Mid autumn festival lantern fish8/29/2023 In a similar vein, haircuts are forbidden on New Year’s Day because the Chinese word for “hair“ sounds like the Chinese word for “luck”, proving that your luck will be lost with your hair, unless you cut it before year’s end. Sweeping the dirt out of one’s home is also thought to be a lucky activity, but all brooms must disappear on New Year’s Day, for it is feared that sweeping at that time will “sweep away the newly arrived good fortune.“ The colour red is thought to bring good luck and happiness for the year ahead, and a little cash doesn’t hurt either.Īs Chinese New Year approaches, people are busy shopping for New Year’s gifts, as well as cleaning and decorating their homes. Anyone born during the year of a particular animal is believed to be born with certain personality traits of that animal.Īnother common tradition is to give gifts of money to children in small, red envelopes. Symbols of Chinese New Year include plum blossoms, which stand for courage and hope, and the water narcissus, which is thought to be a “flower of good fortune.“ “Good Luck,“ written in Chinese characters on red, diamond-shaped paper, and “lucky oranges“ are also often seen around the house this time of year.Ĭlearly, the most notable symbols of Chinese New Year, however, are the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. What is know is that Chinese New Year is an integral part of Chinese culture and that the dates of all subsequent annual feasts are based upon it. Legend has it that Emperor Huang Ti introduced the holiday in 2637 B.C., but no one knows for sure when it began. The celebrations can last for two to three days, and they are colourful and abundant.Ĭhinese New Year is observed by Chinese communities scattered all over the world and has a history going back thousands of years. Marking the first day of the year on the Chinese lunar calendar, the date fluctuates from year to year. On this family occasion in Hong Kong, parents allow children to stay up late and take them to high vantage points such as The Peak to light their lanterns and watch the huge autumn moon rise while eating their moon cakes.Chinese New Year is one of the most significant holiday seasons in Singapore. It is also synonymous with the word “entertainment”, which includes eating, drinking, and leisure.Īccording to Chinese culture, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also a time for family reunion. In Chinese, the word for “fish” has connotations of abundance, leaping forward, and prosperity. The public can enjoy the pulsating colors from both outside and inside the fish. Up close, visitors will notice that all the scales are Chinese lanterns. It is also going for a Guinness World Record for its hugeness. The fish- shaped lantern is 37m in length and 13m in width. Lanterns have been strung up all around the city, particularly near temples, but the biggest one is the "Giant Fish" in Victoria Park. And this year’s festival falls on Sept 12. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a charming and colorful annual event in China that celebrates harvest time and the biggest and brightest moon of the year. This is the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival held by Hong Kong Tourism Board to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. A "Giant Fish" lantern was lit in Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Sept 5, 2011.
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Adams county animal shelter8/29/2023 We also want to thank Mayor Adams for his support of the Animal Care Center on Staten Island. “It would not have been possible without the work of Commissioners Vasan and Foley who saw this project through. Many of us have waited years for this day to come, and we are proud to have this facility on Staten Island,” said Staten Island Borough President Vito J. “It is an honor to have the Monahan family with us today as we celebrate the reopening of the center and dedicate the lobby in Tommy’s name. The design for the new Animal Care Center in Staten Island maximizes the benefits of natural light for animals and people through its recessed clerestory court and translucent polycarbonate envelope “Together we are designing a bright future for NYC’s shelter animals and ensuring that every animal has a home, and every home that wants an animal also has the support and services it needs to have one.” “We are so proud to have partnered with the City of New York, Staten Island Borough Presidents past and present, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Design and Construction and everyone who worked so hard to build this new state-of-the-art care center and we look forward to providing world class care to animals waiting for a home while also serving as a resource to the community of Staten Island pet lovers,” said Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) Chief Executive Officer Risa Weinstock. “Pets and small animals in particular became very important to New Yorkers throughout the pandemic and this new facility will provide for the animals that are now awaiting adoption and their future owners.” “We’re very pleased to be able to dedicate the new shelter to Tommy Monahan, who dedicated his brief time with us to caring for animals however he could,” said NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley. This center will live up to the Tommy Monahan name as a start-of-the-art facility for animal care.” “In many ways they care for us, and we have a responsibility to care for them. “Our pets do so much for our wellbeing and mental health,” said NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. As we open this new facility today, let us live as Tommy Monahan did: With love and compassion in our hearts for our four-legged friends.” “ACC’s work to ensure no animal is left behind is essential to protecting animals across New York City, and our administration stands proudly behind them. “This new Animal Care Center on Staten Island is not just a place for animals to be cared for, it’s a place for community and to teach our kids how to make a difference in the lives of animals” said New York City Mayor Eric Adams. The new 5,300-square-foot Animal Care Center in Staten Island has capacity for 71 animals including 50 cats, 15 dogs and guinea pigs/rabbits The opening included a dedication of the facility’s lobby to the late Tommy Monahan, a Staten Island boy who tragically passed away in December 2007 at the age of nine trying to save his pets from a house fire. The $9.3 million project was managed by DDC for DOHMH and ACC. City Opens New $9.3 Million Animal Care Center in Staten Island Lobby Dedicated to Tommy Monahan, Staten Island Boy Who Loved AnimalsĭOHMH: Patrick Gallahue, Katy Hansen, Shoshana Khan, 71, Island, NY – October 26, 2022) Mayor Eric Adams, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Ashwin Vasan, NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Thomas Foley and Animal Care Centers of NYC (ACC) Chief Executive Officer Risa Weinstock joined Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, District Attorney Mike McMahon and members of the community today to celebrate the opening of the new Animal Care Center in Staten Island. Spiral jetty robert smithson8/29/2023 Guggenheim Museum, New York and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. His works are held in museum collections around the world including Dia Art Foundation, New York Museum of Modern Art, New York National Gallery of Australia, Canberra National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo Solomon R. From his landmark earthworks to his quasi-minimalist sculptures, Nonsites, writings, proposals, collages, detailed drawings and radical rethinking of landscape, Smithson's ideas are profoundly urgent for our times. Smithson raised questions about our place in the world, exploring the conceptual and physical boundaries of knowledge. Tacita Deans quest for Robert Smithsons land art, Spiral Jetty, ended in failure, but her epic journey inspired much of her later film work and put her in. In his short and prolific life, Smithson produced paintings, drawings, sculpture, earthworks, architectural schemes, films and video, photographs and slideworks, writings, and all the stops between. His interests moved through travel, cartography, geology, architectural ruins, prehistory, philosophy, science fiction, popular culture, and language. The film was shot by Smithson and his wife. In 1970 during the construction of the jetty, Robert Smithson wrote and directed a 32-minute color film, 'Spiral Jetty'. He began work on the jetty in April 1970. Smithson is best known for his earthworks Spiral Jetty (1970, Great Salt Lake, Utah), Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971, Emmen), and Amarillo Ramp (1973, Amarillo, Texas). Spiral Jetty was the first of his pieces to require the acquisition of land rights and earthmoving equipment. For over fifty years his work, writings, and ideas have influenced artists and thinkers, building the ground from which contemporary art has grown. Robert Smithson (1938-73) was a visionary artist who expanded what art could be and where it could be found. As an artist it is sort of interesting to take on the persona of a geological agent where man actually becomes part of that process rather than overcoming it.” Smithson was committed to working with landscapes scarred by industry, thinking through future uses for exhausted landscapes. Smithson was interested in “landscapes that suggest prehistory. He was fascinated by the constructed landscape of The Netherlands. Smithson described this as “a major piece” and it sparked his interest in working with industry and post-industrial landscape to make art “a necessary part of their reclamation projects.” The geological and industrial history of the Drenthe region drew Smithson to Emmen. At the center is an immovable huge boulder deposited by the ancient glacial movements. A spiraling path leads to the top, from where the quarry and Broken Circle can be seen from above. Spiral Hill rises into a cone-shaped hill beside the lake. Broken Circle is a semi-circular jetty built into the quarry lake, filled with reflecting green water. Commissioned for the 1971 edition of the recurring outdoor exhibition Sonsbeek, it is his only earthwork outside the United States.īroken Circle/Spiral Hill is sited in a former sand-mine, cut into the side of a terminal moraine. Broken Circle/Spiral Hill (1971) is located in Emmen, in the province of Drenthe. Fight flight freeze fawn cptsd8/29/2023 Fawn, according to Webster’s, means: “to act servilely cringe and flatter”, and I believe it is this response that is at the core of many codependents’ behavior. Many trauma victims over time develop an ability to use varying combinations of these responses depending on the nature of the triggering circumstances.Ī fourth type of triggered response can be seen in many codependents.(Codependency is defined here as the inability to express rights, needs and boundaries in relationship it is a disorder of assertiveness that causes the individual to attract and accept exploitation, abuse and/or neglect.) I have named it the fawn response.the fourth ‘f’ in the fight/flight/ freeze/fawn repertoire of instinctive responses to trauma. Examples of this are as follows: a fight response has been triggered when the individual suddenly responds aggressively to someone/thing that frightens her a flight response has been triggered when she responds to a perceived threat with a intense urge to flee, or symbolically, with a sudden launching into obsessive/compulsive activity (the effort to outdistance fearful internal experience) a freeze response has been triggered when she suddenly numbs out into dissociation, escaping anxiety via daydreaming, oversleeping, getting lost in TV or some other form of “spacing out”. Sometimes a current event can have only the vaguest resemblance to a past traumatic situation and this can be enough to trigger the psyche’s hard-wiring for a fight, flight, or freeze response. I help them understand that their extreme anxiety responses to apparently innocuous circumstances are often emotional flashbacks to earlier traumatic events. In my work with victims of childhood trauma (I include here those who on a regular basis were verbally and emotionally abused at the dinner table), I use psychoeducation to help them understand the ramifications of their childhood-derived Complex PTSD (see Judith Herman’s enlightening Trauma and Recovery). CODEPENDENCY, TRAUMA, & THE FAWN RESPONSE BY PETE WALKER Outlet malls in san francisco8/29/2023 When you resume the tour of Fisherman’s Wharf, like many other visitors, you may be attracted to Pier 39 (Beach St and Embarcadero), the famous pier with sea lions, the Sea Lion Center, the aquarium, and boat tours to meet the whales, which we highly recommend. Here it is definitely worth stopping at the Ghirardelli Soda Fountain & Chocolate Shop, a corner of paradise for those who absolutely love ice cream! 11:00 am-9:00 pm), with restaurants and shops that are particularly interesting for those who love dogs, art, fragrances and for those who appreciate beautiful works of art created by people with disabilities. More specifically, you will start in what used to be a chocolate factory (and before that it was a mill) and now is Ghirardelli Square Shopping Center (900 North Point St. You will begin in the northeast section of the city in Fisherman’s Wharf. Here is a selection of the most unusual shops where you can buy souvenirs and special items. Whether your trip is just beginning or ending soon, at some point, you will start thinking about getting some gifts for family and friends back home. Gifts to Buy in San Francisco’s Picturesque Neighborhoods.Shopping Malls and Outlets near San Francisco. Are you ready to do the best shopping in San Francisco? So what should you buy? Which are the good shopping areas in San Francisco? Where to go in search of the best bargains? Here is a shopping itinerary that we hope will make everyone happy, even those who are not particularly fond of shopping, who will still be able to admire the beauty of the neighborhoods and streets that we will pass along the way. In San Francisco, you can search for a particular store, or for unlikely or extravagant items that cannot be found elsewhere, but there are also outlets and shopping malls where you can get good deals and buy designer clothes at affordable prices. Times have changed and even though now we are used to finding everything we want at the click of a button, selecting prices and suppliers, we think that the most exciting aspect of shopping even in a city like San Francisco is to still be able to do it the old-fashioned way, in person, in the corners of the world where we go, in search of something typical of that place, and maybe haggling a bit. Tropical Storm Isidore making its Louisiana landfall Rainfall is confined to extreme eastern portions of the state, where rainfall peaks at 1.72 in (4.4 cm) in Sondeheimer, Louisiana. No significant flooding resulted from high tides caused by the storm. Despite making landfall on Louisiana, as a result of convection displaced east of the center, the state receives primarily minimal effects from Hanna.
Normani fifth harmony voice8/29/2023 Hansen said: “The fans named us Fifth Harmony. … It’s what we spent five years on,” said Jauregui.īut they don’t need to go out looking for a fifth member because they already feel like they have one. Getty Images Chris Brown/YouTub Normani is being annihilated by fans online for appearing in Chris Brown’s music video for his new song, WE (Warm Embrace). Fifth Harmony is the name we grew up with and we worked for and it’s our brand. Regardless, we were all very united in the fact that we didn’t want to change the name. Normani has opened up in a new interview with Women’s Health about her low self-confidence while in Fifth Harmony and how she currently prioritizes her mental health. “It was obviously a thought, because it was a prevalent thing that there’s four of us not five. “A song was presented to us and we went back to the label to say, ‘No, this isn’t us, this isn’t our image.’ We really fought to make our voices heard and that song never came to light.”įifth Harmony briefly considered adopting a different moniker after Camila made them a quartet, but they ultimately felt it was important to stay as they were. Lauren, 21, told Britain’s Metro newspaper: “We have a lot more control. The girls say they have had a lot more involvement in the creative process of their new tunes and aren’t afraid to say if they don’t like something. Normani Kordei Hamilton (/nrmni/ nor-MAH-nee born May 31, 1996) is an American singer and dancer. She is a former member of the girl group Fifth Harmony, and friend of Nicki Minaj. “He even gave us a standing ovation!” said 20-year-old Hansen. Normani Kordei Hamilton is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. “We came over to his house, played him some of our records and he was super excited. Cute trex dinosaur coloring pages8/29/2023 The toys you see now are a result of rocks that preserved bones in fossil form. Don’t they remind you of a few animals alive even today? Here we are seeing the flying Pterodactyl, the spiked-up Stegosaurus, and the huge Argentinosaurus. Various Species Of Dinosaurs Coloring Page:ĭinosaurs were of various forms based on their morphology (appearance) and their anatomy (inside biology).Fossils show that the smallest dinosaur was about 34 centimeters and largest around 34 meters. What if I told you that the little one is older than the bigger dinosaur? Yes, it can be true. In this dinosaur coloring sheet, we see friendly dinosaurs playing and joyously spending their day. In every species, togetherness adds the strength. Most dinosaurs preferred herds to avoid predators and ensure their safety. With a beak-like lip and numerous regenerative teeth, they could chew hardest of leaves of that era. Iguanodons could be both bipedal and quadrupedal, but here he is walking on all fours. This herbivorous giant had toothless beak that was made of keratin, the same protein as our nails, and had teeth similar to an Iguana (hence the name). Iguanodons are debatably one of the most deeply studied dinosaurs. See him holding a pencil-color! Isn’t he just cute? While he colors the other creature, you color him up. Smiley, the funny dinosaur, is going to color some creatures in his coloring pages. But dinosaurs can’t, so they go under the sun when shades are cold. We mammals are warm-blooded, and our body can maintain its temperature by itself. The dinosaurs needed it as they are cold-blooded creatures. Here, Callum, the friendly dinosaur is basking in the sun. Dinosaur Coloring Page For Preschoolers:.Do you think you got your cuteness from one of these three? However, birds seem to be the most similar to them. Then how did the creatures come here around us? According to a theory, we all evolved from the dinosaurs. When these reptiles existed, there were no mammals or amphibians or birds. Here’s a cute dino coloring page for you. The cranial crest on the head is its signature feature. They walk on fours, but stand on rear twos to reach the leaves on higher branches. Some are peaceful and vegetarian, like the parasaurolophus here. Here is one doing the bipedal locomotion. The other group has quadrupedal locomotion and walk on all fours. One group is of species that walk on twos and are called bipedal type. Color him up as per your imagination.