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Today's image for my series.
I am trying to keep these images as pure as possible, just slight level adjustments.
We are not afraid Union Jack seen at the Trafalgar Square Vigil. From my daily London Underground Blog
This Coyote is in harms way. Several of the Lamar Valley Pack are starting to pursue this hungry Coyote that had been on a Bison kill that the Wolf had claimed. It is dog eat dog!
The Global Shrinking Event suddenly, instantly, and without warning took 99% of humanity from the food-chain's zenith and reduced them to bugs. Within seconds of the catastrophe the chaos had killed thousands; cars crashed, planes plummeted. Anyone unlucky enough to be in a shower was promptly swept away by the powerful current.
After the initial trauma followed further carnage. The event only seems to have affected humans... Crowded outdoor malls became feasting grounds for pigeons, stranded commuters on subway platforms were soon fleeing from bus-sized rats. The tiny proportion of humans who remained full-sized were all but powerless to help, too dazed, too shocked and too few to render any meaningful assistance to their scores of minuscule brethren.
In this picture we see young Jenny mere moments after the Global Shrinking Event. One moment, she was in her backyard playing with her dog Chrissie. Then, in the time between two heartbeats, she was on the paving looking up at a panting behemoth the size of skyscraper. She didn't even get to run, Chrissie was too quick. With a quick slurp of her powerful wet tongue Chrissie plucked the treat-sized Jenny from the ground and drew her into her waiting, cavernous maw.
After swishing the screaming figure around her mouth Chrissie prepared to swallow, but hesitated. The sound and the flavour were both so familiar... and just where had her master gone?
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Ambiguous ending! What happened next? I'll leave that to your imaginations. Leave a comment and tell me what you think should happen next, I'm curious as to what people like. I hope you enjoyed reading :)
A special thanks to verex (www.flickr.com/photos/xxeriuss/) for the photo of the giant pooch, I hope you like what I did.
i know i posted this before but not with the story of what happened .......
THE TRAIN ACCIDENT
what happened was -- first of all...
few days before all this happened-
i was on the net and i had someone post a bible scripture that said
dont b afraid i am with u .....forget exactly what it said but for some reason it caught my attention to the point i wanted to save it and type it down on paper.....so i did and then like 3 days later.....
i had to take my son to work....note .......reason i had to was because he was in trouble for a dui .....sec time in trouble for drinking so they took his car away...and on the way all was normal except for the fact that he has train tracks......by his job.... and i dropped him off and that very day the tracks was in my mind......just was thinking of them of how i dont like that there by his job ....im a worry wort and i think about things that could happen even when they dont lol.....and no other day bugged me about these paticular tracks .....till THAT DAY...... none of this even added up .......till the incident happened....... sorry so long but u had to know the pre ....of this story ......so thennnnnnn :) i had to come pick him up..... well his shift was an afternoon one so it was like 11 30 pm when he got out.....soooooo we were driving and something told me to look to see if his seat belt was on half way home.....it was.....were almost 2 blocks from my home......we stop because theres a train bell /light going off .....were just behing that white line....my foot on break ....typical stop..... THEN BANG!!! I REMEMBER THINKING WHAT THE ......... AND TURNING....
