can see it.
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Above all what Creative Commons aims to do is to encourage creative sharing. See some examples of Creative Commons photographs on Flickr: www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
I ran in the race - but my photograph doesn't appear here in your Flickr set! What gives?
As mentioned above we take these photographs as a hobby and as a voluntary contribution to the running community in Ireland. Very often we have actually ran in the same race and then switched to photographer mode after we finished the race. Consequently, we feel that we have no obligations to capture a photograph of every participant in the race. However, we do try our very best to capture as many participants as possible. But this is sometimes not possible for a variety of reasons:
►You were hidden behind another participant as you passed our camera
►Weather or lighting conditions meant that we had some photographs with blurry content which we did not upload to our Flickr set
►There were too many people - some races attract thousands of participants and as amateur photographs we cannot hope to capture photographs of everyone
►We simply missed you - sorry about that - we did our best!
You can email us petermooney78 AT gmail DOT com to enquire if we have a photograph of you which didn't make the final Flickr selection for the race. But we cannot promise that there will be photograph there. As alternatives we advise you to contact the race organisers to enquire if there were (1) other photographs taking photographs at the race event or if (2) there were professional commercial sports photographers taking photographs which might have some photographs of you available for purchase. You might find some links for further information above.
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I want to tell people about these great photographs!
Great! Thank you! The best link to spread the word around is probably http://www.flickr.com/peterm7/sets
(more details later, as time permits)
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This is the continuation of a photo-project that I began in the summer of 2008 (which you can see in this Flickr set), and continued throughout 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (as shown in this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, and this Flickr set)
): a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. These are the people in my neighborhood, aka "peeps in the 'hood."
As I indicated when I first started this project six years ago, I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a zoom telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me. Sometimes I find an empty bench on a busy street corner, and just sit quietly for an hour, watching people hustling past on the other side of the street; they're almost always so busy listening to their iPod, or talking on their cellphone, or daydreaming about something, that they never look up and see me aiming my camera in their direction.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep my camera switched on, and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject. Indeed, some of my most interesting photos have been so-called "hip shots," where I don't even bother to raise the camera up to my eye; I just keep the zoom lens set to the maximum wide-angle aperture, point in the general direction of the subject, and take several shots. As long as I can keep the shutter speed fairly high (which sometimes requires a fairly high ISO setting), I can usually get some fairly crisp shots -- even if the subject is walking in one direction, and I'm walking in the other direction, while I'm snapping the photos.
With only a few exceptions, I've generally avoided photographing bums, drunks, crazies, and homeless people. There are plenty of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. There have been a few opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. This is one example, and here is another example.
The other thing I've noticed, while carrying on this project for the past six years, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... unfortunately, there was just nothing memorable about them. They're all part of this big, crowded city; but for better or worse, there are an awful lot that you won't see in these Flickr sets of mine...
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on June 4 2016 -
On June 4 2015, Ethiopian people patriotic front guard
( EEPFG) achieved a very successful meeting in Nürnberg.
There were more than 150 party members and other Ethiopians who want to be a party member participated on the meeting.
The meeting was started at 2:00 pm by Ato Kasahun, he highlighted the moderators of Nürembeg meeting as well as the main agendas of the meeting.
Ato Kasahun from Nürenberg , Ato Yohannes Biru from Frankfurt, Ato Rodas Tesfaye from Offenbach and Meto Aleka Telahun Gudeta moderated the Meeting.
The main agendas of the Nürnberg meeting were;
• Quarterly reports of the party
• 2015/16 Amnesty international and Human right watch report about Ethiopia
• Report from Offenbach / Frankfurt sub groups of Eppfg and reports from Wuzburg and around Eppfg sub group
• In addition to the above mentioned agendas Ato Kasahun also gave the chance to the participant and collect points and questions for discussion.
The meeting was started by Ato Leul Kesis brief quarterly report of the party. He mentioned the party political activity in Germen as well as other countries .On his report he also briefed the participants EPPFG is working with other opposition political groups in America, Australia and other European countries and accomplished a lot of political activity. According to Ato Leul's brife those coordinated political activity helped our straggle to eliminate the current brutal government of Ethiopia.
Ato leulel also on his second report briefly reported ;
He organized party members as a group to work under the umbrella of Eppfg in there districts and around ; beside that he also clearly presented the responsible leaders of those subgroups of the party.
