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(Updated) It's no longer USA vs. Australia. So just which countries have been capturing our attention as USA's potential new rivals?
Here at Rio 2016, it's now becoming clear that the Australians are no longer America's most formidable threat.
Team USA have always dominated the pool, mostly due to the success of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte (who just became the second most decorated swimmer of all time). The team are still sweeping up at the Games and they don't look likely to do anything less. Relays used to be a 1-2 between the two nations, but Australia scraped by to get a bronze behind USA in the 4 x 100 free, full of great swimmers like Phelps, Nathan Adrian, Ryan Held and Caleb Dressel.
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It's a rare sight seeing Canadians on the podium, but we've seen that in Rio – a few times. The women's 100 free relay team got the bronze ahead of usually-stronger teams like the Netherlands and Japan.
Penny Oleksiak's name has been mentioned on a number of occasions – and rightfully so. She got a silver in the 100 Butterfly ahead of Dana Vollmer (USA) and Emma McKeon (Australia) – both favoured by the experts.
Kylie Masse medalled in the 100 Backstroke, several places ahead of former 'Queen of Backstroke', Emily Seebohm (Australia), who self-admittedly hasn't been having a great meet.
At the conclusion of Day 4, Hungary was second on the medal tally behind USA. Would we ever have expected Hungary to be in this position? Nope. Before Rio, Butterflyer Laszlo Cseh was their best bet, almost never failing to end up second or third behind Michael Phelps. Cseh proved after all these years, that in the 100 Butterfly, he can be as good as Phelps.
Young gun Tamás Kenderesi firstly beat Phelps in the semis of the 200 Butterfly , then secured the bronze – to do so when the gold went to Phelps, and at such a young age… that speaks volumes.
👍 That face when you beat out Michael Phelps 👍 https://t.co/UZ4rbP5OTk— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 9, 2016
Meanwhile, Katinka Hosszu's name has popped up countless times. She's overtaken Emily Seebohm (Australian) and Missy Franklin (USA) as leaders in backstroke events, already having won gold for the 100. She's tipped to lead the IM events too, ahead of Elizabeth Beisel and Maya Dirado (USA) – and no Australian has been noted as significant.
South Africa
The most talked-about swimmer from this region, Chad le Clos, fulfilled the ultimate dream of every one of Phelps' opponents – he won the gold in the 200 Butterfly in London, beating Phelps by 100th of a second. He went on to swim some of the fastest times in the history of the event. In Rio, le Clos secured the silver for the 200 Free, ahead of another American favorite, Conor Dwyer. However, it was #PhelpsFace that was the subject of scrutiny in the following days. Whatever the case, we'll be seeing more of the South African in coming years.
lmao RT @yvonnehewlett: Michael Phelps is just mad at Chad Le Clos for being better looking than him. pic.twitter.com/NYRPISd2RX— D A V E (@BrianDaveZa) August 9, 2016
Teammate Cameron van der Burgh has been a Breaststroke favorite since London, and he continues to impress. Winning the silver in the 100, he doesn't show any signs of slowing down - he's still one of the fastest in this event, ahead of key Americans like Kevin Cordes, a former favorite .
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Adam Peaty's name has been bandied about since London, now even more so after getting the gold in the 100 Breaststroke ahead of Van der Burgh and Cody Miller (USA). He broke his own record twice, and it seems unlikely that another swimmer will break it any time soon. Other than Miller, there's been no significant American or Australian of late.
James Guy won gold at Worlds last year, and was expected to repeat that in the 200 Free in Rio. It was plain bad luck he had an off day. This was one of the biggest upsets, considering the pre-race hype. We can expect plenty more from this guy - he's only 20.
Great Britain also won silver behind USA in the 200 Free Relay, edging out the Australians. It's not often GB wins a relay medal, let alone one against an incredibly strong American team consisting of Phelps, Lochte, Dwyer and Townley Haas.
Japan, like GB, aren't usually known for winning relay medals – which would explain their elation when they got the bronze behind GB and that same strong American team.
Also big news, two Japanese swimmers won medals in the 400 IM – Kosuke Hagino (gold) and Daiya Seto (bronze), completely wiping out two Australian favorites, Thomas Fraser-Holmes and Travis Mahoney. Only one of two Americans medaled, and that was a newcomer, Chase Kalisz.
Masato Sakai was second to the greatest swimmer in the world, you know who, which was a great enough achievement in itself, but he also edged out Le Clos and Cseh. And they were tipped to medal.
Obviously, USA will always dominate due to the sheer size of the team and their endless resources. The biggest surprise is that plenty of Australian and Americans are being relegated to the background by these highly skilled swimmers from other countries. Suffice it say, the world of swimming is undergoing a phenomenal change. All we can do is sit back and enjoy it.Follow @yvonnehewlett
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Locksmiths in Mornington offer a highly demanded service, which generally relates to maintaining and installing the various types of lock systems, from the standard key locks to the complex electronic or biometric locks. The most common types of locksmith professions consist of the emergency, industrial, commercial, and residential, which each of the specific fields requiring different skills and abilities.
Residential work is likely to be the most common of the services provided by a residential locksmith. A domestic property owner looks at personal security and safety as a key reason when it comes to making sure a home is fully secured against a would-be intruder. A locksmith has gained the experience and knowledge to suggest the most effective locks for a properties doors and windows. Beyond the ability to install new locking systems, the locksmith is also able to repair or replace the locks on the older styled properties. Extra services offered by a local locksmiths offer security advice, a key cutting service, installing locks on a garage or similar outbuilding, and installing at-home safes or vaults.
