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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.
Like a handful of City Churches, St Andrew had so far eluded me. But we went to London with hope in our heart.
St Andrew stands in the shadow of The Gherkin, and is greatly overshadowed by the modern city.
And I had yet to find it open.
But it was open this year for Open House, and we were given a warm welcome.
I spoke long to one of the volunteers, explained how frustrating it was that St Peter upon Cornhill is never open, without realising I was speaking probaly to one of the people who made that situation. However, I explained the Friends of the City Churches, and the great job they do in making sure so many of the churches are open, and she said she would see what she could go.
We shall see.
Inside, St Andrew was a little of a disappointment, with the feeling of a yoga studio, all wood paneling, and no pews.
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St Andrew Undershaft is a Church of England church in the City of London, the historic nucleus and modern financial centre of London. It is located on St. Mary Axe, within the Aldgate ward, and is a rare example of a City church that survived both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz.[1]
The present building was constructed in 1532 but a church has existed on the site since the 12th century. Today, St Andrew Undershaft is administered from the nearby St Helen's Bishopsgate church.
The first church on the site, which today is bordered by St. Mary Axe and Leadenhall Street, was built in medieval times, being recorded in 1147.[2] It was rebuilt in the 14th century and again in 1532;[3] this third incarnation of the building survives today. It is in the Perpendicular style[4] with its entrance located at the base of its off-centre tower. The interior is divided into six bays, with many of the original fittings that survived Victorian renovation. Formerly, St Andrew Undershaft had one of London's few surviving large stained-glass windows, installed in the 17th century, but this was destroyed in the Baltic Exchange bombing in 1992.
The church's curious name derives from the shaft of the maypole that was traditionally set up each year opposite the church.[5] The custom continued each spring until 1517, when student riots put an end to it, but the maypole itself survived until 1547 when it was seized by a mob and destroyed as a "pagan idol".
St Andrew Undershaft is now administered from the nearby church of St Helen's Bishopsgate. St Andrew Undershaft was designated a Grade I listed building on 4 January 1950.
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Located in the heart of London’s financial centre, next to the Lloyds Building and towered over by the Gherkin, is St. Andrew Undershaft. This church is easily lost among the iconic architecture that surrounds it and thus often goes unnoticed. Yet as one of only a few complete medieval churches in London, this Gothic building is worth a visit.
Before the advent of addresses, places were often given descriptive names to assist people in finding them. But with one of the more unusual church names in London, the natural question is why ‘undershaft’? In the early 1500s a massive maypole stood on the land adjacent to the church. This giant pole, or shaft, was likely taller than the church, which lead to the expression ‘undershaft’ being added as a descriptive to St. Andrew’s church. For more history on maypoles click here. The maypole was erected annually in spring – a tradition that continued until the ‘Ill May Day Riots’ of 1517. These riots, during the reign of Henry VIII, were targeted against foreigners living in London who were deemed to be gaining excessive wealth. The maypole was stored and not erected again. In 1549 the nearby church of St. Katherine Cree declared that maypoles were heather idols and should be destroyed. The giant maypole was destroyed, but its memory lives on.
The first recording of a church on this site was in 1147. It was rebuilt in the 1300s and again in the early 1500s. It is this building that dates primarily from 1520-1535 that is still there today. Unlike many buildings it survived the Great Fire intact. The turret and pinnacles that crown the tower are later additions from 1883. The building also survived the Blitz in WWII making it a rare survivor from the 16th Century.
The building contains many notable features, including 17th Century wood carvings, medieval roof bosses that include the insignia of Henry VIII and a memorial to Hans Holbein the Younger, who was Henry VIII’s court painter. The font was made by Nicholas Stone, the master mason to James I and Charles I. The organ was first installed in 1696. While various enhancements have been made to the organ, it is a very historically significant instrument due to its age. As such, it is consider a Grade I listed organ.
In 1992 an IRA bomb attack in this part of London caused widespread damage. Targeting the Baltic Exchange building at 30 St. Mary Axe, which at the time was the last remaining exchange floor in London, the 1-ton bomb caused massive damage. While due consideration was given to restoring the Baltic Exchange, its damage was so extensive it was later demolished. On the site now rises the Gherkin. Nearby St. Andrew Undershaft lost a magnificent 17th Century window that depicted numerous English monarchs, but the building survived.
