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In this photo CRC staff are conducting art therapy workshops for both the youth that are their clients, and for anyone else on the Muslim floor of Camp Bagong Diwa.

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Something is more than a little off when a 12 year old is accused of kidnapping 52 people and held in captivity without a completed trial into his twenties.

I was able to visit a group of youth (originally numbering twelve) accused Abu Sayaff (the militant Al Quaida offshoot) prisoners at Camp Bagong Diwa ['Camp New Consciousness'], a prison in metro Manila.

All of the group I met were imprisoned barely into their teens, all are now in their twenties, and none have seen the end of their trials. They were all arrested in Mindanao and brought to Manila to showcase to the media the “success” of the government in routing the Abu Sayaff.

All are accused of crimes that seem outlandishly ridiculous like a 12 year old kidnapping 52 people, but even if they were true what’s happened to them since seems horribly unjust. They live on the first floor of the jail which is dedicated to Muslim detainees all accused of being Abu Sayaff members, of the 130+ most have not completed trial (despite many of them having been imprisoned for 5+ years.

Around five to seven lived in each two part cell that measured approximately 3x6 metres for the inner room and 2x3 for the outer room. Each inner cell had a washroom facility that has running water about six hours each day. Between 8 and 3 pm the cells are opened and they are allowed into the approx. 6 metre wide inside hall of the jail (they are the only ones in the multistoried jail that had access to this). They are not given any regular access outside so they would crowd around the one corner of the jail where light would come in on nice days. After 10p the inner cell door is also locked down for the night.

One of the kids showed me his cell which he shared with six others. It was set up bunk style, but instead of one raised bed over another, some slept on the floor under the bottom bed. He shared his bed with one other. The group of youth we visited have been housed in adult prison and denied schooling for the last five to six years.

Despite this, they says that the conditions are better now. They used to be housed in the second building in Camp Bagong Diwa with criminals convicted of hard crimes like rape and murder. There they slept thirty to a cell (so crowded that you have to sleep on your side, one told me with eyes glazed and mouth smiling). There water was rationed at four litres per person, per day—and that for all their needs from washing to drinking.

I was impressed by the strength of these young men. They greeted us with smiles and treated us with respect. It almost didn’t feel like I was meeting kids with their childhoods robbed from them—except for that glazed over look they all had when they weren’t talking to us directly.

This was especially pronounced with Taufic Munir, the former 12 year old accused of kidnapping. Ikram Amiruddin, who seemed to speak for the group, said as we were leaving “when you see us we are smiling and seem happy, but remember that there’s more. We’ve been taken from our families and imprisoned so far away from them that they can’t visit.”

That these young men have kept their sanity and decency after what’s happened to them humbles me. Sadness and anger are some other emotions I leave with, they may not have been militants when they were captured, but I have no doubt this is exactly what would spur others on to become one.

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A month or so after this photo was made one of the youth was convicted for the Dos Palmas Resort kidnapping on Palawan in 2001 . The youth claims to have never been to Palawan and the only evidence they have on him is that he 'confessed.' The youth claims that this confession was only obtained after torture (including beatings by multiple men with and without weapons, choking with a plastic bag, and electricution).

In order for the torture to end he says he told the guard that he did 'everything.' This resulted in the then 17 year old being charged with: 259 counts of frustrated murder, 21 counts of murder, and the Dos Palmas kidnapping.

He has been sentenced to twenty (yes 20) life sentences in maximum security prison.

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There were originally twelve Muslim youth in this jail. That number went down to eleven in 2005 when one was killed during a prison siege in 2005. Now that one has been convicted there are ten.

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My profile photo is of myself and three of these youth (I'm the guy with the glasses).

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I encourage anyone interested in the situation in the Philippines to read UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston's report (written in 2007): stopthekillings.org/stknpv2/?q=resources/60/alston%e2%80%...

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If I had any sense of decency, this would be embarassing.

Although Bird Island is now sometimes patrolled by police, its history as a nude beach is not forgotten.

Dirk had come in for a bit of stick over having one button too many undone on his shirt. We felt that this was simply beyond decency and were not prepared to accept any explanation that it was pectoral development in the gym causing a tightness of the garment. Eddie took the opportunity to ape from the back seat, causing The Bronze Hand* to reach round in an attempt to give him a donkey bite..... we're on the road again!

Frankly Services, M5, is not a common stop for us, but as we had been sitting in a long tailback round Birmingham, we were all hungry, thirsty and needing a piss.

The Playhouse is a lovely old theatre, really well maintained and run in a traditional way by very smartly turned out ushers.

