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Biffy Clyro supporting Queens Of The Stone Age, Wintertur, Switzerland
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VISIT TO NOKIA AND SITRA. PHOTO: ATTE KAJOVA
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Comet Hyakutake, March 25, 1996, Seven Devils Road, Bandon, Oregon
It's amazing how memory of the human mind works. When we age, our facts become based on our memories which may not always be correct even if we believe the events of the past to be true. Take this comet for instance, I knew in the mid 1990's I had photographed a comet, but only one comet of that decade. I was convinced that I had photographed Comet Hale-Bopp while visiting my parents while on Christmas break from the University of Oregon. I've been searching for the photos I had taken ever since Comet Panstarrs made it's pass a few months back. I thought I had lost them until digging through old photos the other day when I found them. I was pretty ecstatic! Then I noticed the date that I had written down on the package, "Date taken: March 25th, 1996" which happened to be my birthday, not Christmas, as well as the totally wrong comet. I remember taking notes of equipment and exposure times, but haven't found those if I even still have them. I do know that I was using an Olympus OM-1 SLR camera, but don't remember the lenses I had other then a 50mm, and maybe a 35mm lens. Or was it a 24mm lens? I don't recall the film ASA I used, but looking at the film grain it was at least 800. Fortunately, I still have the negatives so plan on getting those scanned in the near future. What I do remember about that night was taking exposures between 10 seconds and 10 minutes, while my parents remained in the van enjoying the large comet overhead on a star filled night away from city lights. At least that's what I remember about that special night.
These are scans from old photos and processed quickly in Photoshop.
After the shock of Donald Trump’s inauguration day, when millions of Americans (and visiting foreigners like me) felt understandably distraught, bereft, dismayed, as the grotesque, narcissistic, predatory, corrupt fraud that is Donald Trump delivered a bleak and graceless inauguration speech, it was nothing short of a delight on Saturday, Jan. 21, Day 2 of the aberrant Trump presidency, when, across the country and around the world, millions of women (plus large numbers of supportive men) marched in protest against Trump and all he and his administration stand for — his disdain for women, his racism, his xenophobia, his adherence to intolerant white Christian fundamentalism, and, last but not least, his opaque, but very obviously corrupt business practices. Two US academics have estimated that between 3.3m and 4.6m people marched in total across the US, with New York’s turnout estimated at between 400,000 and 500,000 people.
Stepping out of Grand Central Station into a river of protest, with more clever, witty and insightful handmade posters than you could imagine, and with chants and cheers punctuating the general hubbub at regular intervals was to feel that perhaps this dystopian vision of America can indeed be overthrown before it wreaks untold havoc at home and abroad. And with no beginning or end of the protest in sight, it was easy to believe that the number marching was much larger than even the academics’ estimate.
It will take more than one day, of course, as the people of America need to unite like never before — everyone who didn’t vote for Trump, everyone threatened by Trump, everyone appalled by Trump, including, of course, those who voted for him but might already be having second thoughts. This could be a disastrous presidency, or it could be even worse than that, but people need to put aside any notions of complacency, and work out how to resist. This was a great start, and a historic moment that everyone there will remember, but now there needs to be much more action and organizing.
As you look at these photos, however, I hope they are a reminder of a day of hope across the US and around the world, when ordinary people demonstrated that fundamental decency will not be silenced, and that a tolerant, multi-racial society, featuring, at its heart, equality between women and men, and between people whatever their race, creed or color, has humour, intelligence and compassion that throw into even sharper relief how troublingly miserable, negative and ungenerous Donald Trump and his advisors are.
For an article by US Uncut about the numbers attending the protests, see: usuncut.com/news/womens-march-largest-protest-us-history/
For the turnout estimates, see: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xa0iLqYKz8x9Yc_rfhtmSOJQ2...
For an article in New York Daily News, which ran a front page devoted to the protests, under the headline, “See them roar,” see: www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/women-march-washington-...
