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Keck School of Medicine of USC neuroscientists have unlocked a piece of the puzzle in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, a debilitating neurological disorder that robs people of their motor skills. Their findings appear in the March 3, 2014, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, the official scientific journal of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.
"We know that both people and transgenic rodents afflicted with this disease develop spontaneous breakdown of the blood-spinal cord barrier, but how these microscopic lesions affect the development of the disease has been unclear," said Berislav V. Zlokovic, M.D., Ph.D., the study's principal investigator and director of the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute at USC. "In this study, we show that early motor neuron dysfunction related to the disease in mice is proportional to the degree of damage to the blood-spinal cord barrier and that restoring the integrity of the barrier delays motor neuron degeneration. We are hopeful that we can apply these findings to the corresponding disease mechanism in people. "
In this study, Zlokovic and colleagues found that an experimental drug now being studied in human stroke patients appears to protect the blood-spinal cord barrier's integrity in mice and delay motor neuron impairment and degeneration. The drug, an activated protein C analog called 3K3A-APC, was developed by Zlokovic's start-up biotechnology company, ZZ Biotech.
Lou Gehrig's disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, attacks motor neurons, which are cells that control the muscles. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS eventually leads to paralysis and difficulty breathing, eating and swallowing.
According to The ALS Association, approximately 15 people in the United States are diagnosed with ALS every day. It is estimated that as many as 30,000 Americans live with the disease. Most people who develop ALS are between the ages of 40 and 70, with an average age of 55 upon diagnosis. Life expectancy of an ALS patient averages about two to five years from the onset of symptoms.
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ATLANTA - In addition to the
vintage cars and BBQ Cook-off, the Atlanta Public Library has
announced that it will hold a Bicycle Decorating Event and Bicycle
Parade to the list of events scheduled in downtown Atlanta on
Saturday, June 14th. Sign-in time for the event is 10:30am, with the
Bicycle Parade kicking off at 11:00am. The event is open to children
and adults of all ages.
The decoration theme is "Paws to Read" which is also the theme of
the Atlanta Public Library's Summer Reading Program. Entrants can
use their imaginations when decorating their bikes per the Paws to
Read theme, with ideas ranging from favorite animal, favorite animal
character in a movie or book, endangered species animal or any other
animal related idea! The Bicycle Parade will proceed down Arch
Street (Old Rt. 66) in between all of the vintage and classic cars
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In addition to the Bicycle Parade, the Atlanta Betterment Fund
invites the public and all area classic and vintage car owners to
attend the Rt. 66 Ribs & Rides Cruise-In on Saturday, June 14th.
This free event will be held from 10am-4pm along Rt. 66 in downtown
Atlanta. As a special added attraction, a BBQ Cook-off will be held,
sponsored by The Palms Grill Café – Featuring Fat Boy's BBQ. If you
would like to participate in the BBQ Cook-Off, phone 217-415-1101 or
217-648-2233 to sign-up.
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While in Atlanta be sure stop at the Palms Grill Café for a
piece of blue ribbon homemade pie, tour the J. H. Hawes Grain
Elevator Museum, get your picture taken with the Bunyon Giant,
pick up a Rt. 66 souvenir at the Gunnar Mast Trading Post, have
a cheeseburger at Chubby's, visit the Atlanta Museum, enjoy a
cold one at "The Korner", buy some homemade candy or a
one-of-a-kind item at the Arch Street Artisans shop, then stroll
around and see all the assembled Cruise-In cars.
The Atlanta Rt. 66 EV Cruise-In is sponsored by the Atlanta
Betterment Fund.
For more information, contact:
Bill Thomas, Atlanta Betterment Fund
Post Office Box 166, Atlanta, Illinois 61723
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That's a question only rich people have time to ponder, some folks say. The world's poor are too busy struggling for survival to think about something as nebulous as the "meaning of life" -- unless it helps put food on the table.
Not true, according to a recent study published in the academic journal Psychological Science.
The study analyzed Gallup World Poll data from more than 130 countries, including the bottom 50 in gross domestic product. Citizens of poorer countries actually ranked the importance of meaning in their lives higher than those in more prosperous nations.
The study looked at multiple factors contributing to this phenomenon, but in country after country, a common element emerged: faith.
"In part, meaning in life was higher in poor nations because people in those nations were more religious," the study's authors reported. "The mediating role of religiosity remained significant after we controlled for potential third variables, such as education, fertility rate, and individualism. As Frankl stated in Man's Search for Meaning, it appears that meaning can be attained even under objectively dire living conditions, and religiosity plays an important role in this search."
They meant Viktor Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and author who said, "Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose." As a survivor of Nazi death camps, he had authority to speak on the subject. Echoing Nietzsche, Frankl wrote, "Those who have a 'why' to live can bear with almost any 'how.'"
I can hear the skeptics now: Faith is a rickety crutch the poor lean on -- and an opiate the powerful use to lull the weak into accepting their lot. That might apply to certain lives or particular moments in history, but it can't explain the power of faith in the human heart through the ages.
Even in affluent societies where secularism and materialism appear to be prevailing, people want something more, something deeper, so they look for God substitutes. "Instead of relying on religion to give life meaning, people in wealthy societies today try to create their own meaning via their identity and self-knowledge," the study reported. Materialism and self-worship have become the "religions" of the rich, but they're counterfeits of the worship of God.
When Jesus was being tempted in the wilderness, the devil challenged Him to prove He was the Son of God by changing stones to bread. Jesus answered from the Scriptures: "It is written, 'Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God'" (Matthew 4:4, NASB).
Humanity needs bread to sustain life. But bread isn't enough. People crave the Bread of Life: Jesus Christ. That's why the proclamation of the Gospel of Christ and the making of disciples among all peoples are the primary mission of God for His church in the world.
There are many ways to carry out that mission -- including feeding the poor, ministering to the sick and needy and seeking justice for the oppressed. Fair-minded observers who put aside stereotypes of evangelical Christians long enough to examine evangelical activities in the world quickly discover that they are doing all of those things (see some examples here: https://gobgr.org). The love of Christ compels them. Above all, however, the Great Commission command of Christ and the mission of God compel them. There is no artificial division between the Word of Christ and the love of Christ in authentic ministry.
"Every time Jesus sent out His disciples and apostles, He always told them to heal the sick and preach the Gospel," a missionary doctor said some years ago. "It's not that we heal so that we can preach. … We heal and preach together in obedience to the commands of Jesus. It's like a two-handled plow: You heal, you preach and you push forward -- and God cuts the path so He can plant the seeds of the Gospel through His power."