It was one of those shows were we felt we had a bit of a battle on our hands. Dirk and I often use the bow after the first song to exchange brief comments. Tonight it was an "oh oh". From what we could see, there was a decent sized crowd, but we both felt that, as a body, they weren't entirely "with us". It is probably just our own paranoia, but it doesn't help when you can see a po-faced couple on the front row who appear to show zero emotion at the end of every tune and flatly refuse to applaud. Perhaps we weren't any good....but, we thought we played well, and the new drum heads sounded ace!

The Severn Bridge Toll costs £5.10 for a car, they accept cash sterling, US dollars, euros and cheques, but you can't pay by card......how very queer these days.

We are settled into our Pencoed travelodge by midnight.

* Yet another nick-name for the bassist.

"I lecture in art history in Swansea and since I was encouraging my students to apply for One and Other (after giving them a lecture about The Fourth Plinth), I thought I should put my money where my mouth is - but didn't think I'd get picked of course! 8 metres sounds and looks high! My slot is 6-7pm on 19th August.

Still have no firm idea what I am going to do (keep changing my mind), but I'm sure all my fellow staff at Swansea Metropolitan Uni will be offering me plenty of ideas, many of which I expect to reject for reasons of sanity or decency! One realisation that I have come to is that knowing about art history is of no use to me whatsoever in actually becoming part of a work of art! Damn, and I keep bashing on to my students about the importance of linking theory and practice! Hey, but next year I can do a lecture on Antony Gormley's work and say "I was part of it!", brilliant!

On a more serious and personal note, I fought breast cancer 7 years ago, and obviously won. My mother, my only close relative, died while I was having chemo, and thought I was probably going to closely follow her (she did suggest we could "do a Thelma and Louise" off a clifftop!). So I will also be thinking of her when I am up there, because she would have loved the idea of it all and would be so pleased that I am not only still around but on a Plinth in Trafalgar Square for goodness sake!

Postscript.....What I am going to do: I have now decided, thinking about the things which are important to me, that I am going to give an art history lecture on Art, Women & Cats (with humour of course). Because I will have no projector, I will have to hold up images as visual prompts (which I gather was how Ruskin used to deliver lectures in the 19thC.). Of course since I will BE art, and am a woman and sharing my space with Landseer's Lions in the Square, some of the ingredients of my lecture are already present!" - Source www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/Susan_G

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I was photographing this interestingly-named clothing and accessory shop just before noon, which is apparently when they open on Sundays. The proprietor kind of surprised me by popping out and offering to open early.

That was decent of him.

Day 27 of the December Challenge.

This photo actually says a lot about how my kids act in front of the camera. Bailey goes into "model mode" and starts posing and batting her eyes. Honestly, I don't know where she picks up on this stuff. Rex, on the other hand, will do what he can to show off or place himself in some strange configuration while saying "look what I can do." And if I'm not taking a photo of him (as was the case with this one), he'll do everything in his power to insert himself into the photo. Usually he puts his face or hands right in front of the lens, so at least this time he had the decency to place himself inside of the focused region.

This was taken in Downtown San Diego. We attempted to get down there in time for the balloon parade, but we showed up just after it had finished. So we walked around the city for a little while then headed back home for lunch.

Sidenote: On the way home, we drove through Little Italy and I scoped out a photography store. I'm going to have to head back down there by myself one day and check it out.

You can also see this photo on the blog.

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inter song banter

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Michael Shuman and Josh Homme

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At least the one on the right has still some sense of decency left.

Centrum department store, Brno, Czech Republic.

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Apologies for the gentleman in the front upper deck, obviously very little sense of decency.

Quite odd, I thought, to find a Royal Palace in a Botanic Garden. Granted, København's princess-perfect Rosenborg Slot sits nicely in Kongens Have, the King's Garden. But their Botanisk Have, the Botanic Garden, is across a busy four-lane road.

Kew Palace's history is arcane and convoluted. Perhaps it's a bit royal, perhaps a bit commoner, perhaps just not that interesting. By all means make your own enquiries. I didn't get any closer than this out of disinterest. Nothing much has changed; except now I'm even further away.

What royal connections there are relate to the Hanoverians, that family invited in to rule, but without the decency in the first two generations to bother to learn the language! That's not to discount their importance to the Botanic Garden. It was George II, who declared himself proudly a Briton, and his mother, who were the movers and shakers in getting this garden established. Move on a generation and the wastrel George IV wanted to knock the place down. But for his preference for a girl and a bottle…he might have got it done.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

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

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Set of Socialist Sunday School commandments in the Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow. Interesting list - heavy on decency and generosity and light on property and capital.

