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Summer Reading Suggestions from MNU Professors
The Mabee Library has developed a list of professor-recommended summer reading suggestions in the hope that current and future students will find this of interest, and will be drawn to read a few of these important books. We also hope that these reading suggestions will help you learn more about our outstanding MNU faculty members. You will notice that some of the recommendations are "just for fun," while others may speak to your faith journey as a disciple of Christ, or encourage scholarly interests. To find out more about any of these selections, you can view our Amazon Listmania link. Enjoy!
Jonathan Downs
Assistant Professor of Business & Academic Advisor [Faculty Webpage]
John Adams by David McCullough. This is one of the best books I've ever read by one of the best authors of our time. This book cleverly engages the story line of the American Revolution through the eyes of one of the foremost figures of that period. By exploring the peaks and valleys of John Adams, the reader can also relate to the basic human journey for individual aspiration and societal freedom. It is truly a celebration of the American spirit!
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. For this category, the question was not which author do I select. The question was which of C. S. Lewis's books do I choose. One can not go wrong by reading any of Lewis's masterful works to explore and understand true Christianity. Although Mere Christianity is my favorite of Lewis's books, The Screwtape Letters offers a unique perspective on comprehending faith by flipping the narrative point-of-view. Instead of reading about God's relationship to man, one sees the devious and deceitful methods of a senior demon (Uncle Screwtape) as he mentors his nephew (Wormwood). By understanding how Satan works, the reader can be better positioned to avoid the devil's traps and maintain a fulfilled life in Christ.
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Restoring the Character Ethic by Stephen R. Covey. Voted the top management book of the 20th century, Seven Habits is clearly a must-read for anyone! My advice is to read it sooner rather than later so the reader has the longest time possible to benefit from its advice. For college students, this book is key not only to your pursuit of individual improvement, but it is almost universally recognizable to prospective employers as well. This provides a great blueprint for developing character, ethics, and effective leadership practices. It could very well help college students produce very successful professional careers. More importantly, it will undoubtedly guide college students on the right moral path for their lives.
Donald Dunn
Instructor of Business [Faculty Webpage]
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. I read this book, upon recommendation by a neighbor, after I lost my best friend in the world...my 16.5 year-old dalmatian. This book is told from the perspective of the living and dying of a beloved dog...prepare to laugh and cry, if you love pets.
The Return of the Prodigal Son: A Meditation on Fathers, Brothers, and Sons by Henri J.M. Nouwen. This reflective spiritual journey of Nouwen offers the opportunity for personal reflection around a loved and familiar parable. I have the Rembrandt painting around which this meditation is based...well, a copy of the painting, of course.
The Moldable Model: Discovering an Effective Corporate Ethical Management System by Donald Dunn. This is my dissertation which explains my teaching direction. The dissertation is located in EBSCOhost's dissertations and theses.
Lauren Hays
Instructional & Research Librarian [Faculty Webpage]
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I am a fan of all of Jane Austen's work and Pride and Prejudice by far is my favorite. This book is meant to be savored and is a perfect summer read.
The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis. This is a must read. Lewis writes in such a way that he forces you to stop and ponder his words and your own actions.
Library: An Unquiet History by Matthew Battles. The history of libraries might not seem very interesting, but this is a fascinating history of how information has spread through society. It is easy to forget how little access people had to information before the Information Age. It is also easy to forget how much we still don't know. I loved this book and I hope you will too!
Tyler Blake
Professor of English [Faculty Webpage]
Straight Man by Richard Russo. I was given this novel by MNU alumn and author, Phillip White. I enjoyed it so much that I only let myself read it a little at a time. I honestly regretted each page I turned because it meant I was closer to the end. It renewed my faith in the exquisite pleasure of reading. At it's best, there is absolutely nothing in this world like a good book.
Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInnerney. This is a novel that is rich in Christian symbolism. It is subtle, but the story of redemption is woven throughout this witty masterpiece from the 1980s. It could also qualify as my "just for fun" selection. I give this book to everyone who asks me for a recommendation of a good book that is also entertaining. No one has ever not liked it.
The Courage to Teach by Parker Palmer. I got to read The Courage to Teach this year and really enjoyed it. Parker Palmer is a deep thinker who is not afraid to show the world his insecurities and how the Lord helped him cope with them. Every educator should read this book, and I am so glad MNU gave me a copy.
