School photography project aims to build community of kindness
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For the third year in a row, a high school in Nassau County is using photography to foster unity, kindness and inclusion in its community.
The Hello Neighbor Project at Baldwin High School started in 2021 as the pandemic was ending and continued this year.
Advanced Placement photography students took portraits of second graders at Plaza Elementary School.
The portraits were then blown up to create large posters with each student’s hopes and dreams printed across the top.
The second graders’ dreams ran the gamut:
-I have a dream that I can collect trash and clean up the world.
-I dream the everyone will be nice and take care of each other.
-I hope to study more and get into Harvard University.
The posters are being displayed outside the high school for all to see, with the goal of building bridges across age groups and communities.
“We love that this project is continuing, as it is a part of the wider efforts through the school district to nurture good citizenship among all our students,” said Dr. Shari Camhi, the Superintendent of Schools at Baldwin Union Free School District.
The idea was inspired by photojournalist and artist Julie Keefe.
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Fifty-four and fabulous! Ricki Lake embraced her body and age while on a retreat to Mill Valley, California.
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“Hands down, these days are the best of my life,” the Hairspray actress, 54, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, June 6, alongside a nude photo. “54 1/2 years old (young!).”
In the snap, the former talk show host crossed her arms over her bare chest while sitting in a bathtub in the middle of the woods. She leaned back and had a big smile on her face as she enjoyed the great outdoors with her husband, Ross Burningham.
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“Grateful for all that had to happen for me to get to here,” Lake continued. “A place of complete self-acceptance and self-love. … #nature #redwoods #love #gratitude #groundedeuphoria #selflove.”
The New York native gave her partner a shout-out, noting that Burningham, 54, makes “every adventure the most fun ever.” She also revealed that Mill Valley “is the s—t.”
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Lake’s friends and followers were quick to show her support, including Rosie O’Donnell, who wrote in the comments section, “I can’t explain how much I adore u
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Actress Rachael Harris agreed with Lake’s outlook on self-acceptance, replying, “You just keep getting better and better lady
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The Ricki Lake Show alum has a history of being vulnerable with her fans, including earlier this year when she recalled the “brave ass leap” she took in 2019 to shave her head. In the January Instagram video, Lake told her followers that three years prior she “chose to make the drastic decision to shave my head after years and years of struggling in secret w/ my androgenic hair loss.”
The Dancing With the Stars alum explained: “I have never shared this raw video footage before but felt like I wanted to now, for those of you who have followed my story and have been invested in it. Some of you know my struggle all too well personally and I want you to know, I truly feel you.”
The Cry-Baby actress noted that the emotional clip showed her coming to a place of “peace, liberation, and most importantly, self-love and self-acceptance” after struggling for years over her appearance.
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She concluded that she now has a better appreciation and “love” for her “natural gray and sometimes wild unruly head of hair.”
The Charm School executive producer previously opened up exclusively to Us Weekly about her hair journey after going public in 2020 with her struggles. “I have been struggling with hair loss for most of my adult life. It has been debilitating, embarrassing, painful, scary, depressing, lonely, all the things,” she said in February 2021. “There have been a few times where I have even felt suicidal over it.”
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Lake revealed that after shaving her head she began using Danish brand Harklinikke to grow her locks. “It has given me my life back,” the Under the Christmas Tree actress explained to Us. “And I know those are big words, but honestly, anyone that’s suffered with this knows what I’m talking about. It takes over your life. Every time you walk past a mirror, every time you run a brush through your hair … I love my hair today … I never thought I’d be in that place.”
Meet Brian Salter, a seasoned journalist, broadcaster, and world traveler with a knack for capturing the essence of places. Since joining 360Cities in September 2021, Brian has shared his passion for exploration through 209 panoramas.
During May, Brian published 46 great panoramas that transport us to various destinations. From the serene River Wharfe in Yorkshire to the iconic landmarks of Hyde Park Corner in London, his panoramas offer a glimpse into the beauty and diversity of these locations. From historic churches to majestic quarries, each panorama tells a story and invites us to embark on a visual journey.Join us in celebrating Brian Salter as our outstanding contributor of the month. Explore his profile on 360Cities and be inspired by his 360º images.
Anyone at home can now view the vast and varied beauty of Colorado through the eyes of the state’s most celebrated landscape photographer.
History Colorado on Tuesday announced it had finished digitizing, cataloging and organizing a repository of more than 6,500 images of John Fielder’s illustrious career spanning close to 50 years. History Colorado had previously announced Fielder donating his life’s work in hopes of inspiring an appreciation of nature and climate action.
The photos found on the John Fielder’s Colorado Collection webpage can be pulled for private and commercial use. The site includes curated lists for viewers to explore the mountains and plains of every county in the state just as Fielder did.
For decades, the photos have been seen in coffee table books and across walls of homes and offices everywhere. That includes the office of Gov. Jared Polis.
“This photograph is a constant reminder of the natural wonders found in our state, which generations of conservationists, lawmakers and everyday people have fought to protect for the enjoyment of future generations,” Polis said in a news release. “This collection, and the exhibitions that will come from it, are a chance for us to celebrate John and all he has accomplished, but more importantly, to honor the legacy he has created and the gift he is giving to the people of Colorado.”
Later this summer, History Colorado expects to open an exhibit at its downtown Denver center affording a more intimate journey through Fielder’s career. Much of that career has been dedicated to conservation; Fielder has always sought lands and waters to photograph and show to lawmakers in charge of protection.
The collection “is a profound opportunity for Coloradans to see the breathtaking vistas that define the Centennial State,” History Colorado Executive Director Dawn DiPrince said in the news release, “and evaluate if the relationship we have with the land will allow for our grandchildren to experience the same wonders.”
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Upon the announcement of his donation, Fielder in an interview explained how he had seen landscapes change since he started photographing in the 1970s. In a life that saw him lose his wife to illness and son to suicide, Fielder described the loss of nature as heartbreaking as well.
“It’s like losing a wife and son, you think about them every day,” he said. “So too do I think about the impact humans have on Earth and what it’s going to be like here.”
In preparation for the donation, sifting through tens of thousands of files from his pre- and post-digital camera days gave him that reflection. It has been a deep time of reflection for Fielder, 72.
After months of quietly battling pancreatic cancer, he recently went public with the diagnosis.
One “incredible asset to (organizing the collection) is I revisited all these places that have defined my life, the most sublime places in Colorado,” Fielder said in a previous Gazette interview. “That was an incredible treat.”
He thought back to his father from his North Carolina childhood. He remembered the man for volunteering and raising money for charitable causes.
“He was a man who believed you have to give back to your community,” Fielder said. “I’ve been able to give back to my community, and I feel like no matter what happens to me, I’ve achieved all of my goals.”
Astronomía y astrología no son lo mismo. La astronomía es una ciencia que estudia el origen, naturaleza y evolución de los objetos del Universo tales como estrellas, planetas, galaxias o nebulosas mientras que la astrología es una pseudociencia que se sustenta sobre creencias y tradiciones y que intenta encontrar una influencia de la posición de los planetas en el devenir de las personas o en eventos.
Es bastante habitual que la gente confunda ambos términos y hay que tener cuidado porque hay pocas cosas que molesten tanto a un astrónomo como que le llamen astrólogo o que le hablen de signos zodiacales.
Con el desarrollo de la cultura científica la astronomía y la astrología siguieron caminos diferentes.
Si bien los astrólogos estudian la posición y movimiento de los astros su similitud con el trabajo de un astrónomo queda totalmente diferenciada desde hace siglos. En la antigüedad astronomía y astrología caminaban de la mano ya que ambas se fundamentaban en la observación de los objetos celestes. Pero mientras la astrología no ha avanzado desde hace siglos y sigue basándose en datos obsoletos e interpretaciones personales la astronomía ha sido una ciencia en constante cambio y evolución en la que su relación con otras ramas científicas como la química, la física o las matemáticas han dado a cabo una auténtica revolución que nos ha permitido estudiar objetos situados a miles de millones de años luz o incluso asomarnos al origen de nuestro propio Universo. A día de hoy la astronomía sigue planteando preguntas todavía sin respuesta.
La astrología carece de fundamento científico y por este motivo es considerada como un fraude. La difusión de cartas astrales y horóscopos solo contribuyen al fomento del irracionalismo y del oscurantismo. Promete algo que no cumple y en la mayoría de ocasiones a cambio de una contraprestación económica en la que el cliente resulta engañado.
Astrónomos
Actualmente el término «astrónomo» ha evolucionado a «astrofísico» ya que el estudio del cosmos se hace de acuerdo al estudio y aplicación de los métodos y leyes de la física. Entre las personas que practican la afición de observar los astros con telescopio o los que profesionalmente manejan instrumental astronómico con asiduidad si que se sigue utilizando el término «astrónomo» (en ocasiones entre los no profesionales se acompaña del complemento «amateur» o «aficionado» aunque este último no es aceptado por toda la comunidad por tener una posible interpretación peyorativa).