It's the Gospel that gives hungry souls ultimate meaning.
Erich Bridges is the International Mission Board's global correspondent. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).
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Noah Crowley's sign said, 'If I was black I'd be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking u 4 prom.'
SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. — A Riverview High student is under fire after using a racist sign to ask his girlfriend to the school's prom.
The sign, reading, "If I was black I'd be picking cotton, but I'm white so I'm picking u 4 prom," made the rounds on Twitter Sunday night. The proposal was conducted by 18-year-old student Noah Crowley, the district confirmed. Riverview students found the image on the female student's Snapchat, with a caption of two heart-eye emojis, implying that she was excited about the request. The Herald-Tribune did not identify Crowley until confirming that he is an adult.
By Monday morning, various Twitter posts had already received hundreds of retweets and favorites. One student tweeted out the image with the comment: "he seems to not know about America's history. RACISM IS A PROBLEM. definitely should not be allowed to go to prom!!"
School district spokeswoman Tracey Beeker confirmed Monday morning that Crowley attended Riverview and the sign was under investigation by the school district. She said administrators have been speaking to the student and his parents on the phone since Sunday evening.
A robocall was sent to Riverview parents Monday morning, administrators said.
"(The post) was racial in nature, and administration became aware of it last night," said acting Riverview principal Kathy Wilks in a call to parents Monday morning. "Many who saw the post are understandably upset with its contents as well as the subsequent commentary to the post. Riverview High School absolutely does not condone or support the message conveyed in this post.
"We are focused on ensuring that Riverview High School provides a safe and secure environment for all of our students and that all students feel welcome and understand the value that they all bring to our school community. Our guidance counselors and administrators are available for any student who wishes to speak to someone regarding the issue. Riverview High School has a wonderful student population, and we know our school will use this incident as an opportunity to have productive conversations about respect for one another."
Riverview senior Anton Kernohan, who has been involved in planning gun control protests at the school, said everyone he had talked with at the school was "disgusted" with the sign.
"But I think it is actually important that this issue occurred on some level," he said Monday. "It shows that racism is still alive and well in our society. And it shows that racism is still alive in my generation, and it is something that we as the youth will have to continue to fight against."
Trevor Harvey, president of the Sarasota chapter of the NAACP, encouraged Sarasota school administrators to issue a district-wide response making it clear that the sign was inappropriate.
"A strong statement needs to be made to their student body that this type of behavior will not be tolerated on any of our campuses throughout the school district, and, if so, there are going to be severe consequences," Harvey said. "When we see so many heightened race relations throughout our country, our district has to take a proactive standpoint to make sure that that stuff doesn't spill off into our schools."
The event comes on the heels of two black men being arrested at a Starbucks store in Philadelphia after they were denied access to the bathroom because they had not purchased anything. After they sat in the store waiting for a friend, a Starbucks employee called the police.
The incident led Starbucks to announce that it would close more than 8,000 stores on May 29 for anti-bias training. Harvey encouraged Sarasota County schools to do something similar.
"We are hoping the district takes our recommendation and brings groups in like us to help facilitate and have these open dialogues on just education and awareness on how these kinds of things impact everybody," Harvey said. "It impacts everybody, not just blacks and Hispanics and Asians; it impacts all, and we need to sit down and deal with it."
But some students, including Erin Williams, who has said on social media that she is a Riverview student, have indicated that this prom proposal sign is not an isolated incident. Williams took to Facebook Sunday night to detail her experiences at Riverview, saying the past couple of weeks had been a "race war."
Williams said the same student in the picture had thrown a banana at one student and told him to "go fetch." She also said some white students had called black students "monkeys" and used the n-word to describe them on social media.
She added that the staff at Riverview knew about these concerns but have told students that "if you touch anyone, we will suspend you and not let you graduate."
Harvey said reports like these are concerning to him, especially if the administration is choosing to pretend like these events are not happening.
"A few of the African-American students at Riverview High School feel that the school administration pushes these kinds of issues under the rug," Harvey said. "They bring this stuff to their attention and nothing is done, and then they're the ones threatened to be suspended if they react and try to defend themselves."
He is initiating an investigation into the issue, he added.
Beeker said the district is talking with local and national civic organizations to determine the best opportunities for "creating a conversation about racial relations."
The district released a statement Monday afternoon noting that they do not "support or condone" the post's message.
"Although this message is one student's opinion, we take the matter of racial relations and school safety seriously, and we look forward to working with our students and these outside groups to have a meaningful and informative dialogue and expanded curriculum related to this important national topic," the statement reads.
The district is still deciding whether any disciplinary action will be taken against the student, she added.
Elizabeth Djinis is a reporter for the Sarasota (Fla.) Herald-Tribune.


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It's about time.
President Barack Obama's announcement today of new limits on drone strikes and his renewed call to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay were badly overdue. The United States has lost much credibility overseas with its failure to confront both issues that are so obviously in conflict with fundamental human rights and our founding principles.
How disappointing that — until this week, when Mr. Obama finally declassified the news — the administration couldn't even acknowledge that unmanned aircraft operating in foreign countries have killed four Americans as part of counter-terrorism operations. Only one of those victims, Anwar al-Awlaki, was purposefully targeted, incidentally, but wouldn't it have been reassuring to know exactly what went into Mr. Obama's decision to be his judge, jury and executioner before now?
Guantanamo, of course, is a slightly different issue. Mr. Obama has sought to close the facility before, only to be rebuffed by Congress, which set limits that have made that difficult, if not impossible, to achieve. His choice to lift the moratorium on transferring Guantanamo detainees to Yemen (the country of origin for a large number of them) will likely help in this regard.
It's difficult to dispute that drone attacks are sometimes necessary to fight terrorism and have been effective in that regard. Since 9/11, the nature of warfare has changed, and, as Mr. Obama observed, the alternatives of conventional warfare or waiting for terrorists to attack first often result in far worse outcomes, particularly in terms of civilian casualties.
As much as Republican critics are eager to now portray the president as weak and vacillating on a strategic issue of national defense, the standards that Mr. Obama has adopted seem largely a matter of common sense. Drone strikes should be limited to those associated with al-Qaida and its affiliates and used when a threat is continuing and imminent; no other government response is capable of addressing it; and it's a "near certainty" that civilians will not be killed or injured.