.I FIG WE GOT HIT FROM BEHIIND AND THOUGHT THAT THE WINDOW MADE THE NOISE....I FELT my body go foward and then back and on the way back in seat.....i feel the slip of my left knee go out of socket...ouch......was a bit mad at this point but was thinking wow hope all is ok ......especially with my son.....as all this was happening ... my son is YELLING MOM PUT ON THE BRAKES WERE GONNA DIE .WERE GOING TO HIT A TRAIN......i was in shock and only was getting half of what he meant.I KNEW MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND I COULDNT FIG OUT Y HE WAS TELLING ME TO DO THAT Since it was there lol......and didnt know y he kept yelling bout a train.....MY IDEA OF THIS ACCIDENT AT THIS TIME WAS THAT WE GOT HIT FROM BEHIND AND WAS MOVING FROM IT AND THATS WAS ALL.......my brain didnt say did u forget u were stopped at A TRAIN LOL......THEN I SAW some slow objects slowly go across my jeep..... keep in mind its a big comander jeep.thank god it was a big vehickle lol.......the objects were prob just something from the shock.....anyways i didnt know y my foot hurt but later learned that it my ankle was shattered and that id have to have surgery with 9 BIG pins in it ...on both sides of ankle.and a huge wide PLATE........SO ONE OF MY ANLKES IS NOW SLIGHTLY LARGER THEN OTHER........hate it.....i also had 2 broken ribs.......and bruised badly in and out ....... MY SON HAD ONLY BRUSING.....IN AND OUT ......NO BUSTED ANYTHING . GOD HAD BEEN THERE WATCHING OVER US....
I THINK THE MESSAGE WAS THERE.........IM HERE DONT WORRY DONT BE AFRAID ECT......AND THE OTHER MESSAGE WAS SEE son THIS IS Y U DONT DRINK AND DRIVE!!
GOD KNEW HE WASNT GOING TO GET THE MESSAGE UNLESS HE VIEWED IT IN REAL LIFE TO SOMEONE HE CARED ABOUT ME :)) SO I MADE A PROMISE TO GOD......I SAID .
GOD IF U JUST MAKE CURT NOT DO THIS ANYMORE THIS DRINKING AND DRIVING..........then .....i will not care about how i dont get any money for this i just want u to make him get it
and since this accident he has never drank and drove :) and i did get a small amount of money from our insurance but i didnt get much like 13 thousand ..........nothing like i thought id get .....and the little i got i paid off some bills and bought a couch set for the family.....
we also bought another jeep lol........the comander jeep was a lease........never buy small cars ....now after that lol
pss i know i mentioned about tracks....... by my sons work.....and they were not the same ones.... that we were on..... but as i said before......it was odd that i thought bout tracks that day when i dont lol.......... just plain odd........
oh and also lol......... the morning of that day..... i was kidding around after watching an add on tv about getting the bernstein advantage.....and i said those words .... get the b advantage ....now i see them words as bad luck lol
but i did get the bernstin lawyers lol
and the noise i heard that i thought was breaking of windows .....was the jeep smashing against the train....such a loud breaking of window type noise.........
the guy who hit me was on his 3rd dui and no liscense or insurance .....he got only probation for this no jail time.
the government should be afraid of the people."
www.businessinsider.com/what-wall-street-protesters-are-s...
So there's this guy. And I'm afraid of liking him too much. Or having it go and become something great. I'm afraid of being hurt and torn again. And the fact that I'm leaving in a year really scares me if something were to happen. I just don't know what to do, but I do know I like him alot. And I want him to be mine.
I've gotta stop bringing my camera to the dog park ~ I've got so many of these shots of Roma going after her ball, I'm afraid I'd crash Flicker's server if I tried to post them all. She sure is fun to photograph, though because she goes after that ball with so much enthusiasm it's hard to get a bad shot. Anyway, here are four of them.
ODT, "Timing is everything."
a few days ago an elephant raid in a local village of Bogra, this man became afraid and climbed up on the bamboo to see the elephant from long distant
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When most of us South Floridians in the nightclub industry hear the name George Coronado, we think of Give Me A Beat Productions, which was George’s Production company for almost 10 years. George and his business partner, Arnold Matteson, created GMAB and upon Arnold’s passing it was George’s mission to make the company even better than it had been. From circuit parties to fashion shows to charity events, GMAB was involved with our community. About two years ago, George decided to take a break from producing events and move back to Peru where he started a fashion business. It was so great to sit down with George for this Hotspots exclusive interview.
Q: What made you move back to Peru?
