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Moderated by Periklis Thivaios, Adjunct professor, University of Nicosia
On the panel:
- Theodora Lau, Founder, Unconventional Ventures
- Muhammad Sajid Iqbal, Deputy CRO, Vice President, Habib Bank AG Zurich
- Susana Latorre, Market Lead, Europe & Middle East, Munich Re
From left to right: Congressman John Lewis, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren and Operation Understanding DC Student Leader Chinyere Ukaegbu, Congressman Alcee L. Hastings and Operation Understanding DC Student Leader Sam Edelman at the Black and Jewish Members of Congress Breakfast in Washington, DC on March 9, 2011
This year’s BBA3 students and SBS Swiss Business School are excited to present Seeking Alpha in Emerging Markets - a Round Table Discussion. Over the last few years forums on topics such BRICS and MINT countries have been presented, this year the students are aiming to present a more interactive and in-depth understanding of the world around us. Guest speakers with hands on experience in multiple industries will be joining in on this round table discussion.
Your knowledge of me is too deep,
it is beyond my understanding.
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While I am developing my skills using my D40, I am going to post some older photos I took with my Olympus Stylus 710 over the past couple years.
I'd love any and all feedback!
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Living in Transit: The Thinkers of a World in Turmoil
War looms over Europe, uncertainty seeps into everyday life, and the weight of history presses upon the present. The world is burning, and yet—there are those who seek understanding, those who bury themselves in the quiet refuge of books, the dim glow of libraries, the solitude of knowledge.
This series captures the introspective minds of young academic women—readers, thinkers, seekers. They wander through old university halls, their fingers tracing the spines of forgotten books, pulling out volumes of poetry, philosophy, and psychology. They drink coffee, they drink tea, they stay up late with ink-stained fingers, trying to decipher the world through words.
They turn to Simone Weil for moral clarity, Hannah Arendt for political insight, Rilke for existential wisdom. They read Baudrillard to untangle the illusions of modernity, Byung-Chul Han to understand society’s exhaustion, Camus to grasp the absurdity of it all. They devour Celan’s poetry, searching for beauty in catastrophe.
But they do not just read—they reflect, they question, they write. Their world is one of quiet resistance, an intellectual sanctuary amidst the chaos. In their solitude, they are not alone. Across time, across history, across the pages they turn, they are in conversation with those who, too, have sought meaning in troubled times.
This is a series about thought in transit—about seeking, reading, questioning, about the relentless pursuit of knowledge when the world feels on the brink.
Where the Thinkers Go
They gather where the dust has settled,
where books whisper in the hush of halls.
Pages thin as breath, torn at the edges,
cradling centuries of questions.
They drink coffee like it’s ink,
trace words like constellations,
follow Rilke into the dusk,
where solitude hums softly in the dark.
Outside, the world is fraying—
war threading through the seams of cities,
the weight of history pressing forward.
Inside, they turn pages, searching
for answers, for solace, for fire.
And somewhere between the lines,
between time-stained margins and fading ink,
they find the ghosts of others who
once sought, once wondered, once read—
and they do not feel alone.
Three Haikus
Night falls on paper,
books stacked like silent towers,
thoughts burn in the dark.
Tea cools in the cup,
a poem lingers on lips,
war rumbles beyond.
Footsteps in silence,
the scent of old ink and dust,
pages turn like ghosts.
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Reading as Resistance
These young women do not read passively. They underline, they take notes, they write in the margins. They challenge the texts and themselves. They read because the world demands it of them—because, in a time of conflict and uncertainty, thought itself is an act of resistance.
Their books are worn, their pages stained with coffee, their minds alive with the urgency of understanding.
1. Political Thought, Society & Liberation
Essays, theory and critique on democracy, power and resistance.
Chantal Mouffe – For a Left Populism (rethinking democracy through radical left-wing populism)
Nancy Fraser – Cannibal Capitalism (an urgent critique of capitalism’s role in the destruction of democracy, the planet, and social justice)
Étienne Balibar – Citizenship (rethinking the idea of citizenship in an era of migration and inequality)
Silvia Federici – Caliban and the Witch (a feminist Marxist analysis of capitalism and gender oppression)
Didier Eribon – Returning to Reims (a deeply personal sociological reflection on class and identity in contemporary Europe)
Antonio Negri & Michael Hardt – Empire (rethinking global capitalism and resistance from a leftist perspective)
Thomas Piketty – Capital and Ideology (a profound analysis of wealth distribution, inequality, and the future of economic justice)
Mark Fisher – Capitalist Realism (on why it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism)
2. Feminist & Queer Theory, Gender & Body Politics
Texts that redefine identity, gender, and liberation in the 21st century.
