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The Marine transit insurance is meant for covering potential threats regarding loss, damage and theft during transportation through one country to another. This policy is specifically designed after considering the legal boundaries of two different countries. You can buy a Marine transit insurance policy for particular cargo, a vessel or the entire fleet of ships.
9 October 2017 - Signing of Memorandum of Understanding with Global Corporation Center. The purpose of the MOU is to set out the conditions of cooperation between the Parties on the means to support and improve the implementation of the G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance in Spain, in particular by promoting the dissemination, discussion and adoption of best practices within the corporate governance framework of Spain. OECD, Paris, France.
Singned by Masamichi Kono, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD; Giuseppe Tringali, President of Global Corporation Center and Miguel Ferre, Vice President.
Photo: Global Coorporation
Immaculée Nyirahabimana is a farmer from Cyuve district. The area is one of Rwanda’s most productive agricultural regions. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981
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How to guide today's youth related to friendship, dating and entering into sexual relationship before getting married or understanding their partner?
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Kangna's Fashion Secrets.....
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Panchi
Do you have an inherent sense of style? I always loved dressing up, even as
a child. Back in Manali, people often considered my dress sense unique,
sometimes outrageous. I think, true style is all about knowing yourself. One
should never get carried away by a brand name. Instead, they should focus on
understanding what works for them, what mood they are in, what the occasion
is, what suits them physically and so on.(Text courtesy: The Indian Express)
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Panchi
Do you find yourself browsing through fashion magazines very often? I do
look them up for hairstyles, make-up trends et al. It's part of an actor's
job to look fashionable and be in style. But I don't get things I see in
magazines replicated though I did do that sometimes as a teenager.
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Panchi
How did you manage to feed your passion when you were in your hometown? I
used to shop a lot, even in those days. My grandfather really spoilt me. My
great grandfather is 105 years old. He was a minister for 15 years and a
freedom fighter before that. So he had a relatively big pension, and I was
his absolute favourite. I'd get that as pocket money and shop with it.
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Panchi
What do you find yourself most comfortable in? I don't think fashion is
about comfort. You have to choose between fashion and comfort. As an actor,
it is my job to look stylish, be it with short dresses or high heels. But in
my personal space, I love wearing dresses since I find them comfortable.
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Panchi
What do you spend most on? Handbags. Seriously, one bag can be so expensive.
But then a bag also goes with you all the time.
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Panchi
Where do you usually shop? I shop abroad mostly, when I holiday or when I am
on an outdoor shooting schedule. The prices of international brands vary so
much depending on the location. For instance, the same brand may cost you
more in London or Milan than in Dubai or the USA. I even shop off the
streets in the US and Bangkok.
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Panchi
Who is your fashion icon and which designers do you admire? Victoria Beckham
and Rihanna are very cool they have an inherent sense of style. I also
admire Angelina Jolie's casual chic. In India, Rita Dhodhy dresses really
well. Among designers, I love Chanel, DandG and Moschino. Sabyasachi
Mukherji's work is very admirable too.
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Panchi
Are you a shopaholic? Yes, but I keep my expenditure within my budget,
usually.
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Panchi
What all is on your fashion must-haves list? In the summers, I'd say linen
pants, dresses and skirts. Everyone should have a nice white linen dress in
their closet.
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Panchi
What's the most priceless posession in your wardrobe? On my birthday, my
mother gave me a Pashmina shawl, which is worth lakhs. It's made of a
special fur and is from Manali it's something I'll never find anywhere else
in the world.
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Panchi
What's your take on saris as a fashion garment? I don't really have a taste
for saris. I'm from the mountains and nobody wears saris there since they
are difficult to carry. Even my mother rarely wore a sari. But I do have
some occasion-wear.
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Panchi
Do you mix and match your outfits or keeping to the reputation of a diva,
you would not repeat? I wear whatever I want. But it's unfair of the media
to pressurise actors on that front. I mean, why should anyone not repeat
their clothes?
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Luv / Panchi.....
Social transformation due to artificial intelligence is already in full swing. In order to get our bearings with it, we need a basic understanding of this technology. Understanding AI presents the most important technical aspects of artificial intelligence as well as concrete examples of how they are used. Here visitors can discover how machines and their sensors “perceive” the world in comparison to humans, what machine learning is, or how automatic facial recognition works, among other things. They can also learn about various social and ethical issues such as deep fakes (deceptively genuine-seeming pictures or videos made automatically using neural networks), the effects of using digital methods for profiling, and the hidden side of our everyday electronic devices such as smartphones.
Photo: Ars Electronica - Robert Bauernhansl
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Silver denarius
Minted after Nero's accession, the second coin presents mother and son facing each other. Only Agrippina's names and titles appear on the front, stressing her continued pre-eminence.
[British Museum]
Nero: the Man Behind the Myth
(May - Oct 2021)
Nero is known as one of Rome's most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty, debauchery and madness.
The last male descendant of the emperor Augustus, Nero succeeded to the throne in AD 54 aged just 16 and died a violent death at 30. His turbulent rule saw momentous events including the Great Fire of Rome, Boudicca's rebellion in Britain, the execution of his own mother and first wife, grand projects and extravagant excesses.
Drawing on the latest research, this major exhibition questions the traditional narrative of the ruthless tyrant and eccentric performer, revealing a different Nero, a populist leader at a time of great change in Roman society.
