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Cellular Phone Towers
Cellular (cell) phones first became widely available in the United States in the 1990s, but since then their use has increased dramatically. The widespread use of cell phones has led to cell phone towers being placed in many communities. These towers, also called base stations, have electronic equipment and antennas that receive and transmit radiofrequency (RF) signals.
How do cellular phone towers work?
Cell phone base stations may be free-standing towers or mounted on existing structures, such as trees, water tanks, or tall buildings. The antennas need to be high enough to adequately cover the area. Base stations are usually from 50-200 feet high.
Cell phones communicate with nearby cell towers mainly through radiofrequency (RF) waves, a form of energy in the electromagnetic spectrum between FM radio waves and microwaves. Like FM radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and heat, they are forms of non-ionizing radiation. This means they do not directly damage the DNA inside cells, which is how stronger (ionizing) types of radiation such as x-rays, gamma rays, and ultraviolet (UV) light are thought to be able to cause cancer.
At very high levels, RF waves can heat up body tissues. (This is the basis for how microwave ovens work.) But the levels of energy used by cell phones and towers are much lower.
When a person makes a cell phone call, a signal is sent from the phone's antenna to the nearest base station antenna. The base station responds to this signal by assigning it an available radiofrequency channel. RF waves transfer the voice information to the base station. The voice signals are then sent to a switching center, which transfers the call to its destination. Voice signals are then relayed back and forth during the call.
How are people exposed to the energy from cellular phone towers?
As people use cell phones to make calls, signals are transmitted back and forth to the base station. The RF waves produced at the base station are given off into the environment, where people can be exposed to them.
The energy from a cellular phone tower antenna, like that of other telecommunication antennas, is directed toward the horizon (parallel to the ground), with some downward scatter. Base station antennas use higher power levels than other types of land-mobile antennas, but much lower levels than those from radio and television broadcast stations. The amount of energy decreases rapidly as the distance from the antenna increases. As a result, the level of exposure to radio waves at ground level is very low compared to the level close to the antenna.
Public exposure to radio waves from cell phone tower antennas is slight for several reasons. The power levels are relatively low, the antennas are mounted high above ground level, and the signals are transmitted intermittently, rather than constantly.
At ground level near typical cellular base stations, the amount of RF energy is thousands of times less than the limits for safe exposure set by the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and other regulatory authorities. It is very unlikely that a person could be exposed to RF levels in excess of these limits just by being near a cell phone tower.
When a cellular antenna is mounted on a roof, it is possible that a person on the roof could be exposed to RF levels greater than those typically encountered on the ground. But even then, exposure levels approaching or exceeding the FCC safety guidelines are only likely to be found very close to and directly in front of the antennas. If this is the case, access to these areas should be limited.
The level of RF energy inside buildings where a base station is mounted is typically much lower than the level outside, depending on the construction materials of the building. Wood or cement block reduces the exposure level of RF radiation by a factor of about 10. The energy level behind an antenna is hundreds to thousands of times lower than in front. Therefore, if an antenna is mounted on the side of a building, the exposure level in the room directly behind the wall is typically well below the recommended exposure limits.
Do cellular phone towers cause cancer?
Some people have expressed concern that living, working, or going to school near a cell phone tower might increase the risk of cancer or other health problems. At this time, there is very little evidence to support this idea. In theory, there are some important points that would argue against cellular phone towers being able to cause cancer.
First, the energy level of radiofrequency (RF) waves is relatively low, especially when compared with the types of radiation that are known to increase cancer risk, such as gamma rays, x-rays, and ultraviolet (UV) light. The energy of RF waves given off by cell phone towers is not enough to break chemical bonds in DNA molecules, which is how these stronger forms of radiation may lead to cancer.
A second issue has to do with wavelength. RF waves have long wavelengths, which can only be concentrated to about an inch or two in size. This makes it unlikely that the energy from RF waves could be concentrated enough to affect individual cells in the body.
Third, even if RF waves were somehow able to affect cells in the body at higher doses, the level of RF waves present at ground level is very low – well below the recommended limits. Levels of energy from RF waves near cell phone towers are not significantly different from the background levels of RF radiation in urban areas from other sources, such as radio and television broadcast stations.
Studies in people
Very few human studies have focused specifically on cellular phone towers and cancer risk.
In one large study, British researchers compared a group of more than 1,000 families of young children with cancer against a similar group of families of children without cancer. They found no link between a mother's exposure to the towers during pregnancy (based on the distance from the home to the nearest tower and on the amount of energy given off by nearby towers) and the risk of early childhood cancer.
In another study, researchers compared a group of more than 2,600 children with cancer to a group of similar children without cancer. They found that those who lived in a town that could have exposed them to higher than average RF radiation from cellular phone towers in the previous 5 years had a slightly higher risk of cancer, although not of any certain type of cancer (like leukemia or brain tumors). This study estimated the children's possible exposure based on the number of towers in their town and how strong the signals were from the towers. It did not look at actual exposure of any individual child based on how far their home or school was from a tower. This limitation reduces confidence in the results of the study.
One study looked for signs of DNA and cell damage in blood cells as a possible indicator of cancer-causing potential. They found that the damage was no worse in people who lived near a cell phone tower as compared with those didn't.
The amount of exposure from living near a cell phone tower is typically many times lower than the exposure from using a cell phone. About 30 studies have looked at possible links between cell phone use and tumors in people. Most studies to date have not found a link between cell phone use and the development of tumors, although these studies have had some important limitations. This is an area of active research. For more information, see Cellular Phones.
Studies done in the lab
Laboratory studies have looked at whether the types of RF waves used in cell phone communication can cause DNA damage. Most of these studies have supported the idea that the RF waves given off by cell phones and towers don't have enough energy to damage DNA directly. Because of this, it's not clear how cell phones and towers might be able to cause cancer, but research in this area continues.
Some scientists have reported that RF waves may produce other effects in human cells (in lab dishes) that might possibly help tumors grow. However, these studies have not been verified, and these effects weren't seen in a study that looked at the blood cells from people living near a cellular phone tower.
Several studies in rats and mice have looked at whether RF energy might promote the development of tumors caused by other known carcinogens (cancer-causing agents). These studies did not find evidence of tumor promotion, but this is still an area of research.
