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Alfred 23 Harth’s art works and performances relating to the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) reflect a deeply layered and nuanced engagement with the physical, historical, and cultural realities of the DMZ area, extending far beyond simple representation. Since establishing his studio near the DMZ around 2007, Harth has explored the militarized border zone as an uncanny and charged site, embodying both intense geopolitical tension and paradoxically, a reserve of rare flora and fauna. Through his artistic practice, he discovered and documented military objects like trenches, bunkers, barbed wire fences with stone inserts and alarm bells, recognizing some as strange art objects in themselves. These findings formed a part of his broader artistic narrative, intertwining historical layers of Korean kingdoms (Silla and Goguryeo) with the contemporary division of North and South Korea symbolized by the DMZ.
Harth’s art is informed by archaeological curiosities he pursued in the vicinity, such as shards of celadon ceramics from ancient Korean dynasties found near the DMZ, and the memory of historic places like the wiped-out 20th-century river port Gorangpo. His work reflects an echo from his excursions near the DMZ rather than direct occurrences, capturing the borderline space as a cultural and political phenomenon. This is apparent in his multimedia installation “DUGOUT” (2013) exhibited at the Artsonje Center in Seoul, where he presents a playful yet serious reflection on the DMZ reality, combining military archival material, ancient history, and contemporary urban experiences. The installation embodies the concept proposed by director David Lynch that for every military installation, there should be a peaceful counterbalance.
Harth’s video artwork “Deconstruct Mental Zymotics” delves into the DMZ as a hyperreal cultural trance zone, layered with illusions and political theater, underscored by philosophical voices like Jean Baudrillard and Vilém Flusser. It highlights the DMZ as a vast open-air contemporary art museum surrounded by leisure spots and tourist attractions, illustrating the paradox between militarization and commodification. He further integrates the political situation of the Korean division into his music and performances, collaborating with Korean artists and producing works imbued with these themes, including his mother-of-pearl CDs “nu:clear re:actor” (2004) and “T_error” (2005) and performances along the DMZ spots guided by his unique perspective.
Moreover, Harth relates the contemporary Korean divide to his personal experience growing up in Cold War Germany, where he initially perceived nuclear threats as theatrical fakes, co-founding the group Duck and Cover to artistically comment on militarism. His art thus bridges personal and historical narratives across geopolitical borders, transforming military overkill into a poetic and conceptual meditation on division, conflict, history, and peace.
In summary, Alfred 23 Harth’s DMZ-related artworks and performances engage the border as a complex multi-dimensional space—melding military reality, cultural memory, ecological paradox, political critique, historical archaeology, and artistic interpretation into a rich, reflective body of work.
This relates to the St David's Day photograph because on the (very grubby) back the name Hannah Aldred is pencilled in twice with the same address as the Edward mentioned on the back of that photo.
Found in Clitheroe, printed with a postcard back.
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立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察廣深港高速鐵路香港段西九龍總站，以及石蔭至海庭道隧道段的建築工地
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察广深港高速铁路香港段西九龙总站，以及石荫至海庭道隧道段的建筑工地
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits the construction sites of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link & the Shek Yam to Hoi Ting Road tunnel section (2013.06.24)
I relate to a dinosaur?! That's crazy talk!
Hung out with the best friend, walked around the mall, around walmart and had lunch! (only thing I got was lunch, because i am broke)
Was supposed to go look around the container store, but ended up not going. I am going for sure tomorrow, though.
Ended up going to see The Good Dinosaur, and it was so cute and good! Arlo is my favorite, and when you see the movie you'll understand. I will not spoil the movie for anyone.
332 out of 365
Mary's Fortune's Maternal Grandfather Mr. Clough, c.1915
He came from a very old Sale family. Died in 1927 aged 75.
GB124.DPA/645/1
立法會銀齡咭相關事宜小組委員會參觀樂齡科技教育及租賃服務中心
立法会银龄咭相关事宜小组委员会参观乐龄科技教育及租赁服务中心
LegCo Subcommittee on Issues Relating to the Silver Age Card visits Gerontech Education and Rental Service Centre (2021.07.20)
And yes, that can relate to my eyes as well as my story.
I have decided that the humans I live with are simply unfathomable. Case and point: just because it's a little cold out, they won't take me on a walk late at night during the winter. They expect me to do my end of the night business in the yard. I don't like that much, and generally will only degin to go number 1.
For the past year or so, I've had the run of the house at night. Mom and Dad used to leave all the doors open, and I slept stretched out on the spare room queen sized bed. It was very comfy, let me tell you.
