Showing posts with label nude oil paintings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nude oil paintings. Show all posts

May 23, 2008

Nude Oil Paintings

"For shame! This is my servant-set him free! I am the-"
"Oh, peace!" exclaimed Hendon, in a panic, "thou"lt destroy thyself. Mind him not, officer, he is mad."
"Give thyself no trouble as to the matter of minding him, good man, I have small mind to mind him; but as to teaching him somewhat, to that I am well inclined." He turned to a subordinate and said, "Give the little fool a taste or two of the lash, to mend his manners."
"Half a dozen will better serve his turn," suggested Sir Hugh, who had ridden up a moment before to take a passing glance at the proceedings.
The king was seized. He did not even struggle, so paralyzed was he with the mere thought of the monstrous outrage that was proposed to be inflicted upon his sacred person. History was already defiled with the record of the scourging of an English king with whips-it was an intolerable reflection that he must furnish a duplicate of that shameful page. He was in the toils, there was no help for him; he must either take this punishment or beg for its remission. Hard conditions; he would take the stripes-a king might do that, but a king could not beg

Sep 29, 2007

nude painting

地方官员也越来越看重老百姓的幸福感。杭州市市长蔡奇在接受《小康》采访时说,一个城市的幸福感,不是官员自己说的,发言权在老百姓手里。他认为经济的发展未必带来幸福,发展经济,提高GDP,必须弄清楚对谁负责。“对老百姓负责,让老百姓感到幸福快乐,这才是关键。”杭州在提高老百姓的幸福指数方面,采用排除法,“解决掉老百姓不幸福的方面,那么老百姓的幸福指数就会提高了。”
2002年,杭州市政府大概总结了需要排除的 “七难”,即就业难、看病难、上学难、住房难、行路难、办事难和清洁杭州。最近,还将环境保护和食品安全两大问题也作为“破七难”的重要内容,形成“7+2”框架。
这基本上反映了一个文明政府的意识,当然,实质效果如何,如蔡奇说的那样,发言权还是在老百姓手里。
上海、北京、深圳和广州四大城市的落选既在意料之外也在情理之中。意外的是,最发达、最现代的城市没能成为最快乐的城市。合乎情理的是,这些城市居高不下的房价、物价,沉重的工作压力和生活负担,还有拥堵的城市交通、糟糕的空气质量等等这一切影响了人们的快乐。