Additional Thoughts
A good book is hard to find. A great book comes along maybe twice in a decade (for me anyway). Lately I have been buying several books at a time from thrift stores. This gives me plenty of time to give them a chance to hook me. If they don't, I take them back where I got them. This computer I am on right now is trying its best to sabatoge my reading, but when a good book gets ahold of me, I have much less interest in who is doing what on Facebook.
Mark Hayse
Professor of Christian Education; Director, Honors Program [Faculty Webpage]
Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection by A. J. Jacobs. I loved Jacobs' book, The Year of Living Biblically. Jacobs is a lively writer with a nice sense of humor and irony. In a self-deprecating way, Jacobs manages to express appreciation and respect for the very institutions that he critiques. I'm sure that Drop Dead Healthy will both inspire and provoke my own summer health journey!
Inscribing the Text: Sermons and Prayers of Walter Brueggemann by Walter Brueggemann. I really enjoy reading about the personal faith of the scholars whom I admire. I've already taken a peek at Brueggemann's first prayer, and it's really thought-provoking!
eGods: Faith Versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming by William Sims Bainbridge. Bainbridge is a prolific and influential sociologist of religion who investigates computer games as religious phenomena. He doesn't argue that computer games are religion or should replace religion. Instead, he argues that multi-player online roleplaying computer games function in a way that parallels certain qualities of religion. This book's perspective is especially interesting since Bainbridge is an avowed atheist whose commitment to secular humanism rivals my own religious commitments.
Scott Koeneman
Assistant Professor; Coordinator, Clinical Mental Health [Faculty Webpage]
The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice Millard. "This isn't your mother's biography. Millard takes the reader on a thrilling ride through Roosevelt's last great journey."
Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer by Richard Rohr. "A must read for those longing for a deeper appreciation of contemplative prayer."
The Psychoanalytic Vision: The Experiencing Subject, Transcendence, and the Therapeutic Process by Frank Summers. Summers argues for the importance of reclaiming the primacy of subjective experience in a culture of objectification.
Shanti Thomas
Professor of English [Faculty Webpage]
Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. "I can't go back to yesterday because I was a different person then." "Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle."
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis. "There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him."
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TyFebruary 1998 |
This month I'm going to start by discussing tolerance, something I often see lacking within the "gay" world. . . and tragically, within Oasis.
What am I talking about? Well, it seems that every month there's a column (or a part of one) that's devoted to shooting me down ... is this a new Oasis rule? Last month, Aztec took the honors and spent almost all of his column putting me down, although a few things were written somewhat out of context. This is nothing new, I think that's happened since my first column was printed back last summer, and I've even written about this.
I'll say this much, it's getting old being put on trial each month, especially since I'm the only writer that is ever dumped on, but that won't stop me from writing! However, I'd prefer to use my column to discuss my life as a gay teen, not defend it.
I'm going to explain a few things that were brought up in Aztec's column, and maybe (I doubt it) everyone will understand my life a little bit better?
Why don't I talk about school?
Well, number one, I spent around 50+ hours a week altogether at school, doing homework, participating in school activities, and going to and from there. I spend more time doing school related things than anything else. Ever stop to think that maybe it's not my favorite thing??? My Dad works 50-60 hours a week sometimes and I've learned not to ask him about his job because he doesn't like it much. . . the same applies to me (sometimes).
Number two, it seems like all that almost anyone at my school cares about is sports, which is NOT my favorite thing. Gym bores me to tears, just like soccer did this past season. I like to mountain bike and skate, but team sports are a total snooze to me. Personally, I think a lot of so-called "professional" athletes are overpaid idiots!
Finally, number three. Has anyone bothered to consider that maybe I don't want people to know who I am? If I mention stuff about my school, there's a chance that a classmate may figure out who I am, and that's not a risk I'm willing to take. Sorry. The longer I attend this school the more I see just how homophobic my teachers and classmates are, and it makes me want to hide my sexuality even deeper. I'm not going to come out at my school and be the sacrificial lamb for the gay cause, especially not for one that sure doesn't support me.
I never hear a negative comment on homosexuality from anyone?
I hear negative stuff about gays every single day I'm at school, although so far I've haven't had too many directed at me, and when they are its been done in a joking way. . . when that happens I say to myself "If they only knew!". When the other guys talk about last night's ball game I hear stuff like "He played like a faggot" or "That homo couldn't catch a pass if his life depended on it!", and I cringe inside. I am willing to bet my life that there are gays playing "professional" sports, but maybe they are the smart ones because they keep it a secret? How would you feel if you heard a coach you respected (notice the past tense here) tell your team "We can beat these fruitcakes" before a game?
Sure makes you want to play your heart out, eh?
