Better than any sign saying 'No'.

Well, we had a conversation and no argument. I would be sensible

On January 1, 2019, Rotterdam rapper Faysal Msyeh, better known as Feis, was shot dead after trying to calm an argument.

On the day Feis would turn 35, artist duo TelmoMiel started with a life-size mural as a monument against senseless violence.

Friends and family took the initiative for this tribute. Rapper Winne, one of his close friends, explained why: "Feis deserves a lasting tribute. The work he made, but above all the person he was, make him someone that many rely on. Especially when it's difficult, especially when it can be done better. Including him in the streetscape of his beloved Rotterdam-West is the least we can do for him and his legacy. A relatively small gesture, with great value for many Rotterdammers."

'Feis Forever', Streetart Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Location: Coolsestraat and the corner of West-Kruiskade

Artists: TelmoMiel

More info about TelmoMiel:

~~Since 2012, Telmo Pieper (Amsterdam, 1984) and Miel Krutzmann (Rotterdam, 1989) have been working together as an artist duo TelmoMiel. They met in 2006 at art school and learned a lot from working together. When they started making murals, they made individual pieces that they brought into one composition. Gradually this evolved into painting one image together, and designing and creating concepts as a duo. TelmoMiel have painted large-scale and surreal murals throughout Europe.~~

All info found on internet

I also spotted a mural of this duo in Ghent, Belgium. See first comment box

Kleine discussie tussen twee spelende kinderen op een pleintje in Kroatië. Dertig seconden later waren ze weer dikke vrienden.

Chloris chloris

Martin Mere WWT

Tree Swallow

View On Black

Snowy Plovers having an argument...

Last March, I captured this species at Fort de Soto. The Snowy Plover is found mainly on the Gulf Coast and the California coast.

En mars dernier, cette espèce était présente à Fort de Soto. Le pluvieux neigeux est principalement présent sur la côte entourant le Golf du Mexique et sur la côte de la Californie.

Fort de Soto, Florida, USA

STAND BY ME. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon (official music video HD)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqB8Dm65X18&list=RDYqB8Dm65X1...

Life is slippery. Here, take my hand.

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The world is ours if we want it, we can take it, if you just take my hand

Demi Lovato

Take my hand and we'll make it - I swear

Jon Bon Jovi

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

William Shakespeare

Selfishness is not living your life as you wish to live it. Selfishness is wanting others to live their lives as you wish them to.

Oscar Wilde

The moment we want to believe something, we suddenly see all the arguments for it, and become blind to the arguments against it.

George Bernard Shaw

Don't lose faith. Promise yourself that you will be a success story, and I promise you that all the forces of the universe will unite to come to your aid; you might not feel today or for a while, but the longer you wait the bigger the prize.

George Bernard Shaw

With heartfelt and genuine thanks for your kind visit. Have a beautiful day, be well, keep your eyes open, appreciate the beauty surrounding you, enjoy creating, and stay safe! ❤️❤️❤️

The church incorporates in its chancel arch masonry dating from c.1200. To this early building a south aisle and south chapel were added in the earlier 13th century; the chancel may also have been lengthened at this time. By the early 19th century a south porch and west tower, constructed of timber, had been added. Restoration of the church took place in 1854-5 under the direction of T.H. Wyatt, when the external walls were rebuilt. In 1933 the south chapel was extended eastwards and an aisle was added to the northern side of the church.

St. Andrew's Church was a chapelry within Downton ecclesiastical parish until 1915 when it was annexed to Odstock parish. Arguments by the inhabitants of Nunton and Bodenham that the church should be detached from Downton parish had arisen since the latter half of the 16th century; at numerous points in the 17th to 19th centuries the scarcity of services was noted.

In 1553 there were three bells, which remain in the church today. Parish registers date from 1672; baptism registers from this date to 1906 are held at the Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre in Chippenham, as are marriage registers from 2000, with a brief gap between 1764 and 1759. Burial registers held at the Centre date from 1672 to 1965. Later registers than those cited here remain with the church.

A couple of summers ago, I witnessed the most meaningful ceremony I've ever seen. My friend G married her longtime love. And before I go on... a word about their love.

