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By: Otilia Galca
January 19, 2017
London Art Fair. 2017 Edition
Knock knock! Art news here! London Art Fair 2017 opened to the public and 129 galleries showed some of the most exciting, fresh and sexy art collections! The social confusion of 2015-2016 seems to have created the environment for the most beautiful clarity in art. Art screams at you this year. It wants to be on your wall, not in a museum.
Many young entrepreneurs are now looking to invest in an alternative asset class. They want to use their new fortunes to invest in something that gives them a visual satisfaction. They are aware of the fact that they might discover a new Richter. Galleries are exploiting this feeling with marketing, doing a great job parenting the relationships between young artists and young collectors. Talent is being exploited beautifully and respectfully and not just experimented with.
This year's London Art Fair enabled collecting at all levels, from museum quality Modern British art to the very new in contemporary art. 17 different countries including China, France, Germany, South Korea and the USA marked the most international edition of the fair to date.
The Fair also welcomed The Lightbox Woking as their 2017 Museum partner, celebrating their 10th anniversary with a curated exhibition of highlights from The Ingram Collection entitled 'Ten Years: A Century of Art', situated at the front of the fair.
As new features and highlights for 2017, The London Art Fair offers Modern British art with Waterhouse & Dodd's debut in the pavilion; new galleries such as Christopher Kingzett Fine Art, Katharine House Gallery, Beaux Arts London and Peter Harrington Gallery. Many contemporary art galleries are making their international debut at the fair, including Pi Artworks (Istanbul/London), Atelier Aki (Seoul) and Victor Lope Arte Contemporaneo (Barcelona). The Art Projects 'Dialogues' curated by Miguel Amado, presented a series of five collaborations between galleries encouraging new forms of representation and fostering relationships on a global scale. 'Stranger Collaborations' showcases artistic collaborations formed via the internet and is curated by Pryor Behrman in the Art Projects Screening Room. The Fair also highlighted 'Photo50: Gravitas' a group of exhibitions of lens-based works curated by Christian Monarchi, founding editor of Photomonitor and contemporary Korean artist Jaye Moon's LEGO street art sculptures, installed by Hanoi Gallery in locations throughout the Fair.
London retains the status of a global arts hub even post-Brexit and as Sarah Monk, Director of the London Fair, commented: 'the exhibitors are used to riding out the ups and downs of the economy.' Indeed, the overall feeling that I got from last year was that art is thriving in today's context.
Our top pick galleries this year were: Flowers, Waterhouse & Dodd, Tag Fine Art with the Hanbury Collection, Sardac Gallery, GBS Fine Art, Pontone Gallery and of course Hanmi, which was also one of our favorites of last year. Make sure to stop by Skipwiths as well to see amazing Kwang Young Chun, a star on the rise.
There is a radical return to beauty: nature, simplicity, clean shapes and colors and I must emphasize again, a return to sexy! Art this year is refreshing, cool, exciting and it could just turn into a love affair. In a time when experts fail to give the right predictions and answers, when society is at a turning point, art seems to be the way out for life and society. This little black book of the global feeling gathers all the cultural influences, interconnections and togetherness against all odds.
Art is real and real has just got surreally good!
September 22, 2016
Cultural Globalization: Could Abu Dhabi Become the New Paris?
A few weeks ago I wrote about Mona Hatoum's tribute exhibition at Tate Modern, London. This particular piece is sensitively related to how an immigrant and refugee managed to break into a cultural scene that could seem enclosed and restricted only to Western artists.
When we think about globalization, we must understand that it affects us in many ways. One of them is cultural expansion. People travel longer distances with less effort nowadays, and decide to immigrate more often, carrying a large baggage full of customs, language influences, and cultural habits with them. Technology also spreads very quickly, connecting more and more people each day.
As ethnic and national populations move around the globe, they establish emotional ties with their places of origin. Artists in particular express their emotional longing, admiration, and sometimes worship of their mother lands in pieces of art that become part of their new country's cultural heritage.
Contemporary Middle Eastern art, for instance, seems to provide answers to all the questions that the rest of the world has about this region's traditions and cultural background. It is a silent voice that leaves a perpetual echo, one that sings the chorus of a struggle and of tortured beauty. There can be no discrimination in the space of art. A painting, a photograph, a sculpture or an installation remain anonymous for the viewer during the first few minutes of interaction. The name of the artist comes as a revelation. The level of admiration increases, the act of understanding intensifies, and finally an interest has been planted for a long time in the brain and heart of the art lover.
In today's context, Abu Dhabi is expected to finalize works on its own branches of the Guggenheim and Louvre museums, which will shift the interest of the world from this distant city's extravagant architecture and lifestyle, to its status as one of the world's capitals for contemporary art.
Abu Dhabi is not the first capital to host both Middle Eastern and global art in an environment that unfortunately is not usually linked to the idea of globalization. For instance, Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, experienced a renaissance of sorts in the mid-20th century. Following World War II, the city became a tourist destination and a financial center. It was even nicknamed "the Paris of the Middle East" thanks to its French influences and vibrant cultural and intellectual life.
Architect Galal Mahmoud said about Beirut that its history is encompassed in the history of the world, as it includes layers of Roman, Ottoman, Persian and Phoenician influences. Today, Beirut is a place where you can constantly navigate between different minorities and their cultural backgrounds; it is a place where you learn to be more tolerant and open, where you must respect people from a variety of beliefs and backgrounds. It pretty much sounds like Paris today, or London, or New York.
Now, could Abu Dhabi offer the same vibe? Will the opening of these two monster houses of art attract only the nouveaux riches, or also well-educated and art-thirsty tourists? With a long history of influences (first Iranian in the 1900s, followed by Asian and European in the 1950s and 1960s), just like most of the big capitals of the world, Abu Dhabi is a place that can host most, if not all, the Middle Eastern art outbreaks.
The architectural design of the Abu Dhabi Guggenheim Museum was offered to architect Frank Gehry, who describes the idea behind the structure as: "… Low tech language. The character is messy… like a medieval city that came together over time… You go through this messiness and you find the centre." The museum will be located on Saadiyat Island, just offshore of the city of Abu Dhabi. The island's Cultural District will house the largest cluster of world-class cultural assets in Abu Dhabi. The Guggenheim building is part of a massive project to "create an exhibition space intended to turn this once-sleepy desert city along the Persian Gulf into an international arts capital and tourist destination." (The New York Times)
"Someday, my paintings will be hanging in the Louvre", van Gogh once said. A museum does not need further introduction. Abu Dhabi is preparing to open the doors to their very own Louvre -possibly in 2017-, a project that consists on building an island inside an island. The architect, Jean Nouvel, wants the museum to belong completely to the culture, history, geography and climate of Abu Dhabi. He has envisioned a place that people would want visit and revisit. As in most Arab cities, there will be a strong contrast between the temperature outside and inside of the venue. People will feel good thanks to this, and will want to share the experience with other people there. A medina of art, built with traditional architectural techniques, held together by an impressive modern dome that encompasses the beauty and poetry of light.
With these two architectural masterpieces, I believe that Abu Dhabi is breaking into the art world in the most elegant way possible. With the work of those Middle Eastern artists that have been moving audiences throughout the world, and with a continuous flow of ideas and cultural influences, the opening of the Guggenheim and Louvre buildings in the island of Abu Dhabi is announcing that the world is yet to be enchanted and pleasantly surprised.
Federico Fellini once said that "all art is autobiographical", and Middle Eastern art is constantly underlining this statement. Globally, we are becoming an entity, we are coming closer and closer, and art has a lot to gain from this beautiful gathering of cultural differences. One day, people will be reading "An Autobiography of Earth's Cultural Identity".
September 2, 2016
Jake Wood-Evans at The Unit London
Inclusivity vs. exclusivity and talent vs. elitism are some of the core values of The Unit London Gallery, located on the trendy Wardour Street. Continuing with their goal of bringing real talents closer to the public, the gallery is proudly presenting the first major London exhibition of Jake Wood-Evans, a Hastings-based artist whose works evoke faded memories and spectres of a past time, and often depict disintegrating and dissolving entities.
Born in Devon in 1980, Wood-Evans studied Fine Art at Falmouth University and was subsequently awarded a scholarship from the Royal Academy to study at the Prado Museum in Madrid. Previously based in Brighton, he currently lives and works in Hastings. Very attached to the paintings that inspire him, Wood-Evans does consider himself a figurative painter, and I would also call him an educator.
This exhibition, entitled Subjection & Discipline, not only introduces Wood-Evans' work, but also that of the two painters who inspire it: Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) and Henry Raeburn (1756-1832). Taking inspiration from 18th-century painters, Wood-Evans' unique, historically ambiguous style produces images that are both unsettling and beautiful. Stressing the complexity of the feelings that his referents arise in him, he adds a new layer of heavier sensations and understanding to those paintings. He blurs the boundaries of figurative painting and drawing, creating a sort of beautiful accident that has a framed purpose.
"Faces are defiled and figures appear as apparitions. Subjects range from a ghostly vision of a society lady to a fading portrait of a once proud general and grotesquely disfigured admiral. Viewed together, the body of work is eerily reminiscent of an art collection of a great estate in the early years of the British Empire, but while the haunting redactions of once-heroic subjects might suggest the correcting gaze of a postcolonial sensibility, Wood-Evans' interest lies more with the original artists and process than with the specific subject." (The Unit London)
As I slowly walked from the first to the last painting, I felt as if the past had been affected and infected with scratches of present time. The figures in the artworks seem to be fading under the surface, as if paint wanted to hide information from the human gaze. "Eighteenth Century Ship II" and "Eighteenth Century Ship III" are the only non-human figures invaded by a human tool. Perhaps because the sea carries the present and the past, without contradictions, just like art does.
"Portrait of a Woman in Red" almost transcends into reality and exudes the perfume of elegance, flesh, reality and oil paint. The past is alive and tangible in Wood-Evans's paintings. My favorite was "Lady Bampfylde, after Joshua Reynolds", but the one that most impressed me was "Lady Skipwith", after a portrait by the same painter. Romanticism seemed macabre for a moment, and the present was, indeed, nothing but a scribble of the past.
By scrubbing, scratching and erasing certain areas while building up others, Wood-Evans' paintings are physically pushed and pulled out of the canvas. Thick layers of paint contrast with saturated oil on canvas, often laying the grain bare. His powerful use of light emerges from a loose and instinctive application of paint. Each work bears the marks of his journey and are just as fascinating when viewed up close as they are when viewed in their entirety. Wood-Evans' haunting works are both reminiscent of the pillaged originals while uncovering a psychological depth which encourages the viewer to look beyond the surface of the canvas and question the records of history.
Jake Wood-Evans. Subjection & Discipline. The Unit London Gallery. 19 August-11 September 2016. Monday-Sunday, from 11am to 7pm.
June 10, 2016
Mona Hatoum Reinvented at Tate Modern
In 1985 Mona Hatoum walked through Brixton in bare feet for almost an hour, dragging behind her as she did the pair of Dr Martens boots that were tied to her ankles (Roadworks). This was Mona Hatoum in the beginning of her work: the body is the locus of all connections between a human and the surrounding space, objects, other humans, society, politics.
Her work creates a challenging vision of our world, exposing its contradictions and complexities, often making the familiar uncanny. Through the juxtaposition of opposites such as beauty and horror, she engages us in conflicting emotions of desire and revulsion, fear and fascination.
Mona Hatoum was born in Beirut to a Palestinian family and during a visit to London in 1975, civil war broke out in Lebanon and Hatoum was forced into exile. She stayed in London, training at both the Byam Shaw School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art (University College, London) between the years 1975 and 1981. She now lives and works in Berlin and London and has participated in numerous important group exhibitions including The Turner Prize (1995), Venice Biennale (1995 and 2005), Documenta XI, Kassel (2002), Biennale of Sydney (2006), The Istanbul Biennal (1995 and 2011) and the Fifth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (2013).
I believe it is important to start any description of Hatoum's work with the above information as this was the platform that allowed the world to be witness to her continuous inspiration. Exile must have been her curse and blessing.
'It was nice to be in a place where everyone spoke with a Palestinian accent, which was my parents' accent – though in Beirut, people used to hide it so they would fit in. But it was very overwhelming, very sad. You feel angry all the time – though I had to keep myself together so I could make the work, and it was inevitable, then, that the work would be about the situation." She says about the time when she was invited to Jerusalem, in 1996.
Solo exhibitions include Centre Pompidou, Paris (1994), Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1997), The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (1998), Castello di Rivoli, Turin (1999), Tate Britain, London (2000), Hamburger Kunsthalle, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Magasin 3, Stockholm (2004) and Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney (2005). Recent exhibitions include Measures of Entanglement, UCCA, Beijing (2009), Interior Landscape, Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice (2009), Witness, Beirut Art Center, Beirut (2010), Le Grand Monde, Fundaciòn Marcelino Botìn, Santander (2010) and as the winner of the 2011 Joan Miró Prize, she held a solo exhibition at Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona in 2012. In 2013-2014 she was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum St Gallen and the largest survey of her work to be shown in the Arab world is currently held at Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.
Coming back to the Tate Modern exhibition, it is absolutely overwhelming to be in the presence of this artist's lifetime work… The energy seems to have attached to the walls of each room and stories are leaking from every corner, entering the open pores of the spectator's skin. The body reacts to Hatoum's body works as they should.
My first thought as I entered the first room of the exhibition was that art is an endless row of assumptions about life as we perceive it and as we are taught to perceive it. Mona Hatoum is unbuttoning the jeans of the old and young generations of art seekers. Her works undress you of the daily routine and her black and white interference between routine and search for absolute is a terrifying blessing.
'Stills of sequence of live images seens on large monitor facing the audience" 12th of June, 1980 is an artistic scan of the spectator and as he is acknowledging the introspection, the scan penetrates deeper, beneath the skin, into the psychic.
"Light Sentence" 1992 was one of my favorite installations showcased in the exhibition. This prison of shapes that might open the door to freedom of understanding in silence. Mona Hatoum never felt confident enough to speak in her art and the silence translated by some of her works is absolutely overwhelming. In "Light Sentence" there is a perfect harmony between light and darkness and movement does not kill this harmony… Only voices could. Metal, light bulbs, white walls, shadows and movement suddenly become an escape or imprisonment.
