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"Welcome to Earth-2" was a real eye-opener for me. I'm used to TV shows vacillating in quality as they continue, but Team Flash's journey to Earth-2 was the one that said these stupid choices weren't exceptions to the rule, but the very construction of the show. How else can you explain Barry appealing to Killer Frost instead of acting, getting Joseph killed, then insisting on being with him because of some absurd "all Wests are my Wests" philosophy? It's absolutely baffling how often the series goes out of its way to make characters seem deep and compassionate, while actually making them daft and unlikeable. And I don't think that's going to change – at least not on a week-by-week basis. So while this is my last episode review of The Flash this season, I'll probably write up my thoughts when the smoke clears from the finale. For now, though, let's get into it.
To mix things up, I'm going to start with the things I really liked about "Escape From Earth-2." First up, the beginning. Opening with Zoom's narration was a nice subversion of Barry's usual speed metaphor spiel, and dare I say it, the scenes of Zoom terrorizing the city actually looked pretty darn cool. I know Zoom didn't actually need anyone's help to find Harry, but as I say goodbye to reviewing The Flash, it was nice to be reminded the show can make a visual spectacle when it wants to.
The other aspect of the episode I appreciated was the development of Bartholomew's character. A lot of his characterization seemed a little predictable at first, like the showrunners simply wanted a nerdy Barry and nothing more, but I enjoyed how he was able to move past this and motivate Barry to escape from his cell. "Do you know what we did to get here, Barry?" was also a surprisingly great line, not because I thought Bartholomew's "struggle" justified it, but because it made me feel the solidarity of the characters and their experience.
Onto the stuff that matters, though: everything else. It was funny how all my problems with the previous episode were swept under the rug with Bartholomew failing to realize he should hate Barry for stealing such important moments from him. I rambled on this topic enough in my review of last week's episode, but I still have no idea why they allowed Barry to be the dumbest character on the show.
Unsurprisingly, "Escape From Earth-2" wasn't exempt from Barry's shocking stupidity, either. In Zoom's lair, Barry has apparently been trying to figure out what the Man in the Iron Mask has been saying for a while, but it's only when Jessie tells him the Man never goes over five knocks that he's able to determine the code he's using. If Barry was really able to rule out Morse code as the Man's method of communication (and figure out he was using a code typical of POWs), why wasn't he able to use basic pattern recognition to count five knocks and a pause? Not only that, but for a person who is supposedly smarter than Harry, how was Jessie not able to realize the masked man was trying to say something? It's so frustrating how often the characters don't act like real people in order to progress the narrative, which in this case undermined a storyline I was genuinely interested in – namely, who is this masked man?
When he reacted violently to Barry saying that Jay Garrick was alive on his earth, I actually got kind of excited. What if the Man in the Iron Mask is the real Jay Garrick, grey hair and all? I'm not saying it would justify or make up for "Jay" being such a non-personality for most of the season, but if he turned out to be a bad guy – the Reverse-Flash of Earth-2, for instance – that would be kind of awesome. I mean, his doppelganger is Hunter Zolomon (Zoom in the comics), and I think every other person shares a name with their doppelganger, so there's at least one thing he could be lying about. There's also the fact that the masked man was in his cell for an undetermined period of time before Jessie was brought there, meaning he could have been locked up before the Jay Garrick we know rose to prominence. This would explain why people like Harry wouldn't know the difference, but it would also mean that him and Zoom are on the same team…in which case him being taken at the end of the episode wasn't as stupid as I thought it was. Not a rock solid theory, but a cool possibility.
The way the two-parter played with the narrative stakes of the breach changed from being iffy to messy. In "Welcome to Earth-2," Barry, Cisco, and Harry going through the breach caused it to become unstable, giving the characters of Earth-1 something to do and enhancing the danger for our universe-hopping team. However, it's then fixed off-screen by Jay Garrick in "Escape From Earth-2" before again becoming destabilized, this time through Geomancer's tremors. It was like the show wanted to keep the tension fresh, while still adhering to a strange need to have a physical connection between the conflicts of both worlds.
Coming back to Geomancer, he actually would have been a pretty negligible part of the episode if The Flash didn't use another of its weird narrative shortcuts. After Jay saves a building full of people that Geomancer was about to collapse, Geomancer just appears at S.T.A.R. Labs, with no consideration for how he found them or how he got in (I thought S.T.A.R. actually had security systems in place now). It's certainly a bad sign when I'm only happy villains get defeated so that I never have to see them again, but even on his way out, The Flash managed to make Geomancer a problem. After all, Geomancer knows their names, where they're located, and the name of a metahuman with superspeed, so why would they send him to Iron Heights instead of throwing him in the pipeline like they always do?
Though the potential implications of "Escape From Earth-2" were interesting, they weren't enough to outweigh the show's consistently abysmal storytelling. I realize my opinions are just that, but the series seems to make universally stupid decisions when the stakes should be at their highest. This was somewhat acceptable when the series had to contend with tie-in after tie-in, but if Team Flash's big mission to Earth-2 isn't enough to up the show's game, it's hard to imagine the season's climax will be any different. Whatever the case, I'll be there with my take on the rest of the season, but I sincerely hope The Flash works out how to avoid carpet bombing its main characters.
