Arts & Humanities - 14 November 2007

The hitter is wearing a blue uniform. The park may be Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn - the park appears to be a major league field. The picture is signed by Birling. The picture is published by Portal Publishing Ltd. copyright 1995

2007-11-14 23:39:57 · 1 answers · asked by brother brougham 1 in Drawing & Illustration

Gabriel came to a running stop in a forest clearing close to my house. After Gabriel had placed me down on the grass, he carefully folded in his wings. I had just enough time to smooth out my hair, before I felt wind on my face; the tree green combine into a mass of dim brown. Suddenly I was standing outside my front door and Gabriel standing on my left.
‘What did you do that for?’ I asked exasperated, trying to comb out the knots out of my hair with my fingers.
‘Well, I would look a bit weird if a giant human bird flew from the sky outside your house,’ he said sarcastically.
‘I thought you agreed to ask me next time you decide to run super fast,’ I hissed firmly, folding my arms across my chest.
‘I don’t like waiting,’ he shrugged smiling at me joyfully. After finding that right key, I opened the front door. The familiar creaking of the door greeted me as I swung the door open. Luckily the lights were not on, as that would have indicated that Dad was home. He had strictly told me that night before that I was to be home before it was dark; I had clearly violated his rules. After turning on the main light by the front door, I turned around to see if Gabriel was behind me. A faint breeze fluttered in though the open door with it was a peculiar scent, it was bitter almost resembling vinegar. I saw Gabriel out of the corner of my eye stiffen, his eyes becoming a dark blue. I spun around to face him; his eyes were fixed on the sky.
‘What is it?’ I asked concerned, standing behind him.
‘Venator!’ He hissed though gritted teeth.
I all happened to fast, my eyes darted from left to right trying to figure out what was happening, I started to fell dizzy.
Suddenly every thing went black.
I was in a black room, or I think it was. Everything was covered in black; the only thing I could hear was a weak voice repeating my name over and over again.
The voice grew louder, and then I realized I was Gabriel voice.
‘Emily, Emily,’ he called frantically.
The black was fading, I saw a blurry outline of a face; and then it all came into view.
I was lying on the couch in the sitting room and Gabriel was sitting at the end of the couch, his forehead crumpled up in concern.
‘What happened,’ I muttered trying to sit up. Then realizing that was a bad idea, I lay back down.
‘You fainted,’ he said stroking my hair off my face.
‘What was that smell?’ I asked crinkling my nose up.
‘There wasn’t one.’
‘Yeah, it smelt like vinegar.’
I sat up slightly, so I was propped on my elbow.
‘Are you ok?’ he asked with worried eyes.
‘Yeah, I’m fine,’ I said bluntly sitting up next to Gabriel.
‘

2007-11-14 23:35:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Books & Authors

Iv been asked by a Kite surfing magazine to get a series of images of the new boards which are out to day. I was thinking about trying to hang them off something whit fishing wire, but not to shore. Any help would and advices would be a amazing.
Cheers
Jake

2007-11-14 23:27:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

2007-11-14 23:18:02 · 8 answers · asked by kanamezero 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-14 23:16:32 · 12 answers · asked by Dakoda 2 in Books & Authors

2007-11-14 23:16:31 · 8 answers · asked by kanamezero 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-14 23:11:00 · 23 answers · asked by mellow yellow 3 in Philosophy

I don't know if I am allowed to ask question like this or not...

But a lot of things happened to me lately... so, I just wanna know, the purpose why I'm here? Why am I exist in this world...

Sry if u think this is a stupid question...

2007-11-14 23:09:58 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

2007-11-14 22:56:32 · 4 answers · asked by Frederick 2 in Books & Authors

2007-11-14 22:45:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Theater & Acting

When the time came for them to meet the king, they were able to answer all questions put to them and the king realise they were ten times more intelligent and wiser than any of his seers

2007-11-14 22:40:44 · 2 answers · asked by SELINA S 1 in History

and do you know aboat it's architecture.... and what was it for... and what do people do there?
http://www.yazdchto.ir/uploaded_files/Album_files/amir.jpg
http://www.anobanini.ir/pic/travel/yazd/yazd/b/PIC_0237.jpg
http://www.foto.ir/Photos/Gallery/21612.JPG

2007-11-14 22:20:30 · 2 answers · asked by Puria T 1 in Other - Arts & Humanities

2007-11-14 22:05:01 · 10 answers · asked by PLUTO 6 in Philosophy

And why? :)

And if you have a website for it, link that too. :D

2007-11-14 21:54:27 · 2 answers · asked by chocoboryo 6 in Drawing & Illustration

Who could explain this phenomena to me so that it makes sense. How is it "possible" to sense the thoughts, emotions or how this person feels, even if this person is far away?
I heard about morphogenic (?) fields from Rupert Sheldrake, could this be why one can senses this so clearly at some occassions? Can somebody give a clear explanation if possible?

Thank you indeed.