A recent large study by the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) exposed groups of lab rats and mice to RF energy over their entire bodies for about 9 hours a day, starting before birth and continuing for up to 2 years (which is the equivalent of about 70 years for humans, according to NTP scientists). The study found an increased risk of tumors called malignant schwannomas of the heart in male rats exposed to RF radiation, as well as possible increased risks of certain types of tumors in the brain and adrenal glands. But some aspects of this study make it hard to know just how these results might apply to RF exposure from cell phone towers in people. For example, there was no clear increased risk among female rats or among male or female mice in the study. The doses of RF radiation in the study were also generally higher than those people are exposed to when using cell phones (much less being near a cell phone tower). The male rats in the study exposed to RF waves also lived longer, on average, than the rats who were not exposed, for unclear reasons. Still, the results add evidence to the idea that the signals used in cell phone communication might potentially impact human health.
What expert agencies say
About cell phone towers
The 3 expert agencies that usually classify cancer-causing exposures (carcinogens) – the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the National Toxicology Program (NTP), and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – have not classified cell phone towers specifically as to their cancer-causing potential.
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has said this about cell phone towers near homes or schools:
"Radiofrequency emissions from antennas used for cellular and PCS [personal communications service] transmissions result in exposure levels on the ground that are typically thousands of times below safety limits. These safety limits were adopted by the FCC based on the recommendations of expert organizations and endorsed by agencies of the Federal Government responsible for health and safety. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that such towers could constitute a potential health hazard to nearby residents or students."
About RF radiation
Some of the agencies that classify cancer-causing exposures have, however, made statements about radiofrequency radiation.
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has classified RF fields as "possibly carcinogenic to humans," based on limited evidence of a possible increase in risk for brain tumors among cell phone users, and inadequate evidence for other types of cancer. (For more information on the IARC classification system, see Known and Probable Human Carcinogens.) IARC also noted that exposure to the brain from RF fields from cell phone base stations (mounted on roofs or towers) is less than 1/100th the exposure to the brain from mobile devices such as cell phones.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states:
"At very high levels, RF energy is dangerous. It can heat the body's tissues rapidly. However, such high levels are found only near certain equipment, such as powerful long-distance transmitters. Cellphones and wireless networks produce RF, but not at levels that cause significant heating. In addition, RF energy decreases quickly over distance. At ground level, exposure to RF from sources like cellphone towers is usually very low.
Some people are concerned about potential health effects, especially on the developing brains and bodies of children. Some studies suggest that heavy long-term use of cellphones could have health effects. Other studies don't find any health effects from cellphone use. Long-term studies on animals exposed to the RF found in wireless networks (Wi-Fi) have, so far, found no health effects. Scientists continue to study the effects of long-term exposure to low levels of RF."
Can I limit my exposure?
Cell phone towers are not known to cause any health effects. But if you are concerned about possible exposure from a cell phone tower near your home or office, you can ask a government agency or private firm to measure the RF field strength near the tower (where a person could be exposed) to ensure that it is within the acceptable range.
What should I do if I've been exposed to cellular phone towers?
There is no test to measure whether you have been exposed to RF radiation from cellular phone towers. But as noted above, most researchers and regulatory authorities do not believe that cell phone towers pose health risks under ordinary conditions. If you have additional health concerns, you might want to talk with your doctor.
Along with the American Cancer Society, other sources of information and support include:
Environmental Protection Agency
Home page: www.epa.gov
Understanding radiation: www.epa.gov/radiation/understanding-radiation-overview.html
Federal Communications Commission
RF Safety Program, Office of Engineering and Technology
Website: www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety
Food and Drug Administration
Home page: www.fda.gov
Radiation-emitting products: Cell phones: www.fda.gov/Radiation-EmittingProducts/RadiationEmittingProductsandProcedures/HomeBusinessandEntertainment/CellPhones/default.htm
National Cancer Institute
Toll-free number: 1-800-422-6237 (1-800-4-CANCER)
Home page: www.cancer.gov
Cellular telephone use and cancer risk: www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/cellphones
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Home page: www.niehs.nih.gov
Electric and magnetic fields: www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/emf/index.cfm
World Health Organization
Electromagnetic fields and public health: base stations and wireless technologies
Website: www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs304/en/index.html
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After two decades of false starts and on-and-off development, the hugely ambitious movie version of the musical ran through months of rehearsal, then months of gruelling shooting with a star-studded cast, from Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway to Sacha Baron Cohen, to hundreds of extras.
Hayward (pictured above with "Les Miz's" original musical producer Cameron Mackintosh) spoke to Wrap editor Sharon Waxman from her home in England.
What were the unique challenges of making "Les Misérables"?
The first challenge was the popularity of "Les Miz" itself. How do you tackle a piece of very mature material that is known and loved the world over, how do you make the fans happy, and yet how do you make a cinematic version of it? And secondly, there are a lot of story challenges in "Les Miz." It's one of the longest novels ever written. There's been lots of dramatic license taken in the musical.
Did you go back to the Victor Hugo novel?
When you look at how much story is in the lyrics, you realize what a fantastic adaptation the musical is, but we felt we needed more than that.
(Pictured, director Tom Hooper on the set.)
We went back and plundered the novel with the writer Bill Nicholson, who I'd worked with on several films before, and imported quite a lot of story.
What specific story elements did you bring in?
The sequence in the convent, for instance. A great deal of time in the novel is devoted to Jean Valjean and Cosette's escape into a convent in Paris, and it's in this convent that they meet this man called Fauchelevent, the only male allowed inside the convent. He's the man Valjean had rescued [earlier in the story]. We were able to bring in that element.
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We hear a lot about filming the singing live on the set…
The singing live was the bedrock of Tom Hooper's whole vision of the film. I had been working closely with Cameron [Mackintosh, one of the original producers of the musical]. We were trying to make big decisions about whether we lose songs, keep songs, add songs. Then Tom came on board and said, "I have to do this live; it's the only way. "
Did you think, How am I going to figure this out, or was it inspiring?
The immediate response from a lot of people — not Cameron, and not Working Title — was general resistance. It hadn't really been done before. But the world has changed in last five years, with all these singing shows. The public at large is so on to singers who don't sing live, and people do not like it. They like to see real people singing for real. It had to be immediate, had to be visceral, had to be almost like a live theatrical experience.
