Latest Posts by mixrpixr - Page 5

Few of us realize how important this is! Many foods have now been hybridized to be bigger, sweeter, juicier, a brighter color, etc. This man is preserving our agricultural heritage - God bless him! 🙏

Absolutely

Love this portrait… there’s intensity and passion, without anger: extremely sexy! 🔥😜🔥

LOVE this photo - it’s got a dreamy quality that fits perfectly with this stunning beauty 👌🔥😍

Tom Mix started in silent & black & white movies and the tradition of the good guys wear white hats began with him.

(via porkbrainsandmilkgravy)

Reminds me of Botticelli’s “Birth of Venus!”

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MoC

#timeless wisdom Words to Live By

Timeless wisdom from which we can all benefit!

We always knew that’s what Bond was REALLY saying, but you couldn’t say that in a film made in the ‘60’s! 😉

The caption says it much more elegantly than I - listen and learn my brothers

To paraphrase Pontius Pilate, I can find no fault with this wisdom! 👌🥃😎

Kudos to the model(s), photographer, designer/director - these are truly art

Just linger here for a minute or two… make sure you have your volume up. Imagine the sound of snow falling, a sound more felt than heard…

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Lauren Bacall in her 30th year of life & Humphrey Bogart in his 54th

#bogieandbacall

The Bogarts at home in Benedict Canyon, 1954

This is a fascinating story on multiple levels!! 😎

Painted on a thin plate of ivory just 2.6 x 3.1 inches, this “self-portrait” of the painter Sarah Goodridge’s breasts was given (as a kind of “proto-sext”?) to the recently widowed US senator Daniel Webster in 1828. ⁠

via publicdomainrev

It is a painting so seductive, so intriguing, we cannot help but want to know the story behind it. Adding to the seductiveness is the fact that these pale breasts encircled by a swirl of cloth, painted on a thin plate of ivory 2.6 inches high and 3.1 inches long, belonged to the woman who painted them: an accomplished miniaturist named Sarah Goodridge (b. 1788). Adding to the intrigue is the fact that Goodridge sent this particular miniature (enclosed in a leather case that could be closed with two clasps) to the recently widowed United States senator Daniel Webster in 1828….

Continue Reading: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/sarah-goodridges-beauty-revealed-1828

Haven’t read the source quoted but I like the concept as something that’s practicable for each of us to adopt as behavior that helps us all

'We are not just one little island in the samsaric or confused world. We have the rest of the world to inspire. A demonstration of personal growth, personal dignity, and the understanding of karmic situations, and of how to plant or transplant good karma in people, can go a very long way. This is both short and long-term vision joined together with the intention of developing bravery.'

Excerpted from: _The Future Is Open: Good Karma, Bad Karma, and Beyond Karma_ by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Words of wisdom to keep uppermost in your mind and in your heart! 🙏👍

If you think you are beaten, you are

If you think you dare not, you don’t,

If you like to win, but you think you can’t

It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost

For out of the world we find,

Success begins with a fellow’s will

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are

You’ve got to think high to rise,

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the stronger or faster man,

But soon or late the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can.

This one spoke to me today!

“There is only one decision you need to make; either you are working at your Freedom, or you are accepting your Bondage.”

— Robert Adams

What a great reminder of the power each of us has to effect change on our personal level

“Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires.”

— Clarissa Pinkola Estés

Wisdom from across the Ages, as relevant as ever

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

Fascinating post that I had to reblog - even if you’re not interested in languages and interpretation, note that the training and practice of simultaneous interpretation “…creates new neural pathways” which shows the power of such intensive mental “exercise!”

This language specialty is featured in the plot line of the movie Art of War starring Wesley Snipes

How Interpreters Juggle Two Languages at Once

For most of history, interpretation was mainly done consecutively, with speakers and interpreters making pauses to allow each other to speak. But after the advent of radio technology, a new simultaneous interpretation system was developed in the wake of World War II. In the simultaneous mode, interpreters instantaneously translate a speaker’s words into a microphone while he speaks, without pauses. Those in the audience can choose the language in which they want to follow.  

On the surface it all looks seamless, but behind the scenes, human interpreters work incessantly to ensure every idea gets across as intended. And that is no easy task.

It takes about two years of training for already fluent bilingual professionals to expand their vocabulary and master the skills necessary to become a conference interpreter. To get used to the unnatural task of speaking while they listen, students shadow speakers and repeat their every word exactly as heard, in the same language. In time, they begin to paraphrase what is said, making stylistic adjustments as they go. At some point a second language is introduced. Practicing in this way creates new neural pathways in the interpreter’s brain and the constant effort of reformulation gradually becomes second nature.  

Over time, and through much hard work, the interpreter masters a vast array of tricks to keep up with speed, deal with challenging terminology and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aids. They can even leave a term in the original language while they search for the most accurate equivalent.

Interpreters are also skilled at keeping aplomb in the face of chaos. Remember: they have no control over who is going to say what or how articulate the speaker will sound. A curve ball can be thrown at any time. Also, they often perform to thousands of people and in very intimidating settings, like the UN General Assembly. To keep their emotions in check, they carefully prepare for an assignment, building glossaries in advance, reading voraciously about the subject matter, and reviewing previous talks on the topic.

Finally, interpreters work in pairs. While one colleague is busy translating incoming speeches in real time, the other gives support by locating documents, looking up words and tracking down pertinent information. Because simultaneous interpretation requires intense concentration, every 30 minutes the pair switches roles. Success is heavily dependent on skillful collaboration.

From the TED-Ed Lesson How interpreters juggle two languages at once - Ewandro Magalhaes

Animation by @rewfoe

Love this flag and all the freedoms it represents!!

Look I have no agenda here, I just got a great laugh outa this and wanted to pass it along! I mean, if we can’t laugh at ourselves, life is a lot less fun, wouldn’t you agree? 🤣

The Husband Store

A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City, where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entrance is a description of how the store operates: You may visit this store ONLY ONCE! There are six floors & the value of the products increase as the shopper ascends the flights. The shopper may choose any item from a particular floor, or may choose to go up to the next floor, but you cannot go back down except to exit the building! So, a woman goes to the Husband Store to find a husband. On the first floor the sign on the door reads: Floor 1 - These men Have Jobs She is intrigued, but continues to the second floor, where the sign reads: Floor 2 - These men Have Jobs and Love Kids. ‘That’s nice,’ she thinks, ‘but I want more.’ So she continues upward. The third floor sign reads: Floor 3 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, and are Extremely Good Looking…. 'Wow,’ she thinks, but feels compelled to keep going. She goes to the fourth floor and the sign reads: Floor 4 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Good Looking and Help With Housework. 'Oh, mercy me!’ she exclaims, 'I can hardly stand it!’ Still, she goes to the fifth floor and the sign reads: Floor 5 - These men Have Jobs, Love Kids, are Drop-dead Gorgeous, Help with Housework, and Have a Strong Romantic Streak. She is so tempted to stay, but she goes to the sixth floor, where the sign reads: Floor 6 - You are visitor 31,456,012 to this floor. There are no men on this floor. This floor exists solely as proof that women are impossible to please.. Thank you for shopping at the Husband Store. 

PLEASE NOTE: To avoid gender bias charges, the store’s owner opened a New Wives store  just across the street. The first floor has wives that love sex. The second floor has wives that love sex & have money & like beer. The third, fourth, fifth and sixth floors have never been visited