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Lois Reitzes — longtime host and cultural reporter/announcer for Atlanta-area public radio station WABE — to retire in June 2025.
Seen in parade at...
City of Atlanta (Inman Park), Georgia, USA.
26 April 2025.
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▶ tRump's rescission of all funds for public broadcasting
"The House of Representatives put the future of the public broadcasting ecosystem in doubt, as it voted Thursday, 12 June 2025, to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the next two fiscal years [at tRump's demand]. The vote was 214-212. Four Republicans joined with all Democrats against it.
Congress had previously allocated the money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the nonprofit entity set up to distribute funds to PBS [Public Broadcasting System - television], NPR [National Public Radio], and public broadcasting stations. The bill rescinds $535 million for fiscal year 2026 and $535 million for fiscal year 2027. The bill, which also includes cuts to foreign aid, now heads to the Senate."
— Deadline.
▶ Update (4 July 2025)
tRump has signed the bill (including defunding of public media) into law.
— NPR
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▶ Inman Park Festival
"Taking place on the last full weekend in April, the Inman Park Festival & Tour of Homes is Atlanta’s largest all-volunteer festival. Organized by the Inman Park Neighborhood Association, the festival has grown to become a full weekend jam-packed with events, including music, kids' activities, a Tour of Homes, a marvelous street parade, an artists’ market, and some of the city’s best people-watching." More photos: here.
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Fighting for the rights of others, or ourselves, is a human trait. Animals live in a survival of the fittest mode!
ODC - Signs of Our Humanity
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The front of the historic Saenger Theater, in downtown Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The theater was built in 1924, but it would close in 1975. It sat, mostly empty and abandoned, since then. But luckily, the city of Pine Bluff is now seeking to restore the building, and plans are being made to see how much it would cost to bring the theater back to life.
Save the Elephant Topiary from Patron...100% of the proceeds go to sponsor rescued Asian Elephants at the Elephant Nature Park in Chang Mai. Visit Patron and get one...or ten! :)
Venedig - Cannaregio
Rio della Maddalena
Cannaregio (Italian pronunciation: [kannaˈredʒo]) is the northernmost of the six historic sestieri (districts) of Venice. It is the second largest sestiere by land area and the largest by population, with 13,169 people as of 2007.
Isola di San Michele, the historic cemetery island, is associated with the district.
History
The Cannaregio Canal, which was the main route into the city until the construction of a railway link to the mainland, gave the district its name (Canal Regio is Italian for Royal Canal). Development began in the eleventh century as the area was drained and parallel canals were dredged. Although elegant palazzos were built facing the Grand Canal, the area grew primarily with working class housing and manufacturing. Beginning in 1516, Jews were restricted to living in the Venetian Ghetto. It was enclosed by guarded gates and no one was allowed to leave from sunset to dawn. However, Jews held successful positions in the city such as merchants, physicians, money lenders, and other trades. Restrictions on daily Jewish life continued for more than 270 years, until Napoleon Bonaparte conquered the Venetian Republic in 1797. He removed the gates and gave all residents the freedom to live where they chose.
In the 19th century, civil engineers built a street named Strada Nuova through Cannaregio, and a railway bridge and road bridge were constructed to connect Venice directly to Mestre. Today, the areas of the district along the Grand Canal from the train station to the Rialto Bridge are packed with tourists, but the rest of Cannaregio is residential and relatively peaceful, with morning markets, neighborhood shops, and small cafés.
(Wikipedia)
The Chiesa dei Santi Apostoli di Cristo (Church of the Holy Apostles of Christ), commonly called San Apostoli, is a 7th-century Roman Catholic church located in the Cannaregio sestiere of the Italian city of Venice. It is one of the oldest churches in the city and has undergone numerous changes since its foundation. The present building is the result of a major reconstruction project which was undertaken in 1575. The church is notable particularly for the Cornaro Chapel, an important example of Early Renaissance architecture, added by Mauro Codussi during the 1490s. The chapel is the burial place of several members of the powerful Cornaro family (Venetian: Corner), including Catherine Cornaro, Queen of Cyprus and Armenia. The church houses several works of art including pieces by Giambattista Tiepolo and Paolo Veronese.
