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28 February 2006
Panic ensues as Virgin jet falls 8,000ft in seconds.
There have today been claims that a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant created widespread pandemonium during a turbulent flight from Gatwick to Las Vegas by repeatedly shouting to passengers: "We're crashing."
Chaos ensued on the flight last Friday, when as the plane flew over Greenland, it was hit by storms and the aircraft suddenly plummeted thousands of feet in a matter of seconds. The in-flight television screens showed terrified passengers the awful fact that the plane had dropped from 38,000 feet to 30,000.
Passengers were hurled about the cabin and several were left clinging to their seats in the aisle as the plane swayed violently.
Suddenly an attendant made the whole situation much more terrifying, when from a seat at at the rear of the Boeing 747 she began screaming "We're crashing, we're crashing, we're crashing...."
Instead of performing her duty to calm the frightened Virgin Customers, apparently the crew member screamed hysterically every time the plane dropped altitude, she made matters worse by responding to requests for sick bags by throwing them at the passengers in a blind panic.
Virgin Atlantic have now confirmed that flight VS043 encountered "severe turbulence". The investigation continues....
"An undated handout photo of an exhibit to be unveiled at the creation museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, shows dinosaurs and humans coexisting in Biblical times. A crush of media attention and packed preview sessions for the museum's Christian backers have convinced Ken Ham that nearly half a million people a year will come to Kentucky to see his Biblically correct version of history. The planned opening of the museum is May 28, 2007. EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVES To match feature USA-RELIGION/MUSEUM REUTERS/Creation Museum/Handout (UNITED STATES)"
The aftermath of the tornado that touched down in Hugo, MN on May 25th, 2008.
Thoughts and prayers are with the families.
Please see www.startribune.com for information on helping those hardest hit.
2007 or 8. experiment using scratchboard. 9 x 15 inches. Partly inspired by a music video...
(30 минут --ТАТУ "200 По Встречной" 2001)
but there were a number of images I did around this time on this theme after reading Der Baader Meinhof Komplex by Stefan Aust and Terrorist Chic by Michael Selzer. Richard Kern's short film "x is y" also went into that pot.
see also:
www.flickr.com/photos/stiobhard/390666047/in/set-72157627...
.... Torontonians, stand in solidarity with citizens of Baltimore and want Toronto's new police chief, Mark Saunders .... Toronto's first black police chief .... to end the policy of "carding" Saunders has addressed the issue of "carding" — stopping and documenting members of the public not suspected of a crime, a practice that disproportionately affects young black men. Saunders insisted carding is a necessary tool that enables Toronto Police Officers to tap into the street gang culture and gather information that would otherwise be “extremely complex” to obtain. Saunders is well aware of the outrage over "carding" and vowed to work with affected communities and with his officers to ensure everyone is treated fairly and with respect. However, Saunders stressed he “will not compromise community safety” and has no plans to abolish “carding” ....
"An undated handout photo of an exhibit to be unveiled at the creation museum in Petersburg, Kentucky, shows dinosaurs and humans coexisting in Biblical times. A crush of media attention and packed preview sessions for the museum's Christian backers have convinced Ken Ham that nearly half a million people a year will come to Kentucky to see his Biblically correct version of history. The planned opening of the museum is May 28, 2007. EDITORIAL USE ONLY NO SALES NO ARCHIVES To match feature USA-RELIGION/MUSEUM REUTERS/Creation Museum/Handout (UNITED STATES)"
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. Try on Google Glass and explore historical and contemporary figures from American culture embedded in the artwork.
This was a meetup organized by #GlassDC
See: npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dev...
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. Try on Google Glass and explore historical and contemporary figures from American culture embedded in the artwork.
This was a meetup organized by #GlassDC
See: npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dev...
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. Try on Google Glass and explore historical and contemporary figures from American culture embedded in the artwork.
This was a meetup organized by #GlassDC
See: npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dev...
Eagle in the rain.