En cualquier caso, la observación y el estudio de los objetos celestes no puede estar nunca asociado a prácticas adivinatorias si quiere ser tomado con seriedad.
Tenga en cuenta que para llegar a ser astrofísico es necesario cursar una carrera universitaria (grado de Física) y realizar estudios de posgrado.
While the enigmatic wonders of the cosmos remain beyond our complete comprehension, we can still marvel at its breathtaking beauty and intricate complexities. Fortunately, the art of Milky Way photography allows us to peer into the heavens, beholding its magnificent splendor. Today, we are thrilled to present a selection of the most captivating Milky Way photographs captured in the year 2023.
The esteemed competition, Milky Way Photographer of the Year, organized by “Capture The Atlas,” proudly announces its sixth edition winners. These talented individuals have skillfully captured the ethereal sights that adorn our night sky from various corners of the globe. Prepare to embark on a visual journey that spans from the remote deserts of Socotra, Madagascar, Atacama, and Namibia to the mesmerizing landscapes of Patagonia, Australia, and New Zealand. Each photograph offers a unique glimpse into the spellbinding tapestry of the Milky Way, showcasing the profound beauty that resides above us.
Continue scrolling to discover the mesmerizing winning images!
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#1 “The Scenery I Wanted To See” – Mitsuhiro Okabe
#2 “Night Under The Baobab Trees” – Steffi Lieberman
#3 “Alien Forest” – Marcin Zając
#4 “Milky Way Rising Over Stony River & Mt Taranaki” – Brendan Larsen
#5 “Wind River Nights” – Brandt Ryder
#6 “Interstellar” – Jose Luis Cantabrana Garcia
#7 “Winter’s Airglow” – Larryn Rae
#8 “Quiver Dreams” – Peter Hoszang
#9 “The Cathedral Light Show” – Roksolyana Hilevych
#10 “South Of Home” – Lorenzo Ranieri Tenti
#11 “The La Palma Astroexperience” – Jakob Sahner
#12 “The Night Train” – Alexander Forst
#13 “The Bottle Tree Portal” – Benjamin Barakat
#14 “Milky Way Over Cuenca’s Hoodoos” – Luis Cajete
#15 “The Eyes Of The Universe” – Mihail Minkov
#16 “Cafayate Star Factory” – Gonzalo Santile
#17 “Celestial Radiance” – Tom Rae
#18 “Awakening Of Senses” – Violeta Lazareva
#19 “Shapes Of Nature” – Uroš Fink
#20 “The Night Of Huayhuash” – Jose D. Riquelme
#21 “Gigi Hiu Shining In The Dark” – Gary Bhaztara
#22 “Lut Glow” – Isabella Tabacchi
#23 “Celestial Shield” – Iván Ferrero
#24 “The Cactus Valley” – Pablo Ruiz García
#25 “A Sky Full Of Stars In Patagonia” – Burak Esenbey
The former talk show host, 54, celebrated having “complete self-acceptance” of herself on Monday by sharing a nude photo of herself to Instagram.
In the picture, Lake flashed a big smile as she sat in a running bathtub, on what appeared to be a deck. The photo was snapped as she had her head tilted towards the sky and her arms covering her chest.
Lake hinted to followers in her caption that she is embracing her world to fullest. She championed herself and her husband Ross Burningham, who she married in January, in the post.
“Hands down, these days are the best of my life,” Lake wrote.
“54 1/2 years old (young!) Grateful for all that had to happen for me to get to here. A place of complete self-acceptance and self love. ,” she wrote.
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“Ross, you make every adventure the most fun ever. Oh and #millvalley is the s—! . #nature #redwoods #love #gratitude #groundedeuphoria #selflove .”
The Hairspray alum was showered with praise from famous friends after posting the nude photo.
Fellow talk show host alum Rosie O’Donnell wrote in the comment section: “I can’t explain how much I adore you ,” while Lucifer actress Rachael Harris added: “You just keep getting better and better lady .”
Lake’s latest post comes three years after she shaved her head, in another personally liberating moment.
Related: Ricki Lake Shares ‘Raw Video’ Shaving Her Head Amid Years of Hair-Loss Struggles: ‘A Place of Peace’
In December 2022, the former stage star opened up about the “drastic decision” on Instagram as she uploaded a 2019 video of the moment, while recounting her struggles with androgenic alopecia — a hair loss condition she dealt with privately for almost 30 years before sharing her story in 2020.
