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As I opened my laptop to do some work at Scoop Ice Cream / Coffee Shop in Payson, the store owner pulled a string and offered me a place to plug in.
Chris designed this system, a ceiling mounted retractable extension cord, bound with electrical tape to two scoops for a weight.
The simplicity of the idea won me over.
Crews continue to clear hundreds of fallen trees from Oregon 58 in the aftermath of the February storms.
My bernlaw, left, is an accomplished painter. He was explaining something about technique here to two friends in front of some of his paintings in the stairs.
Expired Kodak 800 film in Olympus Pen D3.
As seen at the SF Pride parade last weekend.
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Full set here, other SF events here.
Also see: Carnaval SF 2011, Bay to Breakers 2011, and the How Weird Street Faire 2011.
simonstown, western cape-
kramats of tuan ismail and his son tuan jaliel
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The fact that there were of runaway slaves in the False Bay area early in the seventeenth century probably explains the presence of Kramats in Muizenberg and Simonstown.
For hundreds of years residents of Simonstown had known of the existence of two holy shrines situated just above Runciman’s Drive, there in a forest clearing above Goede gift. People from far and wide came to pay their respects. In the early years of Simonstown, the Muslim community was a small and concentrated one-all living within the immediate proximity of the two shrines. While the precise identity of these Auliyah could never be verified, regular visitors have been unanimous in their opinion that those buried in these graves are indeed the “friends of Allah”. Typical of all Kramats, the area has always been enveloped in an aura of calm and tranquility.
It was only earlier this century ( 21st) that a translation of a kitaab, a bound book passed from generation to generation, revealed with some certainty the identity of the Auliyah buried here. Written in ancient Sumbawanese, the kitaab identifies these Auliyah as Iman Abdul Karrien bin Imam Jalil bin Imam Islam of Sumbawa in Indonesia. (aka-Tuan Ismail Dea Malela and Tuan Dea Koasa).
In 1969,a second part of the “mystery” was put to rest by a UCT student, a certain Mr Muller who conducted his theisis on the Muslim community in Cape Town, and specifically Simontown. His research findings revealed what oral history had claimed for centuries – that Tuan Ismail Dea Malela and his son, Tuan Dea Koasa are of royal descent. His research cites the kitaab as the most valuable piece of evidence linking the families of the Dea royal family in Pemangong, Sumbawe, Indonesia and Sultan Kaharuddin to the Dea family in Simonstown.
excerpts above from the cape mazaar society's- kramats of the western cape'
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A Kramat is a shrine or mausoleum that has been built over the burial place of a Muslim who's particular piety and practice of the teachings of Islam is recognised by the community. I have been engaged in documenting these sites around Cape Town over several visits at different times over the last few years. They range widely from graves marked by an edge of stones to more elaborate tombs sheltered by buildings of various styles. They are cultural markers that speak of a culture was shaped by life at the Cape and that infuses Cape Town at large.
In my searches used the guide put out by the Cape Masaar Society as a basic guide to locate some recognised sites. Even so some were not that easy to find.
In the context of the Muslims at the Cape, historically the kramats represented places of focus for the faithful and were/are often places of local pilgrimage. When the Dutch and the VOC (United East India Company aka Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) set up a refuelling station and a settlement at the Cape, Muslims from their territories in the East Indies and Batavia were with them from the start as soldiers, slaves and 'Vryswarten'; (freemen). As the settlement established itself as a colony the Cape became a useful place to banish political opponents from the heart of their eastern empire. Some exiles were of royal lineage and there were also scholars amongst them. One of the most well known of these exiles was Sheik Yusuf who was cordially received by Govenor van der Stel as befitted his rank (he and his entourage where eventually housed on an estate away from the main settlement so that he was less likely to have an influence over the local population), others were imprisoned for a time both in Cape Town and on Robben island. It is said that the first Koran in the Cape was first written out from memory by Sheik Yusuf after his arrival. There were several Islamic scholars in his retinue and these men encouraged something of an Islamic revival amoung the isolated community. Their influence over the enslaved “Malay” population who were already nominally Muslim was considerable and through the ministrations of other teachers to the underclasses the influence of Islam became quite marked. As political opponents to the governing powers the teachers became focus points for escaped slaves in the outlying areas.
Under the VOC it was forbidden to practice any other faith other than Christianity in public which meant that there was no provision for mosques or madrasas. The faith was maintained informally until the end of the C18th when plans were made for the first mosque and promises of land to be granted for a specific burial ground in the Bo Kaap were given in negotiations for support against an imminent British invasion. These promises were honoured by the British after their victory.
