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Strauss & Co's 14 March auction offers art lovers insights into the art and ideas shared by Picasso and Battiss when they met in Paris in the 40s.
The two met in Picasso's Paris studio in 1949. The previous year had been a game-changer for Battiss, according to Senior Art Specialist, Emma Bedford. In 1948 he had visited rock art sites in Namibia for the first time and hunted with the Heikum bushmen from Namutoni in the Etosha region. He was already familiar with many of the major painted shelters and petroglyph sites that he had previously visited in southern Africa, including those in Zimbabwe, the Eastern Cape and the Drakensberg area. His research culminated in the publication in 1948 of The artists of the rocks, which was to become a classis of rock art literature.
When a copy was presented to Picasso he studied the images thoughtfully, before enquiring, "Tell me now Battiss, am I as good as your Bushman artists?" as Murray Schoonraad recounts in his contribution to the 1985 Battiss monograph.
It is clear that both artists shared a love of art from the African continent and that Battiss' passion for rock art had gained a new fan in one of the 20th century's greatest artists. Like Picasso, his engagement with an ancient art form of Africa was the catalyst in Battiss's own move away from naturalism towards figurative abstraction. The insights he gained from rock art enabled him to approach his canvas as the bushmen had seen the rock face and treat it as an overall surface across which to arrange elements without being constrained by the one-point perspective of European art.
Red Rock (R600 000 - 900 000) painted at this critical time in 1949 is a seminal work in the liberation from such conventional norms, says Bedford. Not only was the artist enabled to forge a path away from naturalism towards developing his own unique vision but this painting may be viewed as a key work in South African art, setting a new bench mark in art history. Eliminating light and shade in favour of bold colours applied flatly in clearly delineated areas, Battiss reveals his delight both in his subject and in his newfound approach to painting.
Walter Battiss first encountered rock art when, in his early teens, he was introduced to the engraved petroglyphs near Koffiefontein where his family was living. It was in 1933 that he first saw rock paintings now dated from the early years of colonisation back several thousand years in time. He was captivated by this art form which was to play such a significant role in the development of his own art. Later that year he accidentally kicked up a stone which so entranced him that he traced its source to a river of beautiful water-washed stones including implements that would have been used by prehistoric artists. This profound experience led him to conclude, as Schoonraad has documented, "It was my foot which spurred me onto this and I decided that pre-historic art in South Africa belonged to us, the artists. Fate had sent it to me to go into action as an artist and not as an archaeologist".
Schoonraad recounts how, on a rock art excursion to the Barkly East district, Terence McCaw recalls Battiss sitting in a cave and exclaiming "This belongs to us. This is our beginning. This is where we move from!" With great enthusiasm, Battiss continued his intensive research into southern African rock art, documenting numerous local sites as well as visiting several prehistoric rock art sites in the south of France after consulting with the acknowledged authority, Abbé Breuil in Paris. His first book on the subject, The amazing Bushman, was published in 1939. Over the next few years he sought various ways to incorporate the style and content of what he was seeing on the rock faces into his paintings, linocuts, woodcuts and wood engravings.
Walter Battiss
Strauss & Co's upcoming auction on Monday 14 March at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town offers many exceptional works by major South African artists from JH Pierneef, Hugo Naudé, Walter Battiss, Gerard Sekoto, Gregoire Boonzaier and Erik Laubscher to Robert Hodgins, William Kentridge, Sue Williamson, Athi-Patra Ruga and Ian Grose. Amongst these, Birds and Boats (R700 000 - 900 000) by Maggie Laubser is one of the most charming paintings by this much-loved artist to appear at auction in recent years.
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It's September 11, 2011, and the memory of what happened in New York City ten years earlier weighs heavily on the minds of the investigative team for the length of "Indelible," the brilliant premiere episode of CSI: NY: The Eighth Season.
Following such an opening act is nearly impossible. Not surprisingly, the remaining 17 episodes careen wildly in terms of credibility and originality, from top-notch ("Officer Involved," "Unwrapped") to trite and gimmicky. Enough already with the brazenly well-heeled serial killers, and frat boy hijinks turning deadly!