Mona Hatoum's work can be interpreted as a description of the body and its impact on other people and the surrounding objects, as a commentary on politics, and on gender difference as she explores the dangers and confines of the domestic world. Her work can also be interpreted through the concept of space as her sculpture and installation work depend on the viewer to inhabit the surrounding space to complete the effect. There are always multiple readings to her work. The physical responses that Hatoum desired in order to provoke psychological and emotional responses ensures unique and individual reactions from different viewers. (WIKIPEDIA)
In "Jardin Public"(1993), the artist depicts a classic French garden chair that sports pubic hair which seems to grow from the holes in the seat. The title hints at the link between 'public' and 'pubic', both connected to the Latin work for 'adult'. The human bodies leave prints on the places that they touch, creating an uninterrupted connection between people and places and their objects.
In her singular sculptures, Hatoum has transformed familiar, every-day, domestic objects such as chairs, cots and kitchen utensils into things foreign, threatening and dangerous. In Homebound (2000) Hatoum uses an assemblage of household furniture wired up with an audibly active electric current – combine a sense of threat with a surrealist sense of humour to create a work that draws the viewer in, on both an emotive and intellectual level.
I spent roughly 10 minutes on the room that hosts the installation "Impenetrable" 2009 and thought about the infinity of hope. Looking through the corridors rods of barbed wire, space that you hope you can penetrate and eventually escape the three metre cube maze. Hatoum makes reference to the Venezuelan artist Jesus Rafael Soto's series of Penetrables, hanging cubes made from colourful rubber tubes.
"Cellules" 2012 suggests confinement, isolation and biology. It suggests the struggle to escpae the imprisonment of our own biology.
Then "Quarters"1996 suggests official, institutional lodgings, while the implicit idea of layered bodies links this work to urban architecture in which people live above one another. Its layout echoes the Panopticon, a prison design in which inmates are always subject to surveillance from a central viewing position by an unseen guard, which philosopher Michael Foucault used as a metaphor for a disciplinary society.
Imprisoned by society, imprisoned by biology, imprisoned by politics. Everything is under the formula of chaos: always close and black – "Turbulence" 2014.
"Hot Spot" 2006, a steel globe with the continents outlined in neon, casting an orange glow and sending buzzes of electricity throughout the room is the piece that completely separates your from the reality that envelopes outside the doors of Tate.
"Interior/Exterior Landscape" 2010 is a room size installation that contains altered household furniture including a bed frame threaded with hair, a hair embroidered pillow that depicts flight routes between the artist;s most visited cities, a conjoined table and chair and a bird cage housing a single ball of hair. Hanging from a metal coat rack are two circular wire hangers that frame wall drawings of the Eastern and Western hemispheres and a market bag constructed frn a cut-out print of a world map.
"Twelve Windows" made by Mona Hatoum with Inaash, 2012-2013 are twelve pieces of embroidery, the work of Inaash, The Association for the Development of Palestinian Camps. Each 'window' represents a different region of through its motifs, stitches, colours and patterns, meticulously embroidered by Inaash's experienced craftswomen. The aim of the project was to preserve a traditional skill, at risk of extinction because of the dispersal of Palestinians across the region. Hatoum created an installation in which the 'windows' are displayed in a space criss-crossed by steel cables, making a visual metaphor for this divided territory.
The last room of the exhibition showcases "Undercurrent (red)" 2008 which explores again the interest of the artist in craft and textiles. This piece is realised dramatically in a combination of traditional technique with materials such as a square mat, woven from red electrical cable, a long fringe snake and 15 watts light bulbs that brighten and dim at what Hatoum describes as a "breathing pace".
The entire exhibition is a public survey of the artist's perception of this world that held her tight into a tense creative process, after spitting her away from her biological crib. An exploration of an immigrant soul who saw through the reality of a migrant crowd of souls all travelling from one understanding to another, one reality to another to the point of escape from the imprisonment.
Mona Hatoum exhibition (4th of May – 21st of August) is curated by Clarrie Wallis, Curator of Modern and Contemporary British Art, Tate and Christine Van Assche, Honorary Curator, Centre Pompidou, Paris, with Katy Wan, Assistant Curator, Tate Modern and Capucine Perrot, former Assistant Curator, Tate Modern.
March 2, 2016
Calder Prize 2005-2015, at Pace London
There are two important events happening in the art world in London both connected to Alexander Calder. The Tate Modern showcases "Alexander Calder: Performing Sculpture" until April 3rd and equally as important is PACE LONDON's "Calder Prize 2005-2015" show that acquaints visitors with the level of inspiration that this grand artist is still offering young artists from all over the world.
At Pace, Alexander Calder's works such as "Still Life"1944, "Snag" 1944, "Fawn" 1944, "Untitled" 1953, "Trois pics (intermediate maquette)" 1967, "The Tree" 1960 are exhibited in conversation with 6 artists, laureates of the Calder Prize between 2005 and 2015.
A Maverick of modernist art, Calder completely revolutionized the landscape of art by insisting on introducing performance and kinetic qualities to sculpture, embracing industrial media including wire and sheet metal. Calder managed to change the most static materials into romantic pieces.
His work included not only sculpture but also paintings, drawings, and more than a dozen theatrical productions. Calder described his involvement in the stage sets as "dancers performing a choreography due to their rhythmic movement."
This ultimate vanguard of modern art is still continuing to touch the art world by inspiring so many young artists. Nowadays, Calder Prize and Calder Foundation, a non-profit organization, aim to collect, exhibit, preserve and interpret the art and archives of Alexander Calder. The foundation examines works attributed to Calder and catalogues the artist's works.Together with the Scone Foundation in New York, the Calder Foundation sponsors the biennial Calder Prize, a $50,000 award to a living artist and it also facilitates the donation of the artist's work to a major public collection. The laureates are also invited to complete a residency in Calder's atelier in Sache, France.
Below is a brief presentation of the artists who have been laureates of the Calder Prize 2005-2015.
Darren Bader, born in 1978, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, lives and works in New York. Bader first started by wanting to be a film director and his first videos, composed of long takes of objects, inert and in motion, were a preview of what Bader the artist was going to do.
Everything can become an art object for this artist, from living beings such as live kittens exhibited for adoption under abstract names (MoMA PS1, 2012) to books, undelivered mail, boxes of paint, you name it! Bader's book "Life as a Readymade" which is basically an open letter to anyone who considers himself an artist, includes the phrase "Art is a state of mind and experience understood by any number of people at any number of moments."
Tara Donovan, was born in 1969, in New York and was awarded the Calder Prize in 2005. Donovan's work uses everyday manufactured materials such as Scotch tape, Styrofoam cups, paper plates, toothpicks, and drinking straws to create large scale sculptures that often have a biomorphic quality. Her sculptures must be assembled and disassembled carefully, which sometimes involves an extremely tedious process. With regards to her artistic process, Donovan explained that she chooses the material before she decides what can be done with it. She noted in an interview that she thinks "in terms of infinity, of [the materials] expanding." Her work has been exhibited in numerous important venues such as Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, Hammer Museum, University of California, MMOA in New York and many others. She is present at Pace London with "Cloud", 2003 and "Untitled", 2015.
Rachel Harrison, born in 1966, in New York, was a Calder Prize laureate of the 2011 edition and has had many solo exhibitions at institutions such as Bergen Kunsthall, Camden Arts Centre, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst in Zurich and SMAK, Ghent. She lives and works in New York and is present at the Calder Prize with "Avatar" ,2010 and "Silent Account", 2004. Rachel produces sculptures that juxtapose a unique combination of found, purchased, and received items. Since then, her works have been fabricated using a wide range of materials, such as honey, cans of peas, papier-mâché, and trash bags. By using everyday goods and objects, Harrison frequently takes on the subject of consumer culture. She also often confronts popular culture and celebrities with her work. In the 2012 exhibition named "The Help", her pieces featured the singer Amy Winehouse and the artist Martin Kippenberger.
Zilvinas Kempinas was born in 1969, in Plunge, Lithuania and he is the Calder laureate of 2007. He lives and works in New York and his works are kinetic and minimalistic. Kempinas employs non traditional materials to create active and dynamic exhibits, most commonly as installations. In many of his works, Kempinas utilizes his signature material, unwound magnetic tape. The use of the tape affects the viewer through various senses; visually, aurally and physically. "His art plays out on the bright side of the moon" and Londoners can see that in his work exhibited at Pace London "Illuminator". His installation "Flux" shows as much of Calder's influence and heritage as aimed by the exhibition. Similar to the rest of the laureates, Kempinas has had major solo exhibitions including the ones at PS1 Contemporary Art Centre, Long Island New York, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Kunstalle Wien and many others.
Haroon Mirza is an English and London born artist, who became a Calder laureate in 2015. His installations made me think about what famous architect Xavier Corbero said: "when you choose the right scale, music sounds beautiful". Mirza is close to an architect, creating a space where LED lights, speakers, vinyls, screens, and different music sounds interact and converse to the point of involving the spectator. His installation "Light Work iii", is also an experience in itself.
Tómas Saraceno born in 1973 in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina, was awarded the Calder Prize in 2009 and he lives and works in Berlin. Trained as an architect, he is not only an artist but an environmentalist and he combines engineering, physics, chemistry, aeronautics and materials science in his work. Saraceno has had solo exhibitions at the Barbican Art Gallery, London, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, University of California, Hangar Bahnhof, Berlin, etc. It is an interesting fact to note that Saraceno holds a World record for the first, longest, fully solar-powered, certified, lighter-than-air vehicle tether Flight. He is present at Calder Prize exhibition with "Cumulus Filaments", 2016 and "Trace G64 B213", 2015.
The exhibition is open to the public up until 5th of March, 2016 at PACE LONDON.
February 3, 2016
London Art Fair, 2016
A puzzle. That is how the London Art Fair looked from the first floor of the Business Design Centre in Islington. The 95 art galleries that have been present this year at the 28th edition of the London Art Fair were the extraordinary puzzle pieces that collaborated to create an image of the contemporary and modern art world as it is today.
Curated by Natasha Hoare, Associate Curator at Witte de With for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, the event was an absolute trip from the perspective of a one-day visitor such as myself.
The Business Design Centre proved to be an excellent space to gather so many galleries from around the world. Their representatives showed enthusiasm and excitement in sharing the work of diverse artistic voices with the visiting public.
I was impressed with the strategies of display, the international context created by the presence of so many galleries from outside UK, and especially by the warmth with which the gallery representatives would welcome and discuss with you the exhibited works and artists.
While touring the galleries, I remembered that Natasha Hoare wrote a book called "The New Curator" which basically consists of interviews with curators from around the world and this art fair definitely felt as though it has been a major international art project.
Through discussion with gallery representatives and some of the artists present at the fair, I could finally form an image of the major shift that has occurred in the art world. Art has become information, which is one of the greatest assets in the present time. Art can be accessible to anyone and this phenomenon gives the artists a larger platform and wider windows towards succeeding in the early stages of their work. If art is information, it travels faster and across longer distances.
You could say that there is actually no distance nowadays; this was apparent in the works of many of the contemporary artists present at the art fair. The main focus is time and closeness. Artists now have access to multinational and multicultural spaces and their source of inspiration has no limit when creating their narratives. Time remains the only competitor against the artist. In the end the winner is actually the public, who are growing in numbers, well-educated, well-informed and can more quickly gain access to art.
The new artist is focused on a cross-cultural dialogue with the public and also on extending the making of their work through a more interdisciplinary route. We now see painters, sculptors, and photographers working with writers, scientists, fashion designers, sound engineers, etc.
Galleries have quickly picked up this trend and are creating the perfect platforms for an artist of the new era, who is creating for a wider and much more knowledgeable public.
We are most certainly witnessing a surge of multi-media art and I absolutely fell in love with the work of Korean multi-media artist Guem MinJeong. Just like the rest of her fellow contemporary artists, Guem MinJeong adds to her art many adjacent skills and here, that is the deal-breaker.
The passage between the old and the new is being forged in a dramatic manner and Guem's work brings the past, the old, the essence, and the roots into a virtual, futuristic, scientific plan. We witness it, but more importantly, we experience it.
Guem has showcased a series of site-specific video and sculpture installation works – Breathing, Twisted and Melting, Object series – on the theme of "breathing space". Her installations transform the space of a white wall or embraces impossible external spaces such as forests and ocean into an interior space. Exhibition space itself becomes the subject matter for the artist.
In works such as "Breathing Door" (2007), the artist depicts a large white closed door which inflates and deflates to the sound of slow breathing. Conceived during the artist's residency in Tamsui, Taiwan in 2014, the rhythmic cycle of the video loop reflects on the pace of 21st century, modern life.
Guem explains that "by making the space that I experience move and breathe, I would rather express the self in it – that is, the essence and value of humans. I wanted to take a closer look at it as a symbol representing the essence of people by moving a physical space, not a narrative film as virtual reality."
Guem MinJeong holds a DFA from Yonsei University and BFA, MFA from Hongik University, Seoul. Her works are held in private and public collections, including the Seoul Museum of Art and Kumho Museum of Art. She has received numerous awards from Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture and currently lives in Seoul.
Guem MinJeong was represented by Hanmi Gallery and Ms. Yookin Choi was gracious enough to take me through the art works that they exhibited at the fair and to offer me precious information about the artist mentioned above.
Another artist who impressed me was Steve Goddard. This time, I had the pleasure of actually discussing with Steve how routine is just another madness for an artist. Mr. Goddard did agree that time is precious and that it can be overcome by hard work and dedication to inspiring ideas.
Steve told me that it takes him roughly 9 hours to finish a painting, once the idea has been imprinted in his imagination. He sometimes wakes from his sleep, makes a note of the idea that inspired him, and begins work as soon as he feels that he is ready to paint it.
Looking at his paintings and his sculptures, I felt as if I was an important piece in his art. He seems to attract you inside a tunnel of visions, turning you into his link to reality. Once you have observed the art work, you will become part of its story and it will offer you a place in the imaginary in exchange for your understanding in the reality.
Steve Goddard's website is a contemporary story about nights of visions, colours in the dark, paintings of nothing that are traps for everything. Art.
Steve Goddard was present at the fair with Galerie Sardac. Mr. Rowan Shulver, Director of Galerie Sardac, was kind enough to answer to a few of my questions with regards to how they perceived the fair. He informed me that Sarah Monk (fair director) and Craig Brown (sales manager) "were a pleasure to work with" and that there was an overall feeling of accomplishment on all sides at the end of the fair.


