THE AGE OF THE FEMININE

2010 Calendar

Is a new project I am currently working on to raise funds for a community learning center for Iraqi and Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and Syria. The AGE OF THE FEMININE 2010 Calendar will feature PIN UP style photos of English teachers living and working in Taiwan. The pin ups featured are from 1900 to 2010, with each month having
their decade, their style.



Here are a few photos of Kara Miller MISS MARCH ( pin up 1920) an English and yoga teacher working in Taipei. Kara is looking forward to returning to America to further here studies. She is single and available!!!!

Hidden In Plain Sight Exhibition at "A PLACE"

The WAR on GAZA, and now 879 dead, thousands wounded, and 22,000 from the 1,300,000 Palestinian refugees living in Gaza are internally displaced inside their own refugee camp. Think of that, you are a refugee, then your occupier comes, tells you to get out of your prison because they are going to bomb you, but in a prison, where exactly are you suppose to go?

I feel powerless to do anything, I think that is what has made me stop any activity for about 4 months now. Hopelessness in the face of the powers that be. After meeting with the refugees in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Occupied Palestine, I felt such a deep hopelessness I simply crawled into my cave and hid. Now I am coming out and continuing with my own personal struggle to do something, to do whatever it is I have the power to do to try to stop wars, to help those effected by wars and conflict, to be calm in the face of the storm, to be mindful.

So it is that I announce the exhibition HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT at A PLACE restaurant in Lung Tan, Taiwan, in the cozy setting of flowers, trees, peace and good food. A place we can meet and discuss the latest news, reason what it is we can do to be of service, and come together, bring our ideas and good will. Something must come of it.

“HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT” Exhibition, to benefit Iraqi and Palestinian Refugees presents photographs by internationally renowned photojournalists, at A PLACE in Lung Tan runs from January 12 until March 1st 2009. The photographers featured in this exhibition are: Kloie Picot, Rony Zakaria, Susetta Bossi, Tewfic El-Sawy and Gabor Teveli.

While the war in Iraq has generated a new flood of refugees fleeing the conflict, Palestinians have lived as refugees both inside and outside of Palestine for over 50 years. The photos will bring attention to and raise funds for Iraqi and Palestinian refugees from these conflicts.

If you would like to take part or contribute to our organization please contact Kloie Picot at kloiepicot@kloie.com

Thank you for checking HIPS blog and visit often.

Kloie

The Angel Abu Abed and His Magic Olives

Taiwan Foreign Correspondence Club trip to Penghu

A mock up of the Penghu Cliffs

Taiwan Foreign Correspondence Club - Penghu Trip -

By the end of November the Taiwan government is set to vote on the proposed gaming laws, opening the way for casinos to be built in Penghu.

On November 15th the Taiwan Foreign Correspondence Club (TFCC) and AMZ Holdings sponsored a trip for local and international reporters to Penghu Island. The purpose was to visit the site of the proposed hotel and casino AMZ is to build on Penghu, speak with AMZ President Ashley Hines, Penghu County Government officials and the local population about the effects a casino will have on Penghu. Correspondence from several newspapers were in attendence, namely: Max Hirsch (TFCC President), Winnie Cheng - Voice of America, Sim Tze Wei- Singapore Press Holdings, Ho Ai Li - The Straits Times Singapore, Robin Kwong - Financial Times, Ralph Jennings - Reuters, Sunita Sue Leung - Singapore, as well as photographer Tobie Openshaw.

Here are some photos taken from the trip.

Winnie Cheng from Voice of America interviews Ashley Hines President of AMZ Holdings at the site of the 5 star hotel AMZ Holdings will be building.

Shadows in a fishing village

Papaya trees and traditional stone, coral walls are found all over Penghu. It is now illegal to break off pieces of coral to build new "traditional style" walls.

A buddhist statue at the only Buddhist monastery on Penghu. Penghuians who have been fishers for centuries, worship Matsu, goddess of the sea.

The oldest temple in Taiwan.

A young tourist to Penghu Island.


The traditional Penghu Wall.

A resident of the Fishing Village, sells snacks and drinks. She is proud of have had here photo taken with President Ma.

Yuri Bezmenov

An interview with Yuri Bezmenov talking of destabilization, crisis, change of power of a nation.
Destabilization of economy and government taking over financial markets, banks. Not sure when this interview took place but he is talking of Walter Mondale...seems like a long time ago.
Interesting interview...

Yuri Bezmenov
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Syria Streets

Signs pointing to Damascus along the road from Jordan.

Traffic in the center of Damascus the capital and largest city in Syria with over two million people.

A Roman column stands at the heart of the Old City of Damascus, on the southern side Of the Omayyad Mosque

Selling hookahs at the al Hamidya market in Damascus, Syria.

A traditional tamarind seller pouring drinks at the al Hamidya market in Damascus, Syria.

A shop specializing in American made cereals in Damascus, Syria.

A young boy working as a porter during the summer at al-hamidya market in Damascus, Syria.

Stuffed falcons for sale late at night in the al-hamidya market. It is illegal but it is done.

Saladin statue in front of the citadel and near the entrance to the al-hamidya market in Damascus, Syria. Saladin is the founder of the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. He was born in Tikrit and educated in Damascus.

A family enjoys shopping in Damascus, plenty of fresh nuts, vegetables and fruit are sold near the Al-Hamadyeh shouk.

Tourists from Saudi Arabia walking along the citadel in Damascus, Syria.

An Iraqi refugee woman selling cigarettes in the Old City of Damascus. There are 1.2 million Iraqi refugees currently trapped in Syria. Most can not go back to Iraq, they wait years to be resettled to America, Canada, Australia, Sweden and other countries.

A Syrian man and his wife walking back from Friday prayers at the Omayyad Mosque in one of the many small streets in the Old City of Damascus Syria.

Iranian pilgrims praying at the Saida Zainab mosque in Syria. The mosque is a site of great religious importance to Shia muslims. Saida Zainab is the granddaughter of the Prophet Mohammed. She is revered for her many sacrifices.

Posters of the late president of Palestine, Yasser Arafat on a wall in a Palestinian refugee camp in the Saida Zainab district of Damascus, Syria.

Syria nationals living near the Palestinian refugee camp in the Saida Zainab district of Damascus, Syria.

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