But, as I started to view the spare room as my own, I decided that I could use it to relieve myself of excess number 2 that I wouldn't get rid of in the yard at night. Mom and Dad didn't like this at all, so they started closing the spare room doors. Apparently, just like the rest of the house, I am not allowed to use it to as my bathroom, even if it is MY room.
So now I am back to sleeping on the couch instead of a comfy bed. I've tried sharing with Mom and Dad, which they will allow, but they have too many rules. I'm not allowed to stretch out, I can't sleep on their feet, I can't lay my head on their stomachs, and I can't kick them to make them give me more room.
I love my humans, don't get me wrong. But I don't get them. It was just a little number 2. Why lock me out of my room over that? If it really bothered them that much, I was willing to clean it up myself.
立法會發展智慧城市事宜小組委員會參觀香港國際機場
立法会发展智慧城市事宜小组委员会参观香港国际机场
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to the Development of Smart City visits the Hong Kong International Airport (8.8.2022)
立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察港鐵金鐘站
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察港铁金钟站
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits the MTR Admiralty Station (2015.05.19)
Various papers relating to Mr.Thomas Wheeler my late Grandfather.Sadly he died when I was just eleven years of age.I do however recall it was he that took me on my very first fishing trip using the first fishing rod and reel that he bought me.The images here are from WWII papers when he was an active serviceman and I only recently found these in an old album of my late father`s.These are the first twenty images in nigh on eighty images of both his army papers and my Great Grandparents (to come later) images.Some images are somewhat the same but have different focus points and apertures,mainly to suit prospective customers on Alamy.com stock images.I sincerely hope you enjoy the images and hope you see,as I did,what I think is one of many of the Identity Card issued during WWII.As you can see my Grandfather first signed up in September 1940 and seved right up until the end of the war 1945.He was then signed up for the reserves.Do Not Use Without Express Permisison From Peter Wheeler.
Relates to UNDP-supported GEF-funded NAPA III project. See story 'At one with nature: Towards climate-resilient people, forests and wildlife in Bhutan 🍃’, June 2022 undp-climate.exposure.co/at-one-with-naturenbsptowards-cl...
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
PLEASE NOTE: -
“MUDA” is a singular word relating to one of the mercantile convoys sailing out of Venice each year.
“MUDE” is a plural word relating to several, or all, of the mercantile convoys sailing out of Venice each year.
27 leaves, leaf size 249mm x172mm (9 3/4ins. X 6 8/10ins.) with a text block of 172mm x 98mm (6 8/10ins. x 3 17/20ins.).
Single column, 29 lines in a superb, elegant, humanistic cursive minuscule script in black, probably all written by the same scribe. Many ascenders on the top line, and descenders on the bottom line, have been embellished.
This manuscript include two texts, the first being the Regulations of the Muda of Venice to Alexandria, and the second being the Journal of the Muda to Alexandria that set sail from Venice on 21st. May, 1504. The manuscript was probably written in that city in that year.
A FULL DESCRIPTION IS ATTACHED TO THE OVERVIEW.
Folio 5 verso (Original Folio 6 verso)
TRANSCRIPTION
(39)
que vis sit, audeat levare, vel carricare, aut levari vel carricari
facere aliquas mercationes cuius cunq conditionis existant infra Cul -
phum pro portando extra Culphum cum aliquo navigio armato, ex -
cepto auro et argento sup pena perdendi totum, qd fuerit carricatum
vel levatum in dictis navigiis armatis, de quo non potest fieri ulla
gran, vel remissio, aut predictorum revocato, sub pena dutum. C C .
pro quolibet pone te vel consentiente partem in contrarium. Et est
commisstim Cathevere, Capitaneo postarum, officialibus levantis
promisoribus Communis, et aliis officialibus contrabannorum q in -
quirant de contrafacientibus, et penas exigant habendo partem ut
de aliis sui officii : Et si fuerit accusator per quem sciatur veritas heat
medietatem, et sit de credentia : Et alia medietas dividatur inter Coe
et officiales primo invenientes.
(40).Nostri rectores qui ad eorum regimina cum aliquibus galies mercati
ire volverint, vel ab ipsis regiminibus remeare Venetias debeant cum
patronis in facto nabuli convenire quod si erit bene quidem, Alioqu
nos cum consiliariis nostris. & Capitibus de Iuadraginta p maiorem par -
tem nostrum debemus terminare quatum ipsi Rectores solvere debeant
Iam eundo q redeundo. Et si aliquis am basiator communis qui iret cum
dictis galeis vel rediret non audeat, nec debeat aliquis solvere pro
nabulo.
