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Many times, the rural people are reluctant to leave their agricultural or other work for examination of their eyes. In our endeavor to take eye care services to door step of population of the rural India, we are opening vision centres in small towns where rural masses can visit without wasting their whole day and thus losing whole day's wages.
LEC is running its own Vision centre at Palia at Nepal Border. More importantly, we are having formal association with many private owned vision centres that meet our standards of eye care. We provide them training, upgrade their skill and hold camps in association with them when such camp is in their area.
EYE Diseases their symptoms and treatment
When people are not able to see the objects properly they are said to have defective vision. Defective vision can be of 3 types:-
- Myopia- Not able to see distant objects clearly
- Hypermetropia- Not able to see near objects clearly.
- Presbiopia- Not able to see near objects due to ageing.
Refractive Error
In the young age, the light from near as well as distant objects focuses on central part of Retina. This gives clear image of both near and distant objects. That is why young people are able to read fine prints in books, pamphlets etc and also can read registration no. of vehicle far ahead of them and also train number and name on a passing train even if they are standing quite away from railway track.
In some adults and even in some children, there can be problem of focus on Retina. Especially in case of young children 1 or 2 children in each class are unable to see blackboard writing. Such children are said to haver near sighted or myopic.
As people age, a diseases called presbiopia sets in. In this, distant vision is normally good but problem of reading newspaper etc. in normal light becomes difficult. In some cases both distant & near vision may be affected.
Treatment: After correct assessment of Refractive error, spectacles are prescribed which nearly completely restore original vision. The contact lenses can also be used in place of spectacles. After Refraction error has been found and spectacles have been adopted by the patients, the eye checkup should be ensured at least once in a year to detect any changes in refraction error so that new spectacles can be advised if required.
Eye Flu or Conjunctivitis
What is it: This disease spreads through virus or bacteria. It is infectious disease and the things used by patients like handkerchief, towel, mobile phone etc. can infect others if they are used by them.
Symptoms: There is pain in the eyes. Opening of eyes itself is painful. There is excretion of white viscous substance on the edges of eyes.
Treatment: The white substances coming out of eyes during conjunctivitis should be cleaned with warm water repeatedly. The Patient should follow medical drops suggested by the doctors. Generally this disease is cured in about 6 to 8 days and pain, redness and excretion of white substance also is over after this period.
Blepharitis or Swollen Eyelids
This is highly common disease and virtually every person is affected more than once in his life time. As per our experience, this also is the disease which initially leaves most of the patients dissatisfied with simple measures suggested to overcome it.
Symptoms: Watery Eyes and pricking pain are the main symptoms. As a result, the person is not able to see the things properly and not able to concentrate on his day to day work.
Treatment: Surprisingly, the treatment for disease is very simple and costs virtually nothing. It is suggested by most eye surgeons to wash eyelids with warm water so that the dirt deposited on the inside of eyelids and which clogs the oil secretion glands is cleared. Subsequently the patient is advised to rub his hands to create heat in his palms which should be put on eyes for warming the eyelids and massaging them with warm palm.
It is mentioned here that patients should be careful while doing above activity so as not to hurt pupils of the eyes.
If these measures do not cure the aliment, doctor should be consulted for further advice for treatment.
What is it?
The job of lens in the eye is similar to camera. It makes image of object on the Retina. In case of camera, focus on a particular surface is made by changing the distance of lens from that surface. In camera the shape of the lens generally cannot be changed. In eye, the lens ensures image formation on Retina by shrinking or expanding itself with the help of Ciliary body muscles. After around 45 years, things start looking hazy and lens starts getting white cloudy appearance on it affecting its transparency. This is called the state of Cataract.
Symptoms: Vision is affected adversely, the shine from light from oncoming vehicles causes difficulty in driving in night. The distant objects like moon start giving double image. If left untreated, it can cause complete blindness. At present the biggest single reason for blindness in the world is Cataract.
Treatment: Surgery is the only effective treatment of Cataract. In the Cataract surgery, the original lens of the eye is taken out and an artificial lens is implanted in its place. The implanted lens is expected to last ones life time.
The present common methods of Cataract surgery are SICS (small incision Cataract Surgery) and PHACO emulsification surgery . The cost packages of Cataract surgery are based on whether a person has selected SICS or PHACO surgery and the choice of lens in the selected category.
What is it?
The eye has system of generating fluid for wetting of the cornea so that cornea does not become dry and over a period of time opaque. An opaque cornea means complete blindness. The extra fluid however has to be drained out so that the optimum pressure only is available within the eye globe. If the drainage system to take out this fluid is narrowed or choked due to some reason, the extra fluid gets accumulated inside the eye and causes build up of pressure in the eye. The pressure causes nerves in the eye to shrink and later on become completely dysfunctional. This state can cause complete blindness and is said to be blindness cause by Glaucoma. Glaucoma is the second biggest reason for causing blindness after Cataract.
Symptoms: As the pressure builds slowly, the initial symptoms are nonexistent. The only effect is that the vision starts getting adversely affected but slowly. This vision effect is taken as normal age related vision change. The patients who normally go to road side optometry shop for refraction are normally advised change in power of specs without suspecting the reason for frequent change in the power of specs. These optometry shops are also not equipped to check the pressure of the eye. Such patients report to proper hospital only when vision is seriously affected and substantial damage to the nerve has already taken place.
Treatment: It may be noted that damage already done to the nerves cannot be reversed. The only job left for the hospital in such cases is to suggest medication or surgery which will bring down the pressure in the eye and thus save the vision left at that point. The treatment generally involves one of the two mentioned below:
Drops which will help open up drainage system and relieve the pressure in the eye. Once started the treatment must continue till suggested otherwise by the doctor. In many cases it means lifelong.
Surgery for Glaucoma:
When medicine drops start becoming ineffective after certain time, the only option left for the doctor to relieve the pressure in the eye is surgery. This surgery involves opening up of the clogged drainage system which sometimes requires inserting a very small tube in the clogged part of drainage system. In many cases where patients are very old, surgery can be adopted as primary treatment for Glaucoma. The reason medication is preferred in relatively younger patients is that surgery itself becomes ineffective after some time ( say 10 years) & second surgery is not that effective.