Buried at the church is John Stow (d. 1605) who wrote the ‘Survey of London’ in 1598 – London’s first accurate written survey. Both he and his wife Elizabeth were members of this church. His memorial, made from alabaster and erected by his wife, has him holding a quill. This real quill pen is periodically replaced during a special ceremony overseen by the Lord Mayor. This ceremony occurs once every three years in early April. The next ceremony will be in 2017 and is hosted by the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society (see lamas.org.uk).
A student explains why Flipped Mastery has helped her to become a confident and competent math student.
A clip from our recent video 'Humans and our Environment through Time.' Watch the video here on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1qn6H5Im4g
George Johnson, our instructor in Visual Story, describes our first visual story assignment:
Create a interactive story using still frames.
Stephen Siwamwai, 24, outside his home in the West Pokot village of Lomudita. Siwamwai, who is learning to speak Turkana, explains how joint meetings between Pokot and Turkana resolve pasture management issues: “we share the grass and water together.”.
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Vysehrad Cemetery is the graveyard attached to the Basilica of Saint Peter & Saint Paul in Vysehrad (notes at the end about the Vysehrad complex).
The complex is over a thousand years old, but the cemetery was only established in 1869, which explains the newness of the headstones. It's an active cemetery, though it seems pretty packed walking around. As noted below, this could basically be seen as the Czech pantheon, given the number of notable Czechs interred here from the arts, letters, and medicine.
Among those you'll find here (that non-Czechs may recognize, by name or contribution) are: Jan Neruda (a poet, and the man from whom Pablo Neruda took his pen name), Antonin Dvorak (composer of the New World Symphony), Josef & Karel Capek (brothers, Josef created the word "robot" and Karel used it in his play R.U.R., which introduced the word to the world), Karel Ancerl (conductor of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra), Hana Maskova (1968 bronze medalist in Olympic figure skating), and Jan Evangelista Purkyne (who, in 1839, coined the term "protoplasm"). There are many others of note, and very ornate headstones -- hence this large set. I don't intend to slight anyone, so feel free to do some research on your own if you wish.
Vysehrad is a pretty neat place to visit in Prague, in my opinion -- especially if you want to relax away from tourists.
It has a combination of things that make it wonderful for me. Its history, its current use, its location (and views it affords), and what's left on site -- taken individually, warrant a visit in my world. Collectively? Winner.
We'll start with what Vysehrad was, which involves local beliefs and legends. The (unproven) thought is that this is the original site of Prague, founded by Duke Krok in...who knows what year? Duke Krok is a myth, though may have been real. And since he's a myth, his daughters, too, are mythical. One of them is Libuse, who has a "bath" here, and she can be found in some architecture around town. I recall seeing her on a building on Karlova.
Duke Kroc was the first duke of the Czech people. Princess Libuse, the youngest (and wisest) of his three daughters later became queen and married a ploughman named Premysl, founding the Premyslid dynasty (interesting...she's royalty, he's a commoner, yet the dynasty is named for him because he's a man...yea for sexism?). The three sisters had special powers (one a healer, one a magician, and Libuse could predict the future). She prophesied the founding of Prague in the 8th century. So believe the Czechs.
What does history tell us? Well, this fortress-castle has been here for a thousand years give or take. Precise origin dates are unknown (or I can't seem to find them). One of the buildings here -- St. Martin's Chapel -- is known to have been built sometime between 1060-1090, so we can say it's conservatively a thousand years old.
Part of the fun of the legend that could support its continuing existence is its location high on a bluff directly overlooking the Vltava River. It was a perfect place to build a defensive fortress, that eventually became a royal castle. As the city grew, and Prague Castle was built, Vysehrad's importance waned.
The two castles competed (kind of) for two centuries to be the most important in Prague. The heyday for Vysehrad was in the late 11th century (when St. Martin's Chapel was built). Vratislaus II, the first king of Bohemia (until him, all were dukes or duchesses) moved his seat of power here from Prague Castle, at which point the original Vysehrad fortress received a major upgrade: a new palatial home, a church, a chapter house.
Growth continued, but only for a short time. Vratislaus's son, Duke Sobeslav (I'm not sure why he was duke, if his dad was king) moved the royal seat right on back to Prague Castle.
The death knell for Vysehrad (as a royal residence) came when Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (yeah, the same one for whom Charles Bridge is named) renovated Prague Castle to its current dimensions. Vysehrad was abandoned. However, Charles did renew the fortifications with new gates, a royal palace (though never official seat of government), and started repairing the basilica. This was early 14th century. About a hundred years later in 1420 at the start of the Hussite War, Vysehrad was rancasked. And again, a few decades later. Finally, Vysehrad was left to ruin...
