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On this day,,, I learned that the little I thought I knew about photography is nothing... such a depressing realization.. but it can be a driving factor.. i guess. :-/
- unsure.
Information on buildings and architecture
Führungen am Campus WU Leerzeile Leerzeile
University of the Future
Internationalism, innovation, diversity – the new Campus WU is the concrete realization of WU’s vision for a modern university. The fundamental principles of the new architecture reflect the values and ideas we cherish at WU.
As a public institution, WU has lived up to its responsibility of building its new campus in an economical, ecological, and socially sustainable manner. WU’s decision to locate the new campus in Vienna’s second district will redefine this area and transform it into an educational hub. We have not only constructed new buildings, but in the process we have also given concrete realization to our ideas of what the university of the future should look like. The new campus is more than just a place for academic research and teaching and learning practical skills; it is also designed to create a new space for social, cultural, and political life.
The imposing Library & Learning Center (LC), designed by the Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is a testament to the central importance of research and teaching at WU. The Library & Learning Center is surrounded by five building complexes, including the Teaching Center, which houses most of WU’s auditoriums. The Teaching Center is intended mainly for bachelor degree students, while the master degree programs are taught primarily in the individual Department buildings. The Executive Academy building is the home of continuing education and life-long learning programs. In this way, the various buildings and their functions reflect the three tiers of teaching and learning represented by the Bologna Process.
WU’s Department-based organizational structure was also a contributing factor. In the past, the various Institutes that make up the Departments were scattered across different locations. Now they have been brought together in four Department buildings, which will make life much easier for both students and faculty.
These are not the only improvements the new campus has to offer: All rooms have natural light, and the auditoriums feature state-of-the-art teaching equipment, including digital whiteboards. There are 3,000 student workplaces, three times as many as in the old buildings in Vienna’s ninth district. These workplaces are located not only in the dedicated self-study areas, but also in project rooms that can be booked by teaching staff and students alike. They cater to different needs by providing quiet spots for focused academic work as well as opportunities for work on group projects in communicationfriendly study areas.
The top priority in planning the new campus was to create an environment for WU students and staff that is conducive to productive work and communication.
Not only the buildings themselves, but also the surrounding grounds offer plenty of opportunities for communication and meeting people. 55,000 m² of Campus WU’s total 100,000 m² of floor and surface area is open, publicly accessible space. Fences or barriers would contradict our vision of an open campus.
Visitors and area residents are more than welcome at Campus WU. The campus offers not only food for thought, but also restaurants, cafés, and shops, all in a stimulating architectural environment.
As different as they may look, however, the buildings are all based on the same overall technical concept: the building infrastructure is standardized in terms of construction, energy supply, ventilation, and sanitary facilities. The entire campus has been designed in accordance with “green building” principles. Much of the required energy is obtained using geothermal energy from groundwater.
Another key feature of Campus WU is barrier-free accessibility. All auditoriums are specially equipped for people with disabilities, all areas are designed to be wheelchair accessible, and the campus also features a tactile guidance system for the visually impaired.
We have not only made sure to comply with all relevant legal guidelines, but we have also drawn on experience gained from best practice examples. WU aims to play a pioneering role – in all respects.
This is a water lily I found at the Self Realization Fellowship in Encinitas, California. I usually don’t like flowers in black and white as it seems contrary to the beauty of nature. Today I break my rule as I love this image in Back and White.
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June 23, 2009
Today I started off DREADING the day! I had so much crap to do and was nervous about it all. My daily plans consisted of getting a filling done (I planned to get novacane though it was the first time I did so in 10-15 years) and then I was off to get my permit test for driving (I know, I'm kinda behind on that).
The novacane wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting though it did sting a little and the filling was still painful. My face on the left side was numb up to my eyeball so it felt weird to blink. My tounge was almost completely numb too. I got shot three times so after it all wore off (about 3 and a half hours later) my cheek REALLY hurt (and is still painful to open my mouth).
I ended up taking my permit test with a numb face. I was expecting to do horribly since I have no common sense however I passed with flying colors. The whole process was easy...now the hard part: driving. eek!