2007-11-14 21:42:30 · 8 answers · asked by I love you too! 6 in Philosophy

This is for those who say that we have to make our own purpose of life. (For those who say there is no purpose of life, think of it as "reasons for living" instead of purpose.)

I see lots of advice as to purpose but little concerning the process of selecting that purpose.

The process seems to be one of holding up an idea and then trying to get some feeling about the idea. It is as if we are of two minds. The first mind selects ideas and the second mind passes judgment. People are frustrated because the mind that passes judgment usually says no (eventually).

I rarely see a trivial purpose mentioned except in jest. Many of us spend lots of hours on the computer but that is also rarely mentioned. Most purposes are "noble", e.g. save the world, feed the hungry, learn all you can, love your loved ones, live life to the fullest, etc.

So what criteria is our "second mind" using and what is forcing our "first mind" to keep trying?

2007-11-14 21:38:43 · 9 answers · asked by Matthew T 7 in Philosophy

Why does Argentina insist that the Falkland islands belongs to them. The facts.
1690- first recorded landings by Capt.John Davis who names 'Falkland Sound' after the treasurer of the British navy.
1764-Louis Antoine de Bougainville ( Frenchman ) establishes first settlement at Port Louis on East Falkland.
1765-Capt. John Byron plants vegetable garden on Saunders Island off West Falkland.
1776-The French claim is sold to Spain, almost 90 years after the first British landings.
1770-Five Spanish ships force British settlers who were building Port Egmont to leave.
1771-After negotiations to avoid war, Port Egmont is restored to the British.
1774-The British pull out of Port Egmont but leave a lead plaque as a token of ownership of the 'Falkland Islands'.
1816-A group of disaffected collonies in South America splits from Spain's authority, claims control of all Spanish property in the region including the Falklands. This group will become the Republic of Argentina.

2007-11-14 21:28:40 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

2007-11-14 21:26:36 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

When the song Who Will Buy This Wonderful Morning it is done outdoors and I wondered where it was actually filmed. I think it is St Jame's Gardens in London passing for Bloomsbury. What do you reckon?

2007-11-14 21:24:50 · 3 answers · asked by Hailstone Mary 2 in Theater & Acting

if u were the reaction , do u think that there was only few actions in the past then the recent world is totally a reaction to the past ?

i.e. we r only the shadow of the past ... !

2007-11-14 21:23:46 · 6 answers · asked by Haitham Emad 7 in Philosophy

2007-11-14 21:23:45 · 4 answers · asked by honesty_301 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-14 21:20:22 · 5 answers · asked by Nat 1 in Painting

2007-11-14 20:31:20 · 4 answers · asked by moonstone 1 in Philosophy

2007-11-14 20:23:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in History

what do YOU think came first ?

2007-11-14 20:16:28 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Philosophy

So what values could we strive after, which will go above material values? If we die, we cannot take money or fame or material wealth with us. Which sort of values would make sense even after we lost our physical body, assuming you believe in life after death?

2007-11-14 20:05:48 · 12 answers · asked by I love you too! 6 in Philosophy

I think the photos I used to take with my old Pentax MG were as good, if not better than the ones I take with a Canon EOS 300D.
Keep in mind that I didn't have a clue what I was doing with either of them.
I did like the manual controls on the pentax though, I feel a bit ovewhelmed by the EOS I think.
Some photographer mates of mine sort of "insisted" that I should buy it a couple of years ago. (One of them also insisted on fondling it right there on the street after I came out of the camera shop... kinky!)
Now I'm wondering if I did the right thing. Maybe a course might help? I did go to one, but it was too basic, even for me. Now I'm housebound for a while until I get better. Yep, I'm raving on again...

Are the bells and whistles over-rated, or is it just me that's over-rated ?

2007-11-14 20:04:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

Hello!
I am trying to find how other photographers prefer to shoot there outdoor portraits. When going from scene to scene in say, a park for example, how is your camera set? For example I use Aperture Priority. I use to use Manual Mode. There is also Shutter Priority. And Program Mode. Which do you do?
THANKS GUYS!

2007-11-14 19:47:46 · 6 answers · asked by hopes2graduate 1 in Photography

slowly fading away i know i am..

i can feel the tiny flicker of light buning out of me
succumbing to the heaviness of my heart and the weakening of my whole being
the tears that won't dry up lest they be like sands in the desert
and you my beloved has gone so far away from me..
you cannot hear the faint pulse that may soon completely cease
nor my desperate attempts to scream for your beautiful name
which almost always falls into soft whimpers...as i catch each breath
painfully and exhausting to my tattered soul..i see you
like a most vivid dream inside my hallucinating mind
or a lucid nightmare that has no end where I...
engulfed in an eternal lake of fire...might never again awake.

2007-11-14 19:45:14 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Poetry

2007-11-14 19:37:03 · 15 answers · asked by mzhudson@sbcglobal.net 5 in Philosophy