From the two Rachels, Molly House Manchester March 17th 2011

Freedom of the Human Spirit (right) was sculpted by Marshall M. Fredericks for the New York World's Fair of 1964-65. The 20-foot-tall bronze sculpture depicts nude male and female figures, supported by four rectangular tapering spikes and three swans in fight. At the fairgrounds, the sculpture stood in what was known as the Court of States. In 1996, the construction of a redesigned United States Tennis Center and renovation of the park's core area caused the statue's relocation to a site near the Unisphere.

<A HREF="">The Unisphere (left), a 12-story high, spherical stainless steel representation of the Earth, was built as the theme symbol for the 1964 World's Fair. The Theme of the World's Fair was "Peace Through Understanding" and the Unisphere represented the theme of global interdependence. It was dedicated to "Man's Achievements on a Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe." Designed by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke, the Unisphere was donated by the United States Steel Corporation and constructed by that company's American Bridge Division. It's the world's largest global structure, rising 140 feet and weighing 700,000 pounds. Built on the structural foundation that supported the 1939/1940 New York World's Fair's Perisphere, the Unisphere is centered in a large, circular reflecting pool and is surrounded by a series of water-jet fountains designed to obscure its tripod pedestal. The effect is meant to make Unisphere appear as if it is floating in space. During the fair, dramatic lighting at night gave the effect of sunrise moving over the surface of the globe. Additionally, the capitals of nations were marked by uniquely designed lights that held four bulbs each. When one would burn out, another would rotate in place so that the bulbs would not have to be changed during the two-year run of the Fair. None of these lighting effects are still in operation. Three large orbit rings of stainless steel encircle Unisphere at various angles. These orbit rings represent the tracks of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, and Telstar, the first active communications satellite. America was at the height of the Space Age when Unisphere was constructed, and the rings serve as reminders of America's early space achievements.

The Unisphere with its surround pool and fountains was designated a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1995.

Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, often referred to as Flushing Meadow Park or Flushing Meadows Park, occupies 1,255 acres between the Van Wyck Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway, stretching from Flushing Bay to Union Turnpike. The site, originally known as the Corona Ash Dumps, was cleared by Parks Commissioner Robert Moses in preparation for the 1939-1940 World's Fair, and later used for the 1964-1965 World's Fair. The US Open tennis tournament takes place in Flushing Meadows Park at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and the New York Mets play their home games in Citi Field at the north end of the park. Shea Stadium, the Mets' previous home, once stood adjacent to Citi Field.

Women and children from Mugeyo, a small village north east of Kigali, in Gasabo district take part in a survey aimed at understanding the links between agriculture and nutrition and determine the specific causes of stunting in children under two.

In Rwanda, agricultural production and GDP have increased yet 43 per cent of children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, and stunting in some areas is as high as 60 per cent. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981

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The Temple of Dendur

•Period: Roman Period

•Reign: reign of Augustus Caesar

•Date: completed by 10 B.C.

•Geography: From Egypt, Nubia, Dendur, West bank of the Nile River, 50 miles South of Aswan

•Medium: Aeolian sandstone

•Dimensions:

oTemple Proper:

Height: 6.40 m (21 ft.)

Width: 6.40 m (21 ft.)

Length: 12.50 m (41 ft.)

oGate:

Height: 8.08 m (26.5 ft.)

Width: 3.66 m (12 ft.)

Depth: 3.35 m (11 ft.)

•Credit Line: Given to the United States by Egypt in 1965, awarded to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1967, and installed in The Sackler Wing in 1978

•Accession Number: 68.154

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 131.

Egyptian temples were not simply houses for a cult image but also represented, in their design and decoration, a variety of religious and mythological concepts. One important symbolic aspect was based on the understanding of the temple as an image of the natural world as the Egyptians knew it. Lining the temple base are carvings of papyrus and lotus plants that seem to grow from water, symbolized by figures of the Nile god Hapy. The two columns on the porch rise toward the sky like tall bundles of papyrus stalks with lotus blossoms bound with them. Above the gate and temple entrance are images of the sun disk flanked by the outspread wings of Horus, the sky god. The sky is also represented by the vultures, wings outspread, that appear on the ceiling of the entrance porch.

On the outer walls between earth and sky are carved scenes of the king making offerings to deities who hold scepters and the ankh, the symbol of life. The figures are carved in sunk relief. In the brilliant Egyptian sunlight, shadows cast along the figures’ edges would have emphasized their outlines. Isis, Osiris, their son Horus, and the other deities are identified by their crowns and the inscriptions beside their figures. These scenes are repeated in two horizontal registers. The king is identified by his regalia and by his names, which appear close to his head in elongated oval shapes called cartouches; many of the cartouches simply read “pharaoh.” This king was actually Caesar Augustus of Rome, who, as ruler of Egypt, had himself depicted in the traditional regalia of the pharaoh. Augustus had many temples erected in Egyptian style, honoring Egyptian deities. This small temple, built about 15 B.C., honored the goddess Isis and, beside her, Pedesi and Pihor, deified sons of a local Nubian chieftain.

In the first room of the temple, reliefs again show the “pharaoh” praying and offering to the gods, but the relief here is raised from the background so that the figures can be seen easily in the more indirect light. From this room one can look into the temple past the middle room used for offering ceremonies and into the sanctuary of the goddess Isis. The only carvings in these two rooms are around the door frame leading into the sanctuary and on the back wall of the sanctuary, where a relief depicts Pihor worshiping Isis, and below—partly destroyed—Pedesi worshiping Osiris.

Curatorial Interpretation

History

After the conquest of Egypt in 31 B.C., Augustus confiscated the property of Egyptian temples and centralized their administration. As a kind of compensation, he commissioned at least 17 building projects for local gods, including the small Isis-temple of Dendur (ancient Tutzis) in Lower Nubia. No date for the temple’s construction is recorded except that the cartouches include the name of the “Autokrator Kaisaros,” that is Augustus. But one assumes reasonably that it was built during the peaceful years following the Roman-Kushite wars of 25-22 B.C., which had ended with the treaty of Samos of the year 21 B.C.

The dates 20 or 15 B.C. are usually given. Since Augustus only died in 14 A.D., a later date can not be ruled out. There is also no evidence for the Roman prefect who may have commissioned the building. The three possible candidates are:

•Gaius Petronius or Publius Petronius: 24 B.C. - 21 B.C. (who destroyed Napata)

•Publius Rubrius Barbarus: to 12 B.C.

•Gaius Turranius: 7 B.C. - 4 B.C.

A detailed Coptic inscription states that in 577 (or 559?) A.D. the temple was converted into a Christian church. Since 1820, the temple has been a favorite travel destination for explorers and artists, who produced numerous depictions and early photographs of the temple. Graffiti on the pronaos walls recall their visits.

The first Aswan dam brought the water 3 m below the doorsill of the temple. In 1908, conservation work was carried out in preparation for a seasonal flooding of the building. The building was completely drowned annually by the two raisings of the first Aswan dam, in 1907-12 and 1929-33. Remains of the wall paint were washed away but the walls remained structurally unharmed. Lake Nasser, created in 1970 by the building of the Aswan High Dam, would have submerged the temple forever. In 1962, the gate and temple were therefore documented and taken down as part of the Nubian salvage campaign. In recognition of the American contribution to the campaign, the gate and temple were presented to the United States in 1965.

Thanks to the initiative of Henry Fischer and Thomas Hoving, the temple was awarded to the Metropolitan Museum and in 1974/75 rebuilt in the newly created Sackler wing designed by Kevin Roche (born 1922) and John Dinkeloo (1918-81). The architects were faced with the problem that the temple was not free standing but built into a sloping rock surface, a landscape that was not desired by the Museum. The temple therefore had to be squeezed into the shape of a freestanding building, presented on a granite stage. The material chosen (red granite and “mason granite”) reflects with its shiny, polished surfaces the architect’s imagination of imperial-style pharaonic architecture. The stepped planes in front and around the temple house are modern creations that do not follow the original arrangement. These alterations, implemented for practical reasons, are quite appealing for the visitor but not hold up against modern conservation standards. The opening was celebrated on September 27, 1978.

Description

a)Cult Terrace

The temple towered impressively over the water of the Nile, visually supported by a 3.5 m high, 15 m broad and 16 m deep terrace (much higher than the reconstruction in the Museum). The front of the terrace had no opening but a front curving inward, probably better to withstand the torrent of the Nile. Similar terraces are known at Elephantine, Philae, Qasr Ibrim, Kalabsha, Ajuala and Dabod (see Jaritz 1980, pls. 48-49). The waterfront and the sides were closed with low parapet walls, which were underpinned by a heavy, protruding ledge. The re-creation in the Museum is made of granite because the original sandstone would not have withstood the museum’s traffic. The granite parapet wall designed by Roche-Dinkeloo consisted originally of two courses of blocks. The upper course was removed in 1995 in order to improve the vista on the temple terrace.

b)Temple Enclosure and Gate

The temple enclosure (temenos) rose on top of a 90 cm high step above the rear (west) side of the terrace. A monumental gate in the center formed the east front of the temenos.