For my website, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk
For my Facebook posts after Trump’s inauguration, see:
www.facebook.com/andyworthingtonUK/posts/1015497574252380...
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For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...
p.s. if you are gonna post my copyrighted images elsewhere on the internet at least have the decency to credit me with them or link them back to here, or i'll probably stop posting them or at least start putting big watermarks on them.
Photo by Lincoln (2.5), who insists on being in charge of the camera remote. I agree because it's quicker than arguing and we only have a minute for this on-location photo shoot before we have to leave for preschool. He distracts me by saying "Look Mama! Our potatoes are growing! (Lie, as they were just planted days ago.) I look anyway. Whatever. At least he stopped playing Angry Birds long enough to come outside with me.
Me-made tank is Simplicity 2587, a pattern by Cynthia Rowley. Layered over a plain white tee from American Apparel for warmth and decency. Lucky Jeans, Merona sandals from Target. Ray-Ban prescription sunglasses. Nashelle gold chain/silk cord/aquamarine braided necklace (doubled).
Farewell Reception on the occasion of the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting at Arktikum.
Tenor Petrus Schroderus perfoming at Arktikum Glass Hall.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
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President of Finland Sauli Niinistö.
The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests.
The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Kimmo Räisänen / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Unspoilt, peaceful, Georgian country parish church, mostly dating from 1719-20 but built on the foundation of a much older church. From the outside, it is a handsome church, X-plan, with an additional wing at the west end, topped by a belfry tower, containing the ducal retiring rooms. The interior, renovated 1784-5 and re-arranged circa 1870, has a typical presbyterian layout with central pulpit and three galleries. Many of the box pews have a central communion table. The north aisle of the church is taller and more sophisticated, built for the Duke of Queensberry and remaining from the earlier church. Inside the Queensberry Aisle is the real jewel of the church: the most amazing monument for the Queensberry burial vault, a baroque mural monument and free-standing baldacchino carved in 1695 by John van Nost to the design of James Smith who was also architect of the later church. A riot of swagged fabric, garlands of flowers, urns, barley-sugar columns, cherubs, skulls and pediments, all in gleaming white marble. 'There are few buildings in which baroque magnificence and presbyterian decency are so happily combined.' (George Hay, Architecture of Scottish Post-Reformation Churches). The churchyard contains some fine 17th-19th century stone monuments, many with classical ornament, including the martyr's monument to Daniel MacMichael and the 1685 monument to the children of William Lukup, Master of Works at nearby Drumlanrig.
Session Americana playing at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.
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This ad hoc acoustic supergroup started around a table at a small pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Conway, Sean Staples, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting and other friends gathered to swap songs and stories. Their lively performances and inspired versions of tunes from the dusty backroads of America's past were such a hit with fans that they decided to take their musical conversation into the studio. The two-CD debut Tabletop People ups the ante with stellar appearances by folksinger Rose Polenzani, Twinemen's Laurie Sargent, Dennis Brennan, Asa Brebner, Merrie Amsterburg, Dan Kellar, Presidents of the United States' Chris Ballew, Jabe Beyer, Tim Gearon and other luminaries. And the 18 gritty, funny, soulful performances included span a gamut of emotions and tastes that should please both adult and younger listeners.
"Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard:...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston
and vocals that do the same"
— Performer Magazine
Session Americana sit tightly around a small cafe table, ambient mics tuned to catch the whole sound of the voices and instruments. A suit-case drum kit, an old electric bass, a bunch of acoustic instruments, a field organ: This format feels very theatrical and though the musicians face each other, the audience feels drawn into the circle by the warmth, joy and camaraderie that emanate outwards by the all star cast of characters seated around the table. What keeps you coming back show after show is the same thing that any audience member longs for, great songs performed by a great band. The six core members of the band have brought enviable careers worth of experience to the “table”, featuring (current and former) members of Treat Her Right, Patty Griffin, Lori McKenna, The The, Dennis Brennan, Kris Delmhorst. The group has grown from a rag tag jam at a local pub to a regional institution, playing gigs from church coee houses to urban nightclubs to regional festival tents to large halls.
