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Post by nycgirl on Jul 28, 2013 12:01:14 GMT
Nice one! She sure has good posture.
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Post by rikita on Jul 29, 2013 18:41:06 GMT
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Post by bjd on Jul 30, 2013 6:55:28 GMT
Were the women cleaning the beach, Rikita?
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Post by rikita on Jul 30, 2013 14:47:22 GMT
yes. that is in varkala, in kerala, btw.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2013 17:29:10 GMT
Cleaning the beach is such a thankless task. When it isn't people dirtying the beach, it is nature throwing ugly surprises onto the sand.
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Post by questa on Aug 28, 2013 7:35:29 GMT
Knife makers of Yengisar on Silk Road. Their ancestors made knives for Alexander the Great's armies
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Post by questa on Aug 28, 2013 10:26:35 GMT
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Post by bjd on Aug 28, 2013 11:30:03 GMT
Thanks for these, questa. Would these people be Uigurs?
I like the adaptation of a bicycle wheel for the silk spinning.
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Post by questa on Aug 28, 2013 12:44:39 GMT
Yes, bjd, they are generally known collectively as Uighurs, but include Mongols,( from whom the Uighurs descended) Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Kyrgyz, Turkmenistanis and other Turkic clans. They are very moderate Muslims and friendly, hospitable people. They have their own language and culture and many are unable to speak Mandarin, which excludes them from Universities and management level jobs. There are not enough Mandarin teachers in the Western areas to change this.
Beijing Govt is trans-locating thousands of Han Chinese to the western provinces which dilutes the culture there. This is causing social upheaval and political unrest. The Uighurs mostly want to become independent and call their region East Turkmenistan, but it is easy for Beijing to label the leaders "Muslim terrorists" and imprison or execute them.
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Post by mossie on Aug 28, 2013 14:15:48 GMT
Thanks Questa for a fascinating glimpse of a very different society, and a real craft.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2013 17:42:30 GMT
Amazingly enough, they look quite similar to the weavers in the Vietnamese Muslim villages.
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Post by nycgirl on Sept 5, 2013 0:43:40 GMT
This is a terrific series of photos. The textiles are lovely, but I especially like the various portraits.
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Post by rikita on Oct 8, 2013 20:15:29 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 27, 2014 4:04:02 GMT
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Post by mossie on Apr 12, 2014 15:14:44 GMT
Mastic asphalt being laid in the Place des Fetes, Paris. Still done traditionally with the workers wearing kneepads and the legs covered to guard against burns from the 180C material.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2014 10:47:15 GMT
The police had cornered a group of Romani teenage thieves and we waiting for a transport vehicle.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 21, 2014 5:36:24 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 21, 2014 6:48:32 GMT
First woman has on the perfect work shoes! ;-)
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 21, 2014 14:46:00 GMT
Yes. And you can see how totally happy she is about that.
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Post by htmb on Jun 21, 2014 21:51:13 GMT
Delightful woman, to be sure.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 25, 2014 16:05:30 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jun 27, 2014 18:17:14 GMT
That's a nice one, Bixa!! Harvesting salt on Île de Ré.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 28, 2014 1:21:40 GMT
Thanks,, Htmb. Your picture is wonderful – fascinating topic, lovely subtle pallette, & perfect composition
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Post by htmb on Jun 28, 2014 7:19:10 GMT
Thank you, Bixa! I took it literally on the fly from a bicycle. It was my first glimpse of someone doing this type of work, skimming salt off the top of the ponds.
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Post by htmb on Jun 28, 2014 19:10:12 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 29, 2014 4:58:57 GMT
Figures the French would have exceptionally natty riot gear.
Great shot, Htmb.
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Post by htmb on Jun 29, 2014 6:00:56 GMT
Thank you, Bixa. They were certainly on alert, but seemed to go with the spirit of the event. I saw them pull one fellow to the side who was pushing a wheelbarrow carrying cans and boxes. They thought he was selling drinks, but had a laugh when they realized he was picking up litter dropped by his fellow marchers.
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Post by questa on Jul 5, 2014 1:05:13 GMT
Dyeing animal skins to make their famous leather...Morocco
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Post by Deleted on Jul 5, 2014 5:58:32 GMT
Ah, I remember the dye pots of Marrakesh, particularly the stink!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2014 15:27:48 GMT
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