Retinal Detachment:
What is it?
The internal surface of eye globe on which light after passing through lens focuses to make image is called Retina. Retina is made up of two layers: one layer consisting of highly sensitive tissues and the other layer made up of blood vessels or cells. In normal eyes both these layers are attached to each other rigidly. When there is disruption in any part of Retina, the fluid enters between two layers and the layer gets separated. This is called Retinal Detachment. Complete Retinal Detachment if not corrected within certain period will cause total blindness.
Symptoms: Lighting in front of eyes seeing black spots in front of the eyes or seeing cobwebs in front of the eye are some of the symptoms of Retinal Detachment. These are initially symptoms and when complete Detachment takes place, there is total black out in front of Eye.
Treatment: Operation is the only treatment for Retinal Detachment. It is a difficult and time taking surgery. Some times after Retinal layers have been joined with the help of laser silicon oil or gas is filled
inside the eye which helps in keeping the two layers together and fully joining them over a period of time. The gas slowly leaves out itself but silicon oil has to be removed through another surgery in OT . The choice of filling silicon oil or gas depends on surgeon's assessment of the damage of the Retina and best and most economical choice for optimum result.
Diabetic Retinopathy
What is it?
Diabetes affects every organ of the body. If diabetic control is good, the adverse effect on organs is slow. Eye is also affected in the similar manner. After about 10 years of diabetes, the Retina of the eye may start getting affected.
Symptoms: The blood starts coming on Retina causing loss of vision. The loss of vision is quite fast and if kept untreated will cause blindness.
Treatment: The best treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy is to control blood sugar. The treatment of damage layer is done by laser injections & sometimes by surgery.
What is it?
When we see an object with both eyes open, there is coordination between two eyes and we see a clear image of the object. In this case, both eyes complement each other. Both eyes are turned towards the side of object and look parallel with respect to object. When this coordination gets disturbed due to any reason the parallelity of eyes towards an object is lost. This situation is called Squint.
Symptoms: This can give impression to a person talking to another person having squint that squinted person is talking to other person but looking somewhere else. When a person has squint, his eye sight may or may not be affected as far as individual power of eyes is concerned but it looks odd to other people looking at the person affected by squint. This has some social fall out also as many squinted people find it difficult to get married.
Treatment: Sometimes the squint is the result of very high power of the eyes and can be corrected by wearing proper specs. However, in most of the squint cases, surgery has to be conducted. Surgery can totally eliminate the squint and after surgery, it is difficult to judge whether the person ever had squint.
Retinopathy of Prematurity
What is it?
When premature babies are born (before seven months), the Retina of the eye of the baby sometimes is not fully developed. In normal babies, the Retina is fully developed at the time of birth. In premature babies also most of the babies have a developed Retina. But in few cases improper development of Retina causes Retinal layer to shrink and detach some time after birth. In such cases, the vision cannot be regained. The prevention is the only treatment.
Treatment: Instead of trying to judge whether baby has Retinopathy of Prematurity or not, the best way out is to get the baby examined by an eye surgeon immediately after birth. If the eye surgeon finds the baby is suffering from Retinopathy of Prematurity, he may suggest laser or injection to save the eye.
Cosmetic Eye Surgeries:
- Best performed by Eye Surgeon & not by Plastic Surgeon.
- Aging charges, drooping of eyelids, under eye puffiness ( Bags) & other lid abnormalities can be corrected by cosmetic surgery by an Eye Surgeon.


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Our Concierge Recommends
Our Mykonos Concierge, a Mykonian born and raised, recommends for 2 exciting days in Mykonos:
Day 1
Start your day off with a good breakfast at your hotel. In most hotels breakfast is served until
Visit Kalo Livadi beach and enjoy its marvelous waters.
Relax at its enormous sun beds and enjoy a nice coffee with a brioche sandwich or even champaign with grapes and strawberries. You can also do water sports.
Do not miss on buying a tunic from the wandering sellers. You will immediately feel in trend and in tune with the relaxed atmosphere of the island.
Have a delicious lunch at the Solymar restaurant, situated on the beach. It has really good music, so good it will get you off your feet, dancing barefoot on the sand.
If you wish after the beach to eat something special, you can head to Ornos and eat lobster pasta at Apagio, beneath the Resort Santa Marina. It is worth a while. Lefteris Sikiniotis will surprise you with his excellent tastes.
Visit Ano Mera. There you will find the Monastery of Panagia Tourliani that is worth seeing.
Loose yourselves to the beauties of the town (chora). Don't miss the church of Paraportiani, typical example of the myconian architecture. Take a photo underneath the windmills, a symbol of the island.
Go up and down the stairs of Alefkandra.
Visit the nautical museum.
Enjoy the amazing sunset in Caprice Bar in the seafront of Little Venice.
Try the "mostra" dish, which contains dry bread with kopanisti cheese, with the pelicans surrounding you, the other symbol of the island.
Reserve a table at Interni for a nice meal or just to enjoy a bottle of wine in an excellent surrounding. Amazing upper-class music style.
Try going to the Blu-blu café-restaurant at the old harbor; its Greek music and its spirit lifts everyone up. The view of the lit up chora is breathtaking.
Day 2
The variety of the breakfast at Kazarma restaurant will amaze you. At that time you will also have the opportunity to see old ladies walking around accompanied by their donkeys, selling fruits and flowers to tourists.
Trip with Stavros' rib to the pristine beaches of Delos and private, truly interesting, guided tour of the ancient town.
Stavros will offer cold beer and then you can visit the museum. The entrance fee is 5€.
The trip with the rib continues. Enjoy a swim in one of the amazing beaches. Stavros will dive and collect sea urchins and shellfish, that you will then savor on the beach with some ouzo. They are served with lemon, locally made bread and myconian variety of appetizers.
Return to Mykonos for a lemon cocktail at the Kastro bar in small Venice and enjoy the sunset. The cocktails are brought on the rib in baskets hanging down with ropes from the bar's windows. A unique experience.
Wander around the narrow streets of chora. Lose track of time in the many small shops. Experience the glamorous market of the island! Shop! Here you can find the most famous brands in the world together with the most unique handmade clothes and jewelry. Taste a delicious crepe or an ice-cream flavored local spicy cheese of mascarpone type.