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With no slight intended towards the casts of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and the recently departed CSI: Miami, Gary Sinise and Sela Ward are performers of rare skill, operating well above their artistic pay grade. Ditto for Canadian-born Rhodes scholar Robert Joy (Ragtime), a scene-stealing secret weapon on stage and screen for twenty five years before landing the role of quirky Dr. Sid Hammerback. And where's the Emmy love for Eddie Cahill as Detective Don Flack?
With only eighteen episodes, CSI: NY: The Eighth Season is the series' shortest yet, but Paramount has packed the set with oodles of extras, including deleted scenes, a gag reel, a seasonal overview ("The Magic 8"), a salute to 911 first responders ("Honoring Our Heroes,"), and a pair of featurettes ("A New York Halloween," "Flash To The Past") that pull back the curtains and go behind the scenes. The Dolby 5.1 Surround audio and 1.78:1 anamorphic widescreen visual presentations are flawless. While this season arguably represents a decline in the show's creative fortunes, this handsomely packaged set is worth its price for "Indelible" alone.
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Now come, let us praise the God of the universe,--Sirach 50:22-24 (Revised English Bible).
who everywhere works great wonders,
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At least six policeman have been killed, and 24 people taken hostage, by Pakistani gangsters, during a raid in the south of country's Punjab region.
Pakistani gangsters on Thursday killed six policemen and took hostage 24 people, including police, during a raid to clear an island hideout in the south of prosperous Punjab province, authorities said.
The operation to flush out the gangsters entered its ninth day as 1,600 security officials, including police officials and paramilitary Rangers, battled for control of the island in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's power base of Punjab.
"Police killed four top criminals of Chotu Gang and wounded eight, while six police officials are dead and seven injured," Punjab police spokeswoman Nabeela Ghazanfar told Reuters.
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Python is a general purpose, high level programming language that is very commonly used in large applications to automate some tasks by creating scripts or macros.
In FreeCAD, Python code can be used to create various elements programmatically, without needing to click on the graphical user interface. Additionally, many tools and workbenches of FreeCAD are programmed in Python.
See Introduction to Python to learn about the Python programming language, and then Python scripting tutorial and FreeCAD Scripting Basics to start scripting in FreeCAD.
Readability of Python code is one of the most important aspects of this language. Using a clear and consistent style within the Python community facilitates contributions by different developers, as most experienced Python programmers expect the code to be formatted in a certain way and to follow certain rules. When writing Python code, it is advisable to follow PEP8: Style Guide for Python Code and PEP257: Docstring Conventions.
These documents present explanations in a more user-friendly way:
In this documentation, some conventions for Python examples should be followed.
This is a typical function signature
Wire = makeWire(pointslist, closed=False, placement=None, face=None, support=None)
- Arguments with key-value pairs are optional, with the default value indicated in the signature. This means that the following calls are equivalent:
Wire = makeWire(pointslist, False, None, None, None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, False, None, None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, False, None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, False) Wire = makeWire(pointslist)
- In this example the first argument doesn't have a default value so it should always be included.
- When the arguments are given with the explicit key, the optional arguments can be given in any order. This means that the following calls are equivalent:
Wire = makeWire(pointslist, closed=False, placement=None, face=None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, closed=False, face=None, placement=None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, placement=None, closed=False, face=None) Wire = makeWire(pointslist, support=None, closed=False, placement=None, face=None)
- Python's guidelines stress readability of code; in particular, parentheses should immediately follow the function name, and a space should follow a comma.
p1 = Vector(0, 0, 0) p2 = Vector(1, 1, 0) p3 = Vector(2, 0, 0) Wire = makeWire([p1, p2, p3], closed=True)
- If code needs to be broken over several lines, this should be done at a comma inside brackets or parentheses; the second line should be aligned with the previous one.
a_list = [1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 5] Wire = makeWire(pointslist, False, None, None, None)
- Functions may return an object that can be used as the base of another drawing function.
Wire = makeWire(pointslist, closed=True, face=True) Window = makeWindow(Wire, name="Big window")
Python functions are stored in files called modules. Before using any function in that module, the module must be included in the document with the
import instruction.
This creates prefixed functions, that is,
module.function(). This system prevents name clashes with functions that are named the same but that come from different modules.
For example, the two functions
Arch.makeWindow() and
myModule.makeWindow() may coexist without problem.