On his brief he clarified the newly formed group will help to exercise decentralize form of party leadership and also it will help to facilitate the party political activity effectively and efficiently.
Next to him Ato Rodas Tesfye of Hessen on his behalf forward information about the Offenbach/ Frankfurt Krise group.
He informed members listed under Offenbach/Frankfurt group as soon as possible report to him and to arrange meeting in the next two weeks time. In addition he also mentioned members listed in this group obliged to attend next meeting to recruit organizer of this group; Ato Rodas also strictly said that "members who will not report or attend the next meeting the decision made by the attended members also applied on the others."
After Ato Rodas informative notice Meto Aleka Telahun Gudeta briefly answered questions raised from the participant.
Amongst the questions raised;
•Members around Nürembeg have difficulties to organize themselves as well as to contact leaders easily. What is the solution and who is responsible to organize?
•What is the problem we are not protesting against all this inhuman activitys done by weyne?
Meto Aleka Telahun on his answer forward his excuse for not organizing Nürembeg party members but he will do all his best on the next consecutive weeks and promised to report the results on the next meeting.
Beside that he also answered most of the questions that directly forwarded to him.
Next to that Ato kasshun called for a pause for 15 minute and after that ....
Ato Kasahun presented a brief report of Amnesty international and human rights watch 2015/16 Report.
According to his presentation; amongst 160 counters that included in amnesty international report and 90 countries in human rights watch report Ethiopia is one of the top ranked country which human right is violated.
Both organization tried to see human right violation before and after election 2015 in Ethiopia.
Amongst the lists of human right violations included in both organizations report;
• Mass arrest
• Detention of opposition party members
• Detention of journalist
• Killing of opposition party leaders
are a few of them that the current dictator and brutal government of WYANE are doing on his own people.
While Nürembeg meeting taking place Ato Yosefe Abebe from California called and presented his view in a tele conference to the participant.
On this tele conference conversation he and his party appreciated EPPFG'S current political activity and promised to work more strongly than before to strengthen the straggle against weyane.
He also tried to answer the question raised from Ato Zelalem Debebe of Hessen, Ato Dawite and Ato Tsegaye Mergia.
Beside that Ato Leule and Meto Aleka Telahun invited Ato Yosef to be part of one of our regular meeting gust and Ato Yosef on his part promised to present the invitation to his party and will forward the answer as soon as possible.
Next to tele conference with Ato Yosef Ato Musse and Ato Michael presented a report about their group meeting that held 16.04.16.
On their meeting they discussed different agendas.
According to Ato Muse's reporter the major area they discussed were:
• About Ethiopian migration;
• Current problems in oromiya region;
• Ethiopian famine;
• Government direct interference in religious group.
• and about their next meeting.
W/t Mulatua and wrt Tarikua
Also presented about women's participation in EPPFG major political activity,
Both presenters strongly mentioned their participation is not satisfactory and also tried to motivate other women to join them in the process of straggling WEYANE regime.
Generally in Nürnberg there were many members of EPPFG including supporters and new members of the party participated on the regular quarterly meeting. On this Meeting the party had deeply discussed the Current political Agendas and debated on different political issues concerning Ethiopian current situation. Finally, alternative solutions were also forwarded by the leaders as well as members of the party to liberate the country from such a racist and brutal regime.
In general the meeting was successfully ended after having a common consciences that unify other opposition who have common goal and the country to bring freedom and Peace to Ethiopian society.
God Bless Ethiopia!!!
By-Secretary
The Chinese government’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative supports the building of infrastructure and the establishment of stronger ties with over 60 countries. In this panel discussion, two leading scholars offer insights into the following questions:
Who will be the winners and losers in international trade under different scenarios?
How will OBOR impact Hong Kong’s trade and financial system?
Will OBOR-related investment diminish or build industrial capacity in African and other countries?
Find out more about the event iems.ust.hk/insights
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.
Kehinde Wiley
Oil on canvas
Ship of Fools marks a shift in Wiley’s attention to seascapes and in particular to the collection of works he made for an exhibition at Stephen Friedman Gallery in London in 2017. Each of the seascapes is based on a work in a public collection, reinterpreting, for example, Winslow Homer and JMW Turner, with the white figures in the original paintings replaced by black figures. For Wiley, these figures represent migrants who have set sail in search of better lives. Ship of Fools is the centrepiece of this collection of works. The starting point for the picture is Hieronymus Bosch’s Ship of Fools (1490-1500), now in the Louvre. But while Bosch’s painting is critical of its subjects, Wiley’s raises questions about the risk migrants take to improve their chances of happiness. Royal Museums Greenwich has an important collection of marine paintings and offers a rich context for Ship of Fools. The picture is a post-colonial comment on the genre, questioning many of the assumptions about the glory of imperial might as portrayed in historic holdings. It is the first marine painting by a known black artist to enter the collection and the first work by Wiley to enter a public collection in the UK.