How Do I Choose A Residential Locksmith in Mornington?
It has been years now that you have been working like a donkey, multiple shifts a day, exhausting yourself to sleep every day, the only consolation being that you will probably manage enough to buy yourself a house soon. Working day in and day out, you finally save sufficient enough to make you the proud owner of a bungalow and a car to boast about. But at the end of the day, you end up doing a mistake people often make; that is, compromising on the quality of locks used or misplacing the only set of keys you had.
Now all the while that you have lost the only set of keys, your mind would be full of visions of how the most dangerous thief will catch hold of them and magically discover your house before you can reach back to safeguard it. Or even worse, while you stand outside keeping an eye, an armed group of dacoits might threaten you at gunpoint or shoot you at a point blank range. No!! Stop imagining. It would not ever reach that far. All you need to do is to call for a reliable locksmith service vendor.
Locksmith services are also en cashed upon in access control systems wherein a single key holds the entry to a multi door system, for example. Alarm systems are another region of application of locksmith services. Also intercom system safety can be ensured by asking for the help of professionals
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In this article we are attempting to uncover the mystery of those fantastical, sometimes awe and question inspiring implements that those in the locksmith field utilize. As evidenced, there are quite a large amount of these requisite tools that a locksmith uses on a daily basis at the shop or out in the field which have brought to light not necessarily the method of the locksmith, as they are all different and individual, but the great number of implements the locksmith uses and is skillfully proficient with, if not an expert with, to maintain standards of operation in this type of industry.
There are many devices and equipment required for installing door locks and various other door hardware. A number of various saws will venture to this type of field work such as the compass saw (also known as the keyhole saw), a reciprocating saw, mixed sized hole saws which are used with spade bits to install locks on doors, wallboard (drywall) saws and for good measure I will include here a broom and dust pan, drop cloths and a vacuum cleaner.
All to often the do it yourself types and novice handy men have come upon the tasks meant for a locksmith and their tools and felt this it truly is a job they can complete without error. While many of the items written about in this series may sound familiar and easy to use, and perhaps they are easy to use in theory, the job of the locksmith, their experience and time tested accuracy and dependability with the tools of the trade are best left in the hands of the very people who use them on a daily basis. The locksmith.


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During the great NAFTA debate of 1993, Americans were told the only jobs we would lose to Mexico were "dead-end" jobs, that our high-tech labor force should no longer be doing. At the same time, we would be creating the kinds of jobs Americans do best, like building commercial jetliners.
And indeed, since 1994, America has lost 689,000 jobs in textiles and apparel dead-end jobs to pundits, but to the folks who lost them, the best jobs they ever had.
Suddenly, however, after the textile industry went to Mexico, the auto industry followed, though the jobs of U.S. autoworkers were among the best-paid on earth. Mexico now exports 90 percent more cars to the United States than America exports to the entire world. In 2000, the United States, which invented the auto industry, had a trade deficit in autos and auto parts of almost $120 billion.
Now comes the turn of aerospace, the crown jewel of U.S. manufacturing. It, too, is heading south. As Joel Millman of the Wall Street Journal writes: "Like the automakers that turned the cities of Tolucca, Hermosillo and Sautillo into Little Detroit in the 1990s, Boeing Corp., General Dynamics Co., Honeywell International Inc. and General Electric Co.'s GE Aircraft Engines are beginning to make Mexico a base for both parts manufacture and assembly."
What is the attraction of Mexico over an America that used to monopolize commercial aircraft production? "You can only cut costs so much with new machinery," says John Monarch, president of GE supplier Smith West. "Pretty soon you need to lower labor costs, too." Driessen Aircraft Interior Systems pays its Mexican workers only $20 a day, which breaks down to $2.50 an hour less than half the U.S. minimum wage.
Now, if aircraft can be made by Mexican workers for $20 a day and computers can be made by Chinese workers for $10 a day, what is left that America manufactures that cannot be made, far more cheaply, outside the United States? Answer: Virtually nothing.
To our ruling class, it does not matter where manufacturing is done, or by whom. If it can be done at lower cost abroad, let foreign workers take the jobs from U.S. workers. The betrayal is justified in the name of efficiency. As for our $450 billion merchandise trade deficit, who cares? After all, trade deficits do not matter.
Or so America's elites now believe. To them, foreign trade is its own reward and those who concern themselves with matters like the loss of our manufacturing base, or economic independence, are living in the past, as they march confidently into the new Global Economy. But while America may believe that none of this matters, other nations act as if it matters greatly, and they are ruthlessly exploiting our indifference to our own industrial decline and death.
Consider our three largest trading partners: Mexico, Canada and Japan. A year after NAFTA, Mexico devalued and the peso lost two-thirds of its value. This tripled the prices of U.S. goods in Mexico, while slashing the prices of Mexican goods in the United States by two-thirds. Our trade surplus with Mexico vanished, and Mexico rose out of recession by capturing a good slice of the American market from the American businesses and workers who formerly had it.
After the U.S.-Canada trade deal, Canada let its dollar fall 25 percent against the U.S. dollar, giving Canadian loggers and wheat growers a decisive advantage over their American rivals. Today, the U.S. trade deficit with Canada and Mexico is among the largest on earth.