Full examples should include the necessary imports and the prefixed functions.
import FreeCAD, Draft p1 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0) p2 = FreeCAD.Vector(1, 1, 0) p3 = FreeCAD.Vector(2, 0, 0) Wire = Draft.makeWire([p1, p2, p3], closed=True)
import FreeCAD, Draft, Arch p1 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 0, 0) p2 = FreeCAD.Vector(1, 0, 0) p3 = FreeCAD.Vector(1, 1, 0) p4 = FreeCAD.Vector(0, 2, 0) pointslist = [p1, p2, p3, p4] Wire = Draft.makeWire(pointslist, closed=True, face=True) Structure = Arch.makeStructure(Wire, name="Big pillar")
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EL DORADO, Ark. -- "Accelerating" merchandise profits propelled Murphy USA Inc. to report net income of $55.6 million in second-quarter 2017, compared with net income of $46.3 million in second-quarter 2016.
"Our strong results in the second quarter demonstrate the substantial earnings power of our low-cost, high-volume business model during periods of favorable retail fuel margins," said President and CEO Andrew Clyde. "Meanwhile, our merchandise profits are accelerating while per-store operating costs continue to decline, creating further upside operating leverage while reducing the company's earnings volatility during periods of challenging fuel margins."
Merchandise contribution dollars grew 5.5% during the quarter to $97.7 million, achieving a record unit margin of 16.1%.
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In late March, Murphy USA announced a change in its senior leadership following the departure of Marn Cheng, senior vice president of retail operations support, who resigned for personal reasons. The company reassigned his responsibilities internally and won't fill the senior vice president's role.
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"We've just gotten a lot smarter around some of our center-of-store opportunities," said Clyde. "We just did a reset on our kiosk nontobacco, nonbeverage items, which was long overdue. We just did a beverage reset as well. The store managers I spoke with in the days after were really excited about the new mix of products."
He described it as "continuous improvement opportunities around basics, more effective promotions and promotional activity working better in concert with our vendors than we had in the past."
3. Better fuel margins
Total retail fuel margin plus product supply and wholesale, including renewable identification numbers (RINs), for second-quarter 2017 was 18.1 cents per gallon (CPG), compared with 16.8 CPG in second-quarter 2016.
Total retail gallons grew 2.5% to 1.06 billion gallons for the network during second-quarter 2017, while volumes on an average per-store-month (APSM) basis declined 2% vs. second-quarter 2016, and retail fuel margins averaged 16.6 CPG vs. 10.8 CPG in second-quarter 2016.
4. Upgraded stores
Murphy USA opened five retail locations in second-quarter 2017, not including 12 raze-and-rebuilds, bringing the quarter-end store count to 1,411, consisting of 1,154 Murphy USA sites and 257 Murphy Express sites. The company is building a total of 24 stores along with two kiosks undergoing razing and rebuilding, which will return to operation as 1,200-square-foot stores before the end of the year. It has opened seven stores since the end of second-quarter 2017.
"As we continue to do our refresh program, we'll finish 900 accelerated refreshes by the end of this year," Clyde said. "That makes our stores look better, deliver a better offer. The same with the raze-and-rebuilds."
El Dorado, Ark.-based Murphy USA is a retailer of gasoline and convenience-store merchandise with more than 1,400 locations in 26 states, primarily in the Southwest, Southeast and Midwest. Murphy USA was ranked No. 5 in CSP's 2017 Top 202 list of the largest c-store chains in the United States.


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It happened while I was cleaning the kitchen. Not a profound "lightbulb moment," per se but more like a subtle visual. As I was wiping down the counter top, the word DREAM popped into my mind and I felt compelled to write it down. Then came the download. Each letter in DREAM stood for a set of instructions. In short, it was a recipe for How to Achieve Your Dream.
I'll admit, I didn't do anything with this right away. In fact, it probably sat on my desk for a couple of weeks (#fulltransparency). But as I began doing the Forecast Readings for 2018, I saw that the "A" in DREAM was actually one of 2018's Universal Messages!
You see, each year as I do Forecast Readings, there seems to be one or two messages that come up in virtually every reading that I do. When this happens, I know that it's a broader, more universal message that the angels have for everyone. Plus, they just won't shut up about it so I have to share it before they drive me nuts!
Wanna know what it is????
It's not rocket science but it's brilliantly profound in it's simplicity. So here goes….
This might not be Angel Speak exactly, but this is what the angels are saying….
