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Hello everyone! I joined hubpages recently to have another avenue to spread some of my writing, specifically my flash fiction pieces. I would love a bit of feedback regarding the story I posted entitled Circles: http://hubpages.com/literature/Flash-Fiction-Circles .
The following comment was in my inbox this morning awaiting approval. It's not the first time I have seen something like this. Along the lines of similar discussions about adblockers and how they affect HP writers, I increasingly am wondering if this sort of platform (not specifically referring to...
I know this forum gets a lot of these posts, but I'm new here and bewildered regarding the rather quiet reception my first hubs have garnered. Oh, I'm not surprised at the lack of search engine traffic, but I was hoping to get some sort of feedback on what I'm doing right or wrong.Some of my...
Hi,Would like some feedback on my Hub. I am looking for ease of reading, making sense, layout etc, but all constructive comments on any aspect of it are more than welcome.Thanks GreyMoonhttp://hubpages.com/hub/UFO-The-Greates … -it-a-Hoax
"Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You " is a 2011 comedy-drama movie, directed by Roberto Faenza and realized by a co-production between Italy and USA. The movie is based on a novel with the same title and written by Peter Cameron. It's protagonist is a boy who doesn't think to fit with society of his time and who doesn't like to spend time with other boys. The protagonist and some of the topics present in this novel are very similar to the ones you can find in "The Catcher In The Rye", the famous novel written by J. D. Salinger.
The protagonist of the Peter Cameron's novel and of the movie is James Sveck, a boy who likes to stay alone and whose hobbies are reading, manual works and enjoying time with his grandmother Nanette. We can say he simply doesn't like to feel part of the society he refuses, and that's why he always wants to stay alone. He even doesn't want to go to university because of his refuse of society: his big dream is to retire in a house in the country and live alone inside it.
The boy's mother is an art gallery owner who divorced and changed husband several times, while his father is a businessman who is obsessed with its physical aspect: he cares about it in order to be accepted by very young girls. Finally the boy has also a sister, who writes her memories and who tries to have a relationship with a 50 years old teacher. A family seen as crazy by James! But a part the singular and strange aspects of every member of the family, James's mother is seriously worried about the boy's attitude to society and about the fact he doesn't want to go to university, and that's why she decides to send James to a psychotherapist. James's life is divided among his work at the art gallery owned by his mother, the meetings with the psychoterapist (meetings that start with James who is very closed in himself, but in the next meetings he will get confidence with the terapist) and the times spent with his grandmather.
The first aspect of the movie is that this is not a movie in which happen particular facts. It is a movie set around the life of James, so the actions you will see in the movie are all related to James's life of everyday. This movie has not the aim to show particular actions, but it has the purpose of describing James at the best and of showing his attitude to life.
This movie is a comedy-drama: there are some parts that will make you laugh (for example when James decides to trick his work colleague and chat with him on a meeting website with a different name, or also when James asks his father if he is gay in the elevator, in front of the very young girl he wants to go out with). But the main plot is set about the sadness of James, which will be also recalled in the last part of the movie, when his grandmother Nanette dies: in fact she leaves James all her things, and also a piece of sheet with the following phrase written on it:
This expresses the real meaning of what James suffers: all the pain he is suffering now, will be useful for him in the future, in order to deal with all difficulties of life.
ISIS; destroying the heritage and culture of the Middle East and its impact on the people | HubPages
The Middle East has always been considered as the backbone of the Islamic states. The Middle Eastern states represented modernization combined with the old Islamic traditions. It represented harmony, peace and tolerance for all human beings regardless of race, religion or caste. However since ISIS (who is supposedly fighting a war to establish an Islamic empire) has taken control of some of the major cities in the region, the dynamics have changed. Middle East is no longer a place where a Christian or even a Muslim can live without the fear of their very lives. It is a wide misperception that ISIS is a Sunni dominant militant group and that they target other sects and religions. However under the rule of ISIS no one is spared or is safe and if anyone regardless of who they are stand in their way, they are annihilated.