Since Sept. 11, Japan has let the yen fall 12 percent against the dollar, giving Japanese exporters an immediate and huge advantage over U.S. manufacturers. Clearly, Japan intends to export its way out of its slump, at the expense of U.S. manufacturers.
Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill calls Japan's devaluation of the yen "protectionism." Correct. But almost every nation on earth has devalued against the dollar to seize a share of the U.S. market, at the expense of U.S. manufacturers. Yet, our elites have adopted a policy of Gandhian pacifism in the face of this protectionism these trade wars launched against an unresisting America.
While other nations act as though trade deficits do matter, and yet believe manufacturing is vital to their health and dynamism, the Americans, who once cared deeply about such issues, no longer seem to care. Thus, nothing and no one stands in the way of stripping the United States of its entire manufacturing base.
We believe we are wise and the rest of the world foolish. Of one thing we may be sure. Time will tell us who were the fools.
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After showing the Honda Crosstourer as a concept model at last year's EICMA show, the Japanese company has announced that it will bring the V4 adventure-tourer to market for the 2012 model year. Bringing a very polished concept vehicle to Milan, Honda made no secret about the possibility of the Crosstourer becoming a reality. Honda is remaining tight-lipped regarding specifics about the new Crosstourer, saying simply that the bike will have a V4 motor and will have an optional dual-clutch transmission.
This news likely means the 2012 Honda Crosstourer will sport the same 1,237cc motor as the Honda VFR1200F, though Honda UK coyly only says in its press release that the Crosstourer will have a "V4 engine configuration – also found in the VFR1200F." Honda has already produced some videos explaining the ethos behind the adventure-tourer, but we'll have to wait until November for all the specifics. Press release from Honda UK after the jump.


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Even Windows XP experts need help now and then with Windows. Windows is simply too vast, despite its simple appearance and clean desktop, for users to know everything about the system. Windows includes a powerful built-in Help system. The Help system connects to the Internet when needed so that help is on your disk and up-to-the-minute help is available from Microsoft's Web site. Help is available whenever you need it. For example, if you are working with the My Computer window and have a question, just search the online help system for the words My Computer, and Windows gives advice about using the My Computer window.
Microsoft calls the Windows XP help screens the Help and Support Center (the HSC). The help system goes far beyond the standard online help you may be used to in other applications and previous versions of Windows.


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Sunday, July 27, 2014
Maggie: photo credit to Rob for this one of Maggie. Leftover runny egg on her face, tongue poking out and carrying a prized head of broccoli from our garden. This weather has encouraged us to take the girls outside so much more, they love pottering around the place.
Elisabeth: Looking out our bedroom doors (yes Maggie still sleeps in our room, actually everyone has slept in our room the last few nights with the stupid cold making everyone clingy), dressed in her new blue shirt to look like her Papa.
Joining in with the 52 portrait project at Practising Simplicity.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Maggie: Leopard print gumboots and golf ball in hand, she is getting so confident walking around outside now.
Elisabeth: Her expression, those eyes!
Joining in with Jodi's 52 portrait project.
A big day today. The girls headed to family day care for the first time. We had visited a few times but they were there on their own for five hours today. They did so well. Despite a little look as we left them, they didn't cry, and got on with enjoying their new learning space, eating well and even going down for a nap relatively easily. We picked them up this afternoon after lunch and they were busy outside enjoying the winter sunshine. It certainly helps that their first day went smoothly, I know there might be bumps ahead, but it was the first time since they have been home that we left them in the care of somebody else and they coped well. They have been in the best of spirits all afternoon laughing, talking to themselves and smiling. So we all have had a good day.
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Maggie: Concentrating on the walk down the gravel path to the laundry shed.
Elisabeth: Cheeky smile.
A brief post to join in with Jodi's 52 portrait project this week. I took the photos during a quick sanity saving outdoor adventure yesterday. The girls and I are at various stages of a head cold. Maggie has been unwell since last Wednesday, with a fever, rash, and now a hacking cough and runny nose. She has been most unhappy, bordering on angry, with frequent melt downs, and needing to be held 24/7 most days. Elisabeth woke up today with a cough and runny nose too, and overnight I have started to get it as well.
Life with toddlers I suspect will involve quite a few of these everyone-is-sick weeks.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
Maggie: Walking is finally Maggie's preferred method of transport nowadays. She often pulls a sideways look like this, I think of it as her "Girl with a pearl earring" pose.
Elisabeth: Rob picked this photo from the selection. It wouldn't be my first choice ordinarily, as there is a lot of mess in the background. But I guess that is our life at the moment. Toys and books spread about the room. The winter sunlight pouring into the hut. One girl amusing herself, the other, Elisabeth, is requesting I read what continues to be their favourite book - The Baby's Catalogue. This look is combined with an insistent noise.
Joining in with Jodi's 52 portrait project at her blog Practising Simplicity.
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Elisabeth: Rob took these photos of the girls, there was a funny one of Elisabeth "preaching" to her cousins and sister!
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Burglary victim appeals for return of treasured items
Ahomeowner in the Tarmonbarry arrea has appealed for the return of items with significant sentimental value which were stolen during a burglary in early August.
Georgina Williams returned home on August 5 to discover her home had been ransacked.
"We had been away and came back to find that someone had broke n in two days previously," she explained. "They (the thieves) went through the house thoroughly and took a lot of stuff."
Among the items taken were a number of medals awarded to Ms Williams' father, who served as a colonel in the Royal Engineers during World War II.