It's something you can feel when you walk into their house. It emanates... not just from them, but from the house itself... the furniture... the animals... the garden... the bric a brac. Entering that house is like walking into some big yellow-warm sunshine embrace; it is nothing short of palpable. And seeing them together is even more powerful.

These are two people who just so clearly delight in each other's company. Like all of us, they have their share of less than stellar days, but they're strong for each other, they support one another, they complement each other... and, like I said, when you see them together, you can't help but share a little hiccup in your heart... a skip-step of giddiness. In short, if ever two people should be married, G and her love were those two people. And they're both from backgrounds that value marriage; that see it as the highest expression of togetherness.

But there was one more factor at play that made their wedding the specialest occasion. Until that year, they had not had the legal right to marry. Why? Because G and her One True Love are women. To which I say... So fucking what??

Marriage, as I understand it, is all about love and commitment. And no two people were ever more in love or more committed.

And to those who argue same-sex marriage somehow undermines the so-called sanctity of the so-called institution of marriage... I say heterosexual couples... with their soaring divorce rates, and rampant infidelity, and vicious child-custody disputes... are doing that themselves.

Besides. Why should anyone's choice of who to love... or who to marry... be anyone else's business? As long as no one's being victimized, what's the problem?

One of the arguments advanced here in Canada, where same-sex marriage is legal (for the time being, anyway)... is that, if THIS is okay, then what's next? Polygamy?

To which I say... what's the hairy issue with polygamy? If three people (or four or five or whatever) choose to form a legal bond and raise their family collectively... again, as long as no one's being victimized... what is the problem?

Oh, say the critics, but polygamy's tied to child abuse. Uh, right. That's the same thing they say about same-sex unions... based on their ludicrous assumption that all homosexuals are somehow pedophiles, or sex fiends. Ridiculous.

I've heard otherwise rational men say... I'd never go to a gay male doctor.

To which I say.... don't flatter yourself. Just because a man may be in a love with another man, that doesn't mean he's uncontrollably flinging himself at every damned man who walks through the door. I mean... I have a straight male doctor. That means... oooooohhhh.... gasp.... he has sex with women!!!! But that has absolutely nothing to do with him examining me in his professional capacity.

We have a polygamist sect here in British Columbia, and it's under near-constant scrutiny for child abuse. The allegation is that very young girls are married off to men, against their will.

To which I say... if that's the case, it's child abuse, for sure. But it's an entirely separate issue from the marital status of the parents involved.

Sorry if I'm ranting here, but this whole issue gets my knickers in a major twist. I think it's because... as one of those kids who was teased and taunted for simply being who I was... I sort of understand what it must be like to face such senseless discrimination.

We have today, in too many parts of North America, a culture that says... while most other forms of organized hate and discrimination are frowned upon... it's okay to ostracize and mistreat people... solely on the basis of who they love.

It's insane. I mean... I remember when I first encountered boys. There was an instant ZING! From that time on, I pretty much always had a crush on some boy or other and... lucky me... I was part of a majority, so having those feelings was a-okay.

The gay and lesbian people I've talked to had similar experiences somewhere in their lives.... where they felt that overwhelming sense of attraction and excitement and curiosity. But... unlucky them, they were part of a minority, and made to think that what they felt was somehow bad or wrong.

I'm on this topic today because our federal government (recently elected and right wing) is threatening to undo the same-sex marriage law. This is just the latest in a string of reversals that's included:

- killing the nearly-enacted bill that would've decriminalized marijuana

- killing an agreement with aboriginal people that would've finally begun addressing the deplorable conditions many of them live in

- reversing the country's commitment to do its part to address climate change, and

- killing a multi-year agreement with the provinces that would've made child care somewhat more affordable and accessible.