[ArtFund.org]
Taken in the National Gallery
Kehinde Wiley at the National Gallery: The Prelude
(December 2021 – April 2022)
Kehinde Wiley is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of colour in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings. Most famously, in 2017, he was commissioned to paint Barack Obama, becoming the first Black artist to paint an official portrait of a president of the United States. His work makes reference to the canon of European portraiture by positioning contemporary Black sitters, from a range of ethnic and social backgrounds, in the poses of the original historical, religious or mythological figures. His images – as part quotation, part intervention – raise questions about power, privilege, identity, and above all highlight the absence or relegation of Black figures within European art.
In this exhibition, Wiley will shift his focus from one European tradition - Grand Manner portraiture – to another – landscape painting.
Through new artworks, including film and painting, Wiley will look at European Romanticism and its focus on epic scenes of oceans and mountains, building relationships with our collection of historical landscapes and seascapes by Turner, Claude, Vernet and Friedrich.
Like his work before, this new work will look back at Old Masters as a way to create new connections and raise fresh questions.
[National Gallery]
Walk around Rucker's Hill, Northcote retracing places surveyed in 1982-3 for heritage study, images via an old Olympus 21mm manual lens for old times sake.
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Police Station and residence.
43 James St NORTHCOTE, Darebin City.
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`The Northcote Police Station is of local architectural and historical importance. The station possesses local landmark qualities owing to its prominent hilltop setting. The building is a distinctive example of the Queen Anne style within the municipality, and although the verandah and balconette have been removed, the building is otherwise externally substantially intact. Together with the Presbyterian Church across the road (qv) the building contributes to the heritage character of the local streetscape. Construction of the police station in 1891 is associated with the period of suburban expansion of the municipality, and has served the local community as a public building over a long period of time..
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Description.
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The police station is a red brick Queen Anne style building, influenced by the contemporary domestic architecture of English architect Richard Normal Shaw. The Sergeant's residence was entered through the door on the south elevation, whilst the office and constables quarters were entered from the eastern side, through an arched porch. The east and south elevations were thus designed as the major facades of the building..
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The south elevation is asymmetrically arranged, with a prominent half-timbered gable and slated roofs. The double-hung sash windows have sixteen-paned top sashes with coloured glazing and segmented arched heads with brick voussoirs and keystones. The original two-storey verandah, since demolished, was supported by coupled turned timber posts on brick piers and had vertical timber balusters. A balconette at first floor level on the projecting bay has also been demolished..
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The east elevation is also asymmetrically composed, having a three-storey stair tower, tall red brick chimney stacks with corbelled and moulded brick caps and large overhanging gable with half timbering. The large arched entrance at ground floor level has moulded brick voussoirs. At roof level was an observation platform, frequently used by both the police and Government; in particular during the investigations by a Parliamentary Committee on the railways question in c1894..
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A similar, but more intact, police station exists at Kilmore.'
The names on the buildings in the background give away the location of this shot. This short eastbound stacker is negotiating the bridge (out of sight, right) connecting the old CNJ main and yard with the old Lehigh Valley main.
This is a photograph from the 3rd annual running of the Trim AC 10 Mile Road Race and Fun Run which was held in Trim, Co. Meath, Ireland on Sunday 5th February 2017 at 12:00. The race attracted over 1,200 participants which shows a 100% increase on last year's participation. The event shows growth year on year mirroring the growing popularity of the race. The race started on the Trim/Athboy road on the town's ring road and proceded to take an anti-clockwise loop out towards the village of Dunderry and townland of Kilbride before returning back to the Trim Industrial Estate for the finish. The route is held on quiet country roads with some hills at 3, 6, 8 mile segments.
Our full set of photos from mile 1 and the finish are at: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157679859593016
The weather for this year's race was perfect for racing. There was a hard frost overnight but this brought clear bright skies and crisp air. There was no real wind to speak of.
