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Baggage allowances can differ from airline to airline so please check or ask us to check for you if we have booked your flights.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) strictly monitors all flight and accommodation packages sold in the UK, but if you buy a flight via the internet and accommodation from a link on the airline's website, your holiday is NOT bonded, so you will probably lose your money if the airline or accommodation provider ceases trading. You take the same risk if you make your own flight arrangements and rent a property through a UK villa rental agency that does not bond non-flight packages (illegal, but it happens). Similarly, you have no guarantees if you rent a villa direct from a villa owner, especially if the owner is resident overseas. For our clients' peace of mind, ALL HOLIDAYS IN THIS BROCHURE ARE FULLY BONDED, so your money is 100% safe.
It is important that you read our booking conditions and holiday information carefully, since they, along with the other information on this website, set out the terms and conditions of the contract between you and The Villa Agency. We act as the booking agent for the suppliers of the component parts of the holidays we organise and, as such, bookings for their services will form a direct contract between you and the relevant supplier and will be subject to that supplier's standard terms and conditions.
We have a varied selection of properties, most of which have private swimming pools. They range from simple cottages and apartments to luxurious villas accommodating up to eighteen people. We spend a great deal of time ensuring that the information in our brochure and on our website is as accurate as possible but please ask if there is anything specific you would like to know about an individual property.
It is our belief that in order for you to enjoy your villa holiday, you should be in possession of as much information as possible. Even with the most careful screening of properties and locations and the most honest evaluation by our staff, sometimes things happen which are beyond our control.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) strictly monitors all flight and accommodation packages sold in the UK, but if you buy a flight via the internet and accommodation from a link on the airline's website, your holiday is NOT bonded, so you will probably lose your money if the airline or accommodation provider ceases trading. You take the same risk if you make your own flight arrangements and rent a property through a UK villa rental agency that does not bond non-flight packages (illegal, but it happens). Similarly, you have no guarantees if you rent a villa direct from a villa owner, especially if the owner is resident overseas. For our clients' peace of mind, ALL HOLIDAYS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE FULLY BONDED so your money is 100% safe. Holiday packages with flights booked by The Villa Agency are ATOL protected, as we hold an Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL 3340) granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the CAA will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any money you have paid to us for an advance booking. See the ATOL website at www.atol.org.uk for more information.
As a member of the Association of Bonded Travel Organisers Trust Limited (ABTOT 5022), The Villa Agency has provided a bond to meet the requirements of the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992. In the event of insolvency, protection is provided for non-flight packages commencing in and returning to the UK and other non-flight packages excluding pre arranged travel to and from your destination. Please note that packages booked outside the UK are only protected when purchased directly with The Villa Agency. In the above circumstances, if you have not yet travelled you may claim a refund, or if you have already travelled, you may claim repatriation to the starting point of your non-flight package. We are also founder members of the Association of Tour Operators to Portugal (ATOP).
We act as agents for property owners which enables us to offer the best prices for you. Our price panels show the total weekly rental for each villa and extra days are usually charged at the appropriate daily rate. In some cases we offer a lower rent for less people. Gas, water and electricity (except for heating) are included in the rental price and any extras (for example pool heating) are shown on the villa price panel. We strongly recommend heating for bookings in February, March and October as the evenings can be chilly.
It is a condition of booking that you have comprehensive holiday insurance. We have arranged a special Holiday Insurance Scheme through Travel & General Insurance Services Limited that is highly competitive. Details can be found on our website or call 0845 345 3456. If you have alternative cover, please check carefully that all aspects of your holiday are covered.
We believe that it is unfair to charge a supplement for under-occupancy. A considerable number of our properties have a REDUCED WEEKLY RENTAL FOR EMPTY BEDS! This means that when, for example, two or three people choose to share a three bedroom villa the weekly rental is often less than if there are six people in the party. Please ask us at time of booking.
Misunderstandings or mistakes can occur so please check any quotations given against the published prices in this brochure or on our website. Our booking confirmation/invoice will show the definitive price for your holiday.
Pool heating and air conditioning are usually at extra cost, and prices are shown on the price panel. Unless stated in the property description, food packs, cots, highchairs, extra beds (when available) and fans may be requested and paid for with the final balance of the holiday. Heating and firewood are always at additional cost and must usually be paid for locally.
You can reserve your holiday by sending us a completed booking form along with a deposit for the accommodation. Booking deposits are either 30% of the total rent or £250, whichever is the greater amount. You can pay this deposit by cheque, credit, charge or debit card. To keep our prices as competitive as possible, a charge of 2.5% will be added to all credit and charge card transactions (this does not apply to transactions made by UK debit cards). By adding this percentage we do not have to cost into our prices the charges levied by the credit card companies, thus we do not penalise those clients who wish to pay by alternative means. Your booking will be confirmed to you in writing when the booking form and full deposits are received. If you book within 8 weeks of the departure date, the full holiday cost is payable on booking.
We hold a security deposit on all villa reservations, payable with the holiday balance and refunded automatically approximately two weeks after your tenancy. If there is a claim for damages by the owner or local manager, this has to be made to us within the two week period and we always ensure that the claim is investigated and approved by us before a deduction is made.
A charge of £20 will be payable for EVERY alteration made after we have sent the first confirmation/invoice. If we have booked flights on your behalf name changes will be charged at the carrier's discretion. All amendments MUST BE MADE IN WRITING but please telephone us first to discuss the alterations you may wish to make. Changes of villa, dates or party members will be treated as partial or full cancellations. In the event of a partial cancellation, each member of the party who cancels will incur a cancellation charge which will be dependent on when the cancellation occurs.
Final payment is required 8 weeks before departure. For bookings within 8 weeks of departure, full payment is required at the time of booking. Please note, WE DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF PAYMENTS UNLESS A RECEIPT IS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED. Full villa details, directions, maps and our local representative's contact details plus flight tickets and a car hire voucher (if booked by us) will be posted or emailed approximately 10 days before departure. PLEASE CHECK THESE VERY CAREFULLY and read all other literature included in the travel documents. No refund can be made in respect of unused portions of flights, accommodation or car hire. It is essential that you let us know if you do not receive your holiday information.×
We have a varied selection of properties, most of which have private swimming pools. They range from simple cottages and apartments to luxurious villas accommodating up to eighteen people. We spend a great deal of time ensuring that the information in our brochure and on our website is as accurate as possible but please ask if there is anything specific you would like to know about an individual property. Perhaps you want a villa which is totally private but do not want to feel isolated, or maybe you have an aversion to bumpy tracks. We can't guarantee that the neighbourhood dogs won't bark during your holiday but we can certainly tell you if this has been a problem in a particular area in the past. By giving you honest answers to your questions, we can help to ensure that there are no nasty surprises awaiting you on your arrival. Please note some properties do not accept single gender bookings (although couples are welcome) and in all cases, when you have such a party, it is essential to check with us before making your booking.