"My father died when I was 12 and the medals are the only things I had belonging to him," she said.
Among the 10 medals stolen during the raid were an Order of the British Empire (OBE), a Distinguished Service Order (DSO), an Italy Star, a France & Germany Star, an Africa Star, and two 1939-1945 Stars.
Also taken was a wedding band belonging to Ms Williams' mother, which has inscription 'HCS & AET' 24th March 1950' on the inside surface.
Appealing for their safe return, Ms Williams said descriptions of these items have been circulated to garda stations throghout the region, as well as militaria dealers and auction houses.
"As well as that, they took my husband's 60-inch Samsung television," she added.
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SEVEN people have been killed after their light aircraft crashed near the Madagascan capital.
The pilot of the Piper Navajo PA 31 plane was approaching Antananarivo when the pilot reported engine problems and subsequently crashed about 12 miles from the capital.
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri on Wednesday executed a man convicted of killing a motorist who had stopped on a highway to help him and two others whose car had broken down in 1994.
Allen Nicklasson, 41, was pronounced dead at 10:52 p.m. Central Time at a state prison in Missouri, a spokesman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
Nicklasson was found guilty of murdering motorist Richard Drummond, an AT&T supervisor who stopped on a highway to help Nicklasson and two others whose car had broken down.
The trio had stolen guns and ammunition from a home before their vehicle broke down. When Drummond stopped to offer them a ride, they abducted him, took him to a wooded area and shot him in the head, according to court records.
Nicklasson, who made no final statement, prayed with a prison chaplain for about two or three minutes before being given a lethal injection at a jail in Bonne Terre, roughly 60 miles southwest of St. Louis, said Missouri Department of Corrections spokesman Mike O'Connell.
Nicklasson ate a final meal of pizza and orange juice on Tuesday at about 4 p.m. He ate regular prison meals on Wednesday.
"He was calm, very collected throughout the process this evening," O'Connell said.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday evening lifted a last-minute stay of execution for the Missouri man, clearing the way for the state to put him to death.
Nicklasson was scheduled to be executed early on Wednesday, but an Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel issued a stay to hear further arguments, including whether he had ineffective legal counsel during his trial and earlier appeals.
Missouri's attorney general appealed that decision to the Supreme Court, saying Nicklasson had numerous unsuccessful appeals over the years. The nation's highest court ordered the stay vacated on Wednesday night, according to a court official.
One of the men in Nicklasson's trio, Dennis Skillicorn, was executed in 2009. The third person, Tim DeGraffenreid, who was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and received a reduced sentence.
Nicklasson and Skillicorn were also convicted of killing an Arizona couple while on the run after Drummond's death.
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon had halted Nicklasson's October 23 execution due to criticism over the U.S. state's planned use of propofol, an anesthetic widely used in medical procedures.
The case was one of many in a national debate over what drugs can or should be used for executions, as opponents of capital punishment pressure pharmaceutical companies to cut off supplies of drugs for executions.
Missouri is one of many U.S. states that have been seeking out execution drugs mixed in compounding pharmacies now that a growing number of manufacturers refuse to allow their drugs to be used for capital punishment.
The practice is controversial because compounded drugs are not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Missouri in November also used a compounded pentobarbital, a short-acting barbiturate, to execute serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin.
(Reporting by Mary Wisniewski and Carey Gillam and Eric M. Johnson; Editing by Paul Simao and Philip Barbara)


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The latest Ukrainian revolution moved rapidly on the weekend, with President Viktor Yanukovych fleeing Kiev before parliament removed him from power and scheduled elections to replace him on May 25. The Obama Administration prudently warned Russia not to intervene militarily, but more creative U.S. and Europe policy will be needed to help Ukraine to a better future.
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Filed under: Interview, New York | Tags: Arthur Pena, Conversation, Cordy Ryman, Dodge Gallery
I recently saw my first Ryman pieces in person at the Dallas Art Fair. Dodge Gallery had a piece made of 2 x 4's, painted and hanging on the wall. There was also a corner piece comprised of stacked 2×4's painted with soft, shiny colors. Upon closer inspection of the corner piece I noticed hand writing that indicated some sort of possible measurement. I couldn't tell because Ryman had cut the wood off before the information could be fully retained. But the markings were just enough to show his hand. I mean this in both that it injected the work with a very direct connection to the artist in what could otherwise be mistaken to be a minimalist corner sculpture and it also showed his hand in the sense of a "reveal", exposing the transparency of the process of making that Ryman is so willing to offer. After mounting his first solo show with Dodge Gallery, Adaptive Radiation, and just finishing up a public commission at Michigan State University, Ryman and I had a conversation. – Arthur Peña, Dallas Contributor
Cordy Ryman | Adaptive Radiation, 2013, installation view
Filed under: Art World, Kansas City, On the Road | Tags: Allison Schulnik, Andrew Katz, Angel Otoro, Archie Scott Gobber, Bill Brady, Bruce Hartman, Carrie Scanga, Cordy Ryman, Corey Antis, Dana Schutz, David Ford, Dolphin Gallery, Huma Bhabha, Ian Davis, James Brinsfield, Jason Fox, Joe Bradley, Jules de Balincourt, Justin Gainan, Kansas City, KEHINDE WILEY, Kent Michael Smith, Kirk Hayes, Leidy Churchman, Lisa Sanditz, Miles Neidinger, Nate Fors, Nerman Museum, Oppenheimer, Plug Projects, Tomory Dodge
That's right, there is great art in Kansas City. Let me start by saying that I am no stranger to the region. I grew up in Kansas (leaving off the "City" on purpose, for those sticklers for geography), and since leaving it behind for college 15 years ago, a lot has changed. For example, the suburbs have grown beyond belief, the downtown area is no longer a place you go to get shot, and you can eat excellent food that isn't BBQ. Although I don't know why you would do the latter. But more importantly to you, a reader of this blog and I assume an art lover, KC has a robust and continually growing art scene. I only got a taste during my recent visit, but figured there was more than enough to share. I was fortunate enough to stop by the Nerman Museum, Dolphin Gallery, Bill Brady Gallery, and Plug Projects, places I would consider "Must-Sees" while visiting the city. – Andrew Katz, Associate Publisher (And Kansas Native)
Nerman Museum Exterior, designed by Kyu Sung Woo Architects, Inc.