One place I never hear negative things about gays from is my family, and you'd better believe me when I say that I count my blessings everyday for that, because I know how fortunate I am! If that tolerance existed universally, suicides among gays would probably be almost unheard of.
My parents are probably the most tolerant (there's that word again) people I've ever known, and as they've told me time and time again, they'd rather have me be open to them about my life than go sneaking around. I'm blessed that I have parents I can be open to, because I know that not all of us are so fortunate. If I ever have kids I hope I'm the same way, because I'd feel pretty bad if I found out that someone so close to me didn't think they could trust me.
Some people can't accept that I'm sexually active, and that my parents know I am. . . well, what do you want? A video of Eric and I making love? I've actually had sickos ask me to make them one! I hate to break it to you all, but a prepubescent boy is capable of having sex! I should know!
My parents have given my brother and I the facts about sex and have always been open with us about it, and I am totally aware of what's involved. I have a steady boyfriend and practice safer sex, which is more than can be said for some members of the gay community (barebackers). Deep down I think my parents (and Eric's too for that matter) would prefer us not to be sexually active, but what's done is done.
It may seem like my life is pretty good -- in many ways it is -- but I have my bad days like anybody else, and lately there seems to be more of them. Sometimes I wish I knew where my Dad hides the key to his gun safe so that I could go and shoot myself and end the agony, but one of the things that keeps me going is that I know I'm not alone, and by writing this column and sharing the most personal things in my life, I letting others know the same. I think about ending it all every day, but because of Oasis I survive.
Then again, if I ever did find the key and went through with it, you'd all have the verification you need about me. . . maybe my obituary would be posted. . . maybe someone would write about my "tragic" suicide in their column instead of damning me. . . maybe one of you would visit my grave and realize that I've been telling the truth all along? Hey, I could even end up being a "Cover" story!
Oasis keeps me alive.
I have had eleven-year-old's write to me for advice, and they've told me that the things I've shared in my columns have helped them, and in one case has helped keep him alive. . . so don't think that I'm not aware of readers younger than me! I even have adults write to me saying how I helped them make sense of their lives. . . what can I say? I've seen how far reaching Oasis can be, and after all, isn't that the whole point of all of this?
I find it amazing that anyone would criticize the clarity of my writing, especially since I spend quite a bit of time working on my column. . . in fact, as soon as each one is completed I start the next. I put the same amount of care and effort into this column as I do with my schoolwork, and I have good grades to show for that. How awful, a kid that actually cares about something!
Here's a thought for all of you: In the survey that was posted a few months ago here, the youngest responder was a ten-year-old. . . what if he wrote a column? Would everyone gather around and dump on him too? A ten-year-old that thinks he's gay!!! How impossible! Well, I was experimenting with other guys at that age, and I'm sure I'm not the only one out there that ever has! I knew I was gay at a early age and so did my brother, but we're just dumb kids right? What do we know?
I'll tell you what we know: We are the future, and maybe we will be the generation that will finally make gays accepted and tolerated (there's that word again) by society as a whole? When I become an adult I may become a gay activist, or maybe I'll just give up and disappear into the woodwork? Who knows? One thing for certain is that I'm not going to just sit back and let people walk all over me because they think that a guy my age can't do anything! I'm speaking out, not just for myself, but for those younger guys that can't. . . and maybe I'll be able to provide for them the hope they need to make it through each day?
Then again, if a thirteen-year-old can't possible know he's gay, can't engage in sex with another guy his age, and can't write a column discussing his life, then a thirteen-year-old sure as Hell can't commit suicide because he's gay, right?
We all know the answer to that one.
I'll be back!
P.S. -- I just turned 14 in December... I sure have learned a lot this past year!

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A more conservative remodeling of Santa Rosa Plaza won tentative approval from a city board Thursday but also criticism that it didn't do enough to help bridge the barrier the mall creates between the east and west sides of downtown.
Simon Property Group returned to the city's Design Review Board on Thursday for feedback on what it called a "completely fresh" approach to the facelift it wants to give the brick-covered mall, which opened in 1982.
Gone are the large, bright, square facades at the east and west entrances to the mall, which board members last year likened to "billboards."
They've been replaced with more modest updates. A three-foot cornice will be added to the existing archway off B Street, and the brick around the existing entry will be reclad with tan concrete tiles.
"It's not an aggressive counterpoint to the downtown and the historic district. It's more of a comfortable and traditional approach," Jamie Ruskin of ELS Architects said of the new design.