December 10, 2019
currentEvents | part II rainEagle [12.10.19] gwennie2006! • flickr™
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Last time I saw the Eagle...
equate'r linearEagle [9.15 - 16.19] gwennie2006! • YouTube™
compulsory O'er the Rainbow [9.14.19] gwennie2006! • YouTube™
Tulsi Gabbard | President 2020...
Thanks soooo much for stopping by [12.6.19 @ 9:18 pm - work]
video later. U.S. Congresswoman Hawaii [O'er the Rainbow]
NOTE: same Eagle 9.16.19 and 12.10.19 [4-year old] marking
The sun going down in Hugo, MN hours after a tornado touched down.
Please see www.startribune.com for information on helping those hardest hit.
Aw, too bad, cowboy!
Bad boys bad boys, whatcha gonna do when the crude goes high?
Sell it? Who's going to buy it? All the fools have one or more already.
I'll offer 39 cents. No, wait, where will I store it after I salvage the gasoline remaining in its tank? I could send it to Crawford and just park it there. I'll leave the key in the ignition switch and tip-toe away... Maybe the president guy could use it for pulling stumps and clearing brush.
SCHADENFREUDE:
scha·den·freu·de
Pronunciation Key (shädn-froid)
n. Pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.
(those who deserve it)
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. Try on Google Glass and explore historical and contemporary figures from American culture embedded in the artwork.
This was a meetup organized by #GlassDC
See: npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dev...
Creston National Fish Hatchery (NFH) currently raises two strains of rainbow trout and two strains of westslope cutthroat trout. Annually Creston stocks approximately 750,000 rainbow and 200,000 westslope cutthroat trout, all within the State of Montana. Currently, the hatchery produces trout to fill Tribal, State, and Federal fishery management goals. These fish help to replenish and restore sustainable trout populations and provide angling opportunities for recreational users and increase our native fish populations. As a result of the Creston NFH's stocking efforts - annual economic benefits weigh-in at over 150,000 angler days valued at approximately 10 million dollars.
www.fws.gov/creston/currentevents.html
Photo by Robert Pos/USFWS. Verified RHP 2015.
May 11, 2014
Bring Our Girls Back Rally and Candlelight Vigil
Leimert Park
Los Angeles, CA
Drum Circle Dancing
© Shari B. Ellis 2014
bikes against deportation meets pride as we rally & ride in honor of lgbt ppls in detention @ the immigration court on varick street in nyc.
Photo provided by Kris Kros
Check out Kris's great work here
On Friday Burma began to go dark. After days of the largest street protests since 1988, the ruling military junta cracked down, confronting and firing on civilians, reportedly sealing thousands of monks inside their monasteries. Lines of communication into the country were apparently being cut, with Internet cafes closed and web sites shut down, leaving Burmese exile groups and reporters starving for information.
But while the junta can control the street, the monasteries and even the web, they can't control the sky. On Friday the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), working with Burmese groups, released a new analysis of high-resolution satellite images that pinpointed evidence of human rights violations in the eastern Burma. For the first time in Burma, scientists were able to use orbital satellites to confirm on-the-ground reports of burned villages and forced relocations of civilians by the military. The technique has already been used to document human rights abuses in Zimbabwe and Darfur, but in Burma, a closed country that often seems like a modern-day version of Orwell's 1984, it's almost like turning Big Brother against itself. "We are sending a message to the military junta that we are watching from the sky," said Aung Din, policy director for the U.S. Campaign for Burma.
Here's how it works: AAAS researcher Lars Bromley took field descriptions from Burmese groups of more than 70 incidents of human rights violations that took place between mid-2006 and early 2007 in the Burma's eastern Karen State, where a rebellion against the government has been simmering for over 50 years. Those reports included mortar attacks against civilians and forced marches, as the military fought to establish total control over the area. But while the junta's brutality is well known, confirming individual reports inside Burma has always been difficult, thanks in part to the dense jungle that covers much of the country. "In Darfur, if a village is wiped out you can see traces of it for years to come," said Bromley, the director of the AAAS Geospatial Technologies and Human Rights project. "In Burma the vegetation will grow over in a year or so."