Once the U.S. has withdrawn combat troops from Afghanistan, such a standard would seem logical and strategic. The U.S. can't be constantly in a state of war and deem every country where terrorists might be hiding an active battlefield. That strains any claim we might have of acting only in our own self-defense.
Where Mr. Obama proved somewhat more circumspect was on the subject of transparency and oversight. While acknowledging that drones are no "cure all" for terrorism, he pledged only to have a conversation with Congress about what further oversight might be possible. Alternatives such as judicial review or oversight by an independent board within the executive branch are regarded as problematic.
Make no mistake, this was no chest-thumping, flag-waving declaration of a war on terrorism that gets pulses pounding and stirs emotions. Instead, Mr. Obama faces the far more challenging task of trying to insert some reason and morality into a 21st century conflict that, at the very least, needs to have some limits in its scope.
As the president noted, there are often better ways to confront extremism than through force, yet those alternatives — supporting democracy, addressing chronic poverty and deep-seated sectarian hatreds, improving education and nurturing entrepreneurship, to name just a few — are difficult and complex, and sometimes the U.S. has limited tools with which to work.
But what a mistake it would be for the country to regard itself as in a state of perpetual war. We have never done that, despite facing far greater and more lethal challenges during our history. President Obama pulled a two-centuries-old quotation from James Madison to underscore that point: "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."
There's no question that the U.S. Constitution has taken some hard hits over the past decade. Mr. Obama offered as examples torture and the initial choice (since refuted by the courts) to deny Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their incarceration. He might have added the use of drones without sufficient oversight or legal protections as another.
It's time the U.S. stood up for its core values. Abandoning them does not make us safer or stronger. It gives ammunition to extremists, limits cooperation from our allies and sends a message that it only takes the efforts of a couple dozen terrorists to cause us to be so frightened that we would lose our way in the world.


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25,965 square feet of flexible and accommodating meeting space within 8 meeting rooms, plus 4 break rooms. Sit-down banquet facilities can serve up to 550 attendees. State-of-the-art audio-visual capabilities ($), business center ($) and bilingual staff. 9,367 square ft. multi-use "Olympus" Ballroom available for special events.
In our opinion, this wonderful hotel is an upscale vacation option offering guests luxury amenities and service. The Paradisus Palma Real features:
554 Room of which 70% are ocean view.
Royal Service for adults only.
Royal Service for families featuring children's bathrobes, play stations, and milk and cookies at night.
24 hour room service.
Accommodations Paradisus Palma Real are luxurious and relaxing. Guest rooms feature flat screen televisions and luxury bathrooms with hydro massage baths and jet showers. Enjoy your room aromas experience. Note: we highly recommend purchasing the Royal Service or the Family Concierge Service. Remember, this is your vacation; make it special with the additional amenities offered by the concierge services. You won't be sorry.
In the evening one can just imagine the beautiful courtyard all in lights.
Dining options are gourmet and sumptuous. The restaurants are elegantly designed and offer specialty dining prepared by world-renowned chefs.
The restaurants are situated in one area located at the left side of the courtyard.
The bar service is extraordinary and offers guests a varied selection of drinks. The hotel offers guests domestic and international drink selections.
The beach is absolutely stunning. The wide white sand beach is palm-tree lined and features double size cabanas that are under cover. Note: Royal Service Guests can reserve through the concierge a full day's use of a beach cabana that comes complete with the guest's name on it.
The huge pool area features lounges in the water for relaxing under the sun and numerous whirlpools. Guests can relax under shade on a double size cabana. At select areas around the pool are cooling water mist bottles for relief from the hot mid-day sun.
The hotel offers a wide-variety of day and night entertainment and activities and non-motorized water sports. Do it all or just do nothing at all!
The entertainment areas are conveniently located on the right side of the resort.
Guests have exclusive golf privileges with unlimited greens fees at the 27-hole world-class championship golf course Cocotal Golf and Country Club, designed by Jose Pepe Gancedo. Tee times can be arranged at the resort (subject to availability, prior reservations required). Mandatory cart rental: US $35 per person (double) or US$45 per person (single). Prices are subject to change at any time. (Max handicap 36 par 72.
Welcome to The Reserve, the new Residential Suites Vacation Community located in the Paradisus Palma Real Resort. Designed for those whose stay in a luxury residential suite is as important as sun, sea and sand, the commitment to this first-class tropical escape was conceived in the spirit of the fabulous vacation home. The Reserve® at Paradisus Palma Real Resort features:
The Paradisus Palma Real qualified Romance team will help you create a unique romantic escape to unpretentious luxury and romance. Whether it's just the two of you, or a family affair; you will be assured of unsurpassed level of all inclusive romantic luxury. No matter what you desire, the wedding teams has one simple answer. YES.
The Romance Team are experts in destination wedding planning. Together with you they will help develop your event right down to the last detail. They will guide you through the entire event planning and will assist with any questions you may have.
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Tropical warmth year round. Spectacular all-inclusive hotels offering guests value-added travel at an affordable price. Championship golf, casinos, nightlife and elegant spas. Punta Cana is the land of eternal sunshine and friendly faces. Judy and Maria's Goal: through our photographs, reviews and unique travel experiences we would like to introduce to our web visitors this fascinating country and it's people.
Punta Cana Airport has a beautiful thatched roof and is an open-air design. Upon arriving at the Punta Cana airport, each passenger is required to purchase a $10.00 tourist card before entering customs. After retrieving luggage and clearing customs, arriving passengers will be greeted by their tour company representative and directed to board the correct bus for transfer to their resort.
Travelers will find that Punta Cana has a tropical climate. The hotels are low-rise and beautiful. The grounds are lush and tropical with foliage, lagoons and palm trees along with peacocks, flamencos, ducks, parrots and other wildlife stroll the hotel's grounds. The summer months tend to be very warm and very humid. We suggest cool, loose fitting, cotton clothing – so pack light. The majority of the hotels are very large and spread out – like small cities. This means lot of walking. Some hotels have golf carts and trams to accommodate guests' needs. Punta Cana has so many great hotels that will meet every expectation: golf, scuba, fishing, windsailing, yachting, fine dining, relaxation, spas, children's programs and more. Our sales staff is knowledgeable and available to consult and recommend the perfect resort to meet your expectations.