"You humans are working waaaay to hard. You strive, you chase, you fight tooth and nail to get what you want. You trade sleep for "productive time" and you aim to MAKE things happen. And for what? Wouldn't you rather do life the easy(er) way??"
I know I certainly would!
So why are you trying to do everything yourself? It's time to ASK FOR HELP!!
That includes asking for help from real life people AND asking for help from your Spiritual Team. (You do know you have team, right???)
Everywhere you go, you go with your spiritual entourage. It's comprised of your deceased loved ones, your Guardian Angels, the Archangels, your guides and the Ascended Masters. They love and adore you and desperately want to help you live a joyous and fulfilling life. BUT here's the thing …they're NOT allowed to intervene on your behalf without your permission because doing so would violate the Law of Free Will.
The ONLY exception to that rule is when it's a matter of life and death and it's not your time to go. Then, they will absolutely step in (you can read about how they've saved my butt a couple of times here).
Stop trying to be a hero and just ASK FOR HELP, already! Your team can help you with anything from getting a free drink at Starbucks (seriously, it's happened to me) all the way up to bigger, critical things. And don't worry that you're taking them away from something else more important because that's not how it works.
So there's really nothing stopping you (except for YOU).
As my mom used to tell my brother and I as kids, "I walk on water but I don't read minds." What she meant was, I can help you with virtually anything but you have to TELL me what you need. Same thing goes with your angels.
It's time to open your mouth and let others know what you need help with. And then, stay tuned for what happens next!
I'm revealing the next set of instructions from the DREAM formula tomorrow on Takeaway Tip Tuesday, my interactive livestream show over on Facebook.
Join me LIVE Tuesday, Dec. 19th at 1:30 ET / 11:30 am MT or 10:30 am PT over at www.facebook.com/ramonaremesat or just click here. Can't be there live? Then be sure to come back and check out the replay later.
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Det norske oljeselskap has awarded two frame agreements to DNV GL, a certification body, and classification society, which will cover a wide range of services provided by DNV GL.
DNV GL said on Monday that the cooperation with Det Norske is agreed for a period of four years with potential to extend the agreement.
According to DNV GL, Det norske will be provided with different services from the field of verification, inspection, and Health, Safety, Environment, and Quality (HSEQ).
Kjell Eriksson, regional manager for DNV GL – Oil & Gas in Norway, said: "This is a good news for DNV GL and we are delighted to be extending our relationship with Det norske. I believe DNV GL's experience of over 40 years in the oil and gas industry and our technical know-how will contribute to Det norske becoming the leading independent E&P company on the Norwegian Continental Shelf."
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Are you house hunting this winter? Then this is the one thing you'll want to make sure you're aware of...
Homebuyers who are seeking a property have been advised to watch out for signs of Japanese knotweed. This follows a warning from experts that as it dies back in October, it can be easily concealed, thus leaving you unaware of its existence.
Research, conducted by Environet UK and YouGov, has revealed that when it comes to selling a home that is affected by knotweed, four per cent have admitted they would try to conceal it, in the hope that a buyer and surveyor wouldn't notice.
Following the first frost, leaves of the weed begin to turn yellow, before eventually falling. At the same time, bamboo-like canes will lose their green appearances and begin to turn a brittle brown.
This will, in fact, be the start of the winter dormancy period, at which point the plant can appear dead. However, it's actually got an underground root system that is very much alive, reinvigorated following its new energy reserves from the summer's growth, as it gets ready to make a reappearance the following spring.
Homebuyers are being advised to stay particularly aware this time of year, as property owners can take advantage of the apparent demise of the plant to completely conceal it. This could be done by removing the canes, but the crown will still be visible. In some extreme cases, membranes can be used to conceal it, with a path or lawn laid over it instead.
A survey of 2,000 British adults, conducted in 2018 by YouGov and commissioned by Environet, revealed four per cent of respondents said if they were to sell a property affected by Japanese knotweed, they would either cover it up or otherwise hide it, in the hope that a potential buyer would remain oblivious to it. In fact, Environet data has suggested there could be up to 2,400 cases each year during UK property transactions.
Successfully concealing knotweed is much easier to do during the winter months, as it's vital that buyers are aware of what they're looking for. There could be repercussions if this is done - sellers who hide it on their property and then answer dishonestly on the Law Society's TA6 form (this is completed as a part of the sale process), leave themselves at risk of future litigation when it's discovered.