Band: Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Beard, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Sean Staples and Jon Bistline.
*Winner “2005 Best Folk Act” - The Boston Music Awards
*Winner “Best Roots Act 2006” - Improper Bostonian “Best of Boston” Issue
*Winner “Best CD” 2007 - Improper Bostonian
*Nominated “Best Roots Act” 2007 - WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll
*Nominated "Best Live Act" 2007 - The Boston Music Awards
*Nominated "Best Americana Act" 2008 - The Boston Music Awards
“Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard: ...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston and vocals that do the same”
— NE Performer Magazine
“No egos, no big production, just some great songs stripped down to their bare essentials and performed with a real genuineness of spirit and emotional authenticity... it’s beautiful.” (Brian Mosher)
— The Noise
“An eclectic, swinging tour de force” — The Boston Globe
“[This] local country-folk megagroup’s double CD is one of the most loose, spontaneous, warm, and homespun acts of community and decency since the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
— The Boston Phoenix
“the cream of the Somerville/Cambridge community" - No Depression (read less)
Washington DC, The Walter E. Washington Convention Center, the afternoon of March 1, 2015. Around one hundred social justice activists affiliated with Code Pink, Jewish Voice For Justice, AVAAZ, US Campaign To End The Israeli Occupation, Boycott From Within, Answer Coaltion and other peace and faith groups demonstrate in front of the Convention Center to protest the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) yearly DC meeting. AIPAC is regarded by many as the most powerful lobbying group in town. AIPAC has a policy agenda that's out of step with the values of most Jewish Americans and other participants in civilized society but they call the tune because our corrupt political culture is fueled by money, not decency. In an act of peaceful civil disobedience, five demonstrators, all women, were arrested for failing to obey police orders to remove themselves from the granite in front of one of the Convention Center's many doorways. They were given three warnings before being arrested. I photographed one of women as she was being lead away in plastic handcuffs. "I'm a Jewish mother!" she proclaimed. I gave her the 'thumbs up'.
Most of the DC cops kept their cool but when some of the demonstrators got in their face a brief scuffle ensued. Some of us locked arms and and helped lift up one of the Code Pink ladies who was almost knocked down onto the steps by a DC officer who lost it.
Fifo had surgery earlier this week to remove three big bladder stones. He seems to be feeling better but has this huge shaven patch from his chest down to his junk.
There are stitches further down there where the stones were removed--omitted from the shot for decency.
P.S. in this photo you can see the elusive top two nipples and his belly button.
During PBS’ AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “McCarthy” session at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University journalism professor Jelani Cobb, writer, director and producer Sharon Grimberg, author of A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy David M. Oshinsky and series senior producer Susan Bellows uncovered the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
(Premieres January 7, 2020)
All photos in this set should be credited to Rahoul Ghose/PBS
by NERYS WILLIAMS
Somebody loves you in Sacramento.
Although the flight of money on wires
makes jumping this joint difficult,
somebody loves you in Sacramento.
Europe is dead and all the talk
is of burning bondholders and buildings.
ATMs are glyphs in our throats,
stones in our stomachs.
If somebody loves you in Sacramento
they’ll write statements in their poetry,
digitise love letters to declare:
Dear Sir or Madam, we can
change your default into decency
and negative equity into futurity.
Since somebody must love you in Sacramento
we can begin again.
Robocop the weak, teach the young to Vogue –
gestures speak louder than words.
My Sacramento love, you could spray-paint
your desire on the Dáil.
Space walk your way to the Green
body pop in revolt against the 80s.
You may be small, squat and hairy,
but surely a love anarchist in Sacramento
beats the bureaucracy of loss?