When to Travel to Punta CanaThe wettest times of the year are May-June and October-November. If you're worried about storms, the Caribbean's hurricane season lasts from June to November. The peak tourist season is between mid-December and mid-April, but this has more to do with the weather in Europe than local conditions in the Dominican Republic. Prices and visitor numbers decline significantly outside these months. Easter and Christmas are the peak local travel periods.
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Farmingdale State - 8, Wheaton College - 5
Montclair, N.J. – Marissa Monaco and Meghan Acton each drove in two runs as fourth-seeded Farmingdale State collected its first NCAA Tournament victory with an 8-5 win over second-seeded Wheaton College (MA) in the NCAA Division III Softball Montclair Regional on Saturday afternoon.
The Rams (24-13) scored seven runs in the fourth inning and now advance to face third-seeded Haverford College in an elimination game on Wednesday. The winner of that contest heads to Sunday's championship round where it will meet top-seeded Montclair State at Noon and need two victories over the Red Hawks to advance to next week's Super Regionals.
Jenna Rocha slugged a solo home run in her final collegiate at bat for the Lyons, who finished the season at 30-12. Wheaton was making its eighth overall appearance in the NCAA Division III Softball Championship and its first since the 2004 campaign.
Wheaton grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second as Ashley Vertente doubled in the first run with Erin Deneen adding a sacrifice fly. Farmingdale responded with a run in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single from D'Alessandro. The Lyons would extend the lead in the fourth with two runs for a 4-1 advantage on a wild pitch and error.
But the lead would last only until the next time the Rams came to bat as Farmingdale scored seven times. Lori Michalowski scored on a wild pitch for the first run and Acton's two-run double tied the game at 4-4. Mongiello put the Rams in from with a sac fly and Monaco followed with a two-run triple making the score 7-4. Andrea Klarman added the final run with a run-scoring single to left field.
Rocha provided the final run of the game with a towering home run to center field, the 20th of her career.
Taylor Webb earned the victory improving to 13-5. Webb allowed five runs (four earned) and seven hits, striking out two and walking three. Emily Berardi took the loss for the Lyons finishing the year at 7-4.
Hillary Genova, Klarman and D'Alessandro each had two hits for Farmingdale State. Emma Hart had two hits for Wheaton.
The game was delayed twice due to rain with the second delay last 1:10.
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Traditionally, a number of events are held the weekend of the awards to celebrate the years accomplishments and raise money for charity. First up was the annual CAA Pre-Golden Globe party held at The Buffalo Lounge for CAA clients on January 9. Others in attendance included Hilary Swank, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Piven, Harry Connick, Jr., Emmy Rossum, Tom Cruise and Zac Efron. Click the image to the left for more pictures in the gallery.
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A December meeting aimed at furthering cooperative ties between the United States and the West African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali has been postponed, USDA officials announced.
USDA said the conference of USDA and National Cotton Council officials with the ministers of these West African countries that was scheduled in Bamako, Mali, has been pushed back in order to prepare advance copies of information and permit increased participation.
In a letter to the NCC, Ellen Terpstra, USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service administrator, said, "With your help we have been seeking broadened linkages between these countries and our American cotton sector while helping to access development opportunities for their small-scale farmers."
USDA and the NCC have been planning the conference as a follow-up to earlier efforts to establish cooperative ties with these countries.
The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal have published articles attempting to lay the impoverishment of cotton farmers in the four countries at the feet of the U.S. cotton program.
National Cotton Council leaders have strenuously denied those claims, which appear to be part of a public relations campaign implemented by OxFam International, a London-based charity organization. But NCC officials have also traveled to Africa, attempting to find ways to improve conditions in the African cotton growing regions.
In October, a technical team of government and cotton industry advisors toured several of the countries to assess needs and identify both short- and long-term opportunities for cooperative efforts and assistance.
The tour was preceded by a ministerial conference in Burkina Faso, June 20-24, attended by NCC Chairman Woody Anderson, a Texas cotton producer. In addition, a number of ambassadors and ministers from the West African countries participated in U.S. cotton industry orientation sessions and a U.S. Cotton Belt tour July 19-26.
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Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas says there are 'no plans' at Chelsea
Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has criticised former club Chelsea for not working to a long-term project.
Last Updated: 09/01/13 8:32pm
Villas-Boas was sacked by Chelsea just nine months after being appointed on a three-year contract, leaving him unhappy that club owner Roman Abramovich had gone back on his word.
The Portuguese coach says it is an easy option to change manager and he does not think Abramovich knows what is best for Chelsea in the long run.
"There are no plans at Chelsea, it's results that rule," Villas-Boas said in The Sun.
"There are times in football when it's easier to replace the coach.
"But when you embrace a project you believe in people. There was a commitment from Abramovich and his word was given.
"Yet there was a premature departure."
Villas-Boas is enjoying the stability of life at White Hart Lane, having taken charge in the summer, and is happy with the way the season is progressing.
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Gang Warfare
On Jan. 9, 2005, Andres Raya caught police in a calculated ambush outside a liquor store in Ceres, California. He shot two officers, killing one, before the police returned fire and killed him. After the incident, detectives discovered that Raya belonged to the Norteños gang. Video from a break-in at Ceres High School showed him throwing gang signs and flashing gang graffiti, and displayed an American flag cut up to spell "F–k Bush" on the floor of the gymnasium. Lance Corporal Raya was a Marine on leave from a tour in Iraq.
Street gangs—particularly Hispanic gangs, the fastest growing in the U.S.—are making major inroads into America's Armed Forces. Hunter Glass, a retired police detective and gang expert in Fayetteville, N.C., home to Fort Bragg and the 82nd Airborne, knows of members of Florencia 13, Latin Kings, Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Norteños, and Sureños serving in the military. A 2006 report produced by the Los Angeles Joint Drug Intelligence Group also lists the 18th Street Gang, Eastside Longos, and Vagos as having military-trained members. According to the FBI, "Members of nearly every major street gang … have been documented on military installations both domestically and internationally."
Glass points out, "The military is merely a reflection of the society it serves. As gangs grow in the U.S., they will grow somewhat comparatively in the military." But recent figures indicate that gang membership in the Armed Forced significantly surpasses civilian levels. Stars and Stripes reported that 1 to 2 percent of the military are gang members, compared to 0.02 percent of the general population. The proliferation of gang graffiti in Iraq and the prevalence of gang tattoos among soldiers underscores the point.