Nic Seal, Founder and MD of Environet, said: "People buying property during the winter months are undoubtedly at greater risk from knotweed concealment and should be actively looking for signs of the plant. A surveyor should be able to identify knotweed if it's visible, but they can't be reasonably expected to dig up the ground, so if a seller has gone to great lengths to hide it by snapping off the dead canes and covering the crowns, it could easily be missed."
"Deliberate concealment of Japanese knotweed is unwise. Dishonest sellers are likely to find themselves being sued for misrepresentation and may have to pay the cost of professional treatment, legal fees and compensate the buyer for any decrease in the property's value."
Having Japanese knotweed in your home doesn't necessarily need to be the deal breaker when you're buying and selling a property. If a professional treatment plan is followed and has an insurance-backed guarantee for the work, it will satisfy most mortgage lenders, letting transactions go ahead without a problem.


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Kenneth told InTallaght:
"My second show in Dublin Castle should be a great night. It's a free event and all are welcome."
The poetry evening takes place on Monday January 25th from 6.30pm. Doors open at 6.15pm. As Kenneth said, the event is free admission, however limited booking is available. For tickets, email email@example.com.


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The Cacheux Family have been making wine for four generations and the domaine is located in the heart of Vosne Romanee. Their wine making is very traditional, everything is de-stemmed and lutte raisonee is practised in the vineyard. The wines mature for 18 months in oak barrels before release, with a small proportion of new barrels.
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The workforce
This industry grouping covers a wide range of activities, separated into nine groups.
- Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services
- Computer System Design and Related Services
- Management and Related Consulting Services
- Scientific Research Services
- Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
- Market Research and Statistical Services
- Advertising Services
- Legal and Accounting Services
- Veterinary Services
5% of the total Tasmanian workforce
78% work full time
27% of workers aged 35-44, lower proportion of workers under 35 than the state average.
The injuries
106 injuries across the industry in 2017
33% of injuries over the last ten years resulted in at least one week of work
3.7 serious injuries per million hours work, 66% lower than the state average of 7.9
27% lower serious injury frequency rate in 2017 than ten years ago
The people
55-64 year olds reported the highest serious injury frequency rate
Occupation with the Highest Percentage of Serious Injuries
- 14% Miscellaneous Labourers
- 6% Animal Attendants and Trainers
- 6% General Clerks
The majority of injured employees worked in Management and Related Consulting Services
The causes
The most common causes of the injury across the industry
- Body stressing
- Falls, slips and trips
- Being hit by moving objects
- Mental stress
Action areas
Priority conditions and causes identified in the WorkSafe Strategic Plan 2018-2023 relevant to the industry
- Musculoskeletal disorders
- Hazardous manual tasks
- Mental health conditions
- Slips, trips and falls


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With a record number of European features headed to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 4-9), Leon Forde reports on the growing ambition of the European animation sector.
Once seen as a children's genre, animation has grown up in recent years to become a commercial and artistic powerhouse on the world stage, with audiences receptive to a new brand of animated features - among them Waltz With Bashir, Persepolis, Chico & Rita and Alois Nebel - that explore decidedly adult worlds.
"There is an appetite for animation worldwide," says Janet Healy, producer at Chris Meledandri's Illumination Entertainment, whose credits include the 2010 hit Despicable Me and this year's Dr Seuss' The Lorax. "As audiences see a lot of animation, they want more and it opens up the possibilities for different kinds of animation."
In a crowded marketplace which requires major spending to compete with studio-released family fare, animation's widening scope is resulting in a boom in European production - a record 34 European features were submitted to this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France, up from 15 in 2005. "There has always been a terrific amount of talent in Europe and more and more producers are seeing animation as a way to make films," says Michael Rose of Magic Light Pictures, the UK-based producer on this year's Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita, which was financed out of Spain and the Isle of Man.
'More and more producers are seeing animation as a way to make films'
Michael Rose, Magic Light Pictures
As the possibilities widen for animation, so does the range of talent. A number of established feature directors are making the move into animation, including Patrice Leconte with The Suicide Shop, which opens Annecy this year; The Secret In Their Eyes director Juan Jose Campanella, who is in production on Foosball 3D (Futbolin), a stereoscopic 3D animated adventure set up as an Argentina-Spain co-production; Jonathan Demme with MK2's Zeitoun; and Incendies director Denis Villeneuve, who is developing graphic novel Footnotes In Gaza with France's Tu Vas Voir.