Through some 200 spectacular objects, from the imperial palace in Rome to the streets of Pompeii, follow the young emperor’s rise and fall and make up your own mind about Nero. Was he a young, inexperienced ruler trying his best in a divided society, or the merciless, matricidal megalomaniac history has painted him to be?
Nero was the 5th emperor of Rome and the last of Rome’s first dynasty, the Julio-Claudians, founded by Augustus (the adopted son of Julius Caesar). Nero is known as one of Rome’s most infamous rulers, notorious for his cruelty and debauchery. He ascended to power in AD 54 aged just 16 and died at 30. He ruled at a time of great social and political change, overseeing momentous events such as the Great Fire of Rome and Boudica’s rebellion in Britain. He allegedly killed his mother and two of his wives, only cared about his art and had very little interest in ruling the empire.
Most of what we know about Nero comes from the surviving works of three historians – Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio. All written decades after Nero’s death, their accounts have long shaped our understanding of this emperor’s rule. However, far from being impartial narrators presenting objective accounts of past events, these authors and their sources wrote with a very clear agenda in mind. Nero’s demise brought forward a period of chaos and civil war – one that ended only when a new dynasty seized power, the Flavians. Authors writing under the Flavians all had an interest in legitimising the new ruling family by portraying the last of the Julio-Claudians in the worst possible light, turning history into propaganda. These accounts became the ‘historical’ sources used by later historians, therefore perpetuating a fabricated image of Nero, which has survived all the way to the present.
Nero was born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus on 15 December AD 37.
He was the son of Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus and Agrippina the Younger. Both Gnaeus and Agrippina were the grandchildren of Augustus, making Nero Augustus’ great, great grandson with a strong claim to power.
Nero was only two years old when his mother was exiled and three when his father died. His inheritance was taken from him and he was sent to live with his aunt. However, Nero’s fate changed again when Claudius became emperor, restoring the boy’s property and recalling his mother Agrippina from exile.
In AD 49 the emperor Claudius married Agrippina, and adopted Nero the following year. It is at this point that Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus changed his name to Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus. In Roman times it was normal to change your name when adopted, abandoning your family name in favour of your adoptive father’s. Nero was a common name among members of the Claudian family, especially in Claudius’ branch.
Nero and Agrippina offered Claudius a politically useful link back to Augustus, strengthening his position.
Claudius appeared to favour Nero over his natural son, Britannicus, marking Nero as the designated heir.
When Claudius died in AD 54, Nero became emperor just two months before turning 17.
As he was supported by both the army and the senate, his rise to power was smooth. His mother Agrippina exerted a significant influence, especially at the beginning of his rule.
The Roman historians Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio all claim that Nero, fed up with Agrippina’s interference, decided to kill her.
Given the lack of eyewitnesses, there is no way of knowing if or how this happened. However, this did not stop historians from fabricating dramatic stories of Agrippina’s murder, asserting that Nero tried (and failed) to kill her with a boat engineered to sink, before sending his men to do the job.
Agrippina allegedly told them to stab her in the womb that bore Nero, her last words clearly borrowed from stage plays.
It is entirely possible, as claimed by Nero himself, that Agrippina chose (or was more likely forced) to take her own life after her plot against her son was discovered.
Early in his rule, Nero had to contend with a rebellion in the newly conquered province of Britain.
In AD 60–61, Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe led a revolt against the Romans, attacking and laying waste to important Roman settlements. The possible causes of the rebellion were numerous – the greed of the Romans exploiting the newly conquered territories, the recalling of loans made to local leaders, ongoing conflict in Wales and, above all, violence against the family of Prasutagus, Boudica’s husband and king of the Iceni.
Boudica and the rebels destroyed Colchester, London and St Albans before being heavily defeated by Roman troops. After the uprising, the governor of Britain Suetonius Paulinus introduced harsher laws against the Britons, until Nero replaced him with the more conciliatory governor Publius Petronius Turpilianus.
The marriage between Nero and Octavia, aged 15 and 13/14 at the time, was arranged by their parents in order to further legitimise Nero’s claim to the throne. Octavia was the daughter of the emperor Claudius from a previous marriage, so when Claudius married Agrippina and adopted her son Nero, Nero and Octavia became brother and sister. In order to arrange their marriage, Octavia had to be adopted into another family.
Their marriage was not a happy one. According to ancient writers, Nero had various affairs until his lover Poppaea Sabina convinced him to divorce his wife. Octavia was first exiled then executed in AD 62 on adultery charges. According to ancient writers, her banishment and death caused great unrest among the public, who sympathised with the dutiful Octavia.
No further motives were offered for Octavia’s death other than Nero’s passion for Poppaea, and we will probably never know what transpired at court. The fact that Octavia couldn’t produce an heir while Poppaea was pregnant with Nero’s daughter likely played an important role in deciding Octavia’s fate.
On 19 July AD 64, a fire started close to the Circus Maximus. The flames soon encompassed the entire city of Rome and the fire raged for nine days. Only four of the 14 districts of the capital were spared, while three were completely destroyed.
Rome had already been razed by flames – and would be again in its long history – but this event was so severe it came to be known as the Great Fire of Rome.
Later historians blamed Nero for the event, claiming that he set the capital ablaze in order to clear land for the construction of a vast new palace. According to Suetonius and Cassius Dio, Nero took in the view of the burning city from the imperial residence while playing the lyre and singing about the fall of Troy. This story, however, is fictional.