(41)Nullus pertonus galearum de mercato . S . Cypri. Alexandrie. Romanie
& Thane : ullo modo vel formo audeat per se vel alium recipere ut
recipi facere merces aliquas in galies sine bulleta nostrum officialium
in Venetiis, & extra Venetias sine Bulleta nostrorum Capitaneorum
sub pena libr mille parvorum pro quolibet contrafaciente, & qualibet
nice in suis propriis bonis, & ultra hoc sit primatus patronia Gale -
arum de mercato. Comiti vero : Patroni, posticii, & scribe dictarum
galeao, si contra fecerint in Levando seu levari faciendo mercatioes
Folio 5 Verso (Original Folio 6 verso)
POSSIBLE ENGLISH TRANSLATION
39. …...... want you to be, or to dare to raise or carry or make some lesser trade carrying acquisition conditions under Culphum for carrying out of Culphum with an armed boad, with the exception of gold and silver, upon pain of losing the whole of that which is carried or recovered from the vessels by the said armed men of which there can be no great number, or release of the aforesaid parts, under the penalty of the leaders 200 to put yourself in the place of any part of or with the consent of those to the contrary. And it is commissioned that Cathavere, the next captain, officer of the Levant promises the generals and other officials who, on the other hand enquire about opposing the penalties required on part of the others of his office, shall be the plaintiff, by whom it may be known, and if part of it be half of the truth, and that it be believed then the first and the other half be divided between the commune and the officials of the finding.
40. Our leaders who wish to go to their governments with their galleys or from the government for the markets must return to Venice when in fact junior patrons agree that it is indeed well, otherwise we, with our councelors, and the heads of the greater part of our dircetors must determine adequate, and they must now go and pay it back. And if anyone who was to go with the kind words of the common galleys or not dare to return then no man is bound to pay for the juniors.
41. No owners of the galleys for the markets of Cyprus, Alexandria Romania and Thane who have the capacity to operate in any way or form shall dare to be received on their own, or by any other document do without the wages of our officers in Venice and some in France, and Venice and beyond many of the small documents for any of our captains, opposed, under the penalty of the book and any of those like their own proper good men, and this is no longer the primacy of the patrons of the galleys of the market. The committee sais: the owner at the rear, and the cscribe of the said galley, if they have done well in relieving or lessening the performance of the merchants ….............
February 2020. Credit: Kelsea Clingeleffer/UNDP Cambodia
Relates to the UNDP-supported project 'Strengthening Climate Information and Early Warning Systems to Support Climate-Resilient Development in Cambodia' - for more information, see www.adaptation-undp.org/projects/ldcf-ews-cambodia
I Love Russia ! Not only the traditions and unique “know-how” relates “Raketa” and “Tupolev”, but also a strong relationship with a Russian history and the opportunity to position itself as the native Russian brand. «Tupolev» is Russia’s largest aircraft designer and manufacturer. They produce, test and sustain aircrafts designed for the Russian Aerospace Force and civilian use. The Tupolev bureau is also a key actor in technological research and development, contributing to keep ahead the Russian Aerospace industry.
The watch Raketa «Pilot TU-160» is based on the 24h mechanism «Raketa Avtomat» calibre 2624. The central topic of the watch has become the image of the missile carrier “TU-160” on the dial. This concept was created by the designers of the Petrodvorets watch factory and engineers of Tupolev bureau. The hands and dial are coated with luminox so it is possible to check time in any extreme conditions or at night.
Packaging may slightly differ in reality.
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立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察港鐵南港島線 (東段)
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察港铁南港岛线 (东段)
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits MTR South Island Line (East) (2016.12.12)
Historic documents relating to the German immigration to British Kaffraria in the 1850's, photographed in the Courtenay-Latimer Hall at the East London Museum, Eastern Cape, South Africa on July 7, 2008. Letter to Johann Friedrich Philipp Humpel, a German Settler who settled in Keiskammahoek, ordering him to take up title for the land allocated to him. Dated October 13, 1865.
Believe it or not, these pin oaks at Kleb Woods are some of the smaller specimens. I can't begin to relate to you how gigantic they are - and how unbelievably gigantic their larger kindred are. I love the Oak Trail in Kleb Woods and intend on going back often.
A blurb about the woods:
The woods are the
product of Elmer Kleb, who was born on this prairie farm
property in 1907 and died in the woods he created in 1999.
The woods are dominated by Loblolly Pine. Other trees
include Eastern Red Cedar, Water Oak, Shumard Oak,
Live Oak, Sugarberry and Pecan. The areas with higher
diversity of oaks and other broadleaf trees are favored by
migrating songbirds. Yaupon dominates the understory and
is favored by wrens, thrushes, robins, and waxwings. There
is a remnant prairie near the entrance to the Nature Center.
