The Chocolate Hills is an unusual geological formation in Bohol, Philippines. According to the latest accurate survey done, there are 1,776 hills spread over an area of more than 50 square kilometers. They are covered in green grass that turns brown during the dry season, hence the name.
Lomography emphasizes casual, snapshot photography. Characteristics such as over-saturated colors, off-kilter exposure, blurring, "happy accidents," and alternative film processing are often considered part of the "Lomographic Technique."
The 10 Golden Rules:
1) Take your camera everywhere you go.
2) Use it any time – day and night.
3) Lomography is not an interference in your life, but part of it.
4) Try the shot from the hip.
5) Approach the objects of your Lomographic desire as close as possible.
6) Don’t think.
7) Be fast.
8) You don’t have to know beforehand what you captured on film.
9) Afterwards either.
10) Don’t worry about any rules.
She was the center of the deadliest racial riot in Singapore. On Wednesday, Ms Hertogh died of leukaemia in Huijbergen, the Netherlands. She was 72.
Having been through many national education lessons on the riot, we are no less very familiar with her early life. But what happened to her after she returned to Netherlands with her biological parents?
There was little discussion of her later life, but I found out that Ms Hertogh married a Dutch cabinet maker in 1956. She bore him 13 children of which 3 did not survive infancy. However, a 1975 television production on Maria's story stirred up Maria's unhappy memories and led her to tragic actions. Miserable over working at her husband's cafe-cum-bar from early morning to midnight, she plotted to murder her husband through two friends but the plans were found out and she was brought to court. However, after reviewing her tragic past, Maria was acquitted within one day of hearing. Her marriage ended by the 1980s.
My boss likes to share some of his wisdom in life, and he often writes them down in the notice board behind us. On the board this week, are the Chinese characters “Luck = Substance”. Whatever you do in life, you must always be prepared, and constantly upgrade yourself. It is only this way will you be able to grab Lady Luck when she comes round the corner.
Pigs are highly social animals with sophisticated learning and problem solving abilities.
They are usually rated 4th in overall intelligence, behind chimps, dolphins and elephants. They have the intelligence of a 3 year-old child and enjoy playing with balls. Pigs can remember lessons for more than 3 years. People who observe them in sanctuaries say that without a stimulating environment they easily get bored.
In experiments at Penn State University pigs learned to play special computer games for food just as quick as chimps. They used their snouts to move a joystick that moved a cursor on a video monitor. Using the same system they can change a thermostat to control the temperature of their pens.
20 of their oinks, squeals, and grunts have been identified as having specific social meaning.
When they live in a sanctuary environment, they can be loyal and affectionate and enjoy music and massage. They learn their name in 2-3 weeks and come when called.
Their noses are sensitive to smell and touch, enabling them to find food under the ground. They have been employed by the Police to detect drugs.
Physical discomfort and fear cause a hormonal/immunological stress response that makes them susceptible to infections like pneumonia.
Pigs are intelligent and sensitive animals. They cannot display their natural and impressive behavior in the extreme confinement of today's factory farms.