The gate was for unknown reasons not exactly aligned with the temple-house behind. The visible parts of the gate are decorated with relief. The gate is 6.50 m high (including the cavetto), the doorway is 1.60 m wide and 4.35 m (from the court level). A staircase of 5 steps leads from the gate down onto the cult terrace.

The rough outer sidewalls of the gate suggest that it was incorporated in a massive wall or pylon built of brick or stone, closing off the Nile front of the temenos. Apparently no traces of a pylon were noticed at the site and it could well be that it was never built. However, the existence of a pylon is implied in the Museum’s reconstruction by a layer of irregular stones.

One would expect that high walls running east-west from the pylon to the mountain slope behind would have enclosed the sides of the temenos. Blackman’s plan shows the remains of these walls, but they no longer appear on Ashiri’s plan of 1972. In the Museum reconstruction, the parapet walls flanking the front platform suggest a continuation backwards in the direction of the cliffs.

The interior floor of the temenos was never completely level and the rock surface began to slope up beginning at the pronaos. The irregular lower edge of the exterior reliefs of the temple walls indicate the inclination of the slope. The center of the east court was treated differently. There, the gate and temple were connected by a 7 m broad walkway, made of masonry and rising 50 cm above the rough court level. This walkway is clearly visible on an old photo of the site. However, the photo was taken after modern consolidation of the temple and how much of it was modern is not recorded.

A door in the lateral south wall is shown on Blackman’s plan. Perhaps another one opened in the north side. However, there was no processional approach from the riverside because the cult terrace blocked an axial approach.

c)Temple House

The temple was primarily dedicated to Isis, mistress of Philae, who was the patron saint of Lower Nubia, an area known as the Dodekaschoinos. Attached was the cult of two brothers, Pedesi and Pihor, the sons of a local Nubian chieftain Quper. They carry the title hesy, which is normally bestowed on people drowned in the Nile. One assumes that Quper and his sons had earned merit in the Meroitic wars of the Romans.

The actual temple house represents a distyle in antis, with two quatrefoil column capitals in the front opening. This temple type was common in Ptolemaic times (as seen for example in tomb chapels at Tuna el-Gebel and Dakka) with several larger variations that include a wider pronaos with more front columns. The temple house is ca. 13 m long, 6.5 m wide and 5 m high (to the roof) and includes 3 consecutive rooms: entrance hall or pronaos; offering hall; and sanctuary. Depictions from the 19th century suggest that the cavetto cornice of the temple house was still largely in place around 1839. Today, only one block is left.

The entrance hall or pronaos has an open front with two 3.95 m high columns (including the abacus) columns carrying the architraves. The columns have quatrefoil papyrus capitals with a four-story lily decoration. The lateral interspaces were closed with screen walls.

The pronaos has a small side door in the southwest corner. This door was part of the temple structure and is incorporated into the decoration of the walls. Another, smaller side door in the northeast corner was cut through the existing building, damaging the wall reliefs. Both doors suggest that the access from the front of the pronaos was not always possible.

A large room follows behind, assumed to have been the offering hall. Except for the door in the rear wall, the room is undecorated, and was apparently unfinished.

The walls of the sanctuary are also undecorated except for a stela-like panel in the center of the rear wall. Its decoration depicts Pihor worshiping Isis, and below – partly destroyed – Pedesi worshiping Osiris. The floor and lowermost part of the rear and sidewalls are carved from the rock.

All the rest of the interior and exterior is covered with relief, showing the “pharaoh” (“kaisaros autokrator”) praying and offering to the gods.

d)Rock Chamber

In the cliff behind the temple was a small rock chamber with a basin in the floor. In front was a court with a kind of tiny pylon. One assumes that this was the tomb of the two brothers and perhaps the predecessor of the temple. The entrance was behind the stela of Pedesi and Pihor.

The 1.65 m thick rear wall of the temple-house includes a built-in secret chamber accessed from the south end through a door closed with a thin, removable block. This crypt has been explained as the tomb of one of the brothers or as a hiding place for a priest giving oracles through a hole in the wall. The crypt could also have been a hiding place for liturgical equipment.

e)Evaluation

The Dendur temple is comparatively small but impressive and a major example of Roman architecture based on the Ptolemaic building tradition in Egypt. The temple demonstrates an important aspect of Egyptian architecture. The modern viewer is impressed by the monumental gate or pylon forming the front of the temple. However, the gate of temples like that of Dendur cannot be reached by a frontal, axial approach. The access is blocked by a cult terrace (for example the first pylon of Karnak or the pylon of Medinet Habu). These pylons/gates were not intended as entrances but as exits, monumental stages where the god (in the form of a cult figure) emerges from the interior and performs his/her appearance at the “gates of appearances.” From the gate of the Dendur temple, the divinity descended onto the cult terrace, were it reposed and viewed the Nile and the realm. Jaritz (1980, pp. 61-654) has shown that the cult terrace of the Khnum temple on Elephantine also was the gathering place for cult communities who celebrated repasts with the divinity.

Dieter Arnold 2016

Provenance

Given to the United States by the Egyptian Government, 1965. Awarded to the Museum by the U.S. Government, 1967.

Selected References

•Gau, Francois Chretien 1822. Antiquités de la Nubie : ou, Monumens inédits des bords du Nil, situés entre la première et la seconde cataracte, dessinés et mesurés en 1819. Stuttgart, pl. 23-5.

•Rifaud, Jean-Jacques 1830. Voyage en Égypte, en Nubie et lieux circonvoisins depuis 1805 jusqu’en 1827. Paris: Crapelet, pp. 27-8.

•Blackman, Aylward M. 1911. The temple of Dendûr. Cairo: Imprimerie de l’Institut Français d’Archeologie Orientale.

•Monnet-Saleh, Janine 1969. “Observations sur le temple de Dendour.” In Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, 68, pp. 1–13.

•El-Achiri, Hassan, M. Aly, F.-A. Hamid, and Ch. LeBlanc 1972. Le temple de Dandour, 1-3. Collection scientifique (Markaz Tasjīl al-Āthār al-Miṣrīyah), Cairo.

•Jaritz, Horst 1980. Elephantine III : Die Terrassen vor den Tempeln des Chnum und der Satet : Architektur und Deutung. Mainz am Rhein: Zabern.

•Bagnall, Roger 1985. “Publius Petronius, Augustan Prefect of Egypt.” In Papyrology. Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, pp. 85-93.

•Bianchi, Robert Steven 1998. “The Oracle at the Temple of Dendur.” In Egyptian Religion. The Last Thousand Years. Studies Dedicated to the Memory of Jan Quaegebeur, 85, pp. 773-80.

•Arnold, Dieter 1999. Temples of the Last Pharaohs. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 244-46.

•Hill, Marsha 2000. “Roman Egypt.” In The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West, edited by Elizabeth J. Milleker. New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art, pp. 84-5, figs. 62-63, p. 207.

•Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, p. 58.

•Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide. New York and New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, p. 58.

Timeline of Art History (2000-Present)

Timelines

•Egypt, 1-500A.D.

MetPublications

•The Art of Ancient Egypt: A Resource for Educators

•“Dendur: The Six-Hundred-Forty-Third Stone”: Metropolitan Museum Journal, v. 33 (1998)

•Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

•Masterpieces of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Arabic)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Chinese)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (French)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (German)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Italian)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Japanese)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Korean)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Portuguese)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Russian)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide (Spanish)

•The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Vol. 1, Egypt and the Ancient Near East

•One Met. Many Worlds.

•“The Temple of Dendur”: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 36, no. 1 (Summer, 1978)

•The Year One: Art of the Ancient World East and West

COMM 335 Photojournalism in COMM 335 - Fall 2013 Photojournalism Benedictine University, Springfield, “We decide what is real and what is an illusion”

Class Objectives:

In today’s media landscape, an understanding of photography is crucial to most jobs. Copy editors, page designers, web designers and photographers have to create and evaluate images on a daily basis. The purpose of this class is to give you those skills.This class will stress many different skills. Learning the technical tools and software of a photographer will be covered at the start. We will focus on the creation of the highest quality still images. The class will focus on storytelling, since this is the primary purpose of professional photojournalism and many other specialized areas of photography. Anyone seeking employment in media must possess the ability to create and discern quality images and effective content. This class will stress actual production of photojournalistic material. Instructor Information:

Instructor: Gerald SchneiderOffice: lower level of Becker Library, extension 245 /Capital Area Career Center 2201 Toronto Road room 206 phone 529-5431 ext.162Email: jschneider@caccschool.org gschneider@ben.edu Office hours: 11:30 am - 3:00 pm M-F at the CACC office photography lab (217) 529-5431 ext 162 or by appointment MTW 8am-9amClass website: www.classes.