The park has several wetlands frequented by herons and
egrets. The pines at wetland edges are good places to find
Brown-headed Nuthatch. The open areas along Draper
Road are favored by mockingbirds, shrikes, sparrows and other open-country species. The entrance path to the nature
center and Draper Road are the best areas for Greater
Roadrunner.
I've posted this academic on Flickr because it seems to me that her expertise and interest relate so directly to the current problems of land use faced by Greece, and other countries blighted by misuse of land, sea and shore. Her interests from the URLs below are:
Environmental/Energy/Economic Planning and Policy Analysis
Integrated Economic/Environmental/Energy Modeling
Environmental Conflict Resolution, Mediation, and Negotiation
Tourism and the Environment, Sustainable Tourism Development
Planning Theory and Decision Making
Planning Methods (Demographic, Economic, Evaluation, Integrated Models)
Multicriteria Analysis and Evaluation
www.aegean.gr/geography/english/people/briassouli_cv.htm
www.rri.wvu.edu/WebBook/Briassoulis/contactinformation.htm
And look at just a sample of the kind of things she writes about, in academic journals, for policy reports and in practitioner journals:
'Land use policy and planning, theorizing, and modeling: Lost in translation, found in complexity?' Environment and Planning B (forthcoming).
'The institutional complexity of environmental policy and planning problems: The example of Mediterranean Desertification', Journal of Environmental Planning and Management (2003)
'The "commons" – Resources of collective ownership and collective responsibility: Concepts, problems and the question of their management'. Aeichoros (2003).
'Golf and tourism: The invisible sides of the moon'. Geografies (2003, forthcoming). (in Greek)
'Crete: Endowed by nature, privileged by geography, threatened by tourism?'. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, Vol. 11, No. 2&3 (2003, forthcoming).
'Sustainable tourism and the question of the commons'. Annals of Tourism Research Vol. 29, No. 4 (2002).
'Sustainable development and its indicators: Through a (planner’s) glass darkly'. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 44, No.3, 2001
'Policy-oriented integrated analysis of land use change: An analysis of data needs'. Environmental Management, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2001).
(with J. Papazoglou and G. Bonanos) 'Risk Informed Decision Making in Land Use Planning' Journal of Risk Research 3(1): 69-92 (2000).
'Tourism and biodiversity: Impacts and issues', European Nature, No.3: 3, November 1999.
'Who plans whose sustainability? Alternative roles for planners'. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 42, No.6, 1999.
'Sustainable development and the informal sector: An uneasy relationship?', Journal of Environment and Development
Meanwhile the Athens News Agency has a report in my regular digest of stories from Greece [No.2975, 6 Oct 2007]:
[33] Agriculture ministry promises tough action against crooked forestry official
Deputy Agriculture Minister Costas Kiltidis on Thursday pledged that the ministry will closely monitor the case of senior forestry service official Panagiotis Kanellopoulos - who currently faces a charge of bribery - and stressed that the ministry would not allow 'even a whisper' of suspicion regarding the existence of corrupt transactions in the forestry department. 'What must at last prevail is the morality of responsibility' Kiltidis said, adding that the response of the authorities would be 'ruthless in every direction'.
He was answering a question raised by main opposition PASOK MP Theodoros Pangalos in Parliament, who pointed out that Kanellopoulos had already been granted two postponements in the hearing of the case against him.
According to Pangalos, the whole Markopoulos area where Kanellopoulos served as head of the local forestry service was 'abuzz' with his activities. 'He operated in two ways: either by removing the designation of land as forested or public land and acknowledging it as private land, in return for bribes, or by blackmailing and raising issues that land was forested that he finally gave freely to be converted into building lots in order to earn money,' Pangalos claimed.
The MP further noted that the accused and a team that quite likely assisted him were rumoured to have earned huge sums in this manner, while pointing out that Kanellopoulos had a highly luxurious residence and lived in a 'scandalous' manner.
Pangalos also commented on the fact that the same forestry official had let it be known that he was extremely highly connected and could expect support, and that his brother was a trade unionist that was very well known at the agriculture ministry.
'I am not suggesting that this constitutes some sort of responsibility but it is undoubtedly an interesting dimension that must be treated carefully. It would be better if postponements of his trial did not continue,' the MP added.
Kiltidis noted that the forestry official was being prosecuted by justice and through internal disciplinary proceedings and that the Public Administration Inspectors and Comptrollers Corps had been called in to investigate any cases that Kanellopoulos had handled.