ISIS is not only responsible of taking the lives of innocent people but also destroying the culture and heritage of the region. It was reported that in 2014 multiple Shia mosques and shrines were destroyed throughout Iraq, including Al-Qubba Husseiniya Mosque in Mosul, Jawad Husseiniya Mosque etc. In June 2014, ISIS bulldozed the shrine of Fathi al-Ka'en. Later in the same year around 40 tombs from the era of Hazrat Umar (the second Khalifa after the death of the Prophet (PBUH)) were destroyed in the ongoing war. ISIS also targeted Sufi shrines many were destroyed in Libya. It is also responsible for destroying churches and it was reported that on June 16th 2014 all churches in Mosul were destroyed. Over the last two years many churches all over the Middle East have been wiped out. These places were not just for worship but they were also landmarks of history. For example, Al-Tahera Church in Mosul was built at the turn of the 20th century and was one of the oldest in the region. A 1500 year old monastery (St. Elian) was destroyed using bulldozers and the video was posted online to make a public statement.
ISIS is openly targeting and destroying thousands of years of history. According to report produced by UNESCO, Jewish Shrines of Jonas and the Prophet Daniel, the Jobar synagogue near Damascus, which, legend has it, goes back to the time of Elijah the Prophet, and the tombs of Sufi Sheikhs in Mosul have been looted and some of them have been demolished using bulldozers when the bombings and the airstrikes didn’t finish the job. By destroying such monuments, they are not just simply blowing up buildings but erasing the very history of humanity from that region. In my opinion it seems like they are trying to completely eradicate the era of Islamic history and create a barren land where ammunition, death and suffering are very common so that in fifty years’ time when people look back, this is the kind of Islamic states they would see and to be honest the very thought if terrifying.
ISIS is responsible for destroying some of the Middle East’s most spectacular archeological and culturally important landmarks. They are bound to erase all non-Islamic history in the area and what they fail to realize that their actions are destroying Islamic culture as well. But considering how ISIS operates, it shouldn’t be a surprise that they don’t respect or have an appreciation for the historical landmarks. The destruction of these has resulted in public outrage and accusations of war crime against ISIS which is why the UN has finally decided to intervene. The UNESCO director general, Irina Bokova gave a brief statement regarding the target destruction of these sites saying that “It is not too late to take action.” She strongly condemned the destruction of the cultural heritage and the persecution of the minorities as a “part of a strategy of deliberate cultural cleansing of exceptional violence.”This statement was issued after ISIS destroyed a 2000 year old temple in the historic ruins of Palmyra, Syria and then posted the video online just a few days ago. According to the UN this was a war crime and thus serious action would be taken.
The unrest in the Middle East has resulted in huge dynamic changes in the region; economically and domestically. Firstly, people who could leave the area have left with their families, increasing the number of Middle Eastern immigrants all around the world and the number of IDPs is alarmingly high. As for the rest who are left behind, for whatever reasons,have either accepted their fate and have put themselves at the mercy of ISIS or groups have risen like in Syria that are fighting tirelessly against the oppression and the rule of ISIS. But as mentioned in previous articles, these groups are neither big enough nor organized enough to fight effectively against a well-funded organization like ISIS. Moreover, people fear for their very lives as anyone that becomes remotely a threat to ISIS is executed or beheaded publically. For example, Eleanor Robson, professor of ancient Near Eastern history at University College London who has done extensive research in Iraq said that the effort to protect the archeological sites is fruitless. Initially, guards were posted at the major sites but ISIS soon beheaded Nineveh sites’ chief of security in October, and these guards were more equipped to tackle looters rather than “crazed fanatics with machine guns”. “In the short term I think we have to just sit it out,” she said.
These public executions are not only traumatizing to the locals but also create a sense of fear all around the globe. People are terrified at the name of ISIS and it is sad that even a two year old child knows to fear ISIS. Think about it, the children born in Middle East today wouldn’t know what peace or harmony or tolerance is. They are the generation that has opened their eyes amidst terror and mass killings. They have no notion of security or any kind of normalcy we are accustomed too. For them the sound of airstrikes and bombings is as natural as the sound of rain. One shudders to think how these children will grow up to be when all they have seen is violence around them. And this just doesn’t end here; as a result of the unrest, economic trade has also suffered terribly and there is a shortage of supply for the most basic commodities in the area.