Required Material:

Text: Photojournalism6th Editionby Ken KobreISBN: 978-0-7506-8593-1

SLR or equivalent camera (digital preferred). The university does have a few cameras that can be checked out.USB Device with min. 2gb capacity, Proper Memory card.

Grades:

•Portrait photo - 100 points•Coverage photo - 200 points•Photo essay - 150 points•Shoot off - 50 points•Final - 85 points•Attendance - 15 points Photojournalist -50 points

Total: 500 points

Grading scale

500 - 450 A449 - 400 B399 - 350C349 - 300 D299 - 0 F

There is no rounding up of pointsAttendance policy:• Two or less classes missed - 15 points• Three classes missed - 7 points• Four or more classes missed - 0 points

I do not differentiate between excused and unexcused absences. Save your two “free” days for when you really need them.

There will be an attendance sheet for you to sign every day. The sheet is the arbiter on missed classes, so don’t forget to sign in.

Assignments

Benedictine Magazine - This will be a semester long project which will use photographs the class has created about our University.Cover design, articles about students and staff, sports, activities and school architecture will be the content to be published at the end of the semester. This will become a regular publication for the University with proper funding as generated by the class marketing activities. Most assignments will contribute to this final publication project. The students will learn from the actual production of a photojournalistic publication.

Portrait photo(s) - This is an image of a person that conveys something about that person. The photo should be done as an environmental portrait, not a canned one (like your senior photo). Proper lighting, composition, focus and exposure are part of the grade as well. An accurate cutline should also be included.This assignment will be one of our first in order to identify with each other and will be repeated for other University staff and students. You will also present your photo(s) to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Coverage photo(s) - This can be photos from a news event or a sporting event. Benedictine events are fine, as are any other venues (community activities, intramural sports, etc.) The key moment(s) should be presented as well as good lighting, composition, focus and exposure. An accurate cutline should also be included. You will have several of these assignments with multiple subjects or themes. You will also present your photo(s) to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Architecture - This project will capture the rich historical building on campus. You will also present your photo(s) to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Seasonal - This project will have a theme relative to a season or celebration. October, November and December are times when seasonal atmosphere can really effect the creative process. You will also present your photo(s) to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Photo essay - Each student will choose an event or person and record an in-depth photographic story. This assignment should contain quality images. It should be between ten and fifteen frames, effective lighting, composition, and editing (enhancement) are part of the grade as well. You will also present your photo essay to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Shoot today - Student will be assigned a topic at the start of class and then have the rest of the period to wander around campus to fulfill that assignment. The following class period, students will edit their shoot and present their images to the class. There will be several of these assignments when conditions allow. You will also present your photo(s) to the class; it will count towards the grade.

Photo Journalist research - This assignment each student will research a specific photojournalist and discuss his best photograph with the class

Quiz - Multiple choice, fill in the blank and short answer questions, which will cover the material from class as well as the material in the textbook. The quiz will be open book.

- Students need to have a decent camera; a SLR or equivalent. The university does have a few that can be checked out. Film cameras are OK, but processing costs are the student’s responsibility. All projects must be turned in as digital files, as well as all photos from a student’s shoot. Most film processors can burn you a CD with digital copies of your prints. You may also use the darkrooms at the Capital Area Career Center under the direction of lab assistants. See your instructor for details.

- All photos can be uploaded to the class Flickr site: www.flickr.com/groups/benedictinephotojournalism335/ (click to join the group) this is so we can learn from each other and get the experience of actually producing something. We will spend class time examining everyone’s projects. This website will be live to the world; anybody will be able to see your work. Being able to critique other photographers work and to benefit from others who critique your work is most critical. You must also have your original projects and photographs available for critique during class on your camera media card or USB device. The quality of your work and your participation during critiques is the most import part of this class.

About your instructor

Mr. Schneider has been a photographer for 35 years. He has served on the faculty at Southern Illinois University, University of Illinois, District 186 Springfield,Lincoln Land Community College, The Lincoln Institute, Lincoln Scholars, the Capital Area Career Center and the Springfield Art Association. He has administered a private photography business for 35 years. He has attended Southern Illinois University, University of Illinois, Illinois StateUniversity, Chicago State University, Royal Academy London, University ofNotre Dame . University Policies1. The search for truth and the dissemination of knowledge are the central missions of a university. Benedictine University pursues these missions in an environment guided by our Roman Catholic tradition and our Benedictine heritage. Integrity and honesty are therefore expected of all members of the University community, including students, faculty members, administration, and staff.Actions such as cheating, plagiarism, collusion, fabrication, forgery, falsification, destruction, multiple submission, solicitation, and misrepresentation, are violations of these expectations and constitute unacceptable behavior in the University community. The penalties for such actions can range from a private verbal warning, all the way to expulsion from the University. The University’s Academic Honesty Policy is available at http:/www.ben.edu/AHP and students are expected to read it.2. A student whose religious obligation conflicts with a course requirement may request an academic accommodation from the instructor.Students must make such requests in writing by theend of the first week of the class.

3. Benedictine University at Springfield strives to provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in educational programs, activities and services. Students with a documented permanent or temporary disability requiring accommodations should contact Disability Services as early in the semester as possible. Disability Services works with students, faculty and other campus personnel in a cooperative and confidential effort to find appropriate solutions to each individual’s special needs.

To request an appointment or for further information please contact Disability Services at 217-525-1420 X 3306 or email springaccess@ben.edu. If you need help Email me jschneider@caccschool.org or gschneider@ben.edu Class Policies•All assignments must be turned in on the day they are due and at the beginning of class. Late work will not be accepted and there are no extra credit assignments. Assignments notturned in when they are due will result in a score of zero points for that assignment.

•Turn OFF all cell phones, beepers,.mp3 players, etc. If you are waiting for an emergency phone call, see me before class. Do not check messages during class time, but before class is fine.

•Please do not bring laptops/netbooks into class unless we are working with photoshop.Do not surf the Internet during class time. If you need to take notes on a computer, please clearit with me first.

•Respect your fellow students and teacher.Disruptions (such as talking with friends during class, doing homework during class, reading newspapers during class, etc.) will not be tolerated. • Do not be tardy to class. If you cannot make the start of class regularly, see me. There will be an attendance sheet for you to sign. Remember to sign in each class period.

•You are responsible for the material if you miss a class; either get the notes from a fellow student or see me during office hours. Do not email me something like: “Did I miss anything important?”

•Your campus email address will be the official way I contact you with course and/or academic performance information. Check your email often. “I didn’t get your email,” is not an excuse for missed work and/or information.

•Check D2L, the Twitter feed and the class website often. Your grades will be posted on D2L.

•Feedback on your projects will be during critique sessions.

Class schedule - COMM 335 MW 9:00 am - 10:15 am (3) (3105) room D 220

Week 1Aug. 26: Intro, class expectationsAug. 28: Camera basics / Photo gear/check out procedures/-Chapter 1

Week 2Sept. 2: Labor Day, no classSept. 4: 35mm SLR basics /Picture editing workshop/Chapter 2/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 3Sept. 9: Quiz on camera operation and care/discuss photojournalistSept. 11: Project # 1 Shoot a portrait of someone in the class and write a brief biography about that student./-Chapter 3/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 4Sept. 16: Basic composition and lighting - critique project 1/Chapter 4/discuss photojournalistSept. 18: Basic composition and lighting - Project # 2 Coverage of an event, activity, Benedictine staff or student story, Historical building on or off campus/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 5Sept. 23: PhotoShop basics - critique project 2 /-Chapter 5/discuss photojournalistSept. 25: PhotoShop basics-Project # 3 Coverage of an event, activity, Benedictine staff or student story, Historical building on or off campus/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 6Sept. 30: Portrait - Chapter 5/critique project #3/photoShop basics cont./-Chapter 6/discuss photojournalistOct. 2: In-class: Portraits / Photoshop / Project # 4 Coverage of an event, activity, Benedictine staff or student story, Historical building on or off campus/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 7Oct. 7: Fall break, no class Oct. 9: Portrait photo due/critique project # 4/photoshop practice/-Chapter 7/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class/discuss photojournalist

Week 8Oct. 14:Midsemester Break Oct. 16: Event coverage — Sports - Chapter 6 /Project # 5 Coverage of an event, activity, Benedictine staff or student story, Historical building on or off campus/photoShop practice/discuss photojournalistcritique project # 4/PhotoShop practice/-Chapter 8/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class

Week 9 Oct. 21: Seasonal project #6 /Chapter 9/critique project # 5 /PhotoShop practice /research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class//discuss photojournalist Oct. 23: No class,

Week 10 Oct. 28: PhotoShop practice / Critique project # 6 /discuss photojournalist Oct. 30: Photo essay - Chapter 10/photoShop practice/research a photojournalist choose his best photograph and be prepared to discuss it at next class Week 11 Nov. 4: Shoot-today, project #7 / Chapter 11//discuss photojournalist Nov. 6: Shoot-today , photoshop project #7

Week 12 Nov. 11:Critique Project #7 / Chapter 12 Nov. 13: Final project presentation and discussion

Week 13 Nov. 18: Photo essay of seasonal activity/-Chapter 13 Nov. 20: In-class: write cut lines for photo essay

Week 14 Nov. 25: Photoshop lab/- Chapter 14 Nov. 27: Photoshop lab

Week 15 Dec. 2: Career Day Dec. 4: Open day (work on make up assignments) photoshop lab/-Chapter 15&16/Final Exam presentation Week 16 : Dec. 9 : Final Exam presentation Dec.11: Final Exam due

*Note: Changes to the schedule may occur during the semester, depending on access to labs and equipment.