Paul B. Preciado – Testo Junkie (an autobiographical, philosophical essay on gender, hormones, and biopolitics)
Judith Butler – The Force of Nonviolence (rethinking ethics and resistance beyond violence)
Virginie Despentes – King Kong Theory (a raw and radical take on sex, power, and feminism)
Amia Srinivasan – The Right to Sex (rethinking sex, power, and feminism for a new generation)
Laurent de Sutter – Narcocapitalism (on how capitalism exploits our bodies, desires, and emotions)
Sara Ahmed – Living a Feminist Life (a deeply personal and political exploration of what it means to be feminist today)
3. Literature & Poetry of Resistance, Liberation & Exile
European novels, poetry and literature that embrace freedom, revolution, and identity.
Annie Ernaux – The Years (a groundbreaking memoir that blends personal and collective history, feminism, and social change)
Olga Tokarczuk – The Books of Jacob (an epic novel about alternative histories, belief systems, and European identity)
Édouard Louis – Who Killed My Father (a deeply political and personal exploration of class struggle and masculinity)
Bernardine Evaristo – Girl, Woman, Other (a polyphonic novel on race, gender, and identity in contemporary Europe)
Maggie Nelson (though American, widely read in European academia) – On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (a poetic, intellectual meditation on freedom and constraint)
Benjamín Labatut – When We Cease to Understand the World (a deeply philosophical novel on science, war, and moral responsibility)
Michel Houellebecq – Submission (controversial but widely read as a dystopian critique of political passivity in Europe)
4. Ecology, Anti-Capitalism & Posthumanism
Texts that explore the intersections of nature, economics, and radical change.
Bruno Latour – Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime (rethinking ecology and politics in a world of climate crisis)
Andreas Malm – How to Blow Up a Pipeline (on the ethics of radical environmental resistance)
Emanuele Coccia – The Life of Plants: A Metaphysics of Mixture (rethinking human and non-human coexistence)
Isabelle Stengers – Another Science is Possible (rethinking knowledge and resistance in an era of corporate science)
Kate Raworth – Doughnut Economics (rethinking economic models for social and ecological justice)
Donna Haraway – Staying with the Trouble (rethinking coexistence and posthumanist futures)
The Future of Thought
These are not just books; they are weapons, tools, compasses. These women read not for escapism, but for resistance. In a time of political upheaval, climate catastrophe, and rising authoritarianism, they seek alternative visions, radical possibilities, and new ways of imagining the world.
Their books are annotated, their margins filled with questions, their reading lists always expanding. Knowledge is not just power—it is revolution.
Photo Title: The importance of understanding the use and care of glasses
Submitted by: Saldi Iswandi
Category: Amateur
Country: Indonesia
Organisation: Standard Chartered Bank (Seeing is Believing)
COVID-19 Photo: Yes
Photo Caption: After participating in the eyeglass refraction and distribution service, students who received glasses assistance read the glasses usage instructions which contained information about how to use and care for glasses. It is hoped that this will benefit children as a form of education on the importance of maintaining eye health.
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Photo uploaded from the #HopeInSight Photo Competition on photocomp.iapb.org held for World Sight Day 2020.
Similar to the previous slides except for one thing - I took both halves of the picture myself with my camera (they were actually cast off images that I discarded while trying to take the images for the 73 bus pic below)
I made the pic in exatly the same way as I did every other half-card that I have ever made - I put the two on top of each other then cut, then stuck the two halves together.
If anything, this is a little more perfect as the edges fit together nicely, the buses are the same number (albeit going in different directions) and the road is in the same perpective.
But to me this isn't mailart. It's not art at all, it's just a really crap shot, joined to another really crap shot with some Scotch tape. A waste of perfectly good Scotch if you ask me.
But why? What makes one work a work of art and another a piece of crap?
In my opinion the answer lies in the concept of added value. By putting in the work in the case of the 73 bus, I took a pretty damn bland picture, taken at least 15 years ago (and still on sale in London Souvenir shops, despite the Routemaster Bus having been phased out on London streets) and made it more interesting. I've added value to the viewer.
To me that's what art is about. It's the addition of a value to an object, but the value itself is the subjective quantity. This particular piece was not worth much on it's own, and when cut in half and stuck together the overall effect is no more satisfying (to me) than it was in the first place. No artistic merit in my opinion, and at a push, tantamount to candalism
The ACU Respect residential school took place from 18-21 December 2017 at Heriot-Watt University
Malaysia.