We try to make our descriptions as factual and informative as possible. "Bathroom" means a bathroom with a bath, "Shower Room" means there is no bath but a full size shower and a "Wet Room" is a shower room where the shower area is level with the surrounding floor and usually does not have a shower curtain or screen. "Washroom" usually means a hand basin and lavatory. If we say "Car essential" it means that you will not be able to walk to shops or restaurants. If we say "Car recommended" it usually means that there are one or two facilities within walking distance, or that the less agile might prefer to drive. If we state that there is an "Enclosed garden", this does not imply safety but indicates that the property has gates and is surrounded by walls, fencing, hedges, bushes or a combination of the four. "Barbeques" may be built-in, gas or portable. CD/Radio may be part of a home entertainment system, hi-fi or a portable player.
All distances and pool measurements are approximate, intended purely as a useful guide and may not be completely accurate. During the summer months, depths can fluctuate due to hot weather and constant usage.
Please bear in mind that some of the roads in Portugal may not be as good as those in the UK and many of our villas are off the beaten track. Where possible, we mention particularly bad terrain in the property description; however, heavy rain can sometimes change a reasonable lane into a bumpy track overnight. Inevitably, the ever increasing number of tourists, particularly to the Algarve, has meant more cars and improved main roads. Consequently, even at some of our more remote villas, you may occasionally hear the distant rumble of motorway traffic if the wind is in the wrong direction. On the plus side, better roads mean that even if you choose an inland property you will not have too long a journey to the nearest beach.
All of the properties featured on our website have English speaking staff on hand should you encounter a problem. In the event of a dire emergency you may use the out of hours UK telephone number. Details of all these numbers will be provided in the holiday information pack sent before departure and in the villa information folder.×
It is our belief that in order for you to enjoy your villa holiday, you should be in possession of as much information as possible. Even with the most careful screening of properties and locations and the most honest evaluation by our staff, sometimes things happen which are beyond our control.
We have very stringent rules when selecting properties and are careful to ensure that the surrounding area is free of any building work or other potential nuisance. However, we have no control over building regulations and occasionally, to our horror, a building site appears overnight, right next to one of our villas. When possible, we will offer an alternative should this happen. Sometimes other people's music and barking dogs can cause offence. Our overseas representatives can tactfully ask the offenders to lower the volume (dogs or music) but may not be met with a positive response!
Inanimate objects have a habit of breaking down at the most inconvenient time. If a piece of equipment stops working during your holiday, we will try to rectify the problem as quickly as possible. To create maximum inconvenience, this usually happens on the Friday evening before a bank holiday when, despite our best efforts it is impossible to repair or replace the offending machine. Hot tubs and Jacuzzis are particularly temperamental; if you book and pay for one which breaks down, please inform your villa manager and we will refund you for the days you were without it.
No swimming pool is ever completely 'child proof' and all children should be supervised when playing on the pool terrace. For toddlers, we strongly recommend the use of arm bands. Always check the pool depths in advance and be aware that some rooms, including bedrooms, have direct access to the swimming pool area. Most of the villas have glass doors so if you have young children, we suggest you arm yourself with a packet of sticking plasters to mark the glass.
The local authorities are constantly striving to improve roads to meet the growing demand. Often a diversion is set up overnight and despite our persistent pleas to be forewarned, regrettably, like everywhere else in the world, local councils are a law unto themselves and to date have yet to give us any advance notice. Our maps and directions are frequently updated but sometimes, to our frustration, we revise a map to show an alternative route and the diversion or road closure is changed yet again. On a positive note, we have never yet mislaid a client! Inclement weather can quickly turn a track into an off road rally course and it is impossible for us to forewarn in every case.
Please be aware that the Portuguese countryside may not be as you expect! Instead of green fields and hedgerows, constant heat often leaves the landscape brown and barren and instead of frolicking lambs, you are more likely to see the occasional goat meandering along the roadside.
We know how important first impressions are and always ensure that pools and terraces are cleaned and swept before clients arrive. However, within a few minutes, a gust of wind may cover them with leaves and bougainvillea petals.
Cuts to water and power supplies are not infrequent so we would suggest that you stock up with bottled water and some candles for emergencies. If power cuts occur during the evening or at weekends, it is usually impossible to arrange plumbers and electricians so it is best to be prepared, just in case.
Portuguese plumbing is very different from ours. Each villa contains a folder of information with details about what should not be flushed down lavatories, but sadly not all clients heed this advice. The systems can take a while to malfunction and it may not be those people who disregard our advice who are affected - it is the clients visiting the house later in the summer who suddenly find themselves without a loo or two!
It is an unfortunate fact of life that incidents of theft from villas are on the increase and we would recommend that you are as vigilant on holiday as you would be at home. Do not take valuables on holiday with you and remember to close and lock windows, doors and shutters when you go out. It is also advisable to keep the front door locked while you are enjoying the pool.
The growth of tourism means that traffic noise is on the increase. It is not always possible to guess from which properties you might hear traffic noise as, if the wind is blowing in the wrong direction, even the most remote farmhouse might be affected. Barking dogs have always been a problem but a more modern inconvenience is the increasing number of discos - often with laser shows - and a variety of other attractions, such as clay pigeon shooting and bike rallies, which have appeared in the last few years. Ants, mosquitoes, wasps and flies arrived long before the tourists and even before the Moors. There are certain, sensible precautions but they will never be eradicated altogether.
If the batteries fail in a remote control or a light bulb blows please be kind enough to leave a note for your villa manager so that the next clients will find everything as it should be on their arrival.
If anything is less than perfect during your holiday please, please tell your villa manager straight away. If you are still unhappy, contact our UK office. Please give us the opportunity to put things right on the spot as we provide a multitude of telephone numbers and can almost always rectify a problem, if we know about it. On the rare occasion that we receive a complaint it is generally because our local staff were not informed and in this situation we are unable to offer any compensation.