Grading scale

500 - 450 A449 - 400 B399 - 350C349 - 300 D299 - 0 F•Portrait photo/pohtojournalist discussions - 100 points•Coverage photo - 250 points•Shoot off - 50 points•Final Exam - 85 points•Attendance - 15 points

Total: 500 points

Women and children from Mugeyo, a small village north east of Kigali, in Gasabo district take part in a survey aimed at understanding the links between agriculture and nutrition and determine the specific causes of stunting in children under two.

In Rwanda, agricultural production and GDP have increased yet 43 per cent of children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, and stunting in some areas is as high as 60 per cent. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981

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CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"

That question was asked time and time again as Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) immersed themselves in an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course conducted Jan. 5-6 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Created by LivingWorks Education, ASIST has trained more than a million people worldwide on how to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

Sergeant First Class Michael Miller, a chaplain assistant for the 371st Special Troops Battalion, and Maj. Jim Lewis, a chaplain with the 371st Sustainment Brigade, led the two-day course that consisted of interactive lectures, dramatic videos, small group discussions and one-on-one role play scenarios. Miller and Lewis received formal training from LivingWorks Education to organize, manage and instruct the ASIST program.

Students learned how to use LivingWorks' research-driven methods to connect, understand and assist a person expressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Miller and Lewis showed students how they may apply "suicide first aid" in numerous situations from conversing with a battle buddy in an office to talking to a stranger standing on a ledge.

Miller and Lewis hope the ASIST program will continue to grow at Camp Arifjan after they redeploy later this year.

Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC Public Affairs

Braniff International Airways | Boeing 707-327C | N7097 "Peace On Earth" Operation Understanding | December 1969

I had done this artwork back in February 2007.

* Depicts the first of three Braniff flights charted by H. Ross Perot to bring gifts and medicines to the American POWs being held by North Vietnam. The flights also focused the international spotlight on their treatment as well.

* The aircraft wore special markings for the flight with "Peace On Earth" titles by the aft passenger door and special ribbon decal that unfortunately came off during takeoff from Dallas Love Field.

One of the most complicating factors in creating accurate illustrations (or models, for that matter) of Braniff's 707s in their 1960s Alexander Girard-designed liveries is that no known color chips have survived to this day to be used as a reference. The paint colors were uniquely mixed and subject to batch to batch variation and weathering over time and if an aircraft got touched up, it often resulted in a patchwork appearance. In creating the illustration for the "Peace On Earth" 707, I worked with Forrest Tohill in creating what I feel is the most accurate representation of the Light Green color scheme the aircraft wore. Many contemporary references didn't capture the color correctly and he consulted with Braniff flight crews, cabin staff, and mechanics in determining the proper shade of green.

It was distinct pleasure to meet Captain George Phillips, the last living Braniff captain of these flights.

The other complex factor is that there are numerous discrepancies in contemporary references as to which 707-327C wore which color and when. Many references are based on photographic review which over time the pictures themselves can fade and discolor. Forrest was kind enough to spend time in Braniff's archives at the University of Texas at Dallas reviewing source material to assemble a more accurate fleet list as well as determining as close as can be determined the proper shades of colors used in the 1960s.

Forrest Tohill also had commissioned a beautiful 1/200 scale diecast model of this very aircraft. If anyone's interested in it, let me know, it is definitely on par with the best scale model kits out there and is all metal and finely detailed.

In the Modern Art Wing of the Metropolitan Museum.

Photo Friday Submission: Boy

Not only have I learned to accept the Darkness....I have learned to control some of its creatures!

I love the darkness...move over Ktn-Dragon....You have a Dawggie neighbor...with minions!

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“This borderlessness, or, if you prefer, confusion, is also crucial to what we consider progress. As people invented new tools for new ways of living, they simultaneously created new realms of ignorance; if everyone had insisted on, say, mastering the principles of metalworking before picking up a knife, the Bronze Age wouldn’t have amounted to much. When it comes to new technologies, incomplete understanding is empowering.” —Elizabeth Kolbert

www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-chan...

For a better understanding of how the eddy works, take a look at what happens to SCAL’s coastal winds when the Eddy forms. Strong springtime NNW winds barrel down the California coast until they reach Point Conception and the southeastward turning of Southern California. Some of the air curves toward the coast, swirling back around forming a loop, or mini low-pressure system. This is like the swirls that form on the backside of rocks in a stream.

There are two basic setups of the Catalina Eddy. The first is a complete loop (image above), when thermal low pressure is situated near Las Vegas. This usually means that southerly winds will prevail most of the day. The second, is when the thermal low is near Yuma, Arizona. In this case, we may have the southerly winds in the morning, but winds shift to W-SW during the afternoon. Either way, morning surf is usually shot for San Diego and Orange County during an eddy circulation. There is a good chance for an evening glass off though.

Since we can get parked in this circulation for weeks, causing early-morning “bummer’’ south winds and all day lasting depressing gray skies - forecasting the demise of the eddy is important.

To destroy the eddy completely, we’ve got to stir up the marine layer, either from a storm, Santa Ana, or some kind of tropical surge that helps relax the strong winds off the Central California coast. Unfortunately, a weather front or a Santa Ana will require waiting until fall, and a tropical surge, later in the summer. But in the early season we’ve got to watch for subtle changes in the marine layer — super deepening or lowering — either of which can return the coast back to a normal sea-breeze pattern of offshore winds in the morning, and onshore during the afternoon. A good rule of thumb says if wind speeds fall below 1 0 kts at San Nicolas Island, or the wind blows from a direction other than northwest there, the eddy is gone.

The following bullets summarize some of the more anal aspects of forecasting the eddy and its effects on Southern California’s weather:

* When onshore flow is forecast, a north-northwest wind of 20 knots or greater is usually sufficient to spark an eddy; provided the 500 mb forecast shows weak troughing over the West.

* Upper level charts should reveal troughing over the West. A cyclonic circulation aloft will help to promote an eddy even if the surface winds are borderline strength (below 20 knots) near Point Conception.

* A check of the visible satellite imagery during the day, and the fog imagery at night would show stratus off the coast, and an advancement of that stratus up the coast from the south. The cloud will usually form off of San Diego, and progress up into Orange County. Often, fingers of stratus are visible curving around the outer Channel Islands, evidence that winds have increased off Point Conception.

* Coastal wind reports should back into the SE quadrant overnight, and may even be ESE in direction during the morning.

* Occur all year long, but most eddies form during the spring and summer months. During winter, the upper troughs and associated surface fronts are often too strong for an eddy, causing northwest winds to pour out across Southern California, instead of an eddy forming.

* Onset can chill air temperatures, by as much as 15 degrees F along the coast!

* A rapid deepening of the marine layer, swift inland advance of stratus, and associated cool marine air, birthing the radical cooling.

* Sluggish coastal clearing, and the likelihood of an overcast day is enhanced.

* Warmer sea temperatures. If warm water exists offshore to the south, the potential for that water to be pushed shoreward on southerly winds is good, raising sea temperatures by two to six degrees along the south coast.

* Slight rise in coastal water levels. A minor increase in water levels can be expected as south winds tend to pile water towards the coast. This may add to coastal erosion if accompanied by large long period swell, and high astronomical tides.

* A disrupted sea/land breeze pattern. The typical offshore morning winds may be from the southeast, and the normal westerly afternoon winds would be southerly in direction. Winds usually veer to the SW through the day, sometimes backing-off all together for an evening glass-off; only to return after midnight, provided the necessary conditions continue.

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Cross-posted from Erudite Expressions on 08/23/2010.

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We are inundated with advice on where to travel to, but we hear little of why and how we should go, even though the art of travel seems naturally to sustain a number of questions neither so simple nor so trivial, and whose study might in modest ways contribute to an understanding of what the Greek philosophers beautifully termed eudaimonia, or 'human flourishing'.

The above quote appears near the beginning of Alain de Botton's excellent book, The Art of Travel. I finished reading the book earlier this year, and I've been meaning to share some words of wisdom for quite a while here on Erudite Expressions.