There is talk of a prophecy of a protective circle of Islam that would surround Cape Town. I cannot find the specifics of this prophecy but the 27 kramats of the “Auliyah” or friends of Allah, as these honoured individuals are known, do form a loose circle of saints. Some of the Auliyah are credited with miraculous powers in legends that speak of their life and works. Within the folk tradition some are believed to be able to intercede on behalf of supplicants (even though this more part of a mystical philosophy (keramat) and is not strictly accepted in mainstream contemporary Islamic teaching) and even today some visitors may offer special prayers at their grave sites in much the same way as Christians might direct prayer at the shrine of a particular saint.
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4-H is a global network of youth organizations whose mission is "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." They do this by learning through service. A 4-H group known as the O.W.L.S., Outdoor Wildlife Leadership Service, visited Brandon Spring Group Center at Land Between The Lakes in May 2016. O.W.L.S. educates kids on a variety of outdoor, survival, and identification skills. These include wildlife tracking, studying avian populations, Dutch oven cooking, and ice cream making. These 4-H’ers planted a butterfly garden, weeded flowerbeds, and helped with trail work and maintenance projects. Photo by Brian Truskey
This was taken shortly after AMCAL Bus #68171 left the Roseville, CA., Amtrak Depot.
This is one of the simplest and easiest designs of the Southern Pacific Depots that were built all over the SP System, but built by the UP in the 1990's.
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Bukavu,Sud Kivu, RD Congo : Face à la presse de Bukavu, la Police des Nations Unies explique son appui au renforcement des capacités de la Police Nationale Congolaise Photo MONUSCO/ Alain Likota
Bukavu,South Kivu, DR Congo:Addressing Media in Bukavu, United Nations Police explain their support to Police Nationale Congolaise (PNC) as part of capacity-building. Photo MONUSCO/ Alain Likota
I should explain why some of my big cat shots are a little processed and stylized. We have been regular sponsors of Big Cat Rescue for many years, and have always wanted to visit. This year was our chance to do that, so we booked a tour to go and see the wonderful work that BCR do to save big cats that would otherwise have miserable existences, cramped cages, abuse, or worse! No sanctuary is ever perfect, and certainly not as ideal as them staying in the wild, but only a very few of their charges can be returned to the wild. Those that can, are.
Given the circumstances, BCR do an absolutely incredible job of giving these cats a forever home in large enclosures that give the cats as much freedom, space and playfulness as is possible! All credit to BCR!!!
We booked our visit to see the cats being fed, which was a privilege and a joy. The only downside was that, for their, our and the staff's safety they must be fed in a largely fenced off part of the enclosure.
I did not want to give anyone the impression that these beautiful creatures are fenced in small enclosures, so I have spent considerable time and effort to digitally remove the bars from the shots. Some were more successful than others, but I hope you will get a sense of the passion we have for these beautiful, beautiful creatures.
Two doctors explaining to a patient her medical condition.
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Mr. Talley enjoys having students explain what they are doing and why they are doing it. He wants them to own their learning.
A while back, I posted a photo entitled "looking on", showing a Southern Vectis bus driver standing outside his bus, while Newport town centre came to a complete standstill: www.flickr.com/photos/bobsmithgl100/6147488616/
Well, here's the reason why! This Co-op lorry had got stuck trying to reverse into the Somerfield delivery space. SV Scania 1114 (HW58 ATK) leads the bus queue. The cars facing me should not have been stuck, however a bus had pulled out of the bus station, been unable to get any further, and then blocked the box junction for ages - so these people couldn't escape.
The scene first became apparent when I was on an overloaded MPD headed for Cowes on the 1. It was unable to leave the bus station because of the buses in front of it. The driver and passengers on the front of the bus could see the scene, but I couldn't with a building in the way - and after a few minutes I couldn't bear it any more and had to get off and take some photos!
To be fair, one of the other SV drivers got his camera out too!
This is a very special project, just let me explain.
The table cloth on this picture is the very last thing on which my Mum was working just before she died in May 2002. Well, actually she had to set the embroidery aside a couple of weeks before that. I guess it must have become really too hard on her around March, just before her birthday. I don't really remember and in fact the exact moment does not really matter. What I do remember is how painful and difficult it was for her to breathe, eat or simply sit on the sofa. She had kidney cancer and the last months of her life were truly dreadful. For her obviously - but also for my brother, for her friends and for myself.
