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Peele "leaves no stone unturned." He "illuminates each new character -- even if it means going back a generation or two ...he shows how racism and oppression spawned a radical faith rooted in revenge." Youngstown Vindicator
Killing the Messenger is "an astonishing account" that is comparable to David Simon and The Wire, saying, "More than a gripping true-crime story, "Killing the Messenger" is an indictment of a corrupt and cowardly civic culture that isn't unique to Oakland." - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
"Killing the Messenger is very well written and researched. Like James Michener, Peele begins at the roots." It "may be the best, most thoroughly researched and ... most objective book ... on (the Black Muslims) and is, no doubt, destine to become required reading in many colleges and universities." - Columbia Journalism Review
"Gripping and insightful…A page-turner, in the tradition of great true-crime novels such as Truman Capote's In Cold Blood." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian
"A story told with the authority and nuance that comes with exhaustive research…Without a doubt Killing the Messenger will stand as the definitive work on Bailey's murder and Oakland's Your Black Muslim Bakery." – The Associated Press
"[A] chilling narrative…Peele's undying integrity not only uncovers enough hard-hitting facts to thoroughly close both the investigation and the murder, but also restores our trust that justice can be served." -- Uptown Magazine
"A very well written and thoroughly researched book…Peele bring vital historical context to the contemporary aspects of his tale…Killing the Messenger may well be the best, most thoroughly researched, and – with exceptions noted – most objective book thus far written on the subject, and is no doubt destined to become required reading in many colleges and universities. Hopefully it will also be read in prisons, to educate young black men that Tricknology comes in all colors. If the devil is indeed in the details, Peele has given us many demons to exorcise." – Columbia Journalism Review
"An astonishing account…Reading it, I kept flashing back to "The Wire," David Simon's devastating HBO series on the disintegration of the American city. There are details in this book that even Simon couldn't have dreamed up…Peele's writing is straightforward and free of sensationalism…More than a gripping true-crime story, Killing the Messenger is an indictment of a corrupt and cowardly civic culture that isn't unique to Oakland." – Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Killing the Messenger will be a revelation to many readers, detailing 100 years of American history that simply isn't part of the mainstream lexicon. Peele masterfully draws a line from the "radical faith" that the scars of slavery and Jim Crow helped popularize to the bullets that turned Chauncey Bailey into "a First Amendment martyr."" – San Francisco Chronicle
"[Thomas Peele] is the kind of writer who can convert the passion of newswriting into an art form, even if it's a subject -- the assassination of a journalist, and the events that led up to it -- that's never pretty nor polished. Indeed, he managed to take a complex subject -- the rise of a family in Oakland, Calif. that worshiped the Nation of Islam, and then conspired to assassinate a journalist to protect themselves -- and make it simple, dramatic and unique." – Tom Davis, The Huffington Post
"The murder of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey and a family's violent rise to prominence is given gripping life…Compelling reading…And it is a chilling reminder of the murder and acts of intimidation that confront journalists around the world regularly. Seeking to bring light to the truth can be a dangerous pursuit, even here in the land of the free." – LA Times
"With a sense of immediacy and purpose, Peele reconstructs the story in gripping fashion. He is especially adept at describing personalities…Killing the Messenger leaves no stone unturned in its historical account. The author illuminates each new character — even if it means going back a generation or two — and then puts him into the context of the story. In doing so, he shows how racism and oppression spawned a radical faith rooted in revenge." – Youngstown Vindicator
"A complex, carefully constructed story of the development of the Black Muslim Movement and one of its most notorious leaders." – Kirkus
"[An] eye-opening narrative about radical religion and its consequences...Peele renders characters and scenes with rich detail and his chronicle of events surrounding Bailey's death unfolds with the seamlessness of a fictional thriller, would that were the case." – Publisher's Weekly
"[A] riveting account." - Booklist
"A riveting account of the events that led up to Bailey's murder…It is an exhaustively researched narrative that details the rise and fall of Your Black Muslim Bakery…[with] Sometimes stomach-churning detail." - Oakland Tribune
"This is totally chilling, incredibly strange material, and the book is sweeping, site-specific, and compulsively readable." – The Observer's Very Short List
"Killing the Messenger is a crackling work of nonfiction, impossible to put down. Like Krakauer's Under the Banner of Heaven, Thomas Peele unpacks a tale of extremism and evil spawned by another peculiar American religion, The Nation of Islam. The malicious leader Yusuf Bey and his murderous followers and sons in the Your Black Muslim Bakery cult wreaked bloody havoc on the Bay Area for decades, until finally brought down by their brazen killing of a community journalist, Chauncey Bailey." - Nina Burleigh, New York Times bestselling author of The Fatal Gift of Beauty
"Tough, taut, and true! Killing the Messenger is a non-fiction noir trip through the dark side of religion, journalism, racial politics, and law enforcement. A REAL thriller." – Robert Lipsyte, author of An Accidental Sportswriter
"Peele exposes the sordid and homicidal history of the Nation of Islam and its offshoots. Yusuf Bey, like David Koresh and Jim Jones before him, was the leader of a cult of personality. While most members of any cult are essentially good but misguided people, Peele shows how anyone, no matter how well-intentioned, will do almost anything – including kill – if he believes his leader is divine. Chauncey Bailey was, sadly, a victim of Bey's megalomania." --Karl Evanzz, author of The Judas Factor and The Messenger: The Rise and Fall of Elijah Muhammad
"Thomas Peele is one of the great investigative reporters working today. His remarkable and obsessively researched book charts the trajectory of an Oakland crime family responsible for a string of murders. More important, perhaps, it exposes the willful myopia of the city officials and community leaders who allowed this outfit to operate over a span of decades." -A.C. Thompson, Investigative reporter, ProPublica and PBS Frontline
About the Author
THOMAS PEELE is a digital investigative reporter for the Bay Area News Group and the Chauncey Bailey Project. He is also a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism. His many honors include the Investigative Reporters and Editors Tom Renner Award for his reporting on organized crime, and the McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage. He lives in Northern California.


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"A salesman, driving on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night, had a flat. He opened his car trunk—no lug wrench. The light from a farmhouse could be seen dimly up the road. He set out on foot through the driving rain. Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench he could borrow, he thought."
Fear of God
A sermon by Pastor Bob
November 13, 2011
Text: Matthew 25:14-30
Matthew 25:14-30
"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received five bags of gold brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.'
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
"The man with two bags of gold also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two bags of gold; see, I have gained two more.'
"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'
"Then the man who had received one bag of gold came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'
"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
"'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'
–A salesman, driving on a lonely country road one dark and rainy night, had a flat.
–He opened his car trunk—no lug wrench.
–The light from a farmhouse could be seen dimly up the road.
–He set out on foot through the driving rain.
–Surely the farmer would have a lug wrench he could borrow, he thought.
–Of course, it was late at night—the farmer would be asleep in his warm, dry bed.
–Maybe he wouldn't answer the door.
–And even if he did, he'd be angry at being awakened in the middle of the night.
–The salesman, picking his way blindly in the dark, stumbled on.
–By now his shoes and clothing were soaked.
–Even if the farmer did answer his knock, he would probably shout something like, "What's the big idea waking me up at this hour?"
–This thought made the salesman angry.
–What right did that farmer have to refuse him the loan of a lug wrench?
–After all, here he was stranded in the middle of nowhere, soaked to the skin.
–The farmer was a selfish clod—no doubt about that!