Hispanic gangs often rumble with black gangs, like the Gangster Disciples and Crips. Members of the Avenues, a Latino gang in Los Angeles, were convicted in 2006 of federal hate crimes for deliberately targeting African-Americans. An informant told the FBI that the Avenues members were under orders to kill blacks on sight in their Highland Park neighborhood.
These rivalries spill over into the military. Texans saw the problem up close after soldiers associated with the Gangster Disciples and Crips transferred from Fort Hood to Fort Bliss in El Paso, where the mestizo gang Barrio Azteca dominates. Reginald Moton, Gang Investigations Supervisor of the El Paso Police Department, recalls an incident on Feb. 20, 2005, when two black men with possible gang connections, a soldier from Fort Bliss and a former soldier recently chaptered out of the military, wrangled with members of Barrio Azteca at a nightclub. Words were exchanged and afterwards, at a nearby fast-food restaurant, the dispute "resulted with both sides of the altercation firing handguns at each other."
So pronounced is the gang problem at Fort Hood that when 23,000 troops and their families were slated to transfer to Fort Carlson, Colorado last year, the Colorado Springs Independent ran a piece warning, "In recent years, the Chicago-based Gangster Disciples have been active at Fort Hood, and alleged members have been linked to slayings, robberies and drug and gun trafficking. Police in Colorado Springs and Killeen, Texas, which is home to Fort Hood, confirm that they are sharing gang information to prepare for this relocation."
Gang-related incidents in the military are isolated now, but law-enforcement officials worry about long-term dangers. The Los Angeles Joint Drug Intelligence Group's report saw a twofold threat. First, gangs "infect America's armed forces with the degeneration and violence characteristic of gangs," and some even recruit while serving in the military. Second, gang members return to their gangs "having acquired new soldiering skills and weapons training and pose an even greater threat to civilians and law enforcement." The report goes on to say that over 100 military-trained gang members in the Los Angeles area "present a latent danger to its residents." If each of these gang members were to pass on his military training to just four others in LA, they would "overwhelm present law enforcement tactics."
The tactics of military-trained gang members already overwhelm police. When Andres Raya opened fire with an SKS assault rifle, he used a military tactic known as "slicing the pie." He was able to outmaneuver police, wounding one officer. When backup arrived, he defended his position using "suppression fire" before killing a veteran policeman.
"[G]angs are joining the military for a reason," notes William Gheen, president of Americans for Legal Immigration. "They have an agenda, and it is to gain access to elite weaponry and training." In fact, many gangs go out of their way to groom prospects for military enlistment. Others benefit from having their juvenile records sealed, fail to report criminal convictions, or use fake documents.
FBI agent Andrea Simmons told the New York Sun, "The intelligence that we have thus far indicates that [gangs] may try to recruit young people who have clean records and encourage them to keep their record clean to get into the military. … They would get great weapons training and other types of training and access to weapons and arms, and be able to use that knowledge." Hunter Glass adds that although some of the finest soldiers he has known are Hispanic, "Latino gangs … know very well what they can learn from the military and [what] will assist them in their criminal endeavors."
Given these threats, why are gang members allowed to infiltrate the Armed Forces? Recruiters are desperate, and the bar has been lowered. "From the perspective of the military command staff, the present need for a large number of troops may outweigh the need for quality troops," concludes the Los Angeles threat assessment. In 2005, a member of the Latin Kings was recruited by the Army while awaiting trial for attacking a police officer with a razor.
Recent Defense Department statistics indicate that the percentage of Army recruits with high-school diplomas has dropped from 94 percent in 2003 to 70.7 percent. According to the New York Times, the number of moral waivers offered for recruits with criminal backgrounds has grown 65 percent, resulting in 11.7 percent with criminal histories in 2006.
Acknowledging the growing problem, the 2008 Defense Authorization Bill forbids gang membership. (Current regulations only ban membership in organizations that "espouse supremacist causes.") Representative Mike Thompson, who introduced the amendment, commented in Stars and Stripes, "I've heard from police officers across the country that there are problems with gangs on posts." He continued, "The FBI suggests there are problems not only in the states but bases abroad." But such measures will probably come up short: it's easy for soldiers to keep their gang affiliations secret.
Furthermore, most members, even if they had a way to leave their gangs, do not want out. Investigator Scott Barfield interviewed 320 soldiers who admitted gang membership, and only two said they wanted to leave. "They're not here for the red, white and blue. They're here for the black and gold [the gang colors of the Latin Kings]," Barfield told the Chicago Sun-Times.
The tribal loyalties of gangs go back to ancient times and dwell deeper in the psyche than any abstract allegiance to the state. Hunter Glass has found that "gangbanging is a way of life, and gangs act as a replacement for the natural family, so for many this is the only way they know how to act or interact. …The military cannot stop a gang member from being a gang member anymore than it can stop a Christian from being a Christian."
And while the government may try to weed out gang members, the problem only intensifies as demand for soldiers increases. Many see increased immigration as the solution. In the Washington Post, Max Boot and Michael O'Hanlon wrote that it is "time to consider a new chapter in the annals of American immigration." We can increase military recruitment by "inviting foreigners to join the U.S. armed forces in exchange for a promise of citizenship." A provision in the most recent version of the DREAM Act, which failed to gain cloture last October, would have granted legal status to illegal immigrants who served two years. But young illegal alien males are particularly vulnerable to gang culture, and while most would no doubt serve honorably and welcome citizenship, others might come with conflicting loyalties.
A 2007 FBI assessment pointed out, "Most gang members have been pre-indoctrinated into the gang lifestyle and maintain an allegiance to their gang. This could ultimately jeopardize the safety of other military members and impede gang-affiliated soldiers' ability to act in the best interest of the country."
During the recent Capitol Hill hearings, General Petraeus was asked about gang activity in the military. He said that he wasn't aware of any. Perhaps he hadn't heard of Juwan Johnson, whose mother encouraged him to join the Army to escape the drugs and gangs back in Baltimore. The young sergeant was decorated for his Iraq service and was back in Germany, due to be discharged in two weeks. He never made it home.
Eight of Johnson's fellow soldiers handled his brutal initiation into the Gangster Disciples. He was found dead in his barracks the next morning, killed by blunt-force trauma. Two servicemen have been convicted.
Meanwhile, Gangster Disciples graffiti—its initials and distinctive six-pointed star—continues to show up throughout Iraq. "When these cats, these gang members, come back," Airman First Class Miguel Robinson, a Los Angeles Crip, told ABC, "we're going to have some hell on these streets."