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The iPhone is by now without any question the most used smartphone ever, which is certainly due to the many different options that this device has to offer. It offers a multitude of functions and was in many areas the first of its kind, which certainly played an important role. Of course, the iPhone has its own standard, hence you need to be very sure about its features and safety.
Especially the display of the model is sensitive and must be protected accordingly, so that you can enjoy your phone for a long time. It is important, however, even the right top iPhonex cases to have, which protects the device and can also look great. There are practically endless possibilities in a variety of designs, so you will certainly be able to find just the right thing for your own wishes and needs, if you only take enough time for the whole thing.
Of course, it is also helpful if you take the time in advance and compare the different prices of different providers, because so you can make sure that you have to pay the bottom line, not more than is necessary. It is worth spending this time in most cases. Being one of the most popular phones, there are lots of accessories for the iPhone X have arrived in the market, which include the cases, headphones, charging cables.
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With its impressive architecture and refined modern interiors, enviable urban waterfront location, community activities, and expansive indoor and outdoor amenities, Harbor Heights opens up a world of new experiences. We are a close-knit, 55+ community where neighbors feel like family and residents feel like part of a welcoming social club.
Harbor Heights' marina-side, Market District location means you are steps from endless adventure. Take a kayak out for a paddle, meet friends for lunch, stroll the Farmers Market or plan a visit to The Hands On Children's Museum with your loved ones. As a resident of Harbor Heights, you are close to it all.
Harbor Heights' professionally designed interiors marry quality, function, and beauty. Each of our studio, 1, 2, and 3-bed homes include top quality finishes such as quartz counters, Moen faucets and GE stainless steel kitchen appliances. Expansive windows and bright lights make interiors shine, while luxury vinyl plank flooring anchors your home with warmth.


