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Cuban school children wear a simple, but standardized school uniform. The uniform varies by school level. Kindergarten children wear a white top, blue bottom, and blue scarf. Primary children wear a white top, red bottom, and red scarf. The secondary school uniform is a white top and yellow bottom.
Caught this young woman on the fly, and didn't notice until I got home that it was a mullet she was wearing. Actually, I thought it looked better on her then on some guys.
I wonderee if she changes the two "billboards" on either side of her head. You know, this is a Pride them with all those hearts and colors. Does she do seasonal themes? Christmas, Halloween, 4th of July?
If I ever went over the edge and got a mullet, I would have nautical scenes . . . seascapes, sailboats with full spinnakers flying. Maybe on Christmas a Creche' scene. Lent could present a problem if I went with the liturgical calendar.
Just musings of course. I am also posting a monochrome of this young lady. I thought it looked pretty good. What's the verdict.
The head and white glasses in the corner of the pic are a style of mine. They were a pain to get just right in the darkroom. So much easier in digital.
So much of street photography on the fly incorporates "gremlins" we overlooked creeping into the pic. Rather than trashing the whole photo for those things I can't remove, I see how I can contributed to the narrative by incorporating it in some way . . . sometime it works . . . sometimes not.
The Days We Wear Masks 20210226
People age 60 and older and health care workers among some 2.4 million people currently prioritized to receive the vaccines can make their appointments online to get the jab at one of the eight community vaccination centers or 18 outpatient clinics across Hong Kong.
(20210226 The Standard)
Hong Kong is currently experiencing a four wave of Covid-19 cases. The Government has announced that it is implementing compulsory Covid-19 testing for taxi drivers.
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Medical experts on Saturday said that Hong Kong has already hit a target of 28 consecutive days without an untraceable Covid-19 infection – but are warning that rather than relaxing, Hongkongers should take this opportunity to prepare for a possible “fifth wave” of the virus.
Prominent University of Hong Kong microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung, an adviser to the government on the pandemic, said investigations into suspected untraceable cases from earlier this month had discounted them.
“I do think we actually have achieved it," Yuen said of the 28-day target signalling an end to the city's fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
The Centre for Health Protection’s Chuang Shuk-kwan said the last local infection without a known source was therefore recorded on April 23.
But Yuen warned against complacency, saying “it’s perhaps just a matter of time before the fifth wave will come”, believing that the risk comes from new Covid variants.
He said Hong Kong should get its vaccination rate above 80 percent, test anyone with mild symptoms, and maintain its rapid contact tracing system.
People should continue wearing masks, incoming travellers should be fully vaccinated, and improvements must be made to indoor ventilation, Yuen said.
But Yuen also said that those who have been inoculated against Covid-19 should be allowed to go about their lives "more normally".
“We should continue with schooling in ‘dual mode’ so those vaccinated would learn in school, and those unvaccinated would learn online,” he said.
He said eateries and entertainment venues should not have their operating hours shortened, as this was unfair to them and a lot of social activities would be affected.
He said vaccinated people should be able to go in at any time, even after midnight. But the unvaccinated should only be able to dine in at lunchtime, and be made to eat outside at other times.
Yuen said people who have been vaccinated should be allowed to isolate at home if their buildings require evacuation because of the vertical transmission of Covid-19. Those who have not been vaccinated should still be forced out of the building though, he said.
Asked why it has taken nearly six months for Hong Kong to come through the "fourth wave" of the coronavirus, Yuen said specific countermeasures at critical control points had not been instituted.
He cited the “dance cluster” as an example of people not following the rules, and reiterated the importance of maintaining mask wearing particularly in indoor settings.
(20210529 RTHK News)
The State Theatre (known as Empire Theatre until 1959) was opened in 1952. This significant example of Post-War Modern Movement architecture had been assessed by Docomomo International as a structure worth preserving due to its importance as a piece of tangible heritage in the North Point region as well as its unique physical construction.
A couple of years ago in 2014, there were concerns among conservationists and North Point residents due to the threat of its demolition in order to redevelop its lot as two high-rise commercial towers. Hence in 2016, the guided-tour agency Walk-In Hong Kong launched a Conservation Advocacy Campaign titled “Save our State” and successfully lobbied the Antiquities and Advisory Board to upgrade its heritage grading status from Grade Three to a Grade One. Recognizing State Theatre’s cultural significance to Hong Kong, New World Development Limited acquired 95% of the complex as its first conservation project.