When Amanda Seyfried [who plays Cosette) was doing her EPK interview on set, I remember her saying that when she did "Mamma Mia," they recorded all the songs in two days, and for the next two months they mimed to their own playback. I was quite stunned by that. For us, it was like a live show every night.
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Were you there the day they shot Anne Hathaway's "I Dreamed a Dream"? It's so raw.
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Is this the first movie you've produced?
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Amy and Olivia joined me recently for another trip to a local baseball field. This time, we visited Thomas Jefferson's baseball field in Jefferson Hills PA. The field is hidden, off of a small road behind Jefferson elementary school.
I was concerned at first that it could be locked up and unavailable for public use.
Luckily, it's open to the public. The parking lot is up on a small hill overlooking the field. Here's the view from our car:
It looked pretty well maintained, despite baseball being out of season for awhile now. Here's a few shots from around the field.
Let's begin with the view from home plate:
The field was built so that the batter has to look directly into the sun. We were there about an hour before sunset, and it was really bothersome – and I was just throwing the ball up and hitting it. I suppose it wouldn't matter if you were playing here in the early afternoon when the sun is higher in the sky, but closer to dusk – bring sunglasses.
I was a fan of the dimensions of this park. It was 310 feet down the left field line, with about a ten foot high fence the whole way around.
Left center field was 350′ and center field was 365.' Right field was also 310. A shot from the left field foul pole looking towards center:
And looking in towards home plate:
The field reminded me of a field that I had played on several times in the past two years with the Pelescak brothers – a softball field located behind a church in South Fayette. The dimensions, the parking lot up on a hill, the trees behind the fences. It felt similar. One difference is that there is a small football practice field behind left field here, so if a home run is hit to left, you'll be able to retrieve it easily.
After taking a few pictures of the field, I handed the camera off to Amy and Olivia and emptied out a bag of 20 baseballs. I just tossed them up and hit them, as Amy prefers to hold Olivia rather than putting her in a stroller or carrier.
My swing was badly off today. I kept hitting line drive after line drive and couldn't get the ball elevated often.
I had been to the gym the previous day, so my arms still felt like jelly.
Speaking of the gym, never ever take GNC amp amplified wheybolic extreme 60 in Fruit Punch flavor. It is the most disgusting tasting, foul drink you can imagine. The after-taste is dreadful. Chocolate is the only way to go. I've been waiting for the past month to get rid of that crap. Back to the field…
Amy took great photos as usual.
But I let her down by failing to hit any home runs.
I thought my last swing of the day produced a home run – it was just a question of fair or foul.
It stayed fair, but clanged off the fence. Oh well.
Condition: A-
Dimensions: A
Location/Surrounding Area: B+ (for sun and some weeds along the third base line)
Parking/Access: A
Maybe being a TJ resident has something to do with it, but I liked it here.
I'm a bit behind on blogging. I'll have entries up soon from three fields I recently visited: Clairton, West Field (Homestead Grays Field) and South Fayette.
Links to other fields that I've hit at and reviewed for the Ballparks of PA Series:
Riverfront Park, Boston
Wylie Park, Elizabeth
Peterswood Park, Peters Township
Washington Park, Washington PA


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New Report Provides Roadmap to Grow Oklahoma's Aerospace IndustryPublished: Monday, September 28, 2009 7:00 am By: State News Service
The following information was released by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce:
Protecting and enhancing Oklahoma's current aerospace industry and providing new opportunities to increase competitiveness are the focus of a new strategic report recently released by Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Partners. The report identifies Oklahoma's strengths in the industry and areas where it has potential to expand and create new quality jobs for the future.
"This report provides the public and private sector a coordinated, complementary roadmap for maintaining and growing Oklahoma's aerospace industry," said Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce and Tourism Natalie Shirley.
The project objective was to produce a plan with broad support and immediate implementation, providing project sponsors and the State of Oklahoma with tools to sustain efforts related to the aerospace industry. Sponsors of the project include the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber, Tulsa Metro Chamber, Ardmore Development Authority, and the Ponca City Development Authority.
The report catalogues the state's aerospace assets, including federal government installations such as Tinker Air Force Base and the FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center; major private sector companies such as American Airlines, NORDAM, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, and Spirit Aerosystems; university research capabilities; CareerTech training; testing and training facilities in a variety of aerospace applications; and progressive incentive packages designed for aerospace business expansion and attraction.
"With the aerospace/aviation industry sector being one of the largest employers in the Tulsa region and with its significant economic impact on the state of Oklahoma, it was critical to implement a statewide strategy for recruitment, retention and growth of this dynamic economic engine," said Tulsa Metro Chamber President and CEO Mike Neal.
Oklahoma's military sector is a strong focus of the report, with emphasis on maintaining Tinker Air Force Base as one of the primary centers for aerospace excellence and innovation and expanding the number and size of contractors and subcontractors that serve Tinker. Recent state legislation that offers incentives to prime contractors who subcontract work in Oklahoma is an important step in growing this segment of Oklahoma's economy.
"Aerospace and defense are essential industries in Oklahoma," said Roy Williams, president and CEO of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber. "Different parts of the state have had various strategies in this arena, but what we have really been missing is a statewide aerospace strategy that will take us to the next level. With the Federal Aviation Administration and Tinker Air Force Base both located here, along with so many other large and small aerospace and defense companies, we need to continuously be looking for opportunities to help them grow and be successful."
Recognizing the state's challenges that can prohibit growth and competitiveness, the plan calls for aggressive investment in industry research and commercialization as well as increased science, technology, engineering and mathematics education.
"Workforce is a driving factor for this industry," explains Robert Conner, executive director of the Oklahoma Aerospace Institute. "With an aging workforce, maintaining a healthy pipeline of qualified technicians and engineers for the future will be essential. This plan offers an aggressive action plan for growing jobs in the near term and developing the pipeline of knowledge-based workers to sustain the industry for decades to come."
Testing and training facilities in a variety of aerospace applications such as the Lawton unoccupied aerial systems testing facility, sensor testing and evaluation at Oklahoma State University's University Multispectral Laboratories in Ponca City and research and development of advanced systems at the University of Oklahoma offer Oklahoma significant opportunities to expand its reach in new aerospace initiatives beyond the existing strong maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) activities.
Ardmore Development Authority President Wes Stucky said a critical component of the plan calls for the creation of a statewide TeamAero Oklahoma to market and promote the state globally.