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Kentucky's John Calipari wears customized Devin Booker shoes
Kentucky basketball head coach John Calipari showed off his program in a unique way on Sunday at UK's pro day.
He dawned a customized pair of Devin Booker Air Force 1 Lows made by True Blue Customs. The shoes were light blue and had the first names of all 38 former Kentucky Wildcats who were drafted in Calipari's tenure printed in white.
Booker's name was located near the back heel of the left shoe and former Phoenix Suns Tyler Ulis and Archie Goodwin were also included.
Kentucky's NBA draft track record since Calipari was hired is remarkable. Franchise players like Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis and John Wall all came from his program.
As NBA scouts showed up to watch his current crop, he wore a reminder to them of how successful Kentucky is at developing pros.


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I have to say I/we enjoy salmon ... and we enjoy other fish too! My friendly fishmonger knows me well, and when shopping I do tend to look out for special offers or reduced deals that may be available on fish and of course the other type of real fresh foods we enjoy eating too. It does pay to watch your £'s, $'s or whatever your currency may be!
If you should like salmon, then you may wish to try these recipe suggestions.
1 red chilli, de-seeded, finely chopped
1 lemon, zest only
large handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
large handful of basil, chopped
4 skinless boneless salmon fillets
4 tbsp. olive oil
For the beans
250g (8oz) extra fine green beans, trimmed
25g (1oz) butter
1/2 lemon, zest and a squeeze of juice
1 lemon cut into wedges, for serving
24 oz. (700g) skinned salmon*, filet, finely chopped
1 yellow onion, shredded
1 garlic clove, pressed
3 tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 egg
1 tsp salt
1 oz. (30g) butter for frying
ground black pepper
The patties can be made with canned salmon*.
1 cup (225ml) sour cream
4 oz. (110g) feta cheese
2 garlic cloves, pressed
fresh parsley, finely chopped
salt and pepper
3 oz. (75g) leafy greens
8 cherry tomatoes, sliced
1 red onion, divided in half and thinly sliced
½ lemon
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So, you've got your short term rental up and running, but in a crowded market like Nashville, it's not always easy to set yourself and your space apart from the pack. While there are many ways to add something special to a space, the extra touches that best fit your rental may vary depending on the nature of the space and its location.
While some short term rental owners prefer to treat their spaces like hotels by creating a professional, neutral environment, others find success in creating a more personal atmosphere, or some variation between the two. Regardless of the type of space you operate, we've found that most guests respond to the elements of the space that encourage them to feel at home, whatever that means to them.
Any guest staying in your space can appreciate your personal touch to help them feel at home without the stresses that may be waiting back in their real, actual homes. We recently took a very informal poll of our friends, asking what they really appreciated in short term rentals (don't hold your breath for us publish in a peer-reviewed journal, and most of them pointed to elements that were geared toward increasing a guest's comfort and freedom in the space.
Many guests enjoy extra soft towels or good quality shampoos and conditioners, little things that indicate that you, as the host, know what it's like to stay in a short term space, too. Many hosts underestimate the importance of seemingly obvious things like bedside tables or plentiful nearby electrical outlets for the end of the night (or middle of the afternoon) when a guest really just wants to lie in bed and look at Instagram.
Here at Cass and Martin, we love working with short term rental spaces to make them truly special, inviting spaces. From designing and decorating a space to create a fresh feel, to renovating a space that needs a little love, to helping you find and buy a short term rental space of your own, we're always looking to make new neighbors!