Tacitus, the only historian who was actually alive at the time of the Great Fire of Rome (although only 8 years old), wrote that Nero was not even in Rome when the fire started, but returned to the capital and led the relief efforts.
Tacitus, Suetonius and Cassius Dio all describe Nero as being blinded by passion for his wife Poppaea, yet they accuse him of killing her, allegedly by kicking her in an outburst of rage while she was pregnant.
Interestingly, pregnant women being kicked to death by enraged husbands is a recurring theme in ancient literature, used to explore the (self) destructive tendencies of autocrats. The Greek writer Herodotus tells the story of how the Persian king Cambyses kicked his pregnant wife in the stomach, causing her death. A similar episode is told of Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Nero is just one of many allegedly ‘mad’ tyrants for which this literary convention was used.
Poppaea probably died from complications connected with her pregnancy and not at Nero’s hands. She was given a lavish funeral and was deified.
Centred on greater Iran, the Parthian empire was a major political and cultural power and a long-standing enemy of Rome. The two powers had long been contending for control over the buffer state of Armenia and open conflict sparked again during Nero’s rule. The Parthian War started in AD 58 and, after initial victories and following set-backs, ended in AD 63 when a diplomatic solution was reached between Nero and the Parthian king Vologases I.
According to this settlement Tiridates, brother of the Parthian king, would rule over Armenia, but only after having travelled all the way to Rome to be crowned by Nero.
The journey lasted 9 months, Tiridates’ retinue included 3,000 Parthian horsemen and many Roman soldiers. The coronation ceremony took place in the summer of AD 66 and the day was celebrated with much pomp: all the people of Rome saw the new king of Armenia kneeling in front of Nero. This was the Golden Day of Nero’s rule
In AD 68, Vindex, the governor of Gaul (France), rebelled against Nero and declared his support for Galba, the governor of Spain. Vindex was defeated in battle by troops loyal to Nero, yet Galba started gaining more military support.
It was at this point that Nero lost the support of Rome’s people due to a grain shortage, caused by a rebellious commander who cut the crucial food supply from Egypt to the capital. Abandoned by the people and declared an enemy of the state by the senate, Nero tried to flee Rome and eventually committed suicide.
Following his death, Nero’s memory was condemned (a practice called damnatio memoriae) and the images of the emperor were destroyed, removed or reworked. However, Nero was still given an expensive funeral and for a long time people decorated his tomb with flowers, some even believing he was still alive.
After Nero’s death, civil war ensued. At the end of the so-called ‘Year of the Four Emperors’ (AD 69), Vespasian became emperor and started a new dynasty: the Flavians.
[Francesca Bologna, curator, for British Museum]
Taken in the British Museum
Tomi Kuittinen, Vice President of Expert Services Analyse²
Tomi has more than 18 years of experience in Category Management at every level from Unilever, Fazer and Atria. With a wide contact network in the Finnish market from both the supplier and the retailer side, his high expertise in process understanding make him an asset to our team. Tomi works in deep collaboration with all Finnish manufacturers and importers while leading our Expert Services team, which provides consultative help in implementing our software tools into customer’s processes, helping them take the most benefit of our solutions and understand shopper and consumer motives by using our unique trend and attribute methodology.
Simon Moulson, Head of Retail, Linpac Allibert
Simon has worked in the retail packaging industry for more than 20 years and has extensive experience in RTP supply chain solutions. He has worked on initiatives with many of the UK’s major retailers and has developed strategies incorporating Maxipac, folding trays and dollies that have led to substantial cost savings all the way through the supply chain
Birgit PATTERER, Kraft Foods / Mondelez International
Customer Supply Chain Development CEE (Central & Eastern Europe, Russia and Turkey)
- Develop regional Supply Chain strategies
- Manage key cross-country customer platforms
- Initiate and lead regional Customer Supply Chain projects
- Establish regional processes, guidelines and procedures
- Share and implement best practices across the region
- Develop and execute roadmaps with the region’s BUs and their key customers
- Collaborate with international and local key accounts
Jurgita Žalkauskė, Coca-Cola Hellenic Baltic, Country Logistics manager.
Previously:
- Managing director of NT Valdos
- Procurement director at Lietuvos energija ;
- various positions in Procurement at Carlsberg Breweries (Regional lead Buyer for North region, Carlsberg Baltic Procurement manager, SAP BPO (business process owner) for Procurement).
Magdalena Lagodzka, Nielsen
Analyst by education and hobby. Graduated Quantitative Methods on Warsaw School of Economics. In Nielsen since 2007. Leads Analytic Consulting Unit for CEE and Baltics, dealing with marketing analyses, based on modeling of sales data. On everyday basis supports FMCG Clients in key decisions regarding pricing, promotions other marketing mix elements.
Presentation will include insights from recent researches performed by Nielsen Analytic Consulting in CEE on promotions:
- How does promotional intensity look
- What implications can high promotional intensity have?
- Do promotional activities bring additional sales?
- How to make promotions more effective?
Psychiatry: Schizophrenia (Understanding Disease Series)-When a person feels hallucination, delusions and his behaviour becomes disorganised, it shows he might be suffering from a mental disorder ‘Schizophrenia’. A schizophrenic person lose interest in things, which he used to like earlier. Schizophrenia is of five types. Two know about the types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment of Schizophrenia, link to an appropriate page. This is a snippet from the video.
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KIGALI, December 16, 2020: Rwanda Development Board has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trade enabler-DP World to launch its new global B2B and B2C e-commerce platform, Dubuy.com, in Rwanda early next year. The vision of the MoU is to make it easier for Rwandan businesses to engage in international trade.