After I read that paragraph, I scribbled a note in the margin of the book (I purchase all of my books exactly for this reason: to be able to make notes): is this the thesis of the book? Because this notion is quite compelling, and requires a bit of introspection.

When people ask me to recommend where they should travel, I may be quick to blurt out a response, but the explanatory factor may take a bit more time to ponder. For me, I think walking around with my SLR and photographing the scenes around me is the single most effective method of remembering. I organize my photos by dates in my Lightroom catalog because I remembers dates easily. The photo above I captured on July 15, 2009 in Zürich, Switzerland. The actual date isn't important; it's just my method of organizing my travels in my head...

I am posting an image of Zürich for two reasons. First, it is the birthplace of the author Alain de Botton. But it was also my destination and departure point last year: I flew into Zürich from Atlanta, and flew from Zürich to New York City twenty-one days later. What I remember flying into the airport is picking up my luggage, taking an escalator down to the train ticket booth, and redeeming my Eurail pass. The cashier spoke flawless English, but I forgot to ask him which way I should head to catch my train to Vienna, Austria. So I came back around, stood in line the second time, to ask him another question...

I remember taking a short train ride to get to the central train station in Zürich. I actually arrived early and had the chance to catch the earlier train (departing around 11AM) to Vienna. But I had already made plans (not reservations) to catch the 2PM train, so I ended up walking around the train station, buying a super expensive bottle of Coca-Cola (it cost more than $3 after I converted Swiss Francs to dollars), going into a downstairs mall (to purchase a SIM card for my phone, which I couldn't get to work), and finally finding some alone time on a bench where I paid to get some internet coverage so I could send out an email to friends/relatives that I was safe and sound in Europe.

I mention these seeming trivialities because of this passage in The Art of Travel:

A travel book may tell us, for example, that the narrator journey through the afternoon to reach the hill town of X and after a night in its medieval monastery awoke to a misty dawn. But we never simply 'journey through an afternoon'. We sit in a train. Lunch digests awkwardly within us. The seat cloth is grey. We look out the window at a field. We look back inside. A drum of anxieties revolves in our consciousness. We notice a luggage label affixed to a suitcase in a rack above the seats opposite. We tap a finger on the window ledge. A broken nail on an index finger catches a thread. It starts to rain...We wonder where our ticket might be. We look back out at the field. It continues to rain. At last the train starts to move. It passes an iron bridge, after which it inexplicably stops. A fly lands on the window. And still we may have reached the end only of the first minute of a comprehensive account of the events lurking within the deceptive sentence 'He journey through the afternoon'.Quite lovely, no? I didn't expect all of that to have happened in one minute, but this was a noteworthy inclusion in the text.

Are you the kind of person that tends to be gloomier or sulkier at home compared to when you're on vacation? I wonder if this is the universal truth:We are sad at home and blame the weather and the ugliness of the buildings, but on the tropical island we learn (after an argument in a raffia bungalow under an azure sky) that the state of the skies and the appearance of our dwellings can never on their own either underwrite our joy or condemn us to misery. If you've ever traveled, did you notice how you can (or were) drawn to the mundane, the ordinary? Alain de Botton writes:If we find poetry in the service station and the motel, if we are drawn to the airport or the train carriage, it is perhaps because, despite their architectural compromises and discomforts, despite their garish colours and harsh lighting, we implicity feel that these isolated places offer us a material setting for an alternative to the selfish ease, the habits and confinement of the ordinary, rooted world.I wouldn't disagree.

If you've been following Erudite Expressions, you will know that I love to post detail shots. Perhaps I am walking on a street and a sign catches my fancy. Or I see a peculiar street sign. Or a brick on a cobblestone road which has loosened. While these things may be inconsequential on their own, I believe that collectively they can enamor us. Alain de Botton begins one of my favorite paragraphs in the book:Why be seduced by something as small as a front door in another country? It is here that I pause for a moment and mention that I read The Art of Travel in 2010, long after I photographed the Doors of Prague. If you haven't seen that photo essay, please do so: I think it represents some of my best work.

Moving on, de Botton continues:Why fall in love with a place because it has trams and its people seldom have curtains in their homes? However absurd the intense reactions provoked by such small (and mute) foreign elements may seem, the pattern is at least familiar from our personal lives. There, too, we may find ourselves anchoring emotions of love on the way a person butters his or her bread, or recoiling at his or her taste in shoes. To condemn ourselves for these minute concerns is to ignore how rich in meaning details may be.Wonderful perspective, with which I agree whole-heartedly.

What do you think? Have you ever thought of why you travel (or why you would recommend a certain place to someone)? How about your attention to the mundane? And the details? All of these things, as I read the book, resonated with me and what I photograph...

In my next post, I will profile the second half of the book, in which I explore Alain de Botton's take on photography (and this is where I have a dissenting opinion).

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Mentioned in this post:

1) Alain de Botton's The Art of Travel

2) My Doors of Prague photo essay

3) My posts from Switzerland, Austria, and Czech Republic.

Women and children from Mugeyo, a small village north east of Kigali, in Gasabo district take part in a survey aimed at understanding the links between agriculture and nutrition and determine the specific causes of stunting in children under two.

In Rwanda, agricultural production and GDP have increased yet 43 per cent of children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, and stunting in some areas is as high as 60 per cent. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981

Credit: ©2014CIAT/StefanieNeno

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Montgomery County Agricultural Fair. MD

Women and children from Mugeyo, a small village north east of Kigali, in Gasabo district take part in a survey aimed at understanding the links between agriculture and nutrition and determine the specific causes of stunting in children under two.

In Rwanda, agricultural production and GDP have increased yet 43 per cent of children under five suffer chronic malnutrition, and stunting in some areas is as high as 60 per cent. www.ciatnews.cgiar.org/?p=7981 Credit: Stefanie Neno / CIAT

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - "Are you thinking about killing yourself?"

That question was asked time and time again as Soldiers from the 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) immersed themselves in an Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training course conducted Jan. 5-6 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Created by LivingWorks Education, ASIST has trained more than a million people worldwide on how to feel more comfortable, confident and competent in helping to prevent the immediate risk of suicide.

Sergeant First Class Michael Miller, a chaplain assistant for the 371st Special Troops Battalion, and Maj. Jim Lewis, a chaplain with the 371st Sustainment Brigade, led the two-day course that consisted of interactive lectures, dramatic videos, small group discussions and one-on-one role play scenarios. Miller and Lewis received formal training from LivingWorks Education to organize, manage and instruct the ASIST program.

Students learned how to use LivingWorks' research-driven methods to connect, understand and assist a person expressing suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Miller and Lewis showed students how they may apply "suicide first aid" in numerous situations from conversing with a battle buddy in an office to talking to a stranger standing on a ledge.

Miller and Lewis hope the ASIST program will continue to grow at Camp Arifjan after they redeploy later this year.

Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143d ESC Public Affairs

PRESS RELEASE

Iligan City

October 24, 2009

Reference: Mark Cervantes

09098798946

“ILIGAN CITY HELD SUCCESSFUL

CLIMATE ACTION EVENT”

Today, Iligan City indeed witnessed the biggest collaboration work on environmental advocacy after 20 years. A collaboration which will formally discuss one of the most significant and relevant issues of the time, CLIMATE CHANGE. The 1-day event that ended late in the evening of October 24 hoped to have deepened the understanding of the Iliganon on climate change at the same time concrete climate actions will be discussed between the sectors who participated in this global event.

The October 24 “International Day of Climate Action” that is organized by the Iligan climaX or Climate Action Alliance which is composed of different non-government organizations, schools, private sectors, religious groups and the City Government of Iligan. The alliance aims to sustain its work on climate change action after October 24th. The said event is in solidarity with the global call of 350.org.

The kick-off of the event which is the 350 human formation that was organized in Iligan City National High School (ICNHS) was so far the biggest 350 human formation in the country. Students from ICNHS wore blue bandana’s with climaX logo on it courtesy of Hon. Henry Dy, Vice-Mayor of the City of Iligan. About 50 bikers joined the parade headed by Fr Albert Mendez of the Social Action Center of Iligan Dioces. More than a thousand joined the parade coming from more than 20 different organizations. Most of the participants who joined the parade wore the Climate Action shirt which was donated by DED through Laura Engel.

Upon arrival at MSU-IIT, Hon. Chonilo Ruiz, Dr. Brigida Roscom of MSU-IIT and Nanette Antequisa, Executive Director of EcoWEB led the ribbon cutting ceremony. A short program was held at IDS-Multi Purpose Hall wherein Nanette Antequsia, ED of EcoWEB gave the rationale of the whole event. Dr. Brigida Roscom Vice Chancellor for Planning and Development welcomed the participants wherein she stressed the October 24 is a special day since is United Nations Day but this year’s October 24th is more special because Iligan City will be taking a challenge towards climate action.