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Music Business News January 14, 2012
Big changes in the music industry took the spotlight this past week as the music industry filed suit against the Irish government and Billboard changed the format of its Top 200 for the first time in almost 60 years. Also, Dave Grohl talked candidly about the state of rock and why he believes record sales have been down.
Irish Government Embroiled in Music Industry Lawsuit
The Irish government is currently being sued by the music industry for failing to comply with the new SOPA-like EU copyright law that requires websites suspected of illegal file sharing to be blocked, according to an article on the TechEye website. And if the industry wins, Ireland will be the first country sued into insolvency over music piracy.
The suit has its roots in a 2010 lawsuit brought about by EMI that claimed Irish law did not hold up an order against an ISP for a music piracy site. The music industry stated that since the State had not held up copyright law, it could be held responsible for all the file sharing that goes on in Ireland, worth several trillion dollars.
Ireland has agreed to put a "statutory instrument" that would block websites and help them comply with EU copyright law as soon as possible. However, the music industry is planning to use the legal principle – already used in Italy – that allows a government to be sued for damages for failing to follow an EU directive.
Getting a conviction will be difficult, however, because the industry would have to prove that blocking websites actually stops piracy, then also show that the Irish government did not implement a system fast enough.
The New Billboard Top 200
2012 will mark the year Billboard finally made changes to its Top 200 list, which has had the same format since its inception in the mid 1950s. Now, deeply-discounted albums will not be counted, which could make promotion more difficult for labels, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times.
As an example, Lady Gaga's Born This Way song hit U.S. pop charts last June, selling 1.1-million albums in its first week, marking the best debut sales since 2005. However, 440,000 copies of the song were sold by Amazon for 99 cents to promote its online storage service. And according to the new chart set up, these would not count as regular sales.
On January 13, Billboard posted an article about chart changes, stating that albums sold for less than $3.49 – selected because it represents half the wholesale cost of an album – will no longer be included as sales.
Billboard is a 117-year old institution and first began its "Billboard 200" chart in 1991, when it started using sales data from Nielsen SoundScan. And since its inception, this chart has been the most reliable music-purchase-tracking system in the U.S., providing an inside, "hype-free" look at sales and giving consumers and retailers raw numbers about an album's popularity.
Of course, digital music has entirely changed the landscape of the industry, as album sales began their decline with Napster and then iTunes, which drove fans further online. And now, there are many more factors to consider besides just sales when gauging a band's popularity, including YouTube views and Facebook friends. However, until this past week. Billboard has continued to present the raw sales numbers, digital and physical.
One of Billboard's arguments for changing its system is inherent in the question of how inexpensive an album can be before it counts as essentially free and thus cannot really be called a real "sale." However, the policy of not counting albums below $3.49 is only in effect for the first four weeks of their release. Proponents of this new system have noted that finding a new album for under $3.49 is uncommon, though Amazon has been known to offer new albums for under $2.99 in order to improve site traffic.
Because this new chart rule will alter the way album sales are calculated, it could actually change marketing. If the rule had been enacted in 2011, there would not have been a million-selling album debut. Lady Gaga would've only sold 660,000. Of course, no real money will be lost by artists or labels, because any money lost through deep discounting is lost by retailers. However, the new system could change the way emerging artists use digital and lower price points to increase sales and gain traction in the industry.
While some artists, managers and labels have had harsh words to say about the new system, others agree with Billboard when it claims to just be trying to accurately represent the changed the industry. Small label head Jeremy DeVine said, "I've been waiting for Billboard to crack down on these Amazon sales since they were first introduced …the sales are great for consumers and the artists, but from a chart perspective it treats a $10 album and a $1 with equal legitimacy … These kinds of quick sales paint unrealistic pictures of success for everyone involved."
Dave Grohl, on the Loss of the "Good" Record
In a recent Q&A with Billboard, music innovator Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters talked about the current music climate and what he believes to be the real reason behind low music industry sales: a majority of the music just isn't good enough.
The Foo Fighters had a great year in 2011, releasing their critically-acclaimed seventh album Wasting Light, earning six Grammy nominations and embarking on a successful worldwide tour. And while Grohl admitted to having "the best year of his life," he did have some choice words to say about why the music industry might be failing:
"Someone asked me recently, 'What do you think the problem with the music industry is?' I said, take the Adele record, for example. It's an amazing record and everybody's so shocked that it's such a phenomenon. I'm not … You know why that record's huge? Because it's f–king good and it's real. Now imagine if all records were that good. Do you think only one of them would sell? F—k no! All of them would. If all records were that good the music business would be on fire, but they're not."
But the focal point of the interview was a question has been cropping up for decades: "Is rock dead?" And Grohl's response was that, while he believes most rock is not making the cut, he is not going to be joining so many other of the world's best musicians by answering that question "yes:" For years, usually about once a year, you have a rock band that comes out and says, 'We're gonna save rock'n'roll,' and then you'll read an article asking, 'Is Rock Dead?'