"It's not enough to take these progressive actions to ensure a robust aerospace industry for the state," said Stucky. "We have to make every Oklahoman, every potential business or customer, and the entire global aerospace industry aware of what Oklahoma has to offer."
Vic Bird, director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission, said the completion of the study is only a first step in taking the Oklahoma aerospace industry to the next level.
"The aerospace industry has been a cornerstone of Oklahoma's economy for decades," said Bird, noting that Oklahoma is recognized as one the seven centers in the world for the MRO of aircraft. "It accounts for more than 143,000 direct and indirect jobs with an average wage of nearly $55,000, almost double the state's average. It is incumbent upon the Oklahoma Aerospace Industry Partners to implement strategies today that will ensure the industry thrives for future generations."
The full report is available for download on the Oklahoma Department of Commerce website at www.okcommerce.gov/aerospace.


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A dear follower of this blog recently revealed she had lost a life long friend to the scourge of cancer.
This post is hereby dedicated to her loving memory.
1913 represented a watershed year for America. That year, both the Federal Reserve central bank and the American Cancer Society were established. Not coincidentally, the Rockefeller Foundation was also established, which in turn funded an organization called The Bureau of Chemistry. It was thought, in the way of semantics, the moniker's implications would be negatively received by the general public.
The solution?
Rockefeller and his infamous minions thought it better to change the moniker to something more suitable. Consequently, the bureau became known thereafter as the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA.
As per usual method of operation, historical perspective must be provided before proceeding with the facts.
In 1899, Chicago University medical school was provided with over 600, 000 dollars in Rockefeller grants. Later, the Rockefeller's would contribute more significantly to other renown medical schools.
What was the money for?
Well, to promulgate medical propaganda greatly benefiting Rockefeller profit margins, of course. Soon, old John D. Rockefeller had both the American medical and chemical industries firmly under his boot. Unknown to the American public, this signaled the development of a very destructive omen. The FDA soon began an aggressive campaign with a twofold objective:
1.) To promote newly developed chemically based pharmaceuticals for commercial profit. 2.) To discredit natural cures of medicines historically used by doctors to treat public maladies.
Now, in the 21st century, the scourge of cancer has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The Rockefeller funded propaganda machine continues to work its profitable sorcery.
Behind the mantle of authority, the medical and pharmaceutical industries continue to propagate lies and misconceptions. And their lies have proven profitable indeed.
One such misconception propagated by the medical industry is that consumption of meat will lead to contracting cancer.
But, this is not so.
Rather, it is not the consumption of meat, causing this odious malady, but the lethal chemicals, Potassium and Sodium Nitrates, injected into commercially marketed beef. When the Rockefeller controlled FDA informs the public consumption of meat causes cancer, it is because statistics are solely derived from the laboratory testing of chemically treated meat products, and not those products derived from wholly organic sources.
Commercially sold chicken products are not found to be immune from the infestation of chemical treatments either. In truth, chickens are fed Arsenic and Anti-Biotics to make them grow faster and fatter, thus increasing commercial profits. When one gets indigestion from consuming an overabundance of meat products, the chemical industry sells the public Pepto Bismol, which laboratory testing has shown to be radioactive.
Of course, both chemically treated beef, chicken and poisonous Pepto Bismol, have all been approved by FDA since 1944.
Another misconception promulgated by the medical industry, is the idea one shall invariably contract skin cancer due to solar overexposure. Their solution is the application of commercial sunscreens marketed and manufactured by the chemical industry. What they don't bother to tell the public, sunlight generates vitamin D3, which removes excess amounts of cholesterol. More significantly, Vitamin D reduces the risk of contracting seventy percent of all known cancers, including prostate, breast and skin cancer. The application of commercially marketed sunscreen to the skin in fact blocks solar ultraviolet light, the main source of Vitamin D3.
Sunscreen contains photo-reactive ingredients that become carcinogenic when exposed to sunlight. Sunscreen also contains Zinc and Titanium Oxide, and Aluminum Hydroxide.
All are known to be carcinogens.
Do you see what has happened, folks?
The industries profiting from cancer have created the very products causing it.
Chemical companies produce the cancer causing products, and in collusion, the medical industry offers the so-called treatments.
The irony is this: cancer treatments and pharmaceuticals are the cause of a majority of cancer deaths.
Studies conducted by Doctors Linus Pauling and Ewan Cameron, and corroborated via peer review by colleagues in Japan and Canada, concluded cancer victims treated with Vitamin C were likely to live 6 times longer than those treated by Chemotherapy, due to the fact the former treatment promotes bolstering of the human immune system, while the latter severely weakens it.
However, the medical industry continues to sell the public mammograms, cancer screenings, and carcinogenic pharmaceuticals as the only available cancer treatments.
And why?
Because it is profitable for them to do so.
What many in the medical industry will not dare inform the public, there are known cancer cures readily available. In truth, donations to the American cancer fund, or any other donation drive to fund cancer research, represents a pathological and cynically motivated scam. Those who would like to purchase and don a pink t-shirt, thinking they are contributing to research leading to a viable cure for cancer, are useful dupes most susceptible to such emotionally driven hoodwinks.
If these pink colored community Samaritans think they are donating money for cancer research, then one has a bridge located in downtown Brooklyn, or some prime real estate in the Florida Everglades to sell them. Perhaps they are not aware, scientific studies have demonstrated the most effective cancer prevention and cures come from natural and botanical sources.
Thus, here are the known cures for all forms of cancer:
1.) Vitamin D3 2.) Laetrile, or Vitamin B17 3.) Vitamin C 4.) Cannibis oil 5.) Oxygen/ozone therapy 6.) The Budwig Protocol 7.) The Hoxsey regimen 8.) Essaic Tea 9.) Gerson therapy
All of these therapies have one thing in common. They work to transform the human immune system from an acidic state into one of alkaline. This is due to the fact all cancers thrive in an acidic, or low blood oxygen state.
In summary, the proliferation of cancer represents a great American billion dollar hoax, a hoax that will continue to reap profits, unless the American people begin to resist social pressures and the propaganda perpetrated by criminals in the medical and pharmaceutical industries, and petition the government enablers ensconced at FDA headquarters in Washington.


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Even without advance ticket sales, attendance at last year�s Winter Jam Tour outpaced that of several other tours in the beginning of 2012, including Pink Floyd�s Roger Waters, The Black Keys, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley.