Mayor Lawrence LL. Cruz gave his speech wherein he highlighted the significance and relevance of the said issue. He then offered the organizers to join him in his trip to Manila to attend a national forum on Climate Change and EcoWEB, Inc decided to join him for national platforming. A representative of Cong. Vicente “Varf” Belmote, Jr graced the event and read the solons message which centers on supporting the call of climax to put priority on Disaster Risk Reduction and to support the Hyogo Framework for Action at the same time be active on climate change discussions. Hon. Chonilo Ruiz focused his discusion on the work of the City Government on Solid Waste Management. Hon. Ruiz participated in the whole day as early as 7am until the end of the climate action jam at 930pm.

Fr. Albert Mendez of the Social Action Center read the Pastoral Letter of Bishop Elenito Galido which centers on the moral obligation of everybody to protect the earth. Diane Therese M. Rubio, a Grade 5 student from Iligan City East Central School read a powerful challenge from the children to the Government Officials of Iligan City and the NGOs present in the event hall. Octava Chorale silenced the hall with their solemn doxology and national anthem while Kalimulan renewed the nationalistic and ultural pride of the Filipinos with their ethnic dance performace.

Jean Baptiste Pertriaux, a French Agronomist who is currently based in Iligan and is helping some farmers presented and discussed Organic Agriculture and Climate Change at the event hall. After his talk, Signos, a video documnentary on climate change was aired at the MSU-IIT Board Room. EcoWEB received two copies of Signos videos from GMA 7 and Spectrum, an NGO alliance from General Santos City.

The main library hallway was swarmed by various exhibits which showcased various initiatives on climate action including community based projects and organically grown vegetables. Exibitors includes the Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc., City Environment Management Office (CEMO), Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB), Office of Hon. Chonilo Ruiz, Mindanao Tripartite Youth Core-MYCOP, Civil Society Organizations Forum for Peace, Inc., Social Action Center-Diocese of Iligan, Iligan School for the Deaf and KUMON-Iligan, Jean Baptiste Pertriaux, EcoWEB partners from Poona Piagapo Kolambogan, Lanao Food Processors, BIRTHDEV and Serviamus Foundation, Inc.

One of the highlights of the exhibits was the actions area which is centered to the photo stories and artworks of the deaf mute students of the Iligan School for the Deaf which is being assisted by Grace Quijano of KUMON-Iligan. Mayor Cruz visited the exhibit area wherein he was able to view some of the pictures during the January 2009 flashflood in Iligan which destroyed the school of the deafmute. Mayor Cruz advised Ms. Quijano and EcoWEB, Inc to meet with him again and discuss the said concern.

In the afternoon, the forum entitled “Building Resilient Communities: Navigating through the Fast Changing Climate” was held successfully by the Department of Reseach. The forum was held at the MSU-IIT Board Room.

Topics presented includes “Current Climate Patterns in Mindanao” by Mr. Ric Mercado of PAGASA Region X; “The Role of the Government on Climate Change” by Dir. Carmelito Lupo of the Office of the Civil Defense Region X; “Application of GIS for Identification of Flood-Prone Areas” by Mr. Dexter Lo of Xavier University; “Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change” by Mark Cervantes of EcoWEB, Inc and “Pugaan River Protection and Enhancement Project: Disaster Risk Reduction through micro-watershed management modeling in river basins” by Dr. Torres of Save Iligan River Movement; “Linking Climate Change and Solid Waste Management” by Hon. Chonilo Ruiz and finally, “Climate Change and Conflict” by Rock-rock Antequisa of the Catholic Aid for Overseas Development. The said forum ended at almost 7 in the evening because of some significant questions from the participants. Laura Engel of DED gave the closing remarks which centered on

her experience in Germany on environmental consciousness and activism.

The whole day event ended with a Climate Action Jam at the Public Plaza wherein 4 bands performed including a musician from a lumad community in Baragay Rogongon, Iligan City. Bands that shared their talents during the event includes Kapagintaw, Agus and Violy and Company. The Lunad musician played 5 seperate native instruments and challenged the participants to be active and vigilant in the preservation and protection of the indigenous culture like what they have in Brgy. Rogongon.

OCTOBER 24 organizers, participating and support groups includes;

CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc./Mindanao Commission on Women

Serviamus Foundation Inc/Civil Society Organization-Forum for Peace

Social Action Center-Diocese of Iligan City/Kapamagogopa Inc

Spiritan Community/Save Iligan Rivers Movement

Philippine Federation of Environmental Concerns/BIRTHDEV

ICCRN, Inc/Radya Al-Salam Foundation, Inc./Kaabag Ranaw Inc.

Philippine Muslim Welfare Society/Kalimudan Foundation, Inc.

Pakigdait, Inc./RCJP/SALIDA/The Fraternal Order of Eagles/Life for Water

Mindanao Tripartite Youth Core-MYCOP/Bantay ng Bayan

Paglingkawas Multi-Purpose Cooperative

Higaonon Community of Iligan City

Community Based Organizations from Kolambugan, Maigo,

Poona Piagapo of Lanao del Norte and Opol of Misamis Orientatal

Philippine National Red Cross

ACADEME AND CULTURAL GROUPS

Mindanao State University-Iiligan Institute of Technology

(OVCRE and IPDM)/ Iligan City National High School/KUMON-Iligan

Xavier University-Cagayan de Oro

Iligan School for the Deaf/Kapagintaw Band/Agus Band

OCTAVA CHORALE/KALIMULAN/MUSIRAMA

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND OFFICIALS

Congressman Vicente “Varf” Belmonte

Office of Mayor Lawrence LL Cruz/Vice Mayor Henry Dy

/Office of Councilor Chonilo Ruiz

Office of Councilor Orlando Maglinao/Office of Hon. Ariel Anghay

Iligan City Environment and Management Office

Solid Waste Management Board/Emergency 811

Department of Environment and Natural Resources

CENRO, Iligan /Iligan City Disaster Coordinating Counci/BACUD-Iligan

Office the Civil Defense-NDCC/PAGASA/104th Brigade

Municipality of Kolambugan-LN/Municipality Opol-Misamis Or.

Municipality of Poona Piagapo-LN

MEDIA

Violy Gloria of Mindanews

Mr. Richel Umel

INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development

Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst-DED

Non-Violent Peace Force

OTHERS

Rivertracks/VitaPlus

Mark A. Cervantes

Project Officer

Disaster Risk Reduction

"Risk Reduction is the concrete translation of Precautionary Principle"

Ecosystems Work for Essential Benefits, Inc. (ECOWEB)

#1 Pitimini St., Corpus Christi Village

Brgy Tubod, Iligan City 9200, Philippines

Telefax: +63.63.2210322

Email: ecoweb2006@gmail.com; info@ecowebph.org

www.ecowebph.org

photo by Beana Bern

Motivational Poster from my blog, Mental Poo (http://midgetmanofsteel.blogspot.com)

The Office of Trade Executive Assistant Commissioner Brenda Smith welcoming the addition of the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to the Commercial Targeting and Analysis Center by signing a Memorandum of Understanding. TTB joins CBP, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE-HSI) and nine other existing Federal partner government agencies as part of the CTAC multi-agency enforcement partnership to target, interdict and investigate the importation, exportation and trafficking of articles that pose a risk to import safety, involve environmental crimes, and illicit wildlife and cultural property. Seen here signing with Brenda Smith is Thomas R. Crone, Assistant Administrator, TTB Field Operations.

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Understanding the human brain is the main concern of current medical research. New imaging technologies such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) allow to visualise the activity of the brain. The Ars Electronica Center Linz is hosting Science Days on the matter of the human brain.

credit: Martin Hieslmair

A Ukrainian soldier talks with U.S. Army ROTC cadets during a Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency Program trip to Rapid Trident 2012 held at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine, July 18. Rapid Trident is a multinational exercise held at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine. It is designed to promote regional stability and security, strengthen international military partnering and foster trust while improving interoperability between participating nations.(Photo by Lt. Col. Taras Gren, Ukrainian Army Public Affairs)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Robert E. Perez signs a memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Assistant Administrator John Barsa at U.S. Customs and Border Protection headquarters, Washington D.C., March 12, 2020. CBP photo by Jaime Rodriguez Sr.