Rwanda will become DP World’s hub for expanding e-commerce across the East Africa Community and beyond. Rwandan businesses will also benefit from broader DP World services and investment that will help to facilitate and develop trade. This includes the promotion of Rwandan exports of coffee, tea, and horticulture on Dubuy.com, the modernising of Rwanda’s supply chain logistics including in rural areas, and access to digital tools to help businesses save money and expand their reach to local, regional, and global markets.
The decision to launch Dubuy.com in Rwanda follows the country’s consistent superior annual rating in the World Bank’s global “Ease of Doing Business” rankings and its commitment to international trade and investment.
The e-commerce site will bring Rwandan products to global markets and help enterprises from around the world to invest in Rwanda. In turn, Rwandans will have greater access to international products.
DP World has already invested in world-class port and logistics facilities in Kigali, demonstrating its strong belief in Rwanda’s future.
Further to the 2011 Memorandum of Understanding witnessed by Premier Christy Clark, 2014 Forestry Asia Trade Mission delegates visited the Shanghai Industrial Investment Company's luxury subdivision in the Shanghai suburb of Qingpu. Over 80 single-family wood frame homes have been built in a park-like setting, as a result of the MOU. The fact that billionaire Bill Gates lives in a wood house is being used as a marketing tool to prospective buyers.
Learn more about the trade mission: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2014/10/forestry-asia-trade-missio...
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Fuji Provia 100F – Shot at ISO400
Depth of field and its use and control in your photography is crucial. When used effectively, depth of field can make the difference between a good photograph and a great one.
Depth of field can be used to isolate your subject in the scene, draw the...
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Up with People exists today to spark people to action in meeting the needs of their communities, countries and the world while building bridges of understanding as a foundation for world peace.
Through travel and cultural immersion, Up with People has provided young people from around the world with a renowned international education and an unmatched passageway to see the world. And we've been doing it for four decades.
As the world has changed, so too has the Up with People program. Once primarily impacting communities through its musical productions, the current Up with People program addresses the very real need for young adults and leaders who have global perspectives, intercultural understanding, knowledge of worldwide social issues, leadership skills and a dedication to community service.
Today, through its distinct 6-month program, Up with People participants experience personal growth, leadership training, service learning and performing arts as they travel through three continents. For many students, it's a global education that lasts a lifetime; for others, it's a life-transforming experience.
UP WITH PEOPLE will be in Manila from Nov 19 to Dec 5, 2008.
UP WITH PEOPLE will be performing volunteer service work all around Metro Manila. The group will be divided in different community service projects. Six of the groups will work with the same project for a total of 8 days of community service.
The projects are Gawad Kalinga (Sitio Pajo in QC, Tawi-tawi Project in Pasig, Pinagsama Villages in Taguig and European Village in Parañaque), Habitat For Humanity in Pasig, and Kaibigan Ermita Outreach Foundation, Inc.
The other group is called 'Flex Group' and will work with many different organizations during the 8 days of service. On November 20, 'Flex Group' will be at Hulo Elementary School, in Pililla.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue presents the pens that National FFA Foundation National FFA Organization Chief Executive Officer Mark Poeschl and he used to sign a memorandum of understanding between USDA and FFA, in the Whitten Building Patio, Washington D.C., on July 26, 2017. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
Buddha
Tend you spirit !
Happy Valentines Day
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
Credit: Ars Electronica / Martin Hieslmair
March 12, 2020: It’s been 0 day(s) since I had an emotional breakdown. And this is going to be the hardest post I’ve written this year.
Today, I went through a powerful Emotion Code session with Don MacPherson at @whitbys_books_and_gifts in White Rock. From what I understand, the Emption Code is an energy healing technique that helps identify and release the trapped emotions of harmful energies each of us accumulates over time, based on our life experiences. Those who follow my feed know I had a psychic reading back in February, and I’ve gone to several sound healing meditations with the amazing @theda.phoenix. Those were all great in helping to ground myself, but the work I did with Don today was extraordinary. Tonight, I feel a lot lighter, and more understanding about my relationship to someone I’ve never talked about publicly before - my biological Mother, Joyce Eileen Johnson (nee Pinchbeck). Joyce is the one you see in the second photograph of this post.
Many of my friends know I’m adopted. I was adopted before birth, and my adopted Father, the late Dr. Han Choo (Hanju) Lee was Joyce’s medical doctor, in charge of my delivery (I’ve always joked that he would have been the first person to ever slap me). And that meant he was likely the first person to ever hold me, and I’ve always taken great solace in knowing that we had that connection. I also know that my adopted Mom, Mrs. Beverly Jean Lee, considers me to be the greatest gift anyone ever gave to her. She’s said many times how grateful she felt that my biological Mother agreed to let her raise me.
But today, I learned how the emotions that an expecting Mother feels while pregnant can be felt by a developing fetus. Especially emotional pain. Using the Emotion Code, Don helped discover that I was dealing with three deep seeded emotions that were blocking what I understand as my heart chakra (the emotion code has a different name for this that I can’t quite remember). And these emotions were all prenatal, meaning they became a part of my being before I was even born.