Building on the ACU's Respect campaign, the residential school brought together 30 student leaders
from over 20 Commonwealth countries, to help them develop tools to promote and support respect and
understanding in their institutions and beyond.
Read more here: www.acu.ac.uk/events/residential-school-2017/
Understanding the Essence of Flowers - Exploring Pollen 12-14th
June, 2013, Helsinki
Photo: Tommi Taipale
IPSOS is using biometric belts that have been strapped onto consumers' chests in order to understand human reactions in their truest form. More simply, they are measuring the response to stimuli through the nervous system.
Biometrics is a branch of neuroscience that takes the measurement of emotions to a whole new level. It allows marketers to understand the additional dimensions of unconscious consumer responses in their day-to-day decision making, ultimately leading to stronger end results and a greater understanding of how brands and advertising are connecting with people in their everyday lives.
"Everyone knows those moments when you seem to understand everything; perhaps the next moment you try to define what you’ve understood and it all vanishes." - Italo Calvino, The Watcher.
The height of the road is suddenly reduced here. My understanding is that the tunnel is double-decked from here: the eastbound lane is located over this westbound lane.
AHF's Latino Outreach & Understanding Division (LOUD) hosted their 3rd annual SOMOS Gala to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month on Saturday October 21st at the iconic Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach, Florida. The formal gala dinner and ceremony honored the contributions of both individuals, organizations, and Celebrity honoree Olga Tañon for their contribution to the advancement and well-being of Latino communities in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Hoofprint Workshop is pleased to present UNDERSTANDING OBLIVION, a solo show featuring new work by Aaron Coleman. In a departure from his more traditional printmaking practice, Coleman uses collage and unorthodox materials to assemble a monumental triptych, returning the space to its former state: a chapel. But this is no sanctuary! Hand-painted elements, direct application of rust, and repurposed proofs all coalesce to give the viewer a sense of visual overload: the stuff of existence is tearing apart at the seams.
Aaron S. Coleman is an artist and educator living in Dekalb, Illinois. He makes mixed media prints using mezzotint, lithography, intaglio, relief and serigraphy. He combines imagery from comic books and stained glass windows to raise questions concerning misconstrued belief systems and twisted moral values in our society.
He has exhibited at the Liu Haisu Art Museum in Shanghai, China and was invited to participate in the 6th and 7th International Printmaking Biennial of Douro in Alijo, Portugal. Aaron’s work can be found in the collections of The University of Colorado, Wichita State University, the Ino-cho Paper Museum in Kochi, Japan, The Yekaterinburg Museum of Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Ewing Gallery Collection. Aaron is a husband, a dog lover and a workaholic.
Understanding Load Sway and Tips To Prevent It!
When an object is hung from the hook of an overhead crane, it exhibits a natural swing similar to a pendulum swing, when the trolley starts moving or comes to a halt. This is what we term as load sway. Since a long time, crane operators have tried minimising load sway by timing crane movement in a strategic manner. The most common method to control load sway is to make sure that the crane is centred over the load. However, there are chances that the load will still swing before it finally settles down, thereby giving the crane owner no other option than to wait for the load to settle down by itself.
Kit used: Nikon D7100 & Zoom-Nikkor 35~200mm 1: 3.5 ~ 4.5
ref: 2559 - 25th Feb 2020
© DM Parody 2018 (www.dotcom.gi/photos) These images are protected by copyright. You CANNOT copy or republish any of these photos without written consent of the photographer even if you retain the watermark (if present) and/or credit the photographer. You cannot use on any media including social media either. You CAN post a link to the page where the image appears without reference to the photographer only if not promoting a commercial product or service. Copyright infringements will be followed up, legally if necessary. Thank you for your understanding.
Premier Danielle Smith and Mental Health and Addiction Minister Dan Williams signed memorandums of understanding with Tsuut’ina Chief Roy Whitney, in Tsuut’ina on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, to increase addiction treatment capacity on First Nations lands.
A new recovery community on Tsuut’ina Nation will help people struggling with addiction in the Calgary area pursue recovery.
Alberta’s government is expanding treatment and recovery options to help Albertans pursue recovery at no cost. This includes establishing 11 new recovery communities that will allow for long-term addiction treatment throughout the province.
Alberta’s government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tsuut’ina First Nation for the development of a new recovery community. With an investment of up to $30 million in capital, the new 75-bed facility will provide holistic addiction treatment services for up to 300 people in the Calgary area every year. (photography by Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta)