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Soldiers deployed with the 143d Expeditionary Sustainment Command receive their combat patch during a ceremony at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 6, 2023.
for May 22nd Student March in Montreal. Watch it live: www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal. This is the 100th day of the student protest.
Featured messages:
1. WOU HOU (the response to my favorite chant which is:
Call: 'Charest' -the current Quebec prime minister seen here wearing a hat: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_Charest.jpg-
Response: 'wou hou' -which when you hear it feels something like 'were still out here'-)
2. DANS LA RUE (in the street) & AVEC NOUS (with us)
3. 78 calisse/ NO to 78 (opposing the current emergency law 78 which criminalizes student protests, wearing red squares, and saying things like 'dans la rue avec nous')
4. some CUTV support and hashtag (for their excellent live coverage www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal also follow #manifencours which was too long for stenciling)
****for out-of-town friends and family interested in the back story:
100 days ago Quebec students started striking in opposition to a 75% increase in university tuition.
If you've heard anything about this you've probably heard the total cost will still remain below the national average; that is the main counterpoint to the student strike movement which opposes a shift to the debt-slave-style tuition scheme of the rest of the country (even if Quebecers would be the most fortunate debt-slaves).
When the movement is well-articulated it focuses on wider class issues and a corrupt economic system threatening the hard-won low-tuition here in Quebec. See: this dude from UQAM (www.youtube.com/watch?v=74JQQf4zfg4&feature=player_em...)
With my american student debt (which totals almost twice that of my parents first mortgage), I for one am with the students here who insist just because thats what the rest of the country (and Americans) have accepted, Quebec shouldn't. I hope the students succeed to keep education costs here low enough that they (and their future economy) don't run into the same problems we have back home. (And while were hoping... that this will spark students worldwide to demand accessible tuition and refuse student debt.)
There is a serious and radical history of student struggle for accessible tuition which wasn't always non-violent; people (and institutions) remember this wearily. You can read more about it through wikipedia in particular 1968 where students first won a 22 year tuition freeze: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Quebec_student_protests
I've heard public opinion on the current student strike range from:
-supporting students and low tuition
-supporting students right to protest (especially in the case of savvy bar owners)
-opposing to police-state response to students
-thinking times are hard/the economy isn't working out for anyone & students should share the burden
-think tuition increases are inevitable and are comfortable thinking of a 75%-82% increase over 5-7 years as 'like inflation' or atleast 'fair'
-overt contempt for 'the youth thesedays and their iphones' (especially people who get interviewed by government-owned media outlets)
In the last 100 days there have been a couple big (6-digit) protests, one towards the end of March and one again at the end of April with some non-violent metro-meddling and office-vandalizing involving smoke and paint going on here and there during April.
At the end of April the government responded to the student strike with and offer of 82% increase over 7 years instead of the previous 75% over 5 years. The students rejected it and took again to the streets.
In response, last week they passed an emergency law (loi 78) called "An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend" which among other things* made protests of more than 50 people illegal and pissed off a whole lot of people.
(*like fines of $1,000-35,000 for protesters and student leaders. I've also heard that this law was being used to back-up a policy of refusing service to anyone wearing a red square on public transportation. ) more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_78
It took a night to turn from festive to tactical but this weekend there were hundreds of arrests and fines and riot gear and running in formation and posturing and kettling and noise assaults etc; the consensus as I best heard it expressed went something like: 'this is not the force of law but the force of disorder'
There is also a history of excessive police force in Montreal (not just smashing up protesters were talking about opening fire on homeless people and shooting off duty nurses with stray bullets kind of overkill) which should be given as context here. (In March the mayor of Montreal asked for 35-million dollars for police back-up/overtime because of the student actions and police overtime has become an issue in the past few days.)
Monday night (perhaps because it was a national holiday-Patriot's Day-) there was a much more laid back police presence. Today there is a major march planned (Tues May 22nd) to mark the 100th day of protest. Here are some of the creative resistance tactics being developed to help protesters remain legal despite the (unjust) restrictions: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1uYLQQhazs&feature=player_em...
CUTV (one of the too few gems of Concordia) has been running impressive multi-lingual live coverage which my roomate and I have been using to gauge when to head out and where to catch up with them in the evenings : www.livestream.com/cutvmontreal Check it out if you want to see what is going on on the streets here.
a series of photos taken during the carnival of Taormina (Sicily) 2018 ....
una serie di foto realizzate durante il carnevale di Taormina (Sicilia) 2018 ....
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Qi Bo's photos on Flickr Hive Mind
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Cork 04-07-2020
[order] Pelecaniformes | [family] Phalacrocoracidae | [latin] Phalacrocorax carbo | [UK] Cormorant | [FR] Grand Cormoran | [DE] Kormoran | [ES] Cormoran grande | [IT] Cormorano | [NL] Aalscholver
Measurements
spanwidth min.: 121 cm
spanwidth max.: 149 cm
size min.: 77 cm
size max.: 94 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 28 days
incubation max.: 31 days
fledging min.: 45 days
fledging max.: 53 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 3
eggs max.: 5
Physical characteristics
The plumage of the Great Cormorant is black, though white patches are present on the chin. The neck, which features a small crest of black feathers, is flecked with white or grey and the wings appear copper. The eyes of the Great Cormorant are green and its webbed feet are black. During breeding, white patches appear on the thighs of adult birds. The weight of the Great Cormorant is 2.5kg. The sexes appear similar, although the female bird is slightly smaller than the male. The plumage of the immature bird is brown. The Great Cormorant is usually silent, although during courtship displays the male makes a ‘kwer kwer' sound while the female responds with soft purrs
Habitat
In spite of its preference for extensive areas of permanent freshwater, the Great Cormorant is not confined to these and is often observed on coastal inlets and estuaries.
Other details
This cormorant has a wide distribution along the Atlantic coasts of Europe, from the Balkan Peninsula to India and China, in Africa, Australia and north-eastern North America. The continental race sinensis inhabits the lowlands along the North Sea and the Baltic Sea, central and Eastern Europe. This population had been reduced to 3000-5000 individuals during the first half of the twentieth century, but after the 1970's it increased rapidly. The total population of the European Union is now estimated at 55000 breeding pairs and the total European population at 160.000 breeding pairs. The comeback of this species seems to be linked to the increase of fish stocks following large-scale eutrophication of water bodies and to the increase of fishponds.The species continued to increase during 1990-2000, with almost all national trends either stable or increasing, including those of key populations in Denmark, Ukraine and Russia.
Feeding
The Great Cormorant feeds on fish, crabs, frogs and various insect species. Food is gathered underwater, but the Great Cormorant seldom dives to depths of more than 100cm. A typical dive lasts for less than 60 seconds. The Great Cormorant uses its webbed feet and its wings to propel itself underwater.
Breeding
The Great Cormorant establishes breeding colonies that may include 2 000 breeding pairs, although smaller colonies are typical. These colonies are often shared with other species of waterbirds including grebes and other species of Cormorants. Breeding occurs throughout the year, although it is more common in Autumn and Spring. During courtship the male attracts a mate when he is resting on the water. The male raises and lowers his wings while he holds his head and tail upright, exposing the white plumes on his rump. When the wings are raised. the male vibrates them rapidly. Another form of display is when the male swings his head back and forth, holding his tail erect and calling loudly. The female responds by swinging her head slightly and ‘purring'.
Both adults build their nest in a tree or on the ground. Because it is used by different breeding pairs for many years, the nest, which is made from dry sticks and twigs, may be more than 100cm deep. The female lays one egg every 2-3 days until she has a clutch of 3-4 eggs. The eggs are oval, blue-white and measure 66mm in length and 41mm in width. Both adults assist the egg's incubation. They place their webbed feet under the eggs and rest their warm bodies over them. The eggs hatch in 28-31 days.
Hatchlings are dependent on their parents for up to 70 days. The hungry chicks peck the adults' throats, causing them to regurgitate food. The young birds beg for water by holding their open bills upward in a silent gesture. The parents respond by collecting water in their bills and pouring it into the chicks' mouths. Hatchlings often fall prey to raptors such as the Whistling Kite before they fledge at 50 days.
Migration
Migrant or partial migrant in most northerly populations, but sedentary or dispersive throughout most of range; migrants frequently winter within breeding range of species. Race sinensis fairly migratory, but variable with region and year: W populations move S towards Mediterranean, wintering inland and on coast, and reaching Persian Gulf. Nominate carbo widely dispersive, wintering mainly on coasts around breeding areas, though many inland in Ireland; populations of N North America and Greenland regularly move S, reaching New Jersey and sometimes Florida. In Australia, movements essentially nomadic and dispersive, related to cycles of flooding and drought.