A: I lived in Miami Beach for 14 years. I had a successful business and everything was great. However, I had other goals in life that I wanted to pursue. I am the kind of person that is not afraid to go after my goals and to step out of my comfort zone. My family played an important role in my decision to move to South America. I have a beautiful family and used to visit them once or twice a year. However, I left home when I was 17 years old and never really got to live close to them during my adulthood. Miami is an awesome place, but I felt that it was time for me to relocate and to start a new business, pursue a new challenge, keep growing up as a professional and as an individual and to add new experiences to my life. Two years later, I know I made the right decision. I am very happy with my new life in Lima, Peru.
Q: After so many years in the event planning business, why did you decide to get into fashion?
A: I’ve always been very interested in the fashion industry. I worked successfully with fashion projects with my Miami company, Give Me A Beat Productions, so it was not all new to me. Designing clothing is a talent that I strongly believe I have. Peru is a great country to start a clothing line. Its cotton is world-renowned and high quality. Many important American and European brands manufacture their productions in Peru. Peruvian production is export quality as we have the best of the best in fabrics and workshops. I considered a few businesses and after taking the time to evaluate the possibilities, I decided to create Coronado & Carozzi, along with my business partner Mario Carozzi. Mario is a long-time and successful entrepreneur, very talented and respected. We have an amazing friendship and working relationship.
Q: Your clothing is all handmade…how would you describe your clothing line?
A: Correct, our clothing is handmade using the finest local cotton. We are the brand where uniqueness gets in line with craftsmanship. We are known for our modern and vibrant designs. We spell different, we are different and we know how to design clothing that makes a difference. We, as a brand, aim to prioritize high quality, comfort and appeal.
Q: Do you have a design team or who comes up with the designs?
A: I design everything we have in our line. Of course, we do have a team that works for us in production, marketing, quality assurance, distribution and sales. Needless to say, everything is under my supervision and my business partner’s.
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Q: What fabrics do you use?
A: We use high quality fabrics — from cotton, terry cotton, leather, drill, acrylic fiber, nylon, silk, etc — it depends on each design. We have a complete line, from jackets, jeans, joggers, shorts, shirts, t-shirts, tank-tops, underwear, swimwear, hats, accessories and so forth.
Q: What makes your line different from your competition?
A: Coronado & Carozzi is different because a lot of my inspiration as a designer comes from exploring different cultures and my travels around the world. I have had the privilege to visit exotic spots, which not many people have the opportunity to experience. Also, I describe my clothing line as “chameleonic.” In today’s world, business keep us really busy especially in the big metropolis such as New York, London, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Sydney, Lima, etc. We work all day and have busy schedules. We are interested that the lifestyle we propose make us look good for our various daily activities: work, meetings with clients, lunch with friends,
a cocktail party at night, the movies, dinner, a date, etc. We do not have time to change outfits during the day so looking chic and appropriate is fundamental.
Q: What does the future hold for Coronado & Carozzi?
A: After our success in Peru, our next goal is to position our clothing line in the United States. Our designs are perfectly suited for markets such as Florida and California, because of the weather and our point of view. We have a Fall/Winter 2017 collection, which has a retro vibe but fresh and somehow futuristic yet keeping it ready-to-wear and elegant. Our last year’s collection was a big success and I feel this new collection will be even better. We are working very hard and feel very proud.
For more information on Coronado & Carozzi, visit their website, CoronadoCarozzi.com
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Fasciné et craintif - Mon neveu était la fois apeuré par la dameuse, et attiré par ce gros engin. Petit à petit, on a pu s'en approcher, et il était bien content !
My nephew was both afraid and attracted by the big grooming machine. We went slowly near the machine and he was delighted !
Ely, Cambridgeshire
I'm always afraid of going back to Ely. So many of the memories from the first twenty years of my life are bound up with this place. I want to step off the bus or train and find that it is still the early 1970s, to wander around the market with my granny, or go to my other grandparents' house in Chiefs Street for dinner before wandering off into the shops to spend my pocket money. But they are all dead now, and although many of my aunts, uncles and cousins still live in and around the city, I have no direct connection with Ely any more.
