Wait, im confused, is this on the news, because I live under a rock with the news, I never know what is going on, I only see it at restaurants and places like that :-)
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Well, the situation in Greece was in the news a few days ago but not quite so much right now. The Greek people voted on a referendum to decide whether or not to accept a debt repayment package proposed by the European Union. And they voted no, so then there were a lot of meetings and I gather an agreement has been reached which, among other things, requires that the Greek government sell publicly held assets, like airports. I don't know if it involves higher taxes but I know that pensions are being cut, and have already been cut so that a few years ago there were terribly sad stories coming out about people who were losing everything. I don't know what they mean when they say "pensions" but wondered if it was something like social security here. The Greek people have been living in a period of austerity for some time now and it is about to get even worse.
Okay, thank you for informing me, I usually dont watch tv and the news can be crazy sometimes :-) for me :-)
@Margd An asset is considered to be anything that generates income. E.g. ports, airports, sites, mines, corporations, even islands.. And Greece is rich in islands and ports, amongst other things.. The Parthenon is of immense worth.. Not to forget that the Germans, while they were bombing around, they protected the Parthenon, back in WW2
Yes, @Arielthechunk22 it is.. but 2 thumbs up for refusing to watch!
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@Margd I will describe it as best as I can: Pension is the fund retired people get. After they are qualified to retire, they get paid according to their Social Security retirement plan..
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I don't know the finer details about the situation in Greece (I find that kind of information hard to process at the moment). I was so pleased that Greece rejected the EU package though.
@Norachan - I know I'm late, but I loved that costume you posted. It really suited you too
Can I have more photo advice please? Shadow gave me this this morning, but my timing was slightly off
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View media item 285548I know I posted the Asha ones yesterday, but it's easier to compare with them together.
@Norachan - I know I'm late, but I loved that costume you posted. It really suited you too
Can I have more photo advice please? Shadow gave me this this morning, but my timing was slightly off
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View media item 285548I know I posted the Asha ones yesterday, but it's easier to compare with them together.
I really like the last picture. Asha looks to be having a giggle from a good tickling
@Columbine
Those are two adorable 'derp' faces ^_^ I have yet to catch my own kitties derp faces, because I'm just not ninja enough with my phone!
Those are two adorable 'derp' faces ^_^ I have yet to catch my own kitties derp faces, because I'm just not ninja enough with my phone!
No photo advice but I love the one of Shadow. He looks like a pirate!
@GrizzlySapien Thanks for clearing up about assets. That's pretty much what I figured- that everything was on the chopping block. I really hope the Parthenon won't be sold. And if it were, I would hope it was donated right back to the Greek people. Because that's who it belongs to.
What phone do you have? My galaxy S5 has a feature called 'shot and more' where you click once and it takes a series of back to back shots. By going into the editor you can then pick the shot/shots you want to keep. It's the only way I've found to get these kinds of pics from my phone.
Oh my goodness, the first one is so funny and cute, I love it, I think that one is so adorable :-)
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), but I love how Shadow has managed to combine a slightly miffed expression with his yawn :heart3: You'd never think it from his eyes, but he was purring up a storm during that photo session :heart4:
View media item 285549I was Captain America (not by choice), and jerry-rigged the costume together from different clothing items (obviously I didn't make the shield). Our group wanted to go full movie costume, not the sexified versions everyone else seemed to want to do. I have to say, it SUCKED wearing three layers up top! Undershirt, jacket, and corset to boot. I was sweating like a pig before we even got in the building
This one was from Halloween
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Zattana and Mystique rule! Don't give up! Although I'm not bad, very early on I realized I didn't like to sit and sew, so I commissioned my leotard! The important thing is to have fun in the costume! View media item 285553
@Columbine
I have an iPhone. Yes, I'm one of the many Apple sheep, but from experience, their computers are so much better for digital graphic design and photo editing/illustration! RAWR! hahaha
Anyway, what I meant by not being ninja enough is that as soon as they see the phone, they take off running, or go hide... but one day, kitties... ONE DAY I SHALL CAPTURE YOUR DERPY GLORY!