In the clip, Lake buzzed off her hair while a friend helped her guide the razor. At one point, Lake gathered pieces of her cut hair and held them close to her chest.
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“I have never shared this raw video footage before but felt like I wanted to now, for those of you who have followed my story and have been invested in it,” Lake captioned the clip at the time. “Some of you know my struggle all too well personally and I want you to know, I truly feel you.”
She noted that the video showed her coming to “a place of peace, liberation, and most importantly, self-love and self-acceptance.”
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Director David Gordon Green has been in production on the first film of his The Exorcist trilogy, which is set up at Jason Blum’s Blumhouse, and it’s titled The Exorcist: Believer.
There’s a lot of excitement surrounding this movie and I actually had the opportunity to watch the creepy-ass trailer for the movie, but it hasn’t been released yet.
In anticipation of the film, Blumhouse shared a behind-the-scenes photo featuring the director kneeling down and observing a strange symbol that is most definitely satanic in nature.
A video was also shared featuring Green sharing his excitement about the project, saying: “The countdown begins. We are 134 days away from the release of our film The Exorcist: Believer. Right now, our team is putting the finishing touches on things; we’re excited to bring it to you on the big screen. That’s gonna happen very soon. Keep an eye out here for more updates.”
The upcoming film features a cast that includes Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair, who will be featured in the film alongside Leslie Odom Jr., Lidya Jewett, Jennifer Nettles, Ann Dowd, Raphael Sbarge, Okwui Okpokwasili, and Olivia Marcum.
This reboot is described as a legacy sequel that will take place after the events of the original 1973 film. It’s also going to be a trilogy, and this first film focuses on two young girls who become possessed at the same time. Director Green previously teased what we can expect from it, saying:
“I think we’ll learn from the production on the first one to see what applies as we evolve. It’s honoring Chris MacNeil and we’re checking in on her 50 years later, so it’s a significant evolution in her character, but I think it’ll be really fun to explore.
“We’re about to begin on a very different type of technical journey than Halloween. I don’t even necessarily categorize it as a horror film, although it’s very horror appealing, it’s psychological and dramatic. It doesn’t have the fun tension-breakers that Halloween would have, because you can’t lean into any of the more campy qualities that I think we enjoy from time to time in the Halloween movies. It’s dead serious and pretty straightforward, and I don’t know, I’m excited about it.”
The first film will be released theatrically on October 13, 2023.
New to photography and looking for a place to start with DSLR models? This Walmart deal on the Canon EOS Rebel Camera T7 is well worth a look.
It’s not going to feature on our best astronomy cameras or best wildlife cameras lists, but it’s still a solid choice for those learning the intricacies of lens choices, and offers a solid set of features with some corners cut (no 4K video, no tilting display, and no touch screen for example).
Still, with a 24MP sensor, it’s well worth a look – particularly since it’s now just $346.99 at Walmart – over $100 off of the MSRP.
Key features: Easy to use, solid battery life, great for beginners
Product launched: February 2018
Price history: While the Canon EOS Rebel T7 is reduced elsewhere, Walmart’s deal beats out Amazon and Best Buy at the time of writing.
Price comparison:Amazon: $399 | Walmart: $346.99 | Best Buy: $399.99
Reviews consensus: The Canon EOS Rebel T7 won’t win any awards, but it’s still a very solid option for beginners. Its frame, albeit plastic, is easy to understand, and there are a huge number of lenses available. You’ll want to spring for a more comprehensive option from our best astrophotography cameras for taking pictures of the stars, though.
TechRadar: ★★★½ | Toms Guide: ★★★½ | Digital Camera World: ★★★½
Buy it if: You’re new to using a DSLR – a logical control layout and competitive price point make the Canon EOS Rebel T7 a solid option for beginners.
Don’t buy it if: You’re looking to shoot video in higher than 1080p, you want a touchscreen, or a more premium camera overall.
3rd Tech4Nature Summit held on 50th anniversary of World Environment Day
On the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day, Huawei and IUCN highlighted smart solutions for supporting effective and fair management and governance of protected and conserved areas, and the growing importance of technology in tracking threatened species and protecting their natural habitats.
Huawei and IUCN outlined a vision for protected and conserved areas, to leverage digital technology to help achieve global biodiversity goals. At the summit, the Smart Protected Areas White Paper was launched, jointly developed by Huawei, IUCN China and the Chinese Academy of Forestry, to share the blueprint for building smart protected areas, based on experience from China’s protected areas.