If these points paint a rather less than glamorous picture, then we have done our job. We believe that honesty is most definitely the best policy. Take heart - in 99 out of 100 holidays none of these things cause any problems whatsoever and the huge amount of our clients who return year after year are proof of this.×


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A new study shows that between 1992 and 2007 emissions in China nearly tripled. The study explores not only the emissions but their causes and revealed something interesting, in the past two decades China's emissions culprit has shifted from manufacturing and exports to the building of infrastructure. Despite their recent commitment to renewable energy the country's emissions are still on the rise. Though the growth in infrastructure will eventually level out, some are worried that this quick construction is resulting in less than perfect projects that will need to be rebuilt someday — e.g. recent issues with their high speed rail and massive problems with their ambitious Three Gorges Dam. The study's authors also note that if China's not building the right kind of infrastructure, their rapid growth could get them stuck in a carbon emissions cycle for decades to come.
The study showed that as the country's population grew and became more prosperous the government started rapidly building infrastructure — like a trans-continental railroad, billions of dollars worth of renewable energy projects and huge green developments — which caused emissions to rise.
"The high levels of CO2 emissions from capital investment might only be temporary as, with economic development, investment moves into more high-tech and greener technologies," added Dr Baiocchi, a senior lecturer in business and climate change. "However, it is crucial that China now invests in the right kind of infrastructure to limit the growth of CO2 emissions that causes global warming. The type of infrastructure put in place today will also largely determine future mitigation costs."
The study also shows that these infrastructure projects aren't only happening on the country-wide level but within families as well. As the country urbanizes and people move to the city they buy cars, appliances and electronics that they previously didn't use, which causes the family's energy consumption to rise — and manufacturing CO2 levels to rise as well as more objects are made.
Though some studies show that China's energy consumption will level out in the middle of this century, it will surely level out at a much higher place than it is right now. The study, called, "A 'Carbonizing Dragon': China's fast growing CO2 emissions revisited" pointed out that it is possible that China will choose the right path — recent growth in renewable energy is a positive sign — but it is imperative that they choose it sooner rather than later so as to not glue themselves to infrastructure that will cause their energy consumption and emissions levels to stay at an elevated rate for years to come.
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Which of the following statements are true?
Bacon goes excellently with pesto.
Bacon goes excellently with everything, including pesto.
I am definitely an ardent student of the second school of thought. As the book I am presently enjoying indicates, I am a lover of anything pork. Bacon, with its streaks of gorgeous fat and hypnotic smoky flavor, is high on my list of porcine delights (with this at the top). Which is why, when I heard that this month's round of Hay Hay it's Donna Day was to be all about gnocchi, and I have never made gnocchi before***, I decided to call in the bacon…you know, just in case 😉 If there were any accidents, at least I would have the bacon to act as delicious camouflage.
Anyhoo, moving right along…
Gnocchi. Although the recipe our lovely host Lynnylu posted was for a gnocchi made with ricotta (yum!), I decided to go with potato gnocchi for my first time. As luck would have it, I found a basic recipe for potato gnocchi in (surprise! surprise!) Donna Hay Magazine's Winter 2007 issue…complete with how-to pictures and tips! Yay!
Being a first attempt, I had no idea what to expect, how finely the potatoes needed to be mashed, how the dough was suppose to feel…everything was done on a wing and a prayer. I do not own a potato ricer or food mill, so all "mashing" was done with a fork, and I started to worry that the mash wasn't smooth enough. Then, as the dough came together, it seemed very sticky (added some flour to that) and soft. As I cut the gnocchi, I feared that they would fall apart once I dropped them in the water…they seemed a little too delicate. Well, there was nothing I could do now but hope for the best, so into a saucepan of rapidly boiling water they went. After a few nerve-wracking moments, the little lumps floated to that top. That's it? Where they done? I fished one out and poked it…felt firm. Crossing my fingers I took them out and let them drain.
For the sauce, as mentioned above, I wanted bacon to play a part – hopefully masking any disasters if needed. I decided on a bacon-pesto sauce as I believe it's a pairing made in heaven (try bacon+pesto+broad beans…excellent side dish!). I made rocket (arugula) pesto, because I love arugula and I wanted something different from the usual basil pesto (simply substitute rocket for the basil in your favorite pesto recipe). For the bacon, I used some of a just-acquired batch of Tyrolean bacon (so good!).
Gnocchi with Rocket Pesto & Tyrolean Bacon
(gnocchi recipe adapted from Donna Hay Magazine, Winter 2007…I halved it)
For the gnocchi:
For the sauce:
– Place the potatoes on a baking tray and bake in a 180C oven until soft inside and crispy on the outside (about 1 hour or more).
– When potatoes are soft, allow to cool slightly. Cut them in half while still warm (but easy to handle) and scoop the flesh into a bowl, and mash until smooth.
– Add the parmesan and flour and stir to combine. Add egg yolk and stir until mixture comes together and leaves the sides of the bowl.
– Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for one minute until a soft dough forms (my dough was too sticky so I added a little flour at this point).
– Divide the dough into half and roll each half into a long rope about 2-2.5 cm in diameter. Cut into 2 cm pieces and place on a lightly floured tray.
– Cook gnocchi in batches in a large saucepan of salted boiling water. Once you dropped the gnocchi in, do not stir or touch it…wait until it floats to the top and is firm to the touch, then it's done. Drain and keep warm.
– In a skillet, heat a small amount of olive oil, and then add the bacon. Once bacon has released some of its fat, add the gnocchi and fry quickly until the sides lose some of its paleness. Take pan off the heat, add pesto, and toss gently to coat.
– Transfer to a plate, dot with ricotta cheese (please be more generous than I was in the photo above) and serve.
– Serves two.
I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome of my first foray into gnocchi-land. Despite a seemingly too-delicate dough, and my serious lack of special implements, once the little lumps where plopped into the boiling water, something miraculously righted itself and passable gnocchi emerged – soft and starchy but also firm and chewy. They did look depressingly pale at first, but I fixed that by frying them a little in the bacon fat (as I fix most of life's problems). Also, I think I may make them smaller next time…these ones were a tad too hefty for me. The rocket pesto was a dream…if you like arugula, you have got to try it in your pesto! The Tyrolean bacon was a discovery…lightly smoky and salty, it was perfect with the pesto and the doughy-ness of the gnocchi.
Thanks Lynnylu for choosing a theme I thoroughly enjoyed! And thanks Barbara for thinking up of such a great event! 🙂
***Come to think of it, pretty much all my Donna Day entries were firsts! Hmmm…I guess now we all know how experienced I am in the kitchen huh? Never having made risotto, soufflé, mousse, or sorbet…wow, am I even the least bit embarrassed to admit this? Well, no matter, thanks to Donna Day I now have them all tucked snugly under my belt. And now gnocchi too 😉


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CPSC warns customers to not use LayZ hoverboards after second house fire
Certain hoverboards have been recalled following a second incident where a house caught fire due to a malfunction on the product.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a second warning this week following a house fire on Oct. 23, 2017 in Manchester Township, Pennsylvania that destroyed one townhome and damaged four others.