A tasty cocktail at Astra Bar in Tria Pigadia (Three Wells), at the heart of the chora, a benchmark for every person visiting the island. There you will always encounter famous actors, politicians and alternative persons from around the world.


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This past weekend we celebrated the life of my Nanny. She lived a long, wonderful life and always was making someone laugh. She was an amazing woman and I am happy that her and my Granddaddy are reunited. Thank you Nanny for being such a great example to all of us!
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A nice piece on G-20 group by Homi Kharas and Domenico Lombardi of Brookings.
At the height of the global financial and economic crisis of 2008–09, the Group of Twenty was elevated to country leaders' level and acknowledged itself as the "premier forum for . . . international economic cooperation." This self-acknowledgment reflected the long-felt need to institutionalize the dialogue between the advanced and emerging economies in a more effective setting. However, the ad hoc nature of the G-20 and the extent to which an informal and self-selected club of nations can provide a stable framework for facilitating global cooperation has been questioned. Against this backdrop, the study traces the G-20's historical evolution, situates the dynamics of its institutional arrangements, and reviews the emerging literature on G-20 reform. Building on this analysis, the study then assesses the expansion of the G-20's scope to global development and appraises the Group's evolution in the broader context of the current global governance framework.
It has this very useful history of G-20 which came on like one adhoc global body. There was huge politics and people were not happy with either G7 which was too exclusive and G22/G33 which was too inclusive. This led to formation of G-20. Though not sure why G22 was not continued with.
In June 1999, following passages welcoming the creation of the FSF and the IMF's International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC), the G-7 finance ministers at Cologne announced that they would "work together to establish an informal mechanism for dialogue among systemically important countries within the framework of the Bretton Woods institutional system" (Kirton 1999; G-7 1999). They also stated that a "broad range of countries should be involved in discussions on how to adapt the international financial system to the changing global environment" (G-7 1999).
Accordingly, the G-7 countries invited their "counterparts from a number of systemically important countries from regions around the world" to the first G-20 meeting in Berlin in December 1999. A new ministerial level G-20 forum was formally created in September 1999.9 In the ensuing communiqué, the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors reiterated that "the G-20 was established to provide a new mechanism for informal dialogue in the framework of the Bretton Woods institutional system, to broaden the discussions on key economic and financial policy issues among systemically significant economies and promote cooperation to achieve stable and sustainable world economic growth that benefits all" (Canada 1999a).
The authors look at various issues and challenges with G20 and global governance. In the end, the authors say though not a desired global framework it is the best we have at the moment:
For the time being, the G-20 appears to be the "best available option" for global economic governance. It is not designed to achieve institutional legitimacy per se, and thus it has chosen to work with other bodies that have a more inclusive and universal representation. It is not an implementing body, but it encourages others to rise to the challenge of addressing the issues that its agenda advances. The G-20 receives the greatest media coverage during times of crisis, but the leaders who now participate in it are finding ways to demonstrate to their own electorates that they are making a difference in the conduct of global affairs through the stance they take at its summit meetings. This link between global and domestic dialogues, and the building of popular support to address global challenges, may yet become the greatest value that the G-20 adds.
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Because you'll want to measure the infant's best performance, checking milestones is best achieved at the end of the interview, just before the examination. This "fun and games" interlude also enhances cooperation during the examination. Experienced clinicians can weave the developmental examination into the other parts of the examination. The graph at the bottom of p. 628 shows some key physical/motor, cognitive/language, and social/emotional milestones during the first year of life. The standard for measuring developmental milestones throughout infancy and childhood is the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). The DDST is designed to detect developmental delays in personal-social, fine motor-adaptive, language, and gross motor dimensions from birth through 6 years of age.
The DDST form is shown on p. 738 in Table 17-2 and includes instructions for recording specific observations. Each test item is represented on the form under the age by a bar, which indicates when 25%, 50%, 75%, and 90% of children attain the milestones depicted. It must be emphasized that the DDST is only a measure of developmental attainment in the categories indicated and not a measure of intelligence.
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If Pregnancy Is Something That Frightens You, It's Time To Convert Your Fear Into Joy. Ready To Give Birth To A Child? Is The New Status Hitting Your State Of Mind? Are You Still Scared To Undergo All The Pain That Your Best Friend Underwent Just A Few Days Back? Not Convinced With The Answers Given By The Experts?


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Please offer a prayer for me. Pray that I may stay focused on God and to never turn my back on Him. It's
too easy to fall back upon the worldly things in that I was taught! God has a purpose and a plan for each
and every one of us! Thank you, Resurrection Church!
Pray for my Grandma, she is on dialysis & she had fluid buildup in her abdomen, she's having a procedure on Thursday this week & I want to ask everyone to pray for the Lord to comfort her discomfort & for mercy.
Miss u guys
Let's pray all week that people turn to Jesus this coming Mission Sunday!
Someone very precious to me is very, very depressed.
Will you please pray for this person with me, that the cloud will lift and they will see Jesus brightly?
Pray for the Winfield family, Doug passed away & family needs prayer.
He was co owner of the Winfield BBQ, they used to BBQ all our youth events.
I'm passing this one along from someone else. Very sad...
"If you can pray for Kaitlyn. She lost her husband less than 2 weeks ago at age 24. They have 3 children 4, 2, and 1. She was purposely ran over by a car at STL U. Going for a visit and pray the Holy Spirit removes all obstacles."
Pray for my family, Wilma Shemonia passed away @ 5:30 today, she was my aunt's mother. She will be missed here but the Lord called her husband home last month & now she also is with Jesus!
Our family friend named Betty Gower lost her nephew in a car crash this week, she witnessed the car wreck, pray for the Nunley Family as well for their devastating loss.
Let's take time to pray for the workers and families at US Steel today, which announced its laying off over 2000 people. This will likely trickle to other related industries in town as well.
Pray for my brother Tomas, he sustained a back injury @ work. And isn't doing so well.
Several of us are praying for you both!
