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Schroon Lake Snow artists are being sought in Schroon Lake.
Participants are wanted to take part in a snow sculpture contest. The contest is part of the inaugural Winterevent, a series of activities in the community Feb. 15 through March 17.
The snow sculpture contest will kick off Winterevent Friday, Feb. 15, in the town park.The theme will be "Honoring our Children." Up to 25 contestants will compete for almost $700 in prizes.
People can enter by contacting Joanie Cunningham at email@example.com or 532-9900.
"We are looking for talented snow artists to make our first Schroon Lake snow sculpture contest a great success," said Jessica Potter, co-chairwoman of the contest"
"It's great fun for families, a team of classmates, or an organization to participate in a worthwhile event that shows off the Schroon Lake region's talent," said Cunningham, creator of the event. "It's so much easier to sculpt in snow, and we have such great wood carvers in the Adirondacks so I expect we should have some incredible sculptures."
The snow sculpture winner will receive $200 with over $700 in total prizes to be awarded. The winners will be chosen by the public, who can view the sculptures in the park during the five-week Winterevent and either vote on Facebook at SchroonLakeEvents or at a participating sponsor.
The awards will be given out on Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the Winterevent awards dinner to be held at Flanagans Pub.
"We think this will be a great annual event," commented Penny Edenfield, general manager of Flanagans Pub and a participating sponsor.
Winterevent will continue with a chili cook-off at the Schroon Lake Fish and Game Club on Saturday, Feb. 23, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The proceeds from the cook-off will be donated to Schroon Lake Fire Department.
Continuing with the culinary theme, participating businesses will be celebrating "The Taste of Schroon" on Main Street 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 24.
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The Energy Department has provided about $9.6 billion in loan guarantees to 18 developers and manufacturers since 2009, including $1.2 billion yesterday to Abengoa SA of Seville, Spain, for its Mojave Solar Project, a 250-megawatt facility in San Bernardino County, California.
An additional 14 projects have received conditional commitments for $9.2 billion in guarantees, according to the Energy Department website.
Silver said most projects are for the generation of renewable energy, not clean energy manufacturing, and have different "risk profiles than Solyndra."
Representative Edward Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said the U.S. was in a "global race" to develop clean energy technologies.
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Discussion in 'MLS: Commissioner - You be The Don' started by TexSocFan, Mar 21, 2012.
Once again good luck filling a venue that size, let alone finding a place for it.
I agree with much of what you've said, but I think if one is dispassionate about it (which isn't easy because MLS has already failed there once), Miami is a better market than Orlando. It's got more disposable income, it's a bigger TV market (16th) and it is a bigger city for international commerce. It's close, but I'd rank it higher.
To me, it's
New York 2
Miami slightly over Orlando (but probably not both at this time)
and a third, fourth and fifth team to be determined.
Honestly, after these three none of the markets with sufficient disposable income jump off the page as a market MLS has to have for teams 22-24 IMO.
But the real story here is that if you really just look at the data, you can see why MLS likes NY for an expansion team over virtually any other city fans and posters will typically suggest.
I agree with everything you've said definitely. My list was just a prediction of the order which teams will be admitted. Orlando's got the owners and is working hard on a stadium (and a heck of a fanbase). New York and Miami are missing pieces to the puzzle (New York a stadium, Miami both an owner and a stadium).
Back on topic, no. The NY2 stadium's intial capacity should not exceed 30k. Stadia are made expandable for this reason.
Double post, disregard.
Is this one point really worth ignoring the glaring history of Miami as a sports market ?
I apologize that we've moved this thread far from the New York topic. AmeriSnob has started a thread on this in the Expansion Forum to continue this discussion, and I'll be glad to talk about it there.
Until the New York Red Bulls start selling out their games, another team in NY shouldn't be in discussion. On a Saturday, the NYRB were only able to get 13,415 to their game. http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-03-31-ny-v-mtl/stats
Remember that the NYRB did not sell out every game last year.
Yawn. It pains me to have to point out something that is common knowledge among a bunch of cave-dwelling, semi-literate religious fanatics in AfPak, but New York City is the media capital of the world. Anything that happens on this planet that occurs within 20 miles of downtown Manhattan is (numbers approximate) 3.72 kajillion times more likely to be covered than if it happens anywhere else. This conceivably could perhaps might just possibly be something that factors in to MLS' feelings about NY2 being different than yours...
Aside from which is this weird logic that because a crappy organization can't excel in NY, nobody else could either. If Chivas were the first/only team in LA, their incompetence would hardly be a reason to not create the Galaxy.
PS--Thanks for the attendance numbers! Someone needs to pick up the Hotline to MLSHQ and let them know that the Red Bulls don't sell out their stadium. Who knew?!
As far as the actual topic goes, 20-30K, anywhere in the five boroughs, would be a major triumph and a real feather in the cap pf the league. Leaving room for capacity expansion is great, but not nearly as important as getting the stadium built in the first place.
based on that logic, the NYRB attendance should be #1 in the league.
What's with FC New York's attendance? The stadium they play in has a capacity of 5,000.