The LayZ Board products were linked to another house fire that ultimately led to the deaths of two girls in March 2017. The first warning issued by CPSC took place in May 2017, not long after the fatal incident.
According to CPSC, the products were manufactured in Shenzhen, China and more than 3,000 units were imported to the United States.
Because of this potential fire hazard, CPSC is urging customers or anyone who comes in contact with the product to cease using the product and stop charging the product as well.
Anyone with a potential incident related to the product should report it here.


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Founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company, Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate comprising numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses.
Samsung has diversified into food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail. In the late 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry, and, in the mid 1970s, the construction and ship-building industries.
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Let's get ready to Kung Fu! Shaolin master Shi Yan Xu joined other authentic Shaolin monks to announce their first tournament at Rio Hondo Community College in Whittier.
The grand tournament will showcase this ancient martial art form. The tourney will begin 9 a.m. on May 4 in Rio Hondo's newly renovated gymnasium.
"I've been studying martial arts for 35 years and teaching it for 30 years," said Rio Hondo trustee Gary Mendez. "So when the sponsors asked if they could hold the tournament here, I felt it was a great honor for the college."
Mendez said 300 competitors are expected at the kung fu tournament. It is being sponsored by the Shaolin Temple Cultural Center USA, the North American branch of the world famous Songshan Shaolin Temple in thrHenan Province of China.
Several masters gathered to demonstrate their skills and give Rio Hondo students a sample of what they'll see in the tournament.
Swords and spear points glittered in the sunlight as they moved seamlessly through their martial arts routines. Their bright, yellow robes fluttered in the air as they twisted and jump on the upper quad at Rio Hondo.
Professor Shin Liu was very happy to have the Shaolin monks on the Whittier campus. "I think it will be a wonderful cultural event to share the rich Chinese heritage," Liu said. The original Shaolin Temple was established in 495 A.D. Songshan Shaolin Temple was also the birthplace of Zen Buddhism as well as Shaolin Kung Fu.
Through an interpreter, Master Shi Yan Xu said the Shaolin monks will judge the competition. "He said competitors will be judged on form, speed, power and posture," Liu reported.
The tournament is open to kung fu artists of all ages. The cost is $35 for the first division and $25 for each additional division. The price is $45 for a first-time competitor.
"My 8-year-old son Waylon would like to compete," said Winnes Wong, a CPA from San Marino. "He has been studying kung fu for the past two years and really enjoys it."
"I teach martial arts to children at Mayberry Park in Whittier," Mendez said. "It gives them discipline and confidence. It also makes them more compassionate because we talk about what makes people angry and how to handle anger."
Wendy Chang will emcee the tournament in Mandarin, while Arthur Peng will provide the English commentary.
Winners will be happy with the cash prizes provided by Grace Hu, the former mayor of Cerritos. The advanced grand champion will receive $300, intermediate champion will win $200 and the beginner's champion $100.
"I've always supported cultural events from opera to children's athletics," Hu said. "So I was happy to help when the Shaolin Temple called."
Families are invited to watch the tournament free of charge. They will marvel as martial artists demonstrate their skills in Shaolin kung fu and Wushu.
For more information, call the Shaolin Temple Cultural Center at 626-765-5510 or see its website at www.shaolinus.com.


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U.S. prosecutors have unsealed an indictment charging Mokhtar Belmokhtar with masterminding the deadly terrorist attack earlier this year at a southern Algerian gas plant that killed dozens of workers, including three Americans.
Mr. Belmokhtar, an Algerian national who leads an al-Qaeda-inspired Islamist militia in anti-Western attacks across North Africa, is described in the indictment which was announced Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara as a "fanatical jihadist" who "unleashed a reign of terror … in furtherance of his self-proclaimed goal of waging bloody jihad against the West."
Mr. Belmokhtar, who was not known to be present during the gas plant attack, is currently at large. The U.S. government has put a $5 million reward for information leading to his capture or death.
The legal charges, described in an eight-count complaint, are related to this year's attack on the gas plant operated by British Petroleum , Norway's Statoil , Japan's JGC Corp. and Algeria's Sonatrach, as well as other terrorist attacks allegedly committed by al Qaeda-linked organizations and Mr. Belmokhtar over several years. The charges include conspiracy to provide material support to al-Qaeda, kidnapping of internationally protected persons and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction.
U.S. authorities have been pursuing charges against Mr. Belmokhtar primarly because of the loss of American lives in the Jan. 16 incident whereby a militia under Mr. Belmokhtar's control invaded the Tiguentourine gas plant in southern Algeria. After a four-day siege, the Algerian military sent anti-terrorist troops to free the hostages, sparking heated battles with Mr. Belmokhtar's men. A total of 37 hostages were killed, including three U.S. citizens.
On the day after the siege ended, Mr. Belmokhtar appeared in an online video claiming responsibility for the attack on behalf of al-Qaeda.
U.S. officials said that this claim was confirmed by three of the hostage-takers involved in the siege who were arrested and detained by Algerian authorities and later separately interviewed by U.S. law enforcement officers. The hostage-takers each acknowledged their membership in an al Qaeda group, of which Mr. Belmokhtar was the "emir," and further stated that they had received military training in another country prior to traveling to Algeria to conduct the attack in the name of al Qaeda, according to a press release issued by the FBI on Friday.
"Belmokhtar brought terror and blood to these innocent people and now we intend to bring Belmokhtar to justice," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.
Mr. Belmokhtar was designated as a foreign terrorist by the U.S. Department of Treasury in 2003 for his participation in al Qaeda-linked organizations across North Africa, but until the January attack he was not known to have killed any Americans. According to the indictment, Mr. Belmokhtar orchestrated terror attacks including the kidnapping of U.N. diplomats and other Western hostages.


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So, you want to find out more about guns and shooting, but you're not sure where to start. Well, whether you know it or not, you already have, just by visiting the Winchester Ammunition web site.
As much fun as the shooting sports are, getting started in any sport can be both frustrating and intimidating. Especially if you don't have a friend or family member to help guide you. Many people (including a few of us here at Winchester) weren't lucky enough to have grown up learning about shooting and hunting. So if you feel a little overwhelmed as you start out, rest assured you're not alone.
You'll be surprised at how quickly you catch on, too. The difference between rifles and revolvers, calibers and grains, centerfire and rimfire will all be easily understandable in no time.