...Until the Austrians came along. Austria-Hungary gained Czech lands as a prize of the Thirty Years' War, remodeling it as a baroque fortress, to use as a training center for their troops.
The main building that dominated Vysehrad (to this day) is the Basilica of St. Peter & St. Paul. It's pretty big. Hard to miss, for sure. Like St. Martin's Chapel, it was also (originally) built in the 11th century. Unlike little St. Martin's, though, the big fella was remodeled in the late 1300s and, again, by the Austrians in 1885 & 1887. It's now a neo-Gothic church. Also dating to this baroque renovation are the Tabor and Leopold gates.
So...what do you get when come to Vysehrad now? A city park, really. It's free to come and go (though I think going inside the church may cost a little money).
The bastion walls are fantastic to take a walk around and enjoy panoramic views of every part of the city, the river, the bridges, just to reflect on the here and now, and the past. The bastions are big enough, and long enough, that you can take some time to just do that alone. There are also benches if you want to relax and enjoy the view.
Inside the fortress walls, you'll find mostly wooded land (thanks to its having been abandoned) with the aforementioned church and chapel, plus some other historic recreations, a few trails, and...well, all around, pleasant places to be. There are a handful of statues around the grounds, including Good King Wenceslaus, and Princess Libuse.
Being as that it's a church -- and a large one -- there's also a church cemetery attached directly to the side and back of it. Creatively, it's called "Vysehrad Cemetery."
As far as cemeteries go, I've been to many, and this one has some of the most interesting headstones I've seen. Not only that, as far as Czechs go, this could almost be their Pantheon. While royalty are buried elsewhere (Prague Castle, for starters), the literati all seem to be buried here -- except Kafka. He's in the New Jewish Cemetery. And, not every famous Czech is buried here, of course, but quite a few prominent ones from arts and letters are taking their dirt naps here. At the end of the day, this is a big, beautiful public park, well worth a visit, and the locals love it. This seems to be one of the places they come to celebrate New Year's Eve. I love that it's not overrun by tourists, though hope that anyone who has read this can make it there and see for yourself.
Years from now I may forget this time of my life. I'm trying to learn really effective ways of saving money without giving up quality of food. I'm learning a lot of different techniques. I think it will be cool to one day look back and see that it started with burritos.
For Cypher, 2009, KAC wrote a poem, which – by means of a specific code - he subsequently converted into the four letters to indicate DNA elements: ATGC (Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine). He synthesized his poem - with a DNA synthesizer he produced a synthetic DNA string - and prepared the kit so that the user can insert the synthetic poem into a bacteria which will then multiply.
The poem reads: “A tagged cat will attack Gattaca”
Kac explains:
The word "Gattaca" in the poem refers to the movie, but most importantly, it refers to the emblematic oppressive genocratic state portrayed in the movie.
Genocratic (my coinage in intro to my MIT book) = "genocracy, that is, a government that conducts social policy (privacy legislation, public health, labor regulations, law enforcement) based on the false belief that genes alone determine matters of life and death."
The kit refers to the DIY method, which ensures that the development of synthetic biology evolves very quickly. At the same time this design refers to a statement of ‘empowerment’; man should not just helplessly subject to this new technology, but should ‘get to know it’ by using it.
Eduado Kac
Cypher (2009)
Courtesy Eduado Kac
photo: Kristof Vrancken / Z33
exhibition Alter Nature: We Can at Z33 from 21.11.2010 to 13.03.2011
Explaining about job boards in general as many job seekers don't understand how to navigate them nor the features and benefits of a job board.
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.
L-R: Dr. Loretta Bailes/Truman College, Trisha Smith/CEP Client, Sergio Guzman/IRS at podium, Harlan Teller/CEP Board Chair, Gov Quinn, Christine Cheng/Ladder Up
Newly-Doubled Tax Credit Puts More Money in the Pockets of
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Winter has hit Lebanon full force with its freezing temperatures, bone-chilling wind and snow. Refugee camp residents across Lebanon face the harsh conditions with little heat or proper clothing. Palestinian families fled their homes in Syria, leaving everything behind except a few articles of clothing and a pair or two of summer shoes.