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1960 Vintage Sarah Coventry Gold Tone Filigree Pearl Earrings
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Item: Earrings (Clip)
Size: 4 1/2cm
Condition: Vintage
Designer or Brand: Sarah Coventry
Description: These stunning pearl drop earrings may be part of, or a variation of the Venetian Lace Collection by Sarah Coventry made in 1960.
The earrings are fully signed Sarah Cov – GB
Featuring filigree detail with pearl drops.
Clip on earrings measuring slightly over 4 1/2cm in length. In very good condition showing slight to no wear. They appear unworn.
Care Guide: It's best to keep your jewellery free of dirt, cosmetics, hairspray and perfume. Avoid water and harsh chemicals.
I also recommend cleaning Sterling silver, gold and other precious metals with specialised cleaners.
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Alida Garcia, Esq. is a political strategist and immigration reform advocate. She previously served as the National Latino Vote Deputy Director for President Obama's 2012 campaign where she worked on Latino voter engagement strategies in the 11 battleground states and cultivated Latino Vote talent across the country.
Named one of the Top 40 Latinos in American Media, Alida's expertise in building Latino infrastructure in non-Latino institutions is driven by a commitment to bridging the gap between DC and the people impacted by policies gained or stalled in our nation's capital.


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The first flight from King George Island in the Antarctic Ocean has landed in Punta Arenas, Chile, with 75 of the ship's passengers and two staff members onboard.
The eleven remaining passengers and 66 staff from the M/S Explorer have spent a second night on the remote island after bad weather hampered efforts to fly them out, the ship's owners said.
They remain in Chilean and Uruguayan military barracks and will be flown to Punta Arenas if the weather improves.
A spokesman said all the passengers were safe and in good spirits but one had a sore foot and was taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
He said it was not known if all the 24 Britons and four Irish holidaymakers were among the group on the first flight.
Representatives from the consular offices of Britain, Australia, Canada and the US are in Punta Arenas to assist and flights home from Chile are being arranged, the spokesman said.
From Chile passengers will take connecting flights to major South American airports before being flown home or to their next destination.
John Warner, from travel firm GAP, confirmed that the ship, which was punctured in a collision with an iceberg, sank around 75 miles north of the Antarctic Peninsula.


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The content of this report will be updated with the latest scenarios based on the global COVID-19 Pandemic
The Global Market for Regional Aircrafts is in a flux with stagnation of market demand for new aircrafts in 2016 after a marked demand boom phase and increasing competitive intensity with the entry of new players making a market foray with new, scratch up aircraft programs which is set to alter & transform market dynamics. Existing industry players, too, have responded adequately with the introduction of new or re-engined aircraft programs in-line with the trend of market demand moving towards larger capacity aircrafts. The most noticeable of them has been the Bombardier's C-Series which has blurred the traditional distinction between regional jets and transcontinental jetliners with its specifications & market positioning, thereby, emerging as a serious challenger to the narrow body aircraft market behemoths, Boeing & Airbus respectively. Further, the C-Series has catapulted Pratt & Whitney's PW1000G Geared Turbofan Engine family on to the centre stage in the regional aircraft market which has traditionally been dominated by GE Aviation with its iconic CF34 engine. The P&W PW1000G engine family has truly transformed the regional jet market with its enhanced operating economics & optimized fuel burn rate and has enabled Pratt & Whitney to make a very strong comeback to commercial aviation by capturing a number of key, new and re-engined aircraft programs by a number of industry OEMs translating into leading order backlog share for Pratt & Whitney in the regional aircraft market.
The regional aircraft market continues to be dominated by Bombardier & Embraer respectively in the jets segment with new, underdevelopment aircraft programs from incumbents getting delayed & still far from entry into service while ATR continues to play second fiddle with its traditional turboprop offerings, the demand for which have been impacted as of-late with the softening of oil prices putting significant pressure on order intake in 2016. The demand for regional aircrafts, however, may have an impact going forward from the emerging aviation trend making a departure from the traditional hub and spoke model relying significantly on regional aircrafts with the opening of new point to point routes by airlines enabled by the introduction of new longer range narrow body and medium wide body aircrafts by the OEMs which has already spelled an uncertain future for large capacity wide body aircrafts operating from the hubs, especially, Airbus A380 & the Boeing 747. However, the opening of new regional routes over medium to long term is likely to be the key & most significant driver of regional aircraft segment by catalyzing fleet growth across carriers globally led by the Asia-Pacific region. The long term outlook for regional aircrafts, thus, is bullish with strong projected passenger traffic growth and focus on air connectivity as a priority for regional development.
Against this backdrop, the report analyzes & provides comprehensive insights into the Global Market for Regional Aircrafts with focus on a blend of quantitative & qualitative analysis. The part 1 of the report takes a look at the current Market Size, Dynamics & Competitive Landscape for Regional Aircrafts. Part 2 provides detailed analysis on Regional Aircraft Manufacturers, including, Comprehensive Analysis of Key Strategies & Plans, product portfolio & financial analysis and SWOT analysis. Part 3 projects market evolution for Regional Aircrafts over medium to long term with analysis of emerging market scenario, demand growth projections, key market & technology trends, issues & challenges, potential growth opportunities and demand outlook for regional aircrafts over the next two decades.
Relevance & Usefulness: The report will be useful for
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- - Identification of & Insights into Potential Growth Opportunities & Avenues
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- - Identification of & Insights into Potential Growth Opportunities & Avenues – Segments & Regions
- - Analysis of Emerging Market & Technology Trends likely to Shape Future
- - Identifying & highlighting areas for making potential Strategic Changes, Adjustments & Realignment
- - Demand Forecasts & Analysis of Growth Trajectory for Regional Aircrafts through 2035
For Whom: Business Leaders & Key Decision-Makers across Industry Value Chain
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Introduction: Mini LEGO Ear Studs
Ear studs made from LEGO pieces. Customizable (through the power of LEGO) for every day.
Materials needed:
- LEGO pieces (I used the round 1x1 and the square 4x4)
- Super glue
- Ear stud blanks
- Additional LEGO pieces as decoration (optional)
Warning: You might want to leave the house with absurd LEGO creations hanging from your ears after you make these.
Step 1: Gather Materials
Decide what kind of LEGO piece you'd like to use as a base for the ear stud. I prefer small, flat pieces.
The round 1x1 piece is especially interesting as it looks very similar to a regular ear stud.
I went with red pieces, choose whichever color you like best. Also, acquire some ear stud blanks, or disassemble some old, unused ear studs.
Step 2: Assemble
Simply glue the blank ear studs into the holes of the LEGO pieces. They fit very well, no cutting is necessary!
Step 3: Go Crazy
Through the power of LEGO, you can have anything on your ear studs, be that a scorpion, a pizza, a rocket or anything else you can build.
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I have to make these to match my Lego bracelet.
I will try this
earring is so cute
earring is so cute
I am in love with these! Gotta make a pair - nice job!
Thanks. Post the results, especially what LEGO pieces you attach to them :)
Cool idea:)
if someone has more rings then just in there ears they could have a whole lego world on there face :)
Hah, what a great idea! Maybe like a LEGO figure head and a pizza, or similar.
This is a amazing idea. I am thinking about going to buy a box of lego pieces just to do this project lol
Thank you! You don't even need that many pieces :)
I love it! I've done dangles, but love the stud idea! :)
Thanks! The larger size of dangles actually inspired me to do this instead.
Such an original idea! Cool idea


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La Porteuse d'Eau (The Water Carrier) is a bronze statue of Julien Dillens erected in the centre of the Barrière of Saint-Gilles (Saint-Gilles, Belgium), on the 10th of April 1900.
In 1898, the municipal council of SAINT-GILLES-lez-Bruxelles decided to place a candelabrum fountain in the middle of the intersection of the Barrière of Saint-Gilles. The creation of it was entrusted to the architect-sculptor Alban-Chambon.
The lower part and cauldrons were in granite, while the column of the pedestal of 1,40m in diameter, in sandstone flamed, was decorated with four gilded bronze lanterns. The fountain was topped by a gilded bronze statuette by sculptor Julien Dillens and called « LA PORTEUSE D'EAU ».
Julien Dillens was inspired by a real young girl who drew water of the Bocq, close to the square, to water the horses that pulled the bus that had its terminus on the square.
The agreement signed between Alban-Chambon and the town stated that the work had to be completed and put in place not later than the 1st of May 1899. It was only commissioned in April 1900. In 1902, a dispute arised between the contracting parts because the sandstone column showed a crack. In 1907, the fountain had to be cleaned and refilled with artificial cement. In 1929, the lanterns disappeared. The fountain was dismantled in 1932 and the statue of « La Porteuse d'Eau » was transferred to a small garden of the avenue du Parc.
On the 31st of January 1974, the municipal council decided to rebuild a fountain in the middle of the "Barrière" and to put « la Porteuse d'Eau » back at the top of it. The project was entrusted to the architect Jean Delhaye and the new fountain was commissioned in the summer 1977.
Attacked by pollution, a copy replaced it in 1992, the original is on display in the town hall on a level of the main staircase.