In the government's eyes, child care is bad. I mean, everyone knows mommies should stay home with their babies while daddies work. Climate change is just a bunch of made-up garbage; after all, those scientists are all a bunch of liberals. Aboriginal people... notwithstanding the fact that white people stole their land, stuck them on reserves, legislated away their rights and tore a whole generation of children away from their families and communities... Notwithstanding that, "those people" are just lazy; they just need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps. As for marijuana... well, we all know it's FAR more harmful than booze, which government not only endorses but shamelessly profits from. I mean... just look at all the domestic strife, and public brawls, and armed standoffs, and traffic carnage caused by those crazed, violent potheads. And those humsexuals... well. We can't deport them 'cause they're from here (darnit anyway). But we sure as hell owe it to the citizenry to make sure they're denied the most fundamental of human rights... the right to freely love.

I'm sorry if this is a downer but I'm sick at heart for my country today. I fear where we're going and I feel so helpless... watching our common sense progress slip away.

I guess I should just be glad that G and her One True Love are already married... and no one... not even right wing governments... can take what they have away from them.

The Drake equation is a probabilistic argument used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Galaxy.

There is considerable disagreement on the values of these parameters, but the 'educated guesses' used by Drake and his colleagues in 1961 were:

R∗ = 1 yr−1 (1 star formed per year, on the average over the life of the galaxy; this was regarded as conservative)

fp = 0.2 to 0.5 (one fifth to one half of all stars formed will have planets)

ne = 1 to 5 (stars with planets will have between 1 and 5 planets capable of developing life)

fl = 1 (100% of these planets will develop life)

fi = 1 (100% of which will develop intelligent life)

fc = 0.1 to 0.2 (10–20% of which will be able to communicate)

L = somewhere between 1000 and 100,000,000 years

Inserting the above minimum numbers into the equation gives a minimum N of 20 (see: Range of results). Inserting the maximum numbers gives a maximum of 50,000,000. Drake states that given the uncertainties.

The original meeting concluded that N ≈ L, and there were probably between 1000 and 100,000,000 planets with civilizations in the Galaxy.

Makes you think we might not be alone.

A series of World Press Photo photographs related to global environment are on display at the Caprilli riding stables (one of Italy's most beautiful structures). The exhibition is organized by the Rotary Club of Pinerolo.

After the argument, the male positions himself a little to one side and looks away, a little annoyed. The female relaxes and shows wonderfully how smoothly she can contort herself.

Nach dem Streit positioniert sich das Männchen etwas abseits und schaut leicht genervt weg. Das Weibchen entspannt sich und zeigt wie wunderbar geschmeidig es sich verrenken kann.

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… almost rescued the Roman world from the depredations of Commodus’s megalomania.

Unfortunately, state finances proved to be in an even worse state than expected by his co-conspirators.

Failed negotiations with the Pretorian Guard about the donative they were promised for support lead to guards murdering him and putting the Purple for auction !

This may or may not be him actually. There’s still a lot of scholarly argument going on over his representation.

Watch it properly @ Gallery Minimal

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BULLΞTSTΘⱤM [[ Full Clip Edition ]] - ╲╱2

//UPG☈ΛDΞ_JULY_2018:

♦ Res: 4k

♦ ReShade v3.4.0.346 [[ 64-bit ]]

♦ Custom Shaders [[ July 2018 ]]

♦ My own LUT's [[ including, for example filmic-tonemapping LUT ]]

♦ Massive amount of lighting tweaks in: StormLightmass.ini

♦ Some essential tweaks for better quality in StormEngine.ini & StormSystemSettings.ini

♦ Otis Cam Tool [[ not fully working anymore: some extra fixes needed // c below 4 info ]]

♦ nVIDIA Display Driver v398.11 WHQL [[ June 2018 ]]

♦ HUD toggle, FX & Time Alterations Cvars

▼▼▼ TWEAKS & FIXES ▼▼▼:

► Launch options // Skip intro videos:

Use the -nostartupmovies command line argument

► After the latest game update in 26 Jun, 2017 the latest cam-tool [[ from 30 Apr, 2017 ]] isnt fully working anymore, to fix this ―► StormInput.ini: add beneath section [StormGame.BSPlayerInput] these lines:

Bindings=(Name="F8",Command="showhud",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False)

Bindings=(Name="F9",Command="set Engine.PostProcessEffect bAffectsLightingOnly true")

Bindings=(Name="F10",Command="set Engine.PostProcessEffect bAffectsLightingOnly false")

Bindings=(Name="NumPadZero",Command="set Engine.WorldInfo bPlayersOnly true",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=False,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

Bindings=(Name="NumPadZero",Command="set Engine.WorldInfo bPlayersOnly false",Control=False,Shift=False,Alt=True,bIgnoreCtrl=False,bIgnoreShift=False,bIgnoreAlt=False)

F8 ―► HUD toggle [[ wasnt working anymore in cam-tool ]]

F9 ―► toggle all post-processing effects off

F10 ―► toggle all post-processing effects on

NumPadZero ―► activate time-stop

Alt+NumPadZero ―► deactivate time-stop

► Nvidia Control Panel:

Adaptive V-sync + Max pre-rendered frames = 3

Here in Thailand, you can encounter these creatures, the macaques, in many regions.

That was also the case here in Khao Sam Roi Yot National Park. These little monkeys are very curious and not at all averse to stealing (so always be on your guard).

So, this friend spontaneously took advantage of my short break to take a closer look at my backpack (to check for weak spots, of course).

Fortunately, a camera backpack is quite sturdy, so it didn't sustain any damage.

However, it took a lot of persuasion (and the use of a stick) to get the backpack back. Every time I even approached, the monkey went into attack mode.

In the end, though, I had the better arguments.

Hier in Thailand kann man in vielen Regionen diesen Zeitgenossen begegnen, den Makaken.

So war es auch hier im Khao Sam Roi Yot Nationalpark. Und diese kleinen Affen sind sehr neugierig und dem Stehlen überhaupt nicht abgeneigt (also immer schön aufpassen).

So nutze dieser Kamerad eine kurze Pause meinseits spontan, um sich näher mit meinem Rucksack auseinander zu setzen (natürlich um ihn nach Schwachstellen zu untersuchen).

Zum Glück ist so ein Kamerarucksack jedoch recht robust, so dass er keinen Schaden genommen hat.

Es kostete mich jedoch einiges an Überredungskunst (und den Einsatz einen Stockes) um mir den Rucksack wieder zurück zu holen. Denn jedes Mal, wenn ich mich auch nur näherte, ging der Affe in Angriffsposition.

Am Ende hatte ich jedoch die besseren Argumente.

The culmination of an argument with a younger man in rural Transylvania

WICCA'S ORGINALS

Tonya Outfit @ Black Fair // July 4 - 18

Maitreya, Hourglass, Freya, HUD: 10 Colors & 6 Metals It is sold as outfit (top & skirt) and as well the top can be purchased single.

ZIBSKA

Trix @ The Liaison Collaborative

Trix Eyemakeup in 15 Colours

Trix Lips in 21 Colours and 2 fits

Hat and Eyepatch from *Gothic Officer* outfit by L'Emporio,

Maitreya Body, Catwa Kimberly Head, Skin by Essences, Eyes by Core

Blog for links to Mainstores and Events

rachelswallows.blogspot.com/2020/07/no-arguments.html

You never win with a Starling but this Woody stood his ground and started yelling that he was working out and did not want to be bothered, but to no avail, the Starling stood fast. A comical image for sure.

Thanks for visiting and for all the kind words always appreciated very much.

I had sawn several photos of this city. I was impressed because of the mistery atmosphere they showed. Always lonely streets with men giving us the back, as they were going far... Now, I know that there are no mistery in the photos. Simply, the only way you can take a photo to morocco people is when they don´t see you. If they see, you will have a serious argument.

Yo había visto fotografías de esta ciudad y me parecía que siempre tenían un aura de misterio, con la gente fotografiada como si estuvieran en una permanente actitud de recogimiento.

Lo cierto es que no hay ningún misterio. Simplemente es la única manera de fotografiar a alguien si no quieres tener una disputa. Es increíble cómo en una ciudad que vive del turismo los habitantes tengan esa reserva a ser incluidos en una fotografía.

A battle of wills at Custer State Park in Custer, SD.

Madera Canyon Arizona

An adaptation of the famous Norman Rockwell painting "Election Day" which features the US presidential race between Truman and Dewey in 1948. I thought about getting political... but decided against it. LOL. Went for a more common debate instead.

I know that is not so polite to overlook or overhear the conversation of some strangers... actually I was interested in shooting this beautiful small fountain near Via Babuino but “the laws of street photography” and very “speakable” poses of those men made me break the rules of politeness, especially it was “the time of closing arguments”...

Applied Thinking.

"The bluebird carries the sky on his back."

-- Henry David Thoreau (American naturalist, essayist, poet, and philosopher who is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience", an argument in favor of citizen disobedience against an unjust state)

-- Technical Information (or Nerdy Stuff) --

‧ Camera - Nikon D7200 (handheld)

‧ Lens – Nikkor 18-300mm Zoom

‧ ISO – 400

‧ Aperture – f/8

‧ Exposure – 1/50 second

‧ Focal Length – 300mm

The original RAW file was processed with Adobe Camera Raw and final adjustments were made with Photoshop CS6.

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11

The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/

and arguments. In other words, I want to get married :-)

― Jarod Kintz

HPPT!!

cercis, compact eastern redbud, 'Ace of Hearts', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, Raleigh, north carolina

Peoria, IL

Cardiff Castle - architect: William Burges ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️"There are two types of Israel apologist:

1. The openly racist and genocidal

"Haha kill them all" kind.

2. The dishonest kind that makes bad faith arguments and pretends to believe things they know are false.

These are the only two types. There are no others." - Caitlin Johnstone

Technically (according to Google ai, which is perhaps as non-technical as one can get) the collective noun for a group of grosbeaks is a "congregation". After watching a flock of over 100 at our birdfeeders all day, I think an "argument" is much more appropriate.

RKO_6112. They both tried to keep the competitor under water! A little far and I got surprised about this interaction. No time to change all settings.

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Thanks a lot for your visit, fave and comments. Its truly appreciated!

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument.

I believe we place our happiness in other people’s hands.

I believe that junk food tastes so good because it’s bad for you.

I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do.

I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem.

I believe in love surviving death into eternity.

-Affirmation, Savage Garden

Last Saturday, I made a nice hike with a friend. The pedometer nearly reached the 20km.

We came along a field with old sunflowers. That field was filled with birds, especially Bramblings. Beautiful bird, a visitor in the winter and coming from northern Europe.

Here are two of them in argument.

Sony A6700 + 200-600, handheld at a distance of about 15 mtrs.

Another from the archives - Lesser Black-backs having an argument

Minolta X-700 50mm lens: cost $10

Fujifilm 35mm 400 - $6

Digital or analog ?

The argument begins with cost.

$10 film + $15 developing = $25/roll.

$25 with 36 shots = 70 cents per click. Well, I guess that's not too bad, but not every shot is a keeper. So let's say 1 out of every 3 is good then it's cost was $2.10... Well now, that sounds bad.

Figure in the cost of a nice vintage analog camera $10 to $170 bucks vs. $300 to $1300 digital.. You sure would have to take plenty of pictures to break even. But from then on digital is all free....

An afternoon bowling, movies, amusement park, golfing would all cost $25 - so even if just one shot of the whole roll was a keeper you still had a great afternoon analog photographing for that $25...

Aesthetics: You just can't beat the buttery colors of a good analog picture. The nuances are delicious.

The muddiness on the left of this shot is indeed that - a muddy path over the leaves.

There is a deeper connection with the subject.

There is a more cerebral and concentrated approach to framing up and structuring with analog. That moment is unique.

Could a digital make boots look so good?

I'm not a 50mm shooter, but the DOF is really nice.

Starting out in photography I was told you will find your favorite lens.... I didn't understand and immediately disagreed. Well yes, you will find your lens. Mine is 28mm. A whole different way of thinking with each lens.

Your thoughts appreciated.

Have a great day friend.....

Some tea stains. So treated them and laundered. Stains all gone. But now there are different ones. Re treat and re wash. I wonder if there will be an improvement!