ANERA Delivers Kits to 1,300 Refugee Families in Beddawi Camp
ANERA has partnered with Najdeh Association to respond with a winter kit distribution to 1,300 families in northern Lebanon’s Beddawi Camp. Each kit consists of blankets, children’s clothes, an insulating straw mat and an emergency light unit. Families also receive assistance in properly managing winter illnesses. Funding for the kits came from UMCOR (The United Methodist Committee on Relief) and Johnson & Johnson,
“The kit had lots of good, helpful, high-quality items and, with the several hours of power cuts, the lanterns fill a huge gap,” says Hana Al Einen, head of Najdeh Association in the camp.
Naseer from Syria, a father of three, also expressed his appreciation for the emergency lights. “Our neighbors are living in a basement and their children are studying by candle light,” says Nasser. “Many kids drop out of school because they can’t study at night, so the lanterns are essential.”
ANERA’s winterization program targets families with special needs
“Palestinians with special needs in Beddawi camp are usually the most marginalized and forgotten group when there are humanitarian crises,” says Ahmad Daoud, emergency officer at CBRA, local partner of ANERA. “In this distribution, we focused on 300 families who live with special needs and could really use a little extra help this winter.”
Fidaa Al Arid brought her seven-year-old daughter Maria to help pick up the winter kit. Maria suffers from cerebral palsy, making it difficult to walk. The mother of six explains that Maria needs assistance around the clock.“ I am very happy to have this kit and glad for the lighting as well as the winter clothes for my daughter.”
“We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights…”
CBRA workers say the distribution is running smoothly. After checking their names on a list, families pick up their kit and leave with a package of warm winter items and a smile on their faces. “People are very satisfied with their kits. We are hearing great feedback about the emergency lights because lighting is a tremendous issue during winter when the days are shorter and electrical outages are more common,” adds Ahmad. “This is a particular problem for people with visual impairments, because they are at risk of hurting themselves. So the extra light is a safety feature for them.”
Husband and wife pick up a blanket and emergency light.
The Najdeh Association distributed winter kits to 1,000 Palestinian families from Syria seeking refuge in Lebanon’s Beddawi camp.
ANERA Delivers 4,000 Blankets to Refugee Families in Nahr El Bared and Burj El Barajneh
In nearby Nahr El Bared camp and in Burj El Barajneh camp outside Beirut, ANERA has distributed 4,000 blankets, thanks to the generosity of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Charities that wanted to provide winterization support to Palestinian refugee families. The two camps host thousands of Palestinian families who fled the war in Syria, which has been raging for four years.
LDS Charities has partnered with ANERA in Lebanon for the past three years. Werner Gysler, country manager of LDS Charities in Lebanon, welcomed the opportunity to help. “We have been very satisfied working with ANERA so when they called us to contribute to the winterization program, we were anxious to help.”
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.
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!
PEARL HARBOR (June 29, 2016) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Franklin Shepard explains flight operations to U.S. Pacific Fleet Master Chief Susan Whitman during a tour of amphibious transport dock ship USS San Diego (LPD 22). San Diego is currently moored pier side at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam making preparations for Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joseph M. Buliavac/Released)
charismathics exhibits at IBM Pulse 2011, Las Vegas - 27Feb - 2Mar 2011
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Organizations have enforced smart card authentication in recent years; however this technology is perceived as cryptic and cumbersome by many. iEnigma by charismathics simplifies strong authentication by using smart phones instead. The software is compatible with most PKI applications on computers and smart phones, maintaining the exact security standards. With iEnigma the user can log into his system, sign emails and documents, encrypt communications just as before, saving on buying other hardware and opening new ranges of use cases.
iEnigma is a mobile PKI security solution, absolutely unique and thus patented. Comparable products are either OTP or password based. Companies did not invest in architectures securing the communication between smart phone and laptop or mirroring the strong authentication and digital signature functionalities like a smart card does. With iEnigma, charismathics has translated standard APIs into Bluetooth language, reproducing the exact PKI authentication environment. Providing full TMS compatibility, enabling secure PIN entry and secure channel messaging by default, the software is immediately available for Windows Mobile. iEnigma will soon run on Android, RIM and Apple, also supporting NFC enabled units.
iEnigma simplifies strong authentication opening it to wider range of user groups. Already using smart cards, iEnigma enhances IT security by design, maintaining compatibility to investments made before. Introducing strong authentication, it extensively saves on hardware and is more flexible to use. Organizations save on constantly lost or damaged hardware.