To this day ISIS is responsible of destroying thousands of year old cultural and historical landmarks, sites and monuments, erasing the very history of humanity in the region. They have committed mass murder in the name of religion and have successfully destroyed the essence and image of Islam. However, even in the darkest of times one must not lose hope and since now UN has finally intervened, maybe things will eventually start moving in the right direction.
Funny what interesting information you can unearth quite by accident. Do you know what Main Mall Row is in Poughkeepsie? I discovered this while looking up some general information on the history of the “Queen City on the Hudson” and found it intriguing because I’ve photographed this area many times before. Wikipedia describes Main Mall Row as “an adjoining group of nine commercial buildings along the northeast corner of the intersection of Main and Garden streets in downtown Poughkeepsie.”
These Victorian Renaissance buildings arose from the ashes of a fire that destroyed the earlier buildings on this site in 1870. The name Main Mall Row originated during the 1970s, when the city attempted to establish a pedestrian mall in the two blocks of Main between Market and Academy Streets. The idea was to offer an alternative to the shopping malls to which downtown businesses were losing customers. As is too often the case, the malls won out in the end, but Poughkeepsie still boasts these architecturally significant buildings, which are still in use and were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Here are pictures from my recent visit, when I went to attend the superb concert of Handel’s Messiah at the Bardavon with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. The HVP continues to offer topnotch musical events in the mid Hudson Valley, and now with the renovations of Kingston’s UPAC completed, some of these concerts will be held there once again.
To purchase the above pictures, click on the picture you’re interested in and you’ll be taken to my web page for that picture.
A reminder! If you’re in the Saugerties area and haven’t yet visited the current exhibition at the Emerge Gallery on Main Street, now is the time to do so. The “Primar(il)y Red” show closes on January 8. My popular photograph of the historic red Adirondack barn (now, alas, demolished) is in the show.
We’re committed to stopping young people from becoming terrorists or supporting extremist causes, as part of the Government’s ‘Prevent’ strategy. It covers all types of terrorism and extremism.
We have a duty to safeguard all children, young people and vulnerable adults from the threat of extremist views, the influence of terrorist groups and the dangers of radicalisation. The Prevent Strategy lays out our approach and our responsibilities.
Just like we should be protecting young people and vulnerable adults from drugs or gang violence, Prevent is all about stopping those we’re responsible for being influenced by extremist, violent, right wing views and attitudes.
It’s focused on education, respect and providing a safe place for students to discuss issues, ask questions and share their views. The Prevent Strategy aims to help young people better understand how to protect themselves.
We all share in the responsibility of protecting young people and vulnerable adults from the threat of terrorism and extremism. We encourage parents and guardians to be actively involved in the Prevent Strategy as well.
The Prevent Strategy isn’t focused on teaching or learning about extremism. It discusses what extremism is, but also educates children and young people about tolerance and mutual respect.
Extremism can develop in any area, at any time. It can take many forms, including political, religious and misogynistic extremism. Some of these may be a bigger threat in our area than others.
We give children and vulnerable adults the skills to protect themselves from any extremist views they may encounter, now or later in their lives, wherever they may be.
As a parent or guardian, there are lots of little things you can do to help keep your children safe, many of which you probably do already. The important thing is to talk to them regularly, understanding what they’re doing and how they’re feeling.
Talk to your child about what they see on the TV or the internet and explain that what they see or read may not be the whole picture allow and encourage debate and questioning on local and world events and help them see different points of view encourage your child to show an interest in the local community and show respect for people from all faiths and backgrounds
Help your child to understand the dangers of becoming involved in situations about which they may not have the full information
Teach them that expressing strong views and trying to change things for the better is fine but they should not take violent action against others or support those that do
Remind your child that people they contact over the internet may be pretending to be someone else or telling them things that are not true
Explain that anyone who tells them to keep secrets from their family or teachers is likely to be trying to do them harm or put them in danger
The internet provides entertainment, connectivity and interaction. Children may need to spend a lot of time on the internet while studying, and they may also use other social media and messaging sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, Snapchat or WhatsApp.
These can be useful tools but we need to be aware that there are powerful programmes and networks that use these media channels to reach out to young people and communicate extremist messages.
Young people at risk may display extrovert behaviour, start getting into trouble at school or on the streets and mix with other children who behave badly, but this is not always the case.
Sometimes those at risk may be encouraged by the people they are in contact with not to draw attention to themselves. As part of some forms of radicalisation, parents may feel their child’s behaviour seems to be improving.