Filed under: Austin, Review | Tags: Brian Fee, Cordy Ryman, Lora Reynolds Gallery
Scraps and discarded wood become remarkable, contemplative creations in Cordy Ryman's hands. His style bears some influence of dad Robert—connoisseur of white tones and alchemist with mounting implements—but Cordy is more likely to coat his second- or thirdhand lumber with dazzlingly colorful paint. Or he'll leave the wood bare to highlight its recycled history. Viewing Ryman's work, his relief-like paintings and painterly sculptures, in his second solo exhibition at Lora Reynolds Gallery is best done up close and personal. — Brian Fee, Austin contributor
Cordy Ryman | Green Book, 2012, Acrylic and enamel on wood, 24 x 20 x 6.5 inches. Courtesy the artist and Lora Reynolds Gallery.
Filed under: DC, Features, Q&A | Tags: Britton Toliver, Bronx River Arts Center, Cordy Ryman, Culture Hall, David Reed, Furthermore, Gary Petersen, Halsey Hathaway, HKJB, Inna Babaeva, Ivin Ballen, Jered Sprecher, Jose Ruiz, Joshua Abelow, Keltie Ferris, Kris Chatterson, Matthew Smith, Milton Resnick, Pamela Jorden, Progress Report, Stacy Fischer, Stacy Fisher, The Working Title, Tompkins Projects, Vince Contarino
Give it time and the Internet will mobilize for change in just about any arena. So it's not surprising that artist-run exhibition spaces — always bastions of change — are increasingly striving for a stronger online presence, sometimes even eschewing fixed brick-and-mortar locales all together. And it's not just exhibition spaces. Artist-run curatorial projects like HKJB, Culture hall, and Progress Report exist mainly on the web, producing information that's decentralized and disseminated horizontally, peer-to-peer. All of which is relatively new.
One of these projects, Progress Report, is designed as an online curatorial resource centered on visual content and studio visits. Co-founded by Brooklyn-based painters Kris Chatterson and Vince Contarino, their project is particularly keen on abstraction and focuses on the creative process from the perspective of working artists. This is noteworthy not only because Chatterson and Contarino are a couple of accomplished abstract painters in their own right, but also because they prove to have an expansive grasp for what their contemporaries are up to. –
More about Progress Report and our conversation after the jump. -Matthew Smith, D.C. Contributor
Installation view of The Working Title, a group show on abstraction curated by Progress Report and exhibited at the Bronx River Arts Center, March 25 through April 29, 2011.
Filed under: Art World, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Must-Sees, New York, Philly, San Francisco, Santa Fe | Tags: Amy Casey, Andy Cross, Charles Ritchie, Chris Johanson, Cordy Ryman, Erik Parker, Jaqueline Cedar, Jered Sprecher, Kiel Johnson, Laurel Sparks, Leidy Churchman, Lesley Vance, Matt Connors, Must-Sees, Njideka Akunyili, Siobahn Liddell, Travis Collinson
Chris Johanson, Hey There, That's You, 2011 | Acrylic and latex and mirror on wood, 45 1/2 x 54 inches. Courtesy Altman Siegel, San Francisco.
It's time to break out the sunscreen and the summer group shows (and there's no shortage of each). Our editorial staff have put together our Summer Must-See list for July and August, our guide to more than 50 of the best contemporary painting exhibitions in the country, including dozens of notable and not-to-be-missed shows by masters like De Kooning and serious emerging talent like Matt Connors, Lesley Vance, Leidy Churchman, Chris Johanson, and more. Also included are our picks for summer shows by artists previously featured in New American Paintings.
From L.A. to Chicago, Houston to New York and back, our guide includes exhibitions in every corner of the country. Images and listings after the jump!
Filed under: Art World, New York | Tags: Amy Feldman, Cordy Ryman, Jered Sprecher, Joe Bradley, Keltie Ferris, Lauren Luloff, Martin Bromirski, Patricia Treib, Patrick Brennan, Raphael Rubinstein, Sharon L. Butler, The Brooklyn Rail, Two Coats of Paint
Rebecca Morris, Untitled (#06-10), 2010 | Oil on canvas, 59 × 59 inches.