Grohl adds, "There's always gonna be rock'n'roll bands, there's always gonna be kids that love rock'n'roll records, and there will always be rock'n'roll. I travel all over the world and play music, and it's easy to think rock'n'roll has gone away when you're in a country like America. We just got back from a trip Down Under, we did a tour of Australia and New Zealand where we were pulling 40,000-50,000 people a night, selling out stadiums. To me, that means rock'n'roll is alive and well. The thing that will never go away is that connection you make with a band or a song where you're moved by the fact that it's real people making music."


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Rearing dramatically from the landscape, the Zomba Plateau touches the clouds at 2087m high. A handsome slice of natural beauty, expect some of the best views in Malawi and untamed wilderness that is unquestionably explorable.
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The mountainous mass is found northwest of Zomba City and covers around 130km², much of which is part of Malawi's oldest forest reserve and well protected. Vegetation on the Plateau is a muddle of Brachystegia woodland and indigenous riverine and montane forest set alongside invading pine and cedar. The top of Zomba is a streaked by streams that burst over cliffs into waterfalls and picturesque lakes. Discover cliff-top plunges of up to 1,200m as the massif falls away into the Upper Shire Valley on its northwest side - the accompanying vistas are nothing short of breath-taking.
Take in Malumbe Peak, the Plateau's highest point, and embark on a daring drive along the very top of Zomba, admiring the captivating scenery as you pass by. Exploring on foot is also an option and is perhaps a better option to observe smaller wildlife species and really savour the scenery. For something a little different trout fishing and horse rides can be arranged.
A pretty sight you find on holidays to Zomba Plateau is the giant butterflies that call it home; they are joined by a number of small species with excellent sightings of baboons to enjoy on the lower slopes of the mountain. While extremely rare, there is also the chance to see leopard, although a sighting would be very lucky. Birding is wonderful with a number of raptors to spot, including the augur buzzard and the long-crested eagle. To get the most out of Zomba Plateau, Ku Chawe Inn is the best place to stay: accommodation is comfortable and the views fantastic.
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Brother William Mann, FSC, became the 13th president of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota on June 1, 2008.
He spent almost 30 years traveling around the country and the world as a leader in the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.
A native of New York City, Brother William joined the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 1965. He began his career as an english and religion teacher at two Christian Brother high schools in New York and Rhode Island. He then held positions directing Christian Brother formation for the Long Island-New England Province and USA/Toronto Region, and from 1990-96 he was International Secretary of Formation in Rome. He later served as Delegate Superior for India, and as Provincial for the LI-NE Province. As Vicar General from 2000 to 2007, Brother William was the second-highest officer of the international Catholic teaching order.
Brother William's educational background includes a B.A. in English Literature from The Catholic University of America, an M.A. in Liberal Studies - Literature from State University of New York at Stony Brook, an M.A. in Spirituality from Salve Regina University, and a Doctor of Ministry degree in Family Ministry from Colgate Rochester Divinity School. He is a noted scholar and writer on the life and teachings of John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and the patron saint of educators. He has authored and edited numerous publications examining de La Salle's writings and spirituality, putting them into context for Lasallian educators in today's world.
While serving on the Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Board of Trustees from 1996-2001, Brother William worked to further Saint Mary's mission. Under his direction, Saint Mary's has provided, and will continue to provide, accessible and relevant education when and where it is needed – the same charism established by de La Salle nearly 300 years ago.
Achievements Under Brother William's Tenure as President
- Construction of Brother Leopold Hall on the Winona Campus
- Expansion of the Twin Cities Campus with the purchase of the Saint Mary's University Center
- Initiation and expansion of online offerings at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Development and adoption of Strategic Plan 2017
- Establishment of the First Generation Initiative
- Current construction of the Science and Learning Center on the Winona Campus
- Creation of the campus master plan
- Implementation of a university-wide Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP)
- Expansion of mission education and Lasallian formation
- Completion of the track and field complex
- Establishment of the human resource office
- Increased focus on upgraded facilities and success in athletics
- Creation of new doctoral programs
- Development of new branding materials
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TERRA FOOD is fast growing dairy company, leader of the butter, spreads and cheese markets in Ukraine. TERRA FOOD consolidate dairy units of the TERRA FOOD Group – one of the largest vertically structured integrated holding which is developing business in three sectors (dairy, meat and agro) and has production facilities in both Ukraine.
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Tuesday's Rio Nightlife Pick – Londra is the lobby lounge of the luxury Hotel Fasano. It´s located on the beach avenue in Ipanema and features DJs and live jazz music. Perfect if you want to have a bit of the good life.
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Dj Marcelinho da Lua keeps things real at this weekly vinyl only party at Studio RJ. Everyone knows that vinyl is king and therefore must be heard loud and direct. Come hear classic hits from a variety of genres played well.
Studio RJ – 12PM
Av. Vieira Souto, 110, Arpoador – Tel: (21) 2523-1204
Entrance: Free until midnight, R$10 after with guest list
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This is the lobby lounge of the luxury Hotel Fasano. It´s located on the beach avenue in Ipanema and features DJs and live jazz. Perfect if you want to have a bit of the good life.