Children may become quieter and more serious about their studies, and may also dress more modestly and mix with a group of people that seems to be better behaved than previous friends.
The media provides a view on world affairs. However, this is often a very simple version of events which in reality are very complex. Therefore children may not understand the situation fully or appreciate the dangers involved in the views of some groups.
Radicalisation can be really difficult to spot. Signs that may indicate a child is being radicalised include:
Children who are at risk of radicalisation may have low self-esteem, or be victims of bullying or discrimination. Extremists might target them and tell them they can be part of something special, later brainwashing them into cutting themselves off from their friends and family.
However, these signs don't necessarily mean a child is being radicalised – it may be normal teenage behaviour or a sign that something else is wrong.
Young people are exposed to news in many ways, so it would be practically impossible to shelter them from reports of terrorist attacks when they occur.
When talking with your child, it’s ok to agree such attacks are frightening and sad, and that you can’t stop them happening. Avoid complicated, worrying explanations, as they won’t be able to process the information and it could leave them more frightened and confused.
It’s important to look for signs of bullying, and make sure that they know they can talk with you about it. Often they’ll feel scared or embarrassed talking about it, so reassure them it is not their fault that this is happening, and that you will help the bullying stop. Alert the College so that we can be aware of the issue.
If you think this is happening, it’s important to intervene. Calmly explain that comments like this are not acceptable. Your child should also understand that someone’s beliefs do not make them a terrorist. Explain that most people are as scared and hurt by the attacks as your child is. You could ask them how they think the other child felt, or ask them how they felt when someone said something unkind to them. Explain what you will do next, such as telling the College, and what you expect them to do.
We hold regular information workshops for parents, guardians and carers who would like to find out more about the Prevent Strategy. Get in touch with us to find out when the next workshop is and to book a place.
Prevent is part of the Government counter-terrorism strategy. It's designed to tackle the problem of terrorism at its roots, preventing people from supporting terrorism or becoming terrorists themselves. It is about helping individuals who are at risk of radicalisation move away from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism.
The Government has defined extremism as “vocal or active opposition to fundamental British Values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs”.
Trying to define terrorism can be difficult and controversial, because so many people and countries see it differently. But any definition usually includes:
Violence intended to change a law, culture or political system, or to change how people think or act.
They can come from any background, any community, or any religion or belief. They can be young or old, male or female, rich or poor. They believe that violence or terrorism is an acceptable way of changing how others think or behave.
Those who encourage or get others to commit acts of violent extremism often target vulnerable people who are led into believing that violence or criminality can earn respect, riches or even glory.
However, even though a person may feel angry about something they believe is unfair, this does not mean they should attack or threaten any person or any community.
Extremism can take many forms, including political, religious and misogynistic extremism. Some of these may be a bigger threat in our area than others. We will give you the skills to protect yourself from any extremist views you may encounter, now or later in your life.
The internet provides entertainment, connectivity and interaction. You will spend a lot of time on the internet while studying, and they may also use other social media and messaging sites such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, Telegram, Snapchat or WhatsApp.
These can be useful tools, but you need to be aware that there are powerful programmes and networks that use these media channels to reach out to people like you and your friends and communicate extremist messages.
Young people at risk may display extrovert behaviour, start getting into trouble at College or on the streets and mixing with other children who behave badly, but this is not always the case.
Sometimes those at risk may be encouraged by the people they are in contact with not to draw attention to themselves. Your friends might become quieter and more serious about their studies, and may also dress more modestly and mix with a group of people that seems to be better behaved than those they normally hang around with.
The media provides a view on world affairs. However, this is often a very simple version of events which are in reality very complex. You might not understand the situation fully or appreciate the dangers involved in the views of some groups.
Radicalisation can be really difficult to spot. Signs that may indicate a young person is being radicalised include:
However, these signs don't necessarily mean they are being radicalised – it may be normal teenage behaviour or a sign that something else is wrong.
Tell someone! Anyone can approach any member of staff about Prevent and radicalisation and they will listen to you. We have procedures in place to investigate and deal with this issue and take them seriously.
If you have concerns about your wellbeing or that of others, please share them with any member of staff directly or click on the 'Send a report' button above to send an anonymous message.