Waterstops were provided at the 4.5 and 7 mile marks on the course. All access roads were well stewarded. The event was sponsored by Bewleys 1840 and many local business establishments. Credit must go to the Trim AC team for their flawless organisation. If the first three years of this year are anything to go on then this race will continue to grow. For runners around the North Leinster area this 10 mile race serves as a perfect training progress stepping stone to the Bohermeen Half Marathon which will take place in March 2016 and is located only 15 minutes drive from Trim.
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Our Flickr photographs from the 2016 race: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157664217257512
Our Flickr photographs from the 2015 race: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157650166189770
Boards.ie Discussion Thread on the 2017 race: www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057673405
10 Mile Road Race Timelapse Video of the Route: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jp84CrctQM
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Entertainers and athletes take questions and interact with the audience during a USO Show at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar; the fourth stop on the annual Vice Chairman’s USO Tour, April 1, 2019. Country music artist Craig Morgan, celebrity chef Robert Irvine, UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn, former UFC Middleweight champion Chris Weidman, professional mixed martial artist Felice Herrig, two-time MLB World Series champion Shane Victorino; and professional surfer Makua Rothman joined Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on a tour across the world as they visit service members overseas to thank them for their service and sacrifice. (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
Leica M-A Summilux 1.4/35 Classic
My first film with my 2026 brand-new Leica M-A and the Summilux 1.4/35mm lens (see below details about the camera and the lens) was quite an emotion. I am trained to test many sorts of old camera’s of my collection, but doing so with brand-new camera is exceptional. It is an exception because in 2026 there are just a few possibilities of buying new film camera’s. My last one was the Pentax 17 in April 2025. Leica is the very last camera manufacturer still constructing and distributing « professional » grade film camera’s : their Leica M6 (produced again since 2022), the Leica MP (since 2003) and this Leica M-A (since 2014).
The Leica M-A is a Leica M of the same grade as my Leica M3 year 1956, so I had no question about the camera manipulation. The lens was however new to me and I had never used a Summilux 1:1.4 f=35mm with such wide apertu. Most of my unknowns were then about the lens.
I exposed the Kodak Tri-X film included in the delivery kit of my Leica M-A over two consecutive days: February 11 (views 1-20) and Feb. 12 (views 21-35), 2026 in Lyon, France. On the first day the weather was suitable for an outdoor session. I choose to goes to the cemetery of my district (Lyon Croix Rousse) because the funeral arts are full of details and textures that are interesting to test the lens with small-medium) apertures (f/4.5 to f/16). Due to a more degraded weather he day after with rain, I went to the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière t expose the rest in subdued light and larger aperture (full aperture f/1.4 to f/3.5).
The Summilux lens was equipped with a protective Leica UVa II filter E46 13034 and the Leica specific screw-on (E46) shade hood 12486. The camera was hold and secured using the vintage Leica ever-ready leather bag prepared for the M-A with the leather neck strap of the bag.
Expositions were determined for 400 ISO using my trusted Minolta Autometer III (1985) equipped either with a 10° finder for selective metering privileging the shadow area’s. Focus was obtained using the built-in optical range finder of the Leica M-A exceptionaly bright and clear even in subdued light.
Documentary smartphone picture
February 11-12, 2026
69004 Lyon
France
After completion to view Nr. 35 the film was processed using Adox Adonal developer at 1+50 dilution, 20°C, for 14min.
Digitizing was made using a Sony A7 camera (ILCE-7, 24MP) fitted to a Minolta Auto Bellows III with the Minolta slide duplication accessory and Minolta Macro Bellow lens 1:3.5 f=50mm. The diffuse light source was a LED panel CineStill Cine-lite.
The RAW files obtained were inverted within the latest version of Adobe Lightroom 15 (15.1.1, January 2026) and edited to the final jpeg pictures without intermediate file. They are presented either as print files with frame or the full size JPEG's together with some documentary smartphone color pictures.
About the camera :
On February 3, 2026, I took my partly delivered order of January, 2026, at the Leica Boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France. I did this order between two short stays at
Hospital Edouard Herriot to have surgeries. It helped me a lot during these medical sessions to take an external source of distraction, not focused on the surgery moment upsetting necessities.