Thanking Pangalos for his question, he said that the entire government and leadership of the ministry were determined to uphold the law, according to the prime minister's orders.
Kanellopoulos was arrested on September 24 after he accepted a bribe of 5,000 euros in pre-marked notes from a woman to give a favourable opinion in a property case concerning her husband.
I am quoting this material because this is not just a Greek problem. The market for Greek land is global. I, with my love for Greece, and our property ownership in Corfu am among the millions of those who consume the dream of 'a place in the sun'. It seemed to me, being only partially frivolous, that this juxtaposition of an academic expert clearly committed to implementing rational and progressive land use policies in Greece with a corrupt forestry official accused of taking bribes from those who want to build on land intended for trees, echoes the familiar tension that has run through modern Greek history since the War of Independence, between klephts and constitutionalists. My apologies if this is an offensive analogy but it was the one that occurred to me. How i would like to see a conversation between forestry official Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (not to be mistaken for the Greek statesman of the same name) and academic Professor Helen Briasouli. What could they say to one another? It is an impossible conversation - and has been for a long time.
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This is the my ninth sexyletterart — Relator. I was inspired by the song Relator (artist — Scarlett Johansson & Pete Yorn). I have based in my work on the font Lady Rene. Designed by Laura Varsky.
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John relates the story of the Cross Bones site on the Valentine's Day gathering at the shrine, as mentioned on BBC Radio 4's "Making History" (link below). Taken during filming for CROSS BONES, my degree project at University of the Arts London.
Original text relating to an identification of F. adianthoides: According to the BBS field guide, the seta on Fissidens adianthoides emerges from a dwarf lateral shoot that's borne towards the base of the main shoot. This photomicrograph shows the area at the base of a seta, where some partially sheathing leaves are reminiscent of similar-looking arrangements in some flowering plants.
Update 3 May 2013: Comment by Liz Kungu: "You asked whether the Fissidens adianthoides id was correct. The only other species it could be is Fissidens dubius, that plant has the same toothed margins and paler marginal band of cells. The main distinguishing character is the size of the cells, 8-10mm in F. dubious and 12-20 mm in F. adianthoides. However, other differences are that F. dubious has bistratose patches in the upper part of the leaf, and looking at your leaf there are some areas where the cell walls are not quite so clear, so I wondered if those were areas of bistratose tissue, also the costa in your leaf looks to me to be slightly excurrent, this is a feature of F. dubious rather than F. adianthoides."
Various papers relating to Mr.Thomas Wheeler my late Grandfather.Sadly he died when I was just eleven years of age.I do however recall it was he that took me on my very first fishing trip using the first fishing rod and reel that he bought me.The images here are from WWII papers when he was an active serviceman and I only recently found these in an old album of my late father`s.These are the first twenty images in nigh on eighty images of both his army papers and my Great Grandparents (to come later) images.Some images are somewhat the same but have different focus points and apertures,mainly to suit prospective customers on Alamy.com stock images.I sincerely hope you enjoy the images and hope you see,as I did,what I think is one of many of the Identity Card issued during WWII.As you can see my Grandfather first signed up in September 1940 and seved right up until the end of the war 1945.He was then signed up for the reserves.Do Not Use Without Express Permisison From Peter Wheeler.
Images relating to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of Italy’s unification from the Dibner Library.
smithsonianlibraries.si.edu/smithsonianlibraries/2011/04/...
Represented in this picture is a tree in my backyard at home in New Jersey. According to the film “Home”, it took around four billion years for trees to be created on Earth. I learned that trees are more unique than one would think in that they are the only natural element that portrays movement towards the sky. I find it interesting that they are one of the only natural elements that grow in the direction of their source of nourishment – the sun. However, the most interesting concept of all is that these enormously large plant forms inherited from cyanobacteria the ability to capture light’s energy. We discussed cyanobacteria briefly at the end of last semester, but their purpose on this Earth is more profound then I thought. Its amazing how a huge and fundamental life form is formed due to a tiny, practically microscopic, organism that appears less crucial to the development of life on Earth. Nonetheless, these tiny organisms changed the future of our planet and ultimately transformed the atmosphere. Because the cyanobacteria’s ability to capture sunlight is inherited by trees, these large plant forms can store and feed off the sunlight and turn it into wood and leaves. This transformation decomposes into a mixture of water, minerals, vegetables and living matter. As a result, soils gradually start to surface. The development of trees, soils and many other plants and ultimately many other living things, stems from cyanobacteria. Clearly, trees are important to maintaining the balance on this Earth, but they are much more than that. They act as one of the many links among living organisms on this planet. Without one organism another couldn’t exist. According to the textbook, John Muir was the one who promoted the preservation ethic, which states that we should protect our environment and not alter it. He interestingly argued that nature needed to be protected simply because of its value and happiness it provides for humans. Therefore, this picture of a tree acts as small example of the bond between living things on this planet and the importance of conserving this linkage.