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Jouni Porsanger / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, Freedom, Self Expression, All, Inclusive, Parade, Charlotte, Downtown, Girl, Beautiful, Young, Different, Rainbow, Colors, Walk, Legs, Topless, Cover, Decency, Legal, Normal, Diversity
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Jouni Porsanger / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö at Finlandia Hall.
The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Kimmo Räisänen / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
www.mndjet.com/item/2154/swatch-silver-decency-mens-watch....
Silver dial. Stainless steel case. Metal strap. Swiss quartz movement. Day and date. Water resistant 30 meters. Case 37mm.
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Jouni Porsanger / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi. Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade of Iceland Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs provides photo material for media representatives, participants and organisers of the meeting. Please feel free to use the photos, considering the following restrictions: Not for commercial purposes nor reselling. When publishing the pictures, the name of the photographer and organization shall be mentioned as the source. No picture manipulation is permitted. The holder of the picture rights and/or the organisation shall at all times retain the copyright to the picture. When publishing the pictures, the publisher shall ensure the legality of the context where the pictures are used, obtain the permissions and consents required for their publication, and observe the generally established practices and decency. The publisher shall ensure that publication of the pictures does not insult anyone’s privacy or dignity.
Photo: Jouni Porsanger / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
This flock of sheep, spooked by the roar of the balloon's propane burner, had the decency to form a line parallel (ish) with the hedge and and river.
Session Americana playing at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.
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Session Americana - from www.sessionamericana.com
This ad hoc acoustic supergroup started around a table at a small pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Conway, Sean Staples, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting and other friends gathered to swap songs and stories. Their lively performances and inspired versions of tunes from the dusty backroads of America's past were such a hit with fans that they decided to take their musical conversation into the studio. The two-CD debut Tabletop People ups the ante with stellar appearances by folksinger Rose Polenzani, Twinemen's Laurie Sargent, Dennis Brennan, Asa Brebner, Merrie Amsterburg, Dan Kellar, Presidents of the United States' Chris Ballew, Jabe Beyer, Tim Gearon and other luminaries. And the 18 gritty, funny, soulful performances included span a gamut of emotions and tastes that should please both adult and younger listeners.
"Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard:...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston
and vocals that do the same"
— Performer Magazine
Session Americana sit tightly around a small cafe table, ambient mics tuned to catch the whole sound of the voices and instruments. A suit-case drum kit, an old electric bass, a bunch of acoustic instruments, a field organ: This format feels very theatrical and though the musicians face each other, the audience feels drawn into the circle by the warmth, joy and camaraderie that emanate outwards by the all star cast of characters seated around the table. What keeps you coming back show after show is the same thing that any audience member longs for, great songs performed by a great band. The six core members of the band have brought enviable careers worth of experience to the “table”, featuring (current and former) members of Treat Her Right, Patty Griffin, Lori McKenna, The The, Dennis Brennan, Kris Delmhorst. The group has grown from a rag tag jam at a local pub to a regional institution, playing gigs from church coee houses to urban nightclubs to regional festival tents to large halls.
Band: Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Beard, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Sean Staples and Jon Bistline.
*Winner “2005 Best Folk Act” - The Boston Music Awards
*Winner “Best Roots Act 2006” - Improper Bostonian “Best of Boston” Issue
*Winner “Best CD” 2007 - Improper Bostonian
*Nominated “Best Roots Act” 2007 - WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll
*Nominated "Best Live Act" 2007 - The Boston Music Awards
*Nominated "Best Americana Act" 2008 - The Boston Music Awards
“Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard: ...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston and vocals that do the same”
— NE Performer Magazine
“No egos, no big production, just some great songs stripped down to their bare essentials and performed with a real genuineness of spirit and emotional authenticity... it’s beautiful.” (Brian Mosher)
— The Noise
“An eclectic, swinging tour de force” — The Boston Globe
“[This] local country-folk megagroup’s double CD is one of the most loose, spontaneous, warm, and homespun acts of community and decency since the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
— The Boston Phoenix
“the cream of the Somerville/Cambridge community" - No Depression
Hundreds of people gathered in Plano for two rallies; a morning one and an afternoon one. We protest the continuing evil, stupidity and graft of Trump, the Republican Party, MAGA, and anyone who supports them. It is critical that this evil man and his accomplices in crime be voted out of office come November. Vote and stop this wanna-be dictator and his fascist party once and for all.
