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3 days ago · Nicholas received training as a photographer from Irving Penn. His life changed dramatically upon meeting a Tibetan teacher which led him to pursue a monastic life. The film's serene tone mirrors Vreeland's spiritual transformation and emphasizes his return to photography to help support his monastery.
4 days ago · VENERABLE KHENSUR RINPOCHE NICHOLAS VREELAND - SECULAR ETHICS / BEYOND RELIGION. Wednesday, July 10, 2024; 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 19:00 20:00; The Tibet Center 273 BOWERY @ UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT NEW YORK, NY 10002 US; Google Calendar ICS
4 days ago · Developing countries’ diminished role in IMF governance appears to hurt the institution's standing across the Global South. The privileged position of developed countries helps explain why “the IMF has come to symbolize Neo-Western imperialism in the minds of many throughout the developing world” (Vreeland 2006, 59).
2 days ago · Daughter of Calamity. By Claire Morris - Article Published July 12, 2024. BY ELIZABETH K. CORBETT Rosalie M. Lin’s Daughter of Calamity (St. Martin’s Press, 2024) tells the story of Jingwen, a showgirl in ...
1 day ago · Nikola Tesla ( / ˈtɛslə /; [2] Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Тесла, [nǐkola têsla]; 10 July [ O.S. 28 June] 1856 – 7 January 1943) was a Serbian-American [3] [4] inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist. He is known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. [5]
2 days ago · The RPS Contemporary Group is about photography which can and often does cross all conventional genres. The working definition of the Contemporary SIG is: Photography that conveys ideas, stimulates thought and encourages interpretation; photographs "about" rather than "of". The objectives of the group are to:
2 days ago · Nicholas II (Nikolai Alexandrovich Romanov; 18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918) or Nikolai II was the last reigning Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