Even without advance ticket sales, attendance at last year�s Winter Jam Tour outpaced that of several other tours in the beginning of 2012, including Pink Floyd�s Roger Waters, The Black Keys, Jason Aldean and Brad Paisley.
And with a lineup headlined by Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist TobyMac , this year�s tour is expected to draw a youthful crowd of believers when it arrives at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte Saturday night (1-5).
�It goes against the grain for what a lot of people think you need to do for a concert,� said Eddie Carswell of Christian music mainstay NewSong , which founded the tour 18 years ago.
Carswell said they�ve tried to keep ticket prices reasonable. Tickets are $10 at the door for the Winter Jam 2013 Tour Spectacular � the cheapest seats for Justin Bieber�s show at Time Warner Arena later this month were listed at $39.50, while nosebleed seats for Taylor Swift�s March concert run $31.50.
�Even though the cost of things keep going up and up and up, keeping the price at $10 was something we wanted to do,� Carswell said Thursday in a phone interview from Charleston, W. Va., where this year�s Winter Jam launched Friday. �We wanted to make this accessible so all teenagers, youth groups � youth pastors can bring everybody � and invite some kids and go to a big huge event.�
Some of the biggest names in popular Christian music have been a part of Winter Jam, the largest annual Christian music tour in the country, including Newsboys, MercyMe , Jeremy Camp and Steven Curtis Chapman.
In addition to TobyMac and NewSong , this year�s lineup also includes alternative rockers Red, singer/songwriter Matthew West, the effervescent self-taught musician Jamie Grace, pop group Sidewalk Prophets and the pop, hip-hop and rock outfit Royal Tailor. The speaker will be Nick Hall, the feature emcee of the Billy Graham Evangelical Association�s �Rock the River Tour� the past four summers.
The Youth Music Vault Pre-Jam Party will include performances from Jason Castro, OBB and Capital Kings.
�We try to bring in the very best bands we can so people will come knowing it�s going to be a great show and a great night,� Carswell said. �We�ve always tried to make it a great, fun, encouraging, God-centered Jesus night.�
Let�s Jam!
The Winter Jam 2013 Tour Spectacular comes to Time Warner Cable Arena, 333 E. Trade St., Charlotte, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 5. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. For more information, visit www.jamtour.com or www.timewarnercablearena.com.


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CTblogger and ConnecticutMan1 were there with their video camera. Here are the highlights on domestic issues. ConnecticutMan1 has a great post on Afghanistan:
- He will introduce a bill on FISA next week to "uphold the rule of law" and prohibit retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies. He pointed out that it took years to get credit card reforms through, and that this needs another airing. He specifically thanked the blogosphere for not letting this issue rest.
- Student loan legislation will be introduced next winter
- Overdraft legislation will be introduced to provide consumers with choice -- allow the customer to decide if he wants the card rejected when it hits the credit limit or when there isn't enough to pay a debit card purchase, or if he wants the overdraft.
- The Banking committee will look at interchange fees and related contract terms that merchants are subjected to when they agree to take credit cards for payment. As CTKeith pointed out, small business owners who once accepted only cash can't survive today without credit cards, but the fees and terms are hurting business terribly. Dodd said this is a particularly complicated issue, but they are committed to tackle it
- The Senator will co-manage the floor debate on healthcare and the Democratic caucus wants the bills to come to the floor so there can be debate on the merits of the bills in full view of the public.
- Dodd said that dealing with the big issues is long overdue. They've been working "around the edges" for too many years and now there is a lot of work that needs to be done. He said, "We are given moments historically..." and that now is the time to act on these pressing domestic issues of healthcare and finance.


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Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Three-Herb Chimichurri Recipe
Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Three-Herb Chimichurri
Char-Grilled Beef Tenderloin with Three-Herb Chimichurri
From Bon Appétit
- Spice Rub
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon sweet smoked paprika
1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder or ancho chile powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Chimichurri sauce
3/4 cup olive oil
3 tablespoons Sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
3 garlic cloves, peeled
2 medium shallots, peeled, quartered
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon dried crushed red pepper
3 cups (packed) stemmed fresh parsley
2 cups (packed) stemmed fresh cilantro
1 cup (packed) stemmed fresh mint
1 3 1/2-pound beef tenderloin
2 tablespoons olive oil
- For spice rub: Combine all ingredients in small bowl. Can be made 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
- For chimichurri sauce: Combine first 8 ingredients in blender; blend until almost smooth. Add 1/4 of parsley, 1/4 of cilantro, and 1/4 of mint; blend until incorporated. Add remaining herbs in 3 more additions, pureeing until almost smooth after each addition. Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover; chill.
- For beef tenderloin: Let beef stand at room temperature 1 hour.
- Prepare barbecue (high heat). Pat beef dry with paper towels; brush with oil. Sprinkle all over with spice rub, using all of mixture (coating will be thick). Place beef on grill; sear 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to medium-high. Grill uncovered until instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part of beef registers 130°F for medium-rare, moving beef to cooler part of grill as needed to prevent burning, and turning occasionally, about 40 minutes. Transfer to platter; cover loosely with foil and let rest 15 minutes. Thinly slice beef crosswise. Serve with chimichurri sauce.
Serves 8-10.
- Category
- Main Dishes, Beef
- Cuisine
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* Logitech has the BDP-83 in its Harmony database.
* Logitech has the BDP-83 in its Harmony database.
* Universal Electronics [http://www.hifi-remote.com/forums/dload.php?action=file&file_id=6721 JP1].
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== How do I use the alternate code sets on my Logitech/Harmony remote?==
== How do I use the alternate code sets on my Logitech/Harmony remote?==
Revision as of 22:58, 28 September 2009
What chip does the player use for deinterlacing and scaling?
The Anchor Bay ABT2010.
How much internal memory does the player have?
1GB, as required by Profile 2.0.
Does the player have a memory card slot?
No, but a USB adapter for memory cards works.
What are the USB specifications?
See the manual (Media File Playback / Playback from a USB Drive). The player has two USB ports, one in the front and one in back.
What are the IR connector specifications?