–The salesman finally reached the house and banged loudly on the door.
–A light went on inside, and a window opened above.
–A voice called out, "Who is it?"
–His face white with anger, the salesman called out, "You know darn well who it is. It's me! And you can keep you blasted lug wrench. I wouldn't borrow it now if you had the last one on earth!"
–Someone once said that "Fear is the wrong use of imagination. It is anticipating the worst, not the best that can happen."
–This is partly true.
–Fear does have a tremendous influence on our lives.
–It can motivate us—like a mother bear protecting her cubs.
–Or it can paralyze us—leaving us with a sense of helplessness.
–How we deal with our fears virtually shapes our reality.
–Like the salesman whose fear turns to anger.
–But in the case of our gospel reading this morning, we learn that how we understand fear can also shape how we relate to God.
–And if there is a driving question that runs through our text this morning it is:
–What does it mean to fear God?
–In our gospel text for today we directly encounter the fear of God in the parable of the talents.
–In this case God is represented as the master who has gone away on a journey.
–And as we reflect on this parable together we might think of the faith community Matthew is writing for.
–A community in which most of the people who directly witnessed the life of Jesus are gone; and a community which expects Jesus to come again any day.
–But year-by-year, this seems a distant promise—and as we sit almost 2000 years later, we know what such a wait can lead to.
–This community of faith Matthew is writing for is most likely becoming complacent.
–What does it mean to fear God, if Christ has not yet to come from heaven with the sky full of angels to judge a world and set things right?
–How are we to act while we wait?
–In the parable that Jesus tells, a very wealthy master has done a miraculous thing before taking his journey.
–He has entrusted his entire estate to three slaves—and in the process he turns their whole world upside down.
–To one slave he gives the enormous sum of five talents.
–It is enormous because one talent is worth 15 years of wages.
–He therefore entrusts this first slave with 75 years of wealth.
–To the second slave, the master likewise entrusts an enormous sum: two talents.
–And finally, to the third slave: one talent.
–The world of these slaves has been changed profoundly, for they have been given wealth beyond imagination and told to manage it while the master is away.
–They are however not told exactly how to manage this money, and they do not know when the master will return, if ever.
–What would you do if you were one of those slaves, particularly today?
–Invest it in a risky stock market, perhaps buying stocks in biotechnology, alternative energy sources or pharmaceutical companies?
–Or perhaps you would invest in very slow growth CD's, bonds or IRA's.
–Or if you really wanted to be risky and do what the slaves actually would have done, you might have invested in that most dangerous form of gambling: farming.
–My Grandfather was a gambler.
–In fact, one might say he was a compulsive gambler—it least that is what he called himself. And he lived in the heart of gambling in America.
–Not Las Vegas, but O'Neill, Nebraska.
–My grandfather was farmer, a dry-land farmer, who, unlike his brother-in-laws, farmed without irrigation, waiting expectantly for each rain to come so that his feed-corn would grow.
–I never knew quite what to say when Grandpa told me he was gambler.
–This white-haired man with one shoulder strap holding up his dirty overalls.
–He'd lost his thumb years ago cutting wood, and I can still see him gesturing with the stub.
–He surely did not look like any gambler that I could think of, but his words still make me ponder and smile.
–Perhaps the first or second servant was such a gambler, a farmer who invested these talents given to them. Or perhaps they invested in some other business enterprise.
–In any case, the first and second servants faced this new situation with its accompanying fear by exercising the gifts that had been given to them.
–And each doubled what they had been given.
–Five talents were turned to ten talents.
–Two talents to four.
–The third slave, however, faced his fears in a different way.
–In what seemed like a sensible decision, he decided not to deal with the money at all.
–So he dug a hole in the ground and hid all that he had been given.
–Out of sight, out of mind.
–It's like the old story of the farmer who didn't farm:
–One day in July, a farmer sat on his front porch smoking his pipe.
–Along came a stranger who asked, "How's your cotton coming?"
–"Ain't got none," was the answer. "Didn't plant none. 'Fraid of the boll weevil."
–"Well, how's your corn?"
–"Didn't plant none. 'Fraid o' drought."
–"How about your potatoes?"
–"Ain't got none. Scairt o' tater bugs."
-The stranger finally asked, "Well, what did you plant?"
–"Nothin," answered the farmer. "I just played it safe."
–The third slave thought he was playing it safe too, until that fearful day came when the master returned from his long journey and settled accounts.
–To the first two slaves, the master praised them and told them that because they had been trustworthy in a few things, he would put them in charge of many things.
–Best of all, they would enter into the joy of their master.
–But when the master came to the third slave the master's return brought not just fear, but terror.
–As it turned out, though all the slaves feared their master, the third slave's fear had led him to only see the master as harsh.
–It was in this fear, this paralysis, that the third slave had not even given the money for someone else's use, but only buried it.
–In his fear, in his anger, the third slave voiced his fearful image of his master: "I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed."
–And with this image of his master, the slave's excuse is simple: "I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours."
–Like the salesman who meets the farmer with premeditated anger, the slave meets the master with accusation.
–And ironically, it is a self-fulfilling prophecy that the master's actions become the slave's worst nightmare.
–First the master takes away the money that had been given to the third slave.
–Then he amazingly gives it to the slave who now had ten talents.
–And finally he throws the slave into "the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth."
–As we reflect on this parable, it is worth asking, "How do we deal with this fearful image of the master and ultimately of God?"
–One might be tempted to simply dismiss a fearful image of God in the first place. After all, God is loving and merciful.
–But God's love and mercy need not dismiss our healthy fear of God.
–Not a paralyzing fear which immobilizes us like the third slave.
–But a healthy fear that prompts us to acknowledge that God is God—creator and sustainer of the universe.
–There is no other God but God—no other game in town—there is only God.
–And even though there are days when it appears that the master is away, it does not change the reality that God has given us everything, and is still master, still Lord.
–God does not cease to exist because there is not a burning bush in front of us, or a wriggling baby Jesus at our feet.
–The Holy Spirit sees to that.
–For it is the Holy Spirit that gives us eyes of faith to see the extravagance of the master's gift in the first place.
–The master in our parable after all gives everything to his slaves.
–For us it is a gift worth more than 75 years of wages, or a hundred, or even a thousand years of earnings.
–It is the gift of the gospel.
–The gift in which God ultimately gives everything to us in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
–It is a gift worth risking it all for, worth literally dying for.
–But most importantly, it is a gift worth living for, and a gift worth sharing.

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More Than Meets the Eye
Studies have shown that medical students who spend time looking at art develop more acute observation skills, a key advantage in their careers. I cannot claim that looking at works of art has improved my scientific acumen, but I can certainly say that spending time with a work of art sets off my curator's stream of consciousness. My brain builds associations based on personal experience and a sort of mental Rolodex of images forges connections unique to my idiosyncratic way of thinking.
All of which leads me to a somewhat unlikely pairing of two great paintings in our collection: Thomas Eakins's Swimming (1885) and Frederic Remington's A Dash for the Timber (1889).
Thomas Eakins, Swimming, 1885 and Frederic Remington, A Dash for the Timber, 1889
More than just a chronological convergence or the fact that one work depicts human nudes and the other equine nudes, I'd argue a sort of commonality of influence in these two paintings in the application of photography to the process of depicting bodies—horses or otherwise. The 1880s saw the rise in popularity of the photographic motion studies of the eccentric Eadweard Muybridge (1830–1904), whose landmark scientific experiments at the University of Pennsylvania captured aspects of sequential movements theretofore invisible to the naked eye but recorded by the lenses.