I just need prayers for strength cause I have just felt empty and lost...need some encouragement to stay focused on the Lord
My surgery Thursday morning.
my sister Ruthie Gibson passed suddenly on Sunday
Please pray for my friend Evan and his wife, who are expecting. This is their first pregnancy, and the mother is in her mid-forties, and is thus high risk.
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Sonar Festival Barcelona – Festival of advanced music and new media
18 – 20 July 2019
18 – 20 July 2019
Sonar is an international festival of advanced music and new media annually held one weekend in Barcelona every summer.
Launched in 1994, this unique festival was immediately recognized as a pioneer, by pushing the traditional limits and content of the way festivals were functioning in that time.
It was, and still is, the pulse of the current happenings on the electronic music scene, attracting each year established and emerging artists and talents, making the avantgarde and playful musical experience.
Together with an audiovisual production, and the use of digital new media – it's the event for all senses – a truly different experience that separates it from all other festivals of a similar genre.
The aim is creating the special relationship between innovation, technology and creativity – and it works perfectly, proven with more than 50 new events Sonar organized in different parts of the world since 2002. Reykjavik, New York, Toronto, London, LA, Frankfurt, Tokyo to name a few.
The significance of Sonar Barcelona was recognized by all major world media, describing it as the music festival as it should be done
"built on a virtually faultless formula of sunny, never ending days and classy network of slickly run venues, snugly housed within Barcelona historic and stylish landscape".
(J. Hodgson from the Guardian).
When: 18 – 20 July 2019
Where: Barcelona, Spain
Website: sonar.es
Hotels: Hotels in Barcelona
Cool & Chic hostel, just 5 minutes walk away from the Collblanc Metro Station, is a great place to stay at while visiting Barcelona.
You can choose between private rooms or mixed dormitories with private lockers.
The hostel's reception works 24/7, and there's a free WiFi, air conditioning and heating.


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This is the reworked version of this assignment for assessment, following feedback and reflection. The revisions were minimal, I decided to remove the text from the final back cover image, replace/re-shoot the image for Jamie also replace the shot for Jean and Semicolon Project for slightly stronger imagery.
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Assignment Three Research Original Assignment Three Tutor Feedback and Response
With This in Mind -A photo essay
Thus I to Life, and ceased, and spake no more,
But turning, straightway, sought a certain door…
From 'The Suicide' by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Suicide is the leading killer of men under 45 in Kent. Startlingly, in 2014 there were 163 suicides in the county, of which nearly 80% were men.
Worryingly, these numbers have been growing in recent years. Pressures of everyday life can be reasons for men, women and teens to feel stressed, and maybe contemplate taking their own lives. The figures released by the county council, also show that the county has a higher rate of suicide in both men and women than the rest of the UK.
Unfortunately the challenge is men, far more than women, often don't want to talk about the struggles in their own lives, even with those closest to them. This can lead to an increase in the pressure, feelings of being unable to cope and eventually, thinking there is no way out.
The statistics also reveal that the majority of those who took their lives were not known to the mental health services.
This photo essay hopes to highlight this hidden problem. That everyday people, leading everyday lives, in everyday situations struggle. Mental health should not be a taboo subject. Those left behind should not feel ashamed to talk about the loss of a loved one and should be able to celebrate the life that they led.
As per the brief the final book is made available in a pdf format which can be found here.
Or you can view screenshots of the pages as a two page spread as a slideshow by clicking on one of the thumbnails below.
High Resolution jpegs of the final images can also be found by clicking on any of the thumbnails below.
Demonstration of Technical and Visual Skills: Materials: As per the brief I used a variety of lenses, 24-70mm a 50mm and 100mm macro lens and a mix of styles. Experimented with a studio setup, snoots and rim lighting and some staged still life shots.
Techniques: I took more traditional street/documentary images as well as some staged, taking my initial inspiration from Joel Sternfeld. I different photographic techniques, studio lighting etc as mentioned above, appropriate use of depth of field, slow shutter speed for motion blur etc and differing vantage points. Images were taken either handheld or using a tripod.
Observational skills: I carefully selected my subjects/location dependent on the narrative of the person I had researched. I was looking for a mix of busy/tranquil scenes, negative space that was still full of interest and aided the narrative, I watched the light and people entering the frame to provide interest from foreground to background.
Visual awareness: As well as all the above I also looked out for other signs and symbols. My visual awareness is further demonstrated by the variety of photo essay shot styles: individual portrait, wide group shots, country and urban landscape, busy/tranquil scenes and juxtaposition.
Design and compositional skills: Compositionally I looked for frames within frames and different vantage points, although in the editing process most of my final choices were taken from low crouching position. I looked for leading lines to take your eye around the frame. My final images were captured to contain plenty of visual interest revealing depth and movement in some, and a slow tranquil atmosphere in others. Russell pointed out that compositionally some of the images could be improved and these I re-shot or substituted with others from the original shoot. The overall design of the book itself is simple with a natural flow to the narrative. The cover images have been chosen as they have suitable negative space to add text, the text itself is plain and easy to read. The front image juxtaposes the title, adding interest and intrigue for the audience, whilst the back image has the rainbow symbol of hope, a positive end to the 'story'.
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Content:There is only one image that I am not entirely sure of and that is the studio portrait, as it isn't really in keeping with the style of the other images, yet I felt it worked as an introduction as it was fairly dark and moody and related to the predominance of male victims of suicide. Russell commented that for him the shopping centre image was the one that did not work so this was changed for an image which told more of the narrative and was less conceptual.
Application of knowledge:As with the previous assignments I applied knowledge gained from previous courses, current exercises as well as independent research. Looking at the work of others, who have covered similar topics, and how they captured images helped me to choose the style that I wanted to use: Joel Sternfeld's images came across as very sombre and Donna Wan's too romantic. The disparity between the different approaches really underlined the individual subjectivity, reflexivity and authorial control of each photographer and how they used their photographic style to create a mood and put across their interpretation of a narrative. Making sure I knew the background stories to the people I was representing in an image was vitally important. The photography talks I attended make me think more of the appropriateness of captions and how much information to include.