Today I decided to take a picture of me with my hand covering half my face (the side that was numb). Yet I'm peeking out through my fingers because it really wasn't as bad as I was expecting. I decided to lay against the rug upstairs because I loved the pattern and colors :D (though you can't really see the colors since I removed them, but I will try to incorporate it into other pictures).
Texture by, you guessed it, Pareeerica.
TRF: I am cursed with awful teeth. I've had everything done to them from root canal to braces to fillings to having teeth pulled. It sucks. I brush and floss but it seems to make no difference.
The Self-Realization Fellowship meditation garden has a cactus bed that overlooks the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean in Encinitas, California
Seeing the patterns before me
So intense and clear
No negative thoughts or self-doubts
Wonder soothes all fears
Clear your head
I hear you say
And shake away the fears
Before they take hold and lead you astray
To see the world through child's eyes
Possibilities abound with no end
To see the world through child's eyes
Where convictions never bend
To see the world through child's eyes
A world without a care
To see the world through child's eyes
The senses so aware
The loss of innocence
Opens a door to pain
Its a door we all want to close
To shut out the feeling of shame
In my mind I no longer choose
I only select
Decisions based on what ifs
And the feelings I neglect
To see the world through child's eyes
A world I see as pure
The things I can't begin to explain
Are the things I know for sure
To see the world through child's eyes
A day with nothing to do
Is a day where freedom reigns
Upon you from out of the blue
Growing up a feeling of responsibility
A sense that freedom is your due
But this freedom don't come cheap
The child's eyes change their hue
As a child were told to be
Confident in ourselves
But somewhere the doubts creep in
Shattering this confidence to hell
To see the world through child's eyes
An image of our past
The realization that growing up
These thoughts would never last
To see the world through child's eyes
I notice my regret
For the fears and troubles
In my mind i've never really met
Maybe we should all
Just stop our lives and see
That the child in us all
Represents what we want to be
But something in us tells us
We grew up and must be strong
But if we open our eyes and
Minds we'll only see we're wrong
To see the world through child's eyes
Is what we all must do
To regain the innocence we lost
Its a need for me and you
To see the world through child's eyes
A world on which to depend
A world so certain, a world so true
A world without an end
It’s very cold in Chengdu these days. So, I went for a trip to Kun Ming, the capital of Yun Nan, China. Interpreted as Eternal Spring City, where sun's shine seems everlasting and a place where a lot of people come during a biting cold winter season. My group were headed to a place known to have a very beautiful sunrise and sunset reflecting on the man-made rice terraces located in the mountains of Yuan Yang.
I'm excited most of all because I really want to see the awesome sun showing its glory and magnificence. I missed the sunshine. It was too long since I last saw it.
We arrived in Kun Ming at 2pm. almost 2 hours flight from Chengdu, and headed directly to Yuan Yang. We got into a Lexus SUV, which I realized later the significance why we used this kind of vehicle. I dozed off in a couple of minutes and when I woke up, the sun was setting already. I do not know how far Yuan Yang from Kun Ming is. The driver was busy tinkering the GPS and figuring out if we are on the right road, the Boss was talking to Shushu. John was helping the driver on the LCD buttons, and the other guy at the back was still sleeping. I got bored. I looked at the sun, it is magnificent. And it’s almost gone. I can't explain the feeling of seeing it. It gave me happiness, but a little sad because clouds are engulfing its splendour and soon it will be night.
I got the urge of taking a shot while it was setting. My D700 is at the back, and so is the guy who was still sleeping. I thought it wasn't nice to wake him up for my camera bag. I felt the urge of taking a photo while the sun slowly fades. But I was reluctant. I was thinking it would be better if I take the shot using my D700. I was thinking it will still shine brightly tomorrow. I am in at “Eternal Spring City” where the sun shines brightly in a clear blue sky. I can wait.
