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I have met semi-literate village intellectuals with a lot of wisdom and highly educated scholars not in control of their motivations. The relationship between wisdom and knowledge is a tricky one. Let us try this formulation: wisdom without knowledge is an impossibility, knowledge without wisdom is vacuous. The point here really is the definition of knowledge or, more precisely, the privileging of a certain type of knowledge (let us call it, for lack of a better term, the academic variety) over other types. Such other types may be emotional knowledge, or social and cultural abilities. The whole sector of artistic expression should be mentioned as well. Just to make the point again: wisdom is based on knowledge, it is not a "return to childhood". So, little cherub, go out into this world and make yourself knowledgeable, you might get wisdom, too. Leica M 246 Mono, Leitz Elmar 4/135.
A message for all my contacts in Europe, first of all I am very sorry that last night we left the European Union which is in my opinion is a tragic mistake. I would also like to apologise to you all for the lies and distortions about Europe printed by the largely right wing British press and echoed by Farage and Johnson and their friends . Being part of the EU was never just about economics, the need for nations to work together was seen as vital after the apocalypse of the Mid -twentieth century caused by rampant nationalism . We seem to have returned to a state were bullying political leaders in both the East and West feel they can do whatever they want .
I am still proud to call myself a European, whatever makes up being English is largely just a melange of mostly European culture from the Normans, the Goths, the Vikings and the Romans . I want to celebrate our continent so all my posts this month will be from various European countries .
This first image is the old 1st century Roman Alcántara Bridge that crosses the river Tagus below the city of Toledo . The city of Toledo was an important cultural centre in the middle ages; even after the Moors were defeated its Arab libraries were not pillaged, and a tag-team translation centre was established in which books in Arabic or Hebrew would be translated into Castilian by Muslim and Jewish scholars, and from Castilian into Latin by Castilian scholars, thus letting long-lost knowledge spread through Christian Europe again
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Knowledge is no matter of time. If you have good books You have the key to knowledge. And knowledge is power.
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.' Proverbs 10:6
I was amazed by the ceiling in this room, which symbolized for me the Tree of Knowledge at the Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center of the Museum of Natural History in New York. It was designed by Studio Gang, the international and urban practice design firm led by Jeanne Gang, and was reopened in 2023.
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“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
< Albert Einstein >
Municipal archive / Überlingen / Baden-Württemberg / Germany
Album of Germany (the south): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712099...
Album of "Doors Of The world":
www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/sets/7215762599909...
Just over five centuries ago, Da Vinci spent 5 years waiting for Mona Lisa. And it was great, because until today Mona enchants us with her enigmatic smile, her charm, elegance and nobility of character.
But Leonardo had to wait much longer before Mona Harris appeared. And he admits, it was worth it. A woman of principles and knowledge transformed into wisdom, able of uniting a people disunited since the American Civil War. We live on a wild little planet. It's time to heal our wounds. It's time to look to a future for everyone. Of all races. Of all religions. From all social classes. Ignorance makes wars. Uniting people is an Art. The true Art of Life.
"Conservation and rural-life policies are really two sides of the same policy; and down at the bottom this policy rests upon the fundamental law that neither man nor nation can prosper unless, in dealing with the present, thought is steadily given for the future."
-Theodore Roosevelt
For his trips away from Chicago, Capone was reputed to have had several other retreats and hideouts located in Brookfield, Wisconsin; Saint Paul, Minnesota; Olean, New York; French Lick, as well as Terre Haute, Indiana; Dubuque, Iowa; Hot Springs, Arkansas; Johnson City, Tennessee; and Lansing, Michigan. Tunnels found under the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, are said to have been another hideout of Capone's. As a further precaution, Capone and his entourage would often suddenly show up at a one of Chicago's train depots and buy up an entire Pullman sleeper car on night trains to places like Cleveland, Omaha, Kansas City and Little Rock/Hot Springs in Arkansas, where they would spend a week in a luxury hotel suite under assumed names with the apparent knowledge and connivance of local authorities. In 1928, Capone bought a 14-room retreat[
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone
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With the knowledge of CP's Royal Canadian Air Force tribute unit on the point of a northbound 418, I set out south of Edmonton on the Leduc Subdivision to find it. I don't usually photograph the CP side of things, but it was the last day of winter break, and I had nothing better to do! The snow was falling, and the overcast day worked well for a northbound. I made it as far south as Ponoka, when all of a sudden a blur of tank cars created a vortex of snow. Between buildings, I caught a glimpse of a heritage unit... could it be my train? I turned around and pursued - it looks like 7023 wasn't alone! With the snow flying behind them, it looked as if they were truly pretending to be a fighter jet, breaking the sound barrier. From the telegraph poles, to the searchlight signals, and the other railfans you meet along the way, this line has yet to dissapoint me.
Train ID:
CPKC 418 (Mixed Freight)
CP Leduc Subdivision
Locomotives:
CP SD70ACu 7023 (RCAF Tribute)
CP SD70ACu 7012 (Heritage)
CP ES44AC 8815 (Mid-DPU)
Canon EOS R6 | Canon 70-200 f/2.8 II | Canon 24-70 f/2.8 II | Canon 16-35 f/4
January 5th, 2025 - 12:17 PM MT
Con mis maestros he aprendido mucho; con mis colegas, más; con mis alumnos todavía más.
- Proverbio hindú
Siem Reap, Camboya
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Distinctive ring patterns in the large cobblestone area of Universitetetsplassen (University Square) in Oslo, right in front of the historic University of Oslo buildings, contributing significantly to the neoclassical aesthetic of the surrounding university complex and provides a unique visual landmark in the heart of Oslo.
This photo was combined from three vertical shots, stitched together in PhotoShop.
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A reflection of "House of Knowledge" by Jaume Plensa.
My previous post of this piece.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Yorkshire, UK.
24 April, 2011.
My YSP set.
Mass Transit Railway, Tin Hau, Hong Kong
立此存照：過去兩年幾, 已絕少搭地鐵, 但今日興之所至, 特地去睇睇... 唯發現尚未“清零”, 繼續努力啊！
Btw, it's quite an interesting contrast to hear what the British Prime Minister thinks:
"We’re in a different world. I think it is important that people should feel confident again and people should feel able to go back to work in the normal way. I do want to see our country really getting back on its feet …" Boris Johnson told the BBC in an interview broadcast Sunday.
"I'm not saying that we should throw caution to the winds, but now is the moment for everybody to get their confidence back."
"We’ve reached a stage where we think you can shift the balance away from state mandation – away from banning certain courses of action, compelling certain courses of action – in favour of encouraging personal responsibility."
"Covid will not suddenly disappear. So those who would wait for a total end to this war before lifting these regulations would be restricting the liberties of the British people for a long time to come."
"We don't need laws to compel people to be considerate to others. We can rely on that sense of responsibility towards one another, providing practical advice in the knowledge that people will follow it to avoid infecting loved ones and others."
"So let us learn to live with this virus and continue protecting ourselves and others without restricting our freedoms."
The British are in a different world indeed...
"Knowledge is an achievement sublime.
A learning experience, one day at a time.
Knowledge is power...even if we
choose not to use it, imperatively.
From the day we are born,
we are blessed with the right
to study our world, to give our minds flight.
To hunger for more, to expand our potential.
Knowledge is something truly essential.
Answers to questions the mind can impart,
nurtures the hunger for knowledge, to start
the process of learning, the beginning of growth,
a personal quest and a personal oath,
to become the very best one can be.
Yes, that is the road I have chosen for me!
It's all up to us...that desire to learn.
An impression within our hearts, it should burn,
and daily, the blessings, upon us will shower.
Always hold to the truth,
that...Knowledge Is Power!"
(Knowledge is Power - Poem by Patricia Ann Brazee, source:
www.voicesnet.com/displayonepoem.aspx?poemid=65026)
~~The Look~~
Shoes: Stiletto Moody Bare - Ava Gold (Black) - my fave shoes from 2010 {oldie but goodie :-)};
Earrings: Sn@tch - Fierce earrings Silver {Designer Circle Anniversary Gift 2017};
Mini dress: *Dafnis Clothes - Creative Studio - Corset dress Lara with HUD (fitted and standard mesh);
Tattoo: Cyberstar Bodyart [CBAT] -- Animal Art {gift};
Headpiece: Sentinus - Tiara;
Pose: {NanTra};
Mesh body: Slink Physique;
Taken at: Penumbra, Sunshine Coast
El Real Monasterio de San Lorenzo de El Escorial es um complejo que incluye un palacio real, una basílica, un panteón, una biblioteca, un colegio y un monasterio. Construido en el siglo XVI entre 1563 y 1584.
The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial is a complex that includes a royal palace, a balilíca, a pantheon, a library, a college and a monastery. It is located in the Spanish town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, in the Community of Madrid, and was built in the 16th century between 1563 and 1584.