Presentation in a coherent manner:I strongly believe I've presented the final body of work in a coherent manner – the order of the images flow to introduce different people and their differing circumstances. The visual story informs the audience of different characters, locations, developments and both resolution/non resolution. Feedback on Assignment 1 recommended only one choice of presentational technique so I have applied that to keeping all my images the same size and landscape orientation.
Conceptualisation of thoughts and Communication of ideas:I posted my images within several forums and on social media and although I have had quite a bit of traffic to my blog as yet I have not received any peer feedback. It is hard to be objective with your own images, but I hope that my empathy to this subject comes across and that my visual 'style' is becoming apparent through these images.Context and Narrative is proving to be a very useful book in providing answers or making you consider implied meaning, and even if capturing the 'obvious,' the inclusion of subtle signs and symbols as well. The David Campbell lecture also highlighted various aspects to consider such as a narrative being an account of connected events, which my images are. His quote from Allen Feldman: "the event is not what happens. The event is that which can be narrated" made me realise that I could choose a subject that was 'in the past' and did not have to be a live event. Taking into account that 'things can speak louder than faces' I only have one real portrait shot.
Demonstration of creativity
Imagination: Unlike assignment 2 where I could embrace the the surreal I had to use my imagination in a different manner, pre-visualizing the scenes I wanted to take based on my research and a prior knowledge of location.
Experimentation and invention: I experimented with staged documentary and a studio set up. I could also be creative with depth of field and motion blur. Thinking about how to represent each of my subjects also allowed for me to consider the effects of lighting, time of day, busyness of the scene, juxtaposition and be creative with elements/signs and symbols within the frame.
Development of personal voice:Although I am enjoying this course am not sure that straight documentary is my 'thing' as I do like to capture the quirky and lean towards surrealism. However, looking at some of the images within the photo essay I think I can see a certain style in the way I capture busy social landscapes.
Reflection: One of the important lessons or ideas conveyed within this part of the course is the understanding of reflexivity and authorship – that a photographer could, through their own unique style or attitude to a subject, impose a narrative on real events, happening at the time or historically. Hopefully my final set of images convey a sense of place as they are now, of choices people can make, of mood and atmosphere without being political, romantic, or depressive. That my own 'voice' or style is starting to become apparent.Peer feedback echoed concerns with regards top the portrait image. I am open to constructive criticism and if tutor recommendation is to amend I shall do so. Peer feedback also commented on my original choice of title It's Mental…a play on words in as much as the fact people struggle is ridiculous as well as the issue being a mental health one. It was felt that it was not in keeping with the respectful and empathetic tone of the images. On reflection I agreed and changed it to 'With this in Mind.'
Research: I carried out extensive research into photographers who created bodies of work around the idea of violence/suicide. I have continued to read many of the recommended reference materials, and have attended several galleries and photography talks, most recent the Magnum talk, with regards to the single image/telling stories as well as completing in-depth research when completing the set exercises.
Critical thinking: Semiotics played a part in my decision-making as I continued to look for signs and symbols within each shot. Once more I examined sections of Basics creative photography 02: Context and narrative Liz Wells Photography: A critical introduction as well as listening to the recommended lecture by Professor David Campbell. As ever keeping track of thought processes and initial ideas in my learning log has proved invaluable.
Abbot, B. 'Dynamic Daily Quotation' Think exist,com online at http://thinkexist.com/quotation/does_not_the_very_word-creative-mean_to_build-to/200158.html %5B[Accessed 02 Sept 2017]
Metz, C. October, Vol. 34. (Autumn, 1985), pp. 81-90 online at http://faculty.georgetown.edu/irvinem/visualarts/Metz-Photography-and-Fetish-October-1985.pdf [Accessed 02 Sept 2017]
Short, M. (2011) Basics creative photography 02: Context and narrative. Lausanne, Switzerland: AVA Publishing SA.
Wells, L. (ed.) (1997) Photography: A critical introduction. London: Routledge.


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After church Cathy said I should go into the woods because there were some wildflowers that I might like to photograph. There were, indeed. They are rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides), a native to eastern North America and a pretty little spring flower. As you might guess from the common name, the plant is quite similar to the meadow rue (in leaf form) and to the anemone (in flower form). It's a pretty little woodland flower and would be a nice addition to a shade garden.
Thalictrum thalictroides (Rue Anemone)
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Thank you, Cathy, for sending him into the woods. This is simply beautiful.


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Eschatology Application
These past 5 weeks we have taken a quick look at the 4 accepted systems of eschatology. I mentioned in the introduction that eschatology is not a standalone doctrine but the outworking of how we view Scripture. Our personal theology, including how that works out in our eschatology, will affect how we live and how we view the world and interpret the Word. Our main priority is to keep a proper focus on the Lord Jesus as the alpha and omega of our faith and of history. I want to emphasize again - I have no fight with brothers and sisters holding a sober-minded view of postmill or historic premill, though I think there are significant problems with those systems.
So if being this or that millennial is not the most important thing, why did we take this tour? Eschatology is not unimportant, as it is a study of a biblical doctrine. Since no system of eschatology is water tight, I've encouraged us to consider which system aligns best to Scripture, with a consistent focus on the glory of God in Christ. I am convinced that Amillennialism aligns with Scripture better than of any of the other systems. No distractions of looking to temporal things to determine how the golden age is progressing; no distractions of looking for a temporal halfway kingdom that elevate a people. In a book I recently read, the author points out that life and death are opposites; there is no third state between them. So it is with this and the age to come; there is no partially redeemed millennium between them.
This final message serves the same purpose as the conclusion of a sermon - answering the "so what?" question. In light of what we've learned, How Should We Then Live? As eschatology is the outworking of one's basis for interpreting Scripture, one's way of life is the outworking of one's theology. How we think about God and man affects how we live.
First a lesson from history. In the early years of the 20th century, dispensationalism was the hot topic in many circles. This nation's policies toward the infant nation of Israel was influenced to a large degree by dispensationalists. I read a letter from a dispensational Baptist preacher that was sent to Harry Truman, encouraging him to do all his could see to it Israel was given the land that is "theirs". This idea that the 20th century nation of Israel is the Israel of the Bible and is still owed prophetic fulfillment by God is the basis for the essential doctrine that defines dispensationalism - elevating national Israel to a place only the redeemed in Christ have, but reducing the inheritance of the saints from eternal bliss to earthly struggles under a renewed Davidic covenant. As Charles Ryrie asserted, viewing the separation between national Israel and the church as the foundation of dispensationalism, one cannot take his eyes off the ethnic group, elevating their millennium to the fulfillment of God's redemptive purpose. Contrary to Ryrie, we are instructed to set our minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For we have died, and our lives are hidden with Christ in God (Col 3:2).