Specifically, the emotions that were revealed in my reading were: resentment, guilt and unworthiness. As Don did the reading, he referenced a chart of emotions that can be uncovered in a session. And it’s funny because as the location for each group of emotions was revealed I was able to see the list from my seat and know exactly which one he would end up at before he even said it (especially the sense of being unworthy and living with guilt, which I’ve come to also acknowledge as being tied to the doubt I often feel). Resentment though, took me by surprise, as it isn’t one I ever thought of consciously. But it makes sense in respect to what my biological Mother was going through.
Over time, I’ve found that parts of her journey matched parts of my own, especially when it comes to loving myself and by extension, loving others. I’ve long felt unworthy, it’s been an emotion deep within me, as has guilt. And I honestly can’t pinpoint where the guilt comes from. It’s in my depression, and maybe it’s a guilt of just being alive. But what I went through today helped me greatly in releasing the negativity associated with all of these emotions. In many ways, my heart feels free for the first time in my life, as if a weight has been lifted off of it.
Don told after that after the reading was over, I may have moments where my emotions might become overwhelming, and where I might even feel physical pain. And this happened as I drove away, up the steep slope of Oxford Street. Tears started to pour out of me, my heart felt so tight, as though it was going to explode. I thought maybe I was having a heart attack. The crying would not stop, it was a deep sobbing and I felt the tears streaming down my face. By the time I was past Amy old high school, and the entrance to Softball City, I started to look for a place to pull over, and maybe even call 911. But then I started to say: “I’m sorry Mom (speaking to Joyce), I’m so sorry for the pain you went through. I’m sorry and thank you for the life you gave me by having me... but I need to let go of these emotions that are drowning me, so I can have a chance at the happiness I desire...” and in that moment the tears shut off like one might shut off a tap of running water. And in that moment, with what had felt like a fist clenching my heart for most of my life, that fist let go, and my heart felt free, like I could breathe. And I’ve felt great all night, with only the odd pang of negative emotions that had blocked me for so long spitting at my heart one last time. And I feel good. I’m smiling again. I feel like I’m finally finding reverence for myself, a real love for who I am and the possibilities that are in front of me in life. And I’m eager to give that reverence back to the world in a way that’s not contaminated by me not having any love for myself.
Don also started with a tarot reading and I’m glad he did, as it confirmed everything the psychic reading I had almost a month ago had revealed. Some of you closest to me know I did have some doubts about that reading but those are gone now. There’s no way he knew about that reading and it’s results as I revealed nothing to him beforehand about it.
Don also felt that I have a lot of empathy for others, something I’ve known, but again, something I’ve always had doubts about. I’m often guarded with others. But I know now I can trust others, especially those souls that reach out to me with deep reverence. Like the young woman I’ve mentioned here before, reached out to me saying she believed in me, I couldn’t believe it because I didn’t believe in myself. But I’m starting to really believe in myself now. And I think I can say that I honestly do love myself. Things won’t be perfect, life will still throw shit at me, but I feel more ready than ever before to plow through it.
Part of my personal photo project of 2020, to get a different selfie shot of me everyday, photo 72/366.
This was originally posted on Instagram.
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This photo demonstrates an understanding of depth of field. The horizontal lines of the window and window sill seem to recede into space somewhere off the page, creating the illusion of depth. The vertical lines of the window and picture frame create a sense of rhythm as well.
This is a photo of a photograph of my grandma, Hope. She passed away in August of 2009 and I still miss her terribly. Because of this assignment, I’ve been thinking about her a lot more this past week and her significance in my life.
Her and I were very close. She was my primary source of support and encouragement; always teaching me new creative hobbies and bought me the tools I needed to pursue them, even though she wasn’t well off in terms of financial status.
She always had a camera with her; one of those long, horizontal disposable cameras. I believe she upgraded to a digital camera at some point as well. When I was younger, I always got frustrated when she would pull others and me aside so that she could get a photograph, but now I understand where her fondness of taking pictures came from. She was always taking pictures of the family at special occasions such as birthday parties and family reunions to capture a memory.
Thinking about it now, I realize that she was and still is my inspiration.
I took several different shots of this photo from different angles and this is the one I liked best. There are even more angles I could have tried, but the sun was fading fast and I really didn’t want to take more photos under different lighting. It was intentional that my photograph appears to be taken at about the same time of day as the photo in the frame. I even like that the frame on my window seems to parallel the white wall in the foreground and the white picket fence in the background within the framed photo.
"If you spend more time understanding your competitors than your customers, you will never come up with something unique."
Stefan Erschwendner
International Symposium on Understanding Moderate Malnutrition in Children for Effective Interventions. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 26 May 2014.
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
As President Elect Barack Obama leads the country, his effigy will lead That Car. I glued this head onto the hood while waiting for election returns.
I 'd love to take That Car to schools in Washingotn DC, including Sidwell.