Well ...here is where I lose friends and place myself beyond the pale of decency and good taste. I recently had occasion to drive two people to a funeral they could not otherwise have attended. I had not known the deceased and strolled around the crematorium during the service. The funerary rites of a culture always have a tale to tell and this was an instructive experience. That religion is dead does not mean, of course, that the religious impulse disappears from the human psyche: here the votive offering was much in evidence. Often it seemed to take the form of tributes to wind deities: there were many wind chimes, "mobiles" and pinwheels. This is natural, I suppose; we imagine the departed soul as carried aloft on some gentle, perfect air. But, goodness me! What is one to make of people whose response to the great conundrum of the human predicament ...the mystery of Life and Death... is ...is the Smurfs? Imaginatively, in an effort to understand others, I try to put myself in their shoes, to comprehend their motives. But no. This is beyond me. I just can't understand how anyone can think this sort of thing a suitable response to bereavement.
The one thing that is avoided at all costs is religious, especially Christian imagery. If there is an Almighty in this place it must be Walt Disney. Figurines of dwarves, gophers, chipmunks and wabbits (yes, I know, Bugs Bunny was Warner Bros) rub pink, plastic shoulders with cute fairies. In my nasty way I notice the creepily de-sexualised appearance of the latter, with their nub-like proto-breasts ...neither child nor adult, but something pertly freakish in between. Mouldering teddy bears are lashed to trees; children's drawings flutter in the breeze; football is a frequent motif. Lest you think that I have exaggerated by selection, let me assure you that every row of graves pullulated with this sort of thing.
When religious emotion is supressed, does it disappear? No. Pushed under the surface it comes bobbing up again a little way off, but, because it is supressed, in a dark, negativised form. Sentimentality is the negative, degenerate form of true feeling. We see it everywhere in modern Britain. We see it in those naff roadside shrines; we saw it in the reaction to the death of the Princess of Wales; we see it here, in these dismal places where ordinary people are despatched, now that the churchyards are full and burial is somehow rather discouraged. Besides, no one can afford it. But oh! ...the emotional and cultural impoverishment. Well, we've done what we can. He was a Man U supporter wasn't he? I'll be glad to get this tie off. I've got some Stella in the 'fridge if you want to come back with us. What's on telly?
Rehana took the cine-world by storm, when she first appeared on the silver screen way back in the mid-40s. After doing some unmemorable supporting roles, Rehana made her debut as a leading lady in Hum Ek Hain (1946) – a movie about national unity. Incidentally, Hum Ek Hain also marked Dev Anand’s debut.
The success of two Filmistan’s films Shehnai and Sajan (1947), made Rehana an overnight star. In Shehnai, she was paired with Dilip Kumar’s younger brother Nasir Khan and the success of the film can be attributed to its superhit musical score by C. Ramchandra including such hits as Maar katari mar jana (sung by Amirbai Karnataki) and Aana meri jaan meri jaan Sunday ke Sunday (sung by C. Ramchandra Shamshad Begum and Meena Kapoor). Late 40s and early 50s was the best phase of her career and with the exception of Dilip Kumar, Rehana was paired with almost all top Indian heroes of her era including Dev Anand (Dilruba), Raj Kapoor (Sunhere Din, Sargam), Kishore Kumar (Cham Chhama Chham), Prem Nath (Sagai) and Prem Adeeb (Actress).