Eadweard Muybridge, Annie G. with Jockey, ca. 1887
Eakins spent time in 1884 at Muybridge's laboratory-studio, only to devise his own photographic techniques for recording motion. We know that he took several photographs in the process of preparing to paint Swimming, though the final outcome is an artistic statement all his own. Even though he has depicted several individuals, I can't help but see it as reminiscent of photographic studies of one nude in motion.
Paintings of horses were never the same after Muybridge's studies. Suddenly, rather than legs splayed out horizontally to indicate a horse at full gallop, Remington and others (including Eakins) showed a variety of seemingly implausible horsey poses inspired by what the human eye could not possibly perceive, but the camera could. When I look at A Dash for the Timber, I see the effects of Muybridge and his photographic contemporaries written all over it. This is partially because I had the occasion to look at both paintings closely with a photographic historian friend, and partially because I have devoted time in the past to understanding the juncture of art and science in Muybridge's day and what was considered acceptable behavior in the laboratory but not the artist's classroom.
Making connections between paintings is not a science. It's okay to form your own associations. If our paintings make sense to you because of a sunset you once observed or because of a story about your family, I say go for it. And, for all you aspiring medical professionals out there, come to the Amon Carter and stay a while. It will only help your career!
Maggie Adler, Assistant Curator
Felice natal e eon anno nove
One of our loveliest portraits is of a young Alice Vanderbilt Shepard by John Singer Sargent. Alice was a well known beauty, but she was involved in a childhood mishap that led to a life of enforced inactivity. During one period of convalescence she became interested in the idea of a neutral auxiliary language that could facilitate communication among diverse groups of people. Alice and her husband David Morris founded the International Auxiliary Language Association (IALA). Not too long after her death the Interlingua-English Dictionary was published, presenting to the world her life's work, Interlingua, a language for the world to use. All of us here at the Amon Carter wish you a "Felice natal e eon anno nove," which is "Merry Christmas and Happy New Year" in Interlingua.
John Singer Sargent (1856–1925)
Alice Vanderbilt Shepard, 1888
Oil on canvas
A Bird of Courage
Before you extract your roasting pan, baster, and meat thermometer from their storage places to cook your holiday bird, I ask that you pause for a moment to honor the nobly awkward fowl that is Thanksgiving's most famous participant—the turkey.
Benjamin Franklin, purveyor of early American wisdom, is said to have remarked that, in comparison to the badly behaved bald eagle, the turkey was "though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."
John James Audubon, VULGO (WILD TURKEY) Meleagris Gallapavo, Engraving with watercolor on wove, off-white paper, 1826
It's no wonder, then, that in 1826, American ornithologist John James Audubon chose the wild turkey, or Meleagris gallapavo for the first plate of his monumental publication, The Birds of America (1827–38). Audubon's grand project to record all the birds of North America was not merely a scientific pursuit but an artistic accomplishment of great ambition. Audubon's life-sized rendition of the wild turkey is not your grandmother's frozen Butterball but a resplendent creature with a full beard and intricately articulated copper, yellow, and blue feathers. He stands in a pose designed to show off all the colorful assets belonging to the male of the species. The successful outcome of Audubon's now-famous project was not simply that he reproduced the birds to scale in a setting that allowed them to appear their most lifelike, but also that he sought the best collaborators to bring his project to life.
Audubon initially relied on the Scottish engraver William Home Lizars to translate his large watercolors into colored engravings, and the first ten plates in the series are the result of Lizars's efforts. This print in the Amon Carter's collection was possibly one of the first Audubon works to make its way to America from Edinburgh where it was printed.
If you happen to encounter a wild turkey this season, take care to check out his every attribute. Then, as the Meleagris gallapavo gobbles along his merry way, tip your hat to the prowess of John James Audubon.
Maggie Adler, Assistant Curator
A Familiar Goddess
As a recent addition to the Amon Carter's staff as an assistant curator, and as a newcomer to Fort Worth, it's comforting to have art around that reminds me of my east coast origins and the places I've been. Chances are, if you have the opportunity to care for and interpret a stellar collection of American art, you have had the privilege of engaging with one of the Diana sculptures created by the renowned nineteenth-century artist Augustus Saint-Gaudens. As I ascend the Amon Carter's Atrium stairs, I am delighted to be greeted by our bronze Diana of the Tower.
Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907), Diana of the Tower, bronze, 1899
A close friend of celebrated New York architect Stanford White, Saint-Gaudens was asked around 1887 to create a sculpture to adorn the top of the architect's Madison Square Garden. Saint-Gaudens chose to make a monumental weathervane depicting the Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana. Traditional classical sculptures of Diana were robust, but Saint-Gaudens, in the only female nude sculpture of his oeuvre, sculpted a more lithe version of the goddess, delicately balanced on one foot as if interrupted mid-hunt. When the original eighteen-foot-tall Diana, adorned with flying drapery, was installed atop the building's tower, White and Saint-Gaudens were dismayed to discover she was out of proportion with the building and too unwieldy to move well. Down she came to be replaced with the thirteen-foot Diana now in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, my former curatorial home. She was the talk of the town in her heyday.
Nineteenth-century Americans judged the sculpted goddess a major hit, and she quickly became the most famous nude in the country. Saint-Gaudens then went about creating intricate bronze reductions of the larger goddess. Each one of the smaller versions was modeled by hand and varied in the configuration of bow, arrow, string, hair, patination, and base. So, even though I have seen a Diana or two in my day, there's always something special to see with each encounter.
Our 1899 small-scale Diana of the Tower is not the lone representative of the sculpture in our collection, or even in Fort Worth. Over time, the Amon Carter has acquired three different versions of Saint-Gaudens's Diana – the bronze, an early concrete sculpture, and the large gilded version that now resides at Fort Worth's Bass Hall.
Though a late-nineteenth-century artwork holds intrinsic appeal for me as an art historian, Diana is of particular interest to me as a former competitive archer. While Saint-Gaudens's technique is beyond reproach, archers will tell you that the goddess could benefit from a few pointers. Suffice it to say, none of my competitors ever prospered by pulling the bowstring back behind the ear, and I never saw an Olympian able to shoot a bow standing on tippy toes!
Maggie Adler, Assistant Curator
Welcome Home
The Amon Carter staff were very excited to welcome a new acquisition of a major, full-length painting by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925). The work, titled Edwin Booth from 1890, is a portrait of the great 19th-century Shakespearean actor, Edwin Booth (1833–1893).
Come visit the museum and see this important piece of American art for yourself. Admission is always free.
Happy Birthday Thomas Eakins
Thomas Eakins was born on this day in 1844. Swimming is considered an American masterpiece and the pinnacle of his work as a realist painter and teacher. The painting was originally purchased from the artist's widow by the Friends of Art in Fort Worth, who gave it to the city's Art Association as a worthy addition to its public art gallery.
Thomas Eakins (18414-1916)
Swimming, 1885
oil on canvas
Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Purchased by the Friends of Art, Fort Worth Art Association, 1925; acquired by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 1990, from the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth through grants and donations from the Amon G. Carter Foundation, the Sid W. Richardson Foundation, the Anne Burnett and Charles Tandy Foundation, Capital Cities/ABC Foundation, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The R. D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation and the people of Fort Worth.