Several board members praised the plan as welcome improvements. But two were sharply critical of the failure of the plan to do more to improve "connectivity" through the mall, including the board's former chairman, who was demoted over the issue.
"I'm disappointed," Ken MacNab said after the meeting. "If people can't get to their employment on the other side of the mall, I don't know what incentive there is to get on that train."
Passengers using the future SMART train station in Railroad Square will need to walk through the mall to get from one side of downtown to the other or, if the mall is closed, will have to walk around it.
MacNab was chairman of the design board when it required a connectivity study as a condition of approval of a portion of the project the mall hoped to complete before Christmas.
The mall objected to that requirement, and later withdrew its application, claiming it wouldn't make the exterior improvements at all if it had to go through the design review board. Mayor Ernesto Olivares demoted MacNab in October over the decision. The City Council overturned the decision in December, sharply rebuking the board for overstepping its authority and failing to work collaboratively with the mall.
Councilman Jake Ours said he was pleased Simon Property Group had decided to submit a new application.
"They must have heard what we said because we did say we screwed up pretty badly," Ours said Thursday.
Asked about the mall's change of heart, Kelly Hartsell, a Simon regional vice president, said "because of our relationship with the city, we didn't want to walk away."
She acknowledged the mall was frustrated with the previous process. Much of what the 700,000-square-foot mall is trying to do, such as improving lighting and accentuating the entrances, should help draw people into and through the mall, she said.
"We really feel like we are adding connectivity as part of the redesign," Hartsell said.
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@umbra21 - Technically everyone has a scotoma as well. It's known as the "blind spot" and it's the part of the eye where the nerve connecting it to the brain is attached and there are no receptive cells (I think).
But, since you've got it there all the time, your brain manages to convince you that it doesn't exist.
I remember in school they showed us a few tricks for revealing your blind spot. I don't remember them now, but I'm sure people could find them online if they wanted to.


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Cinco de Mayo: Where to Celebrate in South Florida
Rocco's Tacos, all locations
Known for its massive parties, Rocco's Tacos is throwing Cinco de Drinko celebrations at all South Florida locations (Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens). They'll includes live entertainment, mariachi bands, prizes, and free tequila pourings.
Kapow! Noodle Bar, Boca Raton
For an Asian take on the Western Hemisphere's favorite day, head to Kapow! Noodle Bar's Sake de Mayo. It's offering $3 Sapporo sake bombs, $5 hot sake carafes, and $5 Partida margaritas.
Cabo Flats, Delray Beach and Palm Beach Gardens
To ring in the festivities, both Palm Beach Gardens and Delray Beach locations will be celebrating for the entire weekend. On Saturday, it's drink specials, a mariachi band, and live DJ in the evening. Sunday, it's fun for the whole family with mariachis, bands, drink specials, and giveaways. The party culminates on Monday with drink specials, giveaways, and a few surprises.
Havana Hideout, Boynton Beach
This Boynton Beach favorite is offering holiday specials all day long: $2 tacos, $2 margaritas, $10 mix buckets of Mexican cerveza, $4 chips and salsa. Mexican Volley Beer starts at noon. Kan Jam starts at 6 p.m. (winner gets a $50 tab). And giveaways will be featured all day.
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Dell warned Microsoft that Windows 8 and Windows RT naming scheme is confusing
Posted By Enrique Manalang On December 19, 2012 @ 1:01 AM In Windows | 8 Comments
I'd like to start with a short breakdown of the current Windows 8 offerings: Windows 8 [2], Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Enterprise, and Windows RT [3]. The first three are compatible with Intel chipsets while RT is only available on ARM-based devices. Windows RT can run a basic version of Office 2013 that comes preloaded with the operating system, but it cannot run traditional desktop applications based in the x86 architecture. The other three versions can run everything, however.
Confused? I hope not, because I did my best to explain it as clearly as possible. But if you are, don't sweat it, you're definitely not the only one still confused about it. Dell executive Jeffrey Clarke saw this coming earlier in the year, and went as far as informing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer of the potential confusion this would cause. Clarke informed Ballmer of the dangers of calling the tablet operating system Windows RT, because its incompatibility with other versions of Windows would only lead to confusion.
Ballmer's response was that the Windows brand was too important to not be used in the name of the tablet operating system. As we all know now, this was a mistake on his (and the company's) part as confusion regarding the new operating system is mostly due to Windows RT. Microsoft had to extend their return policies for their Surface tablet after users started to realize that their new device wouldn't run any of their usual Windows applications, save for Office.