Taken with my new Fujinon xc 50 - 230 in the gloom. Fairly sharp given it's taken at 1/20 second. Frankly I'd prefer a wider aperture but for the cash I think this one is hard to beat.

Howlite is named after the 19th century mineralogist Henry How as he first discovered this stone in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Howlite is almost always found in masses of boitroydal nodules. Only rarely is it found as crystals, and they are very small. It is naturally white or colorless, but is often dyed in a rainbow of colors, especially for beads. It is found in Turkey, Germany, Mexico, Russia and Canada.

Howlite is best known for it’s strong associations with self-awareness, creativity, and improving one’s emotional well being and attitude. It enhances character building, a sense of decency, and encourages the development of desirable personal aspects.

Howlite aids in dispelling anger, resentfulness, selfishness, and allows one to look inside the for answers. It also aids in communicating the negative emotions with a clearer emotional expression, which will always result in calmer ‘confrontations’.

It decreases the over critical mind, rudeness and offensive behavior, increasing subtly, decency, and tact. It is also quite helpful for those who tend to procrastinate.

Meditating on a piece of Howlite can assist one in journeying outside the body and gaining insight from ones past lives. Place upon the third eye, it opens memories of previous times and lifetimes.

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28.04.2013

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PEOPLE are PEOPLE / Depeche Mode

People are people so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully

So we're different colours

And we're different creeds

And different people have different needs

It's obvious you hate me

Though I've done nothing wrong

I never even met you

So what could I have done

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

People are people so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully

Help me understand

Now you're punching and you're kicking

And you're shouting at me

I'm relying on your common decency

So far it hasn't surfaced

But I'm sure it exists

It just takes a while to travel

From your head to your fist

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Best View Large On Black

Excerpt from WINTER HOURS

- MARY OLIVER -

I have long loved this special tree by Rowlett Creek ... could never get a shot that showed the lovely contrast...the branches are so stark white that she shines like a beacon - or an angel - in certain light conditions. From another angle (which I'll try to find in archives) you can see that she leans far out over the creek as though stretching to the other side.

I'm not sure if she's some sort of birch - I know that the Paper Whites are normally in cooler climates...I don't think the River Birch is this white ... I'll have to ask around!

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini and Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland welcoming the guests for the Session of the Committee of Ministers.

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

This is a natural formation of ice, not a sculpture. I even didn't see this form in the image until someone else commented on it.Mother Nature slipped a reclining nude into her images. I fear landscapes are not safe for those residing in "safe" domains. They must also be protected from landscapes! and FLOWERS? I think the censorship decency commitee must think about the agenda of blooming plants. where does it end?

Jimmy Carter (born 1924)

When Americans elected Jimmy Carter in 1976, they were voting for a positive change in executive leadership. Burdened by escalating costs of living and tired of recent scandal-ridden politics, they saw Carter as a fresh new face who would make, in his words, government “as good as the American people.” A born-again Christian, Carter touted his human decency to heal the divisions of post-Vietnam American society while also promising to fix the economy. Stemming high inflation, however, proved to be harder than he had predicted. Nor could he do much to ease the ongoing energy crisis, instigated by the cartel of oil producing nations, and characterized by a shortage of gas for consumers at the pumps and high costs for home heating oil. In 1978, Carter successfully brokered a landmark peace accord between Egypt and Israel, but the Iranian hostage crisis of 1979, spurred by the U.S. support of the unpopular Shah of Iran, crippled the last year of his administration. He lost a reelection bid to Ronald Reagan in 1980.

In this portrait by Robert Templeton, Carter is shown standing in the oval office, as it was during his tenure. The donkey statuette on his desk was a gift from the Democratic National Committee.

•Artist: Robert Templeton (1929-1991)

•Oil on canvas, 1980

•Partial gift of the 1977 Inauguration Committee

supporting Queens Of The Stone Age at benefit show in Palm Desert, CA

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Tadaaa!!! Introducing... Mang Ramon Esguerra!

See, he's problematic about this requirement I just assigned to him. The PBA is celebrating their 30th anniversary on April 9 and Mang Ramon is as old and legendary as the country's number one basketball league. He's been a news photographer way before I was even born and has been covering the PBA games at the same time.

Check out his mini light table. I just had to browse through all his super old pictures of Jaworski still wearing super short shorts, El Presidente Ramon Fernandez, Crispa-Toyota games, Alvin Patrimonio when he was still a rookie and tons, tons more! It was so much fun especially for a basketball fanatic like me. Displayed at their house were his countless plaques, trophies and various awards from politicians for his award winning pictures. he had lots of Samboy pictures too! Samboy is a photographer's perfect subject because he always takes acrobatic, "skywalkin" shots. Amazing! And I should commend Mang Ramon for his valiant effort to archieve everything. Unfortunately, according to him, some inconsiderate people who borrowed some of his negatives did not have the decency to return it to him. Before I even came to his house, he said he tried to clean his bodega full of pictures. Lo and behold, some boxes were filled with cockroaches! Yikes! Thank God everything was in order when I

got there.