Here's a very practical example I use often. Far too many Christians advocate "sin management" although most of would never call it that. There is very good, solid teaching about our need to mortify the sin in our lives. But if such teaching focuses only, or even mainly, on how to kill sin, we will be drawn to our sin. It is a function of our being that we are drawn to that which we focus on. While we are clearly told to mortify, or put to death, the sinful deeds of the flesh (Romans 8:13, Col 3:5) – we should never take our eyes off the Savior. If we focus on killing sin without always keeping our eyes of faith on Christ, we will be drawn to the sin we hate. This is why the proper theology is Christ-focused: He has conquered sin and death, His righteousness is ours, He intercedes for us, and He will come and take us to be with Him forever! And if we don't, we end up trying to manage our sin - for we cannot mortify the deeds of the flesh apart from a deliberate focus on the glorious blessed hope we have been given to.
In a big picture way, that's the point. As for how our eschatology has practical applications, there are several ways. How many people do you know that are terrified of John's Apocalypse? I have a friend who belongs to a mainline protestant church. He told me he has never read Revelation; said the thought of that book terrifies him. Is that the reason God gave us that book? The right view of Scripture, including Revelation, is to show how awesome God is, how faithful He is, how terrifying it is to be without the right clothes on that great and terrible day, and how wonderful it is to have the God of all creation as your personal God, redeemer, and refuge!
Dennis Johnson has written a wonderful commentary on Revelation, Triumph of the Lamb. He learned that "God gave the Apocalypse shown to John in order to bless us — to do us good, to convey His grace, to fortify our hearts. In Revelation, God promises His blessing seven times (a symbolically significant number): to those who hear and hold Revelation's message (Rev. 1:3; 22:7), who die "in the Lord" (14:13), who stay awake and alert (16:15), who attend the Lamb's marriage supper (19:9), who share the first resurrection (20:6), and who wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb (22:14; see 7:15). God gave the book of Revelation neither to tantalize nor to satiate our curiosity about His hidden timetable but rather to arm us for the spiritual conflict that we face every day."
Johnson provides seven helpful things to bear in mind as we ponder the wonder and glory of John's Apocalypse. There had to be 7, right? And they are very practical:
Appearances can be deceiving. We often gauge how "the war" is going by the way things look to us today based on headlines about political and economic trends or global crises. The paradoxes in Revelation's visions remind us that "we walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Cor. 5:7). Christ's cross looked like the slaughter of a helpless lamb, but it was actually the triumph of Judah's Lion (Rev. 5:5–10). When faithful martyrs shed their blood, their foes seem to have conquered (11:7; 13:7). In fact, the martyrs are the true victors who vanquish Satan "by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death" (12:11).
Our enemy is stronger and savvier than we are: "the great dragon … that ancient serpent … the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world" (12:9). But the seed of the woman has come, conquered the Serpent, and ascended to heaven (v. 5). Satan can no longer accuse: his charges have been silenced by Christ's sacrifice (vv. 10–11). Frustrated over his defeat at the cross, Satan vents his wrath against the church on earth (vv. 12–17). His weapons are violent persecution (the Beast), plausible deception (the False Prophet), and seductive pleasure (the harlot Babylon). The sovereign state, civil religion, and luxurious indulgences may seem to be "saviors." Don't be fooled: they aim to destroy. Revelation's symbolism peels back the façade that often hides the grotesque hollowness of Satan's counterfeits.
As its title promises, this truly is "the revelation of Jesus Christ" (1:1). It unveils Jesus and fixes our hearts and hopes on Him. He is the hero of each dramatic scene. He is the Son of Man foretold in Daniel 7, luminous in divine glory, who by His resurrection seized death's keys and now walks among His churches. He is Judah's Lion who conquered by being slain, redeeming people from all the earth's peoples. He is worthy of worship from every creature everywhere. He is the Captain of heaven's armies, riding into battle against His and our enemies, defending beleaguered saints, and finally destroying the Dragon and his beasts. Our Champion lifts our weary hearts with His promise: "Surely I am coming soon." We reply: "Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!" (22:20).
Jesus' messages to the churches of Asia show that His fiery eyes (1:14; 2:18) see us accurately, commending our faithfulness but exposing our flaws (chaps. 2–3). Nevertheless, as mottled as the church's spiritual complexion is now, our Bridegroom loves us and will not rest until He presents us to Himself "as a bride adorned for her husband" (21:2), clothed "with fine linen, bright and pure" (19:8). Revelation paints our coming wedding in such vivid colors that we long to pursue now the loveliness that will then be fully ours (1 John 3:2–3).
Revelation was originally addressed to Christians who were suffering for their faith. They experienced poverty, slander, prison, and even death (2:9–10, 13). Writhing in his death throes in the aftermath of the cross, the Dragon escalates his assault against the saints until Christ returns to consummate history. Jesus does not promise a painless escape from this war of the ages. Instead, He promises His presence as the one who is "alive forevermore" (1:18). In response to that promise, we must heed the King's call to patient endurance (1:9; 2:2–3, 10, 13, 19, 25; 3:8, 10; 13:10; 14:12).
Some of the first-century churches, like many churches in the twenty-first century, faced a subtler threat than persecution. Satan, the father of lies, tried to mislead believers through purveyors of false teaching (2:15, 20). Material comfort and compromise with the paganism of the surrounding culture also proved alluring (2:14; 3:17). Such insidious assaults on wholehearted allegiance to Christ are still with us. Against the Devil's lies and invitations to idolize pleasure and prosperity, Revelation calls us to keep our hearts and lives pure as befits those who will be the Lamb's white robed bride (3:4–5, 17–18; 7:9, 14; 14:4; 19:7–8; 22:14–15).