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Cost Leadership
The purpose of business-level strategies is to create differences between the firm's position and those of its competitors. To position itself differently from competitors, a firm must decide whether it intends to "perform activities differently" or to "perform different activities".
Cost leadership strategy
Tiger airways has chosen the former it exploiting a cott leadership strategy. It has an integrated set of actions taken to produce services with features that are acceptable to customer at the lowest cost relative to that of competitors. Tiger's costs structure foolows the shirt-haul low-cost model of Ryanair. It targets a broad customer segment and concentrates on finding ways to lower its costs relative to competitors by constantly rethinking how to complete its primary (inbound and outbound logistics) and support activities to reduce costs even further. Like most other carriers, Tiger airways uses a number of method to reduce costs.
Keeping labor cost low
Tiger airways does not spend much on advertising or marketing. Its flight booking is all through its online portal or call center. It does not engage agency in ticket distibution in order to minimize the cost especially that of labor.
Tiger airways also reduces labor costs by using a streamline fleet that reduces the training and retraining expenses. Employees are generally paid according to their performance and generally less than traditional airlines. Tiger airways also tries to keep its employee size at a minimum requirement. Retraining opportunities are limited. This leads to shortage of qualified pilots in high-demand periods. Moreover, the company does not have a "cadet pilot programme" (CCP) like many other airlines such as SIA; thus tiger airways does not have pipeline of pilots for the near future.
No frills services and revenues
Tiger airways has managed to price its tickets at comprtitive prices by providing no frills services. That means,...
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I'm sitting at the Terrace Rouge, not our guest house but a french-owned boutique hotel across the lake, enjoying a coffee and nursing yesterday's sunburn. (Who said the jungle was all scary adventures?) It has a relaxing garden atmosphere with fruit trees and tropical flowers and few tourists.
As a little contrast, our journey from Kratie to Ratanakiri wasn't the most pleasant. The bus we originally were going to take broke down so we ended up on a bus with minimal A/C and people sitting in the aisle. However, we made it to our destination just in time for a fabulous thunderstorm complete with torrential downpours and long, bright lightening.
Yesterday, we rented a motobike from the guesthouse - $5 for the day - and explored all the areas waterfalls. It would have been more appropriate to rent a dirtbike, if that were an option, because due to the rains, the roads are a mucky red clay. I'm not a skilled enough driver to handle the challenge of slick clay and potholes, so Dustin navigated us. It was tough, but we made it alive. Along the way, everyone in the villages waved hello to us. They are friendly here.
Today, we're riding elephants (for real this time) and maybe checking out some minority villages and swimming in Crater Lake (a lake made in a retired volcano). This time, I'll lather on the sunblock. My shoulders = much pain.


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This solved payment fraud for small businesses, right? Not so fast. EMV chip technology was a major step forward, but the professionalized fraud that's pervasive today is like a water balloon -.
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Chinese Year of the Dog 2018
The Year of the Dog 2018 starts this year on February 16th and we would like to wish all dog owners out there a prosperous and happy new year with their pets. If you are born in the Chinese Year of the Dog you are said to have the doggy characteristics of being loyal, friendly and honest which we think is spot on! It's not all roses of course – you are also said to have a stubborn temperament! We know a few pooches who fit this bill too…
But it's also a time that is celebrated with fireworks. While they can be fun to see, we all know dogs who are terrified by the sounds (and some by the flashes). So remember to keep your pets indoors around this time and ask your vet for advice if you are worried about how your dog will react. If you are planning to go to an event then please don't leave anxious dogs home alone – we offer boarding over this period although demand has been high and we only have one vacancy left. Contact us on 07999 511 410. Or take a look at our Facebook page.
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JNI(R) Corporation today announced that EMC(R) Corp. has qualified JNI's Emerald(TM)-based FibreStar FCE-1063 SBus-to-Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) as "E-Lab Tested" for use in EMC Enterprise Storage Network (ESN) switched fabric and arbitrated loop environments running the Sun Solaris operating system.
EMC's E-Lab Tested qualification process is part of the EMC E-Infostructure(TM) Interoperability Program, which the company said is a series of exhaustive compatibility and reliability tests to ensure the interoperability of all the components that make up a multi-vendor EMC Enterprise Storage Network.
JNI said it now offers five HBAs that are "E-Lab Tested" and approved for use in EMC Enterprise Storage Network environments connected to Solaris-based Sun Microsystems Enterprise servers, the most of any HBA manufacturer. JNI has supplied switched fabric SBus host bus adapters for EMC environments for more than five years.
"JNI's Fibre Channel HBAs have a long track record of providing mission critical, enterprise quality connectivity in EMC environments with Solaris platforms," said Chuck Hollis, EMC's vice president of markets and products. "We're pleased to incorporate the latest JNI Emerald-based SBus solutions for use with EMC Enterprise Storage Networks."
"JNI has become the de facto standard in EMC-Solaris storage networks by providing EMC customers with high availability, high quality switched fabric connectivity products for Solaris environments," said Neal Waddington, president and CEO of JNI Corporation.
"We now offer a variety of 'E-Lab Tested' single- and dual-port SBus and PCI host bus adapters at a variety of performance and price points. That is a testament to our commitment to providing the best storage network solutions for EMC and Solaris environments," Waddington added.


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Prophetic warning and communication from God: The countries concerned are mentioned. The messenger angel of God spoke: Verily, many people are wandering around and even the priest is not spared! The pests are causing a lot of damage, because of disobedience. Suddenly one gets inexplicably ill. Hear and read further the complete message.
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Hello, welcome! On January 25th, 2016, the following prophetic and revealing message from God was delivered, word for word, to end-time Prophet Benjamin Cousijnsen.
Shalom! I greet you in the wonderful Name of Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus Christ. Verily, my name is Reskio, and I am a messenger angel of God.
Verily, New York and Russia and China and Suriname and Spain and Kenya and Nigeria and Uganda, repent!
What is not clean and pure, but taken over by evil because of rejecting Yeshua HaMashiach, Jesus Christ, or playing church, will not be spared. Verily, many people are wandering around, and even the priest is not spared. The pests are causing a lot of damage because of disobedience! And suddenly one also gets inexplicably ill.
The authenticity of the church is less than 40%!
And the remaining 60% is filled with disobedience to God and His commandments. They wanted horror and carnival, and that's what they get on Earth!
Revelation 13, verses 11 and 12 I saw another beast coming up out of the earth. He had two horns like a lamb, and he spoke like a dragon. He exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence. He makes the earth and those who dwell in it to worship the first beast, whose fatal wound was healed.
John 3, verses 16 and 17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
I'm going now, spoke the messenger angel of God, Ruacha, Yeshu, Shalom!
And also I say to you, Ruacha, Yeshu, Shalom!
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Book: Carpenter's Gothic
Carpenter's Gothic
|William Gaddis
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This story of raging comedy and despair centers on the tempestuous marriage of an heiress and a Vietnam veteran. From their "carpenter gothic" rented house, Paul sets himself up as a media consultant for Reverend Ude, an evangelist mounting a grand crusade that conveniently suits a mining combine bidding to take over an ore strike on the site of Ude's African mission. At the still center of the breakneck action—revealed in Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialoge—is Paul's wife, Liz, and over it all looms the shadowy figure of McCandless, a geologist from whom Paul and Liz rent their house. As Paul mishandles the situation, his wife takes the geologist to her bed and a fire and aborted assassination occur; Ude issues a call to arms as harrowing as any Jeremiad—and Armageddon comes rapidly closer.
Displaying Gaddis's inimitable virtuoso dialogue, and his startling treatments of violence and sexuality, Carpenter's Gothic "shows again that Gaddis is among the first rank of contemporary American writers" (Malcolm Bradbury, The Washington Post Book World).


