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Alison - a daughter

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:58:17 GMT

clipped by: JohnWaterman

When my daughter Alison was born, in the tradition of a new parent, I began to photograph her, initially in a separate and private body of work. However, in the process of documenting Alison's growth, I developed a passionate interest in human relationships and capturing intimate moments in the lives of family and friends.

This affected my photography in a profound way. Rather than the isolated subjects of my earlier work, I became interested in the strength of relationships, oftentimes using personal environments to amplify those conditions.

My photographs of Alison, because of the nature of our relationship, are very much a father-daughter collaboration-Alison permitting me access to private moments of our life, which might, under different circumstances, be off-limits to a parent. The camera, early in her life, became part of our relationship, necessitating in me an acceptance, a quietness. We've never had long photographic sessions, but rather moments alone or with friends.

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Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:06:31 GMT

clipped by: sweetu7890

Clip Source: www.freeinternetmarketingcourses.com

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Principality of Sealand: world's greatest independent state

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:07:38 GMT

clipped by: abailart

Clip Source: www.sealandnews.com

During the second World War, the United Kingdom established a number of military bases along the east coast of

England

to fight off Nazi air raids.

2 September 1967: Former English major and radio broadcaster Paddy Roy Bates occupied the island, named it Sealand and settled there with his wife and children.

Bates proclaimed the island his own state “The Principality of Sealand” and bestowed upon himself the title of “HRH Prince of Sealand” and the title of “Princess Joan of Sealand” to his wife Joan.

Video: Sealand in the Sixties

25 September 1975: Roy of Sealand proclaimed the Constitution of the Principality.

Over the next few ywars other national treasures were developed, such as the red, white and black flag of the of Sealand, its awe-inspiring national anthem, stamps, the Sealand Dollar and even Passports.

Tags: sealand

The 7 habits of highly effective propagandists

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:17:03 GMT

clipped by: Aribeth
clipper's remarks: citing a qualified source is a good way to emphasize a legitimate idea. But you should consider whether or not the source being cited is really qualified to make judgments about a particular issue.

5. PLAIN FOLKS

The “Plain Folks” technique is at work whenever a speaker promotes the idea that he or she is “of the people,” just an Average Joe despite the fact that he or she may go home to a mansion at the end of the day.

6. CARD STACKING

“Stacking the deck” is a gimmick used by magicians where a deck of cards appears to be randomly shuffled but is in fact arranged in a specific way. The IPA borrowed the term to describe a technique where only one side of a topic is favored, or another side is ignored or played down.

7. BANDWAGON

The idea behind the Bandwagon technique is that, since everyone else is doing it, so too should you.

Clip Source: www.ironicsans.com

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Propagandists

1. GLITTERING GENERALITIES

The IPA used this term to describe virtuous words that mean different things to different people, but are used in such a general way that you can project your own meaning into the speaker’s words. So when people talk about freedom, strength, Democracy, or patriotism, you are likely to assume they think of those words the same way you do.

2. NAME CALLING

“Name calling” is a technique where someone uses words to link a person or proposal to a negative or emotionally charged symbol. The idea is to get you to reject the person due to the association with the symbol rather than actual evidence, which may or may not be there.

3. TRANSFER

There are institutions and objects that you have positive associations with, so politicians try to appear with symbols of those institutions in the hopes that you will transfer your positive associations onto them.

flags

cross

4. TESTIMONIAL

The IPA pointed out that sometimes

Tags: propaganda, politics, critical thinking

Evolution Beyond Darwin — Way Beyond

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 11:06:53 GMT

clipped by: wildcat

Clip Source: www.wired.com

Highly complex honeybee communities are one example of phenomena that some scientists think can't be explained by the mainstream theory of evolution alone, but instead by a theory of self-organization.
Courtesy AlainB/Flickr

Nearly 150 years after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, evolution has been widely accepted by scientists -- and, except for a few religious dogmatic types, the public -- as the blueprint for the engine of life.

But not every scientist thinks that evolution as it's now understood and applied is complete. They want to scale it up to the level of populations, even whole ecosystems. Moreover, they say evolution is intertwined with other dynamics that science is just starting to understand.

"The process of evolution is fundamental to the universe. Biology is the most obvious manifestation of it," said Carl Woese, a legendary microbiologist and one of the first proponents of this newly revised evolutionary framework.

Tags: complexity, evolution, darwin

Libraries this beautiful..Oh God!

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:32:32 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: I love books and even browsing books in such an exotic atmosphere must be a real blessing! sigh...

Clip Source: www.boredstop.com

Strahov Theological Hall - Original Baroque Cabinets

Strahov Theological Hall; Statue of John the Evangelist Holding a Book

Strahov Philosophical Hall

Abbey Library St. Gallen, Switzerland

Biblioteca Angelica, Rome, Italy

Biblioteca do Palacio e Convento de Mafra I, Lisbon Coast, Portugal

Biblioteca Palafoxiana, Puebla, Mexico

Bibliotecha de la Real Academia De La Lengua, Madrid, Spain

Bibliotheque Alencon, Normandy, France

Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, France

Bodlein Library, Oxford University, England

Boston Copley Public Library, Boston, USA

British Reading Room, British Museum, London, England

Casanatense Library, Rome, Italy

Cathedral Library, Kalocsa, Hungary

Dutch Royal Archives Library, Netherlands

El Escorial Library, San Lorenzo, Spain

Frederick Ferris Thompson Memorial Library, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Handelingenkamer Tweede Kamer Der Staten-Generaal Den Haag, the Hague, Netherlands

Tags: books, pictures, library, beautiful.

Robbing the Poor Again: phoney Labour Government

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:14:31 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: What sort of government, what sort of man, would increase tax on the poorest taxpayers to bale out the likes of banks suffering for their greed, the evil war in Iraq, and to give a tax reduction to his beloved middle class? Poor tax payers are hit massively by soaring prices of energy and the most basic foods. As usual, they believe that the poorest people can be ignored and exploited. Anyone who votes Labour ever again should be ashamed of themselves.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Five more ministerial aides have joined protests at the abolition of the 10p tax rate.

The five junior government members have called on Gordon Brown to help 5.3 million low-paid workers who have lost out as a result of the changes.

people on low incomes without children had been left paying more tax.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Ministers say the changes will benefit millions. But that may be little comfort to those working on the breadline who feel they have been forgotten.

"This is meant to be a government for the ordinary Joe, but it seems to be hitting the poorest hardest."

Hoarding loose change. Always having to buy the cheapest groceries. Dreading the arrival of utility bills through the door.

Tags: labour thief of the poor

Alien Doctors Cured My Cystitis

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:04:24 GMT

clipped by: abailart

Clip Source: www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk

THERE have been thousands of speculated UFO sightings over the years, as well as a belief that "something is out there".

But Hartlepool woman Dianne Sudron says aliens really do exist.
And in the last 30 years they have visited her to help her overcome life's ups and downs.

"We would get psychic messages from extra-terrestrials and they would channel themselves through someone's body. They would say they were sending 'love, healing and light to all mankind'.

hey looked like doctors. One had a clipboard. I had been suffering from cystitis at the time, but I know they gave me an operation on my forehead

"I don't tell people. They are quite frightene

d of it. I don't need to tell people. I

'That's why I'm telling my story to the Mail, to give credibility.

"People may say I'm barmy but at the moment we've got a hole in the ozone layer.

Dianne moved to Wolverhampton to be with her fiancé but her fascination with the paranormal proved too difficult for their relationship.

Tags: alien doctors, hartlepool