The pioneers of abstraction—the Cubists, the Abstract Expressionists, the Minimalists—emerged from firm and identifiable aesthetic roots and developed their own philosophies. In the competitive maelstrom of 20th century art, those philosophies became dogmas, and the dogmas outright manifestos. In the new century, many abstract painters are saying goodbye to all that didactic thinking and exuding a kind of calculated tentativeness. Raphael Rubinstein, in a 2009 Art in America essay and for a 2011 painting exhibition he curated in London, dubbed this new type of abstraction "provisional painting." Similarly, artist and critic Stephen Maine homed in on the "incipient image" in a March 2011 show he curated at Lesley Heller. And the Brooklyn curatorial team Progress Report (aka Kris Chatterson and Vince Contarino) styled its survey of contemporary abstraction at the Bronx River Art Center The Working Title. All three labels suggest the centrality of the open proposition in contemporary abstraction.
—Sharon L. Butler (via Two Coats of Paint, The Brooklyn Rail)
Filed under: Art World, New York | Tags: California Biennial, Cordy Ryman, DODGEgallery, Evan J. Garza, Foster Prize, Franklin Evans, Matthew Rich, Sarah Cain
From left to right: Cordy Ryman, Franklin Evans, and Matthew Rich. Installation view. The Thingness of Color, DODGE gallery, New York.
Literally in the shadow of the boxy New Museum building, in the burgeoning Lower East Side gallery district of Manhattan, a new group show at DODGE gallery is notable not only for its contribution to a growing attention to sculptural and installation forms of painting, but also because three of the four artists exhibited here were included in our 11 to Watch in 2011: Editor's Picks earlier this year. The Thingness of Color, which includes work by Sarah Cain, Franklin Evans, Matthew Rich, and Cordy Ryman, explores exactly what the title suggests—the three-dimensional qualities of hue itself—with colorful object-hood firmly in tow. —Evan J. Garza, Editor-at-Large


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D'Vora is a published and award-winning SINGER'S SONGWRITER who enjoys writing about everyday observances as well as more universal commentaries on love and life. COMFORTABLE COMPANY is her second album of original songs, and features 9 different carefully and lovingly chosen singers and 12 musicians, each giving a very special interpretation and talent to her creations, making for a very listenable variety of voices and instrumentation. D'Vora has won awards in many song-writing competitions, including the William E. Oliver contest (songs which best express the forward spirit of our times), the Woody Guthrie Festival of Songs (Talking Hayfever Blues, track 6), the Julian Bluegrass Festival (Julian Mountain High, track 4). Her topical songs have appeared in New York's Broadside magazine, Scholastic Books, and the Sierra Club Survival Songbook (Once There Was, track 10), among others. Here is a brief description of the songs: COMFORTABLE COMPANY-a day in the life of a dear departed cat A WOMAN OF VALOR- a new interpretation of an old biblical passage SLIM JIM- in memory of a friend's life and music JULIAN MOUNTAIN HIGH- Julian,CA Bluegrass Festival winner FAMILY-adoption, from both child's and parent's perspective TALKING HAYFEVER BLUES- speaks for itself! NOW THAT I LEFT, I'LL BE ALL RIGHT- courage to leave an abusive relationship THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS- awareness of time passing (New Year, etc.) COUCH POTATO RAG- instrumental with 2 interweaving melodies ONCE THERE WAS- ecological disasters and where they are leading LETTING YOU GO- so hard to do, even after many years CAMARILLO CAFE- a fun time at a great venue SONG FOR ANNE- the life,hopes,thoughts,legacy of Anne Frank DIE-HARD FOLKIE'S WALTZ- a folk-survivor's inspiring story.
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November 14, 2014
Cardinal House Escape is a game in which you are an old cardinal. You went to visit your grandchildren. But when you got at their house, you were so tired that you went straight to bed. Next morning when you woke up, you were home alone. Your grandchildren went to work and forgot that you are here. So they closed the main door, trapping you inside. But you don't want to spend all your day being locked inside. So you have to use your best cardinal skills and find a way to escape. There should be a spare key which opens the door, you just have to find it first. Have fun!


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City's 2013 accomplishments set stage for important goals
McMinnville City Council certainly earned good grades for its work in 2013. During its annual goal-setting session last weekend, members reflected on the past year and set the table for 2014.
The council stuck some major feathers in its cap during 2013. In June, the council approved a Transient Lodging Tax, which went into effect Jan. 1. In July, after years of planning, the council adopted the city's first Urban Renewal program. A previously approved Northeast Gateway project, itself an ambitious plan, was incorporated into the Urban Renewal project.
These developments will be high-profile programs in 2014 and beyond, helping to strengthen McMinnville's livability for years to come.
The room tax is expected to raise about $400,000 annually for visitor services, plus about $100,000 for the city's general fund, and those numbers will grow over time. The council should be quick to name its advisory committee for consideration of plans for 2014 projects.
Council members expressed a sense of urgency about moving ahead with Urban Renewal planning.
Urgency is not an adjective often associated with the current council, which tends toward slow and methodical policy decisions. That pace can be frustrating at times, but we are mindful of past councils moving too quickly on important matters. Still, the city needs to move aggressively on its 2014 goals, which now include the need to replace longtime City Manager Kent Taylor before his end-of-year retirement.
The council should open more avenues of communication with residents. A 2013 goal stated, "Initiate an information & outreach program on city fiscal issues," which could be extended to more areas of city government. That may happen naturally when council meetings are televised on McMinnville Community Media, an idea born in 2009. Back then, McMinnville was one of three of Oregon's 25 largest cities not televising council meetings. Last year, the council renewed its working agreement with MCM, and its goal-setting document indicates that meeting broadcasts will begin this month.