ĭinosaurs can be classified on the basis of number of limbs they use in locomotion. Here we are seeing a happy looking cute baby dinosaur just hatched out of egg. They looked like the miniature forms of their parents. Maybe T-Rex killed the weaker ones to extinction, but who killed the T-Rex? What do you think?įossils have shown some baby dinosaurs in eggs. The volcano unleashed Mother Earth’s wrath. But in the background we see something stronger than T-Rex. One big mystery in dinosaur history is their extinction – how did they vanish? Here we see a T-Rex fighting a slower Stegosaurus, and eventually killing it. But brave kids don’t fear dangers in fact they welcome it (including me)! In reality, many dinosaurs were shy and preferred staying in their own herds away from dangers. They believe dinosaurs to be deadly as well as dangerous. Saurolophus was an herbivorous species that could walk on two (bipedal) or four (quadrupedal) legs, and were characterized by the spike-like crest projecting from the skull.īeing extinct and prehistoric makes dinosaur a creature famous among kids. Ducky is a Bigmouth, or technically, a Saurolophus. What do you think Tyson would evolve into? The birds would not exist if dinosaurs did not. Many of the species that we see around us are believed to be evolved from these reptiles. He is a friendly dinosaur living in the Cartoonia continent in a distant planet. Here is one such cartoonist impression of a dinosaur. This made them appealing to the children. Then cartoonists turned them into less ferocious creatures using their imagination. Jurassic Park movie made these prehistoric reptiles world famous. 35 Free Printable Dinosaur Coloring Pages You can check out all of free dinosaur coloring sheets to print below. Let’s check and fill some free printable dinosaur coloring pages. If you have watched Jurassic Park, you know what they can do! But cartoonists have turned them into the cute creatures you will see here. Quite rightly so! Not all of them were carnivorous, but even their vegetarian family members looked ferocious. This was the Triassic era ruled by the terrible lizards – the Dinosaurs! The name ‘Dinosaur’ itself is derived from Ancient Greek words that add up to mean “Terrible Lizard”. In fact, possibly the most ferocious creatures trampled the terrains. Good day young readers! Two to three hundred million years ago, Earth was not the way we know it. Wasted carrie underwood cast8/29/2023 There’s a 99% chance that whatever you pull up will be golden.ĥ) Remember that while the show ultimately stunk, it did pull in over 18.5 million viewers. Type either one of those actors names into Youtube, and just watch. Laura Benanti’s and Christian Borle’s Inner Monologue After the Show Aired: “Never again, NBC! Never again!” Or just enjoy gifs of her throwing shade on everything and anything.Ĥ) Laura Benanti’s and Christian Borle’s Inner Monologue Before the Show Aired: “Yes! NBC has been kind enough to resuscitate our television careers!” EVERYTHING this queen has done is FANFRAKKINTASTIC and in case you need a reminder of it, watch the original SoM, or Victor Victoria, or Mary Poppins, or her recent Colbert Report interview, or even the Princess Diaries. That’s really all that needs to be said.īut I’ll say more, just in case that name doesn’t strike horniness adoration into your wounded hearts. Let’s just flip through Tumblr and Google photos of young (and old, imho) Christopher Plummer. On the other hand, if I hadn’t watched this hot mess, I wouldn’t have been able to understand these awesome tweets below!Īnd to her awesome comeback at a racist tweeter:Īnd them Broadway stars who got paid a ton more than their regular earnings to do this hot mess:Īnd probably to some DiGiornio’s Pizza in the near future:Īnd don’t forget to check out our own tweets!Ģ) Christopher Plummer may not be fond of his role as the original Captain Von Trapp, but we sure are. Then these hopes were dashed upon the jagged rocks, located at the bottom of WTF Mountain and next to Bad Choices Valley. We here at LMezz had high hopes for this show and were able to give Carrie Underwood the benefit of the doubt. On the one hand, I wasted three hours of my life MESMERIZED by the EXTRAORDINARY AWFULNESS of this eye-roll-a-minute disaster master. It’s been four days since I watched NBC’s The Sound of Music Live, and I’m not exactly sure whether to repent or not. 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