Throughout her career, Rehana remained an undistinguished actress with theatrical acting style and artificial performances. However, it was her seductive dances and her knack for landing into controversies that kept her in limelight throughout the late 40s and early 50s. Whether it was her infamous “lesbian act” with Nigar Sultana in Sunehre Din (1949), or the famous bath scene in Dilruba (1950), Rehana stayed in the news. Shin Sinaki Boobla Boo (1952) became the first film to be banned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting because of its low moral tone, and because it ‘throws the glamour of romance and heroism over criminal characters,treats sacred objects irreverently and is, in consequence, opposed to the interests of public decency and morality’.
After 1952, Rehana’s career sharply went on the decline as films like Rangeeli (1952), Chham Chhama Chham (1952), Hazar Raatein (1953), Samrat (1954) and Delhi Durbar (1956) all sank at the box-office. Frustrated by her predicament, she decided to migrate to Pakistan. Her first film in Pakistan was Shalimar (1956), where she co-starred with Sudhir. The film flopped terribly at box-office. She worked in a few more films but failed to impress Pakistani audience. Perhaps, during the making of Raat Ke Rahi (1960), she married its producer Iqbal Shehzad and gradually moved away from films as she became more engrossed on the home front. Later they got separated, and Rehana married a businessman, Sabir Ahmed. Her last appearances were in cameo forgettable roles including Zeba-Kamal starrer Dil ne Tujhe Maan Liya and Nayyar Sultana-Darpan starrer Dulhan, both released in 1963.
She was last seen as one of the panel of judges for `The Nigar Film Awards’ in 1995.
Rehana - Died on 23rd April 2013
Gorilla Whorefare was convicted of indecent exposure. Needing to pee, he did not possess even minimal decency and peed right in the middle of trail.
11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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The Session of the Committee of Ministers, to be held at Finlandia Hall on 17 May 2019, will mark the end of Finland’s Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the meeting, Finland will hand over the Presidency to France. More than 30 ministers from the member States of the Council of Europe will attend the meeting. The meeting will be chaired by Foreign Minister Timo Soini.
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Had to go to yet another Therapy Tuesday. Everything went well til my past got brought up. I find it interesting when I hear others past because I might have something in common with them which helps me have some common ground in a friendship, but when it comes to my own, my heart always drops. Severely. I'm probably the only one who feels like this. Not assuming tbh but thinking it. Then I helped Kurt and his friends do some lighting stuff. Didn't really pay attention to them because I kept listening to someone there answering sex questions from her friends. Generally, I find it rude when people talk about sex so loud for everybody to hear. I mean, I do the same but I do it in a group conversation. Sounds hypercritical but at least I have some decency.
I felt like dressing up tonight, so I dressed up into my tuxedo and did this. And did some minor photo stitching because I really wanted to give it a shot. I might be trying to do photo stitches more often. Pretty fun.
Also, I'm having a new model quite soon. :).
On my Facebook page, there's a sexy little blooper before I took this.
11/5/11
thank you for at least having the decency to put a tv in the backroom when you schedule me to work during the game of the goddamn century.
During PBS’ AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “McCarthy” session at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, New Yorker staff writer and Columbia University journalism professor Jelani Cobb, writer, director and producer Sharon Grimberg, author of A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy David M. Oshinsky and series senior producer Susan Bellows uncovered the rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin Senator who would test the limits of American decency and democracy.
(Premieres January 7, 2020)
All photos in this set should be credited to Rahoul Ghose/PBS
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Queens Of The Stone Age @ Spandau Citadel, Berlin, Germany
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transvestite, Freedom, Self Expression, All, Inclusive, Parade, Charlotte, Downtown, Girl, Beautiful, Backside, Young, Different, Rainbow, Colors, Walk, Talking, Communicating, Informing, Legs, Tattoo, Topless, Cover, Decency, Legal, Normal, Diversity
20220614 HELSINKI. KULOSAAREN KASINO. NAFM2022. PHOTO: ATTE KAJOVA
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11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi.