My project was initially based on the still existing film Leica M camera’s production maintained active today in Wetzlar, Germany. Leica Camera AG offers today for sale 3 film camera’s available in different finishes. These are the Leica M6, Leica M-P and Leica M-A on the margin of a very diverse range of digital Leica camera’s. The M-P and M-A are produced since 2014 and are likely the closest camera’s to the original first Leica M3 in (1954-1966). It is possible that Leica maintained their M film camera’sjust to sustain their iconic heritage in the history of the company.
The Leica M survived a time in the 1970-1980’s due to a modified production (Leica M4-2 then M6) by the Leitz Canada branch that closed in 1990. The Leica M6 was then again produced in Germany followed by the Leica M7. The further versions of Leica M8 to M11 today are digital camera’s.
I own in my camera collection since April 2024, a venerable standing Leica M3 year 1956 that is now, in 2026, 70-year old and in perfect optical and mechanical condition with a single and well matched Summicron 2/5cm. The camera is equipped as shown in the first commercial brochure of the Leica M3 in 1954 (standard lens, bag, shade hood). In general, when practicing photography, it is sometime safe to have a « backup » camera of the same type to be still operant in case of one camera failure. I was then amused to backup my Leica M3 by one of these brand-new produced Leica M.
The Leica M-A is the closest to my M3. It is purely mechanical camera, without any electrical on electronic circuitries. Intentionally, the Leica M-A has resurected some of the Leica M3 and Leica M2 (1958-1967) features as the metal advance lever, frame counter, engraving, rewind button, and of course their exact shape and dimensions. The front top cover is designed like the M2 with flat optical windows.
The complex range-finder combined to a framed viewer, including an automatic parallax compensation existed in different versions. The viewer of the Leica M3 was however never been mounted on other Leica M than the M3’s . The 0.91 magnification and its design made for focales 5, 9 and 13.5cm was modified on the Leica M-2 to enlarge the direct use of the viewer to the wide angle 35mm lenses to prise of a smaller magnification. The Leica M-A has o 0.72 magnification capable to display the 28mm frames. As a consequence the Leica M-A is more oriented to a common use of 28 and 35mm lenses.
I choose finally to order a M-A in the chrome silver finish with engraving resembling to the M3/M2 camera’s with a base lens Summilux 1.4/35mm « Classic » that mimics the original lens of 60’s, It was a formidable gift !. Ordering was however not so simple. At first, I was told that the Leica M-A production would be discontinued in Wetzlar … Arguing that the camera is still offered for sale of the on-line French website, I finally got an available box in stock in Wetzlar that was shipped straight to Lyon in 4-5 days. The lens was more slow to get, and I am still waiting.
I could however enjoy the pleasure of comparing in hands my 1956 Leica M3 and my 2026 Leica-M-A. The 70-year old Summicron 2/5cm (branded at this time « Ernst Leitz Wetzlar » fits smoothly and exactly to the M-A and the 50mm frame is automatically selected. The range-finder operates accurately. There is something fantastic to see the two camera side to side separated by 70 years. Installed in the vintage ever-ready leather bag I prepared for the Leica M-A, it is quite hard to detect at a first look that the M-A is a new camera.
The viewer is may be more contrasted due to an extensive AR-coating of of elements and the shutter has not the strange little noises that occurs on the M3 for the slow speeds, but essentially the two camera’s are indeed and undoudtly Leica’s M ! The grandfather and the grandson are so ressemblant.
About the lens :
After the delivery of my Leica M-A camera body the week before, I had the second part of my order on February 10, 2026, at the Leica Boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France. I did this order in early January 2026, between two short stays at Hospital Edouard Herriot to have surgeries. It helped me a lot during these medical sessions to take an external source of distraction, not focused on the surgery moment upsetting necessities.
My brand-new 2026 Leica M-A (produced since 2014 by Leica Camera AG, Wetzlar, Germany) has the mixed technical features of the original Leica M3 (1954-1966) and Leica M2 (1958-1967). In particular the viewfinder system of the today M-A is inherited of the Leica M2 with a 0.72 magnification that allows the direct view field of a 35mm focal length. On the M3 , with its specific 0.91 magnification viewer, the use of 35mm lenses requires an external optical viewfinder or external optical correction of the built-in viewfinder. As a consequence the M3 appears optimal for the focal of 5, 9 and 13.5cm while the M2 appears more wide-angle lens oriented. The viewfinder of he M-A allows additionally also the framing of 28mm lens.