The most important recognition from his Wall of Fame I guess, would be his beautiful pictures of his wonderful family. He has pictures of his wife, children, grandchildren in places I have never been to. He seems like a hardworking, responsible father. He is a great character!

I'll see him again next week when we finally get the final list of the 30 Exemplary Player Milestones, 30 Best PBA games and 30 Most Outstanding PBA Moments. We have a lot of digging and researching to do. I can't wait!!!

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Cropped for decency -- sadly, there's a pair of happily kicking legs in this picture noone will ever see.

Hunter Patch Adams:

So what now, huh?

What do you want from me?

[looks down over the cliff]

Yeah, I could do it. We both know you wouldn't stop me.

So answer me please. Tell me what you're doing.

Okay, let's look at the logic.

You create man. Man suffers enormous amounts of pain. Man dies.

Maybe you should have had a few more brainstorming sessions prior to creation.

You rested on the seventh day. Maybe you should've spent that day on compassion.

[looks down over the cliff once more]

You know what. You're not worth it.

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Hunter Patch Adams: [to Carin]

I love you not knowing how, why, or even from where.

I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride.

I love you because I know no other way then this.

So close that your hand, on my chest, is my hand.

So close, that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep.

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Hunter Patch Adams:

What's wrong with death sir? What are we so mortally afraid of?

Why can't we treat death with a certain amount of humanity and dignity,

and decency, and God forbid, maybe even humor.

Death is not the enemy gentlemen.

If we're going to fight a disease,

let's fight one of the most terrible diseases of all,

indifference.

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1) DEATH, to die, to expire, to pass on, to perish, to peg out, to push up dasies,

to push up posies, to become extinct, curtins, desceased, demised, departed and defunct, dead as a doornail, dead as a herring, dead as mutton, dead as nits , the last breath, paying a debt to nature, The Big Sleep, God's way of saying:Slow down.... ......to check out ,To shuffle off this mortal coil ,To head for the happy hunting ground

,To blink for an exceptionally long period of time, To find oneself without breath,

To be The Incredible Decaying Man, Worm Buffet , Kick the bucket ,

By the farm, Take the cab, Cash in your chips

AND if we bury you ass-up we'll have a place to park my bike.

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see what no one else sees,

see what everyone else chooses not to see

...out of fear, conformity or laziness.

see the world anew each day!

~PATCH ADAMS

WATCH IT!

Specification

Type of tram

Open-topped double-deck electric passenger tram with enclosed lower saloons (class F)

Livery

Crimson lake and ivory with lemon chrome panel lining

Seating capacity

84 (48 on top deck; 36 downstairs with additional authorised standing room for 18 passengers in the lower deck saloon) Originally built in 1901 as a single-deck tramcar with seating for 36 passengers.

Date built

1901

Date entered service

End of 1903 after extensive rebuilding

Manufacturer of body

Single-deck tramcar bodies were originally supplied by Hurst Nelson. Rebuilt by Newcastle Corporation incorporating metal components obtained from Brush Electrical Engineering Co. of Loughborough.

Manufacturer of truck

Brill 27G2 bogies

Gauge

4’ 8½”

Motor

2x GE 203N 40hp Originally equipped with 4x25hp GE 58 motors

Controller

BTH B18 was Originally equipped with B13 controllers

Current collector

Trolley

Modification

1903 – rebuilt by Newcastle Corporation; the single-deck body was initially open-sided and built to a jardinière design. It was rebuilt as an open-topped double-decker and placed on Brill 27G bogie trucks.

1933 – original hand brakes replaced by B.T.H. air brakes and B18 controllers replaced the originals. New motors were also provided to replace the original 30 hp motors.

1939 the original wire mesh above the upper deck decency panels was replaced by higher solid timber panelling. Rewiring following an electrical fire

Withdrawn from service

February 1949

Subsequent history

Following withdrawal no. 102 was temporarily housed in Bury before being put on open-air display in 1958 at the Montague Motor Museum in Beaulieu.

Restoration history

The tramcar was then moved back to its home turf at Byker Depot for restoration in March 1967, though this task was only completed after a further move to the museum’s off-site storage facility in April 1970. Its final move, to Crich, took place in 1975.

Current status

Has previously been restored to operational condition but is no longer operational and further restoration is now required.