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Hawaii Surfer Tempered Glass Cutting Board
This super hard, tempered glass cutting board features "The Duke", Duke Kahanemoku, who almost single-handedly introduced and popularized surfing in Southern California and Australia in the 1920s. Not just a colorful piece of kitchen art, it's also a fully functional chopping board and serving piece. Ideal gift for any surfing household.
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Read James 1:19-27
A true relationship with God requires more than a business card. It requires genuine, personal, repentant faith in Christ's sacrifice on the cross, His burial, and resurrection. The outworkings of that kind of faith become a calling card of their own. James points out that your genuine faith will reflect transformation in . . .
1. What you say. (v. 26) Those with real deal faith will bridle their tongues. Rather than giving free rein to the words that flow from your mouth, instead of responding impulsively, emotionally, or lewdly to others, you are to be self-controlled in what you verbalize. Of course, the mouth speaks from what fills the heart. (See Matt. 12:34.) It requires then, that you not only be concerned about what comes out of your mouth but also about what you allow to enter your mind and heart.
2. How you relate to the least. (v. 27a) Those without spouses or parents are not usually the ones attracting the attention of others. They are ones who are not typically able to reciprocate the generosity of others. But the selfless love of giving yourself on behalf of widows and orphans is a mark of true faith transformation.
3. How you interact with the world. (v. 27b) There is no doubt that this world is your temporary home. Here, you must live, eat, work, and relate to your surroundings. God has also called you to be His representative in this world. But amidst the eating, working, representing, and living, your life is to be uniquely different from the thought patterns and personal practices of those without Christ.
Today, as you look for opportunities to reach out to people and share the truth of Jesus with them or invite them to Grace, keep in mind that your life is like a business card. Is it consistent with the desires of the one you represent?


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WILLIAMSTOWN, MA – Chris Mason's Williams college women's lacrosse team (9-1/5-1 NESCAC) winners of seven straight continues its climb in the national poll where the Ephs are now 10th in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) rankings.
Considering that the Ephs did not receive a single vote in the IWLCA pre-season poll their climb in the national poll this spring is dramatic.
The Ephs did not even crack the top 20 in the first poll during the regular season, but in the second poll on March 10 and the third poll on March 17 the Ephs were ranked 19th. In the last three weeks the Ephs have climbed nine spots going from 19th to 15th and then 12th last week, and now 10th.
Currently tied for third place in NESCAC with Trinity the Ephs are one of just four NESCAC teams with one loss or less. First place Amherst boasts a 6-0 NESCAC record, while Middlebury is 6-1.
Eight of the top twenty teams in this week's IWLCA poll are NESCAC members: Amherst (3), Middlebury (5), Trinity (8), Williams (10), Colby (11), Bates (14), Bowdoin (15) and Tufts (17).
Further, the Ephs' NESCAC opponent this afternoon, Hamilton, is now receiving votes fin the poll. Of their five remaining regular season contests the Ephs will face three teams in the top 20 and two currently receiving votes for consideration in the poll. Unranked RPI will host Williams on April 16th, while #13 Colby will host the Ephs this Saturday.
When their six-game road trip ends at RPI the Ephs will close out the regular season hopefully playing on Cole Field hosting #5 Middlebury (April 19) and #3 Amherst (April 23).
The Ephs average 11.3 goals a game and are allowing 6.4 per game. Senior captain and goalie Ali Piltch has played all 600 minutes thus far this season and she has made 69 saves and owns a save percentage of 51.9.
Three Ephs have netted 17 goals or more. Senior captain and attack Rebecca McGovern has scored a team best 21 goals and with nine assists has 30 points this season. Junior attack Bridget Malicki leads in points with 35. Malicki has scored 18 goals and assisted on 17. Junior Nancy Palmer who sees time at both midfield and attack has scored 17 goals and has registered two assists for 19 points.


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The Wine Shoppe in Blairsville, GA
A few months ago a group of my nearest and dearest got together and planned a week long trip up in the North Georgia mountains. Back in 2004 my mom and I were looking for a place to go camping during our winter school break. I can vividly remember sitting at the kitchen counter at my parent's house scanning a map of the southeastern United States looking for a place that would be a) A day's worth of driving distance and b) A change of scenery from our regular beachy Florida views. Continue reading


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Long before Mike and I took our first weekend trip together, travel was a major factor in our relationship.
We met on New Year's Eve 2014, and just a few weeks later, I had to travel to Orlando for a work trip. Most of our first year together would actually be punctuated by travel, both solo and as a couple.
A New Tradition
During my first 4-day trip in our young relationship, I think we FaceTimed every night. We hadn't even called each other boyfriend and girlfriend yet, but I still have numerous selfies I took in various work attire and sent on to this cute boy I was seeing with notes like, "Do I look enough like a cruise ship director in this?"
As I sat in MCO while waiting for my flight home, I decided to stop in the gift shop to buy him a treat. We were just a few weeks into dating, but we had covered the ever-important topic of favorite candy, and I knew that he loved Mounds and Almond Joy. He was appalled that I do not like coconut in any form outside of oil or milk for cooking… actually, he's still appalled that he married such "a hater." So when I saw Coconut Patties in the gift shop, I knew I had to buy them for him to show how supportive this "hater" was of his likes. My co-workers still joke that they knew right then I was going to marry him! I've traveled to Florida at least 4 more times since then, and each time, I've brought home a box (or two) of Coconut Patties for my man.
"I Think I Love You"
In April, Mike was taking a trip with his buddy to the Dominican Republic. They'd been planning it for a while and I had a bit of anxiety about it. By this point, we were deep in this relationship, and I was sad that I wouldn't get to see or talk to him for more than a week. The night before Mike was flying out to DR, we actually got in a fight. Not our first (nor our biggest), but it was significant. I don't remember now what it was about, but it hurt pretty bad at the time. After we talked through whatever it was, there was a little bit of quiet and when I looked at Mike, I saw his eyes were glistening a bit. I gave him a questioning look and then he grabbed my hand and said, "I think I love you." I breathed this huge sigh of relief as my heart swelled. I knew I loved him, and now, knowing he felt the same, I didn't feel as upset about him leaving for a week.
The Travel Factor
Then there was my big trip to the Middle East the month after that, which will get its own post (or two). But the point is, over the years we've each traveled without the other, to places like Florida, Utah, Texas, Illinois, Vermont, Abu Dhabi, and the Dominican Republic. And the places we've traveled together are just as varied. But this one factor, The Travel Factor, has always been worked into our relationship.
We both know there is so much more to this world than our little corner of it in Baltimore, and we can't wait to see what else is out there. So whether we're exploring the lakes of Western Maryland or Europe, the beaches of North Carolina or Jamaica, the mountains of Virginia or Switzerland, we're eager to see more, do more, and go farther.