Transportation issues will be at the forefront of the council's 2014 agenda. One goal involves putting a transportation bond on the November ballot; another focuses on needs for the airport as the council works to update the five-year plan and strengthen its relationship with the airport commission.
The council also wants to budget for an information systems manager.
All in all, it was a year of significant city council accomplishments. Looking forward, however, the council should raise the speed limit a bit on fine-tuning those programs and other goals for full realization.


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Police asking for help finding 30-year-old man missing since Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police are asking for helping finding a missing Portland man.
Devin Gordon Singh, 30, hasn't been seen since early Sunday morning.
His family said he's had some recent health and depression issues.
Singh is 6-foot-1, 170 pounds and with long brown dreadlocks, hazel eyes, a tattoo that says "DTD" on the left side of his neck and an Indian symbol on the inside of his right forearm. He is of Indian descent.
He was last seen wearing a blue polo shirt, dark blue pants and bright orange shoes.
Police said Singh is an avid hiker, and that there are several trails near his home on N.W. Germantown Rd.
If you see Singh, call 911. If you have any information about where he might be, call (503) 823-0797.


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Use this website to quickly find the most important information about Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport: Flights (Departures, Arrivals), Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about Las Vegas airport. Plan your travel to McCarran Airport with the information provided in this site.
Las Vegas Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS), officially known as McCarran International Airport, or simply McCarran, is the main commercial airport for Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The airport is located 5 miles (8 km) south of downtown Las Vegas, in Clark County.
Los Angeles airport is a focus city for Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines and Spirit Airlines. It is the 26th busiest airport worldwide by passenger traffic and the 8th busiest by aircraft movements.
Two passenger terminals:
- Terminal 1: is composed of four concourses, namely the A, B, C, and D Gates.
- Terminal 3: contains the E Gates.
A people mover system is in place between the pre-security area of Terminal 1 and the C and D Gates, as well as between the D Gates and Terminal 3. East of the passenger terminals is the Marnell Air Cargo Center, and on the west side of the airports are facilities for fixed-base operators and helicopter companies.
Inter-terminal Shuttle connects both terminals 1 and 3. Shuttles run every 15 minutes approximately and depart from Level 0 of each terminal.
At LAS the airport there are different services and facilities as:
- ATM's, Currency Exchange, Banks
- Kids Play Area
- Pay E-mail and Pay Phones
- Postal Services
- Pet Relief Area
- Recharge Zone
- Assistance for passengers with special needs
- Restaurants and bars
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To rent a car is one of the best options of transportation in Las Vegas. Check the different options here!
- Bus: It runs from Terminal 1 and Terminal 3.
Terminal 1: Route 108 and 109 (Level 0). RTC Transit also provides service from various parts of the Las Vegas Valley.
Terminal 3: Westcliff Airport Express (WAX) and Centennial Express (CX) operates at the airport (Level 2, Departures).
- Shuttles: several shuttles connect to/from hotels and resorts. At T1, shuttles are located on the west side of Baggage Claim (outside exits 7-13). At T3, shuttles are located on Level 0.
- Inter-City Shuttles: different inter-city shuttles connect the airport with the surroundings of Las Vegas.
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- 4 runways
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- It is located 5 miles (8 km) south of downtown Las Vegas
- It is the 26th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic
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Indonesia accepts truth commission report on East Timor rights abuses
[JURIST] Indonesia [JURIST news archive] on Tuesday formally accepted a joint Indonesian-East-Timorese Commission of Truth and Friendship (CTF) [official website] finding that Indonesia was responsible for human rights violations following a 1999 referendum in which East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia [BBC backgrounder]. This is the first time that Indonesia has accepted any responsibility for the attacks in East Timor, which it has previously blamed on local militias. In a report obtained by AFP, CTF suggested that perpetrators of the violence be brought before a human rights court. Both Indonesian and East Timorese leaders rejected calls for prosecution, noting that it could hinder the reconciliation process between the two nations, but Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono [official website] promised to implement other recommendations by the CTF. AFP has more. The Los Angeles Times has additional coverage.
Last year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized the CTF for violating international humanitarian standards [JURIST report] because it allowed amnesty for some perpetrators of crimes against humanity. Indonesian Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda responded [JURIST report] that the government of East Timor had voluntarily agreed to the CTF to resolve past disputes without injuring long-term relations with Indonesia. The East Timorese government has rejected the establishment of an international tribunal to try those responsible for human rights abuses allegedly committed after the 1999 referendum. Ban indicated that UN officials would not testify [press release] before the CTF and that the UN "would not support the work of the CTF and thereby further the possible grant of amnesties." The CTF, established [terms of reference] in 2005 by the East Timorese and Indonesian governments, does not have independent authority to prosecute suspects.


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The self-proclaimed online "paella police", Wikipaella, presented on Monday their latest list of restaurants that meet their strict paella authenticity standards.
While it's common to see eateries around the country boasting to serve "real" versions of the Valencian rice dish, Wikipaella likes to remind everyone that the "cultural heritage" of the meal is actually often lost in adaptations that artificially colour the rice yellow rather than using the traditional saffron.
This year Wikipaella awarded 262 restaurants with their stamp of approval for serving up authentic paella that respects the tradition. Most, of course are in Valencia province (133), while Alicante has 77, Castellón 33 and 11 in Madrid.
Wikipaella even named one restaurant in the United States and one in Germany as demonstrating "the international character of our most popular dish".