The key to wildlife protection is understanding distribution, behaviors, seasonal trends of species, and how human activities may impact their patterns. This requires extensive data, which can be challenging to attain given remote and hard-to-access areas, often exacerbated by extreme weather. Early data collection and research efforts relied on scientists going into the field to install camera traps to capture images. These cameras needed to be maintained, their batteries replaced, and their memory cards replaced and analyzed; time – and labor-intensive processes that frequently resulted in data and images that were several months old.
Implementing next-generation digital technologies, such as cloud computing, IoT, mobile Internet, big data, and AI enables real-time data acquisition and interaction. This is key to improving smart sensing, analysis and management of species protection and area-based conservation efforts, making them more effective and thereby better at conserving nature.
Since 2019, Huawei has worked alongside over 30 global partners, including IUCN, to apply digital technologies to achieve effective conservation and restoration outcomes in 46 protected and conserved areas worldwide, from tropical rainforests in China’s Hainan – home to the world’s rarest gibbon, to wetland oasis in Italy, and coral reefs off the east coast of Mauritius.
For example, under Tech4Nature in Mexico where Huawei partners with IUCN, C-Minds, Polytechnic University of Yucatan, Rainforest Connection, and the local community of Dzilam has collected more than 30,000 photos, 550,000 audio recordings and numerous video clips of wild animals. An algorithm was developed and trained to help identify the different species, especially the jaguar, and to date, the team has identified 119 species, including 5 individual jaguars.
“We have gained a lot in the past three years of cooperation, during which time Huawei has worked with us to demonstrate the responsible use of new technologies in protecting nature. IUCN looks forward to longer-term collaboration with Huawei as a tech leader to help achieve global goals such as the target to conserve at least 30% of the Earth’s land and water by 2030”, said Dr Grethel Aguilar, Deputy Director General for IUCN.
The primary aim of the Smart Protected Areas White Paper is to realize the effective conservation of protected areas and the sustainable management of natural resources. Based on this target, the white paper identifies seven major scenarios, including ecological protection and restoration, resource management, and scientific research amongst others.
In these identified scenarios, four key capabilities need to be implemented, which includes comprehensive, multi-dimensional ecological sensing, integrated multi-network communications that can adapt to complex terrain, intelligent analysis that can process massive amounts of data from multiple sources, and the capability to apply analytical results to the operations and management of protected areas. This blueprint proposes a comprehensive solution architecture for smart protected areas based on the latest developments in digital technology.
“Biodiversity loss and climate change are two interrelated global environmental crises that require coordinated responses. While protecting nature, science and technology can also help thousands of industries with green development and better cope with climate change,” said Tao Jingwen, Huawei’s Director of the Board and Chairman of Corporate Sustainable Development (CSD) Committee.
Peng Song, Senior Vice President and President of Huawei’s ICT Strategy & Marketing Department, said, “The Earth is our only home. Digital technologies can help protect nature reserves more effectively and promote the sustainable management of natural resources. Our original intention is to sum up the practice of science and technology in helping protect nature and to work with partners to promote the intelligent construction of more nature reserves.”
According to the WEF’s New Nature Economy Report, more than half of the world’s GDP, about US$44 trillion, relies on nature and the services it provides. However, climate change and biodiversity loss are threatening the survival and sustainable development of humanity. A new nature economy could generate up to $10.1 trillion in annual business value and create 395 million jobs by 2030
To explore the future potential of smart nature conservation, the summit brought together TECH4ALL partners, including the Yucatan state government of Mexico, the Mexican innovation agency C Minds, IUCN China, WWF Italy, Rainforest Connection, and Shandong Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve.
Click to watch the summit: https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all/news-and-events/events/environment-day-2023
Background
Launched in 2020, Tech4Nature is a nature conservation initiative launched by Huawei and IUCN, which aims to enable more than 300 protected areas worldwide to evaluate their conservation success through the IUCN Green List Standard and digital technology.
June 5 is 50th annual World Environment Day. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and held annually on 5 June since 1973, World Environment Day is the largest global platform for environmental public outreach and is celebrated by millions of people across the world. In 2023, it is hosted by Côte D’Ivoire.
About TECH4ALL
TECH4ALL is Huawei’ s long-term digital inclusion initiative and action plan. Enabled by innovative technologies and partnerships, TECH4ALL is designed to help promote inclusion and sustainability in the digital world.
For more information, please visit Huawei TECH4ALL website https://www.huawei.com/en/tech4all