Windows RT arguably isn't a bad operating system in itself, however, but the currently limited app selection is certainly not enough for most people to use it as their only device. Especially when they're expecting something else entirely — a full Windows experience.
Know anybody still confused about Windows 8 and Windows RT? Do Microsoft [4] a favor and tell them the difference!
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Reaction to Tokyopop Online Exclusives
Posted in Manga News on August 29, 2006 by JohannaI was going to post a pointer to the ICV2 interview with Tokyopop about why they're now selling certain series online only, but I left to get dinner and the blogverse sprung into action without me!
Christopher Butcher (link no longer available) tosses off a quick burst of anger over Dragon Head being pulled from retail stores, promising more commentary to come.
Dave Lartigue expresses his displeasure to Tokyopop, pointing out
Moving to web-exclusive removes this convenience [of purchasing through his local store], asking me to place an additional order somewhere and pay shipping. As much as I like the book, and I like it very much, at the end of the day it's just a funnybook, and now that you've made it more of a hassle to order it, I won't do so. I can live without it.
In addition, this now makes me wary of buying any of Tokyopop's titles. What if I start to enjoy something else and then find that it too will be made more difficult for me to get hold of? Rather than go through the annoyance of such a thing, it's easier to simply avoid your titles altogether.
For John Jakala, it's about the money — Tokyopop isn't discounting and doesn't offer free shipping, unlike other online sources. He also suggests action to take.
Someone at translationdojo who seems to know what they're talking about goes into detail about the possible economic rationale behind the decision and is noticeably optimistic about the whole thing.
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[…] Original post by Comics Worth Reading. To read the full article visit: Comics Worth Reading […]
[…] Brigid Alverson of MangaBlog continues the pricing theme, and wonders whether cutting the cover price by just $1 might make a difference to consumers: "If they really wanted to gamble, they could offer volume 1's at a really low price, say $5, to get people to give them a try, and then raise the price for subsequent volumes. Maybe $6 for volume 2, $7 for volume 3, and so on. What we've seen with strong series like Fruits Basket and Naruto is that the later volumes sell better, so if you have a good series, that strategy could work. But are the online exclusives strong series? If they are, why aren't they in stores? And if they aren't, why should I pay the full ten bucks?" Also commenting: Dave Lartigue, who emails his displeasure to Tokyopop; David Welsh, who's unhappy about Dragon Head; and Johanna Draper Carlson, who provides a reaction roundup. […]
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08/30/2006 at 7:40 AMJohanna, Another factor to consider in Tokyopop's decision is that book stores, unlike comic stores, get to return unsold books for either credit on their next order or cash back. So if B&N orders 100,000 copies of a manga and only sells 25,000, Tokyopop is the one stuck with an inventory of 75,000 books and the bill for printing 100,000 copies. If a manga is selling so poorly that Tokyopop can't justify a large print, then the only options are cancel the book or find another means of distribution. Personally I think Tokyopop should be given some credit for trying to keep a book in print long enough to finish the series. Not all publishers are as consciousness of their fanbase. I'll give you two examples from Viz. "Even a Monkey Can Drawn Manga" was a two volume series. The first volume sold so poorly that Viz never printed the second volume. So now I have to learn Japanese if I want to finish the series. Another series that Viz never completed was Urusei Yatsura by Rumiko Takahashi. Viz only ran 9 of the 34 volumes in that series. So it might be a slight inconvenience to have to order the books from the publisher on line, but I think that's better than not getting the books at all or having to learn Japanese.
PS. Translationdojo is run by William Flanagan who is currently a freelance translator working primarily for Del Rey. (He is currently translating "xxxHolic", so you know I've got mad love for him.) He was the Director of the Editorial Department of Viz for two years before returning to being freelance. I really enjoy his insight into the mechanics of translation and the machinery of publishing.
[…] Following up on yesterday's reactions to Tokyopop's online exclusives, here are two more and some further thoughts of mine. […]
- More on Tokyopop's Online OEL Manga and Print on Demand Plans » Manga Worth Reading
08/19/2009 at 6:46 PM[…] So it's another example of trying to cut out the middlemen of retailers and distributors. Last time they tried this, three years ago, reaction was not favorable, with retailers vowing to cut orders. However, since […]
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The Orlando Magic played a hard-fought game against the Boston Celtics but came up short, losing 102-98.
With the score at 98-96 and the Celtics trying to hold on for the victory, after Glen Davis stole a pass from Avery Bradley and converted a dunk on the previous possession to make it a one-possession game for the Magic, Paul Pierce made a clutch jumper on the next trip down that essentially won the game.