And there's always plenty of places to turn (this web site, for example) if you need more information. Winchester Ammunition Advisory Center dealers will be more than happy to help you with your first gun and ammunition purchase, as well as recommend an instructor and a place to shoot. Conservation and industry groups, which you'll also find listed on this web site, are helpful, and of course you can always check your local yellow pages for instructors or gun and ammunition dealers in your area.
There's nothing like the thrill and excitement of hitting a bullseye, knocking a clay target out of the sky, or taking that first shot at your first covey of quail. Once you try it, you'll be hooked on shooting and hunting.
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Old video footage, music recordings and photos are helping to keep alive the memory and musical influence of the late Greg Hooven, a Galax native and beloved fiddle player.
Karin Marro Magno became friends with him in 1989 and joined his band, Greg Hooven and The Galax Way. She has begun a not-for-profit project in an effort to remember and pass on Hooven's influence to upcoming old-time musicians.
A website, greghooven.org, shares old photos, video clips, music and stories of Hooven, who was the principle fiddler for the New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters for a few years.
Hooven was a multi-instrumentalist who was a regular fixture at many fiddlers' conventions, especially the Galax Old Fiddlers' Convention, where Magno and Hooven met.
He continued to perform at the convention after he tragically fell from a friend's roof in 2002 and was left wheelchair-bound. His health continued to decline, which led to his death in 2005 at the age of 36.
"Greg was highly regarded by the best of old-time musicians, especially fiddlers," said Magno. "But when I Googled his name, nothing came up. It's sad, really."
All she could find was one Youtube video of Hooven. That's when she realized that Hooven's talent and music risks being forgotten, and his legacy deserves to be carried on.
"His musical relevance is perhaps being lost on those musicians who've come along subsequent to his passing, and I'd like to help change that with the recordings posted and referenced in this website," she said. "There's nobody like him — his playing was fluid, smooth and soulful, and it came from deep within him."
Magno said after she visited Hooven's father, Donald, in March in Pipers Gap, it became obvious for her to provide a resource for musicians and fans of old-time music. She started an archival website the following month.
She has been working with the University of Virginia's Virginia Folklife Program and Smithsonian Folkways to track down any footage, recordings and photos.
Besides being a member of the Bogtrotters, Back Step and other old-time bands, Hooven's influence is known around the world as he had traveled and performed nationally and internationally. For several years, he won multiple awards at the Old Fiddlers' Convention.
When Hooven was in his teens, he also performed in an event sponsored by the Smithsonian Institute. His recordings are available on the Smithsonian website.
However, despite Hooven's impact on old-time music, very little information can be found on him on the Internet.
"My main hope is for people to dig up footage among their personal possessions," said Magno, who has access to digitizing any type of old footage or recordings. "I'm trying to gain exposure to the project because once old tapes are gone, they're gone. The good stuff is probably buried in boxes in people's houses."
Even though only his recordings with the Bogtrotters, the material in the Smithsonian and a song here and there have been recovered, he brought so much more to the music, Magno said.
"His best stuff probably came right from this field," she said of Felts Park, home of the Galax convention for seven decades.
Magno, a guitar player and singer in Hooven's band, said he elevated her playing abilities because of his talent.
"He was always generous with his talent," she said. "He would sit down with anybody and show them how to play and until they got it."
She recalled the influence he had on her 14-year-old son, Luke. When Luke was about three years old, Hooven placed Luke in his lap and his little hands around the fiddle bow to let him get the feel of it.
"Luke has took to the fiddle more so than any other instrument," said Magno, as her son prepared to compete in the youth competition at the convention on Monday night.
Magno cried as she remembered Hooven playing the "Texas Quickstep."
Magno said her band impatiently waiting for Hooven to show up for a sold-out performance at Sweet Briar College, when he frantically ran through the doors at the last minute.
"This 6-foot-tall, bigger-than-life guy comes running through the door 15 minutes before the show. He plowed in and whipped open his fiddle. 'Let's tune up,' he says,'" Magno recalls. "He went out there and played 'Texas Quickstep' perfectly on stage. It was magical and beautiful."
And he was bigger than life in every way, she added. He was engaging, magnetic and fun, said Magno, who will compete in the convention's folk song category on Saturday.
"I want people learning from this resource and to study his technique and style," said Magno. "And it would be nice if other musicians could incorporate that style into their playing."
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PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the South Dakota Capitol in Pierre is set for Tuesday evening.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard and Pierre Mayor Laurie Gill will light the Capitol Christmas trees at 7 p.m. The Capitol Christmas display includes nearly 100 trees that are decorated by volunteers from communities, schools, churches, nonprofit organizations and government offices across the state. Music performance before the lighting ceremony will start at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
Immediately after the ceremony, kids can pose for pictures with Santa Claus in front of the South Dakota Christmas tree. Parents should bring their own camera.
The holiday display will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily from Wednesday through Dec. 26.
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The stage has already been set and played upon for divisions of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to patrol and strike undeclared war zones abroad.
Even though lip service has been paid to express minor outrage over villages bombed in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, or someplace "over there," there has been relatively little true outrage by countries heretofore unaffected by computer bombing raids upon their own Homeland — countries like America.
Well, seeing is believing they say.
Americans are next in line to get their chance to see firsthand what has been happening overseas — a close-up view of what takes place on computer screens in Tel Aviv or Las Vegas.
The Boomerang Effect has taken flight.
The treason of American Congress seems to know no bounds, as it has submitted an urgent official request to the Secretary of Transportation to invite potential remote-controlled war upon American soil by integrating Unmanned Aerial Systems into civilian airspace to be overseen by the FAA. (Source)
The drone program inside the United States has advanced at warp speed since 2007 when tests were first captured by the media. Since that time, we have witnessed local police departments such as Miami-Dade County, FL outfit their force with micro-drones. However, it wasn't until the first drone test-run for law enforcement was conducted in North Dakota, that even staunch naysayers to claims of militarization had to pay closer attention. Drones for cattle rustling? WTF?
Mr. Mica submitted the following conference report and statement on the bill (H.R. 658) to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system, and for other purposes:
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Of all the traditions being followed this Thanksgiving, there's one ingredient that's been a part of family feasts for thousands of years: Olive oil. The Greeks and Romans considered it a gift of the gods. And while olives from the Mediterranean remain some of the world's finest, our Lee Cowan reports this morning that olive groves in California are keeping fans in THIS country well oiled, too!
We've been sopping it up for centuries - drizzling it over our finest dishes. And yet, olive oil's virtuous qualities remain, for many, a culinary mystery.
"I personally like really pungent, really bitter oil," said Mike Madison. "I mean, maybe it's the condition of my life. Bitterness appeals to me!"
Madison tends his olive grove the way it's been done for thousands of years - by hand. Not under Italy's Tuscan sun, but in the sun-drenched valleys of California.
"The best oil from Italy or Spain is great," he said. "But most of what winds up in the stores is not the best oil."
He's among a growing chorus of California growers who worry the international olive oil market isn't as virginal as the labels might hint . . .
"Extra virgin means that the oil must have zero defects such as rancidity," said Dan Flynn, the executive director of the UC Davis Olive Center. "Rancidity tastes kind of like crayons or a catcher's mitt."
Extra Virgin doesn't only taste better, he says: It retains the olive's natural compounds.
But when Flynn did tests on some of the most popular overseas brands, the results were bitter.
"We found that 70 percent of the imported oil did not meet the international standards for extra virgin
Low end oil being sold at high end prices - part of an industry author Tom Mueller calls "scandalous" in his new book, "Extra Virginity."
"Nobody's watching the quality, so it's kind of a paradise for fraud," Mueller said. "Most people in America haven't tasted a good oil. And until the consumer gets a little bit more aware, there won't be this intense pressure to make sure that people are playing by the rules."
More than 98 percent of the olive oil consumed in this country is imported. But California growers are seeing an opening in the market.
Gregg Kelly is CEO of the California Olive Ranch, the nation's biggest extra virgin olive oil producer. He showed Cowan his facility which can hold two million gallons of olive oil. "We're trying to make this available to the masses," Kelly said.
His mission? To harvest an ancient crop in a very modern way, called high density farming - getting olives directly from the branches to the mill, faster than ever before.
The advantage, Kelly said, is "the speed with which you get that fruit into a mill, turned into olive oil and put into a controlled environment has a lot to do with the quality of the oil you end up with."
If you're not a foodie, this may all be a bit confusing - what's the big deal about extra virgin olive oil if it takes a trained tasting panel and lab tests to know for sure?
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"There have been many studies that show that it helps as an anti-inflammatory and with heart disease and even breast cancer," said Deborah Rogers, who has spent more than 15 years making and selling her own brand of olive oil.
Her tasting room is often filled with those with curious palates. If you can't taste the extra virgin difference, they're told, their body will likely FEEL it.
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Worst sticker shock for taxpayers: President George W. Bush asks Congress for $87 billion to pay for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Worst addition to U.S. 29 north: Another stoplight, just a hop, skip, and a jump from the Angus Road stoplight, to accommodate Best Buy.
Worst traffic impediment: VDOT is paving southbound U.S. 29 from 6pm to 6am.
Worst parole hearing for a former Jefferson Scholar: Jens Soering, who was convicted of killing former girlfriend Elizabeth Haysom's parents in 1985, is turned down for parole after serving 17 years on two life sentences, Liesel Nowak reports in the Daily Progress.
Worst unwinnable dilemma: Retired judge Herbert A. Pickford decides to pull the plug on Jason Childress, 26, who's been in a coma since a July 16 auto accident. Childress' divorced parents have been unable to agree about keeping him on life support.
Best news for PVCC employees: They're finally getting a raise after three years, the Progress' Kate Andrews reports.
Worst money loser for UVA Medical Center: Indigent care, which could put the university $28 million in the hole over the next two years, according to Claudia Pinto in the Progress.
Worst animal abuse: A dead kitten is found attached to a piece of plywood September 6 in the Stone Creek Village apartment complex.
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Best news for trolley riders: City Council is expected to approve funding for a third free trolley to run between UVA and downtown, according to the Cavalier Daily.
Best news for pushers: A survey of Charlottesville High students shows 42.5 percent smoke marijuana, compared to 29.4 percent nationally.
Worst deli break-in: Herringbone's Deli and Grill on U.S. 250 west in Crozet is hit three times in one week. Billie Antwan Spencer is arrested at 2:30am September 3 and charged with five felony charges, according to the Progress.
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Best frat lingo: "Dirty rush." No, it's not some deadly cocktail. It means to recruit before actual rush begins. Three fraternities receive undisclosed sanctions (double secret probation?) by the Inter-Fraternity Council for taking potential rushees tubing on the James River, reports the September 3 Cav Daily.
Best makeover attempt: After a victory in the home opener, UVA coach Al Groh tells the Cavalier Daily he thinks semi-formal attire is on the way out: "I want to congratulate the fans– it appears as if we're finally trading neckties for body paint, blue cotton Oxford shirts for t-shirts, and orange ones at that."
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My blog is a non-partisan site with diverse views. It is dedicated to the promotion of ethical journalism—a conscious decision on my part. It captures conflict, culture, events, nature, peace, people, tradition, and other subjects, in articles and photos. I travelled solo to the war zone to capture images—a first for a Tamil woman journalist in Sri Lanka.


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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Robert Weaver: "The artist... should be the reactor"
For those who are at this point incensed, I again encourage you try to keep an open mind and see where this week takes us.
Personally, there's very little about Weaver's artwork that appeals to me. But there's a lot in his philosophy and advocacy of the merit of illustration that I find extremely compelling, and its his words that have made me see his work in a new light.
In his 1959 interview in American Artist magazine, Weaver said, "If as an illustrator I say what is wrong with contemporary 'serious' painting, it is because I see no reason why an illustrator should not see himself as a serious contemporary painter."
"The artist should not merely reflect; in an atomic era he should be the reactor."
Speaking to the then popular trend in fine art toward abstract expressionism, Weaver chastised the 'serious' art world with this powerful criticism:
"On the simplest level it is an incredible oversight on the part of the artist that he neglects to use his eyes. A true avant-garde might today proclaim the return of subject matter!"
"In my own teaching I am trying to remedy this deficiency by ordering students out onto the streets with sketchpads. Once the initial shock of life wears off the student can begin to discover the magnitude of the world."
A laudable attitude - and one that even the most conservative-minded traditionalist illustrator would surely agree with. But for those content to maintain the status quo, Weaver qualified his statement:
"But just as he cannot afford to ignore the world he cannot afford to turn his back on the good things in our modern painting."
"While there is the obvious omission of life in our contemporary art, there are far graver deficiencies in what little conservative painting of merit is still being attempted. we cannot go back or retrench, as some would urge. Art, as life, evolves. If we think we can disguise the fact that a new generation is coming into being that rejects what we think is important by calling it 'the beat generation' we are kidding ourselves."
"Conservatism may be sound policy in fiscal matters, but the artist who ignores his time does so at great peril to his usefulness."
* My Robert Weaver Flickr set.
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I suspect Weaver would be rather surprised at where illustration and fine arts are today,in spite of his intellectual approach to how illustrators should think and react to the world. Both the illustration and the fine art world today seems well intrenched in "old school" traditional fundamentals of accurate drawing and rendering three-demential sculptural form, to reflect reality. Academic atelier schools have become quite popular. Weaver didn't focus on those aspects, but N.C. Wyeth certainly did. Weaver reflected reality much like the "Ashcan School" that became popular soon after the turn of the 20th Century. Robert Henri, George Bellows, John Sloan and others painted every day life in New York City.. backstreets, alleys and bars were often depicted with all their warts and bruises. Their paintings were unvarnished reality, choosing gritty and even seedy subject matter. This is where Weaver is most comfortable it seems. Obviously, elegance, glamour and traditional beauty was not Weaver's interest. In that respect he reflected Norman Rockwell's similar disinterest in portraying a high society life style.ReplyDelete
So, Weaver sent his students out on the streets to draw the everyday world, which is a fine idea, but why don't we see it in illustrations today.. or in fine art for that matter? I mean, it seems like we have gone back to fantasy subjects, in many ways. Back to what N.C. Wyeth loved doing for those wonderful classic novels. Reality in fine arts today is the feel good reality.. mother and daughter on the beach, pretty woman reading in the rose garden, secluded picturesque harbors, sweeping Tuscany vineyards and charming European country villages.
So, what happened to Weaver's deep philosophical direction for illustration in his day and for the future? Why didn't it stick, and progress? Every quote I read from Weaver, brings up another question. I hope one of his students reads this blog, and can give us his or her insight.
Tom Watson
- Charlie Allen9:22 PM
I always stick my neck out on the first commen!! On the art, Leif, I like the bold B&W of the guy with necktie.ReplyDelete
Among other things.... where I think Weaver is wrong.....he seems to have a disregard for history and the passage of time. Isn't it odd after his announcement in the late 50's 'our kind of illustration is dead', I and other illustrators of my time worked another 30 years in the biz not knowing we were obsolete. Actually throughout my blog I point out, over and over, change is the only constant, and even though we could witness the demise of the printed media as we worked, illustration kept going.
After firng off my anti-Weaver letter last week, I turned on a TV documentary by accident....a 'history' of Coca Cola from back in the teens. The early experiments with the secret formula, the evolution of the wasp waist bottle, the advent of competition, later experiments with the taste, etc. Even the beginning of the effective ad campaign....including the famous Sunblom Santa Claus. During those years I grew up admiring J.C.Leyendecker, Norman Rockwell, and a host of other talented illustrators of the 30's and 40's. Then, post war and years later, I began my ad career, gradually gaining knowledge and abilities as I went. Weaver seems to belittle and condense all that....and the passage and progress of the great illustrative talents in the mid-century east. Weaver somehow assigns that time and those careers into an irrelevent blink.
This is long and garrulous....but before leaving....I had a calendar of NC Wyeth's great 'Treasure Island' illustrations in oils that I really wanted viewers to see. Leif added some of his later work, including 'The Yearling' illustrations. Wyeth was not typical of most illustrators.... and ended on a mediocre note. He was not a starting, nor an ending, milestone in illustrative history.
Leif, What is it that you find unappealing in Weaver's work? I find it quite beautiful and compelling. I have a few children's books he illustrated, copies of magazines with astute observations of color and light, well drawn figures, original compositions that surprise, and a love of seeing.ReplyDelete
Leif, there are so many colliding factors involved with Weaver, many people find it difficult to have a consistent reaction to him. On the one hand, he was passionate, intellectually committed and an innovative artist. On the other hand, he could be an arrogant jerk and a mean drunk, gratuitously nasty to peers and admirers (such as Coby Whitmore and Joe Bowler).ReplyDelete
Besides, in my view if you want extra credit for the intellectual content of your artwork, you'd better be pretty darn smart. I think a lot of the "socially conscious" themes he trumpeted were pretty superficial, while many of his more traditional peers, such as Stanley Meltzoff or Leonard Starr, were true intellectuals-- far more erudite, better read, far smarter.
Putting aside all of the collateral issues (if that's possible with Weaver) the best assessment of the origins and quality of Weaver's pictures that I've ever heard came from your friend Murray Tinkelman, who traces Weaver back to Ben Shahn. If you can persuade Murray to speak up, I think your readers would be enriched by his insights.
I think it is a sad state of affairs when we start to criticize the dead. Especially when we speak ill of people whom we don't know. Making statements about one's intellect, and calling someone names who isn't here to defend themselves is really not a way to invite an intelligent debate.ReplyDelete
Maybe we all need to be smarter.
Picasso was a womanizer, Caravaggio was accused of murder, Gaugin apparently was the person who cut off Van Gogh's ear, Schiele was jailed for obscenity and what is akin to child pornography. The list goes on, but does this pointing out of the deads' flaws move the discussion forward?
I think we are all biased by the things we cling to and the things we dislike. None of us can really have an objective point of view, or judge the motives or intelligence of another. How can one say that one person was better read than another? I don't think it is possible to know the mind or personal history of another person without having lived with them, being married to them, or being very close.
Bill Koeb wrote: "I think it is a sad state of affairs when we start to criticize the dead."ReplyDelete
Bill, I don't agree with that and I suspect you don't either. After all, you'd have no problem criticizing Hitler (who, last time I checked, was dead).
I suspect what you really meant is that an artist's personal life should be irrelevant to his or her work, or that we should be very careful to get our facts straight if we are going to speak critically (or admiringly) about historical figures. Those are both perfectly legitimate views. My own view is that such facts remain an important part of understanding the clash of styles and generations we are discussing, as long as we exercise the kind of care and diligence that any responsible historian would.
Here are some examples of what I was talking about: it is well established that Weaver publicly derided Whitmore and Bowler-- two illustrators who enjoyed and welcomed his new style-- as "candy box artists" and said at a public meeting that it was his ambition to put them "out of business." (Apparently, no one ever shared your point with him that it isn't nice to speak ill of people.) When a young Bernie Fuchs met Weaver at the Society of Illustrators and sought encouragement about becoming an illustrator, Weaver chewed him out in a loud voice, telling him that no self-respecting artist would want to be an illustrator, that it was a crappy profession and that he "hated it." Fuchs scampered away with his tail between his legs and was shook up for quite a while. (Fuchs told me that story himself).
If you want to understand how Weaver rattled the establishment, or how people reacted to the friction between generations, I'm not sure we can blind ourselves to the rich history of the time.
In fact, Weaver wouldn't want you to. He is the one who argued we shouldn't be content to accept the airbrushed, idealized versions of the facts but should go out to look at the harsh realities of the real world. You may want to grant him an exemption from his own standards, but I don't think it is honoring his tradition to do so.
Look, I love a lot of Weaver's work. It is interesting and innovative and an he was an important force in illustration's perception of its own role. I'm just saying that for me, it is not irrelevant that he was sometimes an "arrogant jerk."
Interesting discussion on Weaver, and much of what is being said reinforces my gut feeling that as unique and dogmatic Weaver may have been in his approach to illustration, he was a 'flash in the pan', and his direction never really took root and grew very far. If we draw and paint for ourselves and/or our piers alone, we may be simply appealing to those who appreciate our point of view, but illustration has to communicate to the general public that doesn't really understand or care about the philosophical nuances that Weaver was quoted in the AA article. The public just knows if it appeals to them or not. I think it was a very small segment of the public that would consider Weaver's illustrations significant or memorable. But, a much larger segment did consider Coby Whitmore or Joe Bowler's illustrations not only significant and memorable, but quite appealing. My wife, who is not an artist nor an illustration buff, specifically recalled the illustrations of Coby Whitmore, Joe Bowler, Al Parker, Bernie Fuchs and a few others, from the 50's and 60's magazine stories when she was in her teens and 20s'. Friends and family have also have made similar remarks.ReplyDelete
So, was the public really looking for a wave of innovative "progressive" illustration approaches to seduce them into reading the magazines, or was it driven more by the Art/Creative Directors and illustrators like Weaver.. illustrators that hated illustration as it was? The big fear as an art student in the late 50s', was to not keep up with the illustration trends, because that was what drove the movement. But, did we really need to do that to find a place in illustration? Did Norman Rockwell vanish, or did Charlie Allen vanish after the innovative 60's? Nope, and there were plenty of other very busy illustrators in S.F. and Chicago where I worked, and some I knew in N.Y., that had solid traditional drawing and painting skills.. and we all found challenging quality assignments, long after Weaver faded out of the picture. Even Bernie Fuchs returned to a literal traditional approach in oils on canvas, which remained very popular until his death. Real quality should never, and in my opinion, will never go out of favor, and will always be appreciated by the masses!
Tom Watson
- Rich4:01 PM
"Right on, Tom!" - I can only echo Charlie Allen's remark.ReplyDelete
Time will tell. Time is the ultimate evaluator. Evaluating things transient, ephemeral; against things that last for ever and ever....
Wow, love the passion in these comments. With no previous knowledge of Weaver my observations come from his aesthetic choices and what he himself has stated. I agree with Tom that Weaver seems like a product of his times.ReplyDelete
The times were uncertain with everything being questioned and a redefining of human consciousness explored.
I sense a great frustration mixed with fear and inadequacy which leads to bombastic self righteousness as a mask.
When everything is in flux it's hard to be relevant unless you make an empirical statement that you are being relevant.
Tom-- excellent points. And since you raised Al Parker, I would suggest that he was a more effective revolutionary than Weaver, if you look at where the field of illustration was when Parker started and what he was doing by the time he finished. I think he moved the ball farther than Weaver-- he just wasn't as noisy (and, in Joel's well chosen words, "self righteous") about it.ReplyDelete
All of this may sound like I am trying to beat up on Weaver, but I am really not. I have a large file of his tearsheets that I enjoy reviewing, and I appreciate his passion. I just think he has a mixed record, and it would be a mistake to let him dictate his own place in history just because his decibel level was higher than that of other, equally talented illustrators.
I don't know if I can state this in a way that will make you understand, or in a way that will make you believe it, but as far as I know from talking to a lot of illustrators as to who influenced them, Robert Weaver ranks way up at the top. He influenced illustrators in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, on and on and continues to have an impact on how people approach illustration.ReplyDelete
As for the comment on speaking ill of the dead, I think that I elaborated on what I meant by this in my post and think that comparing speaking ill of Hitler to speaking of a dead artist's motives or education is the most obvious and ridiculous comparison I have read and really too inflammatory to speak to.
I have known a lot of illustrators in my life. Some really nice, some completely horrible. When I let my personal feelings about them cloud my judgement about their work (and I have at times) I am doing myself and them a disservice.
Anyhow, I enjoy seeing the work. I don't like or agree with all of the comments, but everyone has there own experience of things, and I am not in a position to tell someone that they are wrong.
PS I don't want to speak ill of Hitler either, but he was a boring, crappy artist.
Just a thought.
I think Oskar Koskoschka actually mused over what might have happened if Hitler had been accepted to art school and he hadn't.
Some quick and belated remarks:ReplyDelete
- any art historian would question the idea that the artist's personal life was irrelevant to studying the work. It is certainly worth taking into account. It remains to be seen, AFTER doing so, whether it turns out to be relevant or not. You have to make the case.
- Tom wrote, "I think it was a very small segment of the public that would consider Weaver's illustrations significant or memorable." - I would disagree, since so many periodicals used RW repeatedly throughout the decade. Esquire even used him to promote the magazine in advertisements in other publications. The copy of this ad says how au courant they are with the latest art and fashion BECAUSE they feature RW.
- I have personally asked Milton Glaser about Weaver's influence, and he said RW was seminal for Glaser's generation, one of the illustrators they were inspired by whn they began Pushpin.
Jaleen, I agree that at the time Weaver had a bright spotlight on him, because he definitely was innovative, pushed the envelope further than most illustrators and was winning his share of awards. Some of his peers loved what he was doing, some were not that excited and some thought his stuff was crude and heavy handed, but as far as I could tell, the general public wasn't jumping up and down because some guy by the name of Robert Weaver was one of the pioneers of the 60s' visual revolution. I never saw that reaction nor did my illustrator friends, and I was working as an illustrator at that time. The fact that some art directors found him to be dipped in gold and eager to use him, probably had more to do with trying to keep up with the frenzy of an even newer 'new wave' look to their magazine or product, which soon fizzled out anyway, along with much of the magazine industry. I don't think any illustrator or art director could have saved that from happening, but Weaver was merely a part of the mid century history of the decline in illustration. Dare I say that I'm confident that far more of the public was and still are, far more aware of N.C.Wyeth, Norman Rockwell or J.C. Lyendecker than Robert Weaver.ReplyDelete
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