AAAS took the incident reports and combed over commercially available satellite images of around 2,000 sq. km of the country, searching for before and after pictures that would visually confirm what the human rights groups were telling them. The satellites can see objects as small as 60 cm across, and in 31 out of 70 attempts, researchers were able find physical evidence — village houses that had disappeared, the sudden appearance of military camps — that corresponded with the reports. "As these attacks take place, there's often denial from the military government," says Bromley. "If you can put together an image of the aftermath of an attack, it discredits that denial."
With the Burmese junta trying to shut the country down tight, such long-range observation is more important than ever. Bromley told reporters that the AAAS had ordered up new images from Burma's major cities, Rangoon and Mandalay, over the past few days, as the military cracked down on protests and that they expect to analyze the new data soon. "We've been cut off from Burma, so we're trying to monitor the situation through the satellites," said Aung.
The question now is what effect these pictures will have. Aung and his fellow exiles hope that the satellite evidence will help persuade China and Russia to stop blocking United Nations Security Council action against the junta. It's a long shot, but with a military cordon drawing around Burma, every scrap of data will help.
It was wet and cold but it didn't faze anybody in the slightest.
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The Police Union organised a rally at Parliament House, Perth, part of action calling for more pay for WA's Police force. [article]
The aftermath of the tornado that touched down in Hugo, MN on May 25th, 2008.
Thoughts and prayers are with the families.
Please see www.startribune.com for information on helping those hardest hit.
May 11, 2014
Bring Our Girls Back Rally and Candlelight Vigil
Leimert Park
Los Angeles, CA
© Shari B. Ellis 2014
Netherlands, Rotterdam, Ringdijk crossing with Peppelweg.
A collision between 2 cars must have happened at around 11 PM. The black Citroen coming out of the Peppelweg was hit on the left. Appearantly after not giving the right of way.
The injured driver of the Citroen was taken away by the ambulance. Police and firemen were also assisting with opening the car and regulating traffic.
I followed the firetrucks on my way home from the Sinterklaas party with my family.
As a teenager, I passed this crossing every day on my way to school. Accidents are not rare here. There is a curve and some elevation, not ideal situations for a crossing.
I deliberately made the license plate of the Citroen unreadable.
©2007 JeromesPOV - ask my permission if you want to publish this somewhere else.
Portrait of America, from David Datuna’s “Viewpoint of Billions” series, is a 12-foot multimedia American flag covered in hundreds of eyeglass lenses. Try on Google Glass and explore historical and contemporary figures from American culture embedded in the artwork.
This was a meetup organized by #GlassDC
See: npg.si.edu/event/currentevents.html?trumbaEmbed=view%3Dev...
bikes against deportation meets pride as we rally & ride in honor of lgbt ppls in detention @ the immigration court on varick street in nyc.
the 40th Annual Bahrain Fine Arts Exhibition on display now at the Bahrain National Museum!
www.moc.gov.bh/en/theevents/CurrentEvents/Name,10699,en.h...
.... African Canadian Torontonians, stand in solidarity with citizens of Baltimore and want Toronto's new police chief, Mark Saunders .... Toronto's first black police chief .... to end the policy of "carding" Saunders has addressed the issue of "carding” — stopping and documenting members of the public not suspected of a crime, a practice that disproportionately affects young black men. Saunders insisted carding is a necessary tool that enables Toronto Police Officers to tap into the street gang culture and gather information that would otherwise be “extremely complex” to obtain. Saunders is well aware of the outrage over carding and vowed to work with affected communities and with his officers to ensure everyone is treated fairly and with respect. However, Saunders stressed he “will not compromise community safety” and has no plans to abolish “carding” ....
Unintentionally ironic signs at ground zero for the latest Berkeleytown NIMBY dustup, the site of the future Kapor home at the end of Rose Street. Berkeleyside coverage of the ongoing saga.
Olympus 14-42 @ 20mm, f/5.6