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- The Harvard women's water polo team staged a second-half comeback to defeat Bucknell, 13-12, in overtime at the Elite Eight tournament. The Crimson improves to 8-5 on the season and snaps a three-game skid. Harvard is now 2-0 in games that are decided with bonus water polo this season.
The game opened with nine goals in the first eight minutes of play and Harvard trailed Bucknell 5-4. The Bisons extended its lead to three goals after outscoring the Crimson 3-1 in the second quarter, to hold an 8-5 advantage heading into halftime. In the third quarter, Harvard unleashed an offensive flurry, burying four goals and only allowed one. The third period ended with the score tied at 9-9. The Crimson and Bisons traded scores and were locked at an 11-11 stalemate at the end of regulation. Devan Kennifer found the back of the net twice in the extra frame to give Harvard a 13-11 cushion before Bucknell got one back.
Kennifer scored six goals in the winning effort. Lizzie Abbott and Aisha Price each notched a pair of goals in the contest for Harvard. Kelly Peeler, Shannon Purcell and Patricia Smith rounded out the scoring with a goal apiece. Laurel McCarthy made seven saves to help the Crimson earn its eighth win of the season.
Harvard travels to the Golden State for a string of five games. The Crimson kicks off its west coast trip against Fresno Pacific and UC-Davis, March. 15.


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Longtime Eichler Network readers will recognize a little holiday tradition we have around here, when longtime Network friend "Weird" Wally Fields (formerly the Eichlerholic columnist) shares his favorite Christmas decorating technique. He's been posting regularly on the Chatterbox Lounge for years, gently reminding us all of the magnificent effect that mid-century style obscured glass has when Christmas lights are placed behind it. It might be just the thing to add into the decorations many will be putting up over the long Thanksgiving weekend.
"Any time you have a light source behind the glass and you look at it from the other side, it produces this halo. When the lights are close to the glass, they produce these small halos, but when they're farther away they produce larger halos. And then there's this pin-prick in the middle," Fields told me. When the halos get large enough, they start intersecting and the colors mix, so blues and reds become purple, blues and yellows become green, and so on.
"I have fond memories of Eichlers as a kid," Fields says. "We were visiting this other family's Eichler at Christmas, and I remember walking through the atrium behind where they had their tree set up behind some of this glass, and I saw that effect and was just mesmerized."
So what's going on here? Dave Stellman, at Palo Alto Glass, explained that we were seeing a refraction effect caused by a certain type of obscured glass that was used primarily in Eichler models with atriums. "It's a pattern of opaque glass called mistlite...It looks like as if you had molten glass and you laid a screen on it, then peeled it off."
Mistlite glass is still available through vendors such as Palo Alto Glass and others, though Fields says he rescued some vintage panes from a custom Eichler that was being demolished in Atherton several years ago.
Ever since then, he's been setting up lights behind the panes and sharing the effects with us here. Some people look at a calendar to determine the holiday season. Some staunchly wait until the day after Thanksgiving. At the Eichler Network, we just wait until we hear from Weird Wally with his latest video and photos of dancing globes of color behind obscured glass.


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The iPhone 4 and fourth-gen iPod Touch have Retina Displays. The iPad 3 is rumored to receive the super dense screen with high pixel count, so why not the Mac? Code tucked within Apple's Xcode for OS X Lion contain hints to potential Retina Display Macs in the future.
MacRumors dug through the developer code and discovered a setting for "HiDPI" (High Dots Per Inch). The idea is that Apple is laying the framework for displays in the future that will be able to scale up twice the resolution of what is currently offered on monitors.
Why the fuss of Retina Displays? Well, one of the main reasons why images and text on the iPhone 4 look so stunning is not simply because it has a high 960x640 resolution display, but because its PPI (pixels per inch) pixel density is 326, whereas its competitors don't even come close.
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Apple claims that with the Retina Display, you won't even be able to see the actual pixels on the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch. It's remarkable because enlarged text and photos look every bit as smooth and antialiased as if it were printed with ink.
A Retina Display MacBook Pro or iMac would make everything really "pop" off the screen. While the "HiDPI" blip might be an interesting find, such high pixel displays currently don't exist for consumers to buy because they're super expensive.
It's obvious that Apple's preparing for a few years down the line. Ultimately, the goal is to transition to displays that look 10x better than what we've grown accustomed to. The iPhone 4 was merely a gateway drug. The real kicker is nurturing its customers to desire high-res displays and convincing them it's must-buy when such displays do launch.
In this case, I might have already fallen victim, not because I'd pay $1000 for a Thunderbolt Display (I wouldn't), but because I am a sucker for great looking displays. I'd buy a Dell E-IPS monitor in a heartbeat if it didn't mean starving for a week.
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Artmakers Inc. is an artist-run, politically-oriented community mural organization that creates high quality public art relevant to the lives, work and concerns of people in their neighborhoods.
Established in 1983, Artmakers has created over 50 murals primarily in New York City, but also nationally and internationally.
Artmakers works in collaboration with community based organizations, block associations, LDCs, public schools, community gardens, health care and mental health facilities, homeless shelters, day care centers and other arts organizations. Artmakers helps groups determine mural themes and content, and involves them in all aspects of the murals' creation.
Young people work as paid apprentices through Artmakers' Pre-Professional Training Program. Exposed and held to the highest possible aesthetic standards, they learn valuable skills – both artistic and job-related. Artmakers also consults with community groups interested in organizing community murals on their own and, for a moderate fee, will provide on-site visits, design workshops, and production advice.
Artmakers is currently developing three mural projects for 2014:
Artmakers is working in collaboration with Francesc Sitges-Sardà on a video documenting the making of The Federico García Lorca Murals (2011-13) in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
More information about these projects will be posted as details are confirmed.
Artmakers welcomes artists wanting to work with us on upcoming projects and
individuals and companies offering material support (paint, brushes, supplies, etc.).