Behind the Scenes: Installing Hidden in Plain Site
Currently on view in the museum atrium is Hidden in Plain Site, a monumental art work that includes four canvases. Artist Sedrick Huckaby wanted to celebrate the artistic merit of his grandmother's quilts and explore the idea of quilts containing hidden messages. The process used by the artist to create this and other works was directly inspired by the collages of Romare Bearden, some of which are featured in the special exhibition Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey now on view through August 11, 2013.
Hanging a large-scale piece takes many hours of planning and collaboration. The project began four months before the works even came into the museum. Jim Belknap, Installation Manager, visited Huckaby's studio to look at the paintings and get an idea of what it would take to hang 300 pounds of wood, canvas, and paint on the walls of the museum. Not only was the safety of the art at stake, but the integrity of the delicate shell stone walls in the museums' atrium were an important issue during the installation.
A framework system was constructed on which the paintings were hung. (The design and build process took two months.) Framework and paintings would then hang on a pulley-and-cable system that was attached to a bronze channel already installed in the wall. The original channel proved to be too deep and new metal channel inserts had to be created to hold the bolts for the pulley/cable system.
Installation started on a Monday at 8 a.m. and was completed by 6 p.m. The work had to be completed before the museum reopened on Tuesday morning. This project required four professional art handlers, two registrars, two contractors, three lifts, and a step ladder from the Teaching Resource Center. The artist was on hand during the last hours of the installation and he didn't seem at all worried about his creation. The result is a wonderful marriage of art, careful planning, and precision engineering.
Hidden in Plain Site will be on view until October 31, 2013. Don't miss it!
Spring Today Summer Tomorrow
Lots of friends are making their way to the Amon Carter this week for our spring break Family Fun Week! Come look at art, talk about art, even make some art to take home.
Admission is free and strollers are welcome.
Welcome NAEA
The National Art Education Association's annual conference starts Thursday in Fort Worth and we're thrilled to have our colleagues come to Cowtown to collaborate on art education topics.
We invite all of our NAEA friends to come on over to the Amon Carter and stop into the bookstore for a welcome bag (just show them your conference badge) and our best wishes for a great conference!
Happy Holidays!
All of the staff at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!


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by David from Atlanta
The staff makes the differencePosted Oct 1, 2013
Cons: It's time for some new paint, wallpaper, and furniture.
Location: Close enough the Atlantic City, and good shopping and restaurants nearby. Not many in the first 1/2 mile, but there's a big mall about 5 miles away.
The hotel is just average. The rooms are a little worn, and the facilities shown their age. BUT the staff is great. The room was spotless, even though aged. The front desk clerk was very helpful, and the breakfast waitress and bartender were very attentive and friendly. For the price, considering the workers, I'd stay here again.
by Steve from Maryland
I won't returnPosted Sep 27, 2013 on Hotels
Mold everywhere in bathroom. Elevators broke down while riding them. Bed flat and lopsided. This hotel has tremendous potential, but needs some serious updating. We won't return.
by Sheridan from Hanover, PA
Great for the money!Posted Sep 17, 2013 on Hotels
It was perfect for an inexpensive getaway. The hotel could stand to be updated...a lot!! Breakfast was good!!!
by Donna B from Norwood, PA
near Atlantic CityPosted Sep 17, 2013 on Hotels
Hotel was more than we expected. Very nice. If we ever stay down that way again, we'll definitely stay there. Very nice!
by mikel from Lancaster, PA
Run down, awful a/cPosted Sep 12, 2013 on Hotels
The hotel is very run down. It has obviously never been renovated. My room was odd, with a random wet-bar type sink in a shabby outer room. The bathroom (as did the rest of the room) had peeling and patched wallpaper and old, cracked tile with dirty grout. The tub itself had patched holes in the inside. The worst part, however, was the horrible air conditioning. No digital thermostat, just a rheostat dial which provided little guidance on how to get cool air. It wasn't possible to get cold air from this unit, as I tried every position on the temperature knob only to get a low flow of tepid air. By the next morning I couldn't wait to check out just to get to my car and its a/c. Free breakfast was included but I was too afraid to try it, worried it would match the rest of this run down, sad hotel.
by A verified traveler
Nice but outdated.Posted Sep 9, 2013
Pros: It was clean and the building and main floor looked nice.
Cons: Very outdated. Elevator wasn't working and looked very old. Bleach stain in the shower, although clean but not presentable.
Location: The location was pretty nice as far as fast food, restaurants, and stores are concerned.
The building could use a little updating. The good thing was that the problems of my stay were minute. I enjoyed the fresh breakfast, the room was clean, and the service was ok but nothing exceptional. I would only stay hear for the discounted rate and not the regular rate. Good/ok hotel over all.
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Posted Sep 6, 2013 on Hotels
It was okay, not too much to complaint about.
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by Maria from New York, NY
The hotel was so-soPosted Sep 5, 2013
Pros: Location is right near expressway, which is convenient if your driving.
Cons: The hotel room wasn't what I expected. Mattress was flat and the A/C did not work. The pool closed at 8 pm, it should be opened for a little longer.
Location: The hotel was close to restaurant and stores.
I think this hotel has a lot of potential.The lobby is big and the entrance is deceiving. The hotel needs a touch-up.
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NOT GOOD ONE OF THE WORSTPosted Sep 4, 2013 on Hotels
At arrival I was disapointed, the girl at the front deskn was rude, She told me I couldn't check in until 4pm but there was people checking in at 2pm. We arrived at 12 and had to ride around then pay for parking. After checking in we walk to the elevator and realized that the elevator wasn't working properly. then we entered the room and the wallpaper was cut and hanging off the wall. Then the smell hit us we had a non smoking room and it smelled of smoke. The floor was dirty the light was so bad we had to buy a lamp, and we both slept on top of the covers because we was scared of bed bad. This was one of the worst hotels I've ever been in let alone stay in. I very unhappy because your web site rated this as a four star hotel it's clearly a one star or no starr I wanted to go to another hotel but my girlfriend said let's just stay she didn't feel like going anywhere else after a 3 in a half drive. NEVER AGAIN


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MFPC hosts South American delegationWhy did a South American delegation visit MFPC? To exchange ideas on how to communicate effectively about sustainability. On May 16, Pat Sirois, Roberta Scruggs and Sue McCarthy welcomed 12 visitors from countries ranging from Mexico to Argentina who were visiting Maine to study "sustainable landscapes."
Park/monument forum in OronoMFPC members were among estimated 1,000 people who packed the Collins Center at the University of Maine in Orono to tell Jonathan Jarvis, the National Park Service director their views and concerns about a proposed park/monument. Here's how Jarvis answered their questions and concerns.
Paper is still No. 1!Along with paper, forest products and wood products are among the Maine's top 11 exports by industry, with a combined value of $736,783,355 – 27 percent of Maine's total exports in 2015. Canada continues to be the top destination for all Maine exports, including forest products. Total U.S. exports of forest products topped $33.7 billion last year.
LePage, Budworm Task Force release response planGov. Paul R. LePage and members of the Maine Spruce Budworm Task Force will unveil "Coming Spruce Budworm Outbreak: Initial Risk Assessment and Preparation & Response Recommendations for Maine's Forestry Community" at a news conference in the Cabinet Room on Wednesday, March 16 at 9 a.m. "Maine assembled an impressive team of experts in advance of this spruce budworm outbreak to learn from the last outbreak and take steps to help minimize damage from this one," Gov. LePage said.