It is fully ten years since I last visited Ely. But I was born here, and I still feel a sense of ownership. It is still the touchstone for our family - my children still think of Ely, in a strange way, as where their story started.
And in fact, Ely hasn't changed that much. There are still plenty of independent shops in High Street, Fore Hill and Market Street, there are still lots of the old pubs, the Thursday market is still busy with people who have come in from the Fens on buses, and talk exactly like my grandparents. I was shocked to see that they have pulled down Cutlacks the ironmongers, and I mourn the passing of the cattle market, although that, of course, could be said for many small country towns.
Is there another Cathedral city in England where the cathedral is so utterly entwined with the streets which huddle around it? There are no other tall buildings, apart from the spire of St Mary's church. The Cathedral west tower is always there, peeping above the rooftops, wherever you look towards it.
Ely is a city, and the Isle of Ely was a proud, independent county, but neither of these mean anything now, and neither of them have any political purpose any more. Today, Ely is merely the largest place served by East Cambridgeshire District Council, a completely meaningless division of the overgrown county of Cambridgeshire. I was born in the Grange Maternity Home, some 200 yards from the Cathedral's west tower; today, it is the headquarters of East Cambridgeshire District Council.
The biggest difference from twenty years ago is how quiet the streets are - they used to be so traffic-choked, but today Ely is bypassed.
And another thing which has changed is the Lamb Hotel. This is one of those grand coaching inns you often find in small country towns. When I was little, it was dead posh - we would never have gone in there. I always associate it with wedding receptions and commercial travellers. But today, we found it was a very pleasant place to stop for lunch.
Anyone coming back to Ely after half a century away might find the gentrification of the waterside area remarkable. This was where my father was born in the 1930s, in a cheerful slum of barefoot children. Today, the houses are sought after by young professionals - the walk to the station is a couple of minutes, and we are only twenty mimutes by train from the city of Cambridge.
Ely Cathedral is architecturally one of the most magnificent buildings in England. The view from the south-east is world famous, as is the lantern tower. But the interior is rather dull, despite the wonderful unbroken vista down what is England's longest cathedral. Apart from the architecture, very little of medieval origin survives - there is a small cluster of stained glass in one chapel, and the stone carvings of the beautiful lady chapel, but that is about all. The narrow Norman aisles, with their grey, oppressive vaulting, are not really a pleasure to walk, and there are no cloisters. And while the lady chapel is breathtaking, is it any more magnificent than a dozen or more East Anglian churches - Salle, Walpole St Peter or Blythburgh, for example? Ironically, Ely is one of the few English cathedrals which charges an entrance fee, a whacking £5.50 (Lincoln, a much more important and beautiful interior, charges £4, while Norwich and Peterborough, the other two great medieval Cathedrals in this corner of England, are completely free).
I remember how the great west doorway and the north transept doorway would stand open during the day. As a child, I would leave my grandparents house in Chiefs Street, and walk the length of the nave and out through the transept to get to the market place. Everybody used the Cathedral to get from one part of this tiny, beautiful city to another, just as there ancestors and predecessors had for hundreds and hundreds of years. But no longer.
But I liked Ely - it was good to be back. And I shall go back again soon.
Maurizio Cattelan
Not Afraid of Love
Avec ”All” au Guggenheim en 2011, on pensait que « tout » avait été dit. Comme souvent avec Maurizio Cattelan, nous étions sur une fausse piste…
Ce qui devait être le salut final d’une carrière éblouissante, faite d’œuvres qui ont marqué l’époque, de scandales, de profondeur, de fracas et d’humour, n’était qu’une (ir)révérence de plus.