This concept relates to biocomplexity, which is the study of the interactions between organisms in the environment such as bacteria, cells and molecules and how it affects their existence. Moreover, all living systems demonstrate biocomplexity. (www.ceoe.udel.edu/extreme2003/mission/biocomplexity/index...) Biocomplexity basically focuses on the links among organisms or how one organism relates to another. The National Science Foundation conducted an experiment related to biocomplexity where “scientists have uncovered evidence that increasing numbers of households are having a vast impact on the world’s biodiversity and environment.” (www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100651) According to their research, we are actually detrimental to the environment with our houses and the amount of natural resources we use to build them and the amount of energy we use daily in them. Additionally, there has been a decrease in household size meaning more houses are being constructed and more natural resources and energy are being used up. Jianguo (Jack) Liu of Michigan State states "The numbers of households increased much faster than the size of the population at Wolong. This has important implications because given the same population size, more households mean a need to consume more resources, and therefore, a greater impact on the environment. What was discovered from the panda reserve helped me to conclude that considering population size and growth alone is not enough, and made me want to find out whether other areas in the world have similar phenomena." This is a practical example of how an organisms interaction with the environment can have the domino effect and impact multiple spectrums of the world just like the cyanobacteria can impact the trees or other plant life in the environment, our own actions can greatly impact the world we live in, sometimes in a positive way, but in the case of Liu sometimes in a negative. As a result, we need to be conscious of our interactions and the interactions of every other living organism around us because every single thing has a purpose and a function that keeps the world functioning and intact. The more we alter it the more detrimental it can be to our survival in the future.
立法會鐵路事宜小組委員會視察廣深港高速鐵路香港段西九龍總站，以及石蔭至海庭道隧道段的建築工地
立法会铁路事宜小组委员会视察广深港高速铁路香港段西九龙总站，以及石荫至海庭道隧道段的建筑工地
LegCo Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways visits the construction sites of the West Kowloon Terminus of the Hong Kong Section of Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link & the Shek Yam to Hoi Ting Road tunnel section (2013.06.24)
The Problems Relating to the Management & Excavations of the Archaeological Ruins of Herculaneum / Pompeii as Reported in Foreign Press (1904-2002). [Prof. Amedeo Maiuri -] "Pompeii Splendors - New Excavations." Feb. 22, 1953. p. ITS45. [2/2].
Image from 'A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode, with other ancient & modern ballads and songs relating to this celebrated yeoman. To which is prefixed his history and character, grounded upon other documents than those made use of by ... “Mister Ritson.” Edited by J. M. Gutch', 001726444
Author: HOOD, Robin.
Volume: 02
Page: 171
Year: 1847
Place: London
Publisher: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans
Following the link above will take you to the British Library's integrated catalogue. You will be able to download a PDF of the book this image is taken from, as well as view the pages up close with the 'itemViewer'. Click on the 'related items' to search for the electronic version of this work.
Someone once said that if you can relate to Edgar Allen Poe then you must be mentally ill. That person was also a simpleton and devoid of any real awareness of the dark corners of the human character. There is no doubt Poe was tortured man, an eccentric man and just maybe towards the end of his life mentally ill due to disease. No one knows for sure. His works are an expedition into love and loss, grief and insanity. They smite our emotions so hard because the human spirit is largely enveloped in feelings of sadness, rage, longing and feeling out of place. We may not perceive these things every second of everyday but they are there occasionally and they are very real for us. You cannot gaze upon the line “And all I loved, I loved alone” and not feel your heart fracture just a little, not because of the simple cluster of words but because we know all too well what he means! We feel it so deeply! That’s a truly great poet! A great poet deserves great homage, a series bridging many artistic journeys through some of the most adored compositions in Poe’s collection, a chance to create our own visions and build so much more on what he gave us.
"The Masque of the Red Death “is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. The story follows Prince Prospero's attempts to avoid a dangerous plague, known as the Red Death. He, along with many other wealthy nobles, host a masquerade ball within seven rooms, each decorated with a different color. Prospero and 1,000 other nobles have taken refuge in this walled abbey to escape the Red Death, a terrible plague with gruesome symptoms that has swept over the land. Victims are overcome by "sharp pains", "sudden dizziness", and die within half an hour. Prospero and his court are indifferent to the sufferings of the population at large; they intend to await the end of the plague in luxury and safety behind the walls of their secure refuge, having welded the doors shut. At the chiming of midnight, the revelers and Prospero notice a figure in a dark, blood-splattered robe resembling a funeral shroud. The figure's mask resembles the rigid face of a corpse and exhibits the traits of the Red Death. When the figure turns to face him, the Prince lets out a sharp cry and falls dead... Only then do we realize the figure is the Red Death itself, and all of the guests contract and succumb to the disease. The final line of the story sums it up, "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all".
Richard McDonald, Relate Software and Liam McMahon, Bluestream Technology at the Chartered Accountants Ireland Annual Technology Forum, CA House 14th January 2015. Pic Iain White
The first written records relating to the church date back to 1505, though little is known beyond a bare list of the names of the ministers here. In 1627, one Neil MacKinnon was appointed to the post. He is remembered primarily for his meanness and his greed. This was the man who went on record as vowing to report the names of "all the Papists he knew within the Isles“ to the authorities.
He also achieved fame for allowing his workmen only one meal a day on Sundays (compared with two on other days) because they were resting. They retaliated by working on a Sunday. His sermons must have been a real barrel of laughs... Cill Chriosd continued in use until 1840, when it was replaced by a new parish church in Broadford.
Given the ancient heritage of Cill Chriosd you might expect to find traces of very old grave markers. And as recently as 1913 there are records of a pair of unusual stones here. One of these was dedicated to Chief Lachlan Mor and carried "obscure hieroglyphics". The other was thought to date to the pre-Christian era. Both have since disappeared without trace.
Looking at the graves that are on view reveals the area's historical connections with the Clan MacKinnon. Perhaps one of the most interesting is a memorial on the inner wall of the burial enclosure at the north east end of the church to a certain "Charles Third", apparently born in Corry near Broadford as a MacKinnon, before emigrating to Australia, where he died.
Patricia Piccinini ( ° Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1965 ) is an Australian artist who works with a variety of media, including painting, video, sound, installation, digital prints and sculpture. She investigates our relationship with the outside world, with others as well as with our surroundings, and the love that can result from this. But also how we relate to that environment, why man is apparently able to change it, not necessarily for the better, and thus endanger his own future as well as concerns about bioethics, are considered. Her images are hyper-realistic, unsettling and have a high strokability factor.
Title of the work: Nest
This work of art can be admired at the Middelheim open air museum at Antwerp: www.middelheimmuseum.be/en
Website of the artist: www.patriciapiccinini.net/509/77#
Patricia Piccinini ( ° Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1965 ) is een Australische kunstenares die werkt met diverse media, waaronder schilderkunst, video, geluid, installatie, digitale prints en beeldhouwkunst. Zij onderzoekt onze relatie met de buitenwereld, met anderen net als met onze omgeving, en de liefde die eruit kan voortvloeien. Haar beelden hebben dan ook een hoge aaibaarheidsfactor. Maar ook hoe we ons verhouden tot die omgeving, waarom de mens blijkbaar in staat is om deze te veranderen, niet noodzakelijk in goede zin, en hiermee zijn eigen toekomst in gevaar brengt evenals zorgen rond bio-ethiek, worden beschouwd. Haar beelden zijn hyperrealistisch, verontrusten en hebben een hoge aaibaarheidsfactor.
Meer over dit werk: search.middelheimmuseum.be/details/collect/148886
Dit werk kan bewonderd worden in het openlucht museum Middelheim in Antwerpen: www.middelheimmuseum.be/nl
Website van de kunstenares: www.patriciapiccinini.net/509/77#
Patricia Piccinini (° Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1965) est une artiste australienne qui travaille avec une variété de médias, notamment la peinture, la vidéo, le son, l'installation, les impressions numériques et la sculpture. Elle explore notre relation avec le monde extérieur, avec les autres ainsi qu'avec notre environnement, et l'amour qui peut en résulter. Mais il est également question de notre relation avec cet environnement, de la raison pour laquelle l'homme est apparemment capable de le modifier, pas nécessairement pour le mieux, et, ce faisant, de mettre en danger son propre avenir, ainsi que des préoccupations liées à la bioéthique. Ses images sont hyperréalistes, dérangeantes et ont un fort potentiel de séduction.
Titre de l'œuvre: Le Nid
Cette œuvre peut être admirée au musée en plein air Middelheim à Anvers: www.middelheimmuseum.be/fr
Site web de l’artiste: www.patriciapiccinini.net/509/77#
As most people collect, they end up meeting interesting people that they can relate to. I've certainly met my share of them, and have managed to obtain a few pieces with some assistance from them. As a result, hailing all the4 way from Singapore, we have the Hot Toys Exclusive (whatever that means) Avengers 2: Age of Ultron - Maria Hill figure.
I know they weren't super expensive back in the day (MSRP I mean), but by the time Sideshow got their hands on it, this figure cost $215 USD, which definitely cost more than your run of the mill figure back in the day, all the while being less equipped than they were. I managed to snag one that was opened and resealed in a box for $170 USD shippped.
You get the figure, 3 pairs of hands, walkie talkie, Bluetooth earpiece, and a pistol. Oh, and the usual base/stand.
Now, I learned about Pleather deterioration, but completely forgot about how tropical weather like in Singapore would affect a figure. It's not the worst I've seen, as some of my Widows have similar damage, but they've lived in Canada all their lives.
But it is unfortunate seeing how I didn't exactly score this figure for Garage Sale prices. I'm hoping my coats of leather paint prevents things from getting worse.
What I wasn't expecting was the effect of humidity on paint in contact with plastic. Hot Toys gave the sculpt some lovely blush to accentuate her cheeks. Well, that all turned from pink to yellow, so it looks kinda weird.
Unfortunate, but I treat it as a learning lesson on things to look out for when I finally make my way back to Asia to unleash holy hell on the secondary toy market.
So with the downers out of the way, the rest of the figure is pretty standard. I believe Maria uses a slightly taller version of the Widow body, which is a bit tall and narrow in the torso, but overall is a closer match to Colbie Smulders than Scarlett Johansson.
Maria was made when they still made softer fabric uniforms. I'd describe the feel of what she's wearing as being whatever Jeggings are made from. The upper body generally has full use of its faculties - unfortunately the body doesn't have Butterfly style shoulders, which is unfortunate as Maria could have really used them, especially for her pistol and arm crossed poses. Legs are restricted despite the softer fabric, though isn't as bad as with Winter Soldier Black Widow.
The head sculpt I'm actually quite impressed with. It's not perfect - they never are and if anyone says so, they're probably just not looking hard at the thing... or in some instances, not looking at all. The eyes are off, and the sculpted hair throws things off. But ultimately, it comes down to the jaw being too square, even for Colbie Smulders. On the whole, however, its probably 70 - 80% there, which is a lot more than I can say about any Black Widow up to that point, and Hot Toys accomplished that with one try as well.
Paint, I'm not really in a position to comment on. But, it appears if you can see past the discoloration, you'll see that the usual high quality is there. Build Quality is the usual high level, with nothing falling apart aside from the Pleather.
Overall, despite being a simpler figure I have to say I certainly like this better than I liked AoU Widow, which was just.. weird from a MCU perspective as well as from a Hot Toy perspective. I'll probably have to hunt down a WS Nick Fury to pair with her, but this time I'll be sure to make sure everything is is one piece.
You older ladies will relate to those moments when you need the 10x mirror to see to THAT hair on your chinny-chin-chin whuch you suddenly realise has been in evidence for days, even weeks, unnoticed by you, but possibly not by everyone else...EEEK!
Well after the 'operation' I popped the mirror here in the hall prior to putting it back where it lives, and noticed how interesting everything seemed, and that I could make some pics: here is the first of three.
Village: Nayagaon, Block: Lalganj District: Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh(UP), India, 4 June 2013:.Child Protection Committee (CPC) members conduct a monthly meeting at the village square, discussing issues relating to protection of children from abuse exploitation and neglect. The CPC is a village level committee, responsible for creating a safe environment for children in the villages, with special focus on prevention and elimination of child labour from communities. UNICEF formed CPCs in collaboration with Government of UP and civil society groups under a Child Rights program supported by IKEA in 5100 villages of eastern UP. .UNICEF India/2013/Prashanth Vishwanathan.
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The history of Western psychiatry is replete with mistakes as well as successes. Currently, high-income countries desperately need reforms to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and availability of behavioral health care (relating to mental functioning and substance use). Meanwhile, developing behavioral health systems in low- and middle-income countries presents major challenges to policy makers. Unmet behavioral health needs and burdens are enormous, but as change occurs, there is the danger that Western mistakes will be repeated.
We need to review bio-psycho-social understandings and see how these may be implemented most effectively in the context of diverse cultures, beliefs and values. Innovations in service delivery, taking advantage of upcoming and adapted technologies, offer opportunities which should be assessed in ways appropriate to those different contexts. We also need to explore how patients’ interests, rights and preferences may be best elicited, protected and acted upon, consistent with institutional and legal norms informed by health care delivery science. Both aspects are key to determining how health systems’ capacity can be built most economically and effectively, and how ‘patients’ can be ‘agents’ in their own behavioral health care.