When I get an audio sponsor, I will be able to provide the following aural inspiration:
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) & more....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtKt5atfrdg&eurl
Staple Singers - Respect Yourself
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsW4vk9uP8o
The Staple Singers - I'll Take You There
www.youtube.com/watch?v=772YR4_rOBU
Bruce Springsteen Rap
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs0ZC0CWVz8&feature=related
U2 at Live 8 - Beautiful Day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o
The Black Eyed Peas - Let's Get It Started
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKqV7DB8Iwg
will.i.am - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY
Aretha Franklin - Respect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8sElPSK9os&feature=related
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuLcTPvuH1E
Lauryn Hill & Ziggy Marley - Redemption Song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceP9pdPYGJc&feature=related
Elvis Costello - Peace Love and Understanding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhol3zIoynE&feature=related
Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner and more
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMhq1L0cJf0
Arrested Development - People Everyday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGusP7aCCYc
ocoa Tea - Barack Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPIMkDjzAlc
Prince Thompson - Reggae for Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=529VBEvnXu8&feature=related
Mighty Sparrow: Barack the Magnificent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntSalB09uzM&feature=related
Blakk Rasta - Barack Obama
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L85YF0pyPH0&feature=related
Steel Pulse - Barack Obama song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sSWKj2x2Xo
Wyclef Jean - If I Were President (live in Madrid)
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Saturday, 8 June, 2013
10:15 –10:30 SPOTLIGHT: UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S GENERATION WHY
Today’s Chinese youth have very different attitudes than their parents. They have grown up with social media, and expect a more open society and a freer flow of information. They also desire many of the products and services common in the rich nations. How can business best reach these new consumers? What are their dreams and frustrations?
Speakers:
Qin Yuefei, Village Chief, Hejiashan Village, Hunan Province
Yu Wenxia, Miss World 2012
Moderator: Li Yifei, China Country Chair, Man Group
Photograph by Stuart Isett/Fortune Global Forum
How not to fall in love: Vol. 1 - youtu.be/aX8-8s3B9Do
Back in October 2017, Lee had embraced this beautiful relation of friendship, love and understanding with Zara. His misery long gone, his depression locked away and his pain while still there, felt lighter. He went to sleep every night being happy, he woke up every morning feeling optimistic.
On the other hand, Zara had found somebody who believed in her potential to go far and beyond of what a traditional society expects from a woman. She found somebody who could push her into becoming the best version of herself that she can be.
Lee faced a hard time accepting the fact that now his professional and personal life, both were blooming. Everything felt too good to be true, damn near perfect and at the brink of collapsing. The mother of all cliché twists happens…, Lee finds out there’s another guy Zara was attracted to, employed at the same workplace…, Alan.
When Lee and Zara’s relation was taking off, Alan was on vacation. But when he came back, he saw how close Lee and Zara had become and it started to bug him. Zara told Lee to be careful not to interact when Alan’s around as it made him jealous, but Lee couldn’t understand why, because Zara never told him the truth about Alan.
Soon, Lee started noticing the kind of intimate interaction there was between Zara and Alan, but he tried to shove it away as Lee refused to believe that Zara would hide something like this from him. But as days went by, the truth became quite apparent. Lee found out Alan had already extended a marriage proposal to Zara which she was confused about.
Compared to Lee, Alan was lacking intellect, financial status and the will to make it on his own without a supporting figure like Zara. Alan needed Zara to succeed in his life, yet he was very abusive towards her, not appreciating the value she had been adding to his life…, and Zara, even though being verbally abused by Alan every day, kept going back to him again and again.
When all the dots were connected, Lee’s mind went into overdrive and he figured that perhaps Zara was never in love with Lee. She was merely attracted to all the lovable qualities in him which she desperately wanted Alan to develop. He figured that perhaps Alan comes across as more of a human being compared to Lee, as Alan knows how to have fun and live his life. While Lee comes across as more of a robot, shoving himself into so much work to take his mind off from how lonely he felt inside. Because no matter how deep Lee’s connection became with Zara, his pain still continued to live inside of him.
One day, without any discussions, phone calls or mutual understanding, Lee subconsciously began to block Zara out of his life. He would try to speak less to her and avoid any eye contact wherever possible. Things became extremely hard for him, but his mind was adamant on what had to be done.
Once Zara found out what Lee’s mind was doing to him, she asked him to stop it as she started to feel hurt. But Lee couldn’t help it, he just had to detox and lock away all the memories to move on. Upon hearing Lee’s response, a tear rolled down Zara’s cheek and time stopped for a moment.
Lee felt like his detoxing had gone to a halt for a few seconds and he could use this window to ask Zara why she hid the truth from Lee. Zara became clueless, she had no idea her connection with Lee would grow this deep where they can’t see the other one leave.
So Lee made it simple, he asked Zara the simplest of all questions about her abusive relation with Alan. What made her go back to him again and again even though it was making her miserable and depressed?
Zara had no answer, she searched and searched her thoughts and feelings to cling onto something and bring back some sort of an answer, but she was nothing but blank. Lee looked her in the eyes and begged for an answer because when he doesn’t get the truth, he can’t stop overthinking and lay his thoughts to rest. His mind in fact makes up its own truth when not given the answers.
Zara politely requested some time to find the answer to Lee’s simple yet an intensely complicated question for her. This is where Lee and Zara parted ways with the stipulation of connecting once again if only Zara can give what Lee wants…, and all that Lee wants…, is nothing..., but the truth…
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Now Rosie thinks that when you go to a corporate building in Bellevue the dog waterer comes out to give the traveling doggie a drink and a bath on a hot sunny day.... :-)
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Going through some photos from the road trip last May (2015). Found this one, such a miserable cold day, but my first confirmed merlin.
Still not connected to the outside world. Enjoy your day.
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A series of AI-generated portraits of Sharon S. in different art styles.
To be continued.
Pictures made with Midjourney.
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The CredibilityLab at Mishal Pakistan launched the Media Credibility Index (MCI), an initiative started in January 2013 in collaboration with Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism, leading research and academic institutions, and media practitioners. The launch ceremony was held in Islamabad where prominent media professionals, representatives of regulatory bodies, media development organizations and members of the civil society participated. The Index focuses on the relative credibility and believability of various media channels through which content is created.