From their website; "If you choose to dress in the "Scary Clown" costume and use the costume to "alarm or disturb" someone during routine activity (not Halloween), you can be arrested for Disorderly Conduct."
All over town are these patches of pretty pinkish-purple tiny flowers. I can only assume they are a weed? But I don't care, they are pretty and fun and add a dash of color to everything.
While I was parked on the side of the road (mind you, this was an out of the way back road), taking pictures of the clouds a car comes screaming towards me blasting its horn! I wasn't sure what to do. I mean part of you wants to be brave and go ahead and play chicken. The other part is trying very hard not to make a mess in your pants. Turns out it was my oldest son! How the hell he just happened to be on that road while I was parked and snapping away is beyond me. We seem to have a connection that way though.
Well this photo came about because he was following me to the house and I spied an easier-to-get-to patch of these flowers. He had no clue what i was up to, but as I got out of my car I simply smiled and said "Purple Flowers!". My son shakes his head. I could not resist, had to get a shot of the purple shoes with the purple flowers. Sheesh.
Meu primeiro trabalho grande... foi a confirmação para o patch na minha vida, obrigado a todos q. acreditaram q. eu conseguiria... agora rumo à colcha!
www.fallindesign.com/funny-face-sleep-eye-patch-shade/
Funny face Sleep eye patch Shade by UnR korea.
U.S. Army Col. Mark Johnson, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade commander, and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Terri Clavon, 3rd CAB command sergeant major, visited with Soldiers of Task Force Marauder at Fort Hood, Texas Sept. 18, 2017 to brief leaders as they prepare for the deployment and conduct a patch ceremony where TF Marauder members took on the 3rd Infantry Division patch. Task Force Marauder, which is aligned under the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade for deployment, is composed of Soldiers from the South Carolina National Guard, Pennsylvania National Guard, Illinois National Guard, and Iowa National Guard and provides aviation capabilities with AH-64 Apaches, UH-60 Black Hawks, and CH-47 Chinooks. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jessica Donnelly)
Some people just can't let go...
Btw: this isn't mine. I still managed to stay clear of i-pods, i-phones or i-pads. But I must admit that sometimes I feel some regret...for instance when my beautiful Sony Ericsson cannot do what an I-phone will do like watching Television, downloading certain aps etc.
Today I read an article about the I-pad which made it very appealing, again. But I will resist this pressure! I will not bow for this Monoplist! This Twin Brother of the all powerfull Windows Techno-Communication-Software-Complex! I won't go over to The Dark Side! *panting, sweating, in desperate need of relaxation*
Unknown species of jumping spider (either a Jotus sp. or a Maratus sp. I am guessing) in the leaf litter of a bush trail. I liked the pretty royal blue iridescent patches the spider had on the back of the head (and parts of the underside and legs). Any I.D. suggestions welcome! [Glenbrook, Blue Mountains, NSW]
A tattered and patched former Southern Pacific AC4400CW is in DPU mode on a westbound hopper train on UP's former CNW Clinton Subdivision.
The faded to pink SP red really makes me glad that I got these when they were new in the mid-1990s. This one needs to be put out of our misery. I'd rather have it in UP yellow than this shadow of its former self.
Unidentified however, he has a very narrow patch on his helmet cover indicating a single digit. Bavarian
Xy swatted a fly last night and busted out the window pane in our kitchen. Fortunately she didn't slit her wrist.
Technical Embroidery Badges
Model: TEB-095
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Phone/Fax: +92-52-4569895.
Cell: +92-300-6132271.
Email: info@tebadges.com
Web: www.tebadges.com
‘NODE15 – Forum for Digital Arts’ is gathering designers, creative coders and digital artists for creative explorations of technologies. With the Leitmotif ‘Wrapped in Code – the Future of the Informed Body’, NODE15 is devoted to the negotiation of the body and its fusion with technology. It’s a week long rush with hands-on vvvv workshops, exhibition, symposium, performances and artist talks.
Photo: Nemanja Knežević
They had pumpkins of all sizes, shapes, and colors. We picked a nice $4 pumpkin that will make a nice dining table centerpiece (most likely uncarved).
Admission to the pumpkin patch was free, but parking was $3 (weekend only) and it cost money to ride on the various attractions on the farm. One could either buy tickets to individual attractions or pay $16 for a park pass.