My idea was then to equip my M-A of a brand-new companion Leica 35mm lens of the current Leica production. The choice felt on the re-edition of an iconic 35mm Leica lens of the 60’s : a Summilux 1.4/35mm that first introduced to the market in 1961 as the first f/1.4 aperture 35mm lens.. This lens was as a modified double Gauss formula keeping the lens compact and not too heavy. The lens was soon highly reputed, especially in the photojournalism domain.
The « Steel Rim » describes a stainless steel ring mounted on the lens front to hold the shade hood. When looking at the optical scheme the modern version of the lens is not exactly the same but Leica keeper the major characteristic with a special softness at wide aperture 1.4 to 2.8 that miked the success of the lens at the time.
Receiving of a brand-new Leica lens is a not so common moment. The lens was packaged in Wetzlar on January 16, 2026 and delivered to the Leica boutique, Place Bellecour, Lyon, France on February, 10, 2026 where I took the precious package. We opened the boxes in the shop and had a good discussion staring at the jewel. When picking-up the lens I did not had my M-A body with me but we tried the mount on another second-hand M-A.
The lens is delivered by default with two shade hoods and rear/front ens caps. The replica of the original lens hood fits, clip-on , to the famous « »stieel rim » but is not curiously usable with filters. The second modern one was designed to be used with the E46 screwed filters. The seller offered for free a Leica UVa II, E46 filter (sliver decor) and a Leica clip-on lens cap E46 to be used with a filter because the default one is a bit too large with a filter on place on the lens. The package includes also a protective Leica black lens pouch, proof certificate and booklet.
Either a Comma or Question mark butterfly seen this past Saturday 18 Feb at Broughtons Wildlife Education Center outside Marietta Ohio.
It has been a very warm Winter and this past week had daytime highs in the 60's. The warmer temps have awakened hibernating butterflies like this fellow, (I'm going with Comma).
I cant deny enjoying the warmer temps and having the opportunity to see butterflies like the Mourning Cloak and Comma one to two months early, But I still would feel a little less concerned if Winter would act like Winter is supposed to, LOL.
Craco, il paese fantasma
Craco è un centro in provincia di Matera che dista 54 km dal capoluogo.
Le prime tracce di una frequentazione umana nell'area di Craco sono alcune tombe risalenti all'VIII a.C. rinvenute in località S.Angelo.
Come altri centri vicini, è probabile che abbia offerto riparo ai coloni greci di Metaponto, quando questi si sono trasferiti in territorio collinare, forse per sfuggire alla malaria che imperversava nella pianura. Craco successivamente è stata un insediamento bizantino.
Nel X secolo, monaci italo-bizantini hanno cominciato a sviluppare l'agricoltura, diventando un punto di riferimento per le comunità rurali locali.
La prima testimonianza del nome del paese risale al 1060, quando il territorio viene sottoposto all'autorità dell'arcivescovo Arnaldo di Tricarico e citato con il nome Graculum, ovvero “piccolo campo arato”.
In epoca normanna il feudo di Craco viene assegnato a Erberto (1154-1168) e successivamente a Roberto di Pietrapertosa (1176-1179); in epoca sveva il paese, grazie alla propria posizione strategica, diviene un importante centro militare e viene affidato a Goffredo (1239).
Nel 1276 Craco diventa sede di una Universitas, ovvero un Comune.
La fortuna del paese si deve, come si accennava, alla sua posizione strategica tra le valli fluviali del Cavone e dell'Agri, in passato navigabili, vie privilegiate per chiunque volesse attraversare la Basilicata interna: infatti la torre di Craco costituiva, assieme ad altre fortificazioni della zona come la Petrolla di Montalbano, il castello normanno-svevo di Pisticci ed il castello di San Basilio, una rete di torri di avvistamento in grado di garantire il controllo assoluto dell'intera zona.
Con la salita al trono di Carlo I d'Angiò (1268) Craco viene infeudata a Pietro de Beaumont.
In seguito si avvicendano al potere le più potenti famiglie del Medioevo: i Monforte (fine del XIII sec.), i Del Balzo, gli Sforza (XV sec.), i Sanseverino (XVI sec.).
Nel 1799 la popolazione aderisce agli ideali repubblicani sollevandosi contro il potere dei nobili feudatari ma la ribellione viene soffocata nel sangue dalle truppe del Cardinale Ruffo presso palazzo Carbone.