Lest Revelation's summons to endure and stay pure incline us to withdraw into bunkers, hiding from the dangerous and defiling world, we need to heed Revelation's encouragement to bear witness to "the testimony of Jesus." Our word martyr is derived from the Greek word meaning "witness" (martys, 2:13). John was on Patmos "on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus" (1:9). The church is symbolized in two witnesses who announce God's word, sealing their testimony with their blood (11:4–12; 13:7). Christ's witnesses suffer not in timid silence but for their bold declaration that Jesus is Lord of all. Through our testimony, God is fulfilling the vision of Revelation 7: "Behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb … and crying out with a loud voice, 'Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!'" (7:9–10).
God gave us the book of Revelation not only to inform our minds but also to transform our lives. It gives us insight into the realities of our situation, our enemies, our Champion, and our true identity, and it calls us to patient endurance, hopeful purity, and courageous witness.
Recall how I mentioned we should pattern our eschatology after Abraham? In Hebrews 11, after describing the faith of Abel, Noah, Sarah, and Abraham, we read, (verse 13 – 16, page 2380) These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Is this our perspective? Are we seeking a return to the land that these saints left? Or are we looking for and desiring a better country, a heavenly one, where our Lord dwells? The Author of life draws a line between these two countries and the people who dwell therein. Reminding the saints of the blessings and responsibilities that accompany our citizenship in heaven, we read (Heb 13:10) We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat. The altar mentioned here in Christ, the eating mentioned here is the Lord's Supper. Those who serve the tent, the earthly tabernacle, have no right to this supper. When the kingdom was taken from national Israel and given to a nation (a people) who will bear the fruit of true repentance, that people who were known as Israel lost their standing as a people. Ethnic Jews need Christ, not a rebuilt earthly place of worship.
Do you have faith like Abraham or like John Nelson Darby?
Here are a few short passages from Scripture that I pray will help us comprehend how now to live. Nothing is more practical than clear instruction from the Lord God.
2 Cor 4:16-18 (page 2229) So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.
2 Peter 1:3-8 (page 2418) His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 8:31-36 (page 2172) What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? Who shall bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised— who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? As it is written, "For your sake we are being killed all the day long; we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered."
1 Peter 4:12-14 (page 2412) Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you.
Each of these short passages remind us of the temporary nature of this age and the eternal, immanent nature of the age to come. Knowing our standing in Christ, deliberately seeking to keep the eternal in plain site is the biblical means to our stability and usefulness while we yet have time here.
1 Peter 4:7-11 9page 2411) The end of all things is at hand; therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
This ought to be on our lips, day by day – to Christ alone belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen!


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Some tourism experts encouraged Nigerians to tap into the huge tourism potential and tourist attractions in the country.
They revealed this in an interview in Abuja. They stated that Nigeria was endowed with various natural tourism potentials.
A tourism consultant, Mallam Abdullahi Gambo used Kenya as a case study whose exceptionally buoyant economy is generated from tourism resources. This is a country without oil or any notable mineral resource.
Gambo said: "Nigeria can borrow a leaf from Kenya by rediscovering itself in the dynamics of its tourism potential.
"Aside from oiling the country's socioeconomic wheels of progress, a conscious, sustained and multi-dimensional coordination and promotion of the country's tourism potentials will greatly boost revenue generation in the country. All over the world, tourism is now receiving a massive boost."
He added that; "Just as there are hundreds of tribes in Nigeria, so are their cultural and traditional diversities which, in themselves, are tourist attractions. Each of these peculiarities can be packaged to attract tourists with the attendant boost to the local economies.
"You will be surprised that many indigenes of the rural tourism sites have never visited the sites right under their noses; so, how can they tell outsiders what potentials they have in their individual areas?
"Some parents even warn their children to steer clear of the sites, saying it is dangerous to visit them and even the elites among them still prefer international tourism. The elites travel abroad just to show off; I am telling them now to bring that money back to our communities so that we can develop what is obtainable abroad," Gambo added.
In addition to Gambo's observation, Mr Emeka Attamah a tourism expert is of the opinion that the industry would only grow when Nigerians begin to appreciate and patronise tourist sites in their communities.
"If we appreciate and patronise our rural tourist sites and also talk about them, we will be, unwittingly, advertising them to the outside world. We will be able to boost the industry and also show the world that we have places worth visiting.
Attamah said: "we should embark on intensive and extensive promotion of our tourism selling points as a means of encouraging, not only the international community, but our own people, to explore our tourist attractions.
"Government, especially the local governments, should invest in tourism in order to attract visitors as well as create jobs in the industry. It is necessary for the private sector to be involved in the growth and development of rural tourism in the country.
Attamah reiterated; "the local governments should get involved by doing what they can, at their own levels, to develop the potentials that exist within their own domains. I am certain that the hospitality sector would be the better for it."
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A high school in New York removed all the doors from their bathrooms in an effort to cut back on student use of electronic cigarettes.
Officials at Rome Free Academy, a high school serving residents of Rome, N.Y., emailed parents Tuesday to alert them to the change, which they argue will also help them cut down on instances of bullying, in addition to vaping. Principal Brian LeBaron says they are concerned about an uptick in student use of the alternative smoking technologies, reports the Rome Sentinel.
Officials dismissed privacy concerns, noting that their bathrooms all have a 90 degree angle at the entrance, but parents and students may feel differently. A recent decision to do the same at a school in Maryland was blasted by students as "a violation of our privacy."
Broadneck High School in Annapolis, Md., removed half of their main bathroom doors April 17 and said they will remain that way indefinitely. Officials in Maryland also stressed they only removed the doors from bathrooms where the stalls are not visible from the hallway.
"It's inconvenient and embarrassing," Sarah Noble, a senior at the school, recently told the Capital Gazette. "Taking the door off the bathroom isn't hard. Talking to students and getting across to them is."
Students in Maryland said the aggressive new policy will simply cause teens to vape in a different part of the school, while punishing the rest of the student body that do not use e-cigarettes.
School officials throughout the country are warning parents about the alleged dangers of vaping, which they say has skyrocketed in popularity with teens. Many fear this will lead to students smoking combustible cigarettes, despite the fact youth smoking rates are at historic lows. Public school officials in New Jersey are beginning to classify the nicotine delivery devices as "drug paraphernalia."