Lightening legislators moodThis year's reception Jan. 26th may have been the most lively one ever. The MFPC conference room was packed and the noise level was high as legislators and MFPC members enjoyed great food, good company and the chance to talk informally. "There are two sides to every story and this is where we get the chance to hear that other side," said Rep. Catherine Nadeau, D-Winslow. "You have to lighten the mood with a little bit of humor. It makes ...
Legislative leaders support Maine's forest economyMFPC certainly achieved its goal of helping legislative leaders better understand the Maine's forest products industry, but also gained an unexpected bonus. During the panel discussion at our board meeting, a strategy started to emerge, along with a sense of purpose and list of short- and long-term actions that could strengthen Maine's forest economy.
Steady rise in budwormEntomologists from the Maine Forest Service noted a steady rise in the numbers of budworm moths caught in pheromone traps concentrated along the Canadian border in 2015, according to a new report. Quebec's infestation now encompasses 15.6 million acres and has spread south onto the Gaspe Peninsula and toward Maine. The insect's potential to become an outbreak over vast regions of commercially valuable spruce-fir forests has scientists and public officials concerned.
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Nominated for Northeastern Region Outstanding LoggerRichard Wing practiced sustainable logging before anyone even called it that. His clients say Richard and his son Tim leave a stand "better than it was." That's just one of the reasons that the Maine Forest Products Council (MFPC) has nominated Richard Wing & Son Logging of Standish for the Northeastern Region Outstanding Logger Award, given by the Forest Resources Association.
The Irving TeamJim Irving, president of J.D. Irving, made a point of saying he was accepting the Austin Wilkins Award on behalf of the Irving team that earned it. The award recognizes people or organizations that stand above their peers to further forestry, forests or forestland conservation in Maine. "We're pleased to be the first forest products company in Maine to receive this award for this type of work on Outcome Based Forestry," Irving said. "It's a great recognition of our team."
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Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre
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|Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre
|Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer
Centro Niemeyer
|General information
|International cultural centre
|Avilés, Asturias, Spain
|Avda. del Zinc
|Spring 2011
|Design and construction
|Oscar Niemeyer
The Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre or Centro Niemeyer (Spanish: Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer), (popularly known as el Niemeyer), is a cultural complex designed by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and an international cultural project. The centre is located on the estuary of Avilés, Asturias in northwest Spain. It was inaugurated on 26 May 2011.
The centre's imposing size and its white, red and yellow exterior make it a highly visible landmark in the landscape of the town.
- 1 Oscar Niemeyer: The origins and the design
- 2 Meeting point for knowledge
- 3 Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre Foundation
- 4 Awards
- 5 Citizens movement: I Support Centro Niemeyer
- 6 Gallery
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
Oscar Niemeyer: The origins and the design[edit]
The Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer (designer from Brasilia and one of the most influential modernist architects in the world[1] was awarded with the Prince of Asturias Award for Art in 1989. That was the origin of the relationship between Oscar Niemeyer and the Principality of Asturias. Years later, as a present for the 25th anniversary of the Prince of Asturias Awards, Niemeyer donated a project to the principality. His design has become a project meant to be an international reference in the cultural field. It is dedicated to education, culture and peace.[2] This centre is the first Oscar Niemeyer's work in Spain, and he has said he believes it is the most important in Europe,[3] which is the reason its name is "Centro Niemeyer".
The Niemeyer Centre is formed by five main elements that complement each other:[4]
- The open square is a large open outdoor space for cultural activities. It reflects the Oscar Niemeyer's idea of a place open to humankind.
- The auditorium contains around 1000 seats for concerts, theatre, and conferences. Its peculiarity is not having distinction between social classes. It includes the Club, a small space for small concerts, and an exhibition room in the foyer.
- The dome is the exhibitions building.
- The tower is a sight-seeing tower, restaurant and cocktail lounge.
- The multi-purpose building contains the film centre, meeting-rooms, cafe, shop, and information point.
Style and colours[edit]
The main features in Oscar Niemeyer's work are the curves. The colours are also features: mainly white, red, yellow and blue; this is because of the influence in his work of the (Neoplasticism).[5]
Step by step[edit]
The first stone was set on April 2008. The museum building structure was built in about an hour, as a result of the use of a pioneer technique for cultural buildings in Spain.[6] This way, it took about an hour to set up the whole structure. Then both the "Multipurpose building" and the "Auditorium" were constructed. The materials used were mainly concrete and glass. Also during this time the basis of the "Tower" was started, but it was not until the structures of other buildings were almost finished that the works on the Tower were visible. An underground car park was added. The "Open Square" was covered in white concrete. The sides of the Auditorium were painted in yellow, creating a contrast with the dominant white colour. On one of the sides of this building, a ceramic art work, designed by Niemeyer, represents the outline of a woman resting. The stage door was painted in red. This door can be open to the square, so that shows can take part inside or outside the building.[citation needed]
The inauguration act took place on March 2011 with a video speech with Oscar Niemeyer and a jazz concert with Woody Allen in front of an audience of more than 10,000 people.[7]
'Niemeyer effect': impact in the post-industrial town[edit]
Apart from its cultural purposes, the Óscar Niemyer International Cultural Centre of Avilés has an important environmental element. It is the center of a large scale urban regeneration process that will change the whole waterfront of the town. It is going to be located on an island created in the Avilés estuary, not far from the industrial area. This will help in the regeneration process of that area.
The authorities are now planning a many changes there, such as eliminating heavy traffic from the port area (where the center will be located) and creating sporting and recreation areas instead. Also a brand new set of projects are being released because of the Niemeyer Centre effect. This area is called now, La Isla de la Innovación[8] (The Island of the Innovation).[9]
It is developed by the Government of the Principality of Asturias and the Government of Spain. It will provide for the economic and urban regeneration of a degraded area in the middle of a process of industrial transformation: the Avilés estuary, situated in Asturias, northern Spain.
Niemeyer Effect[edit]
Thanks to the architecture and the cultural project, some artists became interested in Centro Niemeyer.[10] Brad Pitt, a follower of Oscar Niemeyer's work visited the town to see the works[11] and increased the publicity of the Asturian cultural complex. Other Hollywood stars such as Kevin Spacey, visited the town several times in collaboration with the center (premieres, conferences, and theatre plays).[12] The collaboration between different world personalities (artists, Nobel Prize winners, United Nations meetings, etc.) made Centro Niemeyer the "Spanish cultural insititution with more presence in national and international media" in 2011.[13]
A year later works around the Centro Niemeyer prepared for the arrival of the first commercial cruise in the history of Avilés. An Oriental Garden next to the estuary receives the visitors arriving through the estuary. There are plans to create a bigger recreation port to increase tourism.[14]
The Centro Niemeyer has also inspired several sweets, such as: Niemeyitas, Cúpulas de Avimeyer (Avimeyer domes), etc. The short film "Keres" by Alfonso S. Suarez was recorded on the Centro Niemeyer.[15]
Several car companies have also used the buildings to promote their latest cars.[16]
Also a fashion magazine used it as background for a photographic session in 2011.[17]
Meeting point for knowledge[edit]
Oscar Niemeyer's vision is based on three pillars: education, culture and peace. The Centro Niemeyer tries to be a magnet for the three elements. The Niemeyer Centre also tries to combine international and national products.[according to whom?]