I have an iPhone too and I can't get a good picturre to save my life. If it has that back to back feature that @Columbine described, I can't find it. But it's the same deal. I pick up the phone and they're outta there. You'd think it was stealing their souls or something!
@Columbine
I have an iPhone. Yes, I'm one of the many Apple sheep, but from experience, their computers are so much better for digital graphic design and photo editing/illustration! RAWR! hahaha
Anyway, what I meant by not being ninja enough is that as soon as they see the phone, they take off running, or go hide... but one day, kitties... ONE DAY I SHALL CAPTURE YOUR DERPY GLORY!
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I've never used Apple, and I'm dreadful at learning new operating systems. Tech really isn't my thing, sadly (though if I had unlimited money that might change )
Asha doesn't run from my phone...she just hits me when she's has enough! So far claws haven't been engaged, but I get the feeling it's only a matter of time...
raksha
I've never used Apple, and I'm dreadful at learning new operating systems. Tech really isn't my thing, sadly (though if I had unlimited money that might change )Asha doesn't run from my phone...she just hits me when she's has enough! So far claws haven't been engaged, but I get the feeling it's only a matter of time...
As a Journalism major turned journalism minor with Creative writing major, I can tell you that the news is the last place to get information about just about anything. At least in America news organizations have their own individual political bents and none of them can be trusted to be truly impartial. There are 5 (that's right) companies that control all of the news organizations in the entire country.
@MagiksGirl THANK YOU!!! I was nervous because I was worried people would notice I put the jacket "zipper" on the wrong side, lol. Instead, our group was SWARMED by people wanting pictures, and I made the top ten in a few magazines that were roaming about!!! We also got a standing ovation during the contest, because (seriously) we looked pretty bad ass as a group.
@Losna DUDE! You should totally do Viking, Red Sonya, or any of the ones you want! There are so many tutorials for making faux (and real) chainmail out of wire or foam! A lot of armor we made was literally thin foam, heated over the stove, and molded to the shape of the body part or look it needed. Then we spray painted it with base, and then metallic paint ^_^ all the little rivets and designs can be glued on, or made out of glue! We got pretty inventive when it came to making Thor and Loki's armor. I made Thor's Hammer for my friend, because she was behind schedule, and all it took was a block of foam, shaving it down to the right shape, gluing sleek foam on top of it (making sure the edges lined up, then using a glue pen to draw on the intricate designs, and finish it with silver base paint, and a layer of shiny top coat! The handle was easy... literally shoved it into the foam block (with superglue in the hole), and then wrapping it with fake leather looking material ^_^
@Losna DUDE! You should totally do Viking, Red Sonya, or any of the ones you want! There are so many tutorials for making faux (and real) chainmail out of wire or foam! A lot of armor we made was literally thin foam, heated over the stove, and molded to the shape of the body part or look it needed. Then we spray painted it with base, and then metallic paint ^_^ all the little rivets and designs can be glued on, or made out of glue! We got pretty inventive when it came to making Thor and Loki's armor. I made Thor's Hammer for my friend, because she was behind schedule, and all it took was a block of foam, shaving it down to the right shape, gluing sleek foam on top of it (making sure the edges lined up, then using a glue pen to draw on the intricate designs, and finish it with silver base paint, and a layer of shiny top coat! The handle was easy... literally shoved it into the foam block (with superglue in the hole), and then wrapping it with fake leather looking material ^_^
@NewYork1303 I completely agree. The major media outlets have been bought and paid for by various political parties to further their agenda through misdirection, diversion, and outright falsifications. We are back to the age of "yellow journalism", and it's just dragging us (at least the USA) further and further into a black hole of division and self-destruction.
For all you costume makers - if you really want to go to town, look up jewellery instructions for chain maille- its the same principle as original chain mail used, and if you put the time in you could make armour yourself. Scale maille would work too
Politifact did a study recently of several of the major network and channel news sites as to how truthful their news was. I think CNN may have been the "highest" but it was REALLY low, like 40% or something like that. And Fox was something like 18%. Just awful. That's why I go to the blogosphere and to British sites like BBC and the Guardian.
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