Click here to contact us:
2006 National Mural Award
Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center (San Francisco, CA) to
Artmakers' collective mural When Women Pursue Justice
1993 Women Waging Peace Award
New York City Commission on the Status of Women to
Artmakers' artists Rochelle Shicoff and Janet Braun-Reinitz for
East New York Women's Wall and other Artmakers projects
1991 New York City Human Resources Administration Award
for the Auburn Shelter (Brooklyn, NY) mural project
1988 Elizabeth Chapin Award for Volunteers in the Arts
Citizens Committee for New York City to Artmakers and Eva Cockcroft……
"A Mural of a Spanish Poet in Bushwick, Confounding and Enchanting,"
David Gonzalez, The New York Times, July 7, 2013
"Bushwick Mural Uses Spanish Poetry to Capture Diversity,"
Bryan Koenig, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 22, 2012
"A Walking Tour of the Federico García Lorca Murals,"
Francesc Sitges-Sardà, July 17, 2013, (video)
"Cuatro grandes murales llevan la poesía de Lorca a las calles de Nueva York,"
EFE Agencia, July 13, 2013 (text)
"Cuatro grandes murales llevan la poesía de Lorca a las calles de Nueva York,"
EFE Agencia, July 15, 2013 (video)
"Powerful Messages in Art on City Walls,"
Mary Cummings, The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press, June 16, 2009
"African Diaspora at Amagansett Library,"
Elise D'Haene, East Hampton Star, May 26, 2009
"City Murals' Past Beauty Chronicled,"
Jeff Wilkins, Daily News, May 12, 2009
"Behind the Mural: How Public Art Impacts Us All,"
Aaron Short, Courier Life, April 2, 2009
"On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City,"
Gotham History Blotter (essay, excerpted from Chapter 1 of the book)
"Art on the Wall Inspires Duo,"
Eleanor J. Bader, The Brooklyn Rail, March 6, 2009
"Female Muralists Dip Brushes in Women's History,"
Eleanor J. Bader, Women's eNews, February 19, 2009
"On The Art That's
All Around Us,"
Rosten Woo, City Limits, May 4, 2009
"On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City,"
James Peacock, American Studies Today Online (Keele University)
"On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City,"
Eleanor J. Bader, The L Magazine, March 4, 2009
"The Women of Nostrand and Greene,"
David Reinitz, 2006 (excerpt from hour-long documentary)
"Mural a Tribute to Women,"
Joyce Shelby, New York Daily News, October 5, 2005
"A Benediction,"
Eleanor J. Bader, Brooklyn Rail, December 2005-January 2006
"Art News: When Women Pursue Justice,"
Women in the Arts (National Museum of Women in the Arts). Holiday 2005
"Bold Tribute: Brooklyn Mural Celebrates 90 Women Activists,"
Eleanor J. Bader, Women's Times, March 2006
"When Women Pursue Justice,"
Eleanor J. Bader, Z Magazine, April 2006
"Bed-Stuy Murals Honors Female Leaders,"
Brooklyn Downtown Star, Emily Keller, October 20, 2005
"Bed-Stuy Murals, 'When Women Pursue Justice,' to Celebrate Herstory,"
Stacy McKenzie, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, October 14, 2005
"When Women Pursue Justice: Female Pioneers Loom Large In Mural,"
Karen Zraick, Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Courier, October 10, 2005
"The Murals on the Wall in Bed-Stuy: New Exhibition Examines Nabe's History through Public Art,"
Beth Stebner, New York Daily News, February 4, 2014
"La Lucha Continua,"
East Village Review November-December 1987
"Hot Art in the Summertime,"
Lucy Lippard, In These Times, October 2-8, 1985
"La Lucha Murals: Making a Political Art Park,"
Eva Cockcroft, Community Murals Magazine, Winter 1985
"Ask About New York City's Community Murals,"
an interview with Jane Weissman and Janet Braun-Reinitz, The New York Times, City Room Blog, April 20, 2009
"Answers About New York City's Community Murals,"
The New York Times, City Room Blog, April 22, 2009
"Answers About New York City's Community Murals, Part 2"
The New York Times, City Room Blog, April 23, 2009
"Answers About New York City's Community Murals, Part 3"
The New York Times, City Room Blog, April 24, 2009
"Consensus, Community and Political Murals,"
Jane Weissman and Janet Braun-Reinitz, Public Art Review, Fall-Winter 2005
"Locating the Politics of Contemporary Public Art: Towards a New Historiography,"
Afroditi Climis Davos, 2009 (This thesis abstract discusses the above article.)
"An Immovable Feast: Murals in the City,"
Grace Glueck, The New York Times, July 22, 1988
Support for Artmakers Inc. has been provided by foundations, corporations, government
agencies, local businesses, and many individuals. Artmakers thanks all our funders for their
generous support.
The Baker Foundation
Brooklyn Arts Council
Furthermore, a program of The J.M. Kaplan Fund
Independence Community Foundation
The Milton and Sally Avery Foundation
North Star Fund
Open Meadows Foundation
The Puffin Foundation
Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation
The Sister Fund
New York Council for the Humanities
NYS Senator Velmanette Montgomery
former NYS Senator Carl Andrews
former NYC Councilmember Letitia James
All private contributions to Artmakers Inc. are fully tax-deductible under the law, and are greatly appreciated. Artmakers is a fiscal client of New York Foundation for the Arts.