But I thought it was the right time. If not the right place to take the shot, It was the right time. What if it will not shine tomorrow? What if there will be rain the next day? What the heck. Who cares if it is called spring city and it will surely shines up again tomorrow, I got to take this shot. It has to be quick. Otherwise I will lose this chance. I reached for my left pocket and grabbed my iphone. I missed at first shot. There was a tree in the middle and it was blocking the sun. We were travelling in a couple of miles per hour, so I have to be quick. Ready...and I hit the shutter button. There it is! My second shot. The sun and its glory! I am happy of this shot.
I plan to narrate this 2 day trip with all of the pictures I took until my arrival back here in Chengdu. And hopefully be concluding before I leave for Dubai early next month. I hope you will like this story that I'll be writing.
Keep on shooting friends!
Title: Lake Shrine
This original painting was done on commission for my good friend Catherine. She wanted a painting that told the story of how Lake Shrine, in Los Angeles, California, helped bring her to a new realization of peace and happiness. She also said she had her children dedicated in the windmill that you see in the background. This lake is famous for having been the home of Paramhansa Yogananda, the man who invented the practice of yoga and wrote the book "Autobiography of a Yogi". This original commission painting captures the most famous aspects of the lake: the lush foliage, calm waters, majestic swans, blooming lotus flowers, and lily pads. Catherine wanted the scene to take place at the "magic hour" of dusk, and have a purple-tint to it to compliment not only her love of purple sunsets, but of her purple home decor as well.
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Size: 48x34"
Many years ago, I came to the realization that I was not going to set the world on fire with my original music... Hey, F you world, lol. I'm going to still have fun with other peoples music in spite of you! Ha!, take that !!!! lol :)
Jump twenty years ahead from now and we see I have traded in my guitars and Marshal/Ampeg stacks for an acordian and a chair, lol. Well... Maybe so and maybe not! But, I am planning on making music for as long as I can. Even if I do have to sit on a chair to play it :)
Actually, I do remember one of the first gigs I played way back in the mid 70's at a lodge party for one of my fellow band member's parents VFW outings where another band very similar to what you see here played many old rat pack favorites and contemporary music from the forties, before my band came out and rocked the the place with Montrose, Nugent, Stones, and yes, even some original material I wrote...
Even way back when, I remember thinking to myself, that I hope, if nothing else, when I get like really, really ancient, that I will be like the old guy on stage, happily making music with an antique Gibson 335 Dot, playing through some priceless Fender Twin Reverb amp, and making all the old ladies sigh and smile at me.... ;)
Dragonfly symbolizes change, transformation, adaptability, and self-realization.
There are more than 5,000 known species of dragonflies, all of which (along with damselflies) belong to the order Odonata, which means “toothed one” in Greek and refers to the dragonfly’s serrated teeth.
Dragonflies were some of the first winged insects to evolve, some 300 million years ago. Modern dragonflies have wingspans of only two to five inches, but fossil dragonflies have been found with wingspans of up to two feet.
Dragonflies are expert fliers. They can fly straight up and down, hover like a helicopter and even mate mid-air. Between the speed, distance and flexibility when hunting, dragonflies are one of the most exceptional fliers on the planet.
Nearly all of the dragonfly’s head is eye, so they have incredible vision that encompasses almost every angle except right behind them.
They not only have an exceptional field of vision, but they can see the world in colors we can't even imagine.
Dragonflies, which eat insects as adults, are a great control on the mosquito population. A single dragonfly can eat 30 to hundreds of mosquitoes per day. They catch their insect prey by grabbing it with their feet.
Dragonflies can't bite humans. The vast majority of species don't have mandibles strong enough to break the skin. Only a small handful of large species are capable of actually biting, but this only occurs as a defensive strategy.
Mullein is a valued medicinal herb, especially in treating diseases of the lungs. A wash prepared from the leaves, flowers, and roots soothed sprains, reduced inflammations, and heals wounds. The leaves can also be used as a poultice for swollen glands, bruises, insect bites, for treating sprains, swelling, and wounds. It makes a good addition to an herbal salve. The flowers infused in oil were used to cure hemorrhoids and as a specific cure for earache.
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