"Animation has been thought of as a genre exclusively for children for too long," says Mickael Marin, head of economic development and Mifa at Citia, the company behind the Annecy festival. "Films like the Shrek series, which have an appeal and a writing style that can be understood on different levels, or others like The Rabbi¹s Cat or more recently Alois Nebel, clearly show that animation is a language like any other used to serve the narrative."
The financing puzzle
Despite increasing interest, financing can be as complex as ever. "It is a kind of a paradox," says Alain Gagnol, writer and co-director of this year's Oscar-nominated A Cat In Paris, who is currently developing Phantom Boy, an animated thriller set in New York. "Many animated films are very successful, so there are more producers than ever who want to make these kinds of films. But in the meantime, the amount of money available for the film industry is no higher."
The UK was boosted recently by the announcement that tax relief for high-end TV, video games and animation would be introduced from 2013.
David Sproxton, co-founder and executive chairman of Bristol-based Aardman Animations, hopes the new credit will resemble the existing film tax relief, which Aardman has utilised for its features, but which does not currently extend to TV animation despite the big budgets involved. "The numbers are about right, the caveats work, producers understand it, Europe understands it, the taxman understands it… It's a pretty clear and clean system," he says.
Co-producing remains vital in Europe and unlike live action shooting, animation work can be divided between territories. There is also a growing interest in co-producing with partners from other parts of the world.
Meledandri's Universal-backed Illumination was attracted to France because of the territory's animation talent and splits production work between its Paris base at Illumination Mac Guff - where CG and other work is done - and its Los Angeles base and elsewhere. The company is in production on Despicable Me 2 for a July 2013 release.
'The thing the American studios will pay for is a lot of time spent on development'
David Sproxton, Aardman Animations
Europe is increasingly a producer of ambitious, commercial family fare. The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists - made by the UK's Aardman Animations, which has a rolling development and production deal with Sony Pictures Animation - has taken more than $23m in the UK and opened in the US on April 27 to $11.1m), while Aardman's Arthur Christmas took more than $147m worldwide. A Monster In Paris, produced by France's EuropaCorp, has taken almost $25m (more than $15m of that figure in France), while Illumination Entertainment has scored hits with Despicable Me and Dr Seuss' The Lorax (which has taken more than $208m to date in the US, and $88.2m internationally to April 29). Another recent hit was Gnomeo & Juliet, produced by the UK's Rocket Pictures, which took $194m worldwide.
For European projects, matching the kind of lengthy story development process that can go into very high-end animation can be a challenge. "The thing the American studios will pay for is a lot of time spent on development," says Aardman's Sproxton. While a typical feature story reel might have 6,000-8,000 frames, Aardman drew around 25,000 storyboard frames for Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit, and about 50,000 for Pirates. "Every scene is redone and redone and redone to get the story right, get it to play better, get it to be funnier," Sproxton explains. "There is a huge amount of rewriting done the whole time and that's what takes the time."
Creating quality
Some European producers utilise studio methods but are savvy about the cost. Producer Steve Hamilton-Shaw of Rocket Pictures, which produced Gnomeo & Juliet on a budget of $80m-$100m, says: "What we did with Gnomeo is something in the middle, where you take the Disney/DreamWorks model of production and shrink it a bit in terms of schedule and make certain efficiencies within it in order to create a piece of work of the same story quality as you would get in extremely high-end animation production. But you're a little bit more aggressive about how you're approaching it from a production and decision-making point of view so that it fits into a smaller number."
Rocket is developing a number of animated features aimed at the family market, including Gnomeo & Juliet sequel G&J 2: Sherlock Gnomes, being written by Andy Riley and Kevin Cecil; an adaptation of the first in Michael Buckley's N.E.R.D.S. series of books, which the author is adapting; and an adaptation of The Pig Who Saved The World by Paul Shipton, being scripted by Geoff Deane.
Other family films in the works include such projects as Postman Pat: The Movie, a 3D CG feature adaptation of the UK children's TV series produced by Rubicon Group Holding (RGH) Entertainment and Classic Media. The film is being sold by Timeless Films, which is also handling Justin And The Knights Of Valour, a 3D CG animation produced by Kandor Graphics in Spain.