See the manual (Installation / Custom Installation / External IR (Infrared Remote) Installation). The IR input on the rear panel outputs +5 VDC on the tip for an accessory device: it is a 3 pin jack. OPPO will provide an adapter cable to 2 pin to connect to a standard IR block upon request, or make your own:Wire up a cable with 3 pin plug using ring and sleeve only (do not connect tip) and the rear IR port will work fine (ring, or intermediate terminal, is +).
This is the same configuration as the DirecTV HR21 Pro rear IR port.
How loud is the fan?
Comments from early users:
- What fan?
- Ditto.
- Double ditto. No noise.
- The fan does not run most of the time. During playback I never hear it, but I have the player in a cabinet behind doors. If the player has been running a while I hear the fan when the tray is ejected and the cabinet doors are open. It runs for a short time when a new disc begins playing but then goes silent again.
- I have my OPPO sitting on top of the cabinet, in the open, just 10 feet away, and I never hear the fan, even after hours of use, except for brief instances when the fan control logic is resetting itself -- e.g. during new disc initial loading.
- With decent ventilation, whether enclosed in a cabinet or out in the open, the fan should be a non-issue for everyone.
- The Oppo meets my requirements for quiet operation during playback.
- I have the BDP-83 installed in probably the worst possible ventilation scenario (which is sad for an HVAC engineer, but still true -- I keep telling myself it's to provide a test case rather than admitting that I haven't taken the time to improve on my cabinet). I also have three temperature sensors on the player: one at the intake underneath, one at the fan discharge, and one sitting inside the case next to the drive (the component that is most heat sensitive).
- I can get the fan to run, but it involves ambient temperatures inside the player of around 105F or 110F and discharge air temperatures of up to 125F. I do not hear the fan, though, even when I open the cabinet door while it is running. Ambient noise (particularly my HD DVR cable box) drown out the fan itself.
- Mine sets on top of my Integra combi player and has 5 inches of clearance on top and is open to the sides and back; I never hear the fan and I never notice a heat issue.
- The Oppo BDP-83 includes a fan. If I didn't tell you that you would likely never know. There simply isn't fan noise during playback. I have my Oppo sitting out in the open about 10 feet from where I sit. The only time you ever hear the fan is when the fan control logic resets itself briefly, as for example during the loading of a disc. I kid you not, some of the Beta testers have taken to mounting a mirror behind their Oppo so they can even tell when, if ever, the fan is spinning.
- I have mine on top of my Onkyo 605, and I never hear it kick on. I feel fan noise is really a non-issue for most folks.
- I have been able to hear my fan come on at times, and once or twice, only during a quiet scene, was able to hear it from my sitting position watching a movie. This was only during 1 or 2 movies in particular, and only during a very quiet scene. The other times I've heard it was only when a disc was not playing, but perhaps afterwards, when removing the disc when I was up close.
Is the remote backlit?
Do the remote codes conflict with those for older OPPO players?
See the manual (Installation / Remote Control / Setting the Remote Code) and (Device Setup / Remote Control Code). You can set the remote so that it either does or does not control other OPPO Digital players. There is a 3-way switch inside the battery compartment. Code set 1 is the same as used for the other players. If you use code set 2 or 3 the BDP-83 will not obey the other remotes and its remote will not control the other players. Note that the physical switch setting on the remote must match the Setup value. See Why did my remote stop working when I changed the code set?.
Does the player have two HDMI outputs?
No, just the one.
Is a rack mount available for the player?
Yes, see:
- Middle Atlantic Products part # RSH4A2M OPPO BDP83(2RU, 14 inches deep; consider the -C clamp option which holds the player securely in the shelf)
- (others?).
Are codes for other remotes available?
- Logitech has the BDP-83 in its Harmony database.
- Universal Electronics JP1.
- (others?).
How do I use the alternate code sets on my Logitech/Harmony remote?
Set the remote switch in the OPPO remote's battery compartment to 2 or 3 and follow Harmony's instructions, as posted on AVSForum:We are sorry you have been experiencing this difficulty. As we suggested, you should be able to confirm the commands from the original remote. This will request 3 to 6 keypresses, and will not require you to learn the entire codeset. To do this, please follow these steps:
If there is a "remote address" you should be able to select or view this on the receiver itself without contacting OPPO. We almost certainly already have the codes in our database and you should not need to provide these. The easiest way to is to try following the steps provided above. Again, it should only require 3-6 keypresses.
- Log in to your account using the Logitech Harmony Remote Software.
- Connect your Harmony remote to the USB cable.
- Click on the "Devices" tab, then beside the device, click on "Settings".
- Select "Confirm Infrared Commands" and click "Next".
- You will be asked for some button presses. Point your original remote to the bottom end of the Harmony, and from 2-5 cm away, press each button as the software asks for it. The computer screen will blink (refresh) once the key is detected, and you will see the message "Key detected." Once the software has found the best set of codes, you will get confirmation. You may need to answer some set up questions, just click "Next" to go through and make any changes needed.
- Update your remote to test this with your activities.
Does OPPO publish the remote code values?
Yes, as an Excel .xls spreadsheet: OPPO BDP-83 Remote Control Codes. All three code sets are shown and the last tab has large-scale images of the remote, front and back.
Is there an RS232 interface?
Yes, as an option for $89 extra. A new backpanel and daughter board are required for RS232 support. OPPO provides an RS-232 Control Protocol document.
The primary benefit to RS232 control is that it allows the player to send feedback to the device that's controlling it. This would allow you to do things like have the control system dim the lights when a movie starts playing and turn them back up when the movie is paused or stopped, or display current track, elapsed time, etc. on a touch-panel controller (potentially useful if the player is in an equipment closet).
Based on the RS232 documentation for the DV-983H, there are also additional commands, like direct access to the various fast forward speeds.
To use RS232 control, you would need a remote control that is able to do RS232, such as AMX, Crestron, RTI, some of the higher end Prontos, URC, etc. These will usually have a remote that uses RF communication with a controller box that then sends out IR, RS232, and other types of signals to the equipment being controlled.
Most typical universal remotes like the Logitech Harmony don't have support for RS232 control of devices.


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HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Texans running back Arian Foster says he's considering a heart procedure to address a condition that forced him out of a game.
Foster told the NFL Network's Alex Flanagan on Thursday that he will "likely undergo" a heart ablation in about a month. An ablation involves the use of a catheter to correct structural problems that can lead to an abnormal heartbeat, according to the Mayo Clinic's official Web site.