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Instead, the Celtics put the ball in Pierce's hands and let him go to work. Boston ran a 3/5 pick-and-roll with Pierce and Garnett, The Magic switched on the play, which meant that instead of Quentin Richardson guarding Pierce, it was Davis that had to try and stop him. Davis hounded Pierce on the right wing. And with Pierce stumbling momentarily, almost losing control of the basketball, as well as the shot clock winding down, it seemed like Orlando was going to get the stop that they needed.
Unfortunately for the Magic, Pierce regained his footing, went to his left while simultaneously creating room for himself, and made a free-throw line extended jumper off the dribble with Davis unable to contest the shot.
If you've watched Pierce play over the years, you'll know that's probably his favorite shot to go to in crunch time.
After Jameer Nelson made a floater off the dribble to cut the deficit back to two points for Orlando on the ensuing possession, Pierce made two free-throws to ice the game.
Crazy as it may sound, it's not necessarily a bad thing that the Magic lost to Boston — again. Why?
With the loss, Orlando remains 1 game back of the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 5 seed in the Eastern Conference with a record of 36-26. When you consider that the Hawks swept the season series and own the tiebreaker, the Magic are actually 2 games back of Atlanta for the No. 5 seed.
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The story the artistic duet Kolesnikov/Denisov intends to tell – 在俄羅斯 (Chinese for madein Russia) – has a very tricky plot with many twists and turns. You can't get it just out of hand. Is it about love, art, or outsourcing and precarisation? Or is it, broadly speaking, about contemporary capitalism, theone based on the neoliberal doctrine and opening a gate to the market free of any state barriers? It may as well tell of the friendship between the peoples,the friendship built on mutually beneficial cooperation and strengthened by thestream of working force. Yet, it may equally bring to your mind the ideas of Antonio Negri, who believed that the modern notion of proletariat should include not only the traditional industrial workers, but virtually everyone who is placed under another's control, being subject to exploitation and labouring for the capital – precisely, unemployed, housewives, social service workers, scholars and creative professionals. Inother words, the class and occupational gradation of human society becomes agood deal simpler. The result looks very much like a line from Dolsky's song: 'We've got mercilessly divided into women and men'. Only in this project it isthe case of exploiters and those being exploited. However, subversity andtransgression is still there and all is far from being unequivocal. Actually, in the modern world things have got only more twisted and tangled. Everythingis ambiguous from emotions to intellect and will.
The series presentedby the artists comprises seven paintings made in black-and-white, in a traditional realist manner, what makes them all visually reminiscent of documentary photography – greatly enlarged, taken in a stop-motion mode and organized into a narrative. To be more exact, it is not so much a narrative, as a sketch from nature, pretty familiar to all and everybody from the personal experience: in the heat of passion a man and a woman rush to wards each other, throwing off clothes on their way. Six paintings out of seven represent precisely these articles of clothing cast away in a rush – sneakers, shoes, jeans, a shirt and a blouse. The seventh, one in the centre, shows the lovers themselves, merged in a kiss. All is straight forward and even banal. Besides, it doesn't make it any better to realize that all these paintings, despite their impressive size (150х200), look like pictorial studies by an A-student of an Art College (and some college tasks do presume painting a drapery or an object from every-daylife). Still, this amorous adventure is actually a so-called undercoat. At long last, what unfolds before us is not a love story, but the story of these things, carelesslyscattered about, but thoroughly painted. Yet, they are not simple jeans,shirts, shoes, but the NEXT, TCM (Tchibo), H&M, Esprit, CFL, Disney, Palomino, FIXONI, des Petits, OKAЇDI, OBaibi, ZARA etc. In other words, the very European brands, which we know inside out, as a good pupilknows the tables. Still, we are equally aware that all these Ferre, Cavalli, Pierre Cardin, Gattinoni,Parker, Givanchi, Caran D'Ache are made in China. Such is the legendary meeting of the West and the East. Thus, marketing, design, technology, quality control, to put it shortly, the intellectual component comes from Europe andthe US, while the production is effectuated in China – cheap and easy. Over thelovers couple the central painting is crowned with... No, not the five stars of the Chinese national symbol, as it may seem at a first glance, since here thebig star is surrounded by four Chinese hieroglyphs – 在俄羅斯, replacing the little stars. So goes the world– you think it is love, but it appears to be economics in the end.