Finland hosts the 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting on 7 May in Rovaniemi. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year Finnish Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
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Cincinnati - Municipal / Lunken Field (LUK / KLUK)
Cincinnati, OH
Robber Fly (Proctacanthus hinei)
At least he had the decency not to bite me, unlike some other species of flies I've run into while spotting at Lunken.
Dean Fertita, Queens Of The Stone Age @ Odeon, Saskatoon, SK
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Did you imagine this? Did this really meant “progress” for you? The obsession of making money out of death? Or was it just a cruel joke... a bad dream haunting the souls with a false ideal. Forgiveness is not available in nature. There are no Gods in nature. Now you will have to surrender and start from a fake beginning. While waiting, let’s play Russian Roulette with Mr. Asbestos and Ms. Phosgene.
You may call it the beauty of decadence or the ultimate insult to decency.
Session Americana playing at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.
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This ad hoc acoustic supergroup started around a table at a small pub in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Conway, Sean Staples, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting and other friends gathered to swap songs and stories. Their lively performances and inspired versions of tunes from the dusty backroads of America's past were such a hit with fans that they decided to take their musical conversation into the studio. The two-CD debut Tabletop People ups the ante with stellar appearances by folksinger Rose Polenzani, Twinemen's Laurie Sargent, Dennis Brennan, Asa Brebner, Merrie Amsterburg, Dan Kellar, Presidents of the United States' Chris Ballew, Jabe Beyer, Tim Gearon and other luminaries. And the 18 gritty, funny, soulful performances included span a gamut of emotions and tastes that should please both adult and younger listeners.
"Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard:...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston
and vocals that do the same"
— Performer Magazine
Session Americana sit tightly around a small cafe table, ambient mics tuned to catch the whole sound of the voices and instruments. A suit-case drum kit, an old electric bass, a bunch of acoustic instruments, a field organ: This format feels very theatrical and though the musicians face each other, the audience feels drawn into the circle by the warmth, joy and camaraderie that emanate outwards by the all star cast of characters seated around the table. What keeps you coming back show after show is the same thing that any audience member longs for, great songs performed by a great band. The six core members of the band have brought enviable careers worth of experience to the “table”, featuring (current and former) members of Treat Her Right, Patty Griffin, Lori McKenna, The The, Dennis Brennan, Kris Delmhorst. The group has grown from a rag tag jam at a local pub to a regional institution, playing gigs from church coee houses to urban nightclubs to regional festival tents to large halls.
Band: Ry Cavanaugh, Billy Beard, Dinty Child, Jim Fitting, Sean Staples and Jon Bistline.
*Winner “2005 Best Folk Act” - The Boston Music Awards
*Winner “Best Roots Act 2006” - Improper Bostonian “Best of Boston” Issue
*Winner “Best CD” 2007 - Improper Bostonian
*Nominated “Best Roots Act” 2007 - WFNX/Boston Phoenix Best Music Poll
*Nominated "Best Live Act" 2007 - The Boston Music Awards
*Nominated "Best Americana Act" 2008 - The Boston Music Awards
“Genius ... Jaw-dropping vocals ... Session Americana is blessed in this regard: ...musicianship that sets the standard for the genre in Boston and vocals that do the same”
— NE Performer Magazine
“No egos, no big production, just some great songs stripped down to their bare essentials and performed with a real genuineness of spirit and emotional authenticity... it’s beautiful.” (Brian Mosher)
— The Noise
“An eclectic, swinging tour de force” — The Boston Globe
“[This] local country-folk megagroup’s double CD is one of the most loose, spontaneous, warm, and homespun acts of community and decency since the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken.”
— The Boston Phoenix
“the cream of the Somerville/Cambridge community" - No Depression
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VISIT TO NOKIA AND SITRA. PHOTO: ATTE KAJOVA
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