Update: This article was published in 2014 due to concerns among conservationists and North Point residents due to the threat of its demolition before the official grading by the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB). Hence in 2016, the guided-tour agency Walk-In Hong Kong launched a Conservation Advocacy Campaign titled “Save our State” and successfully lobbied the AAB to upgrade its heritage grading status from Grade Three to a Grade One. Recognizing State Theatre’s historical and cultural significance to Hong Kong, New World Development Limited acquired 95% of the complex as its first conservation project.
(Under Threat: State Theatre in Hong Kong (updated) | Docomomo Hong Kong)
The lucky winner in Thursday's Mark Six draw only bought a half ticket, which means half of the HK$133 million top prize will be added to the pool in the next week's lottery.
Winning the Mark Six jackpot is almost every Hongkonger’s dream, although the size and value of the prize might be much less than what people would have hoped.
On the other hand, winning the Mark Six jackpot is no guarantee for a happy retirement. Let’s say you won HK$10 million: that would only get you a one-bedroom apartment on Hong Kong Island. If you’re lucky enough to be the only winner of Thursday’s Mark Six jackpot, then you can have a four-bedroom flat along Victoria Harbour, but nothing much else.
Ask any of the hopeful punters, and it would be a surprise if their dream does not include acquiring a home in Hong Kong, although the upsurge in local property prices would mean their dream home is getting smaller and smaller.
Media interviews with the Mark Six bettors on how they intend to spend their winnings were quite interesting.
Among pet lovers, one would donate HK$10 million for stray dogs, while another vowed to build a home for 200 golden coin turtles.
Someone would stay at the Four Seasons for life, while another would spend the entire jackpot on wine.
www.ejinsight.com/20180112-dream-on-mega-mark-six-jackpot...
Victoria Park • Hong Kong
Hong Kong's swimming queen Siobhan Haughey sealed the SAR's second medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday morning, racing to silver in the women's 200 metre freestyle final.
It's a remarkable achievement for Haughey, who is the first Hongkonger ever to reach an Olympic swimming final. Five days in, Haughey's medal and fencer Cheung Ka-long's men's individual foil gold means Tokyo is already Hong Kong's most successful Olympics ever.
Haughey led for much of the race but lost at the finish to Australian 400m free gold medalist Ariarne Titmus. Her time of 1:53.92 was barely half a second behind the leader.
The Hong Kong representative got off to a fine start, gaining the lead shortly after the first split and holding on to it for most of the way.
However, Titmus exploded in the final stretch, taking over from the Hong Kong swimmer to edge her to the gold medal.
Canada's Penny Oleksiak came in third. American defending champion Katie Ledecky came in fifth, just behind Yang Junxuan of China.
Haughey said she was very happy with her performance, finally landing a medal after having finished 4th in the world championships in 2019.
"I hope Cheung Ka-long's and my performances this Olympics can push fellow Hong Kong athletes competing, they can add oil. And also the athletes watching at home in Hong Kong. Keep training, because it will be your turn soon," Haughey said in a post-race interview.
She also thanked her coaches and parents for their support, saying she wouldn't be able to achieve what she could today without them.
The 23-year-old Haughey will be back in action on Wednesday night in the 100m heats and as part of the Hong Kong team in the women's 200m freestyle relay. She's also got the 50m freestyle individual event to come, as well as the medley relay.
Under the Henderson Land Commendation Scheme for Elite Athletes, she will receive an award of HK$2.5 million.
(20210728 RTHK News)
This is what happens when you combine revisionist history with biblical literalism. In this instance it became a polemic that promotes racial division and racial superiority of the black race vis-a-vis, God being black.
This is a literalist interpretation of Jewish apocryphal literature . . . Ezekiel and Revelations. The favorite texts of relgious extremists.
The group that had these scurrilous posters out on Hennepin Avenue, berated people passing by, and heaped abuse on a man that was flamboyantly gay. It was disgusting.
They didn't bother me from taking photos, but they would not give me any of the written material they were handing out on orders from their "Captain".
Saihoji (西芳寺, Saihōji), more commonly known as Kokedera (苔寺), is one of Kyoto's Unesco World Heritage Sites. Entrance to this templerequires a reservation made well in advance by mail.
Kokedera offers the unique opportunity for visitors to participate in some of the temple's religious activities. Every visitor to Kokedera is asked to contribute to the observances of kito and shakyo (respectively, the chanting and copying of Buddhist scriptures, called sutra).
After entering the gates, visitors should proceed directly to the temple to pay the entrance fee and begin the sutra copying. They will take a seat at one of the low writing desks. A monk leads the room in sutra chanting and then the copying begins. When ready, visitors can take their sutra paper up to the alter and exit. After the kito and shakyo, a stroll through the moss garden is not to be missed.
Completing the entire activity may take over an hour and sitting on the floor for this length of time can be uncomfortable. It should be stressed however, that copying out the sutra is not as challenging as it may first sound. A tracing of the Japanese characters guides even those with no previous knowledge of Japanese calligraphy or Buddhism.
The second shot I took of Kat, at Artist's Supply. I don't know if I said it in the first pic I posted of her, but she reminds me of one of the Elf Kingdom in Lord of the Rings. If any woman fulfills the cliche' "cute as a button", Kat gets my vote.
I don't use selective color often, but her whimsical and playful look suggests it would be appropriate. 😊
Hong Kong retail sales in April rose 12.1 per cent year on year, marking a slowdown in momentum for the industry’s recovery even as the Covid-19 crisis continued to abate.
A government spokesman attributed April’s growth to the low basis of comparison last year.
“But retail sales volume was still far below its pre-pandemic level, as inbound tourism remained frozen,” he added.
(20210601 SCMP)
Finca Vigía was the home of Ernest Hemingway in San Francisco de Paula Ward in Havana, Cuba. Both Finca Vigía and Hemingway's Key West home are now museums.
-Wikipedia
Friday, April 20, 2018 was a National Walk Out Day for many high schools across the United States.to pressure elected officials to bring common sense laws to the sale and possession of guns.
Minneapolis and St. Paul schools assembled at the State Capitol. The only adults in evidence were the teachers, a couple of videographers, reporters, and photographers from news sources or like myself, documenting a major issue in our state and nation's history . . . young people taking on the mantle of social resposnsibility in a violent culture that is killing their age-mates in their schools.
I thought this sign partiularly poignant. The choice is that simple--books or eulogies.
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The Days We Wear Masks 20210129
Hong Kong's second "ambush-style" coronavirus lockdown has found no new infections among the 475 people tested.
The government sealed off the Tung Fat Building on Kam Ping Street in North Point on Thursday night, forcing residents to stay at home until they had tested negative for Covid-19.
At 7am on Friday, residents are allowed to leave the area after showing proof of their negative test.
One resident, a Mrs Ng, said she was happy with the government operation.
"The government suddenly locked down our building at 7pm last night, and sometimes I need to work at that hour. But I was home last night. The government did quite well, getting us tested and providing us food," she said.
"I've received a negative result, but I'm still afraid of getting infected when going out. But the operation is helpful; it's good to have people tested even if just a few caught the bug."
But district councillor Lee Yue-shun, who has been helping the residents there, described the lockdown as a failure.
"In total there are 1,000 something residents there, so 475 is just below 50 percent, and no cases were found,” he said. “I can't see any meaning or efficiency in this measure.”
The authorities said they couldn't get in touch with 190 households when knocking on their doors, and will follow up with them.
Thirteen confirmed cases have been reported from Block C of the 56-year-old Tung Fat Building, and residents of units 6 and 7 were sent to quarantine centres. (20210129 RTHK News)
It is the classic romantic combination: St. Valentine's Day in Paris, the city of love, and a gift of red roses. But some Parisian florists are trying to wean customers off the flowers because of their ecological cost.
Most roses sold in France in the run-up to St. Valentine's Day, a peak sales period for the global flower industry, have to be imported by air freight from countries such as Kenya, resulting in carbon emissions that contribute to climate change.
Florists worried of the environmental damage from this trade say there are viable alternatives that can be grown locally and they are trying to encourage customers to try them.
(20210212 Reuters）