From the tour

The Bombings of 1940 forced a reappraisal of deep-shelter policy and at the end of October the Government decided to construct a system of deep shelters linked to existing tube stations. London Transport was consulted about the sites and required to build the tunnels at the public expense with the understanding that they were to have the option of taking them over for railway use after the war. With the latter point in mind, positions were chosen on routes of possible north-south and east-west express tube railways. It was decided that each shelter would comprise two parallel tubes 16 foot 6 inches internal diameter and 1,600 feet long and would be placed below existing station tunnels at Clapham South, Clapham Common, Clapham North, Stockwell, Oval, Goodge Street, Camden Town, Belsize Park, Chancery Lane and St. Pauls...Each tube would have two decks, fully equipped with bunks, medical posts, kitchens and sanitation and each installation would accommodate 9,600 people...All the deep level shelters were sub-divided into sleeping areas. Each tunnel was divided into 4 sections with connecting doors between them. Each section was given a name. At Clapham South they were all naval commanders. The northern entrance sections (i.e. those accessed directly from the northern lift without crossing to the other side) were named: Freemantle, Beatty, Evans, Anson, Nelson, Jellicoe, Madden and Inglefield while those accessed from the southern entrance were: Grenville, Hardy, Drake, Oldham, Keppel, Parry and Ley. Each section had bunks fitted longitudinally along the outer wall, a single at the top, a double in the middle and a single at the bottom. Along the inner wall bunks were fitted across the passage forming bays. There were 7.952 bunks in total and each bunk was allocated to a named person. If they didn't turn up one night the bunk remained unused...Although work on them began in November 1940 there were difficulties in obtaining sufficient labour and materials so the first one was only ready in March 1942 and the other seven were finished later that year. Access to them was by ticket in order to help control numbers and prevent disruption to the underground network. There was considerable pressure to open the shelters to relieve the strain on London’s tube stations from people sheltering from the bombing, but the authorities were concerned about the cost of maintaining the shelters once opened and preferred to keep them in reserve in case the bombing intensified. Clapham South was used as weekend troop accommodation from 1943. The start of the attacks on London by V1 flying bombs (commonly known as ‘doodlebugs’) in June 1944, followed by the V2 rocket campaign in September that year, caused many of the deep shelters to be made fully available to the public; Clapham South opened on 19 July 1944. The south entrance, next door to what was the Odeon cinema, was in a small compound that housed administrative offices and ticket printing presses for all eight deep shelters. The shelters were used for their original purpose for less than a year. The north section closed on 21 October 1944 and the shelter was transferred from the Ministry of Home Security to the Ministry of Works on 1 October 1945. Clapham South closed completely on 7 May 1945 and from June 1945 it found a new use as a military leave hostel and for one month in June 1946 it acted as an armed-forces troop billet. At the end of the war, London had a severe labour shortage and the Colonial Office sought to recruit a labour force from Britain’s colonies. At that time there were no immigration restrictions for citizens from one part of the British Empire moving to another part. An advertisement appeared in Jamaica's Daily Gleaner on 13 April 1948 offering transport to the UK for a fare of £28.10s (£28.50) for anyone who wanted to work in the UK. As a result the ship MV Empire Windrush arrived in Tilbury later in 1948 carrying 492 worker migrants from Jamaica. However, as there was no accommodation for the new arrivals the Colonial Office decided to house them in the deep-level shelter at Clapham South.

The nearest labour exchange to Clapham South was on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton so the men sought jobs there. As a result Brixton became a focus for West Indian settlers from that point onwards with successive arrivals making their way to the developing

community. The actual time the deep-level shelter was occupied by new arrivals was relatively short as the men all quickly found jobs and accommodation, and successfully integrated into many parts of south London.

[Subterranea Britannica]

Matteo Sansonetto and Blue Revue pianist

(Giais on the Rock 2017)

Living in Transit: The Thinkers of a World in Turmoil

War looms over Europe, uncertainty seeps into everyday life, and the weight of history presses upon the present. The world is burning, and yet—there are those who seek understanding, those who bury themselves in the quiet refuge of books, the dim glow of libraries, the solitude of knowledge.

This series captures the introspective minds of young academic women—readers, thinkers, seekers. They wander through old university halls, their fingers tracing the spines of forgotten books, pulling out volumes of poetry, philosophy, and psychology. They drink coffee, they drink tea, they stay up late with ink-stained fingers, trying to decipher the world through words.

They turn to Simone Weil for moral clarity, Hannah Arendt for political insight, Rilke for existential wisdom. They read Baudrillard to untangle the illusions of modernity, Byung-Chul Han to understand society’s exhaustion, Camus to grasp the absurdity of it all. They devour Celan’s poetry, searching for beauty in catastrophe.

But they do not just read—they reflect, they question, they write. Their world is one of quiet resistance, an intellectual sanctuary amidst the chaos. In their solitude, they are not alone. Across time, across history, across the pages they turn, they are in conversation with those who, too, have sought meaning in troubled times.

This is a series about thought in transit—about seeking, reading, questioning, about the relentless pursuit of knowledge when the world feels on the brink.

Where the Thinkers Go

They gather where the dust has settled,

where books whisper in the hush of halls.

Pages thin as breath, torn at the edges,

cradling centuries of questions.

They drink coffee like it’s ink,

trace words like constellations,

follow Rilke into the dusk,

where solitude hums softly in the dark.

Outside, the world is fraying—

war threading through the seams of cities,

the weight of history pressing forward.

Inside, they turn pages, searching

for answers, for solace, for fire.

And somewhere between the lines,

between time-stained margins and fading ink,

they find the ghosts of others who

once sought, once wondered, once read—

and they do not feel alone.

Three Haikus

Night falls on paper,

books stacked like silent towers,

thoughts burn in the dark.

Tea cools in the cup,

a poem lingers on lips,

war rumbles beyond.

Footsteps in silence,

the scent of old ink and dust,

pages turn like ghosts.

ooOOOoo

Reading as Resistance

These young women do not read passively. They underline, they take notes, they write in the margins. They challenge the texts and themselves. They read because the world demands it of them—because, in a time of conflict and uncertainty, thought itself is an act of resistance.

Their books are worn, their pages stained with coffee, their minds alive with the urgency of understanding.

1. Political Thought, Society & Liberation

Essays, theory and critique on democracy, power and resistance.

Chantal Mouffe – For a Left Populism (rethinking democracy through radical left-wing populism)

Nancy Fraser – Cannibal Capitalism (an urgent critique of capitalism’s role in the destruction of democracy, the planet, and social justice)

Étienne Balibar – Citizenship (rethinking the idea of citizenship in an era of migration and inequality)

Silvia Federici – Caliban and the Witch (a feminist Marxist analysis of capitalism and gender oppression)

Didier Eribon – Returning to Reims (a deeply personal sociological reflection on class and identity in contemporary Europe)

Antonio Negri & Michael Hardt – Empire (rethinking global capitalism and resistance from a leftist perspective)

Thomas Piketty – Capital and Ideology (a profound analysis of wealth distribution, inequality, and the future of economic justice)

Mark Fisher – Capitalist Realism (on why it’s easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism)

2. Feminist & Queer Theory, Gender & Body Politics

Texts that redefine identity, gender, and liberation in the 21st century.

Paul B. Preciado – Testo Junkie (an autobiographical, philosophical essay on gender, hormones, and biopolitics)

Judith Butler – The Force of Nonviolence (rethinking ethics and resistance beyond violence)

Virginie Despentes – King Kong Theory (a raw and radical take on sex, power, and feminism)

Amia Srinivasan – The Right to Sex (rethinking sex, power, and feminism for a new generation)

Laurent de Sutter – Narcocapitalism (on how capitalism exploits our bodies, desires, and emotions)

Sara Ahmed – Living a Feminist Life (a deeply personal and political exploration of what it means to be feminist today)

3. Literature & Poetry of Resistance, Liberation & Exile

European novels, poetry and literature that embrace freedom, revolution, and identity.

Annie Ernaux – The Years (a groundbreaking memoir that blends personal and collective history, feminism, and social change)

Olga Tokarczuk – The Books of Jacob (an epic novel about alternative histories, belief systems, and European identity)

Édouard Louis – Who Killed My Father (a deeply political and personal exploration of class struggle and masculinity)

Bernardine Evaristo – Girl, Woman, Other (a polyphonic novel on race, gender, and identity in contemporary Europe)

Maggie Nelson (though American, widely read in European academia) – On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint (a poetic, intellectual meditation on freedom and constraint)

Benjamín Labatut – When We Cease to Understand the World (a deeply philosophical novel on science, war, and moral responsibility)

Michel Houellebecq – Submission (controversial but widely read as a dystopian critique of political passivity in Europe)

4. Ecology, Anti-Capitalism & Posthumanism

Texts that explore the intersections of nature, economics, and radical change.

Bruno Latour – Down to Earth: Politics in the New Climatic Regime (rethinking ecology and politics in a world of climate crisis)

Andreas Malm – How to Blow Up a Pipeline (on the ethics of radical environmental resistance)

Emanuele Coccia – The Life of Plants: A Metaphysics of Mixture (rethinking human and non-human coexistence)

Isabelle Stengers – Another Science is Possible (rethinking knowledge and resistance in an era of corporate science)

Kate Raworth – Doughnut Economics (rethinking economic models for social and ecological justice)

Donna Haraway – Staying with the Trouble (rethinking coexistence and posthumanist futures)

The Future of Thought

These are not just books; they are weapons, tools, compasses. These women read not for escapism, but for resistance. In a time of political upheaval, climate catastrophe, and rising authoritarianism, they seek alternative visions, radical possibilities, and new ways of imagining the world.