iEnigma bridges user credentials from phones into computers, encrypting the communication channel, allowing PIN entry on the smart phone itself, thus enhancing the security compared to standard smart cards. By supporting applications on the phone, it works remotely as well. The full PKI compatibility allows for unchanged internal processes.
iEnigma re-invents the smart card and is the first strong authentication product that incorporates the expected permutation of corporate IT systems. Supporting common smart phone platforms, it supports applications both on the computer and the smart phone, putting all credentials together in a secure data container on the phone, whether it is the key chain, flash memory, SIM card or additional secure microSD cards such as the Secure Element for NFC operations. All current products are proprietary or represent a niche - no one offers an iEnigma-like 2-in-1 solution and with side benefits such as: full PKI compatibility; significant reductions in hardware cost by replacing tokens and readers using the phone instead; allowing encrypted communication; secure PIN entry; flexible credentials manageable by the user. iEnigma makes full use of the advantages of smart phones and is still fully compatible with all standard processes, APIs, cryptography algorithms and identity management systems. There is no other product opening the range of contactless authentication applications for PKI, such as in hospitals or transportation or payment schemes. The simple user interface opens up strong authentication to small organizations and the single user, reducing identity thefts and phishing attacks within day-to-day use.
Researchers explains points to training participants on cowpea alley cropping system. Photo by IITA. (file name: RCM_504). ONLY low res available.
Maj. Jay VanDenbos, team leader, 623rd Contracting Team, 414th Contracting Support Brigade, explains the process of submitting contract requirements to his team during a training exercise to assess internal contracting capabilities in a contingency environment, April 4-7 at Caserma Ederle. The scenario-based exercises simulated a humanitarian assistance deployment to counter an epidemic outbreak on the African continent. (U.S. Army Africa photo)
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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.
Jad Fair's guitar, he explained some unique features. He shortened the neck, the neck is attached to the body with a system of rubber bands allowing dramatic bends. He explained that his approach to guitar is a rhythm/percussion instrument.
Half Japanese is a avaunt rock band formed by brothers Jad and David Fair, rumor had it they were part of the local music scene. I had never met them, I only knew them from a series of wild LPs from the 70's and 80's.
As it turned out it is true, though Jad now lives in Texas, and brother David lives in a town just a few miles east of us. Today I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Jad and David Fair, and listening to a couple of sets with Jad, and enjoying his art work at the Library, barely a mile From Camp David, in Thurmont Maryland. Sadly, the President was unable to attend.
Target surface: Torus knot primitive
Panel object: Custom window style element, created with 3dsmax
Created with Populate:3dsmax
Jon Magnuson, Executive Director of the nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan
906-2285494
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EarthKeepers II (EK II) Project Coordinator Kyra Fillmore Ziomkowski explains creating 30 interfaith community gardens (2013-2014) across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan that include vegetables and native species plants that encourage and help pollinators like bees and butterflies.
The video was shot on April 5, 2013 at the Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast in Big Bay, MI during a meeting of EK II representatives.
An Interfaith Energy Conservation and Community Garden Initiative Across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Restore Native Plants and Protect the Great Lakes from Toxins like Airborne Mercury in cooperation with the EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, U.S. Forest Service, 10 faith traditions and Native American tribes such as Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
10 faiths: Roman Catholic" "Episcopal" "Jewish" "Lutheran" "Presbyterian" "United Methodist" "Bahá'í" "Unitarian Universalist" "American Friends" "Quaker" "Zen Buddhist" "
EK II website
Nonprofit Cedar Tree Institute
Marquette, MI
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Deborah Lamberty
Program Analyst
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
Chicago, IL
Lamberty.Deborah@epa.gov
312-886-6681
Pastor Albert Valentine II
Manistique, MI
Manistique Presbyterian Church of the Redeemer
Gould City Community Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of Mackinac
Rev. Christine Bergquist
Bark River United Methodist Church
First UMC of Hermansville
United Methodist Church Marquette District
Rev. Elisabeth Zant
Eden Evangelical Lutheran Church
Munising, MI
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) Northern Great Lakes Synod
Heidi Gould
Marquette, MI
Marquette Unitarian Universalist Congregation
Rev. Pete Andersen
Marquette, MI
ELCA
Helen Grossman
Temple Beth Sholom
Jewish Synagogue
Rev. Stephen Gauger
Calvary Lutheran Church
Rapid River, MI
ELCA
Jan Schultz, Botanist
U.S. Forest Service (USFS)
Eastern Region 9
EK II Technical Advisor for Community Gardens
Milwaukee, WI
USFS
www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/nativegardening
Pollinator photos by Nancy Parker Hill
Rev. David Van Kley, Senior Pastor
Rev. Amanda Kossow, Associate Pastor
Messiah Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Marquette, Michigan
Rev. David Van Kley, Senior Pastor
Rev. Amanda Kossow, Associate Pastor
NMU EK II Student Team
Katelin Bingner
Tom Merkel
Adam Magnuson
EK II social sites
www.youtube.com/EarthKeepersII
www.facebook.com/EarthKeepersII
www.twitter.com/EarthKeeperTeam
pinterest.com/EarthKeepersII/Great-Lakes-Restoration-Init...