Addressing the participants, Founder and Director, Ethical Journalism Network, Aidan White said that launch of the Media Credibility Index is a landmark moment for media accountability in Pakistan. In a country where people are overwhelmed by a torrent of information on all sides, and where corruption lurks in all areas of public life, the greatest challenge facing journalists and media professionals is to produce information that is reliable, useful and above all truthful.
The MCI provides fundamentals for analyzing media discourse in the country. By using benchmarks provided by professionals at national and international level, the MCI provides an opportunity to examine how the news analysis and commentary of high profile news anchors contribute to better understanding of complex issues in Pakistan’s robust landscape of journalism and politics, he further added.
Speaking at on the occasion, Dr. Nazir Saeed, Federal Secretary for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage said, “Television has an overwhelming impact on peoples’ decision-making power. The significance of the Media Credibility Index is in its use and ability to highlight content that can empower both the newsmakers and the information seekers; enabling them to create an effective knowledge ecosystem in the country. MCI has the potential of becoming the source for an informed decision making tool in public policy debate. MCI will promote ethical content practices in the country, information that tells stories not just about the powerful, but also about the powerless, and not just about the life of the decision makers, but also about issues concerning the masses”.
“I feel proud of the fact that the Media Credibility Index has been launched in Pakistan and can be a benchmark for other countries in the world for promoting, balanced, ethical and fair journalism practices”, said Dr. Nazir Saeed.
Center for International Media Ethics (CIME) Ambassador for Pakistan, Puruesh Chaudhary said that the index has been developed after an extensive examination of media laws, ethical principals drafted by different media groups, compliance regulations formulated by regulatory bodies and journalistic organizations. The MCI will explore the state of media in Pakistan against six indicators and 20 sub-indices. The results are currently being published on a weekly basis on the Media Credibility Index website as well.
Senior journalist and founder, Pakistan Coalition for Ethical Journalism, Muhammad Ziauddin said that Mishal has incorporated more than thirty code of conducts, principles of ethical journalism, which include currently prevalent seven national code of conducts and twenty four international code of ethics from international regulatory bodies, which have been agreed upon across the globe. He further said, that the codes of ethics framed by the Pakistani media groups have also being included within the index, these entail Jang group’s Geo Asool, Dunya’s code of ethics, Express group’s journalism code of conduct and Dawn Group’s principles and code of conduct.
After reviewing the principles of journalism and codes of ethics for journalists; six media credibility indicators with 20 sub-indices have been developed in order to assess the media discourse and credibility of current affairs anchors in Pakistan. This extensive study entails thirty-five current affairs programming of the mainstream Pakistani news channels. The Credibility of the anchors and content discourse is being assessed on; Professional Competence, Ethics, Accuracy, Balance, Timeliness and Fairness.
Chief Executive Officer, Mishal Pakistan, Amir Jahangir said the CredibilityLab, through its activities will further strengthen the Triple Helix concept, which relies on three main ideas: (1) a more prominent role for the University in creating new though and research processes, bringing them on par with the Industry and Government that form the basis of a Knowledge Society; (2) a movement toward collaborative relationships among the three major institutional spheres, in which information and knowledge policy is increasingly an outcome of interaction rather than a prescription from the Government; (3) in addition to fulfilling their traditional functions, each institutional sphere also “takes the role of the ‘other’ performing new roles as well as their traditional function.
The CredibilityLab at Mishal will be publishing its research on the state of media and competitiveness in Pakistan in collaboration with its partners. The MCI research has been one of the few initiatives in Pakistan, where research work has been collaborated with eleven academic partners in the country, including University of the Punjab, International Islamic University, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Lahore College for Women University, University of Gujrat, Government College University Faisalabad, Islamia University Bhawalpur, University of Balouchistan, Greenwich University and Bharia University.
Mishal Pakistan is the partner institute of the Global Competitiveness and Benchmarking Networks, World Economic Forum. Mishal assists the forum in creating the soft-data on Pakistan, identifying Pakistan’s competitiveness challenges. Mishal has also launched Pakistan’s first journalism awards “AGAHI Awards” on the framework designed jointly with the Center for International Media Ethics and UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators.
As a partner institute Mishal has been working closely with the World Economic Forum on measuring Pakistan’s performance on multiple international indices and reports i.e. Global Competitiveness Index, Global Gender Gap Index, Global Enabling Trade Index, Global Information Technology Report – Network Readiness Index, Financial Development Index and the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Index.
For more information on the Media Credibility Index (MCI) please visit: www.mediacredibilityindex.com
Photo showing an impression from the exhibition "Understanding AI". Photo showing Ali Nikrang of the Ars Electronica Futurelab.
Credit: vog.photo
The exhibition "Understanding AI" shows how neural networks are structured and offers visitors the opportunity to train neural networks themselveswith via interactive stations.
Credit: vog.photo
My understanding is that George’s Quay is named after King George III and across the river is Charlotte’s Quay which is named after his wife. According to a tourist guide that I overheard the Abbey river that flows along the quay separated the two. After hearing what the guide had said I decided to check Wikipedia and came across the following “On 8 September 1761 in the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace, the King married Princess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, whom he met on their wedding day. A fortnight later, both were crowned at Westminster Abbey. George remarkably never took a mistress (in contrast with his grandfather and his sons), and the couple enjoyed a genuinely happy marriage.” As they say in Ireland, never let the facts het in the way of a good story.