Let me just add that 5 Bourough Boys calling for a 2nd NYC club is not being heralded by the masses.. While NY is truly a great soccer town, half the fans won't come to a MLS match and the other half are only fair weather fans or part timers... Not to knock anyone for coming, but in all seriousness the mass cries for a NY2 are not ringing in the city... Seattle, Portland, Montreal, etc.. all had larger supporters clubs in place... I'm telling you a handful of Bourough Boys is not a joke.. truth be told Don Garber simply has a massive erection thinking of a NY club playing across the street from his office, but now he is realizing its not as simple so he's pushing it anywhere he can (well Staten Island is out) whether that be Brooklyn, LI, Queens, etc.. You start showing me some true support for a 2nd NY club or your going to end up with a first few well attended matches and than RB and NY2 splitting the MLS fan in the area once the newness and cool factory play in.. not too mention an expansion team will probably suck so NY fans won't settle for a club getting smacked.. if RB starts winning consistencly the crowds will come.. that is all it takes.. Henry has 15 goals or so by mid season.. fans will start to flock out.. but NY is a fickle sports market.. you win they love you.. you lose its kinda of like... awww.. lets go grab a bite... no one cares for losers...
In fairness, the other point is that there is an awful lot to do in New York. One can love soccer intensely and love other things intensely as well. If one loves soccer, theater, ballet, boxing, and horse racing, and, in terms of standard of quality, soccer is the lowest grade available, one might opt for one of the other choices and catch EPL or La Liga on the docking station for one's smart phone. So, is the Don correct in suggesting other towns need to attract 10k for minor league soccer to get an MLS franchise? There are numerous examples of where, when the other choices available are not up to New York standard, MLS is good enough, while minor league soccer isn't - Seattle, Toronto, and Philadelphia outnumber the Portland example 3-1. Southeast Florida is more comparable to Toronto or Philadelphia or Seattle than to Portland. It is a megalopolis stretching from the tip of the peninsula to north of West Palm Beach with some 6 million or so people.
I dont think the issue will be whether or not MLS will get money, but rather will people even come if they have tickets. By having a team in New York , you will have a lot of tickets sold/distributed just because it is in New York. Companies will probably pump money in as long as their is not a recession. The question is if people will actually come to the stadium to see the team play. Additionally, how will it affect NYRB. 1-2 supposed home sellouts for the NYRB would not be the most enticing reason to allow another team in that may be able to go after some of the same kids that they would get for their academy.
nyc has a team! its the red bulls! 15 MINUTES FROM MANHATTAN BY TRAIN. $2 TRIP! NEW yORKERS spend $25000 a year on rent, 15000 on prada, 15000 on restaurants, and complain about $2 for a slice of pizza! They dont deserve mls in the city! its a once a week event in jersey. takes as long to go to citi or yankee stadiums. whose gonna spend $500 million on a stadium to make, at best, 15 million a year!?! go watch the red bull; the stadium is nice!forget about the cosmos, fill rb arena, consistently, first!
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I was just reading all the articles for the MLS wanting to build a SSS at the Pier 40, in Manhattan, and it holding between 20-25K.
This is what I have against it, and a better plan-
The new franchise (NY Cosmos, or whomever) should be placed on the East side of the city. Why the heck would you put another team on the West side of the city too, and this team being close to its neighbor (Red Bulls)?
Doesn't this conflict with the Red Bull team radius/rights issue anyway?
I would construct the stadium in Flushing Meadows, (if near Citi Field) and see if Mets owner Fred Wilpon would be interested in collaborating on the project and have an interest in purchasing the team.
The stadium size is a Big issue- It should accommodate at least 30,000 people.Because of the Cosmos name, you are going to get alot of people in the beginning and maybe always depending on who is playing for this team. It would be nice to make it even larger, so that when and if the USA ever were to hold another World Cup, this stadium could be utilized for that event. Of course by FIFA standards a World Cup stadium must hold I believe a minimum of 40,000 people.
The main reason I would put the stadium in Flushing Meadows is to accommodate all the fans who are out on that side of the City(Queens,Brooklyn),Westchester and on Long Island.There alot of fans out there, and Queens has many different ethnic groups.
Also, the Mass Transit Infrastructure is already there in place: you got the Subway, and the L.I. Railroad which can move mass amounts of people.
This has been said before, but....
1) I wouldn't trust Fred Wilpon to buy a hot dog vending license with his cash flow issues
2) Why would anyone want to pay to build a 40,000 seat soccer stadium right next to a baseball stadium that has hosted soccer before and not too far from a brand new 70,000 seat football stadium?
3) If someone could build a large stadium within the city limits, the Jets would have done so before going in on the Meadowlands.
I want a team that is in New York and not in New Jersey, but Flushing isn't the place for it--if it can even be done inside the city.
Maybe a SSS along the lines of what MLS already has in Hempstead near the Coliseum if private money can be found and the Town of Hempstead can be bribed to allow the zoning changes. Maybe.
NYC should have two teams because of the massive number of soccer fans there, but not right now because ny soccer fans have a much higher level of expectation than most US soccer fans, live local games wont compete with watching European teams on tv for them until play is at a certain level. I dont know what the tipping point is in terms of level of play, but once its reached attendance numbers for ny soccer teams will be among the best in the league but before that point they will struggle, Garber needs to wait until a few years after the next major salary cap increase (2015 I think) at least, cause if you bring in the cosmos now and they play at the level mls is at, and draw the numbers the redbulls do then you pop the balloon on all the nostalgia and history of the cosmos being a great team with a high level of play, and huge crowds. They'll go from the continuation of a great team with a massive fan base to a struggling mls team that used the same name as the cosmos to get some interest, and once you pop that balloon you can never get back that perception of greatness. You want the cosmos to come out of the gate strong with huge crowds and great play. If you wait the Cosmos will be able use nostalgia and their history to great advantage in attracting great players, fans and media intrest
Should they go all out on a Mario Balotelli a la Giorgio Chinaglia for the Cosmos.
Yes, because that coupled with Pele and Eric Cantona did wonders.
Anyone who thinks that this new team isn't "a struggling team using the Cosmos name" is a fool. A damn fool. If you honestly believe that this is the same team I have but one request. Please, for me, for yourself, for the country and the world...Please....don't vote.
I think 5 or 6 years from now, which is when i think the cosmos should be added to mls, mls will be at a level and will have enough money to get a world class superstar at the age of 28 or 29 who has won everything in Europe he can and is looking to further his brand in america, I also think 5 or 6 years from now mls will be too good for teams to be willing to spend money of dps who are 33 years or older its gonna be a situation where superstars are either gonna have to join mls at 31 or younger and play out their remaining years in a respectable league (which mls will be in 5 or 6 years) or play a few more years in Europe and retire to Dubai playing in front of a few thousand fans and a billionaire owner
thanks but im talking about perception not reality, im a huge fan of mad men by the way which is probably why i think like this
Since they can't seem to find a location for a stadium of any size, I suppose that not building a 80,000 stadium would be more impressive than not building a 30,000 stadium.
I've never seen a single second of Mad Men, so I don't quite get this.
However, the Cosmos are finally going to field a team! In the USL-PDL. Clearly we should level the Manhattan Macy's to make way for The American Wembley
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Christmas Names?
So baby due at Christmas, using Christmas names...cheesy or cute? I am leaning towards cheesy but I am a HUGE Christmas/winter lover so part of me thinks it would be kind of nice to subtly have Christmas/winter mentioned. Problem is, don't think I can find any names I like. Just wondering generally speaking do people think this a cheesy thing to do anyway? I don't like names like Noelle, Holly, Ivy, etc..too obvious. I would likely lean more toward a middle name spot anyway. Probably won't due it but just an idea...I'm due Dec 23rd.Mom to Mhairi Elizabeth (March 19, 2010) & Fiona Lilidh (Dec 21, 2012) Baby #3 Due March 2014
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Princess Alice, the Duchess of Gloucester, and her niece by marriage, Princess Alexandra, the Lady Ogilvy, both have the name Christabel because they were born on Christmas day. I think that's a pretty cute tradition.
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Ya, I think if the baby came Christmas Eve or Christmas Day then I'd almost feel I had to incorporate Christmas some how! But not in an over the top way. Holly is cute actually the more I think about it. I am liking Beth/Bethany as in Bethlehem. It's subtle but still Christmas related. For the record, I do not mean I would use the name Bethlehem haha just Beth or Bethany.Mom to Mhairi Elizabeth (March 19, 2010) & Fiona Lilidh (Dec 21, 2012) Baby #3 Due March 2014
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You may or may not have noticed that I don't tend to scramble to post here on Frequency after the death of a prominent musician. (I will often retweet the news on Frequency's Twitter.)
It's not that I don't think death is blog-worthy — I do — it's just that news moves ridiculously fast these days, and with my responsibilities to The Bulletin's print product, I often don't have the time to get something posted in a timely fashion. And if four, 12, or 24 hours have passed before I can get something up, I figure everyone's heard about it, and I often don't know what more I can add to the avalanche of remembrance happening on the Internet.
In recent months, though, several musicians who mattered to me have passed away, and so I'm going to take one post to pay tribute to them.


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Brown, a native of Kissimmee, Fla., capped a stellar season with his second All-SoCon recognition. He has a team-best 27-3 record and was 15-0 in dual matches. He is ranked as high as No. 18 in the nation at 197 and is going for his first win at the SoCon Championships in Lexington, Va., this weekend.
Condon came on strong in the second semester, running through the field at 165 pounds. The Powder Springs, Ga., native went 6-0 in the SoCon with five pins. He split the award with Appalachian State's Zach Strickland, despite going undefeated in league bouts and pinning Strickland in the dual with the Mountaineers on Feb. 3. It was his second All-SoCon honor as he looks for his second SoCon title this weekend.
Hudson (Marietta, Ga.) finished with a 12-5 overall record and is on an eight-match winning streak. He was 6-0 in SoCon matches, earning his first recognition from the league. Four of his six league wins came with bonus points, while the other two were shutouts.
Soto repeats on the All-SoCon team after dropping down to 125. The Spring Hill, Fla., native is ranked as high as No. 18 in the nation with a 24-6 overall record. He went 7-0 in SoCon matches and did not allow more than three points in any league bout. He is going for his second-straight SoCon title at this weekend's championships.
Lampe (Fairdale, Ky.) was the All-SoCon pick at 174 and made the SoCon All-Freshman team. He moved up to 174 to make room for Condon in the lineup, and posted a 5-0 record in league matches. He finished the season 13-10 overall.
Chattanooga cruised to a 7-0 record in SoCon duals, 11-6 overall, while capturing the regular season title. However, The Citadel will provide a strong challenge at the SoCon Tournament. The Bulldogs have the SoCon Wrestler of the Year in heavyweight Odie Delaney, the SoCon Freshman of the Year in 141-pounder Ugi Khishignyam and five All-SoCon selections.
The SoCon Wrestling Championship, hosted by VMI in Lexington, Va., takes place Saturday. Doors to Cameron Hall open at 9 a.m. First-round matches are set to begin at 10 a.m., with finals slated to start at 7 p.m.
2012-13 Wrestler of the Year
Odie Delaney, R-Sr., HWT, The Citadel
2012-13 Freshman of the Year
Ugi Khishignyam, 141, The Citadel
2012-13 All-Southern Conference Team
125 - Nick Soto, So., Chattanooga
133 - Aaron Hansen, R-Fr., The Citadel
141 - Ugi Khishignyam, R-Fr., The Citadel
149 - Alex Hudson, R-Jr., Chattanooga
157 - Matt Frisch, R-Fr., The Citadel
165 - Josh Condon, R-Sr., Chattanooga
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184 - Josh Tuck, Sr., The Citadel
197 - Niko Brown, R-Sr., Chattanooga
HWT - Odie Delaney, R-Sr., The Citadel
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Colin Hedash, Appalachian State
Zack Strickland, Appalachian State
Eric Montoya, Campbell
Matt Frisch, The Citadel
Marshall Haas, The Citadel
Aaron Hansen, The Citadel
Ugi Khishignyam, The Citadel
Gray Jones, Gardner-Webb
Jake Residori, SIUE
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(AP) MEXICO CITY - President Barack Obama isn't saying whether the United States recognizes Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's new president.
When asked on Spanish-language network Univision, Obama replied that it's up to the people of Venezuela to choose their leaders in legitimate elections.
Obama said reports indicate that basic principles of human rights, democracy, press freedom and freedom of assembly were not observed in Venezuela following the election.
Maduro is the hand-picked successor to Venezuela's late president, Hugo Chavez. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles narrowly lost to Maduro in last month's elections. Capriles contends the election was stolen from him.
Tensions between supporters on both sides remain high, with tens of thousands of Venezuelans protesting in the streets and even lawmakers brawling on the floor of the National Assembly last week.
The interview aired Friday.
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Executive & Military Experience Needed for Next U.S. President
Since WWII only two Presidents have had zero military service. Bill Clinton and Barrack Obama. Obama also had zero executive experience.
After 8 years of mismanagement and the 3 o'clock calls being answered by Obama, Biden, Hillary Clinton and Swift Boat Kerry. We greatly need a President with executive experience and a Commander in Chief who served honorably in the military. Very few of the potential 2016 Presidential candidates have executive experience either as VP or Governor or leading a large organization. Zero have military experience except for one.
Here is the list of mentioned candidates with large organization executive experience: Democrats: Biden, VP of USA; Deval, Gov. of MA; Cuomo, Gov. of NY; O'Malley, Gov. of MD, Clinton, Sec. of State. Republican: Christie, Gov. of NJ; Huckabee, Gov, of AR; Jindal, Gov. of LA; Perry, Gov. of TX; Rubio, Walker, Gov. of Wisconsin. Note: As much as I like them (& I like them a lot), Carson, Cruz, Paul, Rubio, Ryan, all have zero experience running a large organization.
Here is the list of mentioned candidates having military experience: Perry.
Rick Perry besides being Governor of Texas, was a Captain in the US Air Force. Perry is the ONLY mentioned candidate with BOTH military experience and executive experience leading a large organization.
Here are the military ranks & Executive experience for U.S. Presidents since WWII:
Truman Colonel – USAR, USA, Missouri National Guard, VP of USA
Eisenhower General of the Army – USA (counts as both)
Kennedy Lieutenant – USN, No executive experience
Johnson Lieutenant Commander – USNR, VP of USA
Nixon Lieutenant Commander – USNR, VP of USA
Ford Lieutenant Commander – USNR, VP of USA
Carter Lieutenant – USN, Governor of Georgia
Reagan Captain – USAAF, USAR, Governor of California
Bush Lieutenant – USNR, VP of USA
Clinton NONE, Governor of Arkansas
Bush 1st Lieutenant – Texas Air National Guard, Governor of Texas
Obama NONE, NONE
If you don't think that both executive and military experience is needed; re-read the above list. Military experience is no guarantee, but the lack of military experience is very dangerous.


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The majority of research concerned with other aspects of health care for gay men was conducted mainly in the early 1990s.
This preoccupation with sexual health and HIV can have an impact on service delivery to gay men. Gay men have health needs other than those that relate to sexual activity and HIV prevention. This preoccupation, however, can sometimes affect health service delivery. For example, a gay man might be celibate, or in a monogamous relationship, yet his GP might continually give him information about safe sex because it is assumed that this is the individual's only health care need.
This emphasis on sexual health also perpetuates the notion that gay health needs are concerned with what men "do" rather than who they are. This also has an impact on people's perceptions of gay relationships. The narrow focus on sexual activity can sometimes demonstrate to young men, or men who are discovering their sexuality, that being gay is just about sex. This can have an impact on relationships, and on an overall sense of well-being. It is important that the health sector does not perpetuate this narrow understanding of gay male sexuality.
Research indicates that gay men would prefer to disclose their sexual orientation to health care professionals but are reluctant to do so because they are anxious about discrimination. Research also suggests that some gay men are concerned about issues relating to mental health, sexual behaviour and safety, weight issues and eating disorders, a lack of role models, and relationships. Some are also concerned about smoking, drinking, drug and alcohol abuse. For some, gay men just want to be able to be themselves when engaging with a health care professional.
If patients do not feel able to be fully open, this may affect the accuracy of the information given to a health care practitioner, and the validity of any history that is taken. A patient's circumstances, living arrangements, income and lifestyle can have a direct impact on their health needs. Knowing more about a patient improves delivery of care.


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Modern Art (c.1870-1970)
What is Modern
There is no precise definition of the term "Modern Art", although it usually refers to works produced during the approximate period 1870-1970. Typically, modern artists rejected previous Renaissance-based traditions, in favour of new forms of artistic experimentation. They used new materials, new techniques of painting, and developed new theories about how art should reflect the perceived world, and what their functions as artists should be. In addition, entirely new types of art were developed during the period.
According to most art critics, Modernism in painting first started with the Frenchman Edouard Manet (1832-83) and the French Impressionists. However, we have decided to include the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood as an early forerunner of modernism, for its rejection of traditional academic art forms of the 18th and early 19th century.
After the Pre-Raphaelites, the modern era encompasses ground-breaking movements like Art Nouveau, Cubism, Expressionism, Dada, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and Pop-Art, as well as a host of smaller schools like Pointillism, Der Blaue Reiter, Die Brucke, Bauhaus, Orphism, Social Realism, Futurism, De Stijl, Op-Art, Hard Edge Painting and Feminist art, to name but a few.
Modern Art also witnessed the emergence of new media, like photography: see, for instance, History of Photography and 19th century photographers. As it was, the development of photographic art was given added impetus during the early 20th century by the growth of fashion photography and the emergence of highly creative comercial fashion photographers like Richard Avedon and Irving Penn. Other new artforms developed during the modern era include collage and its three-dimensional variant 'assemblage', animation and cinematography, as well as avant-garde art forms like Fluxus and early Conceptual art, as practiced for instance by Yves Klein (1928-62).
Modernism in architecture is a more complex notion. The word "modernism" in building design is normally used to describe a particular style which appeared around 1900, courtesy of Behrens, Le Corbusier, Gropius and others. However, in American architecture, one might say that modernism truly began with the Eiffel Tower (1887-89), that extraordinary icon of wrought-iron architecture designed by Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923), as well as with the advent of high-rise buildings in Chicago and New York during the last decade of the 19th century. This style of supertall Skyscraper architecture rapidly became the dominant form of modern building design during the 20th century.
What Was the Main Modernist Trend in the Visual Arts?
Not surprisingly, given the time span, Modern Art is characterized by no single trend, although it is fair to say that after Cubism it witnessed a significant rise in non-representational or abstract art, in both painting and sculpture, which was fully explored during the modern era by such abstract art movements as Constructivism, Suprematism, De Stijl, Colour Field, Op-Art, Post Painterly Abstraction, Minimalism and the St Ives School. (For a major collector of early 20th century modernist works, see: Peggy Guggenheim.)
Why Did Modern Artists Reject the Past?
Basically because they considered that the "official" view of art - represented by the established European Academies - was too backward-looking and no longer relevant to their careers as artists or to the development of their art. The social transformation wrought by the Industrial Revolution had triggered the emergence of new ideas in all areas including fine art, and artists were eager for change. Modernism reflected this new mood and engendered new forms of artistic expression on the grounds that they were more appropriate to modern life. These artforms often reflected a number of political agendas, frequently associated with utopian visions of human society, together with a strong if intermittent belief in progress. Indeed, the history of art in the first two thirds of the 20th century is closely interwined with the politics of the age, as exemplified by the demise of Paris (1940s onwards) as the centre of Western art, and the corresponding rise of New York.
What is the Main Characteristic of Modern Art?
The century between 1860 and 1960 encompassed so many differing styles (from realistic portraiture to whimsical Dada and Pop-Art) that it is difficult to think of any unifying theme which defined the era. But if there is anything that separates Modern artists from both the earlier traditionalists and later postmodernists, it is their self-belief that art mattered: it had real value.
In comparison, their precedessors simply "assumed" that art had value. They didn't even think about it. After all they lived in an era governed by religious meaning. Thus they simply "followed the rules." Those who came after the Modern period (mid-60s onwards), the so-called "postmodernists", largely rejected the idea that art (or life) had any intrinsic value. This is not a defining characteristic of modern art: merely a difference between the periods.
When Did Modern Art End? And What Replaced it?
Modernism didn't just stop, it faded gradually during the late 1960s - a period which coincided with the rise of mass pop-culture and also with the rise of anti-authoritarian challenges (in social and political areas as well as the arts) to the existing orthodoxies. As Modernism faded, a new general idiom emerged, usually referred to as Postmodernist art. In simple terms, Postmodernist schools advocate a new philosophy of art characterized by a greater focus on medium and style. They emphasize style over substance (eg. not 'what' but 'how'; not 'art for art's sake', but 'style for style's sake'), and place much greater importance on artist-communication with the audience. This new direction is closely intertwined with the spread of TV, video and the Internet, which now exerts a significant influence on the development of popular iconography.
Does Modern and Contemporary Art Overlap?
Although the 1960s is the basic cut-off point between "Modern" and "Contemporary" art, the world did not become post-modernist overnight. Some movements (eg. Pop-Art, Minimalism) included artists who were more forward-looking, and developed a more postmodernist or contemporary style. The same goes for new forms like Conceptual, Performance, Installation and Video Art, all of which can be classified as either "Modern" or "Contemporary". We happen to consider them under "Contemporary Art" because this is the era during which they were fully explored.
Here is a list of Modern art movements, styles or schools, with a very short introduction to each, arranged in a rough chronological order. In some cases, movements have been grouped together for explanatory purposes.