So how do you know if you've been duped by paella? The Local looks at some of the easiest ways to tell that your paella is subpar.
1. It has extra ingredients
According to Wikipaella, there are three types of paella - paella Valenciana, arroz a banda (or senyoret) and paella with rabbit and snails (paella de conejo y caracoles).
Each have slightly different variations in their ingredients, but the main traditional ingredients are the same: rice, extra virgin olive oil, saffron and tomato.
Arroz a banda has seafood, which includes cuttlefish, shrimp and angler fish as the most frequently used ingredients. Less common is squid or mussels.
Paella Valenciana has chicken, rabbit and often snails or duck. Pork ribs and meatballs are not used as frequently but still get the OK from Wikipaella.
The site recognizes that there are always regional and seasonal differences among recipes, such as adding artichokes, but there are definite no-nos. If your paella has carrots, mushrooms or chorizo, you are being duped.
Wikipaella intends to honour places that stay true to tradition rather than experimentation.
2. It is not cooked over a fire in a wide shallow pan
Photo: Jan Harenburg / Wikimedia Commons.
Unless you see somewhere on site that a large, wide, shallow pan is being heated over a fire with the ingredients inside, you're not getting the real deal.
The word "paella" actually is used in Valencia to describe the special steel pan for cooking the dish. The traditional preparation involves cooking the rice, vegetables and meat together over a heat source like hot coals, though Wikipaella gives special awards to those who use firewood.
Just 48 of the 262 restaurants this year were distinguished for doing so.
3. It is served in an individual portion
Photo: STR/AFP.
The recipes recommended by Wikipaella are all for large batches, serving four people. The site says that true paella should be able to be eaten "directly from the pan with a wooden spoon", implying a sharing culture.
So this isn't meant to be a solitary meal - be skeptical if a restaurant seems to just be serving up individually prepared plates rather than steaming hot pans. That single dollop is probably not fresh.
4. You have it for dinner
People eat paella in Ibiza. Photo: Jaime Reina/AFP.
As previously mentioned, Valencia as the birthplace of the famous rice dish has the vast majority of traditional restaurants. But arroz a banda can be found in restaurants across Spain, especially touristy coastal areas.
A full list of the eateries deemed top-quality can be found on Wikipaella's website here.
5. It is not fresh
Photo: Philippe Desmazes/AFP.
The ingredients for paella are supposed to be fresh and Wikipaella likes to highlight the places that pluck their own vegetables right from the garden.
So, no - those frozen dinner versions found in supermarkets should not be able to call themselves paella. Don't even bother.
6. It isn't made by someone who "carries paella in their hearts"
Photo: Cesar Rangel/AFP.
In order to get the thumbs-up from the Wikipaella deciders, the chefs must commit to its mission and promise to "carry paella in our hearts, and travel with it as far as we can".
So that's the main question to ask yourself: Does this restaurant really care about the centuries-old tradition of paella? Or are they just trying to get tourists and non-natives in the door?


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Dear Friends,
People may think that wintertime equals quiet time for me and the garden. This year in particular that couldn't be further from the truth. We're busy here planning our winter lectures, Madoo in Manhattan featuring British garden designer Jinny Blom, shoveling snow and starting to order seeds for early spring planting. Oh, yes…and we've started a top-to-bottom restoration of the summer house and studio.
We are continuing to move full steam ahead. This past season we've seen remarkable growth at Madoo and we are capitalizing on our newfound popularity. Our children's programs have continued successfully for another summer season. In August, actress Blythe Danner dropped by the garden to read to the kids with Josh from the Hampton Library. And, with the unseasonably warm weather, Monday Mornings at Madoo storytelling hour continued into the fall. We'll continue with new secret storytellers from time to time helping out—and it'll always be a surprise.
We finished the renovation of the sunken terrace in the spring, with a perimeter hedge of Osmanthus planted and donated by Landscape Details. We re-laid the paving and planters and painted the fences bright red and charcoal grey. This is the kind of change that's occurring throughout the garden. Over seven Saturday evenings, the newly refreshed garden was the site of a series of intimate cocktail parties hosted by Sotheby's—revealing to scores of new visitors the beauty of Madoo.
Thanks to a very generous grant from the Ala and Ralph Isham Family Foundation, we've just started the renovation of the pond gardens. The ponds were drained and the quarter century-old liners were removed in preparation for the redesign. With new plumbing, the ponds will share a single recirculating system, and we're adding a recharge garden where the pond water will be naturally filtered through aquaticplants. Water, we are learning, is one of our most precious resources and one that is most at risk—even here on the East End of Long Island. This new water garden will be a showpiece of the garden and a wonderful illustration for our visitors of how a natural water system functions.
Many more projects—small and large—are in the works. As we continue to reimagine Madoo for future generations, we find ourselves celebrating the special genius of this place. Bob's creativity, found indoors and outdoors at Madoo, will find new expression in revitalized gardens and innovative programs in the near future. This is especially crucial as more and more of our guests appreciate how Madoo is an environment for promoting creative thinking in a myriad of fields.
As we begin 2017, I'm particularly thankful for your generosity and kindness in supporting Madoo. It's crucial to protect, preserve and enhance this place where children and adults alike can escape the real world and enjoy the beauty of nature.
My best wishes to you and your family for a wonderful winter season
Stay green,
Alejandro Saralegui, DIRECTOR


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