The 26-year-old Foster left in the third quarter of Houston's 23-6 loss to Minnesota on Dec. 23 with an irregular heartbeat. Coach Gary Kubiak said after the game that Foster had also experienced the problem in a practice.
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In her three years coaching Buchholz, Rebecca Williams watched Jessica Thomas grow from one of the area's most dominant players, to a Division-I signee, to finally a state champion.
In her three years coaching Buchholz, Rebecca Williams watched Jessica Thomas grow from one of the area's most dominant players, to a Division-I signee, to finally a state champion.
After scoring a combined 64 points in two days, including 26 in the Saturday's Class 7A state title game, Thomas has one final directive from her coach as she closes a history-making senior year.
"She needs to relax," Williams said. "I'm going to tell her to go out on the golf course and have a little fun."
Before the 5-foot-7 Thomas could take to her subdued offseason hobby however, she had to supply the Bobcats with one last scoring display in the state championship game against Davie Nova.
Buchholz trailed by 14 points following eight minutes at The Lakeland Center until Williams gave her leading scorer the "green light" heading into the second quarter.
"What I told (her) after we got down was, 'Jessica, we need you to score. You're passive and we need you to kind of take control of the game,'" Williams said.
Thomas did just that, scoring 15 straight points to help the Bobcats claim the lead and cruise to a 63-49 win over the Titans.
While the Class 7A state championship is the highest classification ever won by an area girls basketball team, it is also the first won by Buchholz, despite making it to the state semifinals in each of the last two years with Thomas on the squad.
In her last postseason, Thomas ensured the Bobcats would finally have their first crack at a title game by pouring in 38 points during Friday's 79-73 win against Tampa Freedom in the state semifinals.
"When we went into this state run, me and Jessica talked, and I said, 'You got to go out there and perform. You've got to be that leader out on the court.'" Williams said. "Once we had that discussion, we both were saying, 'This is our year.'"
While Williams believes Thomas will take a week off to savor the end of her prep career, she expects the Miami commitment to be right back in gym to prepare for her eventual move to Coral Gables in June.
"She has so much heart and love for the game," Williams said. "When she goes to Miami, coach (Katie) Meier is going to get the same thing out of her. She's going to work hard and she's going to do what's asked of her. She'll contribute and make Miami a better team than they already are."
JIMMIE TAYLOR III, SUWANNEE: The shooting guard ended his senior season last Tuesday with 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists for the the Bulldogs in a 71-58 loss at Tallahassee Rickards in the Class 5A regional semifinals.
PHOENIX SANDERS, BUCHHOLZ: A senior pitcher, Sanders threw a complete game no-hitter last Friday against Fort White with nine strikeouts and no walks. While he has been stellar on the mound with no earned runs through 12 innings this season, Sanders also belted in the game-winning run in the Bobcats' 7-6 extra innings win against Wakulla on Saturday.
ROBYN DAUGHERTY, GAINESVILLE: The senior attacker scored a combined 15 goals and two assists in the Hurricanes' wins last week against Eastside and Jacksonville Episcopal.
KALEN MCGILL, P.K. YONGE: A junior pitcher, McGill tossed a one-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts for the Blue Wave in last Wednesday's 5-0 win against Buchholz. In her next start on Friday, she threw a no-hitter in P.K. Yonge's 15-0 win against Union County with five strikeouts. At the plate, McGill went a combined 3-for-5 with a homer, double and three RBI.
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DEANGELO ROSS, SUWANNEE: A senior guard, Ross scored 13 points fueled by three makes from behind the arc in the Bulldogs' Class 5A regional semifinal loss to Rickards. He also hauled in five rebounds and dished an assist in his final game in a Suwannee uniform.
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CHELSEA CLARK, BUCHHOLZ: Clark, a freshman guard, scored 16 total points last week in the Bobcats' state semifinal win against Tampa Freedom and finals victory over Davie Nova. On Friday, Clark hit 8 of 8 from the free-throw line to help seal a 79-73 win against Freedom.
SEAN KAMHOOT, BUCHHOLZ: The senior outfielder was 5-for-11 last week at the plate with two doubles, one triple and six RBI in wins against Ocala Vanguard, Fort White and Wakulla. Kamhoot also made two appearances as a pitcher, going 6 2/3 innings with no hits or runs surrendered.
LILY JONES, GAINESVILLE: Jones, a sophomore midfielder, totaled 13 goals and 5 assists last week to help the Hurricanes to a pair of wins against Eastside and Episcopal.
MADISON O'LEARY, OAK HALL: The junior midfielder scored a combined 12 goals and 4 assists as the Eagles went 1-1 last week. On Thursday, O'Leary led Oak Hall to a 19-7 win against Flagler Palm Coast with eight goals and three assists.
CAROLINA CAPUTO, OAK HALL: An eighth-grade goalie, Caputo made a team-high 7 saves in the Eagles' 19-7 win against Flagler Palm Coast last Thursday.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ A federal judge is refusing to halt Florida's plan to cut the number of early voting days from 14 days to eight days.
Judge Timothy Corrigan on Monday ruled that there was not enough proof to show that the change would burden the rights of black Americans to vote.
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown and others in their lawsuit said the cut in early voting days was discriminatory because blacks voted early in higher percentages, especially during the 2008 election in which President Barack Obama carried Florida.
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Contemporary Visual Art from Ghana
An overview
by George Hughes
Museums and galleries all over the world regard traditional African art of high aesthetic value. A reputation ignited by the overwhelming influence African art had on modernist European artists at the beginning of the twentieth century. This impact and positive status of traditional African art has over decades resulted in laudable exhibitions, acquisition and documentation of such antiques. Nevertheless, not much favorable interest and documentation is offered most contemporary art of Africa. It is being criticized for being "universal" and "failing to meet the stereotypical African art tradition". This is also the case for contemporary art in Ghana.
Contemporary art in Ghana
The idea of grouping Ghanaian artists is an anomaly because of its complexity. The artistic climate of Ghana is made up of a variety of styles. This stylistic pluralism may be due to several factors and influences such as ethnicity, religion, education, westernization, globalization and aesthetic preferences of the individual artist under consideration. The complex social structure of the Ghanaian society is due in part to the fact that there are about 79 languages spoken in a country whose population is about 19 million (in the year 2000). The Ghanaian cultural melting pot is compounded by the fact that several religions are being practiced. It is within this social fabric that most Ghanaian artists coexist and evolve their aesthetic ideas.