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By Gary Brown
Quick: What do Princeton, Rutgers, Bucknell, Penn, Gettysburg, Swarthmore, Dickinson, Arcadia, Elizabethtown and Delaware have in common?
If you answered that they're all located in Middle Atlantic states, you would be technically correct. But the real answer is that at one time or another these schools have been members of the Middle Atlantic Conference.
They are among 57 institutions – several of which are now Division I members – to have been part of the Division III league since its founding 100 years ago.
With all of the conference realignment going on these days, it's remarkable that any league has lasted long enough to celebrate a centennial. But the MAC is actually one of five NCAA conferences doing so either this year or next. In addition to the MAC, the Division III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and the Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference all are celebrating their 100th birthdays.
With the NCAA having been established in 1906, there clearly was a run on the market with conference formation soon afterward. Only five existing leagues are older than the Middle Atlantic Conference – the Division III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (1888), the Division I Big Ten Conference (1896), the Division III Ohio Athletic Conference (1902), the Division I Missouri Valley Conference (1907) and the Division II Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (1909).
With so much transition within its own ranks, perhaps the operative word for the MAC over the years is "survival." The league certainly was in survivor mode at least three times in its history. One was in the early 1970s when the NCAA transformed its bifurcated university and college division structure into the three divisions in place today. Thus, all of the university members of the MAC – the Division I schools – left the league for Division I affiliations.
In 1981, eight MAC schools announced they were forming a single-sport conference for football. Eleven years later, those eight schools, plus Washington College and Haverford, left the MAC in all sports and formed the Centennial Conference.
Another splintering occurred in 2007 when the new Landmark Conference was established. The MAC could have folded at that time, but Executive Director Ken Andrews evoked the adage that whatever hadn't killed the MAC by then only made it stronger.
"The Landmark split in 2007 actually served as a solidifying force since it required the MAC to rededicate itself by developing a new philosophy and principle statement and mission," said Andrews, who's been head of the conference since May 2000. Before that, he was the AD at his alma mater Macalester College. "And that happened through presidential leadership."
One of those presidents was Jim Harris of Widener University, who is the dean of MAC presidents these days.
"The mission of the conference certainly has changed with the times," said Harris, former chair of the Division III Presidents Council. "Presidents are responsible for this conference even more so now than in the past. Now, we let the Division III philosophy drive our decision-making."
The current iteration of the MAC includes 18 schools and 24 conference-sponsored sports. The MAC is unique in that it is a so-called "umbrella" conference, which means it is the over-arching entity for its two sub-conferences, the Freedom and Commonwealth.
Andrews cites a new sense of cohesion within the league because of the renewed emphasis on the collective good.
"There's a purpose of conference more than of institutional autonomy – or at least in addition to institutional autonomy," he said. "What makes the MAC unique is that it has survived for 100 years without the continuity of a WIAC (the Wisconsin league in which most of the current schools are charter members), for example, or even a common sense of purpose like the UAA (the metropolitan city-based University Athletic Association) has had. The reason we are stronger now is that by almost going out of business in 2007, the presidents took charge."
Another "dean" of the MAC is Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham's Bill Klika, who's been the athletics director since 1988 after starting the football program there in 1973.
"Mostly, it's the relationships that have kept this league together," Klika said. "In the times of transition, the group has taken a 'what's good for the conference' approach rather than 'what's good for me.' It's a group of members who need each other."
More birthdays
The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association may not have gone through as many schools as the MAC, but it sure has lasted as long.
First organized in 1912 as the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association, the league changed its name in 1992 when its borders grew beyond Missouri with the addition of Pittsburg State and Washburn, both located in Kansas.
The league is now 15 members strong, though the roster will be 14 next year when Truman State University leaves for the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The MIAA now also has members in Oklahoma and Nebraska. Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri State are the lone remaining charter members.
"While our composition may have changed over the years, the common mission of the conference hasn't – it has always been first and foremost to graduate student-athletes," said current Commissioner Bob Boerigter, the former AD at Northwest Missouri State who assumed the MIAA leadership reins in September 2010. "If you look at our history, you see an emphasis on eligibility standards and progress toward degree. There's also an emphasis on providing schedules for competition and quality officiating.
"It's kind of funny, but as you study the history of a conference that has lasted this long, the same things we talk about today – whether we should have divisions, how much time should we be away from class, how many games should we play, how much are we going to spend on getting officials to games – are the same things they were talking about way back in 1912."
Two conferences celebrating their centennials are composed primarily of Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association is the older of the two, having been founded in 1912 as the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association. It changed its name to the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1950. Two of its current schools – Livingstone and Biddle (now known as Johnson C. Smith) – are credited with playing the first intercollegiate football game between two African-American colleges in 1892.
Today, the CIAA boasts colleges and universities that span the East Coast from Pennsylvania to North Carolina. In 2008, the CIAA made history by adding Chowan, which was the first non-predominantly African-American school to join the conference.
"There are a select few conferences in any division that can say they have been around for 100 years," said Peggy Davis, the director of athletics at CIAA member Virginia State University. "This country has seen and experienced many economic challenges over the years, but the CIAA continues to stand strong and provide academic and athletic support to students of all generations."
The CIAA's younger sibling, so to speak, is the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, which was born on Dec. 13, 1913.
Two institutions have held continuous membership in the conference: Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University) and Tuskegee University. The present membership is composed of 13 institutions in five states (Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee).
Meanwhile, the Division III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, also founded in 1913, is one of only a few NCAA leagues whose members are from the same university system.
Seven of the nine WIAC schools (Superior, River Falls, Stevens Point, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Whitewater and Platteville) are charter members. Stout joined the conference in 1914, followed by Eau Claire in 1917.
The nine institutions have a total student-enrollment of about 70,000, and 80 percent of WIAC student-athletes are products of Wisconsin high schools. More than 350,000 WIAC alumni currently reside within the state of Wisconsin.
"Our kids played with and against each other in high school," said WIAC Commissioner Gary Karner. "Many of our coaches came up through the high school ranks in the state. Many of our conference members are even on a first-name basis with our game officials – which is both good and bad. We have football teams on which every member of the roster is from Wisconsin. I don't think there's anything like it in college sports."
There probably won't be another period when five college sport conferences turn 100 at the same time, either.
Middle Atlantic Conference roster
(when the school joined)
- Alvernia University (2008)
- Albright College (at least 1945)*
- Arcadia University (2008)
- DeSales University (1997)
- Delaware Valley College (1965)
- Eastern University (2008)
- Elizabethtown College (1950)
- Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham (1977)
- Hood College (2012)
- King's College (Pennsylvania) (1977)
- Lebanon Valley College (at least 1945)*
- Lycoming College (1952)
- Manhattanville College (2007)
- Messiah College (1983)
- Misericordia University (2008)
- Stevenson University (2012)
- Widener University (at least 1946)*
- Wilkes University (at least 1946)
*conference records are incomplete before 1945
Website: http://www.gomacsports.com
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association roster
- University of Central Missouri (1912)
- University of Central Oklahoma (2012)
- Emporia State University (1991)
- Fort Hays State University (2006)
- Lindenwood University (2012)
- Missouri Southern State University (1989)
- Missouri Western State University (1989)
- University of Nebraska at Kearney (2012)
- Northeastern State University (2012)
- Northwest Missouri State University (1912)
- Pittsburg State University (1989)
- Southwest Baptist University (1986)
- Truman State University (1912)
- Washburn University (1989)
Website: http://www.themiaa.com
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association roster
- Bowie State University
- Chowan University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Fayetteville State University
- Johnson C. Smith University
- Lincoln University of Pennsylvania
- Livingstone College
- St. Augustine's University
- Shaw University
- Virginia State University
- Virginia Union University
- Winston-Salem State University
Website: http://theciaa.com/landing/index
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference roster
- Albany State University (1969)
- Benedict College (1932)
- Claflin University (2008)
- Clark Atlanta University (1913)
- Fort Valley State University (1941)
- Kentucky State University (1997)
- Lane College (1929)
- LeMoyne-Owen College (1932)
- Miles College (1927)
- Morehouse College (1913)
- Paine College (1985)
- Stillman College (1978)
- Tuskegee University (1913)
Website: http://www.thesiac.com
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference roster
- University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire (1917)
- University of Wisconsin, La Crosse (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, Platteville (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, River Falls (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, Stout (1914)
- University of Wisconsin, Superior (1913)
- University of Wisconsin, Whitewater (1913)
Website: http://www.wiacsports.com/


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Nantwich residents have implored councillors to reject an application by a town pub to vary its licence conditions for playing music until midnight at weekends.
The licensees of the Wilbraham Arms on Welsh Row have submitted an application to Cheshire East Council to vary their licence conditions to allow them to play live and recorded music until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, as well as extending the hours that their beer garden would be open to the public.
The current licence condition says that the pub's rear external drinking area must be closed to the public at 9pm, but the applicants wish to vary this condition to allow entry to the beer garden until midnight, but not allow glasses outside after 9pm.
The issue is set to be considered by the council's Licensing Act sub-committee this Thursday (September 6), but the application has attracted strong criticism from nearby residents, with 22 objections having been lodged.
Many are concerned about the impact that the noise would have on their quality of life, with one objector saying the proposals may even cause residents to pack up and leave the area.
The objector, who has remained anonymous, said: "By changing the licence, the dynamic of this very neighbourly and peaceful residential area of this road will change substantially, undoubtedly meaning many of its residents - predominantly retired/elderly and young families, will not only be distressed and disturbed, but may wish to sell up and leave the area.
"We believe this will negatively affect the ability to sell property here and attract new residents too and also affect the look and overall preservation of the historic Welsh Row, one of the oldest streets in the country and in Cheshire itself.
"We want the pub/business to survive and (it) is supported by local residents, but believe that they should be working in harmony with the local residents, and respecting the rights of them to live in safety, peace and quiet, within the existing reasonable boundaries."
Another resident said that even the current levels of noise are unacceptable and are impacting on their quality of life at home, saying: "The level of music that is currently being played in the pub is so loud that I am not able to sleep, read, talk on the telephone, or relax in my own home. I am not able to invite my family to visit because they would not be able to sleep in my guest room.
"The license committee has previously accepted that there are good reasons to restrict the permitted activity and opening hours of a pub surrounded by houses. I see no compelling arguments for a variance at this time and consequently I ask the committee to maintain the current restrictions."
The issue will be debated at the next meeting of the Licensing Act sub-committee on Thursday (September 6), when a decision about the application will be made.