Amber DuBoise-Shepherd
The Night Messengers Warning...!
Oil on Paper
22" x 30"
$3,000
Shawnee, OK
"For many Native tribes here in Oklahoma, the owl is seen as a bad omen, and some Native people may even physically turn away or avoid owl imagery in all forms. For my tribal people animals are the Creator’s messengers, here to help humans to live in harmony. Some may say the owl is a curse, but I disagree. The owl is the one that is most concerned and feels the need to warn us, the humans. We have been warned about this sickness in our country, and now it’s up to us to prepare and take action. I think it’s important to talk about the symbolism of the owl with other non-Native people so we can have a better understanding of each other’s cultures. Thank you! Ahéhee! Migwetch! Ketepi!"
Understanding the model - 5 days, and 4 Emails.
Choosing colors - 12 minutes.
Cutting paper - 45 minutes.
Folding 60 units - 5 boring meetings.
Essembling - 186 minutes.
Regaining sanity - a week.
These small-group, hands-on, intensive workshops run 10am to 5pm. Each student gets a fully-loaded Macintosh computer, or may use your own laptop. Workshop Instructors lead students in case studies and tutorials which clearly demonstrate tricks of the trade. Workshops location will be announced soon.
Workshop take place at Bay Area Video Coalition, 2727 Mariposa St, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94110
Mark SpencerFriday 30 July Workshop
Mastering Motion's Camera :: 10am - 5pm
Facilitated by Mark Spencer
Come learn how to take control of Motion's camera to create dynamic, engaging 3D motion graphics.
Motion's 3D implementation is a natural extension of the Motion interface and makes working in 3D surprisingly intuitive - but there tricks to getting just the results you want. In this hands-on session, you'll learn how to harness the power of Motion's 3D space and cameras, including:
• Setting up 3D scenes for camera animation
• Understanding the difference between viewpoint and framing cameras
• Positioning cameras in 3D space
• Cutting between cameras
• Working with angle of view and depth of field
• Animating cameras with behaviors and keyframes
Mark Spencer is a freelance producer, editor, teacher and writer based in the Bay Area. His company Day Street Productions is a production and post studio focused on corporate and industrial video. He is an Apple-certified Master Trainer for Final Cut Pro and Motion, teaching for organizations such as NAB, BAVC, Stanford University, DVExpo, MacWorld, and consulting for corporations and individuals. He is the author or co-author of 5 books on Motion including the Apple Pro Training Series book Motion 4 from Peachpit Press, and has written for print and online publications including DV Magazine, EditWell, ProVideo Coalition and kenstone.net. He maintains www.applemotion.net, a resource for Motion. Mark has an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Darrin FrankovitzSaturday 31 July Workshop
Cinema 4D with Mograph :: 10am - 5pm
Facilitated by Darrin Frankovitz, Maxon Lead Trainer
This workshop will cover 3D Fundamentals using CINEMA 4D R11.5, including Navigating in 3D Space, Lights and Cameras, Textures and Materials, Multi-pass Rendering, Keyframe Animation, Using the Timeline, After Effects integration and more.
As Lead Trainer of the Cineversity 1on1 Training program Darrin Frankovitz has trained groups of designers from Apple Inc. to artists at National Geographic Magazine, CNN, FOX, and individual freelancers across North America.
Darrin may be contacted via email: darrin (at) maxon (dot) net.
Mason DixonSunday 1 August Workshop
Creative Motion Design with After Effects and Photoshop :: 10am - 5pm
Facilitated by Mason Dixon, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
This workshop provides a 1 day crash course in the fundamentals of After Effects. It is designed to bring anyone up to speed on keyframes animation, visual effects, compositing, time bending, basic 3D and character animation with Adobe After Effects.
A dropout from University of Texas's Advanced Communications Theory Laboratory, Jameson Wallace, then Sfear Bebopanaut, went to work for a small internet start-up, iChat, designing the first version of Yahoo's chat community. After iChat's IPO, Sfear organized a team of hackers to detect vulnerabilities in electronic voting systems before the 2000 presidential election. After 9/11, Sfear changed his name to Mason Dixon and moved to Chicago, where he now resides as an instructor of Motion Graphics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His public sculptures and video performances have appeared at the Museum of Contemporary Art, SIGGRAPH, South By Southwest, Lollapalooza, Boston Center for the Arts, Cambridge University UK, US Botanical Gardens in DC and the Burning Man freedom festival. He has produced over 70 exhibitions in 10 US cities and has shown with artists such Mia Liu, Carl Cox, Shepard Fairey, String Cheese Incident, American Analog Set and DJ Spooky.
Local Accession Number: FA_CC.000270
Connick Job Number: [4499]
Title: Baptism, Understanding
Creator/Contributor: Charles J. Connick Associates (creator)
Genre: Design drawings; Gouaches
Date created: 1945-1961 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 gouache : color ; 38 x 9 cm.
General notes: Title from item, from additional material accompanying item, or from information provided by the Boston Public Library.
Date notes: Date supplied by cataloger.
Biographical and historical notes: Window designed for Bethany Convent, Framingham, Massachusetts.
Subjects: Stained glass; Windows
Collection: Charles J. Connick Gouaches - Massachusetts
Location: Boston Public Library, Arts Department
Shelf locator: Massachusetts Box #4
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Understanding your baby is important and it comes naturally to the mother. What makes a baby sad and uneasy, is the discomfort and one should know its time to change the diaper!
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