Public health experts focused on harm reduction say the misinformed crusade against e-cigarettes risks undoing the gains made in reducing the adult smoking rate in America. The adult smoking rate fell from 15.8 percent in 2016 to 14.1 percent over the first nine months of 2017.
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|Cheesy Composite Photo. Notice the B&W filter mounted in the lens hood filter adapter.
In the course of my planning, I was reminded of the many capabilities it shared with my X100 cameras. First and foremost, the leaf-shuttered lens allows flash synchronization up to 1/2000 of a second, assuming the flash can be triggered in a manner that didn't introduce any sort of delay (neutered flash extension cable or infrared optical trigger). Also, the X70 has a reticulated LCD which allows for well-composed high and low angle photos if you can limit yourself to horizontal compositions.
Lens Protection: For as long as I can remember, I have added either a skylight or a UV filter to the front of every camera lens I own. The reason is simple: The filter will protect the lens from contact with a dirty, potentially hostile environment. While many claim that the filter will degrade the optical performance of any lens, a gritty thumbprint or a flying bit of airborne detritus can be just as damaging, and the damage could prove irreversible. I prefer to use a UV filter because the so-called skylight filter adds a visible magenta tint which can be removed in post production if it really bothers you. Granted, a "clear" non-tinted filter would be ideal, but they are nearly impossible to find in the few brick and mortar camera stores on the planet. Incidentally, I would normally install a lens cap when the camera/lens was stored or in transit, to protect the filter. One can't be too careful.
Attaching A Filter: The X100 and the X70 share another similarity so far as their front ends are concerned. First off, both have a 49 mm threaded bezel to which accessories (lens hoods and filters) can be attached. Two problems: first, the camera's threads are male (threads on the outside), which is contrary to industry practice, and second, they are attached to the body and not the lens itself. This means that if you were to attach a filter directly to this male threaded mounting, it would be backwards (not an issue unless you're using a circular polarizing filter*), and that when you focus at shorter distances, the lens would advance forward, eventually touching the filter's surface (very much an issue).
A much simpler solution is to by a lens hood that provides both a filter adapter (spacer) and a lens hood. Fuji makes a nice one for the X100 series which will work on either camera. Unfortunately, it retails for over $70.00, a little overkill considering what it does. I think it makes more sense to buy an eBay knock-off, and use the money you save to buy a first-rate filter.
|Fuji's OEM Hood for X70 can be purchased here Fuji's OEM Hood for X100 can be purchased here.
I like the X70 hood because the "tunnel" created by the solid (non-vented) hood does a better job of keeping the lens and filter safe. You can pretty much keep this hood/camera combo in one's pocket, assuming you pocket has sufficient volume.
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|Screw-in Lens Cap from Adorama. Click here.
Vendors on eBay can offer a male and a female threaded pair of caps. Back in the day, two such caps were often used to protect stacks of different colored filters which black and white photographers used to alternately emphasize or mute specific colors for more dramatic black and white photographs.
Okay, this is really geeky stuff. Buy any opportunity to protect your valuable equipment should not be overlooked.
* To distinguish a Circular Polarizer from a Linear Polarizer, turn the filter backwards and look through it into a mirror. If the filter image in the mirror is black, you have a circular polarizer. If the image is clear, you have a linear polarizer. Click here to read the original post.


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Béisbol Libre: Baseball and Nationalism in Cuba
- Introduction
- Givin the nation a sense of nationalism
- Cuba's reliance on slave labor
- Baseball vs bullfighting in Cuba
- Bans and restrictions against baseball
- The growing dissatisfaction with Spanish colonial rule
- Support for the war
- Conclusion
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Baseball has long been considered the great ?American Pastime?, for many it conjures up images of children playing in little league games and the epic scenes of Field of Dreams, in which the diamond is surrounded by cornfields. However imagine such a diamond surrounded by sugar cane. This is the case in Cuba where baseball has overwhelmingly come to be viewed as the true national sport of the country. Cuban players are among the greatest to play the game in the major leagues, with players like José Canseco, Rafael Palmiero, and José Contreras having storied careers in modern times. However Cuba's relationship to baseball goes far beyond a simple breeding ground for Major League Baseball.
[...] Perez further adds ?Baseball offered the possibility of national integration of all Cubans, of all classes, black and white, young and old, men and women.?.[12]Though limited in actuality, the baseball-inspired rising feelings of nationalism in Cuba helped begin to break down racial barriers in the country. As the popularity of baseball expanded so rapidly, and throughout the entire nation, a growing feeling of nationalism related to this game was inevitable. Klein concludes that baseball can indeed be used as a tool to empower nations, despite the fact it is implemented by another, more powerful country; ?baseball, a cultural institution developed by colonial powers and diffused as part of a colonial enterprise, has the capacity to be used by developing countries to create a sense of empowerment?[13]. [...]
[...] Jr., ?Between Baseball and Bullfighting: The Quest for Nationality in The Journal of American History, Vol No 2 (1994), 493-517. Perez, Louis A. Jr., On Becoming Cuban, (New York, 1999), 60-95. Louis A. Perez Jr., ?Between Baseball and Bullfighting: The Quest for Nationality in The Journal of American History, Vol No 2 (1994) Eric Enders, ?Through the Looking Glass: The Forgotten world of Cuban Baseball?, Nine: a Journal of Baseball History and Culture, Vol (2003) Perez ?Baseball and Bullfighting? Perez, ?Baseball and Bullfighting? Louis A. [...]


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INHS has an mail list about the 46 South St Project, tentatively named Hamilton Square. This just came out (I put the bold type in, not they):
Some of you may have heard that INHS would present another informal concept to the planning board at the June 15th meeting. We have decided not to attend that meeting, as we are still in the process of revising our site plan based on all the input we've heard. We are still on track for a formal submission to the planning board in time for their July meeting.
We also plan to hold a second community meeting on Thursday, July 13, site TBD.
Also, please visit our new website about the project. We'll be updating this as the project progresses and will include more photos, plans, and community feedback very soon.
You can sign up for the email list on that website.
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