Date started operating at Crich

1975. Has operated in 11 seasons, most recently in 2000.

Total mileage covered at Crich

5,304 at Crich plus 1257 at Gateshead Garden Festival in 1990.

Current location

Museum workshop

Future plans

It is currently undergoing a comprehensive overhaul in the workshop with a view to returning it to operational condition.

EODM with QOTSA @ Spandau Citadel, Berlin, Germany

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with Whippet sister, Phantom

You will be missed.....

Run with the wind, pretty girl.

4/23/09 update

...... (sic) I will always remember the half starved, wheel backed mess that she was when she came to me through the kindness of some very wonderful Borzoi people when she was rescued from a West Virginia townhouse where she had suffered with 29 other Borzoi for nearly two years. I was remember equally as well, the glorious, gorgeous Russian diva she blossomed into not even a year later. Nadya was a love and an embassador for rescue.

To the volunteers of NBRF, to Deb West who so kindly drove all the way to Maryland and then back up to me in NE Pennsylvania, to all of her fans at her website, chroniclesofnadya.homestead.com

I send my deepest thanks and gratitude for bringing this gorgeous girl into my life.

Nadehezdha Voskresenya Anya Vesna Jeaniov

Approx. 02 /14/ 1999 to 04 /23/2009

Nadya's mom,

Jeanni

Jeanni K. Davis

Pet Portrait Artist

www.dragonflytecreations.com

If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague."

Nadya was one of 29 Borzoi rescued from a horrible situation in May of 2000 by the National Borzoi Rescue Foundation.

Full story here: www.nbrf.info/index.php?p=gallery&id=140

At that time she was called "Hope" and she went to her wonderful new home on June 12, 2000. In October of that same year she received her Canine Good Citizen certificate and was registered with Therapy Dogs International and she used to visit a state mental hospital and a children's hospital. -Deb

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October 2, 2005

"I do not know id business at the Palais-Royal has really suffered from the absence of femmes de débauche; but what is certain is that public decency there has improved enormously...It seems to me, furthermore, that respectable women now willingly do their shopping in the shops of the galleries...; this has to be an advantage for the merchants. For when the Palais-Royal was invaded by a swarm of practically nude prostitutes, the gaze of the crowd was turned toward them, and the people who enjoyed this spectacle were never he ones who patronized the local businesses. Some were already ruined by their disorderly life, while others, yielding to the allure of libertinism, had no thought then of purchasing any goods, even necessities. I believe I can affirm...that, during those times of inordinate tolerance, several shops at the Palais-Royal were closed, and in others buyers were rare. Thus, business did not at all prosper there, and it would be more accurate to say that the stagnation of business at the time was owing rather to the free circulation of filles publiques than to their absence, which today has brought back into the galleries and the garden of this palace numerous strollers, who are far more favorable to business than prostitutes and libertines." F.F.A. Béraud, __Les Filles Publiques de Paris__(Paris and Leipzig, 1839) vol. 1. (A4,4)

I've passed this roadside memorial for almost 2 years now. This weekend I finally pulled over and took a closer look.

RIP: George Ritsick

5/16/86 to 8/15/03

My natural curiosity gets me thinking about how this kid died at this spot on a back road on a day in August. Car accident? Motorcycle accident? Every week, fresh flowers and wreaths are place at the tree. The saving grace to this memorial is that the money-grubbing land developers who are slapping up 2 million dollar houses in a month nearby have at least shown the tiniest amount of decency by not tearing this tree down to make room for another driveway.....

Catching up on some back shots from the beginning of the year

On a walk around the Addington Cemetery with a wonderful Flickr friend. February 13, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.

There is so much damaged in the cemetery because of the earthquake we have had. It is such a pity as I don' think it will ever be fully repaired.

The Addington Cemetery was established in 1858 when the Scottish Presbyterians of St Andrew’s Church purchased land for a cemetery in Selwyn Street. Although not the first cemetery in Christchurch, Addington was in fact the first “public” cemetery, “being open to all persons of any religious community” and allowing the performance of any religious service “not contrary to public decency”.

The first burial took place on the 10th of November 1858. The cemetery has several persons of note buried within its grounds including activist Kate Sheppard, Christchurch Mayor Tommy Taylor and members of the pioneer family, the Deans.

For More Info:http://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/addington-cemetery/

So JPG is doing a from the HIP contest and I shoot a great deal that way. I happen to have a fondness for this image and I submitted it; and now in all of my pushiness i figure i'll beg for votes? If you like and you belong to JPG or want to join and feel free to vote for it; if i've broken every rule of common internet decency please forgive.