G8 of culture[edit]
In December 2007, the Foundation organized the First Worldwide Forum of International Cultural Centres in Avilés, Asturias (also known as the G8 of Culture) with eight international cultural centers: Lincoln Center of New York (USA), Barbican Centre of London(UK), Sydney Opera House, Centre Georges Pompidou of Paris (France), Library of Alexandria, Tokyo International Forum(Japan) and Hong Kong Cultural Center (China) and the Cultural Centre Óscar Niemeyer of Asturias (Spain).[18]
The exhibition Luz by Carlos Saura was a production by Centro Niemeyer. The center co-produced Utopía by María Pagés, and, in association with other institutions, co-commissioned and produced Richard III by Sam Mendes with Kevin Spacey in the main role. This theatre play was part of the Bridge Project between the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the Old Vic Theatre in London, and the British producer Neal Street.[19] Asturias was one of the few places in the world where it was presented, adding Aviles to a list of names such as London, Naples, Istanbul, Athens, San Francisco, and New York.[20]
The Centro Niemeyer has organised different educational activities such as those in collaboration with the Kevin Spacey Foundation, or María Pagés. Students of different ages had the chance of finding a meeting place for learning.[according to whom?] Some of those students had important chances as a consequence of those activities: such as doing a performance in Broadway[21] It was also one of the stops of the Ruta Quetzal in 2011[22]
Film Centre[edit]
One of the permanent activities of the Niemeyer Centre will be the 'Film Centre'. Woody Allen proposed the idea to the Principality of Asturias Government after several visits to Asturias.[citation needed] Woody Allen has shown publicly his support to the Avilés' centre, visiting the town and including bits of it in his first film in Spain (Vicky Cristina Barcelona 2008). In October 2008, the European Film Academy (EFA) announced that it will collaborate with the Niemeyer Centre's Film The center has a permanent cinema in the Multipurpose Building.[23] The seat number 7 on the 5th row bears Woody Allen's name, who inaugurated the cinema on 2011.[24] There is a second seat dedicated to Volker Schlöndorff.[25] The Film Centre works on themes, such as the United Nations, etc., but also premieres, and short-films.
There are three different areas dedicated to this science: the bar, the tower restaurant and the cocteleria. The Gastro restaurant provides a space where 14 guests sit around a common table and are involved in the cooking process. Famous cooks share their experience and menus there.[citation needed]
The main exhibition gallery is The Dome. There is a second and smaller gallery in the foyer of the Auditorium and sometimes on the two rooms of the Multipurpose Building.[citation needed]
Other arts[edit]
Apart from the ones above, there are many different arts included in the activity of the Centro Niemeyer, including music, theatre, and ballet.[citation needed]
Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre Foundation[edit]
The Fundación Centro Cultural Internacional Oscar Niemeyer Principado de Asturias was created in 2007 to manage the Niemeyer Centre's buildings and cultural project. The Foundation develops the international project and to set a work collaboration network. The work of this Foundation is based on three aims: education, culture and peace.[citation needed] It is hoped[according to whom?] the centre will be a magnet for talent, knowledge and creativity, as well as promoting local content. It will have a strong focus on collaboration with international cultural centres.
Oscar Niemeyer is an honorary member of the Foundation.[citation needed]
The activity of the Foundation starts before the works on the buildings. They organized the first "G8 of culture" conferences with Paulo Coelho, Alejandro Amenábar, Omar Shariff, the representation of The Tempest, etc. Damien Pwono (ASPEN Institute) said during a visit to the town, «The most important thing in culture is add the efforts of different people, and that is what Centro Niemeyer is doing, also taking an eclectic point of view. Other centers show how beautiful they are, but the Niemeyer, even without building, is real».[26]
Until the spring of 2012 the general director of the centre was Natalio Grueso.[citation needed]
International Advisory Board[edit]
There is also an International Advisory Board[27] of the International Cultural Centre Óscar Niemeyer. Some of its members are Stephen Hawking, Vinton Cerf, Woody Allen, Paulo Coelho, and Jose Andres.[citation needed]
The Niemeyer Centre will also collaborate with the London School of Economics, the Instituto Cervantes, the Old Vic theatre of London (currently directed by Kevin Spacey) María Cristina Masaveu Foundation, Ministry of Culture (Spain) and with exhibitions exchange with CaixaForum (La Caixa).[citation needed]
On 17 October 2008, the news is that the Nigerian writer, poet and playwright Wole Soyinka, who won a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, will collaborate with the Niemeyer Centre. He visited Asturias in 2012 and collaborate with a conference and an exhibition.[citation needed]
Right after its creation, the Foundation activity started. That way, even before the actual buildings were finished, a lot of activities organized by the Niemeyer Centre took place in Avilés. Some of the activities included premieres (Cassandra's Dream by Woody Allen,[28]) the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho in the Palacio Valdés Theatre (event also transmitted by the Internet),[29] the visits of Fatema Mernissi in June 2008, Wole Soyinka, Vinton Cerf, Omar Sharif, the concerts of Barbara Hendricks, Joan Manuel Serrat, etc.[citation needed]
Also the first steps for collaborations with the Old Vic Theatre of London took place at that time.[30]
Impact of the inaugural programme[edit]
During the spring of 2011 the announcement of the inaugural programme created a lot of expectation proven by the 10,000 invitations accepted for Woody Allen and The New Orleans Jazz Band concert.[citation needed] The first exhibitions were associates to personalities such as Jessica Lange and Julian Schnabel, etc. The activities programme is on the Centre's agenda, including exhibitions, concerts, etc.
All these activities made the Centro Niemeyer of Asturias appear in national and international media.[citation needed]
The arquitectural project received these awards:
- Best National Project at Barcelona Meeting Point (2010)[31]
- Best Urban Development Project at "Éxito Empresarial en Asturias" awards(2010)[32]
- Icono de la Asturias de hoy (chosen by the readers of El Comercio newspaper(2011)[33]
- II Premio en la categoría placa de yeso laminado en el VIII Saint-Gobain Gypsum International Trophy Awards. (June 2012) 2012[34]
It also received an award for its cultural contribution:
- Premio del Público del Festival de Jeréz 2012 (Jerez Festival Audience Price) to "UTOPÍA" de María Pagés (coproduced by Centro Niemeyer)[35]
Citizens movement: I Support Centro Niemeyer[edit]
After the regional elections in 2011 there were political differences that affected the center. At this stage, the opinion on the street and a Facebook Group become the origin of the citizens movement "YO APOYO AL CENTRO CULTURAL INTERNACIONAL OSCAR NIEMEYER" (I support Oscar Niemeyer International Cultural Centre).[citation needed] This movement was open to anyone who supported what the Centro Niemeyer had represented both cultural and economically for the town and the region, leaving aside political ideologies. As any citizens movement, it had to prove their political independence.[36]
There was not a renewed allowance for the Foundation to continue with the management of the center. On 15 December 2011 the center was closed and employees were laid off.[37] A month later it reopened, for a few months, under a different name and project. Through demonstrations, online signature campaigns, articles on the press, manifestos and cultural events (some of which appeared on national an international media,[38]) the movement tried to support and keep the original project. Members of the citizens movement met up with different political parties, trade unions and businesses.[39] During this period, different personalities from the culture and journalism supported the Centro Niemeyer through social networks, signing manifestos,[40] etc.
Eventually, a few months later, after early elections in 2012, the Foundation was allowed back to the management of the centre and the project recovered its original name.[41] The plaque was up on the center on 21 June 2012.