History
In the 7th century Venice was not yet a city, but a collection of small communities scattered throughout the lagoon. St Magnus (Italian: San Magno), the Bishop of Oderzo, came to the lagoon and founded eight churches.[1] According to a legend recounted by the historian Flaminio Cornaro, St Magnus had a vision of the Twelve Apostles who commanded him to build a church on a site where he saw twelve cranes. This location, eventually to be in the sestiere of Cannaregio, became the site of the church of San Apostoli. The church stands on the Campo dei Santi Apostoli at the beginning of the Strada Nuova (New Road).
During the 1490s the Cappella Cornaro, built as a burial place for the wealthy Venetian Cornaro family, was added to the church. It is considered one of the most important Early Renaissance chapels in Venice.[note 1] It is unknown exactly who designed the chapel, although it is most often attributed to the architect Mauro Codussi. At the same time a porch was added to the front of the church and a sacristy was built. These alterations were also overseen by Codussi.
In the middle of the 16th century the church briefly housed the Catecumeni, a Venetian fraternity for those wishing to convert to Christianity, before they established a permanent home at San Gregorio in 1571. Shortly after this, in 1575, the church was completely rebuilt. Only parts of the earlier structure were retained, including some frescos and the Cornaro Chapel.
During the early 18th century, Andrea Tirali added detailing, including the onion dome, to the campanile which itself had been a late 17th-century addition.
Interior
The church retains its 16th century layout: a single nave supported by two rows of columns. One chapel has the funeral monument of Count Giuseppe Mangilli, designed by Luigi Trezza with bust by Angelo Pizzi. The main altarpiece is a Custodian Angel by Bernardo Strozzi.
Cornaro Chapel
The chapel is the burial place of several members of the Cornaro family, including Giorgio Cornaro and his sister Catherine Cornaro the Queen of Cyprus (since removed to the church of San Salvadore elsewhere in Venice), The charitable organisation Save Venice funded the restoration of the chapel, including the relief carvings. The main altar of this chapel was the Last Communion of St Lucy (1747–48) by Tiepolo.
(Wikipedia)
Cannaregio ist der am dichtesten besiedelte Stadtteil (Sestiere von Venedig) Venedigs. Die 13.169 Einwohner (Stand 12. Dezember 2007) des Sestiere verteilen sich auf die Pfarren San Giobbe e Bernardino (mit Opera Pia Contarini), San Marcuola (mit Santa Fosca), Madonna dell’Orto (mit San Marziale, Ospedale Fatebenefratelli und Casa Card. Piazza), Sant’Alvise (mit San Bonaventura (Carmelitane) und Canossiane), San Girolamo (mit Santa Maria Madre del Redentore und Ist. Suore Dorotee), San Felice (mit Santa Sofia), Santi Apostoli (mit Gesuiti) und San Canciano (mit San Giovanni Crisostomo und Santa Maria dei Miracoli). Die Flächenausdehnung beträgt 150 Hektar.
Cannaregio liegt im Nordwesten von Venedig und wird von der flächenmäßigen Ausdehnung nur noch von Castello übertroffen. Der Name leitet sich angeblich vom Zustand des Sestiere ab, den es vor der Besiedlung hatte, als es sich noch um ein versumpftes Gebiet handelte, in dem Schilfrohr (italienisch canna: Schilf) wuchs.
Gliederung
In Cannaregio beginnt der Canal Grande, von den Venezianern „Canalazzo“ genannt, der sich in Form eines umgekehrten „S“ nach San Marco windet. Ursprünglich war die dem Festland zugewandte Öffnung des Canal Grande nicht der Haupteinfahrtsweg. Diese Funktion erfüllte der Cannaregiokanal, der nach der Ponte delle Guglie beim Palazzo Labia in den Canal Grande mündet.
In Cannaregio wohnen überwiegend Arbeiter und Angestellte, viele kleine Gewerbebetriebe sind dort angesiedelt. Schlagader des Bezirks ist die Trasse der Strada Nova, die sich von der Ponte delle Guglie, zu Beginn noch Rio terrà San Leonardo, danach Rio terrà della Maddalena und kurz noch Via V. Emanuele benannt, bis zum Campo SS. Apostoli hinzieht. Von der Strada Nova Richtung Bahnhof, nur vom Campo San Geremia unterbrochen, kommt man in die Rio terrà Lista di Spagna. In dieser Straße finden sich entlang der Hausfassaden in den Straßenbelag eingelassene weiße Marmorstreifen. Hinter diesen Streifen war exterritoriales Gebiet, waren hier doch viele ausländische Botschaften untergebracht. Der Begriff „Rio terrà“ leitet sich vom Umstand ab, dass diese Straßen ursprünglich Kanäle waren, die man zugeschüttet (interrare: zuschütten) und dadurch begehbare Wege geschaffen hat.