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Special thanks to Kyrie Tinch for making this website possible
Artmakers muralists speak on a variety of mural topics. A traveling exhibition documenting the influence of African culture on New York City's community murals is available to appropriate venues.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at 1 PM
Protest & Celebration: Community Murals in New York City
Emanuel United Church of Christ
9312 91st Avenue, Woodhaven, NY 11421
sponsored by the Woodhaven Richmond Historical Society
Info: 718 805 2002
Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Mexico from Independence through Revolution:
The Murals of Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros & José Clemente Orozco
Amagansett Free Library
215 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930
Info: 631 267 3810
Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 6:30 PM
José Clemente Orozco: Man of Fire
Amagansett Free Library
215 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930
Info: 631 267 3810
Artmakers presents, free of charge, illustrated lectures to eligible community organizations and schools through the New York Council for the Humanities Speakers and Speakers in the
Schools programs:
Protest & Celebration: Community Murals in New York City
Images of the African Diaspora in New York City Murals
Three additional lectures are available directly through Artmakers. Contact Artmakers for more information about:
The Federico García Lorca Murals (2011-13)
2013 A walking tour of the four Bushwick, Brooklyn murals led by poet and Lorca scholar Edward Hirsch and professor of Hispanic literatures Electa Arenal
Risking Life & Liberty:"When Women Pursue Justice"
2014 Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
2013 The Greens, Melville, NY
2011 The American Library in Paris, Paris France
Images of the African Diaspora in New York City Community Murals
2013 Nassau Community College, Garden City, NY
2010 Arts in One World Conference, Brown University, Providence, RI
2010 The American Library in Paris, France
2010 Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester University, Rochester, NY
2010 Notre Dame High School, Elmira, NY (3-day residency)
2009 African American Heritage Center, Brooklyn Public Library, Macon branch
Protest & Celebration: Community Murals in New York City
2011 New York University in France, Paris, France
2011 New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan branch
2010 New York Public Library, Tompkins Square branch
2010 The American Library in Paris
2010 Notre Dame High School, Elmira, NY (3-day residency)
2010 Derfner Judaica Museum at the Hebrew Home, Riverdale, NY
2009 Humanities Institute, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
Images of the African Diaspora in New York City Community Murals
2012 West African Research Center, Dakar, Senegal
2011 American Library in Paris, France
2009 Humanities Institute, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY
2009 Amagansett Free Library, Amagansett, NY
2009 James E. Davis 80 Arts Building, Brooklyn, NY
2009 African American Heritage Center, Brooklyn Public Library, Macon branch
2009 Harlem Stage @ Aaron Davis Hall, NY, NY
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: NYC Murals/Mural Photographs by Camille Perrottet
2009 Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY
When Women Pursue Justice
2006 Bread and Roses Gallery, 1199, NY, NY
2006 Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch
2006 Saint Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY
Public in Private: Studio Works by 3 Public Artists
1991 Hobart & William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY
Progressive Propaganda: Artmakers Addresses the Issues
1989 Bread and Roses Gallery, 1199, NY, NY
Artists Speak to the Issues: Election '88
1988 Bronx River Arts Center, Bronx, NY
Artmakers muralists have written books on a variety of mural topics: a cultural history of New York City's community murals, an educator's guide to painting school murals, a history of the early years of the National Community Murals Movement, and California Chicano murals.
ON THE WALL Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City
by Janet Braun-Reinitz and Jane Weissman
University Press of Mississippi, February 2009 foreword by Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan introduction by Timothy W. Drescher from the University Press of Mississippi Fall-Winter 2008-2009 catalog.
Energizing the visual landscape since 1968, New York City's community murals beautify, educate, protest, celebrate, and often motivate residents to action. Collaborations between artists and neighborhood groups, these painted walls reflect the social, cultural, and political climate of their times.
The result of six years of research and hundreds of interviews, On the Wall: Four Decades of Community Murals in New York City brings to light murals that were hitherto "lost" to history or unknown outside their immediate surroundings. Documenting six chronological periods, the book highlights significant murals and introduces the artists and sponsors that created them. In relating the many fascinating stories behind the murals, the authors describe the interactions between artists and residents – including the controversies that have led to the destruction of several notable murals.
Gathering together 150 color images and providing a muralography or listing of the 500 outdoor community murals created in New York City since 1968, On the Wall offers an aesthetic perspective on the city's community murals in a lively and perceptive history.
The Mural Book: A Practical Guide for Educators
An indispensable resource for creating a mural from the initial proposal to the final installation and dedication. Topics include selecting an interior or exterior site, collaboration on a subject or theme, calculating size, time, and budget as well as funding sources. Also included are tools and materials, selecting a medium, enlarging drawings, and creating the mural with either paint, paper collage, or fabric. Over 80 color photographs reinforce the text and provide creative ideas for all levels.
First published in 1977, Toward a People's Art remains a classic study of the community-based mural movement that produced hundreds of large-scale wall paintings in the United States and Canada. The authors provide a comprehensive discussion of the muralists, the murals' effects on the community, and the funding these works received.
Those interested in art and social change will welcome this new edition, which represents an ongoing faith in the ideal of participatory democracy as the best way to confront the nation's social problems and in the potential of activist art to have long-term social impact. The introduction describes the era-the late 1960s-and a new afterword looks at the 1980s and 1990s and the continuing commitment to the community-engaged process of making public art.
Signs from the Heart: California Chicano Murals
Over the past twenty-five years, Chicano artists have made a unique contribution to public art in California, transforming thousands of walls into colorful artworks that express the dreams, achievements, aspirations, and cultural identity of the Mexican-American community. Signs From the Heart tells the inside story of this new and important American art form in four interpretive essays by noted Chicano scholars about its historical, artistic, and educational significance.
When Women Pursue Justice, booklet
Jane Weissman and Janet Braun-Reinitz, 2006 (Artmakers Inc.)
A 48-page illustrated booklet detailing the creation of this award-winning mural, with an introductory essay by writer and university professor Julia Watson, a schematic of the mural accompanied by a key to its 90 portraits, biographies of the activist women, and focus questions for use in the classroom. The booklet, which can only be obtained through Artmakers, costs $5 plus $2.50 for postage/handling.
Contact Artmakers for information on how to order.
Community Murals: The People's Art,
Alan W. Barnett, 1984 (Associated University Presses, Inc.)
San Francisco Murals: Community Creates Its Muse,
1914-1994, Timorthy W. Drescher, 1994 (Pogo Press, Inc.)
Urban Art: Chicago,
Olivia Gude and Jeff Huebner, 2000 (Ivan R. Dee)
Street Gallery: Guide to 1000 Los Angeles Murals,
Robin J. Dunitz, 1998 (RJD Enterprises)
Philadelphia Murals and the Stories They Tell, Jane Golden, et. al.,
2002, 2006 (Temple University Press)
Insurgent Images: The Agitprop Murals of Mike Alewitz,
Paul Buhle and Mike Alewitz, 2002 (Monthly Reivew Press)
Walls of Heritage / Walls of Pride: African American Murals,
James Prigoff and Robin J. Dunitz, 2000 (Pomegranate)
This Home We Have Made / Esta Casa Que Hemos Hecho, Anna Hammond and Joe Matunis, 1993 (Crown)
R.I.P. Memorial Wall Art,
Martha Cooper and Joseph Sciorra, 1994 (Henry Holt & Co.)
Your support makes our work possible. With a gift from you, we can continue positively impacting communities and transforming individual lives. As an artist-run organization, Artmakers Inc. has no paid staff. Monies are raised on a project by project basis. All funds are directed to artist fees, materials, scaffolding and insurance.
All contributions, no matter the amount, are welcome. New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is a 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.
All contributions will be directed to Artmakers and can be acknowledged on the mural and in the exhibitions.
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Donald Trump is campaigning in the battleground state of Florida, where he will hold a rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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