The production processas such is equally present here, though exclusively in the form of pictorial production. A video captures an artist's hand painting the latest picture inthis series. No doubt, today Art makes a good use of mass production, with artists making incredible amounts of artworks for one biennale or another, not to speak of different art institutions. Thus, they acquire a symbolic capital, indispensable for a person fancying one real. In a way, one may speak of theartist's return to the status of labourer (as it was in the social stratification by Aristotle, who ranked artists among the manual workers – techne), with a certain social, productive and existential experience matching that of other social groups. Then the camera moves off – the painting has been finished, and we expect to see at last the authors of this project – the Russian artists Ivan Kolesnikov and Sergey Denisov, or at least, one of the two. But what do we actually see? A certain Chinese, laying aside his brush, putshis finished work in line with the earlier ones. Isn't this pattern familiar? The concept, method, quality control goes from Russia, while realization, so-to-say, production, takes place in China. Yet it is literally made in Russia. For the author is not the one who painted, but the one who made it all up. The one who created thebrand. Basically, the story is old, as the hills. Surely, nobody isparticularly eager to advertise it. Exploitation is something a progressive society would condemn. Now it is more often referred to as job creation. Yet, conceptual matches are far more significant. Sure, the Chinese painter is a compound metaphor of wage labour, non-standard work status, and migration as such. But then who, after all, is an artist today? He is a precarious worker within a smoothly running system of art, with his existence unstable and vulnerable. He is a freelancer engaged by several employers at a time and resorting to outsourcing in an effort to acquire acapital, both symbolical and real. He is a migrant roaming around the world in search of work, inspiration, critical acclaim and, eventually, some love from you and me. But wherever he would go, what ever labour contracts he would sign and what production forms he would choose, Made…will still be a featherin his cap.
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Special project of Moscow Museum of Modern Art, Vinzavod, 2 Moscow Biennalle of Modern Art, Moscow, 2007Exhibition Design, Performing Arts, Video Arts2011
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I was on the money last season with my game by game break-down. It's getting close to the season and things can predicted a little more thorough and smoother by pure gut.
Record: 11-5 @Denver: W- The revenge tour starts NOW & for two weeks we're going to grab it let it fall on our lap and completely savagely rip it to shreds. The setting is simple if you ask me. We were EMBARRASSED on NATIONAL television against the league's worst QB, quite....EVER. Not only do we have a chance at redemption and pay-back, the football Gods gave it to us on NATIONAL television once more. What better way to avenge one of the worst playoff loss's against the worst QB-quite-ever, than to beat and humiliate one of the best quarterbacks quite ever on the SAME field? Pittsburgh: 27 Denver: 16 vsNew York(Jets): W- Heinz Field, opening day. The Steelers are not only one of the league's most dominating teams at home, but one of of most dominating teams on home opening day/night. 2 weeks in a row is a revenge game and I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot of Mr. Tim Tebow in sub-packages while Sanchez struggles mightily with our overwhelming blitzing schemes of relentlessness. I believe Rex will throw some stuff at us as well and it could be a low scoring affair, which plays into our hands as the crowd will be electric since the Steelers played their last 3 games on the road dating back to last season (@ Denver, @ Denver, @ Cleveland) so the Steelers return to Heinz Field will be as crazy as can be as the home crowd will be out for BLOOD with those Terrible Towels. Jets 10 Steelers 17 @Oakland: L- Shades of 2006 keep creeping into my eyesight and the sheer terror Oakland instilled in Ben Roethlisberger. I don't like this setup & believe Oakland is one of the toughest places to travel. Palmer knows our defense well and we struggled last season with stout offensive lines and big running backs, ala Darren McFadden. This could be our first drop as the Black Hole will be fired up to hand us our first loss. Steelers 14 Raiders 23 BYE WEEK vs Philadelphia: W- Even though Philly looks outstanding on paper, we put them to shame in every philosophical category judging by what happens on the grid-iron. I don't believe Michael Vick is good enough to process our defense nor do I think he's durable enough to withstand the hits he's likely to take. A balanced attack from our offense should shred the Eagles secondary and especially their linebacking core. Too many mis-match's in our favor. Plus, we always play well against NFC opponents. Eagles 13 Steelers 24 @Tennessee: W- Playing at Tennessee is always difficult & Tennessee can be a sleeper on many boards this upcoming season but I believe they are too young of a team dealing with an up & coming threat with Houston in their division so drawing the Steelers on National Television