Londra at Hotel Fasano – 9PM
Rua do Mercado, 25 – Praça XV – Centro – Tel: (21) 2540-8041
Entrance: R$30 for Women, R$80 for Men
Mofo (Lapa)
Mofos is a great live venue located in the heart of the Bohemian neighborhood of Lapa. Come get your dose of Brazilian samba, live mpb or choro.
Mofo Lapa – 9PM
Av. Mem de Sá , 94 – Lapa – Tel: (21) 2221-9851
Entrance: R$15 with guest list, R$20 without
Dudu Viana Trio (Centro)
Pianist and music producer Dudu Viana brings his original jazz sound to Santo Scenarium tonight. Enjoy his sounds that have been supported and played by Milton Nascimento, Maria Gadu and many more.
Santo Scenarium – 6:30PM
Rua do Lavradio, 36- Centro – Tel: (21) 3147-9007
Entrance: R$10
Lord Jim's Pub (Ipanema)
The oldest pub in Rio in its newest guise and a great local crowd. Known for its live music and happy hour.
Lord Jim's Pub – 7PM
Rua Paul Redfern, 44, Ipanema – Tel: (21) 2249-4881
Entrance: Not available at time of press
Blue Agave (Copacabana)
Some of the best Mexican food — and the best margarita — in Rio, plus live American and European sports on TV. They also have the original location in Ipanema.
Blue Agave – 5PM
Rua Aires Saldanha 21C – Copacabana – Tel: (21) 3592-9271
Entrance: Free
Mab's Restaurant and Bar (Copacabana)
The new American-owned beachfront restaurant and bar on Copacabana Beach is a great place for food and just drinks to kick off Saturday night.
Restaurante Mab's – 5PM
Avenida Atlantica, 1140, Copacabana – Tel: (21) 2275-7299
Entrance: Free
Lapa Irish Pub (Lapa)
If you are up for some Irish beer and a nice environment to drink it in, this is the place to go. With its trendy decor, this pub attracts many different kinds of people and offers Guinness and the German brand of Erdinger.
Lapa Irish Pub – 5PM
Rua Evaristo da Veiga 147 – Lapa – Tel (21) 2221.7236
Entrance: R$10
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Dear Livermore Community,
Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! What an exciting start as our 13,750 students and 1,340 staff members gathered on the first day to share in the Great American Eclipse! And what an incredible connection to the new Next Generation Science Standards. I continue to be grateful to our industry partners and STEM supporters, including those that allowed us to provide safe glasses to view the eclipse.
During my visits to our schools these first days, I have been inspired by the enthusiasm of our staff and the eagerness of our students. Preparation before the first day beautified our campuses and schools, stocked our shelves, and provided for professional development that enabled teachers to collaborate and plan a challenging curriculum for their students. Thanks to the generous support of the Livermore community, Measure J Bond work began this summer, and planning is underway to update our facilities to better support our educational needs.
Believe it or not, we have just welcomed the Class of 2030! In a few short months, we will graduate the Class of 2018, our first group of students who are truly 21st-century natives. Our world is changing, and education continues to be the foundation that prepares our children to be leaders. The keys to college and career readiness are good work habits and regular attendance. We look forward to welcoming all of our students to school each day. We are committed to providing each of them an inspiring curriculum that includes character education, wellness, and arts, along with academic rigor.
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This is my favorite cookbook so far! It incorporates traditional Japanese ways of thinking about food, health, and the craft of cooking. Truly a gem!
"Washoku" roughly translates as "harmony in food" and describes a cooking philosophy in which every meal consists of five colours (red, green, yellow, black, white), five flavours (sweet, salty, bitter, sour, spicy) and five cooking methods (raw, fried, simmered, grilled, steamed). This great variety results in balanced, nutritious meals that captivate all five senses.
In her book, Andoh provides over 90 pages of extensive notes on food preparation, basic ingredients, and basic cooking techniques. She fills each recipe section with beautiful photographs and often points out regional differences in dish preparation, giving the reader the choice of approach to follow. "Washoku" is a must-have for anyone interested in Japanese cooking; just make sure you have access to an Asian grocery store.
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7 GIFs of Jaejoong and his tongue that we're thankful for
How can you possibly celebrate Thanksgiving without giving thanks to Jaejoong's tongue? I mean, it's practically a rule at this point that every year we must acknowledge and give thanks to his inability to keep that tongue of his in his mouth. Below are 7 GIFs to show just how thankful we really are.
7. The slow-motion and HD look of this gif is destroying my life! I really hate him O.M.G #JJiLoveYouSoMuch
6. Because he's wearing glasses, which means he's automatically a tutor, imagine sitting with him and watching him do this as he's about to explain why you're stupid and will never pass your test. Little does he know you're getting the answers wrong on purpose in order to keep him as your tutor FOREVER.
5. Someone help me live! His tongue and perfect jawline are too much!
Watch Jaejoong's more serious side on Triangle:
4. Sweaty tongue action...I'm really thankful.
3. Everything is perfect here! His tongue, his hair, his face, his smile, and the cute Line (chat app) bear behind him!
2. I love his eyeliner, and this is one of those hypnotizing GIFs that you can't stop staring at.
1. Tongue sighting from afar accompanied by a sexy walk and eye gaze for the camera! #Destroyed
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The Usual Suspects: Reviewing the Reviews of A Victorian Obsession The Pérez Simón Collection at Leighton House Museum
Victorian Obsession, the new exhibition at Leighton House, has once again turned modern critics into Victorian ones. As I have banged on about elsewhere, (HERE and HERE) today's critics uncannily (and perhaps unconsciously) echo the opinions of their nineteenth-century Royal-Academy-loving forebears in expressing their distaste for the childishness, vulgarity and escapism which they see as characteristic of Pre-Raphaelite artists and their followers.
Featuring the work of Frederic Lord Leighton, Lawrence Alma-Tadema and John William Waterhouse alongside that of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and John Everett Millais, the exhibition clearly illustrates the influence of the latter on the former, and it is fascinating to trace the line from say, Rossetti's subversive Venus Verticordia (1867-68)
to Leighton's coy Crenaia, Nymph of the Dargle (1880)
and to consider the ways in which, in a relatively short period, the Pre-Raphaelites radically changed the nineteenth-century art scene.
The exhibition also inspires thoughts on the shortcomings and dangers of Aestheticism, nowhere better exemplified than in its star piece, Alma-Tadema's The Roses of Heliogabalus, where Roman revelers are smothered to death beneath a hail of rose-petals. [see the lead image of this post for a study of this work]. The irony here is as heavy and overpowering as the specially-concocted Jo Malone rose fragrance which accompanies the painting.
Leighton's house itself, a high Victorian hodgepodge of architectural styles, interior designs, materials and moods, is the perfect setting for artworks which strain after timelessness while being very much of their period. Displayed without labels, the paintings (and the curator) trust the viewer to interpret the works for themselves. This hang also recreates a salon feel, cultivating the intimate yet formal effect Leighton was after in creating his house / museum in the first place.
Rather than reviewing the exhibition in detail here myself, I have decided to present a selection of recent reviews of Victorian Obsession which accuse the Pre-Raphaelites and Aesthetes of the following familiar-sounding infractions:
Not being French
Chastising c19th British artists for failing to be French Impressionists (other than being silly) violates one of John Updike's fine rules for criticism. Updike advocates understanding what the artist 'wished to do' rather than 'blaming him for not achieving what he did not attempt'. There is not much Leighton can do about not being Manet, but that doesn't stop critics resenting him for this.
But while Manet was ushering in the impressionist revolution, in 1871, Leighton was imagining four Greek nymphs on a beach gathering pebbles in their floatiest robes. (Sunday Times)
While the Impressionists were depicting modern Parisian life in a modern, optically challenging style, Brits were retreating to far-distant times and places. (Telegraph)
Attracting patrons from the 'wrong' class
This line of criticism borders on the unpleasant. Why merchants and industrialists should be derided for 'questionable tastes' any more than the aristocratic buyers they superseded in the nineteenth-century is not clear.
Leighton's rise and rise was backed by the class that used to be known as the nouveau riche: people who made their money in soap or cod-liver oil or railway construction. I remember them here because I see their descendants are at it again, spending ridiculous amounts of money on contemporary art whose price is guaranteed to drop like a stone in the next value cycle. (Sunday Times)
Perhaps they were simply responding to the questionable tastes of all the new-monied industrialists, in provincial cities like Liverpool and Birmingham, who lapped this sort of stuff up (and were the first buyers of many of Pérez Simón's paintings). (Telegraph)
Attracting non-British buyers
Snootery about class mobility is often accompanied by a whiff of xenophobia when discussing contemporary buyers.
If I were a nouveau riche Russian with a Kensington house full of stuff bought at Frieze, I would instruct my chauffeur to take me immediately to Christie's, where I would start selling as if there were no tomorrow. (Sunday Times)
Mexico's richest lover of droopy damsels in distress and muscular Greek nymphettes playing ball games on the beach has certainly been busy.
(Sunday Times)
Juan Antonio Pérez Simón has built up a huge collection of Victorian art in Mexico, of all places, and he's lent 52 works back to the UK. (Evening Standard) [emphasis mine]
Not being 'real'
I've checked the small print, and nowhere in the Rules for Creating Art does it say that subject matter or treatment must be realist, realistic, socially realist or 'relevant' to contemporary concerns. Hang on, there are no Rules for Creating Art …
Artists consistently turned away from the complex realities of Victorian Britain, preferring to roam in an exotic otherworld.(Telegraph)
as Britain forged on into a modern industrial world, the Pre-Raphaelites and their followers retreated into Arthurian legend and ancient myth. (Evening Standard)
This is art divorced so dramatically from the reality of its times that it belongs in a parallel universe (Sunday Times)
Art for Art's Sake (as a bad thing)
The accusation of sacrificing substance to style is usually founded on oversimplifications about the concept of 'art for art's sake'. The nuances of this idea (not to mention its rich historical context which includes subversive politics) are often ignored.
The Aestheticists were firm believers in Art for Art's sake – advocating a rich, visual abundance, to hell with moral or message. (Telegraph)
Style surpasses substance once again. (Telegraph)
To find out more about the origins of 'art for art's sake', it's worth reading one of the foundational texts of Aestheticism, Algernon Charles Swinburne's essay on William Blake. HERE
Swinburne argues that excellence in art is not predicated on its 'moral' message, but on its aesthetic qualities, which communicate their own truths about the human experience, allowing more freedom for interpretation and enjoyment. 'Good' art is not particular, but universal. Here are some choice extracts:
You may extract out of Titian's work or Shakespeare's any moral or immoral inference you please; it is none of their business to see after that. 'Good painting or writing, on any terms, is a thing quite sufficiently in accordance with fact and reality for them.
Art for art's sake first of all, and afterwards we may suppose all the rest shall be added to her … but from the man who falls to artistic work with a moral purpose, shall be taken away even that which he has—whatever of capacity for doing well in either way he may have at starting.
Once let art humble herself, plead excuses, try at any compromise with the Puritan principle of doing good, and she is worse than dead. Once let her turn apologetic, and promise or imply that she really will now be "loyal to fact" and useful to men in general (say, by furthering their moral work or improving their moral nature), she is no longer of any human use or value. The one fact for her which is worth taking account of is simply mere excellence of verse or colour, which involves all manner of truth and loyalty necessary to her well-being.
let us hear no more of the moral mission of earnest art; let us no longer be pestered with the frantic and flatulent assumptions of quasi-secular clericalism willing to think the best of all sides, and ready even, with consecrating hand, to lend meritorious art and poetry a timely pat or shove. Philistia had far better … crush art at once, hang or burn it out of the way, than think of plucking out its eyes and setting it to grind moral corn in the Philistine mills; which it is certain not to do at all well.
So what do you think? Are the Pre-Raphaelites and Aesthetes simply self-indulgent fantasists with little to communicate to the modern viewer? Should we worry that we, like the guests in The Roses of Heliogabalus, might drown in beauty if we visit Leighton House?
I for one could think of worse ways to start the New Year.
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"The issue of a balanced budget is not a conservative one ora liberal one, and it is not an easy one," saidRep. Steny Hoyer in 1995 expressing his fears over the $5 trillion debt, "butit is an essential one."
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Senior art students exhibited collections of their finest work created during their time at Marian University in the Senior Art Show held in April. After a final review of the show and their art, students will have completed their senior capstone experience and be that much closer to graduation.
The Senior Art Show is often considered the pinnacle of art students' college careers because a lot of work goes into preparing for this showcase. Each artist chooses a theme to cultivate within their pieces, keeping this theme in mind throughout the development of each work of art. During junior year, faculty critiques students' work so that feedback can be incorporated into their pieces before the show.
Revising and perfecting artwork for this senior exhibit is time consuming and tedious, but pays off in the end.
Connor Jutte `15, said, "Finally, after four years, it feels really good to see all of my hard work hung on the wall with my peers. I think we are all very talented in our specific field. Without the excellent professors in the art department and their constant support, we would not have made it!"
Jutte is a graphic design major and presented design series for magazines and websites, graphics created in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and a screen printing piece.
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Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) "has already filed to seek re-election to the U.S. Senate in 2016," the AP reports.
The Kentucky Republican who has been talking about possibly running for president next year filed a statement of candidacy to run for a second term in the Senate on March 21, some three months after taking office.
By taking this step, Senator Paul is "signaling that he won't be running for president in 2012 but does plan to stick it out in Washington," according to POLITICO.


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5. Do not mention anything about Ukrainian forces shelling civilian areas of Donbass.
6. Go to a shrine marking some terrorists who were killed (by their own people) overthrowing an elected government. Say they are 'heroes' who 'died for freedom' etc.
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Nancy Grace on Conrad Murray: God's gonna get him
Nancy Grace has some harsh words for Conrad Murray, who has just been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
After her low-scoring Dancing with the Stars performance last night, Nancy Grace was in no mood to be kind to Dr. Conrad Murray, who had just been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the death of Michael Jackson.
"When he gets out, I got news for him... God's gonna get him. He's gonna be miserable. He can run but he can't hide. Hey! He and Casey Anthony can have a tea party in four years," she said.
Grace had similar thoughts after Casey Anthony was acquitted, saying that "the devil is dancing tonight."
Grace actually thinks that Murray got off easy, as he can only be sentenced to a maximum of four years in jail.
"Well, once I found out it was a guilty verdict that's really all I needed to know," Grace said. "I only wish it had been murder one, because murder one deserves life behind bars, not four years."
Grace had said that she has been following the case from the beginning and that it is actually one of the reasons why she decided to take part in Dancing with the Stars, as it takes place in Los Angeles, as does the trial. "I've been talking about Michael Jackson since he was charged with child molestation. I made it very clear what I thought after I read the autopsy report and all the state's and defense's evidence. So yes, of course, I would have liked to have weighed in on the verdict. But I've weighed in on what I thought the verdict would be, including what it would be and when it would come in. And luckily, I was two for two."
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The final part of my trip. This day was the most chilled to be honest. We went for breakfast and we both felt super ill so wasn't up to much but had some time to kill before our flight.
We went for an hour boat cruise around the canals which was gorgeous!
We then headed back to our hotel to get a taxi to the airport.
It was a really nice hotel and I was sad to leave to be honest I definitely want to go back there for more shopping!
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You've spent thousands of hours and millions of pounds trying to break into new markets—but it's still not working.
At CONNECT:ED Strategies, we work around the world developing global growth strategies.
These are the top 7 mistakes we've observed (and how to fix them).
1. Not Getting Appropriate Product Approvals
Some products can only be sold with the approval of a particular federal or state government agency, or there is a registration process (and thereafter, possibly periodic report filings) rather than prior approval. Check if any such requirement applies to your product and your research is current.
2. Not Doing "Due Diligence" on Your Prospective Business Partner
A fair number of foreign business people meet someone at a trade fair or conference (such as Going Global) on the plane, through a friend, or a number of other avenues. Your new contact says they just love your product or service and are ready to be your distributor or other form of partner. Without researching them, you could later be dealing with business problems, legal problems, or even a lawsuit—instead of outrageous growth.
3. Letting Someone Other Than Your Most Trusted Partner Handle Intellectual Property Filings
Some companies permit someone other than one of the company's most trusted employees to handle the filing of the company's intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights, etc.). The result can range from an error to outright fraud. On occasion, the person entrusted will file the application showing himself or his company as the owner applicant, rather than the foreign company. Only a very trustworthy representative of your firm should handle these matters.
4. Not Filing Intellectual Property Protection at All in the Foreign Country
One of the very first things a foreign company should do—and many are remiss—is to file the relevant applications for intellectual property protection. You should have these applications in process before you start doing business in those territories, particularly for the trademarks, brand and trade names, slogans, logos, and symbols that you plan to use there.
5. Using Service Companies to Form Your Own Foreign Company
Ads circulate in many countries offering to form a foreign company cheaply. In our experience, these service companies do not fully form and 'organize' your company.
That is particularly troublesome when the company is a 'corporation' formed under the laws of a particular territory, such as a US state. It's always been more costly and complicated to repair the deficiencies and defects after the fact than if the job had been done thoroughly and correctly in the first instance.
6. Not Using Professional Contracts for Deals
If you want to optimize your chances of getting paid, succeeding commercially, protecting your intellectual property, and staying out of legal, tax, and other trouble you will need well-drafted contracts for your markets. We've seen a sad but seemingly limitless number of cases where foreign parties have not adopted that course and have paid the price later.
7. Terminating Distributors, Franchisees, Sales Agents, and Licensees without Legal Protection
Proceed carefully, with competent advice, before you attempt to terminate. Terminated distributors, franchisees, sales agents, and licensees frequently sue based on alleged improper termination or raise improper termination counterclaims when suppliers, franchisors, principals, or licensors sue them.
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Major News and Events of 18 March 2015
What Happened on 18 March 2015
Indian Market Treads Cautiously Before US Fed comes Out with Policy Statement
IMF Chief's Crucial Observations Before Announcement of US Fed Policy Statement During India Visit
Indigo Airlines to Raise Rs. 2,500 Crore Through IPO
ISMA Report shows Increase in Sugar Production this Season Till March 15
Jaitley clears Air on Allocation to State and Centrally Sponsored Schemes
United Opposition Marches to Rashtrapati Bhavan and Submits Memorandum to Stall Land Acquisition Bill
AAP to Expand in Other States; Signals of Rapprochement Between Warring AAP Factions
SC Bench Calls Inclusion of Jat Community in OBC Category Unconstitutional
J&K Budget Session Starts Today; House Sitting to Continue Till April 9
Sony Xperia E4 Dual Launched in India at Rs. 12,190
Pakistan High Commissioner to India Announces Re-establishment of Bilateral Cricket Ties Between India and Pakistan
IAS Officer DK Ravi's Death made the Karnataka Chief Minister make statement on the issue in the Assembly. JD(S) and BJP demanded CBI probe. While K J George (Home Minister of the state) said that the prima facie evidence point to suicide due to personal reasons, CM Siddaramaiah denied CBI inquiry and assured speedy inquiry by CID. RTI activist Ganesh has claimed that sudden death of the brave IAS officer schocked him as ravi was readying to raid some heavyweight real estate developers. DK Ravi's father said that it seems he was under tremendous pressure from several developers but ruled out suicide theory.
Market is treading cautiously as United States Federal Reserve is expected to come out with its policy statement by day-end after two days Fed meeting ends today. Though both the Indian bourses opened marginally above previous close, it quickly went into the red. At 9:50am IST, NSE Nifty was down 33 points and BSE Sensex was down by 108 points. At 11.03am IST, CNX Nifty was trading at 8695.50 (down by 27.80 points) and Sensex was trading at 28644.52 (down by 91.86 points). The top 5 gainers at NSE at 11.03am IST were Jindal Steel, Zee Limited, Sesa Sterlite Limited, IndusInd Bank, and IDFC.
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of International Monetary Fund, was all praise for RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan yesterday. She acknowledged that not listening to his 2008 credit crisis prediction was a big mistake. Before becoming RBI governor, Rajan was IMF's Research Director and Chief Economist from 2003 to 2006 and correctly predicted impending global financial crisis back in 2005. Lagarde also observed that the Indian companies that have high foreign currency debt are at higher level of risk with increase in strength of US Dollar. IMF chief's warning comes a day ahead of US Fed all set to announce its policy statement and expected Fed rate hike.
Report says that Indigo Airlines is all set to raise Rs. 2,500 crore through public listing during first quarter of 2015-16 financial year. Indigo Airlines currently holds the largest market share in Indian Airlines industry and is a consistent profit earner for quite some time now. It is expected to earn profit during the current fiscal too. Indigo Airlines has been preparing to launch its IPO since 2014. To become eligible for attracting Foreign Direct Investment, the airlines had restructured its shareholding too last year. Per TripAdvisor, Indigo Airlines emerged as the most favoured domestic airliner for 3rd time in a row last December.
Statement published by Indian Sugar Mills Association shows that production of sugar by the Indian mills has increased to 221.8 lakh tonne up to March 15. While comparing the data with that of corresponding period last year, there has been an increase in production by 28-lakh tone. Sugar production was 193.8 lakh tonne last season. Abinash Verma, Director General of ISMA, has said that by 15 March 2015 the number of operational sugar mills has increased from 409 mills last season to 476 mills. Union government has also revised estimates of sugar production from 250 to 265 lakh tonne.
While answering questions put forward by opposition during Appropriation Bill debate in Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that after implementation of the recommendations of 14th Finance Commission, allocation to states would go up by an additional Rs 1.35 lakh crore in 2015-16 wrt 2014-15. Jaitley told Lok Sabha that Union Government has ignored 14th Commission's suggestion of delinking almost all Centrally Sponsored Schemes to the states and instead kept 23 of them under its ambit. He went on to say that just 8 CSSs have been totally delinked to states and thirteen partially funded.
Almost the entire opposition in the Parliament (except AIADMK, BSP, and Biju Janata Dal), led by INC President Sonia Gandhi, marched to Rashtrapati Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to the President of India Pranab Mukherjee, asking him not to sign Land Acquisition Bill, which they called "anti-farmer legislation". Sonia Gandhi, through a press statement, requested Mukherjee to intervene in the matter and ask Union Government of not going ahead with the bill in parliament's upper house. During yesterday's march, Sonia Gandhi was accompanied by Sitaram Yechury (CPI(M)), Swagato Roy (TMC), ex-PM Manmohan Singh (INC), Sharad Yadav (JD(U)), and others.
Sources say that Political Affairs Committee of Aam Aadmi Party has decided to expand AAP in other parts of the country, especially where it has considerable organisational strength. This crucial decision was taken during a PAC meeting at Arvind Kejriwal's Ghaziabad residence yesterday evening. Reports say that AK was earlier averse to participating elections in other parts of India. Rebel AAP leader Yogendra Yadav has welcomed the decision. It is learnt that a team of AAP leaders including Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan, Kumar Vishwas, and Sanjay Singh met Yadav and had long hours of discussion, which Yadav later said as "positive".
Supreme Court Bench in a watershed judgement has termed reservation for jat community by including them in the Other Backward Classes category in 9 regions (including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan's Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, and Bihar) as unconstitutional. The observation was made both from the perspectives of constitution's Article 15(4) and Article 16(4). The SC bench of Justice R F Nariman and Justice Ranjan Gogoi has also observed that jat community is a politically organised class and their inclusion in the category will adversely affect the welfare of OBCs.
Budget Session of Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to start today and the house sitting will continue till April 9. While the twenty-three day session will start today, actual budget will be presented on March 22. On March 23 and March 24, general discussion on the budget will take place. While on March 30 and March 31, Private Members Bills will be taken up, on April 1 the Private Members Resolutions will be taken up. This budget session is expected to be stormy as contentious issues like Article 370, Afzal Guru, and AFSPA are likely to be lofted.
Sony launched Xperia E4 Dual, its new budget smartphone, at a price of Rs. 12,190 yesterday in India. It took the Japanese tech giant one month to launch the device in India after its global release. This budget mobile is reported to run for two days at a stretch on normal use, as Sony has packed it with 2300mAh battery. Reports say that Ultra Stamina mode helps core functions of Sony Xperia E4 Dual to run for 1 week. This device runs on Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and is powered by 1.3 GHz quad core processor.
Abdul Basit, Pakistan High Commissioner to India, told media that bilateral cricketing ties between the arch rivals India and Pakistan will be re-established from December 2015. While speaking in an event, Basit said that both the countries' cricket boards are working hard to organise a bilateral series between the two countries by this year-end. Though the venue has not been finalised yet, it will be either UAE or India. Pakistan High Commissioner to India made the public announcement just a week after Shaharyar Khan, PCB Chief, met Anurag Thakur, BCCI secretary, on March 10.
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