pinterest.com/EarthKeepersII/EarthKeepers-II-and-the-EPA-...
Lake Superior Zendo
Zen Buddhist Temple
Marquette, Michigan
Rev. Tesshin Paul Lehmberg
906 226-6407
plehmber@nmu.edu
Dr. Michael Grossman, representing Jewish Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI
Helen Grossman, representing Jewish Temple Beth Sholom in Ishpeming, MI
906-475-4009 (hm)
906-475-4127 (wk)
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org/tikkun
www.templebethsholom-ishpeming.org/aboutus
Wild Rice: 8 videos
www.learningfromtheearth.org/video-interviews/wild-rice-m...
Birch – 2 videos
www.learningfromtheearth.org/video-interviews/paper-birch...
Photos (click on each name or topic to see the respective photo galleries):
www.learningfromtheearth.org/photo-gallery
www.picasaweb.google.com/Yoopernewsman/JonReport?authuser...
www.picasaweb.google.com/100329402090002004302/JonReport?...
“Albert Einstein speculated once that if bees disappeared off the surface of the earth, then humans would have only four years of life left.”
the late Todd Warner, KBIC Natural Resource Director
Links:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project website:
Cedar Tree Institute: Zaagkii Project
www.cedartreeinstitute.org/2010/07/wings-seeds-zaagkii-pr...
www.cedartreeinstitute.org/2009/01/wings-seeds-the-zaagki...
Zaagkii Project Videos on youtube (also uploaded to dozens of internet sites):
KBIC Pollinator Preservation
www.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/0...
Zaagkii Project Indigenous Plants Help Give New Face to Sand Point on Keweenaw Bay www.indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/0...
Zaagkii Project 2010: U.S. Forest Service & Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plants Greenhouse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoq5xXHDF4E
United States Forest Service sponsored Zaagkii Project featured on Pollinator Live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3DPfxx7Jw
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #9: Teens Painting Mason Bee Houses in Northern Michigan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIV6jrlT20
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #8: Marquette, Michigan Teens Build Mason Bee Houses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MBfV7ION8
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #6: "The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant teaches teens about Monarchs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlIgsuTFSuM
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #5: Terracotta half-life, Marquette, MI band supports environment projects
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlFCHwW30o
2009 Zaagkii Video #4: Michigan teens meet 150,000 swarming honeybees with beekeeper Jim Hayward
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B4MEzM7w4
2009 Zaagkii Video #3: Michigan teens give away mason bee houses, honor supporters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfWeEgDxTY
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Historic KBIC native plants greenhouse, USFS protects pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8H5nhvzzc
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Students make bee houses, plant native species plants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8jqJAQyXwE
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens, KBIC tribal youth protect pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPJOXHt7pI
Zaagkii Project – Northern Michigan University:
www.webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSectio...
Native Village stories: Beautiful Layout by Owner Gina Boltz:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: A Project by Ojibwe Students from the Keweenah Bay Indian Community
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
NMU Students Join Pollinator Protection Initiative
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
KBIC Tribal youth protect pollinators
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
Teens Help with Sweet Nature Project
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
USFS Success Stories:
Restoring Native Plants on the Enchanted Island
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6274
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plant Greenhouse & Workshop
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5499
Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting a Success
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6276
New Greenhouse for KBIC Restoration
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5336
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds - An Update
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025
News Stories:
U.P. teens build butterfly houses, grow 26,000 indigenous plants
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/519835.html?...
Effort to protect pollinators launched
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/512810.html
Marquette Monthly (Sept. 2009):
www.mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.html
As bees die, Keweena Bay Indian Community adults, teens actively protect pollinators
www.nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view...
Michigan Teens Build Butterfly Houses and Plant 26,000 Native Plants through the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project
www.treehugger.com/culture/michigan-teens-build-butterfly...
Examples of numerous Gather.com articles with lots of photos/videos:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens and KBIC tribal youth are protecting pollinators by building butterfly houses and planting native plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977550233
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Protecting Pollinators
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977428640
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in 2010 to build first Native American native species plants greenhouse on tribal property in U.S.
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040745
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Northern Michigan Teens Protect Pollinators with U.S. Forest Service, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, NMU Center for Native American Studies: Build mason bee houses, butterfly houses, distribute thousands of native species plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040729
Zaagkii Project Internet sites – blogs, photos, videos etc.:
ZaagkiiProject on flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/zaagkiiproject
www.flickr.com/people/zaagkiiproject
Zaagkii on youtube:
Zaagkii on bliptv:
Zaagkii on word press:
www.zaagkiiproject.wordpress.com
Zaagkii on Blogger:
www.zaagkiiproject.blogspot.com
Zaagkii on Photobucket:
www.photobucket.com/ZaagkiiProjectWingsSeeds
www.photobucket.com/ZaagkiiProjectWingsSeeds/?start=all
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project website:
Cedar Tree Institute: Zaagkii Project
cedartreeinstitute.org/2010/07/wings-seeds-zaagkii-project
cedartreeinstitute.org/2009/01/wings-seeds-the-zaagkii-pr...
Zaagkii Project Videos on youtube (also uploaded to dozens of internet sites):
KBIC Pollinator Preservation
indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/08/15...
Zaagkii Project Indigenous Plants Help Give New Face to Sand Point on Keweenaw Bay indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/ictarchives/2008/09/03...
Zaagkii Project 2010: U.S. Forest Service & Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plants Greenhouse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hoq5xXHDF4E
United States Forest Service sponsored Zaagkii Project featured on Pollinator Live
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P3DPfxx7Jw
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #9: Teens Painting Mason Bee Houses in Northern Michigan
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIIV6jrlT20
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #8: Marquette, Michigan Teens Build Mason Bee Houses
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3MBfV7ION8
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #6: "The Butterfly Lady" Susan Payant teaches teens about Monarchs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlIgsuTFSuM
2009 Zaagkii Project Vid #5: Terracotta half-life, Marquette, MI band supports environment projects
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqlFCHwW30o
2009 Zaagkii Video #4: Michigan teens meet 150,000 swarming honeybees with beekeeper Jim Hayward
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2B4MEzM7w4
2009 Zaagkii Video #3: Michigan teens give away mason bee houses, honor supporters
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfWeEgDxTY
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Historic KBIC native plants greenhouse, USFS protects pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8H5nhvzzc
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Students make bee houses, plant native species plants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8jqJAQyXwE
Zaagkii Project Butterfly Houses: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, U.S. Forest Service:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGQScEI9x7Q
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens, KBIC tribal youth protect pollinators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPJOXHt7pI
Zaagkii Project – Northern Michigan University:
webb.nmu.edu/Centers/NativeAmericanStudies/SiteSections/A...
Native Village stories: Beautiful Layout by Owner Gina Boltz:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: A Project by Ojibwe Students from the Keweenah Bay Indian Community
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
NMU Students Join Pollinator Protection Initiative
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
KBIC Tribal youth protect pollinators
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
Teens Help with Sweet Nature Project
www.nativevillage.org/Messages%20from%20the%20People/KBIC...
USFS Success Stories:
Restoring Native Plants on the Enchanted Island
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6274
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Native Plant Greenhouse & Workshop
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5499
Intertribal Nursery Council Annual Meeting a Success
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=6276
New Greenhouse for KBIC Restoration
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5336
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds - An Update
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=5076
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project
www.fs.fed.us/r9/ssrs/story?id=4025
News Stories:
U.P. teens build butterfly houses, grow 26,000 indigenous plants
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/519835.html?...
Effort to protect pollinators launched
www.miningjournal.net/page/content.detail/id/512810.html
Marquette Monthly (Sept. 2009):
mmnow.com/mm_archive_folder/09/0909/feature.html
As bees die, Keweena Bay Indian Community adults, teens actively protect pollinators
nativetimes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=art...
Michigan Teens Build Butterfly Houses and Plant 26,000 Native Plants through the Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project
www.treehugger.com/culture/michigan-teens-build-butterfly...
Examples of numerous Gather.com articles with lots of photos/videos:
Zaagkii Wings and Seeds Project: Northern Michigan teens and KBIC tribal youth are protecting pollinators by building butterfly houses and planting native plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977550233
Zaagkii Wings & Seeds Project: Protecting Pollinators
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977428640
2009 Zaagkii Project #2: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in 2010 to build first Native American native species plants greenhouse on tribal property in U.S.
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040745
2009 Zaagkii Project #1: Northern Michigan Teens Protect Pollinators with U.S. Forest Service, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, NMU Center for Native American Studies: Build mason bee houses, butterfly houses, distribute thousands of native species plants
www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978040729
Zaagkii Project Internet sites – blogs, photos, videos etc.:
ZaagkiiProject on flickr
www.flickr.com/photos/zaagkiiproject
www.flickr.com/people/zaagkiiproject
Zaagkii on youtube:
Zaagkii on bliptv:
Zaagkii on word press:
Zaagkii on Blogger:
Zaagkii on Photobucket:
I’m still on hiatus, but I thought to explain some. Right after the snowstorm, I ended up getting pretty ill--ten days’ worth. I am getting better now, but I ended up missing five days of work because of it; that, in turn, got me completely buried in work. Another thing is that I’ve not had the chance (no sun, illness, work) to go out and shoot any photos really since the end of November or so, save for maybe one or two exceptions (failures at that). Hence, most of what I have to post are kind of repetitious pieces from before. I do have lots of insects, but . . . not sure how happy I am with many of them. I need to get caught up on work, need to get out and shoot some photos. I can only post the same Flicker, same Downy, same RSH so many times, you know? I do have some different shots here and there, but I’d like to be more contemporary with my works. I may even delete a ton of photos in my upload folder that are repetitive.
Anyhoo, I have been taking small breaks and looking through your all’s photos. Always splendid work. Apologies for my absence, and I look forward to coming back in full swing here soon. I’ll probably post a photo here and there. I hope everyone is well and in good health--mental as well as physical! See you all Soon! (Sorry so long.)
Explainer: While I wish I could fully dress, wig-up and make-up regularly, those days are rare. So I post these AI renderings. FYI: the photos are AI generated, from actual photos of me, enhanced slightly with FaceApp and then dressed from outfits I see and love on the interweb. Enjoy them or not! I do, that's all that matters! Love, Crystal
The exhibit had rules; nothing you could drop could be brought up (to protect the glass) and you had to wear booties to cover your shoes.
All rules enforced and presented by the nice folks from Oklahoma Contemporary.
Before we get to where I explain the pose in this shot, let me explain how I tricked Alain to pose for me.
I was about to pay for our brunch at La Ruche Restaurant when I overheard him say to a member of staff to go out with the guest book and have la Canadienne sign it. As he was talking about my wife, I knew I had an "in" as so far things had been a bit to much on the move for me to ask anyone at the restaurant to pose and I had noticed especially Alain as a potential model.
When Alain came to pick up the guest book (we scribbled half a page full by then) I asked him to pose and I guess although clearly not 100% comfortable with the idea, he felt obliged as we signed the book for him....
To calm his nerves a bit, I told him to pose anywhere in the restaurant (assuming he would choose the bar or sit at a table). However, he kept moving and directing staff (also to pose with him). So I had a hard time adjusting my shots and was happy with 8/10 in focus but not happy with 0/10 having eye contact .. (see the comment shot, which I liked because it looks like the guest in the background is taking a bite, but for the lack of eye contact I do not like as a portrait). I chose this shot as it shows the earring, the wavy hair, the sunglasses and Alain's continuous talking.
We talked for another half a minute where we exchanged cards and I found out he is not from the town of Cordon and got his name as Alain.
Looking at the restaurant's website I found out that Alain may be his last name (hence the Mr. in the title), in the converstion in mixed English and French I was not sure.
If you are in the neighbourhood, check out his restaurant where we enjoyed the "Brushetta", especially the "Savoyarde" with the local (cow's) cheese, which Alain specially explained about, was great.
This picture is #13 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Alain if you see the photos and like them, send me an e-mail and I will get you the pictures in higher quality.
Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture f/4.0
Lens Model EF50mm f/1.4 USM
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV