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It's hard to believe, in this day and age, that some puppies and kittens do not survive routine spay and neuter surgery in Central Minnesota.
It happens when a low cost clinic gives you a cut rate surgery price. It sounds so affordable and then they recommend "optional" services like blood work.
Blood work plays a vital role in a successful surgery outcome. It should never be "optional."
People who don't know better decline options like they might decline "Trucoat" sealant at the car dealership. Declining blood work can go very bad for your pet.
Pets will almost always survive routine surgery today as long as ALL vital protocols are in place. Advanced Care Pet Hospital includes all vital protocols in our surgery prices.
If you were fully informed about the risk to your pet's life, would you choose to include all life saving surgery protocols? People who care for their pets will choose safety.
Selling life saving services like bloodwork as "Optional" puts the burden of your pet's outcome squarly on your lap. Do you have enough information to fully understand all the risks and benefits?
It is an unfortunate business model which does no favors for the integrity or reputation of the veterinary profession.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital does not operate that way.
The American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Animal Hospital Association have guidelines outlining recommended protocols for pets safety under anesthesia. These guidelines are outlined later in this article. We hope educating pet parents like you regarding how vital they are to your pet's safety will help.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital follows the recommended guidelines. They important enough that we ALWAYS include life saving services in our quotes.
Our business model is based on trust and peace of mind, not nickles and dimes.
We would rather lose dollars and cents to cut rate clinics than have a reputation of losing pets to insufficient safety protocol.
People believe pet surgery is done the same everywhere. This is not true.
Low cost packages never include ALL the recommended protocols.
Paying the lowest price for pet surgery puts your pet's life at risk. It can cost your pet's life. We have heard stories.
Consumers think they will receive the same quality care Advanced Care Pet Hospital offers at a lower price.
The truth is, low cost quotes almost always exclude one or more safety protocols. Truly, you get what you pay for with pet surgery. How do we know?
When price shoppers tell us they found a lower price else where, we call to verify what is included in their quote. In most every case, we find one or more life saving protocols were not included and sold as "optional" extras.
Take blood work for instance. Certain conditions require modification of the anesthesia protocol or not doing the surgery until the conditions has been moderated. Examples include: Diabetes, Renal Disease, Cardiac Disease, Liver Disease and risk of hemorrage. These can only be conclusively identified with presurgical blood work. You can't see these conditions just looking at a pet. We have postponed surgery for these very conditions.
Price Shoppers may believe they will receive the identical "Advanced Care" quality service provided here, tragically they do not.
Our Safe Surgery Service includes a complete 12 panel blood work up and red and white blood cell count, low cost quotes typically do not.
When you compare apples to apples and have a quote that includes ALL the services Advanced Care regularly includes, you will find our prices are comparable and sometimes lower. We know, we call and we verify.
Our clients value Peace of Mind when it comes to their pet's safety while under surgery. Advanced Care Pet Hospital is different than what many expect.
Our clients appreciate not worring about whether they chose the right "options" regarding their pet's life.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital doesn't consider your pet's life "Optional." Like our slogan says, "Caring for People Who Care for Their Pets."
We use the same anesthesia used by human doctors for infants called sevoflurane. Our anesthesia protocol is the safest in the veterinary industry.
Most vets which use anesthesia, use isoflurane. Vet Clinics which use isoflurane and combined with fluid therapy are certainly safer than those who do not use anesthesia at all for pet surgery. Pets recover faster from the effects of sevoflurane anesthesia than isoflurane. Here is a brief discussion:
Sevoflurane returns pets to their ordinary state sooner, with less residual effects from traditional gases like isoflurane. When a vet asks to keep your pet overnight after routine surgery, using isoflurane may be a contributing factor.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital does keep felines overnight after declaw surgery. We do this because veterinary medical evidence supports the evening confinement as it significantly helps their pads recover. Our practice follows evidence based medicine.
At Advanced Care Pet Hospital you find a level of pre and post operative care one might expect to find in human medicine.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital does not compromise, use gimmicks or take short cuts with your pet's life during surgery.
We are open to new treatments and protocols. We generally wait however when it can be measurably proven to benefit your pet's medical outcome.
AVMA and AAHA Guidelines for pet safety under anesthesia recommend: preanesthetic evaluation to create an individual anesthetic plan based on history, age, breed, temperament and procedure. No one plan is appropriate for all pets.
A complete anesthetic plan addresses pain medication through out the procedure, pre and post anesthetic sedation, induction with an endotracheal tube, IV catheter placement for fluid therapy, monitoring and post surgical follow-up.
These services are all included in Advanced Care Pet Hospital estimates. We do it because it is in the best interest of your pets life. Dr. Gerds practices the safest protocol tailored to your pet's specific life stage and body condition. We also consider it peace of mind. In this day and age your pet should come out of surgery.
A woman presented her two 5 year old dogs for routine dental cleaning. The blood work revealed, one was suffering kidney disease, the second, liver disease. Both had no outward, visible signs.
Had either one went under anesthesia, there could have been serious complications.
The kidneys and the liver are heavily involved in processing blood cells. Blood cells carry the anesthesia in the circulation system through the kidneys and liver for metabolism. A bad kidney or liver can compromise a successful outcome.
Under surgery, your pet receives exactly the same care we administer to our own pets. We are caring for people who care about their pets.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital uses an IV catheter for fluid therapy during surgery. Immediate intravenous access for emergency drug administration is one of the most important factors in the successful treatment of cardiovascular or respiratory failure in either the awake or the anesthetized patient.
By placing an intravenous (IV) catheter and line before anesthesia, Dr. Gerds can ensure that this lifeline is already in place, should the need arise.
Anesthetics, fluids and emergency drugs can be administered through the IV line. Intravenous fluids help maintain blood pressure in the anesthetized patient and will replace lost fluids (during surgery, fluids are lost through evaporation from body cavity surfaces, and in any tissues that are being removed).
Intravenous fluid therapy speeds the recovery process by diluting the anesthetic agents circulating in the blood stream and by enhancing their metabolism and elimination through the liver and kidneys.
Patients that receive IV fluid therapy generally wake up faster than those that do not. For these reasons, all surgery patients here receive intravenous catheterization and fluid therapy.
As seen above, we are already minimizing risk before surgery has even begun. During surgery, anesthetic monitoring here is similar to that found in any human hospital. Here is a list of common methods of monitoring anesthesia:
The Surgery Assistant is our most important monitor during an anesthetic procedure. This professional staff member is trained to observe and monitor the patient throughout the entire procedure, from induction until recovery. They monitor the anesthetic levels according to the patient's vital signs and ensures that the patient remains stable throughout the procedure.
Pulse Oximetry is used to monitor the amount of oxygen in the patient's blood (Sp02) and the pulse rate.
The Electrocardiogram, abbreviated as ECG, shows the rate and pattern of the heartbeat. It will detect and show abnormal heartbeats called arrhythmias. If an arrhythmia is detected, the anesthetist will make appropriate changes in anesthesia and/or administer emergency medications.
The Heart Rate Monitor measures the number of heartbeats per minute. Heart rate must be maintained within a certain range. The depth of anesthesia and surgical stimulation can both affect heart rate.By monitoring heart rate, increases or decreases can be detected early and anesthetic adjustments made quickly, resulting in smoother anesthesia for our patients.
The Blood Pressure Monitor measures the systolic (when the heart contracts or pumps) and occasionally the diastolic (when the heart relaxes or refills) blood pressure. Coupled with other monitoring equipment, this gives detailed information on the cardiovascular status of the patient.
The Core Body Temperature is monitored, especially during a prolonged surgery, by inserting a temperature probe into the esophagus or rectum. Low or high body temperature can cause complications. Maintenance of normal body temperature is especially important in small or pediatric patients.
We also use a special insulating pad below the patient to help maintain normal body temperature.
All of these advanced safeguards are routinely used to help minimize any risk to your pet during the surgical procedure and provide a faster and more comfortable recovery.
Follow the link below to review a list of veterinary surgical procedures available through Advanced Care Pet Hospital:
Our procedures use a kinder gentler anesthesia protocol allowing pets to be with you soon after surgery. Watch this video of Popcorn the Kitten taken a hour or so after her spay. . .
We believe your pet deserves the Safest Level of Care. Experience, safety, and peace of mind is what we provide while your pet is in surgery.
Our estimates for your pet's surgery include everything necessary for the successful outcome of your pet's procedure while under anesthesia.
Surgical estimates include a pre-surgical exam, complete blood work,
pre-medications before surgery for pain and antibiotics, monitoring
during surgery for Heart Rate (EKG) and Blood Oxygen.
Temperature, heart rate, pulses and respiration are also
continuously monitored while under anesthesia.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital surgery estimates/quotes always include all of the above safety services. We do not add them on as extras after the fact when you come back to pick up your pet.
Keep in mind, you get what you pay for. Cut rate prices generally exclude services which will safely manage your pet through anesthesia, surgery and post operation. If you have a low price, don't hesitate to ask about the surgery protocol; what is included, what is not included. Ask what their mortality rate is for the surgery they will perform for you. Ask the person if they would do anything different with the low price if it was their own pet.
• We INCLUDE all life saving anesthesia protocols recommended by AVMA and AAHA guidelines
• Vital life saving services are not sold "Optionally" here
• We use Sevoflurane, the safest anesthesia and the same human doctors use for surgery
• Cut rate surgery quotes often have 1 or more of life saving protocols priced extra like complete blood work, anesthesia, IV catheter, fluids or monitoring
• Never risk your pet by declining essential protocols
• We consistently meet surgery estimates at checkout time
• We get estimates right because we have done these procedures before. No guess work involved here.
We don't give sales incentives to staff. That is why when you come to Advanced Care, our staff does not suggest your pet might have cancer and will require many extra costly tests.
That just happened to one of our clients in January (2013) when they went to a leading pet hospital in the Saint Cloud area for a discount surgery. They thought they were going to save money, but guess what.
We don't under bid our work to draw you in and switch the rules when you show up. We are here for you to trust us.
• Advanced Care Pet Hospital is quietly gaining a reputation as the accurate, affordable, honest and truly friendly pet health care provider.
Choose Advanced Care Pet Hospital, ask someone who has.
Advanced Care Pet Hospital features state of the art Sevofluorane anesthetic system.
Sevofluorane is the same anesthetic trusted and used by pediatricians for human children!
It is a superior, safer, and somewhat more costly system than used by many animal hospitals.
We have no upcharge for using Sevofluorane, we use it because it is the safest anesthetic available.
With the exception of feline declaws, most every pet can be reunited with you the very same day! No unnecessary overnight stays here.
That is due in part to the human quality of the anesthetic agent and protocol used by Advanced Care PetHospital.
Traditionally, pet hospitals required pets to stay overnight because a less effective agents is used in these procedures.
Advanced Care only uses the safest pre and post surgical protocols for your pet.
Follow the link below to review a list of veterinary surgical procedures available through Advanced Care Pet Hospital:
Our goal is to be the vet you recommend to friends with pets. We are Central Minnesota's newest veterinary practice. We put together a great staff, today's technology and a doctor with 20+ years experience. Discover why so many already recommend Advanced Care Pet Hospital!
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TION FILED APR. 1, 192i.
1 ,42 6,026. Patented Aug. 15, 1922.
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stares OSCAR A. "WEBSTER, OF EDG-EWOOD, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO ALLEN WRENCH 82; TOOL COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A. CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed. April 1, 1921. Serial No. 457,602.
T 0 all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, OscAn A. VVEBs'rER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Edgewood, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in At tachments for Vise Jaws, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to vise-jaw attachments for bending work, and the object of this invention is to provide a'pair of 00- operating members adapted to be independently supported on opposite jaws of the vise, one of the members being provided with a pair of vertically-disposed ribs on its working surface while the other is provided with a single vertically-disposed rib located at the point intermediate the pair of ribs on the opposite jaw whereby closing action of the jaws will bend the piece of work engaged by the ribs, the device being especially adapted for use in bending or straightening connecting rods but which may be employed for bending any kind of work for which it is adapted.
With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.
In the accompanying drawings:
Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating my improvedwork-bending vise-jaws, also showing a portion of a pair of vise-jaws to which my improved shoes are applied.
Figure 2 is a top view illustrating my improved work-bending vise-jaw shoes as gripping and bending a piece of work by action of the ribs in the working faces of the shoes.
Figure 3 is a face view of the jaw having a pair of spaced-apart work-bending ribs.
With reference to the drawings, 10 designates one of the vise-jaw shoes which is preferably formed like a cap to fit over the jaw 11 of the vise, the top portion 12 resting on the top of the vise jaw while the vertical plate portion 13 engages the working face of the jaw. On this vertical plate I have mounted two vertically-disposed spaced apart ribs 14 which extend across the gripping-jaw working face of the plate 13.
On the opposite jaw 15 ofthe vise I have shown a corresponding shoe member 16 having a top plate 17 and a front working plate 18 which extends down across the gripping face of the vise jaw. This vertical plate 18 is provided with a single vertically-disposed rib 19 which is located about midway the length of the shoe and in posi- I Patented Aug, 15, 1922.
vise and are adapted more particularly for bending the connecting rods of engines to obtain the proper alinement of their bearings,
but whichmay be used on any other work.
This bending effect is obtained much more quickly and accurately by my .improved vise shoes by the gripping pressure of the vises than could be obtained by the old method which is that of pounding the work with a hammer and by my improved method of bending, the work is not mutilated and no unsightly marks are left as in the case Where a hammer is used for this purpose.
The device is extremely simple and practical in construction and by its use Work may be quickly and accurately bent into the desired shape, or when bent may be accurately straightened into alinement.
The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claim.
I claim: 7
A work-bending attachment for vise-jaws, comprising a pair of cooperating shoes shaped to approximately fit and be independently supported on the opposite jaws of the vise, one shoe having a pair of vertically-disposed widely-separated ribs and the other shoe having a single rib located to engage the Work at a point intermediate the pair on the opposite jaw whereby a closing action of the jaws bends the work engaged by said ribs.
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This is a list of the chapters of the Japanese manga series Death Note, written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The individual chapters were originally serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, from December 2003 to May 2006, with 108 chapters in all. The series primarily focuses on high school student Light Yagami who decides to use a supernatural notebook called the "Death Note", which kills anyone whose name is written in it, to rid the world of evil.Death Note has been compiled into twelve tankōbon in Japan, with the first being released on February 2, 2004, and the twelfth on July 4, 2006. In addition to these, a guidebook for the manga, Death Note 13: How to Read, was also published on October 13, 2006. The guidebook has information about the series, with character profiles, creator interviews, and the pilot chapter that preceded Death Note. A one-shot story special of Death Note was also released in February 2008, and is set two years after the original story's epilogue. Death Note has been adapted into an anime with thirty-seven episodes produced by Nippon Television, and has three live action films.VII. Zero Zero (零)53. "Scream" (悲鳴 "Himei")54. "Inside" (中 "Naka")55. "Creation" (創造 "Sōzō")56. "Embrace" (抱擁 "Hōyō")57. "Two Choices" (二択 "Nitaku")58. "Feelings Within" (胸中 "Kyōchū")59. "Zero" (零 "Zero")60. "Kidnapping" (誘拐 "Yūkai")61. "Number Two" (二番 "Niban")


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Restaurants, Bars, and Attractions in Indianapolis
We put together this page for attendees of the 2012 EDUCAUSE Security Professionals Conference in Indianapolis who may not be familiar with the area. It's based solely on the opinions of the authors.
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- Restaurants and Bars
- Getting to the IUPUI Campus
- Other Attractions
Restaurants and Bars
Gathering informally outside the conference sessions is a great way to spark collaboration—some of the community's most successful projects have resulted from it. Whether you're looking for a place to gather outside the conference hotel or just relax by yourself, check out the recommendations below.
Near the Hotel
Near the hotel are several establishments that offer good food, drink, and conversation-friendly atmosphere:
- High Velocity
- the hotel bar
- open floor plan, could be good for after-hours discussions
- many tv screens (at least 25)
- good food and craft beer selection
- full bar
- Loughmiller's
- decent bar food and some craft beer
- full bar
- smoking permitted
- locally-owned
- Tavern on South
- personal favorite of ajk's
- very good food and craft beer
- a bit upscale, maybe not as comfortable for raucous infosec discussions
- no smoking
- Bourbon Street Distillery
- Creole & Cajun inspired menu, but good pub food
- Daily drink and food specials
- Outdoor dining available
A little farther
- Rock Bottom
- chain brewpub
- very good food
- very good specialty beers, good (Gordon Biersch) standard beers
- no smoking
- chain brewpub
- good food
- very good specialty beers, okay (corporate) standard beers
- no smoking
- Tastings - A Wine Experience
- Great place to try new wines
- Delicious food
- Hang out on sofas
- Outdoor dining
- Sensu
- Asian fusion menu
- Intriguing (yet odd) combo of restaurant and night club
- Plenty of table space
- Adobo Grill
- Mexican food...wonderful salsas and homemade guacamole
- Margaritas and tequilas (including tequila flights).
- Es bueño
- Scotty's Brewhouse
- Casual yet upscale atmosphere, especially for watching sports
- Extensive beer list
- HUGE menu
- Bazbeaux Pizza
- small, independent pizzeria chain
- VERY well worth the trip
- Traditional toppings and loads of interesting specialty pies
- personal favorite of szw's
- Shapiro's Deli (downtown location)
- Long-time local deli
- Amazing, notorious corned beef & Reubens
- Plenty of cafeteria-style seating -- great for large groups
Late Night & 24-hour
- Steak 'n Shake
- Open 24 hours
- Downtown
- "Fast" food
- Indy All Night (food delivery)
Food Trucks
The food truck phenomenon has hit Indianapolis. The trucks can often be found in White River State Park, on the IUPUI campus, and near the corner of Illinois and Ohio Streets. See this Twitter list to track Indy's best food trucks.
Other Downtown Options
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See this map for restaurant/bar recommendations downtown. This map only shows restaurants we recommend and is not comprehensive.
Getting to the IUPUI Campus
You may want to get to IUPUI, specifically the Information Communications Technology Complex (ICTC), to visit someone or go on a tour of the data center. This map will get you there (on foot) from the conference hotel.
Other Attractions
Near the Hotel
In order of increasing distance from the conference hotel:
- White River State Park (adjacent to the hotel)
- Canal Walk
- Eiteljorg Museum
- Indiana State Museum
- Indianapolis Zoo
- NCAA Hall of Champions
- Victory Field (home of the Indianapolis Indians AAA baseball team—home game Monday afternoon before the conference)
- Indianapolis Cultural Trail
- IUPUI campus
- Lucas Oil Stadium (home of the Indianapolis Colts)
- Pan Am Plaza (ice skating, hockey, curling)
- Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
- Rhythm! Discovery Center
- Monument Circle
- tours of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (the obelisk in the center of the circle) are available
- Bankers Life Fieldhouse (home of the Indiana Pacers and Fever)
Elsewhere in Indy
In alphabetical order:
- Broad Ripple (trendy neighborhood with shopping, bars)
- Butler University campus
- Holcomb Gardens
- Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium
- Children's Museum of Indianapolis (largest in the world, they say; great with or without kids)
- Crown Hill Cemetery (see the graves of John Dillinger, James Whitcomb Riley, etc.)
- Eagle Creek Park
- Fort Harrison State Park
- Fountain Square (less trendy and funkier than Broad Ripple)
- Garfield Park Conservatory and Sunken Gardens
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- track will be open for practice during the time of the conference
- Indianapolis Museum of Art
- 100 Acres art and nature park
- Lilly House and Gardens
- Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art
- Indy Greenways—recreation/fitness trails, especially:


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APDA New England Regional Biennial Parkinson's Conference - Sturbridge, MA 11.4.12 - 11.5.12
Sunday, November 4, 2012 2:00-10:00pm and Monday, November 5, 2012 8:00am-3:30 pm
A conference designed to educate and inspire people with Parkinson's disease and those who care about them through speakers, workshops, exhibitors, and fun - including a Sunday Dinner Dance.
To view the brochure with more information on the schedule and speakers, please click here. Registration is required for this conference. For secure online registration, please click here.
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L'Oeil de la Photographie - San Francisco: Duchamp in Pasadena by Julian Wasser
Photo credit: Chess Match, Duchamp scratching nose, Duchamp Retrospective, Pasadena Art Museum, 1963 vintage gelatin silver print 6.75 x 9.5" © Julian Wasser
Link to full exhibition catalogue
SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 11th, 2015 JULIAN WASSER: DUCHAMP IN PASADENA REVISITED…
Credit: Julian Wasser Duchamp Playing Chess with Nude (Eve Babitz), 1963
Opening reception Thursday June 11th, 2015 @ DUSK
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JULIAN WASSER: Duchamp in Pasadena Revisited
Exhibition Dates: Summer 2015
Vernissage: Thursday, June 11th at Dusk
Robert Berman / E6 Gallery is pleased to announce Julian Wasser : Duchamp in Pasadena Revisited, Summer 2015. Rare vintage and contemporary photographs documenting one of the most significant moments in California's art history will be on view alongside appropriations of many of the readymades and conceptual works of art by Marcel Duchamp displayed in the Pasadena Art Museum during the artist's first major U.S. retrospective. A vernissage will be held Thursday, June 11th at dusk.
In 1963 a long overdue retrospective for Marcel Duchamp, arguably the most significant and influential artist of the 20th century was held at the Pasadena Art Museum. The exhibition, curated by art world renegade and acting museum director, Walter Hopps, was Duchamp's very first museum retrospective in the United States and a coup for the West Coast art world. Having produced some of the most groundbreaking examples of conceptual art since the early part of the century, Duchamp was a legendary figure by the 1960s and his presence in California was a pivotal moment in L.A. history and lore.
Artists and luminaries including Ed Ruscha, Billy Al Bengston, Larry Bell, Dennis Hopper and a very boyish Andy Warhol flocked to the opening gala of Duchamp's retrospective and TIME Magazine sent L.A. based photographer, Julian Wasser to cover the event. At the time, Wasser, who began his career as a teenager shooting crime scenes in Washington D.C., was unaware of Duchamp's significance in the pantheon of art. But known for being in the right place at the right time and catching formative moments in L.A. history with an unmistakable eye, Wasser not only captured the energy of Duchamp's opening reception, but produced several of the most iconic pictures of the artist ever made. Duchamp posing next to his groundbreaking readymade Bicycle Wheel, originally conceived in 1913 and Duchamp playing chess with a nude Eve Babitz were among the images Wasser took while on assignment. Though TIME never published Wasser's pictures, the latter photograph, inspired by one of Duchamp's master paintings Nude Descending a Staircase and the artist's obsession with chess, went on to become one of the most recognizable staged photographs of the 20th Century.
Julian Wasser : Duchamp in Pasadena Revisited brings the quintessential photographs of Julian Wasser, together with an installation of appropriated works of art produced primarily by L.A. based artist Gregg Gibbs to create an exclusive experience of the 1963 Duchamp retrospective at the Pasadena Art Museum. Works on view originally produced by Duchamp and appropriated by Gibbs will include early works such as Bicycle Wheel, Nude Descending a Staircase, I.H.O.O.Q, 1919;With Hidden Noise, 1916, and one of Duchamp's masterworks (The Large Glass) The Bride Stripped Bare of Her Bachelors, Even 1915-1923. The piece de resistance is a life-sized recreation of Wasser's now-infamous photograph of Marcel Duchamp and Eve Babitz playing chess at the museum in 1963.
Julian Wasser began his career in photography in the 1950s as a teenager shooting crime scenes in Washington D.C., which he sold to The Washington Post. While working as a copy boy at the Washington bureau of the Associated Press he met Weegee and rode around with the legendary and unflinching press photographer while he worked. After university and military service that found him stationed in San Diego, Wasser settled in Hollywood and became a contract photographer for Time, Life and People Magazine. Like his mentor, Wasser has the knack for being present at critical public and private moments and for producing images with a graphic bold punch. His photographs from 60s Los Angeles capture a seminal period in the L.A. art scene, iconic musicians and nightclubs, the transition from classical to New Hollywood, and a volatile political and civil rights era. Wasser's photographs have been exhibited in museum exhibitions worldwide including Overdrive: L.A. Constructs the Future 1940-1990, Getty Center 2013; Los Angeles 1955-1985, The Birth of an Art Capital, Centre Pompidou, 2006, among others. His work is the subject of the monograph The Way We Were: The Photography of Julian Wasser, Damiani, 2014, and is included in numerous publications including Time & Place: Los Angeles 1957-1968, Steidl Verlag, 2008; Rebels in Paradise: The Los Angeles Art Scene and the 1960's, Henry Holt and Company, 2011.
We are pleased to announce the re-opening of our San Francisco location
Website: http://e6gallerysf.com/
Paintings & Works on Paper
Opening Reception | Re-opening: Friday February 6, 2015 From 5-8pm
Open Tuesday-Saturday by appointment
Since first exhibiting his work in the early 1980's, Bay area native Rob Setrakian has developed a liberating and intuitive painting style that is abstract, primal and unencumbered by reliance on figurative limitations. To look at his painted surfaces is to witness a conversation between the artist and the world around him and more definitively, between the painter and his medium. Setrakian's method begins with one fearless gesture onto a surface and evolves with each stroke into meditations on texture and color, energy and light, continuity and fissure. His finished paintings are imbued with a suggestive sense of motion and energy that border on the performative and seem to preserve the artist's actions in a language of their own. While vestiges of figures, objects and landscapes begin to emerge from the compositions, they consistently give way to more primary but subtle themes and universal relationships that occur in the natural world. The interplay between hot and cold, bright and dark, dry and damp, interior and exterior will ultimately preside where more concrete and reductive forms simply melt away.
Congratulations to Irene Hardwicke Olivieri on her recent review for her new book "Closer to Wilderness" in the latest issue of Spring 91: Women's Voices
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"I painted one with some charcoal and some watercolors, and the publisher said, 'Wait a minute — what's that?' I said, 'I thought with some of the special ones maybe I'd color them a little bit.' He said, 'Our art department thinks you should do all of them like that.'"
That request added two years to the creation of "Special Deluxe," which comes at a time when two other big projects from Young are surfacing: his new album "Storytone" and his Pono music playback system.
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"Against All Odds"
By Phil Tarley for Fabrik Magazine
Read entire article here
In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically.
-Vincent Van Gogh
It took me three years to finally drip all the way out of college and I doubt that I would've been able to do it without headphones. That's me on the D bus at Rutgers University with hair in my face, filthy black horn-rimmed glasses and a Walkman clamped onto my head like forceps tasked with the dubious job of pulling me from the supercilious hole of cynicism that I'd been gestating in ever since leaving high school. I'm listening to an unreleased Beatles song called Watching Rainbows. John Lennon is singing, "Shoot me! Shoot me! Whatever you do you gotta kill somebody to get what you want, you gotta shoot me! You gotta shoot me! Please shoot me!" and I'm deliberately not standing up to get off at my stop to go to my Tuesday afternoon class on expository writing where I'd be forced to remove my headphones and listen to a middle aged woman in sensible shoes lecture me on how to bow at the waist and square dance politely with her syllabus. Or that's me not getting off the G bus to learn about third-person thesis construction because I'm listening to CSNY sing Blackbirdat the Fillmore East in 1970, or that's me not getting off the L bus to make tree-rubbings and collaborative scrap paper collages with girls in top-siders and digital watches because Bob Dylan is telling me how, "Disillusioned words like bullets bark as human gods aim for their marks, make everything from toy guns that sparks to flesh-colored Christs that glow in the dark, it's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred."
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In Fall 2014, Robert Berman kicks off a four-month slate of rotating exhibitions and events, covering his 35 years of gallery exhibition history across seven locations -- including the inception and evolution of Bergamot Station as we know it.
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The celebrity culture in which we now swim, some would say drown, has accelerated far beyond what anyone awake in the 1950s would ever have imagined. Before the 24/7 global voyeurism of the Web, before E! and Barbara Walters and Annie Liebovitz, before the invading phalanxes of paparazzi on red carpets from Hollywood to Cannes, were the select flashbulb photographers who were allowed further access into the lives of stars than anyone else. One of the anointed was Murray Garrett. Now 88, he's got a lifetime of stories about the icons of that more innocent era whose off moments he was often privileged to capture: Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Bob Hope, Liberace… More fly-on-the-wall than commanding set-piece director, Garrett let his big-game hunting happen according to their creative rhythms, not his. A master of the stealthily revealed persona, he became a sought-after chronicler of a golden era in Hollywood.
"My dance was simply don't get in their way," says Garrett, "and don't make your appearance there bigger than theirs — which would be absolutely stupid. My job was not to annoy them or interfere with them, and that's why I get so many people who come up to me — and I'm very proud of it — saying, My God these pictures really are candid!"
As a kid, Garrett devoured photography books. While in high school he landed a part-time job with renowned New York stage photographer Eileen Darby. The studio owner kept him stuck in weddings-and-bar mitzvahs Siberia until one day, at age 17, he was thrown into his first celebrity assignment: Eleanor Roosevelt. When asked for his ID by her security team, he presented his high-school library card. "There was no television in those days, and to suddenly see her, I was numb." Five years later, he was asked to open the agency's West Coast office. He parlayed that into a long career of entertainment photo-journalism that reached every major star-hungry publication around the world.
"True these are special people, but they go to the bathroom the same way you do, they put their pants on the same way you do… but you're not the same, because there's only a very few who make it in their business and there are millions of us who never make it; we just work and make a living." His secret weapon? New York-bred civility. He was always polite, and the marquee names rewarded him with their time. "You don't have to like them, you don't have to hate them, but you have to respect them." Bob Hope was so impressed with Garrett's discretion, his nimbleness and his sharp eye, he hired him on a regular basis to cover his shows — a gig that lasted 25 years.
"It wasn't until long after I got out of the business that I was able to understand that it was okay to have whatever ego I have about my work. I knew I was good. That's it."
Murray Garrett's photographs can be viewed at Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica until October 5, and in two books — Hollywood Candid: A Photographer Remembers and Hollywood Moments (both Harry N. Abrams).
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So, enough with all this whining and nagging, let's switch to something interesting, something special that all of us can enjoy and appreciate. How about Hollywood at its glamorous best? Here is a guilty pleasure ––the exhibition at the Robert Berman Gallery of black and white photographs of Old Hollywood royalty, all of them snapped by well-known celebrity photographer Murray Garrett, who worked roughly between the 1940's and 1960's. Mr. Garrett, who is 88 years old, hasn't shown these photos for decades, so now is our chance to see and salivate a little over numerous images of Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando, Lauren Bacall with Humphrey Bogart, and Lucille Ball with Desi Arnaz. And you know what? In these photos by Murray Garrett, all these Hollywood Gods, even many decades later, are still alive, well, and kicking. As the saying goes, they don't make 'em like this anymore.
Immersed in the cultural landscape, filmmaker and photographer Felver (Beat) compiles moments both candid and posed from the past 25 years of American musical history. Framed by a brief personal narrative of the artist's social life in diverse countercultural milieus, as well as forewords by David Amram and Lee Ranaldo, the book quickly proceeds to striking images of luminaries such as Emmylou Harris, Ozzy Osbourne, Odetta, Taj Mahal, and Eartha Kitt. Felver possesses a unique skill, presenting the artists in moments that suggest a personal connection and unveiling of celebrity, while maintaining a firm grounding in the act of musical creation. Occasional recollections and ephemera from the featured artists further bolster the collection. Sure to please music aficionados and casual fans alike, the range and intimacy of this collection work together, drawing out nostalgia for the recent past. The artists feel present, whether it's Sonny Rollins with cheeks puffed as he glances over his shoulder, or Hazel Dickens's genuine smile. Felver's sincere appreciation of that presence is enough to make you turn on a record player. 240 b&w illus. (May)
As a filmmaker, Chris Felver understands a tight close-up and a tight schedule, so when he shifts to still portraiture of concert performers, he gets the job done in three frames. Click, click, click.
"Mind I make one?" is all he has to say, his backstage pass and handheld Leica finishing the question.
Even Neil Young and Lou Reed had time for three quick frames, though Emmylou Harris had time for only one. They appear among 240 images in Felver's "American Jukebox," ($50, Indiana University Press), a new picture book as efficient as a three-minute single.
If he is shooting, say, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, he'll hang an airplane blanket on a generator, put a stool in front of it and catch the musicians as they are standing around waiting to play.
Official Site for the Musee D'Aquitaine -
Chicano Dream - La collection Cheech Marin (1980-2010)
Exposition temporaire du 27 juin au 26 octobre 2014
From Friday 27 June 2014, 11:00 to Sunday 26 October 2014, 18:00
« Je me sens un peu Chicano, un peu Mexicain Américain et je suis aussi un artiste américain. […] Je me sens plus riche d'être tout cela à la fois. »
Eloy Torrez, 2000.
« En réaction à la culture dominante et aux distinctions implicites entre "beaux arts" et "art populaire", les artistes [chicanos] ont tenté de supprimer les frontières et de mêler les genres. La vie quotidienne, réelle, constitua la source principale de cette nouvelle esthétique. »
Tomás Ybarra-Frausto, 1993
Cheech Marin, une passion généreuse
Le musée d'Aquitaine a fait le choix de présenter dans ses murs la collection privée de Richard Antony « Cheech » Marin, réalisateur, acteur et scénariste installé à Los Angeles. Cheech Marin accompagne depuis trente ans les plus grands artistes mexicains américains de Los Angeles. Carlos Almaraz, Gronk, Harry Gamboa, Patssi Valdez, Frank Romero, John Valadez…
Carlos Donjuán,
Portrait of Cheech, 2012.Technique mixte sur bois. Collection Cheech Marin. Courtesy de l'artiste
Tous figurent en bonne place au sein de cette collection qui a fait l'objet de plusieurs expositions d'envergure internationale : Chicano Visions, dont l'itinérance a débuté en 2001 au musée de San Antonio, Texas ; Chicanitas et Papel Chicano, qui rappellent que les artistes chicanos sont aussi de brillants dessinateurs et pastellistes. Très récemment, les petits formats de l'exposition Chicanitas ont été rassemblés au musée d'art contemporain de San Diego, Californie. En France pourtant, les artistes chicanos restent encore très méconnus. En 1989, le Centre de Recherche pour le Développement Culturel de Nantes (C.R.D.C.) coproduisait avec le Centre d'art Santa Monica de Barcelone une exposition pionnière présentant seize peintres, sculpteurs et affichistes chicanos. Le musée d'Aquitaine s'inscrit dans le prolongement de cette présentation inédite en France. Il élargit cependant le champ des artistes et courants picturaux représentés, et ajoute une introduction conséquente à la douloureuse histoire des Mexicains Américains depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Quelque 70 oeuvres majeures de la collection Cheech Marin ont été retenues pour témoigner de plus de quarante années de création picturale. Cet ensemble est complété par d'importants prêts consentis par des artistes et collectionneurs privés, pour élargir le propos à la sérigraphie contemporaine, mais aussi représenter la toute jeune création chicana.
Artistes exposées
Carlos Almaraz, Jari « Werc » Álvarez, Jesus Barraza, Chaz Bojorquez, David Botello, Melanie Cervantes, Alfredo de Batuc, Carlos Donjuán, Diane Gamboa, Margaret García, Yolanda González, Glugio Gronk Nicandro, Roberto Gutiérrez, Wayne Alaniz Healy, Leo Limón, Albert Lopez, José Lozano, Gilbert « Magú » Luján, Cesar Martínez, Frank Romero, Sonia Romero, Ricardo Ruiz, Shizu Saldamando, Eloy Torrez, John Valadez, Patssi Valdez, Vincent Valdez, Jaime Zacarías, alias GERMS
John Valadez, une résidence au musée
L'association des amis du musée d'Aquitaine a convié John Valadez à réaliser in situ un mural, en introduction à l'exposition Chicano Dream. Accueilli fin mai 2014 en résidence à Bordeaux, l'artiste disposera de cinq semaines pour finaliser une oeuvre monumentale d'environ 8 x 4,50 mètres, qui sera exposée sur la façade du musée. Artiste de renommée internationale, Valadez est particulièrement reconnu pour ses extraordinaires murals, ces vastes fresques dont il reçoit régulièrement commande, en Californie comme ailleurs aux Etats-Unis. À l'issue de l'exposition, la fresque de John Valadez sera déposée puis réinstallée dans un espace public pérenne, choisi en concertation avec la Mairie de Bordeaux.
John Valadez, Pool Party, 1987 (coll. Cheech Marin) courtesy de l'artiste
2014, l'anniversaire du jumelage Bordeaux/Los Angeles
Les villes de Bordeaux et Los Angeles célèbrent le 50e anniversaire d'un jumelage débuté en octobre 1964. De nombreuses manifestations ponctuent cette année : une programmation particulièrement dense, qui mêle concerts et spectacles de danse, performances, projections de films et expositions. Los Angeles sera par ailleurs l'invitée d'honneur du festival Bordeaux fête le vin (BFV), du 26 au 29 juin. Musées et associations culturelles des deux villes sont pleinement impliqués dans la programmation de cette année de célébration.
Programmation à Bordeaux :
- À l'espace Saint-Rémi, du 13 juin au 13 juillet, FLASH association propose une nouvelle édition de BDXLAX Faraway So Close, exposition qui se veut, une nouvelle fois, le relais d'une scène culturelle forte et alternative, souvent peu visible, au croisement de l'art et de la pop culture.
- Le CAPC - Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux consacrera ses expositions d'été au sculpteur « caldérien » Aaron Curry, aux deux jeunes artistes émergents Carter Mull et Daniel Finsel, ainsi qu'aux archives du collectif d'artistes militants chicanos ASCO (« la nausée » en espagnol), actif à East Los Angeles entre 1972 et 1987 ; une exposition qui entre en résonance avec celle du musée d'Aquitaine, où seront présentées des oeuvres sur toile de Gronk, Patssi Valdez et Diane Gamboa, trois artistes fondateurs du collectif.
- La galerie du musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux présentera du 28 août au 10 novembre, Roadtrip, un siècle de photographies de la côte ouest des Etats-Unis, à partir d'une sélection proposée par le riche département photo du LACMA.
Les partenaires
Exposition organisée en partenariat avec la Mairie de Los Angeles, dans le cadre du 50e anniversaire du jumelage Bordeaux – Los Angeles, et avec le généreux concours de M. Cheech Marin.
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The highest honor bestowed by the President upon twelve
individuals in the arts annually
Los Angeles, CA — At the White House today, President Barack Obama awarded noted musician and philanthropist Herb Alpert with the National Medal of Arts for his lifetime of contribution to the arts.
Herb Alpert is not only a music icon and philanthropist, but also an accomplished sculptor, painter who through his creativity and inspiration, has significantly enriched and influenced our cultural life. The National Medal of Arts awards were established by Congress in 1984 to honor artists and patrons of the arts. It is the highest award given to artists and arts patrons by the United States government. The National Council of the Arts and the Arts Endowment's advisory council recommends individuals and organizations to the President.
"My dreams of being a professional artist never included the Medal of Arts Award. I am deeply touched." Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert continues his life–long passion to push the boundaries of his own art. As a multi–disciplinary artist, he has never stopped being a musician. Alpert not only has sold over 72 million albums over the course of his career, but he and partner Jerry Moss changed the music industry forever when they founded the legendary A&M Records. As an eight–time Grammy winner, Alpert is just releasing his 34th studio album "Steppin' Out," and with his wife, Grammy–award winning singer Lani Hall, will perform at the Hollywood Bowl on July 17, 2013.
As a sculptor and painter, Alpert's show, In·ter·course, is currently at the Robert Berman Gallery, Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, California.
Together Herb Alpert and Lani Hall are mutually involved in the work of The Herb Alpert Foundation, which was formed in the early 1980's. The Foundation's significant commitments support music & arts education, jazz studies and organizations that work toward creating a compassionate and empathetic society and has given over $125 million in grants.
In 2012 Herb Alpert was awarded the Harlem School of the Arts inaugural leadership award in recognition of the life–saving $6 million grant to the school. Journalist Bill Moyers said at the ceremony: "Herb Alpert is a creative genius. His career continues to flourish, and he continues to use his gifts as an artist and philanthropist to make our world a better place."
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The late political cartoonist Paul Conrad won the Pulitzer Prize so many times it was deemed unseemly to give him any more. Now, on the Thursday he would have turned 89, one of his masterpieces faces oblivion.
Titled "Chain Reaction," Conrad built a sculpture in the heart of Santa Monica, a once-progressive city, directly across the street from the RAND Corporation. It is a huge, elegant, moving work that stands against the horror of war and nuclear holocaust.
The city has threatened to tear it down, for lack of funds to maintain it. It ought to be a meager budgetary concern in a place that polishes its streets multiple times a week and maintains a showcase water reclamation plant on its beachfront. A number of prominent community members, notably art gallery owner Robert Berman and this site's editor in chief, would like to prevent that cultural catastrophe.
If you want to get involved, find out more about the fight to save "Chain Reaction" at this website.
Here are a few words about Conrad from his old friend, Robert Scheer:
Paul was like other veterans of that era of what has been called the good war—maybe the last one that can be called that—like the great Ed Guthman, also a Pulitzer winner and Paul's close friend, and that other Times Pulitzer winner, Phil Kerby, a foil for Paul's daily journey through the editorial page compound seeking reaction to drafts of his cartoons. Those guys had a confidence to speak truth to power that derived from the deep conviction that they were guardians of the American dream of justice and liberty for all. For them it was never simply a slogan but rather their lifeblood.
There is an adage that I believe defines both the role of the free press and the progressive church that Conrad honored—the injunction to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable—an epitaph that best captures this truly great man.
Paul Conrad in his inspired works of art day after day for more than half a century never betrayed that mission. He did so with brilliance, humor, and integrity that millions came to expect from a cartoon signed "Conrad."
—Posted by Peter Z. Scheer. Follow him on Twitter: @peesch.
Congratulations to Dietrich Wegner for being selected to exhibit at the Leopold Museum in Austria for their exhibition "Fleeting Worlds"CLOUDS
Fleeting Worlds
22 March 2013 - 01 July 2013
From 1800 landscape painting experienced an impressive heyday. Within this genre, artists paid increasing attention to the motif of clouds. These strange, elusive formations consisting of water, air and light appear as conveyors of different emotions and messages. Bushy clouds in a sunny sky contribute significantly to the positive atmosphere of a landscape and seem to be an almost indispensible feature in idyllic depictions of nature. A sky traversed by dark rain and thunder clouds, on the other hand, is perceived as threatening, while a band of clouds bathed in the glow of the red evening light sets a melancholy mood. Bizarre cloud formations, in turn, can be interpreted as enigmatic signs, as mysterious messages and warnings of imminent danger. A sense of foreboding is also conveyed by masses of clouds that appear out of control, occasioned either by natural disasters or by man as a result of technical intervention, such as exhaust fumes and atomic explosions.
The exhibition seeks to shed light on these different aspects of cloud depictions with a great variety of select examples of European and American painting and photography from 1800 to today. The presentation features works by Caspar David Friedrich, Carl Gustav Carus, William Turner, Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh, John Constable, Ferdinand Hodler, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Edvard Munch, Emil Nolde, René Magritte, Ansel Adams, Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, Gerhard Richter, Anselm Kiefer, Paul Wolff, Olivier Masmonteil, Dietrich Wegner, Studio ++ to name but the most internationally famous representatives.
Marc Fichou: "Contenant Contenu" at Robert Berman Gallery
by jody zellen
Mar 2013
In "Contenant Contenu" (Containing, Contained), French-born, LA-based artist Marc Fichou plays with conceptual double entendres. His photographs and sculptures explore the process of making in relationship to the object made. This recalls Robert Morris' 1961 work Box with the sound of its own making, a quintessential conceptual artwork in which Morris recorded the sounds of building a box, later placing the recording inside the box, looping the sound forever.
In his Paper on Paper series (all 2012), photographs Fichou took of hand-folded origami animals and objects are printed onto larger pieces of paper. These prints are then folded to make another copy of the object/animal and later unfolded and framed. The two sets of folds fused in a single image, depict before and after simultaneously. Fichou acknowledges the self-referential nature of his work stating, "my intention here is to create a piece where the image cannot be separated from its referent, thus creating a visual link between past and present." The monochromatic images--archival pigment prints-- become sculptural, with uneven edges, slight rips and obvious folds. Fichou uses traditional origami subjects, including a seal, shark, raven, wolf and dove, as well as a shell and an octahedron. These paper-on-paper pieces are then interspersed with sculptural tromp l'oeil that further explore before and after in the continuum of creation. In 9 (the title refers to the size of the room and not the sculpture), Fichou extracted twelve rhomboid shapes from the gallery's drywall, leaving the studs, wood, and wall structure exposed. He subsequently used them to make a three-dimensional twelve-sided sculpture that inhabits the deconstructed space.
Fichou explores the intersection between photography and sculpture by creating complex puzzles that require the viewer to reconstruct the process of their making. In 3 Panels, the artist photographed three large, irregular white panels leaning against each other in his studio: they appear to be cut from a single piece of wood, and if reunited they would complete a square. The photographic image was then enlarged and transfered onto the panels shown in the original image. The three pieces sit slightly askew on a shelf on the gallery wall becoming a work that is a sculptural photograph and a visual illusion. Exploring the traditional realm of visual illusion while building off the conceptual and technological advancements of recent decades, Fichou's innovative works employ both digital and analogue technologies to offer striking conceptual and physical juxtapositions.
Congratulations to Christopher Felver for his recent review of his documentary on the infamous Beat poet, publisher and activist Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
To read the review, further reviews and information on the documentary "Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder," please click here:
Link to NY TIMES Review of Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Link to NEW YORK POST Review of Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Link to FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL Review of Ferlinghetti: A Rebirth of Wonder
Congratulations to Marc Fichou for his review in this weeks issue of THE WEEK and recent cover of FABRIK MAGAZINE.
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FABRIK MAGAZINE Digital Edition
Review by THE WEEK:
French-born artist Marc Fichou gives the idea of before-and-after pictures a novel twist. Using a bit of pretzel logic, he creates artworks that cleverly incorporate previous versions of themselves. For one series, he folded paper into origami creatures, photographed each one, then flattened the sheets and printed the corresponding photos on them. He does a similar trick with drywall. When a viewer enters the last gallery, it appears that the room is not all there: Swiss cheese-like holes have been cut into the walls. But don't call security: The sculpture at the room's center was assembled from the walls' missing pieces.
Gerald Slota's photo book STORY was just selected as one of the top ten photo books of 2012 by The New York Times.
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Summer Live Jazz Collector's Jam
Sunday August 5, 3-7pm
The Bergamot Station Lower East Side (A & B buildings at Bergamot Station Arts Center) invites you to an afternoon of live jazz, art and libations. Galleries of the Lower East Side will be open to the public to share in an afternoon of art in all mediums, discussions and enjoyment.
The Lower East Side (A&B Buildings)
Participating Galleries:
Dietrich Wegner Skin Deep
"Forever Young": The Art of Music Photography
Group Exhibition
Neil Farber, Hideaki Kashima, Edward de Rosario,
David O'Brien and Others, Summer of Love
James Fee Buoyancy
Rose-Lynn Fisher Yonder
Greg Colson Early Works
David Florimbi COMING AND GOING
Dinh Q. Le Remnants, Ruins, Civilization and Empire
Thank you to:
Bombay Sapphire Gin
STACKED Wine
The S'Cream Truck
CRYBABY Presents
Special thanks to:
Bryan Carter
John Colao
KJazz 88.1FM
Visual Art Source
Writers Boot Camp
For more than two weeks in the spring of 1992, L.A. Weekly photographer Ted Soqui put his life at risk as he drove from one ravaged neighborhood to another to document the fallout of the Los Angeles riots, also known as the Los Angeles Uprising. He spotted torched buildings by following plumes of smoke in the sky. "And there was no shortage of smoke," Soqui says, "dark smoke."
He rephotographed those sites 20 years later, standing in the very same locations where he'd stood in 1992. Soqui's before-and-after imagery gives silent testament to how much has changed - and how little.
To read more about the LA Riots and Ted Soqui's documentation of the infamous LA Riots, please visit:
ROBERT BERMAN GALLERY presents TOWERING MOMENTS, the premiere exhibition of Los Angeles artist Jonathan Bickart. Opening reception this Saturday at B7 Gallery from 7-10pm.
Interview with Jonathan Bickart by Echo in the Sense available here:
Best known for his large commissions, Bickart's work can be seen from the famous 14-foot monument of Colonel Griffith J. Griffith on Riverside Drive at the entrance to Griffith Park, to the bronze bust in the center of the Tennis Center at the Rivera Country Club, and most recently the inspirational larger-than-life bust of G.W.Carver for LA Unified School District at Carver Middle School in South LA.
TOWERING MOMENTS captures a compelling moment in the artist/muse relationship, exhibiting the creation of surrealistic icons of gesture through human form. Inspired by images of Javier Marin, Egon Schiele, and Rodin. "I try to incorporate the artist/muse relationship symbolically with figurative surrealism through optical illusion, distortion, and an expressionist style." Through these sculptures, Bickart attempts to fuse our subconscious visuals with our aesthetic sensibilities. Bickart's work includes the use of many materials, such as polychromed terracotta, steel, concrete, hydrocal, brass, and well as found objects.
Bickart's clients include: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, David Foster, Ted Kotcheff, Marcy Carsey, Kenny G, Peter Guber, Fred Ward, Inner City Games, Mandalay Bay Hotel, National Congressional Medal of Honor Monument, City of Los Angeles, Griffith Park Trust, and numerous private collectors.
Our opening night of JUST OCCUPY was a great hit! Thank you to all who came to celebrate and reflect upon the Occupy movement.
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About Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980
Pacific Standard Time is a collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California, coming together for six months beginning in October 2011 to tell the story of the birth of the Los Angeles art scene and how it became a major new force in the art world. Each institution will make its own contribution to this grand-scale story of artistic innovation and social change, told through a multitude of simultaneous exhibitions and programs. Exploring and celebrating the significance of the crucial post-World War II years through the tumultuous period of the 1960s and 70s, Pacific Standard Time encompasses developments from L.A. Pop to post-minimalism; from modernist architecture and design to multi-media installations; from the films of the African American L.A. Rebellion to the feminist activities of the Woman's Building; from ceramics to Chicano performance art; and from Japanese American design to the pioneering work of artists' collectives.
Initiated through $10 million in grants from the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time involves cultural institutions of every size and character across Southern California, from Greater Los Angeles to San Diego and Santa Barbara to Palm Springs.


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NOTE: Any individual who would like to use the tents on the Campus Center Quad must contact an Event Planner in the Campus Center & Event Services Office to discuss options and availability.


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Partly sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected for today and through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
Today's highs will be around 70 with lows around 50, the Weather Service said. Winds will reach up to 10 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny skies are expected with patchy fog in the morning. Highs will be in the mid 70s with lows around 60. Winds will reach up to 10 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny skies are expected with patchy fog. Highs will be in the upper 70s with lows around 60. Wind gusts will reach up to 25 mph.
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Corrie's Craig Kelly has not waltzed away with much glory in Strictly Come Dancing. In fact, he's got the judges in a spin - for all the wrong reasons.
So far in the popular BBC1 series his clunky quickstep has seen him likened to Humpty Dumpty and he has narrowly survived two dance-offs.


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Rickie Lambert has taken the Barclays Premier League by storm during the past two seasons, with his prolific form in front of goal prompting Liverpool to snap up the England international striker today.
The 32-year-old notched 13 strikes in the division for Southampton in 2013-14, and provided 10 assists for a teammate too - the fourth-highest amount of any player.
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September 19, 2013
In the past 12 years, 50-thousand homes across the state have gone through the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority – NYSERDA – energy star home performance program. The 50-thousandth project was completed in upstate New York, and the number of energy-saving projects in the region are expected to rise as winter approaches.
Founded in 2001, NYSERDA's home performance program provides free home energy assessments and then offers some financial incentives to help homeowners cut their consumption.
Joe Morabito owns the home that ticked over the 50,000 project mark. He says there was a lot of room for improvement in his family's 60-year-old house.
"We have seen a dramatic improvement, especially on the second floor. The heat actually stays in because they actually went above in both the ceilings too which had no insulation and blew in insulation and it helps to hold the heat in a lot better than it used to."
Morabito says their house used to have cold pockets in some of the rooms. It's now much more comfortable for his family and the kids who attend family daycare there during the week.
He says they've seen only a slight improvement on their energy bills so far, but expect to see better returns during the winter months.
Home performance program manager for NYSERDA, John Ahearn says winter does showcase the benefits of an energy-efficient home.
"Home performance does come into people's minds as the weather starts to get cold, so we do expect that the next few months will be busy in the program. We hope that having reached 50,000 homes that we're beginning to create a critical mass that will allow the program to grow much more quickly in the coming years."
Ahearn says most homes that go through the program are saving about 20 percent in energy use.


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CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets.
A read of the state of summer travel, with Cheryl Rosner, Stayful.com CEO and former Expedia and Hotels.com president.
On Dodd-Frank, SEC Commissioner Daniel Gallagher calls the pay ratio requirement a political wish list item.
Leigh Drogen, Estimize founder and CEO, provides insight into LinkedIn's earnings beat.
CNBC's Meg Tirrell and Barbara Ryan, Clermont Partners provide instant analysis into Amgen's quarterly EPS and revenue beat.
FireEye is reporting adjusted loss of ($0.41) on a revenue beat of $147 million, with CNBC's Dominic Chu.
Expedia is reporting EPS of $0.89 on revenue of $1.66 billion, with CNBC's Dominic Chu.
LinkedIn is reporting EPS beat of $0.55 adjusted on revenue beat of $712 million, with CNBC's Julia Boorstin.
Amgen is reporting EPS beat of $2.57 adjusted on revenue beat of $5.37 billion, with CNBC's Meg Tirrell.
CNBC's Steve Liesman and Dennis Gartman of the Gartman Letter discuss current economic conditions and whether the Fed may still raise rates this year.
Peter Costa of Empire Executions tracks oil and the market's action into the close.
A judge ruled Greenpeace will be fined $2,500 an hour if its protests blocking the Shell icebreaker ship continue, and California says water use fell 27 percent in June, reports CNBC's sue Herera.
CNBC's Julia Boorstin spoke to Facebook's CTO Mike Schroepfer, about the company's investment in immersive 3-D content and Artificial Intelligence.
Oracle is down roughly 11 percent year-to-date, but John DiFucci, Jefferies software analyst & managing director, upgraded the stock.
CNBC's Kate Kelly reports on Puerto Rico's debt problems, and whether the Public Finance Corp. can come up with the money to pay its bondholders.
Former Fed Chair Paul Volcker shares his view of bond market liquidity. Ben Willis, Princeton Securities; Joe Heider, Cirrus Wealth Management; and CNBC's rick Santelli, discuss.
CNBC's Power House takes a look at Detroit, Michigan with a focus on the township of Orion. Jenilynn Estereicher of Century 21 Town & Country has the details.
University of Texas Houston Kristina Mena, provides insight to a new investigation showing water quality at the Rio Olympics is contaminated.
The Futures Now team discusses what to watch next week.
Minnesota dentist Dr. Walter Palmer was one of thousands who go to sub-Saharan Africa for trophy hunts. CNBC's Robert Frank reports Dr. Palmer said he did not know Cecil was famous or the hunt was illegal.
Marriott International CEO, Arne Sorenson, discusses apprehension in the market, mergers, and business growth.
Facebook wants to keep growing and has designed a drone that will provide Internet service in remote areas. CNBC's Julia Boorstin reports.
CNBC's Dominic Chu reports the banks listed for underwriters for the SoulCycle IPO.
"Power Lunch" hosts Melissa Lee and Brian Sullivan look at 5 stocks with analyst recommendations, including biotech Relypsa.
Gold is down 8 percent in just 90 days. Explaining the move, is Ari Wald; Oppenheimer; and Erin Gibbs, S&P Capital IQ.
Israeli police say a man stabbed several people at a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, and Mitt Romney criticized Sen. Ted Cruz over his Iranian nuclear deal comment, reports CNBC's Sue Herera.
CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports on energy prices at the close.
CNBC's Jon Fortt and Josh Lipton look at today's "Power Lunch" stories, including slowing smartphone shipments, and Germany ordering Facebook to allow people to have fake Facebook names.
CNBC's Julia Boorstin talks to Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer about new technologies the company is developing and hopes to deploy in the future.
CNBC's Eamon Javers reports Hillary Clinton's campaign is saying in response to the UBS connection.
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The reality series features the sharks who give budding entrepreneurs the chance to make their dreams come true.
Marcus Lemonis is an entrepreneur who helps struggling businesses desperate for cash and a deal by putting his own money on the line to save the business.
"Restaurant Startup" is on a quest to discover, invest in and launch America's next generation of epicurean superstars.


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For senior scholars of the region; to retain this capacity within each institution and, over time, stem the tide of brain drain from each country; and to contribute to the establishment and thriving of an African research tradition.
These are annual competitions for young scholars working in various research and higher education institutions based in the Eastern and Southern African Region.
Climate Change Science & Negotiations Course
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OSSREA's Reponses to Africa's Challenges of ChangeConference Held 9th–10 December, 2013Proceedings of the OSSREA 11th Conference, 9th-10th December 2013 Desalegn Hotel, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaClick here to download the proceeding
Funding Higher Education in Eastern and Southern Africa Modalities, Challenges, Opportunities and ProspectsA Policy Research Forum25 - 26 June, 2014Soramaba Hotel
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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A Conference onAchieving inclusive development in AfricaPolicies, processes and political settlementsA policy research seminar
UN-ECA 13-14 May 2014Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Expert meeting on implementing research and innovation policy at policy and institutional levels in Africa19-20 September 2013Addis Ababa, EthiopiaClick here to download Welcoming Remarks, Presentations, Comments
The Second ASELER-Kenya International Conference In English Language EducationClick Here
Scholarship for AfricaClick Here
MA ProgrammeInternational Institute of Social Studiesof Erasmus University RotterdamClick Here
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#NBI: Meet other newcomers
Around one month ago one of my favorite gaming bloggers, Syp (a.k.a. Justin Olivetti decided it was time to help bring some new faces to the MMO blogging scene, and created the Newbie Blogger Initiative. It's been a great opportunity to meet some new and old faces, and find motivation, share tips and learn tricks of trade with others on the same situation. Around a hundred experienced bloggers showed up to promote the initiative, and another hundred new blogs answered the call, including myself. I don't know about you, but I would call this a complete success.
Syp just posted the final list NBI participants and sponsor's advice posts, and it's an impressive one. You should most certainly check that out.
Now that the initiative is at its end, it is my time to pass along the torch. As the final NBI Challenge, I'll now introduce you to three of my favorite blogs I discovered thanks to the NBI. I do recommend taking some time and going through those two lists I linked if you have any interest on gaming blogs, there are many great new and old ones beyond those below.
Okay, enough preamble. Here they are:
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I have not really played World of Warcraft for many years now, except for a few hours when I gave the Cataclysm trial a chance, just to see how Azeroth changed from the world I once knew. But this blog makes me very nostalgic, and miss those gratifying moments I "lived" on that world.
Eva does a great job showing the beautiful world created by Blizzard, and her posts are always a joy to read. If you like some pretty screenshots, you are in for a treat.
Divinity's Reach
Deep and complete information about Guild Wars 2. This is a very impressive blog looking to become one of the best sources of information about the upcoming MMO, and so far, they are doing an amazing job at it. Their articles on PvP and builds are some of the most complete out there. This one is a must-read.
Created by Entombed, they are also looking for more writers to join the staff and help with their noble goal, so if you want to write about Guild Wars 2 but lack the disposition to look after your own blog, give them a heads up.
I enjoy when a writer makes us think, and TJ Edgar likes to deal with some tough subjects. Not saying that this blog is always a dark read, quite the contrary, I find his writing quite captivating and pleasant while driving us readers to ask intriguing questions.
And more
These are just three that impressed me, but there are many new and not-so-new blogs I can recommend. Here are a few others I enjoyed reading this past month:
- Shards of Imagination
- MMO Compendium
- Ravalation
- Brazokie's Blog Space
- My Staff is Bigger than Yours
This is an amazing time to read and talk about games. Thanks again Syp, you are the man!


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Conemaugh Health System partners with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to identify gaps in the knowledge and the management of traumatic brain injury (TBI) for student athletes. The goal of the Extended Concussion Health Outreach (ECHO) program is to extend concussion health outreach and public awareness initiatives.
The ECHO program is a FREE concussion outreach program that will offer educational events and resources to school administrators, nurses, athletic trainers, athletic directors and coaches. ECHO offers the following educational programs:
These educational programs are designed to assist in all areas of concussion management, including prevention, awareness, treatment and recovery. In order for ECHO to provide a custom experience, we ask that you please complete the following survey before participating in the programs.
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Unite against Malaria
Maputo, 25 April 2005 – On the occasion of Africa Malaria Day 2005, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Mozambique appealed to all development partners to increase their efforts to prevent and fight malaria, the main child-killer in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Roll Back Malaria partnership at the central event in Chókwè (Gaza province), WHO Representative Dr. Bokar Touré said: "We can overcome this deadly disease only, if we act together."
Dr. Touré referred to the Abuja declaration of Heads of States when he said: "On the 5th commemoration of the declaration, we advocate for an increased mobilization of resources for Mozambique for the fight against malaria."
The Abuja Declaration of 2000 set the goal to ensure that by 2005 at least 60% of those suffering from malaria have access to an affordable treatment within 24 hours, and that 60% of pregnant women and children under five sleep under an insecticide-treated mosquito net (ITN). "The targets for this anniversary are far from being reached," Dr. Touré said.
In Mozambique, malaria accounts for around 35 percent of all deaths among children under five, and the high prevalence is a major contributing factor to the country still having one of the highest child mortality rates in the world.
In order to step up the fight against the deadly disease, UNICEF, WHO, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the World Bank launched the 'Roll Back Malaria Partnership' (RBM) in 1998.
The RBM partnership brings together the governments of countries affected by malaria, their development partners, the private sector, NGOs and community-based organisations, foundations, and research and academic institutions around the common goal of halving the global burden of malaria by 2010.
UNICEF has been supporting the distribution of ITNs in Zambézia, Gaza, Tete, Cabo Delgado and Maputo provinces over the past five years. As part of this, almost one million ITNs have been distributed. Most of those nets are made available at health units by the District Directorates of Health at a highly subsidised price of 30,000 Meticais (1.50 USD).
Development partners around the globe commemorate Africa Malaria Day on 25 April to remind the world of the severe impact of the disease especially in Africa. Under the theme "Unite Against Malaria", celebrations in 2005 focus on the importance of partnership at the national, regional and global levels for fighting malaria.


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Hi Folks,
I've finally given up on Binary News Reaper 2/3 (BNR 2/3) after several years of devoted, but frustrating, use. Over the years I've toyed with other Usenet Binary grabbers, but their shortcomings always led me back to BNR 2/3. Now that I've given it up for good I've been using Newsbin Pro, which seems solid and quick (I do have a fairly powerfull machine, though). I can't think of a major shortcoming at this point, but I'm not crazy about the priority scheme: BNR allowed the assignment of a numeric priority for a particular file, Newsbin Pro uses a top-to-bottom scheme, which can be clunky when many files are queued.
What Usenet binary downloaders do you use, and why?
BTW, I use another app, Dialog, for text-based Usenet browsing. I used Agent for many years, but got tired of waiting for an update, and so switched to Dialog, which is similar to Agent in many respects. I highly reccommend it.
Thanks for the help.


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I'm thinking this was an unnecessary death. You have a lot of people squawking about government regulations. Here is an example of why we need unions and regulations. The owners of this company are either greedy or incompetent and should suffer severe consequences. If the workers in this plant had a union they could shut the place down until it was safe to work there.
There is a thin line between holding your pants up at the crotch and masturbating.
Them Duke boys are at it again.
Did he have a rebel flag on top of his car?
There are so many things wrong here. 15 year old girl on the beach at 2 in the morning. Armed thugs prowling the beach. The attitude of the one on the bottom says it all. I doubt any of these guys will do time for this and they know it. Bet they have priors and bet they will have futures.
Politicians like Barbour let the foreigners come in our Gulf and take our oil with reckless abandon. Is it any wonder which side his bread is buttered on. Wise up Mississippi, that rig that blew up was build in Korea, operated by the Swiss and owned by the British. Question is, who owns Haley Barbour?
You seem to be having a hard time with the concept that we are all Americans and equal under God and the law.
We lost the civil war folks. Slavery is not coming back. It's time to move on.
One look at the monster sharks photo gallery link answered my question. These jerks are going out on their fancy boats and killing these magnificent creatures for fun. Pretty sick and pretty disgusting.
No Christmas bonus from BP for this bunch.
Is this guy going to eat this shark or is he just out there killing for fun?
Funny how you live in the state of dreamland.
Barbour has so much oil on him he leaves a trail where he walks.
Wonder who paid for their stay at the Beau?
No one except research scientists should be allowed to own any wild animal much less a pervert with poison snakes.
Your vote didn't count in '08 why do you think it will count in '12. Where will you find a candidate that isn't joined at the hip to "big oil".
All of us think the cleanup response is incompetent and inadequate. Difference is this guy was in a position to do something about it other than complain. Just another loudmouth politician running his mouth and pointing the blame at someone else.
Take a good look at that pig. Now you know who owns him.
We need to see how much each politician has received from the oil lobby.
So this is an act of nature and part of evolution?


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In an attempt to give would-be newbies an incentive to buy in, SOE has also introduced the Legendary Starter Pack at the price of $19.99. If you're a vet, though, you can pick up Ethernauts booster packs for $2.99 each. Current EverQuest or EQ2 subscribers will get a free starter deck, 'cause, y'know -- you're not hooked on Norrath enough already, right?
Oh, and there are a bunch of special events all weekend celebrating the launch.
|Well met, fellow Norrathian! Make sure to check out all of our coverage of the next EverQuest II expansion, The Shadow Odyssey as well as Seeds of Destruction, the next expansion to EverQuest!


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PONCA CITY, Okla. – The eighth-grade class from Ponca City's First Lutheran Church has been raising money for their Washington D.C. trip for over a year.
Their plane landed in the nation's capital on Monday, the same day the government shut down.
Now they're trying to figure out what to do on their trip since many places they had planned to go, like the Lincoln Memorial, Smithsonian and Holocaust Museum, are closed.
Group leader Scott Jackson says the trip has a lot of "fly by the seat of your pants" planning but the kids are still having fun.
So far, the group has visited the National Geographic Museum, the National Cathedral and the Supreme Court.
Wednesday, they went to Mount Vernon and Arlington National Cemetery, where four students helped lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
The group will fly back to the Sooner State on Saturday.
Until that time, school leaders are working to come up with things to do.
When Jackson asked students what they thought about all the national memorials being shut down, they replied "It's kind of dumb. It stinks."
The shutdown is also going to cost the students some hard-earned cash.
The group paid for all of their museum tours and tickets before the trip.
Now, those admission packages will not be refunded.
The group plans to visit the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday.