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A stroll on the beach is often so enjoyable thanks to the people I meet there.
Michal was playing her guitar which attracted us and we asked her to sing, too. She did gladly and we joined in.
Michal, 23 y/o, has recently returned home to Israel from India where she had spent three months. She was looking for peace and quiet in Goa and a place to get away from family pressure.
"I was told repeatedly to start studying, do something with myself, but I just wanted to be left in peace."
India did help her to find quietude although Michal said it was too short a stay. She intends to go back someday.
Michal believes that people should do more things that they love. People shouldn't lie to themselves, they should smile more and love unconditionally.
Shot this going to a flea market. SE stands for the municipal of "Segeberg" in Germany. The letter and numbers to complete the awesomeness are vanity.
Needless to say that it wasn't a hot chick, but an old hag that left the car.
Panasonic DMC-GF3 on Schneider Kreuznach Curtagon 2.8/35, 1/400 sec., ISO160, f2.8
Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region on 24 February. Opening statement by Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende (host and co-organiser).
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
I sincerely hope this guy does not live on social security while playing the didgeridoo a few hours a day and earns money from tourists. He's a permanent feature @ Circular Quay.
Circular Quay, Sydney (Thursday 10 Apr 2008 @ 1:21pm).
ISO100 | f/6.3 | 1/160sec | 113mm | eval.metering | AWB | raw
Caption: The Faith and Life Committee is reporting. From the left: Helmut Harder, Elke Huebert, Hugo Zorilla, Claude Baecher.
Citation: Mennonite World Conference. Twelfth Mennonite World Conference, 1990, Winnipeg, Canada. Slides by T. Klassen; Script by John Dyck. X-9 Box 52 Folder 4 Slide 128. Mennonite Church USA Archives - Goshen. Goshen, Indiana.
The act of creativity is cathartic.
As one of my seniors said, "one must only be human, before he/she is an artist."
Being human, we are made to feel. Yet we are taught the value of control from an early age, we are expected to keep undesired emotions in, waiting for them to blow over, rather than to let them blow up.
My works begin with a visceral emotion. I hope to create a visual voice to inner thoughts and feeling, making up for the times where words have failed and other expressions have been restrained.
I started my IB art journey detached, choosing what I deemed safe subject matter: trees, butterflies, flowers, cats; devoid of emotion, nothing messy and complicated. I was lost, the first few months were spent stumbling, scared, clumsy and directionless. Yet now my works are very personal, perhaps more personal than I ever intended them to be. My friend and photographer, Nicole Wu, and her self-portraits were a huge influence. She showed me how to turn emotions into inspiration. It made me realize that was what I wanted to do in my works; to fulfill my need for cathartic expression, for reaching out and looking inwards, connecting with minds, touching thoughts, understanding psyches. Other artists that have heavily influenced my works are Cesar Del Valle, for his incredible interactive hyper-realistic illustrations and Alan Coulson, for his wonderfully expressive portraits.
The mediums I use are simple, 50-cent biro pens, charcoal pencils and acrylic paint, all monochrome. This way there are no colors to seduce the eye, the essence of scenery, objects and people become more visible. Emotion is emphasized by contrast, light, shadow, form and lines.
“I want people to feel what I’m doing, not just see what I’m drawing.”
Some cool precision grinding photos:
Image from page 45 of “The manual education college, comprising a complete statement of its aims, approaches, and final results, with figured drawings of shop exercises in woods and metals” (1906)
Image by Internet Archive Book Photos
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(Posted by a Precision Machining China Manufacturer)
Manic Coffee
for Eric and Avo's show opening on May 6, 2015
Only the street shots - thestreetzine.blogspot.com/
File name: 08_02_005757
Box label: Boston Public Library: Branches (loose items)
Title: The story hour. Roxbury Crossing Branch
Alternative title:
Creator/Contributor:
Date issued:
Date created: 1926
Physical description: 1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 8 x 10 1/4 in.
Genre: Gelatin silver prints
Subjects: Boston Public Library; Public libraries; Storytelling; Children
Notes:
Provenance:
Statement of responsibility:
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
Press Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore: State Visit of the Governor-General of New Zealand Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae, 6 to 8 July 2015
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae will make a State Visit to Singapore from 6 to 8 July 2015 at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Governor-General Mataparae will be accompanied by his wife Lady Janine Mateparae and officials from the New Zealand Government House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
An official welcome ceremony will be held for Governor-General Mateparae on 7 July, following which he will have separate meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Tan and Mrs Tan will host a State Banquet in honour of Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine that evening.
During the course of Governor-General Mateparae’s visit to Singapore, he will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on a tour of the Treelodge@Punggol, HDB’s first Eco-Precinct. Deputy Prime Minister Teo will host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch after the tour. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will also host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch to reaffirm the close and long-standing defence ties between Singapore and New Zealand. Governor-General Mateparae will be accompanied by Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to view ongoing collaboration between Singapore and New Zealand at the Neurodevelopment Research Centre under A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences.
Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine will attend an orchid-naming and tree-planting ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 7 July.
Governor-General Mateparae’s visit underscores the excellent ties between Singapore and New Zealand as both countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. There is close cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, defence, and the people-to-people sectors.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 JULY 2015
High heel boots in the wild, because they're not just for nights out, or nights in, they're a day-to-day fashion statement. These girls all look fabulous :)
A model seen in the Steampunk Fashion Show at Phoenix Comicon. If anyone knows the name of the designer or model, please tag or comment so I can give the proper credit. This image was shot handheld from across the room with a telephoto lens.
What is Steampunk fashion? Check here for one of many websites featuring clothing and costumes of the combination of sci-fi, fantasy and even Victorian styles.
Hopefully, my photos uploaded this evening will reach My Contacts. Apparently, yesterday's four images didn't show.
Saw this beautiful fungus on a walk this morning at Mallard Point, Fish Creek Park. Just love the bright orange colour and the texture. Growing on an old log.
This young bull was trying to tell me he wasn't leaving the pan just cos his friends were scared of me. See video on www.wildcast.net
Press Statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 8 December 2014:
Working Visit to Singapore by President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, 9 to 10 December 2014
“President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will make a working visit to Singapore from 9 to 10 December 2014 on his way to Australia. He will be accompanied by his wife Mrs Maryna Poroshenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin and senior officials. On 9 December 2014, Mr Poroshenko will call on President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will also meet and host him to a working lunch.
Mr Poroshenko will also visit the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau for a briefing on Singapore’s anti-corruption efforts, as well as deliver the next Fullerton Lecture organised by the International Institute of Strategic Studies.”
Oslo Humanitarian Conference on Nigeria and the Lake Chad Region on 24 February. Opening statement by Norway's Foreign Minister Børge Brende (host and co-organiser).
Photo: MFA/Oslo / Ken Opprann
"The Ladybug wears no disguises.
She is just what she advertises.
A speckled spectacle of spring,
A fashion statement on the wing....
A miniature orange kite.
A tiny dot-to-dot delight." ~ J. Patrick Lewis
Out practicing with a new lens, I discovered a million and one bugs milling about. Being that the minimum focusing distance on the 70-200 is 4.6 ft. - even at 200mm the bug was far from filling the frame. This is an extreme crop and in the end, not half bad compared to doing the same thing with the 28-300, which doesn't render as high a quality in this situation.
Nikon D300s + 70-200mm VRII
Exp 640; ISO 200; f/6.3
Shot at min. focus distance 4.6ft
Why do I need this Protection?
Identity theft takes place when somebody uses your personally identifying information, such as your name, Social Security number, or your credit card number, without your permission, to commit fraud and other crimes.
The US government estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen every year. In fact, you or someone you know may have experienced some form of identity theft.
This crime takes different forms. Identity thieves may rent a house, get a credit card, or establish a telephone number using your details. You may not find out about the crimes until you check your credit card statement and notice charges you did not make - or until you’re contacted by a debt collection agency.
Identity theft is very serious. While some identity theft victims can resolve their problems quickly, others spend hundreds of dollars and a lot of time attempting to repair the damage done to their good name and credit history.
Some consumers victimized by identity theft may lose out on job opportunities, or be denied bank loans for school, housing or cars because of the negative data on their credit reports. In rare cases, they may even be arrested for crimes they did not commit.
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Mission Statement is a sweet hardcore band from Virginia Beach, this is a new t-shirt that they had printed. Check them out here: www.myspace.com/mission757statement
I caught these young men in typical elegant, understated Osaka fashion during my morning walk to the train station. Minami Senba, Osaka.
Press Statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore: State Visit of the Governor-General of New Zealand Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae and Lady Janine Mateparae, 6 to 8 July 2015
The Governor-General of New Zealand, Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae will make a State Visit to Singapore from 6 to 8 July 2015 at the invitation of President Tony Tan Keng Yam. Governor-General Mataparae will be accompanied by his wife Lady Janine Mateparae and officials from the New Zealand Government House and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
An official welcome ceremony will be held for Governor-General Mateparae on 7 July, following which he will have separate meetings with President Tan and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. President Tan and Mrs Tan will host a State Banquet in honour of Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine that evening.
During the course of Governor-General Mateparae’s visit to Singapore, he will be accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean on a tour of the Treelodge@Punggol, HDB’s first Eco-Precinct. Deputy Prime Minister Teo will host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch after the tour. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen will also host Governor-General Mateparae to lunch to reaffirm the close and long-standing defence ties between Singapore and New Zealand. Governor-General Mateparae will be accompanied by Minister for Health Gan Kim Yong to the KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) to view ongoing collaboration between Singapore and New Zealand at the Neurodevelopment Research Centre under A*STAR’s Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences.
Governor-General Mateparae and Lady Janine will attend an orchid-naming and tree-planting ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on 7 July.
Governor-General Mateparae’s visit underscores the excellent ties between Singapore and New Zealand as both countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year. There is close cooperation in the fields of trade and investment, defence, and the people-to-people sectors.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
5 JULY 2015
1322 Blanshard Street, Victoria, BC
Statement of Significance
Description of Historic Place
The Kaiserhof Hotel is a four-storey, brick apartment block, located at the corner of Blanshard and Johnson Streets in Downtown Victoria. Retail storefronts face Blanshard Street, and the two main façades are clad with contrasting surfaces of pressed tan brick and ivory-coloured terra cotta.
Heritage Value
Constructed during the height of the pre-World War One real estate boom, the Kaiserhof Hotel is valued as a reflection of the surge of development that characterized Victoria’s gateway economy. With its substantial size, brick construction and classically-influenced detailing, the Kaiserhof Hotel was, and remains, a downtown landmark. The scale of the building reflects the optimism and rapid growth of the Edwardian era, prior to the collapse of the local economy in 1913 and the outbreak of World War One in 1914. It illustrates the continuing redevelopment of the eastern edge of downtown, through the replacement of earlier buildings on prime sites during a time of great prosperity. At the time the Kaiserhof Hotel was built, Blanshard Street was being established as a significant north-south commercial street that rivalled Douglas and Government Streets. Originally built as an apartment-hotel, it catered to travellers in a city that relied increasingly on trade and commerce, and was developing as a global tourism destination.
This historic place is also significant for its association with the early German community in Victoria, and as a demonstration of the multicultural origins of Victoria. It was built by Max Leiser, who was a leading local businessman and partner in Pither & Leiser Ltd., liquor merchants. Prominent German entrepreneur Alvo von Alvesleben operated his local business interests from this building. The original tenant was the Kaiserhof Hotel, which had a distinctly German flavour, including a fenced-in beer garden at the rear. Public sentiment turned against the Germans at the time of World War One. German immigrants had been fully accepted members of the community, but Britain’s declaration of war in August 1914 provoked a wave of patriotism and a xenophobic response. During the anti-German riots that followed the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915, the hotel was extensively damaged and looted. When it re-opened, its name was changed to the Blanshard Hotel.
The Kaiserhof Hotel is also a significant surviving Edwardian-era design by prominent BC architect Thomas Hooper (1857-1935). Hooper had one of the province's longest running and most prolific architectural careers, designing hundreds of commercial and residential buildings in the Lower Mainland and on Vancouver Island. Reflective of the influence of the Classical Revival styles that were popular during the Edwardian era, the building is articulated in a tripartite division of base, shaft and capital. The two main façades are boldly detailed with contrasting brick horizontally at the base and capital, and vertically on the main shaft. This is one of Hooper’s most inventive designs, achieved through the interweaving of just two cladding materials.
Source: City of Victoria Planning Department
Character-Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Kaiserhof Hotel include its:
- prominent location at the corner of Blanshard and Johnson Streets, in Victoria’s historic Old Town
- long-term hotel and residential use on the upper floors, with retail storefronts at ground level
- form, scale and massing, as expressed in its four-storey height, full basement, rectangular plan at ground floor level, L-plan upper floors, and flat roof, built to the property lines with no setbacks
- Edwardian era decorative features, including symmetrical design and details that demonstrate a Classical Revival influence, segmental-arched storefront openings, and pilasters and voussoirs of alternating brick and terra cotta
- masonry construction, including pressed tan brick and ivory-coloured terra cotta for the two main façades, and common red brick for side and rear façades
- surviving early storefront and ground floor elements, including wooden transoms and hopper windows with straight-leaded translucent glass
- Canada's Historic Places