As it shows, she was a very good embroiderer. There are of course imperfections in the stitches, but she was taking tons of drugs at that time : cortisone, morphine and hundreds of other things with uggly names on the boxes. I still can't believe how she could manage to do what she did with a tiny needle and some thread. She knew she was dying and I can only imagine how it felt for her to work on this piece, not knowing for sure if she'd have the time to finish it or not. But she must have known that even if she finished it, there would be no birthday meals on it, no tea parties with friends, just maybe some drawer in her son's or daughter's house. A sort of reminder, kind of.
Or perhaps she just wanted to keep her spirits high, suffering that much and facing the terrible truth that summer would not shine for her anymore. She was a fantastically brave woman all her life so it's no wonder she kept being brave until the very last moment of it. I've always tryed to focus on this message she was giving : where there's life, there should always be hope. And creativity.
Well, when she died, I emptied the house and stored everything in my place. My brother was not ready to split her things and I waited for almost 4 years before he could find the strength to decide what was to be kept and what was not. This is why the table cloth stayed a long time in her embroidery basket, untouched.
Two years ago, I tried to take it out. But it was really a bad, bad, bad time at the time and I couldn't unfold it. All I could do was try to wash it, because it was still stinking morphine and I just couldn't stand it. All the pattern lines went out, but the rust stains remained. So I folded it again and put it back in her basket.
And this Saturday, it started snowing. This winter reminds me so much of the winter before she died. Same weather, same snow. My embroidery class was cancelled, due to very poor traffic condition. As I was sitting in my armchair, wondering what I'd do, it struck me that it could be time for me to finish Mum's last embroidery work.
I took it out, copied the pattern, transfered it on the table cloth and started filling the empty zones with the best matching thread I could find.
These are the unedited pictures of the work. I think I'll give Mum's last embroidery to my brother for Christmas. I have other embroidered works from my Mum, and I think it would be nice for him to keep this one, in memoriam.
He explained us about the cabbage he plants and the showed us how to use this farming instrument. What a nice moment.
Personally I love this shot very much. The cabbage gives a stunning background and the whole composition is just wonderful.
I used to live in Arizona, and there I had a best friend. One day walking home from school we found a CD on the ground. We started kicking it, and before long we had made up this sort of game. Once you start to kick the CD, you cannot pick it up. If you wish to keep the CD, you MUST kick it all the way to your destination regardless of how far or how difficult it may be.
I brought that game to the east coast and shared it with my sister. We were in Newark and found a CD about 2 miles from our place. We looked at each other and decided to kick it home. She was wearing 2 inch high sandals from hot topic, I was wearing converse. My one sock had a hole in it to begin with. To cut a long story short, she couldn't kick it well in the heels so I gave her one of my shoes and we kicked it all the way home. In the dark. With people looking at us like we were crazy. But we did it. Still have the CD. I have the CD from Arizona as well, will put a photo up. :) Oh! But once we got home, my dog was flipping out and didn't want her to wake everyone up, so we let her out and took a picture with our feet and the CD. She got in there too. The CD is under her lol.
EXPLAINING THE RESEARCH — UAM’s Doug Osborne, right, discusses the type of research that would be conducted as part of a private/public partnership for research and education into wetlands, wildfowl and land management. Taken Dec. 2, 2020, at Five Oaks Duck Lodge. (UA-Monticicello image by Ember Davis)
Body composition measurement with the Bod Pod explained @ Springfield College Exercise Science and Sport Studies (ESSS) Faculty. Source: www.facebook.com/scexercisescienceandsportstudies
Explaining the contents and context of the Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan (ARCISS) to Students in Juba on 24th September 2018.
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Political Affairs Division, in collaboration with the University of Juba, is conducting a two-day civic education workshop to explain key chapters in the Revitalized Peace Agreement to 70 students from the University of Juba. In turn, the students are expected to educate other South Sudanese in their localities about the Agreement.
UN Photo:Isaac Billy
Adele explains why she’s nervous to tour
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A list of materials needed for a small shop from Printing Explained by Herbert Simon and Harry Carter, Leicester, The Dryad Press, 1931.
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M. Mert Egilmez, a mechanical engineering research fellow, explains to colleagues how it felt to wear a vibration-based therapeutic device during a demonstration test in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building on North Campus of the University of Michigan College of Engineering in Ann Arbor, MI on November 6, 2017.
The research project, led by Himanshu Saxena under the direction of Bogdan Epureanu, PhD, a professor of mechanical engineering, and Kevin Ward, MD, a professor of emergency medicine, aims to study the health benefits of controlled mechanical vibrations on the human body through the use of a therapeutic device.
The project is making its way through the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, which seeks to accelerate the development of university technologies into new products to improve health care.
Photo: Evan Dougherty/Michigan Engineering Communications & Marketing