Brotherhood (1848-55)
Smaller Modern Art Movements
Other minor or splinter contemporary art groups, or styles, listed in rough chronological order, include: Kapists, Japonism, Bande Noire, Les Vingt, Rose + Croix, School of Pont-Aven, Cloisonnism, Les Nabis, Formists, Synchronism, Eat Art, Metaphysical Painting, Elementarism, Muralism, Sau Al Set, Art Non Figuratif, Lyrical Abstraction, Madi, Cobra group, Spatialism, Funk Art, The Calligraphers, Nuagism, Hard Edge Painting, Gutai Group, El Paso Movement (Spain), Grav, Exat 51, Nul, Zero, Gruppo T, Gruppo N, Equipo 57.
The Most Important Modern Artists
The period from 1860 to the mid-1960s has witnessed a pantheon of brilliant painters, sculptors, and other modern artists. Here is a short selection of the most famous.
Impressionism Movement (flourished 1873-1880)
Post-Impressionism Movement (flourished
Primitive/Fantasy Style of Art
Modern Realist Style
Art Nouveau (Late 19th/early 20th century)
Expressionism Movement (flourished 1905-1933)
Cubism Movement (flourished 1908-14)
Geometric Abstraction Style
Art Deco (1920s, 1930s)
Abstract Expressionists
Modern Sculptors
Leading exponents of sculpture during the modern era include: Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), Ernst Barlach (1870-1938), Constantin Brancusi (1876-1957), Umberto Boccioni (1882-1916), Ossip Zadkine (1890-1967), Naum Gabo (1890-1977), Alexander Calder (1898-1976) and Alberto Giacometti (1901-66). Modernist French sculpture was exemplified by Marcel Duchamp's series of "readymades" - mass-produced "found objects". Modern British sculpture was led by Henry Moore (1898-1986), Barbara Hepworth (1903-75) and Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
Modern Printmaking
Modern exponents of printmaking - engraving, etching, lithographics and silkscreen - include: James Abbott McNeill Whistler (18341903), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), MC Escher (1898-1972), Willem de Kooning (1904-97), Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008), Andy Warhol (1928-87).
Modern Stained Glass Art
Among the top exponents of stained glass art included: Marc Chagall (1887-1985), Joan Miro (1893-1983), Harry Clarke (1889-1931), Sarah Purser (1848-43) and Evie Hone (1894-1955).
Modern Photgraphy
Modern lens-based art is exemplified by the fine art photography of Man Ray (1890-1976), and the black-and-white landscapes of Ansel Adams (1902-84).
What is the Most Expensive Modern Art Painting?
Measured by auction sales prices, the world's most valuable painting of the modern era is: Nude, Green Leaves and Bust (1932), painted by Pablo Picasso, which sold in 2010 for $106.5 million at Christie's New York. In second place, is Garçon à la Pipe (1905), painted by Pablo Picasso, which sold in 2004 for $104.2 million at Sotheby's, New York. In third place, is Dora Maar with Cat (1941) also by Picasso, which sold in 2006 for $95.2 million at Sotheby's, New York. Reportedly, however, these world records have been exceeded by three paintings sold privately. (See below)
Who are Currently the Top-10 Best Selling Modern Artists?
To give you an idea of who are the most valuable artists in today's art market, here are the top 20 prices for paintings sold at public auction.
(1) The Scream (1895) Edvard Munch
($119.9 million) (2012)
Where Can You See Outstanding Collections of Modern Art?
Here is a selected list of some of the best art museums and galleries whose collections include works by "Modernist" painters and sculptors. Note however, that museums sometimes use the term "Modern Art" in a narrower sense, meaning works by 20th Century artists only.
Amsterdam: Rijksmuseum
Baltimore: Museum of Art
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I'm glad I found this thread. I have exactly the issue described. I guess I must be what Calcium calls 'hearing-acute'.
I noticed it as soon as I played some music (Philip Glass) and find it extremely irritating. After playing around with preferences and taking it round to an Mac-owning friend for confirmation, I was resolved to return it to Apple (it's only 2 days old) thinking it was a one-off.
I am not happy I found this fault but happy I found this forum
and thanks for the informed comments on this issue.
I must say I am seriously NOT impressed with Apple on this. This is my first Mac. I find the sound imbalance very noticeable. I want to hear music in proper balanced stereo not skewed off to one side. This is shoddy. It doesn't sound very stereo, quite mono in fact. Why hasn't this issue cropped up in reviews?
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. Also, I don't have to face the prospect of taking it back to the Regent St Apple Store and arguing the toss with them to change it for another one. It would be impossible to demonstrate there because the whole store is so noisy ( I told you I have sensitive ears
Is the sound imbalance a deal breaker? (I've only had the MBP for 2 days and Apple say I have 2 weeks to return it for a full refund.) Well it's not just the sound. There's also the matter of the stupidly reflective screen (why don't offer a matt screen with the 13" Pro) and the measly two USB ports together with lack of a pair of headset ports for Skype etc.
There are things I like about the MBP, especially the long battery time and multi-function trackpad. However since I am only occasionally a 'power user' I am contemplating getting my shekels back and getting the Samsung NC20 netbook (£349, smaller and lighter than the 13" Macs, XP Home, 1Gb Ram, 160Gb hard drive, THREE USB ports, 5/6 hours wireless on battery and balanced sound...) I can open the lid easier on the Samsung and won't be paranoid about taking it everywhere with me.
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It's easy to forget that today's announcements didn't just pertain to Verizon's upcoming crop of RAZR devices. Alongside their US-exclusive DROID variants Motorola has confirmed that we'll be seeing global versions of the Motorola RAZR HD, RAZR MAXX HD, and RAZR M, as well.