Their books are annotated, their margins filled with questions, their reading lists always expanding. Knowledge is not just power—it is revolution.

Further proof that the people who make Flickr are smart and beautiful and worthy of our admiration: They understand data.

In programming, there's a lot of temptation to make "magic numbers." Like, this value is always a number, except for this one special case, so I'll just set it to -1 (or 99, or 0) in that case, and use the code to check for that. Or maybe, I want to store a date here, but sometimes the users don't know the exact day, so I'll just set the day to the first (or the 15th) of the month in those cases.

No, instead, unknown data is unknown. And that's as it should be. That's what null is for.

In the Organizr, ludicorp demonstrates that they get it. You can enter the date your photo was taken, but you can also be vague. If you choose to be vague, the display page for the photo is also vague. Think of it as avoiding the evils of precision without accuracy. Think of it as maintaining significant figures.

Think of it as beautiful.

Fresh beans on sale in a Rwandan market. Land consolidation is helping farmers increase efficiency and production. The production of beans has increased by 30% in the past 4 years.

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Just as bridges provide safe passage over rivers, gorges or other depressions, jetties built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers help ocean-going vessels move between coastal rivers and the Pacific Ocean. Simply put, jetties are rock fingers which stretch out into the ocean from the beaches, essentially extending the mouths of the rivers well into the sea.

Jetties were never intended to be used for recreational purposes. Powerful waves remove or shift even the largest boulders from the jetties, while underwater currents penetrate the structure, and remove smaller rocks and sand from inside the jetty, creating unique dangers. Some dangers are apparent, such as slippery rock surfaces and strong waves overtopping the structure. Other dangers are hidden and include open crevasses, sinkholes and caverns that are caused by the ocean eroding away stones and sand just below the surface of the jetty.

Learn more about coastal jetties at www.nwp.usace.army.mil/pa/docs/pubs/jetty.pdf

This quotation comes from the Ontario math curriculum and points out, for me, that math instruction needs to be investigative. If math teachers simply teach concept after concept until the next unit test, the students will only remember the material until the next unit test.

But if students are challenged by a real life problem, that needs to be investigated and the math needed to solve the problem needs to be understood to help, then deeper understanding would occur.

Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General and Luo Zhaohui (virtual), Chairman, CIDCA, signs the Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) on Exchanges and Cooperation at the Agency headquarters in Vienna, Austria. 14 October 2021. 2021.

Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA

CIDCA (Virtual):

Luo Zhaohui, Chairman, China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA)

HE Mr Wang Qun, Resident Representative of China to the IAEA

IAEA:

Rafael Mariano Grossi, IAEA Director General

Hua Liu, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Technical Cooperation

Jane Gerardo-Abaya, IAEA Director, Division for Asia and the Pacific, Department of Technical Cooperation

Shota Kamishima, Senior Coordination Officer, Director General Office for Coordination

Diego Candano Laris, Senior Advisor to the Director General

Ruzanna Harman, IAEA Chief of Protocol

Wings still up a little, but starting to accept our presence as non-threatening! Eventually she settled down, having made her position abundantly clear. 😀

well, this was the one of the first tries to understand the shutter speed,

Model: Archie.

Niels Henrik David Bohr (7 October 1885 – 18 November 1962) was a Danish physicist who made foundational contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum theory, for which he received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922. Bohr was also a philosopher and a promoter of scientific research.

Bohr developed the Bohr model of the atom, in which he proposed that energy levels of electrons are discrete and that the electrons revolve in stable orbits around the atomic nucleus but can jump from one energy level (or orbit) to another. Although the Bohr model has been supplanted by other models, its underlying principles remain valid. He conceived the principle of complementarity: that items could be separately analysed in terms of contradictory properties, like behaving as a wave or a stream of particles. The notion of complementarity dominated Bohr's thinking in both science and philosophy.

Bohr founded the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the University of Copenhagen, now known as the Niels Bohr Institute, which opened in 1920. Bohr mentored and collaborated with physicists including Hans Kramers, Oskar Klein, George de Hevesy, and Werner Heisenberg. He predicted the existence of a new zirconium-like element, which was named hafnium, after the Latin name for Copenhagen, where it was discovered. Later, the element bohrium was named after him.

During the 1930s, Bohr helped refugees from Nazism. After Denmark was occupied by the Germans, he had a famous meeting with Heisenberg, who had become the head of the German nuclear weapon project. In September 1943, word reached Bohr that he was about to be arrested by the Germans, and he fled to Sweden. From there, he was flown to Britain, where he joined the British Tube Alloys nuclear weapons project, and was part of the British mission to the Manhattan Project. After the war, Bohr called for international cooperation on nuclear energy. He was involved with the establishment of CERN and the Research Establishment Risø of the Danish Atomic Energy Commission, and became the first chairman of the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics in 1957.

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I take a lot of pictures of these statues, whose spirits seem to inspire me on my temple visits, but this one is a little different, having the colours of autumn in the background rather than the usual green.

Chakra Medical Medicine Thangka -Thanka painting Himalayan art.

What Chakra's Are For.

My dear friends...

Did you know that the chakras of the body have a function and a purpose that most people do not understand? Last week in this space we took our first look at the human experience of “yearning” as a tool of awareness. Our exploration of this continues this week by describing this sensation in a way that opens the door to a larger understanding of the use and function, purpose and role of your body’s chakra centers. We have heard much about these centers in our body over the years, but seldom, if ever, have we heard how they “operate,” or why they are there. Let’s use the experience of “yearning” to take a look at this.

While yearning is a mental process, it can, like all mental processes, produce physical experiences. Yearning can produce a sensation in the stomach; what we might call “jitteriness” or a “jumpy tummy.” Deep and sad yearning can even cause a dull pain there. This is because yearning is an energy, and there is an energy center in the area of your body where your stomach is located. This energy center is called a chakra, and it is one of seven such centers in your body.

Energy centers translate the spiritual into the physical, the invisible into the visible, or, more broadly, what is thought into what is felt.

In short, chakras are the mechanisms that turn Knowing into Experience.

It is fascinating that, given how vital these energy centers are, millions of people are not even aware of them, or don’t believe that they exist. They do exist, and they can be utilized to bring us the physical experience of our spiritual identity. This is done by working with energy (what is called chi or ki in some Eastern traditions).

Here is how energy can work:

Deep and sad yearning is an energy. It is a thought, created in the Mind. It is a physical energy formulation. It is your personal information—or, more accurately, YOU, in formation.

You are a three-part being: Body, Mind, and Spirit. What you know in your Spirit you will yearn for in your Mind, and you will experience that yearning in your Body. For instance, you know in your Spirit that you are One with everything. When you become self-aware, you become aware of what your Spirit Knows. You will then yearn for this in your Mind, and you will experience this yearning in your Body.

It is the function of your energy centers to translate the Soul’s Knowing into the Body’s Experience. A fully awakened Mind does so purely, without distortion. A Mind that is not fully awake may, by virtue of its sleepfulness, by virtue of its forgetfulness, distort the Pure Energy of your True Knowing, producing a physical experience that is less than Pure.

It is along the chakra system of the body that the Life Energy flows, physicalizing spirituality along the way. The chakra system does this by translating one form of energy into another. This process of translation is what some of you call transformation.

Thus, the non-physical energy of a deep and sad yearning can produce the very physical energy of an aching heart. I don’t mean this as a metaphor. I am referring to an actual physical aching.

Positive or happy yearning can, by contrast, produce an upliftment and an enlivening of the physical senses, resulting in an actual improvement in physical health. It is not uncommon for a person to feel better all over when experiencing a positive yearning. Yearning to meet one’s God, or deep devotion to the Divine Being and the Divine Principle, is a very good example. Masters (such as Paramahansa Yogananda) have told us that living within such a yearning produces inner peacefulness and physical well-being.

Ultimately, yearning for Divinity leads to the Holy Experience, for yearning always produces the experience for which it yearns.

By Neale Donald Walsh.

Info from. www. The Spirit Guides.co.uk

I hope this ex plane's a lot and helps you on your path.

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Gabe stands and reads the protests letter to gain a better idea of the significance of the monument as a sign of Hungary's corrupt and authoritarian government.

Oeverpark EYE Amsterdam The Netherlands.

Leica-M6 TTL 0,72 Elmarit-M 1:2.8/21 mm ASPH.

Nikon super Coolscan 5000ed.

Ilford Delta 100asa, Kodak developer HC 110 1+31 (B)

🔴Leica my point of view.

Wetzlar, Deutschland.

Leica-CL 1974 Rangefinder

Leica-M 6 TTL 0.72 1998 Rangefinder

Leica-M6 TTL 0.85 2001 Rangefinder