could give them problems with a young football team. Tennessee is a work in progress and it will show when the stakes are higher, just like last season. Steelers 27 Titans 9 @Cincinnati: L- The Bengals always play the Steelers tough, even in their putrid Bungle days dating all the way back in 1998-present. They seem to always show up atleast once a season against Pittsburgh and they made it a competitve outing in Cincniatti last season. Another Nationally Televised game so the Jungle will be rockin' and feasting with crowd noise. I expect Cincy to steal one from us here. Steelers 21 Bengals 24 vsWashington: W- RGIII may have his "welcome to the NFL" moment before this, but you simply don't arrive in the NFL until you meet the Pittsburgh Steelers, on the road, your rookie season. The Steelers draw the perfect bounce back game and handle Washington the way they should. Redskins 14 Steelers 30 @New York(Giants): L- Usually late in the season, the Steelers are known to drop an ugly one, especially on the road in hostile environments. Usually this bodes difficult late in the season to host a contending team for a Super Bowl champ, but if Eli Manning is playing as good this late as he did last season, then we can have difficulties matching up with a well-coached team with many weapons. Steelers 13 Giants 27 vsKansas City: W- Coming back home once more, this will be a big AFC Conference game IMO, especially after potentially already losing to teams like Oakland and Cincinnati. Kansas City showed last year that a defensive minded team led by a defensive minded coach like Romeo Crennel can give us fits and that they did last year in Kansas City. Yes we have the advantage playing at home but I think the Chiefs can be a bigger threat this season than they were last season but we must get back on track and simply escape this game INJURY FREE before Baltimore, something we failed to do in 2011. Chiefs 17 Steelers 27 vsBaltimore: W- Possibly the defining moment for our 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only do we got Baltimore at home, but we got first crack at them in front of a frenzied crowd seeking the biggest game on the revenge tour because we see them in 2 weeks-time. Health is important to a win here and if we can keep it together throughout the season, I believe we have a chance to sweep Baltimore within a game of each other. Ravens 16 Steelers 21 @Cleveland: W- Trap written all over it, but we remember the kind of derailment Cleveland put on our tracks last season in both games played. With a new direction and a new QB learning a new system, a re-do like Brandon Weeden will set back Cleveland for a little while but their defense still worries me, even more-so than Baltimores. Steelers 28 Browns 10 @Baltimore: W- We complete the sweep at Baltimore because I have no faith in a QB like Joe Flacco catching lighting in the bottle twice against Pittsburgh like he did in 2011. With the loss to us just 2 weeks ago, I believe this entire Ravens team will feel those effects and Flacco will crumble mightily in front of his home fans, proving why he isn't the best QB in the league. Steelers 17 Ravens 13 vsSan Diego: L- With a mentally exhausting 3 game AFC NORTH and division stretch, Philip Rivers and the Chargers will hand us our first loss at home and catch the Steelers with a very un-balanced performance, kind of like what the Jets did in '10 in the regular season towards the end of our season. Rivers has the type of arm that could throttle us and I believe San Diego will be in contention in the AFC this season. Chargers 24 Steelers 14 @Dallas: L- The Steelers and Cowboys meet for the first time since 2008 and the Steelers, for this entire decade (we even played a Super Bowl IN Dallas) has Dallas's number in this matchup of epic history proportions. The Cowboys are due to take one from us. We'll continue a tiny slide entering the post-season as Dallas hands us our first 2 game losing streak in the late-season on the fast track. Steelers 27 Cowboys 34 Dec 23 vs Cincinnati: W- We get back on the winning track and we couldn't ask for a better time as we even the series with the Bengals to determine playoff seeding. Bengals get us at a BAD time. Bengals 13 Steelers 30 vsCleveland: W- Steelers continue their domination VS Cleveland and wrap up the division as they finish 11-5 with the sweep of Baltimore, the sweep of Cleveland and splitting with Cincinnati. Browns 9 Steelers 23
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Wednesday, 07 March 2012 11:51
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Down4U 2/27/2003 00:57 |
Grandma, it's been about 6 months since you went away but I remember it like it was just yesterday. It's still hard to accept the fact that you're not here anymore and I can't give you a big hug or see your smiling face, but I know that God knows best and He wanted you with Him. I miss you a lot, but I know I'll see you again one day and until then I'll just remember all the times we shared and continue to thank God for every day I was blessed to have you in my life. |
elisajones4 3/23/2005 19:23 |
Rest in peace Mattie!! |
mssignlady 4/10/2009 00:07 |
That is such beautiful dedication...I miss my grandmother so much too - she passed in 2001 - please pray for my sister who just lost her soulmate today...her name is Kim...his name is Tommy |
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