While those of us in the US will likely need to import them to use on GSM carriers, customers in Europe, Asia, South America, and Canada will likely be able to grab these through contract plans as well as full price purchases. We can't say for sure where, exactly, it's going yet, but at least we know they're coming.
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Nice park with riverfront sites on the Ohio River. We stayed for 1 week. We enjoyed watching the tugs and barges going up and down the river. We had nice weather, but it seemed quite breezy most times. Our site was under a security light so very bright at night. Try to avoid a site under the 2 or 3 lights. Riverfront utilities are side by side connections so you will have a close neighbor. - User2260
Jul 2011 - $23.00
Had a campsite right on the Ohio River which was kind of cool. We watched the barges go by. That is the good. Fair amount of seasonals that pretty much keep to themselves. This place floods about every Spring and this year was worse than normal. They were still recovering. Very sandy sites. Bathhouse was so far away most campers either didn't use it (us) or drove up to it. Not close to anything. Paducah is 30 minutes away and a cool place to be on a Sat. night. Probably wouldn't stay here again but if want to just hang around a campsite and watch the barges or maybe do some fishing, this would be just fine. Quiet. - welch
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This was a fantastic site. We were lucky to get an excellent riverside site which meant that we could fish each day. It was incredibly peaceful here with only the noise of the water, the passing barges and the coyotes in the nearby woods. Very friendly hosts,and full timers nearby who made us very welcome and gave us some fishing tips. Beautifully maintained sites, clean with good flat level sites, fire rings and reasonably priced ice and wood. The local Amish community were great for sourcing fresh milk, eggs and chickens. We would certainly come back again and have already booked for a stay in April 2011. - Hilary & Tony


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I am having trouble styling sections of a table on my Joomla based site. The table is from a component I have installed and I want to just make some simple changes to the fonts and link.
The page I am struggling with is:
I am trying to change the font of the dates in the table and also I would like to reset the link styles for the title and venue names. Not the th cells but the td cells.
I do not know what selectors to use to target these cells. I don't want to target all th or td cells on the whole site I would like to make my styles specific to this table. I can see in the HTML the following code:
But just don't know how to hook onto it with CSS. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give.
Many Thanks.
What you can do it give the table and ID.
If you change your table to this:
Then you could use css to only select that table by using the selector:
Yeah I know this is possible however, the table is created dynamically I think with the component, I wouldn't know where to find the HTML file for the table.
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I had never had a fresh fig, at least I can't remember that I ever did, not even when I visited Jordan or Israel. I've had them dried plenty a time and always liked them. I've had fig jam and like that as well. So when I came across a box of mission figs from California at our grocery store, I grabbed them. I decided to try them as I had seen them before, on bread with brie and a drizzle of honey. I liked them, they were sweet and soft, but I wasn't crazy about them, something about the texture bugged me. Hubby tried them as well and wasn't too keen.
Rather than having them go to waste because both of us were not loving the fresh fruit, I decided to transform them into a fig spread. I cut them up, added a tiny bit of water and sugar to a pot and heated them up. I added a splash of wine vinegar and smoothed the softened and sweet fruit in the food processor. Much better! This spread is lovely on it's own, or with cheese or cold chicken.


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Archive for the 'bookmarklet' Category
i just wanted to do a quick round up of some interesting stuff that's been happening at multimap lately, although hopefully the announcements will keep coming…
for anyone with a short attention span here are the key things:
- flashy new multimap site (flashy as in shiny, not as in adobe)
- open street map maps on multimap via bookmarklet wizardry (wizardry as in magic, not as in 'click here to continue')
- and you can now use multimap's feature packed api for free (as in gratis, not as in libre).
you may have noticed that the http://www.multimap.com site has been completely redesigned. it's a very big deal for the company and certainly something we're all very happy to get out there and are looking forward to developing further in future. i'd just to highlight a couple of features that probably are not easily spotted that i really love…
- right clicking on the map to add a favourite
- hold shift while clicking and dragging on the map to draw a box of where you want to zoom to
- hold control and move your mouse or whatever to fly around like superman
- for londoners, check out the draggable and zoomable tube map by clicking on the icon beside 'tube stations' in the useful information palette. then click on a station to select it and click the 'show on map' button on the bottom right. equally go from normal map to tube map by selecting 'tube stations', clicking on a tube marker and using the 'show on tube map' button. very cool.
- as andy hume pointed out, you can select from different map types available by hovering over the 'maps' button and choosing from the list that appears (only available where we have multiple map types, london would be a good example with three different types available at certain zoom levels)
so ok. great you say. more fancy maps, just what i wanted… ah, but wait. there's *even more fancy maps*. you may have heard of a very interesting project called open street map. for those that haven't, think wikipedia for maps. got it? no? think harder. ok good. anyway, john mckerrell (a multimap developer and osm fanatic) has recently posted a wonderful little bookmarklet to display open street map data on the multimap site. just drag the little piece of magic onto your toolbar, go to http://www.multimap.com/maps/ and click on it. you'll get two extra map types for displaying open street map data. maptastic! (sorry, i'll try to stop making up words, well, words like that anyway)
i bet you're so impressed now that you're just dying for some more map action. well, you're in luck. you can make your own! the final and possibly most interesting thing is that multimap have opened up the mapping, geocoding and routing modules of the api to be used for free by developers (that's you). richard keen has posted an excellent introduction to the open api which I'm glad to say highlights the work mapstraction have done to ease the stress of choosing between geo apis and also the fact that we're making use of freethepostcode data. so not only can you make a great mashup, but you can make your great mashup even better by contributing postcodes to this project. i'm delighted multimap are encouraging and supporting these open data projects.
i suppose all that's left to say is keep an eye on http://blogs.multimap.com and http://forums.multimap.com/ where interesting things are sure to happen…
disclosure: i work for multimap as a software developer but this is, of course, my own meaningless personal opinion.