(Wikipedia)
A goalie statue at St George's Park, "the home of English football". This work of sculptor Vivien Mallock commemorates Arthur Wharton the world's first black professional footballer from late 19th century. Meant to inspire everyone in the game for ethnic and racial unity, it has poignant overtones in the light of the latest racist episode with Chelsea fans in Paris :(
This photo will self destruct in 48 hours.
The real point of re-posting this pic (that's a real fire by the way), was to lure you into watching this vid by young Canadian photographer, Joey Lawrence. It's dumb (like this photo) but funny.
"This is For All Them Nikon Ladies Out There"
Oh, and I want to kick my photography up a notch, so if you can recommend any strobist lighting videos/workshops, or photoshop courses, or any resources in general, please drop me an email.
Merci.
Virtus, Honoris, et Actio proVeritas, Amor, et Bellus--XLVSURF
Strength, Honor, and Action, for Truth, Love, and Beauty--45SURF
"Beauty will save the world." --Dostoyevsky
Gorgeous goddess with beautiful green eyes modeling bikinis and hoodies! Pretty Brunette with long, wavy/curly brown hair on a partially cloudy day! Nikon D800 E 70-200mm VR2 F/2.8 Nikkor Lens Photos. She was tall, thin, fit and athletic with amazing abs! When the sun was out, we shot the swimsuits and bikinis. When the clouds blocked the sun, we shot the nice, warm hoody. :)
Shot with the Nikon D800 and AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Nikon Lens & B W 77mm Kaesemann Circular Polarizer with Multi-Resistant Coating! The f/2.8 rocks! :) The polarizer even on overcast days adds my signature touch, as it cuts down on the SB-700 Speedlight Flash glare too.
Modeling some 45SURF shirts/hoodies and the favorite Gold'N'Virtue Gold 45 Revolver bikini swimsuits and lingerie too.
May the Hero's Journey Mythology Goddesses guide, inspire, and exalt ye along yer heroic artistic journey! Best wishes from Johnny Ranger McCoy!
'Tis true!
Modeling the black & gold "Gold 45 Revolver" Gold'N'Virtue swimsuits with the gold gun and main equation to Moving Dimensions Theory on the swimsuits: dx4/dt=ic. Yes I have a Ph.D. in physics! :) You can read more about my research and Hero's Journey Physics here:
herosjourneyphysics.wordpress.com/ MDT PROOF#2: Einstein (1912 Man. on Rel.) and Minkowski wrote x4=ict. Ergo dx4/dt=ic--the foundational equation of all time and motion which is on all the shirts and swimsuits. Every photon that hits my Nikon D800e's sensor does it by surfing the fourth expanding dimension, which is moving at c relative to the three spatial dimensions, or dx4/dt=ic!
May the Hero's Journey Mythology Goddess inspire you (as they have inspired me!) along your own artistic journey! Love, love, love the 70-200mm F/2.8 Lens! :)
Црквa Св. Пeткe у Београду Saint Petka's Chapel - Kalemegdan (Belgrade)
Don't save a prayer for me now,
Save it 'til the morning after
Duran Duran
You leave a trail of my broken tears,
Empty words for me to fall,
Broadway at dark is where you left my heart,
Love is cursed in a bar,
Now I can't get up,
Now I can't get down with all the games that you play,
You shut me up and you shut me out,
It's all the same, nothing's changed,
Got me on the ledge where you keep me waiting,
Standing on the edge and I'm begging, begging,
I can't read your mind, won't you help me draw the line?
Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,
You're taking more than you even need,
See, you just keep me hard-up,
Watch the minutes stare, they pass me by,
Watch the hours flare, push the throttle,
Got me on the ledge where you keep me waiting,
Standing on the edge and I'm begging, begging,
I can't read your mind, won't you help me draw the line?
Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,
You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
I try to fight it,
Hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
It just ain't right,
I hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
I hold on to you,
Make up your mind,
I hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
I ain't got time,
Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,
Just say goodbye and I'll go.
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