During the homage to Oscar Niemeyer on 15 December 2012 (it would have been his 105 birthday),[42] the citizens movement released "Sentimiento Niemeyer".[43] The verses were written by different people through a Facebook event and put together by musicians. The song was released under a Creative Commons license (attribution, non-profit, no-variations) so that other artists who shared the feeling around the world could make their own cover of the song, keeping the melody and translating the lyrics.[44]
See also[edit]
- Centro Pompidou, París
- Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
- Tate Modern London
- Guggenheim Bilbao
- Museo de Arte Abstracto Español de Cuenca
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León (MUSAC)
- Museo de Escultura al Aire Libre de Alcalá de Henares
- ^ Influential modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer dies aged 104. The Independent, 6 December 2012
- ^ Information[dead link]
- ^ "Note in "El Mundo"". Elmundo.es.
- ^ Description and Woody Allen
- ^ "Entrevista: Niemeyer la poética de la curva" (Spanish) in http://noticias.arq.com.mx
- ^ Yolanda De Luis. "Article in "El Comercio Digital"". Avilés: Elcomerciodigital.com.
- ^ El clarinete de Woody Allen apadrina el Niemeyer Elmundo.es, 26 March 2011
- ^ Paul Richardson (1 July 2011). "''A great white hope in Avilés, Asturias'". The Guardian. London.
- ^ "More information about "The Island of the innovation in Avilés"". Xihalife.com. 9 January 2008.
- ^ Brad Pitt visita por sorpresa Avilés ABC, 31 August 2009
- ^ La Opinión de A Coruña (31 August 2009). "Brat Pitt's surprise visitita". Laopinioncoruna.es.
- ^ Kevin Spacey convierte a Ricardo III en un dictador del siglo XX. Cultura, El País, 29 September 2011
- ^ Y. De Luis (11 October 2011). "La Voz de Avilés". Elcomercio.es.
- ^ "The Island of Innovation". Aviles.es.
- ^ KERES94 personen vinden dit leuk (18 September 2012). "''Keres'' Facebook page". Facebook.com.
- ^ Nissan lleva su guerra de las galaxias al Niemeyer y al Calatrava La voz e Avilés, 2 September 2013
- ^ Una 'top model' en el Niemeyer La voz de Avilés, 24 May 2011
- ^ "El País.com, 22/2/2008". Elpais.com. 6 December 2007.
- ^ Web del The Repertory Theatre, Singapur[dead link]
- ^ "EFM World Tour with The Bridge Project – Richard III", EFM, 26 June 2012
- ^ La Nueva España (28 March 2012). "De Gijón a Broadway ''La Nueva España'', 28th March 2012". Lne.es.
- ^ "Ruta Quetzal video". Youtube.com. 14 July 2011.
- ^ "''informador.com.mx''". Informador.com.mx. 25 March 2011.
- ^ "''informador.com.mx''". Informador.com.mx. 25 March 2011.
- ^ Volker Schlöndorff's visit Archived 26 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Damien Pwono (ASPEN Institute)". Niemeyer.elcomercio.es.
- ^ "Article on". E-architect.co.uk. 25 March 2011.
- ^ Description of the Centre and relationship with Woody Allen
- ^ "Blog de Paulo Coelho". Paulocoelhoblog.com. 12 July 2013.
- ^ "Terra Noticias". Actualidad.terra.es.
- ^ "RTPA noticias". Rtpa.es. 17 October 2010.
- ^ La Nueva España. "Article in ''La Nueva España'' newspaper". Lne.es.
- ^ E.C.D. "El Comercio, April 2011". Gijón: Elcomercio.es.
- ^ 2nd Price- VIII Saint-Gobain Gypsum International Trophy Awards Archived 28 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Diario de Jeréz
- ^ Crónica Popular (6 December 2012). "Open letter to the Government". Cronicapopular.es.
- ^ "Curtain Could Fall on a Dazzling Arts Center in Spain". NPR. 4 December 2011.
- ^ "Informativos Telecinco". Telecinco.es. 22 August 2011.
- ^ J. G. "La Voz de Avilés, 12 June 2012". Elcomercio.es.
- ^ "Arts Manifesto". Yoapoyocentroniemeyer.blogspot.com.es.
- ^ "The Centro Niemeyer recovers its name through a renewed Foundation". Rtpa.es. 20 June 2012.
- ^ J. González. "A hymn for the Niemeyer". Avilés.: Elcomercio.es.
- ^ ""Sentimiento Niemeyer" in AULA_de_INFANTIL_de Isa". Blog.educastur.es. 16 December 2012.
- ^ La canción homenaje "Sentimiento Niemeyer" supera las 1000 visitas en YouTube
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I need him to short into my bid.
Heh. Shorting ITIC might really appeal to that guy. Why not drop him a note?
Dropping vip a note is not worth the wear and tear on my keyboard.
What would happen if I changed the 4208 sh. remaining from "limit 40.50" to "market"?
BH was not what I had in mind. It will pay off some day. Its price isn't zero since so many people feel the same way!
I can't afford to buy 100 sh. of ITIC, much less 10,000. My postings are fiction--all of them. SMD, NTZ, ITIC, VNX,....--all fiction! You might be able to count on me to keep myself off the street if I have a good month, but not much else. Sorry to have to reveal this embarrassing fact. You may now put me on ignore.
Damn, just read this one. Suddenly ALL the cool kids have no money.
but I still have my creative writing skills even if I'm living under a bridge on I-15 with no $
Therefore, I have decided to continue to entertain various boards with my excellent fictional posts about this short position, that purchase, and other such imaginative things.
I live on a bench in downtown Manhattan's Port Authority bus terminal. Sometimes some smartass claims that my treasured "share certificates" are in fact old copies of the Daily News, but I ignore such sour grapes.
Do you have DSL service right up to your desk-top computer under the bridge, or do write your posts at the library like I do?
I-15 is in California where I live. If you have to live under a bridge it is smart to live in a state with a warm climate.
I don't want to ask you to identify yourself, but seeing how you said you live under a bridge, could you please assure those of us who care about you, that you are NOT a troll?
As you are no doubt aware, I-15 continues north through Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Montana, also.
Troll I am not, but sometimes the graffiti under my bridge inspires my writing. Tomorrow one of my fictional characters attempts to buy 3608 sh. of ITIC @40.11/share since he cannot afford 10000.
I don't travel much these days. And I haven't been past Las Vegas in many moons. I didn't realize where I-15 went beyond Vegas. I hope your bridge isn't in Montana with winter coming on. Do you do the snowbird thing and winter under a bridge in Phoenix?
I'll be watching for ITIC activity tomorrow.
I personally am looking to buy more HORT, a "special situation" based on potential land sales. Its balance sheet looks atrocious, but if the land sales go through, it could begin to look like a real business. But not nearly as solid as ITIC.
Just remember that any resemblance between my fictional stories and actual ITIC trading at 40.11 tomorrow is purely coincidental.
For dramatic purposes only, the character raises the limit to 41.01 (3608 sh. still since she can't afford 10000).


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Nu-Way Auto Service & Towing installed a used starter and charged for a new one ripoff abused & mistreated Miami Florida
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$170.00. I agreed and Nu-way came and got the car. The car was picked up about 9:00 in the morning and they didn't fiinsh until around 5:30 that afternoon.
When I got to the shop to settle the bill, the owner wanted to charge me almost $300.00. I got really upset and said that the agreed price was $170.00. He came up with some other lame excuse about extra parts or
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A year later, May 17, 2002, the same thing happen to my car with the starter. I came to the conclusion that the starter Nu-way installed should have lasted longer. By this time, I have found two(2) honest mechanics which I now take my car to.
I had my car towed to my mechanic on 54th and 12th Avenue in Miami and he confirmed that indeed the starter needs replacing. My mechanic also found that the starter was a used starter, not a new one which a year ago Nu-way should have installed.
When I took the starter that my mechanic took off to the auto parts store for a new one, the auto parts store also confirmed that the starter was used by the engraving on the starter, a technique that used by parts dealers. I was so upset, I wanted to go back to Nu-way towing and give them a piece of my mind. My mechanic advised me against it. I did get a new starter and my mechanic installed it.
Nu-way towing @ 551 NW 71st street in Miami, you suck. You "Ripped me Off". To anyone and all customers out there, stay away for Nu-way towing service, they will "Rip you off" too
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miller was arrested for junking cars before the allowed time of disposal he has a contract with the city of miami police dept that his father had many years ago how david still has it is beyond me none of his wreckers work and are falling apart his mechanic shop is a mess he has only one certifeid mechanic who doesnt work their any more the body shop is a total shame god forbid you should take your car their it will sit for weeks and the shady work they do will come back to huant you he has a high number of supplements on all of the jobs that he cons people in leaving their car their for body work supplements are when the shop asks the insurance company for more money because it was not inspected properly
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To clarify, it was the Tiny Toes Day Nursery, in The Hay Barn, The Green, Steventon, which had received the 'requires improvement' rating.
The Tiny Toes Day Nursery, in Northcourt Road, Abingdon, had been rated as 'good' by Ofsted in June.
In the report on the Northcourt Road nursery, inspector Tracey Bartholomew praised staff for helping children become "settled and content".
She also praised the nursery for forming strong bonds between parents and staff.
In the report, the inspector said: "Children are settled and content at the nursery.
"Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure through their warm relationships with the staff and other children.
"Children behave very well because the staff are good role models.
"Staff actively promote listening and encourage children to become sensitive to each others' needs."
The nursery's director, Margaret Webster, said staff acted as good role models by sitting with youngsters during mealtimes and speaking politely to other members of staff. She said: "Children need respect so the staff will say please and thank you all the time, and we explain the reason why.
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Rod Stewart Commits Royal Faux Pas
Being Rod Stewart means getting to do pretty much whatever you want -- unless, that is, a member of the royal family is involved.
Being Rod Stewart means getting to do pretty much whatever you want -- unless, that is, a member of the royal family is involved.
Rod Stewart toured with Stevie Nicks last year, he'll hit the road with Steve Winwood later this fall and he's daydreaming about a series of dates with Elton John. But don't hold your breath for any shows with Stewart's old partner Jeff Beck.
They've known one another for years and even worked together on occasion, but Rod Stewart and Elton John's long friendship has never led to a full-fledged tour -- something Stewart would like to rectify before it's too late.
Rod Stewart has taken his punches over the years. First in the late '70s for his disco hit 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' and most recently for his series of albums featuring a bunch of old songs your grandma and grandpa used to get busy to back in the day. But before all that, he was one of rock's greatest singers.
Deep cuts and rarities from the early years of Rod Stewart's solo career are seeing the light of day in a new compilation, due this fall.
The sex life of Rod Stewart is truly the stuff of legend that could make a grown man cry, even if, by his own admission, it was "sad." But recently he's been disclosing that, back in the day, he turned down some high-profile offers. In May, he said that he ran from the notorious Plaster Casters, and, in a new interview, he shot down Mick Jagger's request for group sex.
Regardless of what one thinks of his sense of humor, it's undeniable that Howard Stern has an uncanny knack for getting his guests to open up about some of their most private details. On Monday (May 13), Rod Stewart talked about how close he and Ron Wood came to having casts made of their genitalia by the infamous Plaster Casters.
Rod Stewart spent an hour yesterday answering a wide variety of questions from fans on Twitter. Few had anything to do with his music or new album 'Time.' Most people wanted to know about his time with the Faces, his wife Penny and their sexual preferences and what he likes for breakfast. One guy even asked about his "little Rod," and the singer obliged him!
Now that Rod Stewart has rediscovered his songwriting muse, the rock legend is thinking about reviving another aspect of his storied past. In a new interview, Stewart said that he's up for a long-awaited reunion of the Faces.
Since 2002, Rod Stewart has released eight albums. Each and every one of them includes songs that were written before 'Maggie May' hit No. 1 in 1971. A lot of them, in fact, were written before the 68-year-old rock legend learned to walk. Five 'Great American Songbook' albums, a rock oldies collection, an R&B oldies collection and a Christmas album – that's pretty much how Stewart has spent the past decade.
Classic rock is about heavy hooks, power chords, and tight harmonies, but it's also about letting loose and enjoying the good times — and there's no better time than Friday evening, when we pick up our paycheck, punch out of work, and enjoy a couple days of much-needed rest and relaxation.
After spending the better part of the past two decades recording other people's songs, Rod Stewart is ready for the May 7 release of 'Time,' his first album of mostly self-penned material since 1988's 'Out of Order.' In a new interview, Stewart opened up about his decision to start writing songs again.


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Lake Lanier is 1.75 feet below full and the surface temps are in the mid 80's. Fishing has been very good for Stripers, and Bass, we'll give the Crappie fishing a fair rating.
Striper fishing has been very good and there are several techniques that are producing nice catches right now. Live Herring on the down rods are very effective, with some fish still taking weighted flat lines in the early am hours. There are even a few of the smaller Stripers pushing bait up to the surface in the first hour of the day, keep a top water, small jig, Flex-It Spoon,or a game changer tied on to cast to the schoolers. Also, when you see surfacing fish, even if you think they are all Spots, or if they sound, go over and do a quick sonar check, often you will see the fish in 25 to 40 feet, waiting for you to send down a bait!
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As the water heats more Stripers are gravitating to the River channel and the major creek channels. Lead core is a good option here, a 1 or 1.5 oz. chipmunk jig 7 or 8 colors back is a good combo. This bite is just developing and is not producing huge numbers, but the average size has been very good. Overall Striper fishing has been good all day, but I think the bite is best in the early am and late evening hours.
Bass fishing is good and if you are out early watch for the schoolers! We are seeing a lot of surfacing fish for the first couple of hours of daylight, Zara Spooks, Chug Bugs and small buck tails will be good choices for this pattern. After the surface activity slows, concentrate your efforts on brush in the 20 to 30 foot range. Jigs, and worms are both effective for the brush bite, and the drop shot will be hard to beat for numbers and consistency. Don't rule out a spoon, if you can see any decent concentrations of fish on the bottom, drop a Flex-it down to them and hang on! The Flex-It spoon is also very effective when cast to the schooling fish, it's weight and compact size allow for long casts making those far away fish a little easier to reach!
Crappie fishing is just ok, it is not so much that the fish are not biting, it is more a matter of the fish being really deep. Many of the fish are 20 feet or deeper making it very difficult and very slow to present small jigs in those depths. Try fishing two jigs on a tandem rig, this allows you to fish a small bait, but it will sink into the strike zone much more quickly when you double the weight. Live minnows on a downline are a good choice for these deep fish as well. Night fishing under the bridges in the upper parts of the lake can also be very effective and a good way to beat the heat and boat traffic. Live minnows or very small threadfin shad are the baits of choice for this pattern
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