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Music Mindfulness for Kids: Developing mindfulness, focus, and concentration through music and arts
In the age of computer games, iPhones, and the internet, children's ability to concentrate and focus can easily become fragmented and distracted. This can affect their ability to learn effectively and thrive, not just musically but also at school and at home. Drawing upon music, the arts, imagination, movement, and artistic games, this 8-week class teaches basic mindfulness skills for children ages 7-12 to observe and relax the mind, deal with distractions and let go of mental clutter, increase concentration and thoughtfulness, and sharpen one's focus. Children will earn rewards for completing short, daily homework assignments as well as for completing the whole 8 week class. Practicing mindfulness skills daily can help children to practice their instruments more efficiently and for longer periods of time, learn more challenging pieces of music, play better in tune, as well as increase success in other areas of life.
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The Cracked Pot
A water bearer in India had two large pots, each hung on each end of a pole
which he carried across his neck. One of the pots had a crack in it, and
while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water
at the end of the long walk from the stream to the master's house, the
cracked pot arrived only half full. For a full two years this went on
daily, with the bearer delivering only one and a half pots full of water in
his master's house. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its
accomplishments, perfect to the end for which it was made. But the poor
cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it was
able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
After two years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the
water bearer one day by the stream.
"I am ashamed of myself, and I want to apologize to you."
"Why?" asked the bearer. "What are you ashamed of?"
"I have been able, for these past two years, to deliver only half my load
because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to
your master's house. Because of my flaws, you have to do all of this work,
and you don't get full value from your efforts," the pot said.
The water bearer felt sorry for the old cracked pot, and in his compassion
he said,
"As we return to the master's house, I want you to notice the beautiful
flowers along the path."
Indeed, as they went up the hill, the old cracked pot took notice of the sun
warming the beautiful wild flowers on the side of the path, and this cheered
it some. But at the end of the trail, it still felt bad because it had
leaked out half its load, and so again it apologized to the bearer for its
The bearer said to the pot,
"Did you notice that there were flowers only on your side of your path, but
not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your
flaw, and I took advantage of it. I planted flower seeds on your side of the
path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you've watered them.
For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate
my master's table. Without you being just the way you are, he would not have
this beauty to grace his house."
Each of us has our own unique flaws. We are all cracked pots. But if we
will allow it, the Lord will use our flaws to grace His Father's table.
In God's great economy, nothing goes to waste.
So as we seek ways to minister together, and as God calls you to the tasks
He has appointed for you, don't be afraid of your flaws. Acknowledge them,
and allow Him to take advantage of them, and you, too, can be the cause of
beauty in His pathway.
Go out boldly, knowing that in our weakness we find His strength, and that
"In Him every one of God's promises is a Yes."
(Either by Stephanie Allen or sent in by her)
"For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the
flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God has chosen the
foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the
weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and
the base things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are
not, to bring to nothing the things that are." 1 Cor. 1:26-28
"I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions,
in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2
Cor. 12:10
"For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God.
For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God
toward you." 2 Cor. 13:4
To the Semitic mindset, a waterjug was like one's soul. For a woman to break
her water vessel would bring her great shame. It would be as if she broke
her own soul. She guarded her water vessel as if it were her very life. That
is why the fact that the Samaritan woman on the Book of John who left her
water jug at the well was so significant. It was a completely un-Semitic
thing to do. It was like leaving her soul behind. It just wasn't
If a water girl broke her vessel, all the pieces would be kept and used for
some other purpose--Job used some pieces to scrape his sores, for example.
Only the smallest pieces would be discarded and buried in the ground. The
rest would find a use not as honorable as being a water vessel, but still
useful. Some pieces might become a ladle and some might become a brazier, a
pan to hold hot coals. This waterjug would become a "vessel of dishonor,"
that is, it would no longer serve the purpose for which it was originally
made, but still useful.
A large piece might become a fire pan (brazier)which might be placed on some
young boy's head early in the morning. His mother would "pour hot coals on
his head." Then the boy would go from house to house, giving a piece of hot
coal to each of his neighbors which they would use to start the fire for the
day. It was much more difficult in those days to start a fire than it is
today. It is this picture one should see when reading Romans 12:20:
"If your enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him a drink. For in
so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head."
We, Westerners, usually picture vengeance when we think of pouring hot coals
on someone's heads. The Semites pictured something completely different.
They saw a "vessel of dishonor" being used to bring warmth AND the means to
prepare daily food for their families. And the chore of bringing this fire
to the other villagers was a pleasant chore. The warmth of the coals on the
boy's head brought warmth to his whole body even as he brought warmth to the
whole community, another body made up of many members. We, Westerners, must
break some of OUR traditions, if we are to ever come to a deep understanding
of the God of the Bible. It is FULL of beautiful pictures like this one. GA
The above information is a small piece from a series of articles I plan to
shortly send to our regular subscribers of our publications through the
regular postal mail system. The Series is entitled "The Burning Love of God
and the Raging Wrath of Man." It will deal with many misconceptions that we,
Christians have about God and man's ways. Love and Vengeance are the primary
subjects. We will cover many fields in this series of
articles--hermeneutics, archaeology, chemistry, physics, etymology,
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