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The place where KMIS planted its trees is called የዕውቀት ደን in Amharic which means Knowledge Forest
August 18, 2010
Contributed by: Zerihun Sewnuet
Statue representing Knowledge by Henry Hering. Female figure holding baby. For Northeast corner of Stanley Field Hall. 1919.
Original size and material: 8x10 inch glass negative
Digital Identifier: CSGN40264
Part of the Illinois Urban Landscapes Project: www.fieldmuseum.org/urbanlandscapes/
Experts and global actors from Africa, Asia, and South America gather at the Inter-Regional Knowledge Sharing on Child Labour and Working Conditions in the Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) held in Manila, Philippines from 28 to 30 May 2019. Experts and global actors from Africa, Asia, and South America gather at the 3-day forum to exchange knowledge, technologies, practices and challenges to put forward concrete solutions to address child labour and poor working conditions in the ASGM sector.
To learn more, visit bit.ly/asgm2019
Photo © ILO/G. Carreon
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Cold wet grey ambient Welsh light through a picture window to the pictures left.
Moriyama 2 free preset in Lightroom 3 beta.( that's right 3 and it rocks)
nifty 50 on a canon 50D f1.8
Model: Beth T
Location Cunnigar Farm Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire Wales
A messy version of the TPACK (tpack.org/) framework used in a presentation (coursedesign.wordpress.com/planning/) to CQUni staff.
Also expanded upon in a blog post
Garrett Brown demonstrates the Steadicam Merlin with a Sony camcorder.
For more on Garrett Brown, see:
» Garrett Brown: Inventing the Future -- And a Few Handy Gadgets
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
TEDxBrussels brings world class speakers to the heart of Europe and over 2000 influential audience members to push the frontiers of our knowledge.
This annual event features innovative technology, development, sustainability and environment. TEDxBrussels presents international speakers performing live to attendees.
In 2012 the theme was Bits, Atoms, Neurons, Genes (or BANG BANG).
-The digital world and the real world are interconnected like never before. You can send off online for a personal genome readout and control physical objects with your mind. Computer thinking is driving medicine, music and play. With brain-computer interfaces now used in nuclear power stations and bio hackers doing lab biology in their garages, BANG BANG is a concept whose time has come. BANG BANG means the evolving mesh of ideas and practices, a rich mix of citizens, scientists and culture.-
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beauhartphotography.com/
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
Kirtipur (Nepali: कीर्तिपुर, Nepal Bhasa: किपू Kipu) is an ancient city in Nepal. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 km south-west of the city of Kathmandu. It is one of the five municipalities in the valley, the others being Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Bhaktapur and Madhyapur Thimi.
ETYMOLOGY
The name Kirtipur comes from Kirti (glory) and pur (city).
DEMOGRAPHICS
Originally a Newar foundation, Kirtipur is still a center of Newar culture. It has been merged with surrounding villages to form the municipality of Kirtipur with a population of 67,171.
It consists of many temples, gumbas (Buddhist monastery) and churches too. Due to the presence of Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur is also a popular area for out-of-town students and professors to rent houses and they are major contributors to the local economy.
HISTORY
Kirtipur's history dates from 1099 AD. It was part of the territory of Lalitpur at the time of the invasion of the Kathmandu Valley by the Gorkhali king Prithvi Narayan Shah in the 18th century.
In 1767, Kirtipur was annexed to the Gorkhali kingdom by Prithvi Narayan following the Battle of Kirtipur. He took the town on his twenty third attempt, after entering it by trickery. After this, he cut off the noses and lips of everybody in the city.
This was the site of an inspirational peaceful demonstration of the people in the 2006 mass uprising that overthrew the powers of the king. It is considered to be an anti-monarchy city due to its bitter history against the Shah dynasty whose modern founder conquered the city insultingly, which was followed by negligence of the administration and development by subsequent rulers.
PLACES OF INTEREST
BAGH BHAIRAB
Bagh Bhairab temple is one of the most popular temples dedicated to the God Bhairab in the form of a tiger. This god is regarded as the guardian of Kirtipur and the locals call it Ajudeu, a grandfather god. Bhairab, the most terrifying and awful form of Shiva is the destroyer on one hand and the guardian on the other. Ceremonial rituals in relation to the important events of life such as rice-feeding, puberty, marriage and even the construction of houses cannot be done without propitiating this deity in most of the towns and cities of Nepal.
The present three storeyed temple of Bagh Bhairab probably built in 16th century stands in the brick-paved rectangular courtyard with the rest houses around it. There are some small shrines and stone images spread over the courtyard. The main gate is at the southern side. There are two other gates in the eastern and western sides. The two roofs of the temple are of tiles while the third one is covered with gilt-copper. There are wooden pillars carved with Hindu gods and goddesses. They have been erected in between windows of the second storey and the names of the carved deities have been finely cut out below them on the pedestals.
There are eighteen pinnacles-one in the first roof, six in the middle and eleven in the top roof. Beneath the eaves of the first roof there are very old but faded murals depicting the stories of Ramayan. Maha Bharat and the various manifestations of Durga, the mighty mother goddess. These paintings are frescoes in red with white plaster background. At the right side of the main gate of the temple there is Hifa Dyo, the god of blood sacrifice is allowed directly to Bagh Bhairab, all animal offerings to the deity are made here on behalf of this deity just as the animal sacrifices are made to Kumari, a stone idol, placed at the second gate in the left side of Chandeswori at Banepa and to the Chhetrapal which is at the very beginning of the final series of the steps to the temple of Khadga Jogini at Sankhu.
There are two torans over Hifa Dyo. They bear very fine cuttings of Asta-Matriks, Asta-Bhairabs and other gods and goddesses. In the western wall of the temple there is a hollow space regarded by the local people as Nasa Dyo, the god of music and dance. Bagh Bhairab made of clay has been enshrined in the left side corner in the temple. The three glass-eyed tiger-god is tongue-less and tooth-less but covered with silver and copper plates and heavily ornamented. This deity as mentioned in the stone inscriptions has been called Bagheswor (the tiger god), Bhimsen Bhattarak (Bhimsen, the governing deity), Gudei Sthanadhipati (the lord in the form of tiger) and Ajudyo(the ancestral god).
The local peoples hail this deity as the embodiment of prudence, knowledge, productivity and strength to resist all evils. Hence, the auspicious ceremonies such as weddings, hair-cuttings, rice-feedings and other ritual performances in Kirtipur are done only after a puza to this deity.
CHILANCHO STUPA
A Buddhist shrine, is situated on the southern hill. It is located in Kirtipur, Nepal. It was made in medieval period. An inscription of Nepal Samvat 635 is found in this Chaitya. Therefore, it is one of the most important historical stupa of this region.
UMA MAHESHWAR
Uma Maheshwar temple (locally, Kwacho Dega) is one of the important heritage sites of Kirtipur. This pagoda-style three-storied temple is situated at the highest point (1414 m) of Kirtipur. Since this temple is at the top of the hill, one can enjoy picturesque view of the Kathmandu valley and mountains like Langtang, Dorge Lakkpa, Chobhu Bhamure, and Gaurishankar.
The temple was constructed in 1655 AD by Rautra Vishwanath Babu, a son of king Sidhhi Narsinga Malla. It was destructed in an earthquake in 1832 AD. After remained dilapidated for about a century, it was restored in 1933 AD after it was again destroyed by an earthquake. Local people and government made a herculean effort to renovate it into the current state. The restoration process was completed only in 1982 AD. Recently, in 2008 some work was done to preserve the arts of temple.
There is an artistic stone gate at the entrance. On each side of the stone staircase leading to the temple, there is a stone elephant, with sculptures of Bhimsen and Kuber as protectors of the temple. The main deities in this temple are standing Lord Shiva and Parvati. There are other images of deities like Sarasvati and Mahismardini on false doors around temple.
The wooden doors, pillars, and beams are crafted with artistic figures of different gods and goddess such as Astamatrika and Asta Bhairav. Similarly, erotic figures are also carved in wooden beams. According to archeologists, these figures on beams have tantric values.
The bell on the northern side of temple was cast in 1895 by Gillett & Johnston Founders, Corydon. It was one of the four quarter bells of Ghantaghar of the central Kathmandu and was reallocated to this temple after the Ghantaghar was destroyed by the earthquake in 1933.
SHRI KIRTI BIHAR
A Theravada Buddhist monastery built in traditional Thai architectural style, is situated near the entrance to the city.
MEDIA
To Promote local culture Kirtipur has one FM radio station Radio Newa F.M. - 106.6 MHz Which is a Community radio Station.There are several weekly newspaper published from Kirtipur. They are Shahid Weekly, Kirtipur Darpan, Kirtipur Sandesh. Also there is a local television station, Kirtipur Channel and some more local channel.
WIKIPEDIA
Knowledge Economy Report launch "Transforming Arab Economies: Traveling the Knowledge and Innovation Road" at ISESCO headquarters in Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Ibrahim Ajaja / World Bank / CMI.
Improving Penetration: a Success Story of Augmenting National Knowledge Society Through En-Massing Digital Devices and Enabling Citizens (National PC Initiative – Information Technology Authority)
His Majesty, the Sultan has directed for a Royal Grant bestowing one free PC targeting specific segments in society in order to make the PCs ownership affordable by subsidizing their costs. The government represented by ITA executed this task through approved retailing outlets targeting the specific segments in order to bridge the digital divide and enhance the local capabilities and increase the PC and internet penetration rate as part of its e.Oman strategy.
Day 1
13 May 2013
ITU/ Claudio Montesano Casillas
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
The Forty-Seventh Session of WIPO's Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) took place in Geneva, Switzerland from June 5 to June 9, 2023 in hybrid form – with delegates and observers attending physically in Geneva, Switzerland, and via remote participation from around the world.
Copyright: WIPO. Photo: Emmanuel Berrod. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
The Infamous Rush Rhees Library, symbol of the University of Rochester - aka The Nipple of Knowledge
“A Little Knowledge… goes a long way”…
An elemental is a creature, usually a spirit that is attuned with or composed of one of the four classical elements: air, water, earth, and fire. The elements balance each other out through opposites: water quenches fire, fire boils water, earth contains air, and air erodes earth. Elementals care for, guard, and protect the environment.
Initially, fairies (fairies, fey) were not considered elementals, but are now grouped with and considered elementals because they guard and protect the environment.
Fairies, like crows, cats, squirrels, and I, love to collect brightly colored and shiny things; things of nature; nature’s castoffs; found objects; and little treasures of all kinds such as glass, buttons, twigs, etc. There is nothing that compares to spending an afternoon searching, hunting, and looking for found objects.
Wondrous, enchanted, and magical places to find these treasures exist everywhere. Once found, finding a secret place to squirrel them away is very important. It can be a bottle, an old tin, the hollow of a tree, a bird’s nest or a hole in the ground.
My elemental bottles, filled with found objects, are made to encourage you to “gently” shake them. Gentle shaking will, obviously, reposition the inside found objects and give you a new perspective on them. Much like life… sometimes it is a good idea to shake things up, do something new or take a different path in order to gain new insights, ideas, spark your imagination, stimulate creativity, and see things differently.
This is an air elemental bottle kissed by the earth. The silver glitter star top with the dangling heart, suggestive of the Heavens, the multiple different colored feathers inside, obviously, from birds, which fly, and once their feathers fall off, they float, as well as the postage stamp, let us know this was initiated by an air elemental. However, air enlisted the help of an earth elemental in collecting the found objects inside, which speak to and for the earth: the fallen twigs, the tree bark, the acorn cap, and the pieces of metal for grounding.
This is my original idea and creation. It is not to be copied in any way or in any medium.
Open Knowledge Festival 2014. 15th to 17th of July at Kulturbrauerei in Berlin.
Attribution: Gregor Fischer, www.gfischer-photography.com/ 16.07.2014
The New Zealanders by George Lillie Craik 1830.
A history of the New Zealand discovery from earliest knowledge to 1830, the first meetings with the Maori people and the conflicts, the customs and language of the people.
Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall, London. Patterned cloth boards, 430 pages 17cm x 11cm.
Now classified as very rare.
The ebook can be seen here:
books.google.com.au/books?id=ktkNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA340&am...
or here:
Academic and vocational studies on Sustainable Human Development for a new development thinking.
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Pulse Front: Relational Architecture 12 is the new searchlight piece by acclaimed Mexican-Canadian electronic artist, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. The groundbreaking installation uses 20 robotic searchlights, 200,000 watts of power and includes displays up to 20 metal sculptures positioned along Toronto's harbour. Each piece is installed with a biometric sensor. When a participating spectator grabs the handles on the sculpture the sensors convert their pulse into beams of light in the sky, visible up to 15 kilometers away. The life force of honoured guests at the TELUS-hosted event will launch the beating matrix of searchlights.