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Truth or Consequences New Mexico small old west NM town in the Desert 2010 Buildings Roads Signs distress T or C Hot Springs
Malaysia has been highly regarded as a developed country, at least ever since the leadership of Tun Mahathir Mohamed. Strong & stable in economics and technological achievements while to a certain extent, has proven itself as an independent sovereign when the neighbors succumb to the IMF offerings in the previous economic turmoil, indeed the achievement of this country is to be envied by many.
The center of the achievement would be the capital city – Kuala Lumpur, where amongst the locals, there exists thousands of foreign workforce, both legal and illegal. All are here with but one aim - apart from contributing to the success and wealth of this nation – to earn a decent living for their family back in their home countries.
Sadly, unknown by many, a sub-set of this vast number of foreigners would be a group of 50 Bangladeshis. Originally being brought into the country by "an agency", they have been showered with many but still unfulfilled sweet promises. Now, they are literally living in a limbo.
Living underneath the concrete structure of a railway station, almost unseen to the eyes of the public, they simply could not care about the hygiene factors and the daily conditions they are in. The reality is, their only concern in life would be to settle an amount of USD4000 they each "owe" to "the agency" or face a brutal consequence, so brutal in fact death would be a blessing in disguise.
Without any legal documents and work permit, they are truly helpless creatures in a limbo. Their best logical options would be either to be caught by the local enforcement and shipped back to their home country where they will face a certain death by the hands of "the agency", or die here, in a foreign land, leaving nothing but traces of stain depicting a painting of their desperate struggle.
Indeed, death would be a blessing – though never a wish dare even to be thought by them, nor their loved ones back home.
Cons and Consequences (The Least Among Us), 57” x 57” (145 cm x 145 cm), latex, acrylic, gesso, ink, crayon, pencil, glitter glue, artist tape, masking tape on paper, 2020 (and before), Daniel Kerkhoff, from the series: The Least Among Us.
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The Least Among Us
These are older paintings, sketches, and
mixed-media pieces, mostly. Ones that I
didn’t think were working by themselves.
Now, torn and ripped into pieces, collaged
and glued together, joined with newer
paintings and mixed-media pieces.
Reminding me of a crazy quilt, a patchwork
containing my history, a journal of my
painting, my art practice and associations,
noticing separate parts, discarded fragments,
joined, more lively now, dimensional,
connecting with others, unifying,
expansive relationships,
a document expressing my nomadic
existence, my residencies, reminding
me of parchments, folding like a blanket
and able to fit into my suitcase or store
under a bed, a narrative, with their
hide-like quality and creases and
wear, an aging fragility, with titles
that also connect me. From the series, “The
Least Among Us”, relating to the Bible quote:
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one
of the least of these brothers and sisters of
mine, you did for me” (Mathew 25:40, NIV),
contemplating vulnerability, our
interconnectedness and interdependence
with each other, all of us, each of us a
part of this whole, circular, organic,
also in pieces, muddied, torn with
wrinkles and unwanted marks,
collaged, relating, and together.
This is a picture from my stay at Riverbend Hot Springs in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico.
You can read more about my visit to the resort at the link.
Plan Japan have 'Raised their Hands to Support Quality Education for Girls.'
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education, skills and support they need to transform their lives and the world around them.
Cons and Consequences (The Least Among Us), 57” x 57” (145 cm x 145 cm), latex, acrylic, gesso, ink, crayon, pencil, glitter glue, artist tape, masking tape on paper, 2020 (and before), Daniel Kerkhoff, from the series: The Least Among Us.
flickr.com/photos/23472741@N05/sets/72157667839312367
The Least Among Us
These are older paintings, sketches, and
mixed-media pieces, mostly. Ones that I
didn’t think were working by themselves.
Now, torn and ripped into pieces, collaged
and glued together, joined with newer
paintings and mixed-media pieces.
Reminding me of a crazy quilt, a patchwork
containing my history, a journal of my
painting, my art practice and associations,
noticing separate parts, discarded fragments,
joined, more lively now, dimensional,
connecting with others, unifying,
expansive relationships,
a document expressing my nomadic
existence, my residencies, reminding
me of parchments, folding like a blanket
and able to fit into my suitcase or store
under a bed, a narrative, with their
hide-like quality and creases and
wear, an aging fragility, with titles
that also connect me. From the series, “The
Least Among Us”, relating to the Bible quote:
“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one
of the least of these brothers and sisters of
mine, you did for me” (Mathew 25:40, NIV),
contemplating vulnerability, our
interconnectedness and interdependence
with each other, all of us, each of us a
part of this whole, circular, organic,
also in pieces, muddied, torn with
wrinkles and unwanted marks,
collaged, relating, and together.
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Consequence of the wig change, Hisoka also changed his style! He's so sexy with Nathaniel's clothes on ~ <3
If you don't have a plan of life, you'll never have order.
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This text, word for word, comes from Notebook 6, 946, dated 10 March 1933.
Here begins the last group of considerations in this second chapter. It is a series of five points highlighting the consequences for Christian practice — the change of lifestyle proposed in chapter 1 — of the decision to follow what the author calls a "plan of life".
St. Josemaría clearly considered the "plan of life" to be an important aspect of spiritual guidance. A "plan of life", at the time when he wrote these points, was a widely accepted concept in schools of spirituality and spiritual theology.
It is apparent that St. Josemaría was trying to give a formal structure to the collection of acts of piety and of Christian living which were widespread among ordinary Christian faithful and which, one way or another, were being lived personally by members of the Work, as a consequence of the spiritual direction he gave them. This highlighted the importance of the virtue of order in daily life, a virtue which he prayed to God for repeatedly, and which he recommended insistently to the people who came to his apostolate. In the first pages of Notebook 2 we read:
"Lord! Grant me the virtue of order! (I believe it is a virtue, and a basic one: that's why I'm asking for it.)"
What St. Josemaría was praying for was order as a virtue, not as an obsession, nor a mere technique. Order in activity and in external things, facilitated by a "plan of life", is the exercise of freedom filled with Love, or, as he put it in point 3 above, a reflection of "the peace and order of your soul". In this point 76 both "plan of life" and "order" appear in close relationship to one another. The meaning and the dynamics of this "plan of life" is better understood in the light of the chapter on "Little things."
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Raccoons are generally nocturnal and certainly keep themselves busy around the property moving back and forth between the pond and feasting on the birdseed that falls to the ground under all the feeders.
The dogs are very cognizant of their active nightlife often resulting in broken sleep (not to mention mine). So call it pay back when a raccoon doesn’t make it back to it’s den before dawn breaks and finds itself stuck in a tree for a portion of the day.
Candice jay-biked across. She possesses more derring-do, thus I was left behind for the interminable red light.
Worcester Cathedral is the commanding presence on the skyline of the city, perched on high ground overlooking the River Severn. It is one of England's most rewarding cathedrals, though denied first rank status owing to the heavy handed Victorian restorations it underwent, an unavoidable consequence of being built of soft red sandstone (a problem shared with Chester and Lichfield) and thus a 19th century feel pervades inside and out in it's mostly renewed external stonework and furnishings.
The cathedral impresses with it's scale, one or our longer churches, crowned by a magnificent central tower (originally surmounted by a lead spire, lost sometime after the Reformation; subtle alterations to the tower's design were made when it was refaced in the Victorian restoration) and with a secondary pair of transepts flanking the choir (as at Salisbury, Lincoln, Rochester & Canterbury). Of the former monastic buildings the cloister and Norman chapter house have survived (along with the refectory, now part of neighbouring King's School), making this a more complex and enjoyable building to explore.
The earliest parts are of the Norman period with the superb 12th century crypt under the choir. The west end of the nave is also Norman work, though very late and unusual in design, with transitional pointed arches. However the bulk of the building we see dates from the 13th and 14th centuries, the east end in Early English Gothic style (where most of the windows were restored to stepped lancets by Sir George Gilbert Scott during the Victorian restoration, having been altered over the centuries), whilst the remainder of the nave and tower are largely of the Decorated period (the cathedral originally also possessed a detached octagonal bell tower with a lead spire, which stood near the north east corner but was demolished in 1647).
Of the original furnishings little remains beyond the fine set of misericords in the choir stalls. The stained glass too is nearly entirely Victorian (only some meagre, much restored medieval fragments survive in traceries of the south aisle). However, much of the Victorian glass is really quite impressive, particularly the great east and west windows by Hardman's of Birmingham.
Worcester is however especially rich in tombs and monuments of all periods, with medieval effigies of bishops, knights and ladies, not all in good condition but worth seeking out. There are also several large tombs from the post-Reformation period (especially in the cluttered south aisle) and some fine Baroque work in the north transept.
The most significant of the monuments here are Royal; in the centre of the choir lies the fine 13th century effigy of King John, best remembered for signing the Magna Carta (and my 21st great-grandfather I've recently discovered!). Nearby is the superb chantry chapel of Prince Arthur, elder brother of Henry VIII, whose premature death aged 15 changed England forever (one of the most pivotal moments in our history, had he survived the Reformation may never have happened). The gorgeous late Perpendicular Gothic chapel stands to the south of the High Altar and is remarkable for it's rich sculpted detail.
Truth or Consequences New Mexico small old west NM town in the Desert 2010 Buildings Roads Signs distress T or C Hot Springs
Having been 'offline' all week with flu, and with bad wind being a consequence of the illness, I was surprised when I briefly ventured outside this morning to find there were further wind problems.
During the night and early morning there were gales in MK and before getting into the car we couldn't help but notice what a lucky escape the car had. You won't be surprised to hear that the fence panel in the picture shouldn't be anywhere near the car, or leaning up against the wall.
A lucky escape...now let's hope it gets fixed before the wind gets up again.