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It has happened at last! Our competition for the best render has finished and the time came to sum it up. It was amazing. We didn’t expect to see so many interesting works and so many talented 3D artists. All participants proved to be real professionals. We are sure you will get many awards in the future.
We know that you can’t wait to skip the description and many of you have already looked through the pictures and the names of our winners below, but at first we’d like to give you some statistics and express our thanks to the sponsors once more. Do you remember them? They are: “3D Artist” – a marvelous magazine for 3D artists; “RebusFarm” – a great render farm, which allows to save your time and get a good result; “Indigo render” and “Octane render” – two renderers that we use in our work and recommend you as well (be sure to try them, they have free starter editions); and, of course, the shop with professional HDR images – Maground.
The most popular rendering program among the participants is – and it’s not a surprise for us – V-ray. In second place is Keyshot. Most of the works were created in 3ds Max.
And now, we are glad to inform you that our team of professional 3D artists who create car 3D models every day, together with our Facebook community (and it’s over 6500 people) and members of the jury, which was formed out of our sponsors, decided that the work which took first place is BMW M6 by Roland Wolf.
I come from Vienna/Austria and I am 39 Years old. In 1990 I started CG-graphics with an Amiga and Deluxe Paint, then switched to 3D Studio on dos and finally to 3dmax. Since 1994 I have been working in the 3D business. At this time I try to modell some cars in my sparetime and had luck with two of them and win one 1st place and a 3rd place at the animagoaward. After 5 years of architectural visualization for a construction firm I changed to a company focused on cars. I was employed at Mackevision in Germany for two years (really great guys). Back in Vienna I started working as a producer for a company named RABCAT which is specialised in the gaming sector. At the moment I am working as a head of production for a company that is focused on industrial visualisation. I think I have been very lucky to have the opportunity to see so many aspects of the business in different positions and I am curios what the future will offer ;-)
I have chosen this car because I think it is one of the most complete ones in terms of design and role. It is a great European coupe with some muscle car “gene” in it. It’s not really a sportscar but surely not an obstacle on a german autobahn ;-)
I have chosen these tools because I am familar with them. I think there are also many other good tools out there. But the software tool should fit the pipeline and the workflow of a studio and/or artist.
I’ve been in the 3D industry for 10 years. In the late 90’s I started with a photoshop course, Before this I did some traditional drawing, but digital art was completely new for me back in the days. Later I studied multimedia design and there I got introduced to 3D software.
I went to a art academy in The Netherlands where I learned more about animation, but 3D was my main focus, although I had to lean it my self, because we had no skilled teachers, and little information about software was available.
Three years ago I started my own business, doing complete projects, or freelancing as a 3D generalist for Feature Films, TV Series, Commercials or print-media. Last year I won the Exposé 11 Master Award witch was one of the unexpected higlights.
I’m a hotrod an musclecar freak. I like the raw sound of V8 engines and love flame painted cars. One of the most iconic hotrods is the Forde Model B Deuce. It has been modded and customized for many years. This thing breaths power. That’s why I choose this car, and it had to be placed in front of a vintage Speedshop off course.
What I woul like to tell to future participants is that downloading a car and a back plate, put on the default car paint shader and hit render is the easy part. Try to make an image that tells a story, of takes you to a certain place. There are millions of car renders made, and most of them are the same. Create a custom scene, take a good angle and tell the story.
In 3dsmax I work since 2001. But automodelling thoroughly started since 2006, when studied polymodelling.
I am 32 years, I am a freelancer, I live in Russia, city Kazan. I work as a interior designer, a Visualizer and modeller. A trained architect.
3dsmax, v-ray I chose, because they well know, it is universal programs that allow solving a wide range of tasks.
Advice for future participants – to make models accurately and in detail and to your images, apply the rules of photography.
We heartily congratulate our winners with a victory! We will get in contact with them very soon as regards the publication in the magazine and other prizes delivery.
It was a tough choice and we would like to show you the works that went into the second round. Each of them was performed at a very high level!
For me the winner render, need a little more colors and contrast fix some shadow and that’s it, the render is perfect, so look at what i did like i said, just for a better looking and for fun.
Well there we go, thank for beeing part of the contest guys anyway, at least i created my own modell