Cinq ans plus tard, Cattelan revient au travail. Il a choisi la Monnaie de Paris pour son exposition la plus importante en Europe, et la plus importante depuis sa rétrospective New-Yorkaise. Cette exposition à la Monnaie de Paris, sous le commissariat de Chiara Parisi, est une exposition qui sera profondément « habitée » par Cattelan. Un choix d’œuvres, dont l'image reste pour toujours accrochée à la rétine, seront exposées dans les salons XVIIIème siècle de la Monnaie de Paris.
Irrévérencieux, génial, facétieux, drôle, grave, provocateur, cynique, potache, Maurizio Cattelan n’est jamais là où on l’attend. Les visages de Cattelan sont autant d’uppercuts qui nous laissent KO.
Et c’est là son paradoxe ultime, sa capacité géniale à transformer une fuite en pirouette sublime : Cattelan n’aura jamais été aussi présent dans une exposition, et pourtant chacune de ses œuvres hurle son absence.
L’effigie de Cattelan, l’art de la mise en scène, sera le cœur battant de l’exposition à la Monnaie de Paris.
Un début de réponse à son interrogation aussi pince-sans-rire que métaphysique « y-a-t-il une vie avant la mort ? ».
Who's Afraid of Aunt Jemima? is Ringgold's first story quilt. It took a year for her to make it by hand. She has described it as a 'radical revision of the character and story of Aunt Jemima', a house slave illustrated on pancake mix and maple syrup products. Ringgold recasts her as an entrepreneur.
[Serpentine Gallery]
From Faith Ringgold
(June to September 2019)
As an artist, activist and children’s author Faith Ringgold (b. 1930, Harlem, New York) has challenged perceptions of African American identity and gender inequality for over five decades. Growing up in the creative and intellectual context of the Harlem Renaissance and inspired by her contemporaries including writers James Baldwin and Amiri Baraka she is widely recognised for her painted story quilts combining personal narratives, history and politics ‘to tell my story, or, more to the point, my side of the story’, as an African American woman.
This survey exhibition, Ringgold’s first in a European institution, is chronological and includes paintings, political posters and story quilts. It begins with American People (1963 – 67), a series that exposes social inequalities and racial tensions she witnessed during the Civil Rights era, and culminates in her response to the Black Power movement. In the 1970s, her work and politics embraced feminism as she led protests outside New York museums demanding equal gender and racial representation in exhibitions, designed political posters and co-organised the People’s Flag Show for which she was arrested.
Ringgold’s paintings shifted in the 1970s from traditional oils to her first unstretched works bordered with pieced fabric, inspired by Tibetan tanka paintings. The exhibition includes her tankas from the Feminist, Slave Rape and abstract Windows of the Wedding Series Ringgold made in collaboration with her mother Willi Posey, a fashion designer. This led in the 1980s to Ringgold’s first story quilts where she was able to finally ‘publish’ her writings. She said ‘there’s so much freedom in “Freedom of Speech”, I could write whatever I wanted on my art – no one could stop me’. These works weave image and text in the tradition of quilting passed on through the female line of her family from her great-great grandmother who was born into slavery. From Harlem rooftops and jazz clubs, to a graffiti-filled New York subway and a radical biography of Aunt Jemima, the face of a pancake mix brand, Ringgold’s affirmative quilts celebrate a myriad of life, culture and aspiration. Her later quilt series Coming to Jones Road and the American Collection return to voice African American histories, including that of the Underground Railroad. As cultural assumptions and prejudices persist, Ringgold’s work retains its contemporary resonance.
[Serpentine Gallery]
He is already afraid of the camera, My Son and Wife were playing with camera and they took this shot
model: Bridgit
alone and afraid.....
she holds on tight.
gripping at anything she can.
only if u could here...the sounds
and the smells
through a picture that'd be just great.
ill try to explain
the loud voices in the other room
the smell of alcohol in the next room
the smell of air freshner in the
restroom...
the smell of the rain and fresh air
as i open a window.