Nel XV secolo, la città si espande intorno a quattro palazzi nobiliari:
Palazzo Maronna, vicino al torrione che domina il paese, è caratterizzato da un bell'ingresso monumentale in mattoni e da un grande balcone terrazzato
Palazzo Grossi, vicino alla Chiesa Madre, ha un alto portale architravato, privo di cornici. I piani superiori sono coperti da volte a vela e decorati da motivi floreali racchiusi all'interno di medaglioni. Parte delle finestre e dei balconi conservano ringhiere in ferro battuto
Palazzo Carbone, edificio della fine del '400, ha un ingresso monumentale. Nel Settecento è stato rinnovato ed ampliato
Palazzo Simonetti
Sono inoltre ancora visibili i ruderi di un torrione, chiamato dagli abitanti di Craco “il castello”, della chiesa di di San Nicola, della chiesa e del convento di San Pietro nonché della sorgente del lago Salso.
A causa di una frana di vaste proporzioni, nel 1963 Craco è stata completamente evacuata e la popolazione si è trasferita a valle, in località Craco Peschiera.
Allora il centro contava oltre 2000 abitanti.
La frana che ha obbligato la popolazione ad abbandonare le proprie case sembra essere stata provocata da interventi infrastrutturali a servizio dell'abitato.
Da quel momento Craco è diventato un vero e proprio paese fantasma, uno dei rari esempi in Italia, e da alcuni decenni entusiasma viaggiatori e numerosi registi che hanno scelto proprio il centro lucano per girare alcune scene dei loro film:
La lupa di Alberto Lattuada
Cristo si è fermato a Eboli di Francesco Rosi: nell'episodio dell'arrivo di Volontè-Carlo Levi alla nuova destinazione di confino, Gagliano.
Per l'occasione furono disposti sulle prime case del paese degli stendardi a lutto, per ricreare lo scenario descritto nel libro.
King David di Bruce Beresford
Saving Grace di Tom Conti
Il sole anche di notte di Paolo e Vittorio Taviani
Terra bruciata di Fabio Segatori
Nativity di Catherine Hardwicke
La passione di Cristo di Mel Gibson: gli esterni di questa pellicola furono girati prevalentemente a Matera; Craco fu scelta dal regista come il paese che si vede sullo sfondo nella scena dell'impiccagione di Giuda
The Big Question diretto da Francesco Cabras e Alberto Molinari
Nine Poems in Basilicata di Antonello Faretta
Agente 007 - Quantum of Solace, regia di Marc Forster, con Daniel Craig e Giancarlo Giannini
Basilicata coast to coast, di Rocco Papaleo
I viaggiatori che si avventurano a Craco si trovano immersi in un'atmosfera a dir poco surreale, circondati dal paesaggio lunare dei “calanchi” resi celebri dal “Cristo si è fermato a Eboli” di Carlo Levi; olivi secolari misti a cipressi antichissimi sono dal lato del paese verso lo scalo, quest'ultimo sulla ferrovia calabro lucana da questo lato divelta e abbandonata.
I nomi delle contrade vicine evocano un passato intenso e misterioso:
"Canzoniere": prende il nome da un'antica taverna posta lungo un tratturo un tempo molto frequentato. Secondo una leggenda la taverna era gestita da una donna molto avvenente, una sorta di Circe contadina che una volta sedotti i malcapitati avventori, li uccideva e li metteva sotto aceto, facendone il piatto forte della sua taverna
"San Lorenzo": un'antica fontana a volta, sulla via verso il fiume Cavone, dove palme altissime convivono con gli olivi sullo sfondo di masserie che sono capolavori dell'arte costruttiva rurale dei secoli passati, austere e solari, arroccate e nel contempo aperte al territorio, come quelle "Galante" e "Cammarota", disposte su due livelli: gli archi che reggono la scala esterna e i terrazzi sembrano spalti difensivi
"Sant'Eligio": protettore dei maniscalchi, trova a Craco un tributo che va al di là della semplice menzione toponomastica, con la sua cappella magnificamente affrescata, probabilmente del '500, con scene di santi intorno a un Cristo che pur crocifisso resta Pantocratore
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Date: 1968
Category: Library
Type: Image
Identifier: LP2336
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Questions answered, unless those questions are:
"Do you deal with money here?"
"Can I get change for this $50 bill?"
"Will you sell me a metrocard?"
"Let's do a transaction, ok? Like maybe combine a card!"
Photos from 2017 Salt Lake Comic Con, Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Thank you for all your fantastic costume creations!