Other forthcoming titles include Ernest And Celestine, which features in Directors' Fortnight at Cannes and screens at Annecy; and EuropaCorp's The Boy With The Cuckoo-Clock Heart.
SPOTLIGHT ON Annecy International Animation Film Festival
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (June 4-9), has played a major role in the development of the European animation sector since its first edition in 1960, providing a meeting place for both creatives and executives.
"The only way in Europe is to find partners, to co-produce and to make [projects] in different countries to make it less expensive," says Tiziana Loschi, managing director of Annecy and parent company Citia. "Annecy is the only place where all the people come, both the artistic side and the business side."
The 2012 official selection includes 49 shorts and 10 features: Wrinkles (Spain); Children Who Chase Lost Voices From Deep Below (Japan); Crulic - The Path To Beyond (Romania-Poland); Zarafa (France-Belgium); Le Tableau (Belgium-France); Asura (Japan); The Dearest (South Korea); Approved For Adoption (France-Belgium); Tad, The Lost Explorer (Spain); and Ronal The Barbarian (Denmark).
The festival opens with Patrice Leconte's The Suicide Shop - which was presented as a Work In Progress at Annecy in 2010 - with other out of competition feature screenings including Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Day Of The Crows and Dr Seuss' The Lorax.
There will be a focus on Ireland, while Work In Progress sessions will feature Genndy Tartakovsky's Hotel Transylvania and Raul Garcia's Extraordinary Tales.
Annecy's market, MIFA (June 6-8), is set to match or better 2011's record-breaking attendance of 2,300 delegates. Europe's animation talent attracts US and European companies to recruit during MIFA's Creative Focus, while there will be pavilions dedicated to companies from Taiwan and Russia. MIFA will also host delegations from Brazil and South Africa.


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Whether your court hearing is for a large crime or a minor traffic violation, judges demand that you take it seriously. You can show respect in a variety of ways, including the way you're dressed and the way you behave, but nothing can show disrespect more easily than coming into the courtroom late.
Make sure you show up on time, prepared, and with enough time to get yourself situated in the courtroom.
Out of Town
If you receive your court summons and notice that it is scheduled for a day when you will be out of town, then it is perfectly acceptable to call the clerk's office and ask them to reschedule your court date. Court dates are issued based on the date of the offense and the date the case is filed, so there is a range of days during which you can be called into court.
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On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Whole Earth Festival grateful UC Davis alum, faculty and community members have donated money to create the Green Fellowship, which will support students advancing social justice and environmental sustainability. These donors are also supporting the advancement of the Student Living and Learning Communities (SLLC).
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Question: Dry/scaly mole that has changed colors, itchy and bleeding
|chelsey12rose - Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:30 pm
I have a mole on the side of my abdomen that has been changing for last 6 weeks. It has become dry/scaly, almost scab like with dark red spots in it. It is itchy and painful to touch. Earlier today a portion of this scabby mole has tore off and has been bleeding for a while. Do moles "die" and fall off or is this more serious and requires medical attention? If so, how urgent is it? History of 2nd degree sunburns repeatedly summer after summer growing up in Southern California. Now live in Phoenix Arizona.
|John Kenyon, CNA - Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:23 pm
Hello --
While moles do sometimes become senile and die, what you're describing, especially given your history of severe sunburns and the places where you've lived and are now living, the far greater likelihood is that this is a classic presentation of a mole having turned cancerous. While it sounds like it may well be the less serious squamous cell cancer, the only way to be certain is to have the thing removed and biopsied at once. I can't overemphasize the urgency of having this clarified ASAP. If it's squamous it can be watched and removal may well put an end to it. If it's melanoma the problem will be more complicated and will require deeper excision and more thorough followup.
I hope this is helpful and that you will act with all due deliberate speed. Please follow up with us here as needed. Good luck to you.
|chelsey12rose - Wed Mar 04, 2009 3:32 pm
Thank you for your insight. I have an appt scheduled with dermatologist. The mole did end up falling off but the spot where it once was looks odd. I appreciate your help and hope that others with similar symptoms heed the warning signs and get help ASAP as well.
|John Kenyon, CNA - Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:32 am
You're very welcome and I'm happy to hear you've made an appointment. Please do keep us updated and I'll keep my fingers crossed that this is just a senile old mole.
Good luck to you.
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