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and specifically in a photo album at
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New photos will be added to this album over time as I process them! If you don’t see yourself, check back as I expect to end up with 300-400 photos!
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I have about 1,600 photos - this will get edited down to about
300 to 400 final photos which I will post primarily on Flickr, but also many on my Instagram page at instagram.com/coldstreams
I asked permission to take photos in almost all cases, and in all photos where I was aware of a child in the photo, I asked permission to take the photo and
post here.
I did not ask permission for many group photos, where poses were being done for
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Some times I included photos of both front and back because often times cosplayers have created something elaborate on the back side - and they never get to see what
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Camera details
Olympus E-M10 or Lumix GH-4
Most photos taken with
Olympus 45mm
Lumix 25mm
Some photos taken with
Lumix 14mm (if its a wide shot its this lens)
A 40 year old Minolta 50mm lens with focal reducer and
micro four thirds adapter (if depth of field is really shallow, its this lens)
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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?
This cottage was apparently built by Henry Hersey (1795-1866) and his son, also Henry (1827-1893), possibly c. 1860, one of several in the area which were built by them. The Herseys were carpenters and bought sections 815 and 1116 prior to the 1860s, building a row of two-roomed cottages which were let for 3 shillings a week. Two larger, four-roomed cottages remain: this property and a house of the corner of Schulze and Gorge Road on section 1116.
In 1860 the cottage was the scene of a crime:
Adolph C. A. Herse was indicted for stealing 28 bunches of onions, value 2s., the property of his master, Henry Hersey, jun., at the Fifth Creek, on the 14th August last.
The prisoner had been in the employment of the prosecutor, who is a market gardener, at the Fifth Creek, and on the day named visited the sleeping apartment of the prisoner, a stable detached from the prosecutor's residence, and there, under the bed, discovered 28 bunches of onions. The prosecutor then, with a person named Sanders, put themselves in ambush to watch the proceedings of the prisoner, to see what he would do with the onions; but neither of them being able to detect the prisoner go into the stable again or leave it, both of them, after being on the look-out for several hours, returned to the prisoner's bed, but found the onions gone. On being spoken to the next day some words passed between prisoner and prosecutor, and those words the prosecutor construed into an admission of the prisoner that he took the onions.
The prosecutor, to-day, said that when he first saw the prisoner the next morning, he said to him, "How about the onions?" which at first he denied having taken, but afterwards admitted to have have taken them for the purpose of giving to a poor fellow out of work, lately in the employ of the Waterworks Commissioner, and which he had given him to sell for himself. When he first made the admission he said they were damaged, and that he had thrown them in the creek, and then went to the creek and brought some rotten ones which he (prosecutor) told him were not the same he had seen under the bed. In answer to His Honor, the prosecutor confessed he could not distinctly remember the exact replies the prisoner made to him when he questioned him about the onions.
John Sanders gave evidence of the interview between the prosecutor and prisoner. He confirmed the prosecutor's evidence that he only asked the prisoner "how about the onions?" He did not hear him charge the prisoner with stealing them.
The prisoner handed in a written defence, stating that he took the onions to give to a poor man, and that when his master found it out, he said he would forgive him if he would remain and work, which he did for several days after, and then wishing to get paid his wages, he asked for them, which the prosecutor refused to give. He then went to a lawyer to get his wages for him, who sent a letter to his master demanding them, and as soon as he received the letter, he went and laid the information against him. The statement added that the prosecution was only instituted to keep the prisoner out of his wages.
His Honor summed up, directing the Jury that the taking had been proved, and, therefore, the only question for their consideration was, whether the onions were taken with the intention to steal; and upon that question the must important part of the evidence was, that the next morning, when the prosecutor spoke to the prisoner, he did not tell him he had stolen the onions; but only asked "how about them?" shewing that - at that time, even the prosecutor did not think they were stolen. It would have been a very different matter altogether, said His Honor, if the prosecutor had said to the prisoner, "You have stolen my onions;" then any answers made by the prisoner to that charge, amounting to a confession, could be received as an admission of his guilt; but he thought both the conduct of the prisoner and the prosecutor did not amount to a supposition that the prisoner intended to steal. There was no doubt the prisoner took the onions, and it appeared he gave his master's property away to a man out of a work of charity, which he had no right to do, but that fact militated against the supposition that he intended to steal them from his master.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
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