Stylistic groupings create problems such as marginalization, especially when such divisions reference the hierarchy of what is, and what is not art - a barrier that pushes some artists to the periphery and favors a few others.
The intent, purpose and dynamics of ongoing African art has changed to become much more eclectic because of the continent's experience with proselytism, slavery, and colonialism. Art of any historic era is a direct reflection of the circumstantial ambience past and present within that very setting. Culture is dynamic and susceptible to influence and change. Current art created in Africa is a fabric of the cosmopolitan melting pot, a protean of its past, a reality of its present and a determinant of its future. To this effect, therefore contemporary Ghanaian visual art is a direct offspring of the poly-traumatic African chronicle.
From a general perspective, one may be tempted to categorize Ghanaian visual artists into groups due to which generation they belong to, or the stylistic similarities and differences, within their work. I am much more interested in looking at the Ghanaian art scene from a panoramic viewpoint of the various artistic modes of expression. I am also compelled to concentrate only on those fine artists who have gone beyond formative years, attained a personal stylistic consistency, allowed progressive experimentation, and have been working. This is by no means a complete representation of all the Professional visual artists working in Ghana today.
General characteristics
Contemporary Ghanaian visual artists are usually unaffiliated to any artistic movements. They are open to a tremendous exploration of indigenous and universal ideas, formal or informal, and are poised to exhibit their works to both local and international audience. In addition some of these independent fine artists create work that shows evidence of experimentation, of research, and an openness that seeks to break the barriers of cultural stagnation through the combination of emotional and intellectual acuity. Ghanaian artists receive art training from varied sources. Some are self-taught and the majority of them receive formal training in Ghana and abroad. They either receive tertiary education at the College of Art, (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,); training from private institutions (such as Ghanatta or Ankle School of Art, both located in Accra); apprenticeship from private sign writing workshops, or are self-taught. There are evidently aesthetic differences in the works of artists who receive training at academic institutions and those who go through apprenticeship at sign writing workshops. These differences are not necessarily qualitative but rather stylistic alternatives made by the artists as a result of the opportunities and circumstances they encounter, a conclusion that may displease two schools of thought - firstly, those who believe that College education absolutely yields art of the highest caliber, and secondly those who deride formal training as adulteration and derivative of Western ideas, hence inauthentic. I am compelled to state that artists whose works are often described derogatory as
naïve, folk, derivative, grotesque, universal, or academic,
and therefore inauthentic may actually be making tremendous inroads and breaking the barriers of the status quo beyond reason, and tradition. After all what do artists need, but an irresistible amount of tenacity beyond hurdles. Influence, either conscious or subliminal is a powerful experience that grips thirsty minds. The concept of borrowing aesthetic ideas from other cultures has been instrumental in the development of art in various societies. Roman artists borrowed ideas from Greek art. European cubists' fascination with and adaptation of the treatment of form in traditional African sculpture is credible and commendable. It is with the same curiosity and empathy that some contemporary Ghanaian visual artists embrace African and Western art forms.
Symbolism and tradition
A distinguishable group of Ghanaian independent artists are those who are conceptually inspired by African symbols and traditional forms such as
adinkra motifs, traditional stools, sculptures,
and also ideas about African identity. Oku Ampofo and Vincent Kofi are earlier Ghanaian sculptors who borrowed extensively from traditional African concepts of stylization, emphasis, distortion and symbolism. Public commissions of relief panel murals and busts and monuments of Saka Acquaye, resonate the traditional African practice of the artist's duty to State. Owusu Ankomah uses in his prints and paintings colossal male figures superimposed on ideograms and symbols. Through an acute reductive system of visual selection Ankomah attains profundity with suspended shapes that defy gravity and attain a metaphysical significance. Martin Dartey, greatly influenced by traditional African art, uses his knowledge in African history as leverage to deliver sociopolitical themes in his paintings.
Artists under this group create work by perceiving and interpreting forms, structures and activities within their immediate environment. The human figure, groups and crowd scenes become the central themes with the figurative artists. Generally the figures, draped in traditional costumes, are in action and either idealized, stylized and/or abstracted. These artists do work that celebrates the everyday realities of Ghanaians such as scenes at the congested open markets, crowded beaches, dancers, musicians, horse riders, lorry stations, bustling beaches and all the paraphernalia that comes with crowd scenes. The pioneer of figuration in Ghana who worked before and around the 1950s and 60s was the late Kofi Antobam. Antobam's work features natural proportions of humans in complex compositions with content set on royalty, and scenes from the everyday lives of Ghanaians. Since independence forty-five years ago, great transformations in the Art of Ghana have taken place. Several artists have developed alongside one another, with mutual, overlapping influence and juxtaposed parallelisms. Veteran artists within the figurative group are sculptors like Oku Ampofo, Saka Acquaye, Vincent Kofi. and painters like Ablade Glover, Ato Delaquis and Amon Kotei. Color orchestration appears in the work of Amon Kotei through the use of the female model going through her daily chores. Whereas Ablade Glover's impasto surfaces metaphorically exhume the elegance within the female form, Ato Delaquis creates detailed, color-modulated panoramic scenes of Ashanti warriors and vehicular scenes. Abstracted and condensed color fields act as a delicate veil in Wiz Kudowor's pointillist figuration of idealized forms. Robert Aryeetey uses subtle colors and creative lines to evoke figures poetically. Evidently there is the rarity of politically fuelled work being done in Ghana. However Kofi Setordji defies the clichés within the everyday festive subject matter and engages the viewer with his succinct socio-politically charged themes. In addition Godfried Donkor's bold and graphic references to Slavery, the Diaspora, and the plight of minorities encroaches on an avoided content. Donkor is based in London and works in digital and painting media.
The transcendental artists create work that eludes direct representation because these works are symbolically encased within intangible percepts and constructs. In other words what you see on the surface is color and form yet underneath is immense meaning that can only be hinted at either by the title or in dialogue with the artist. The transcendental artists distance their selves from direct communication of meaning and rely deeply on the subliminal, masking and camouflage. In essence the quality of their work is gold foiled in dust. An exponent of this group of Ghanaian artists is Atta Kwami who through his paintings and installations makes intellectual references to familiar Ghanaian local structures such as
kiosks, stalls, and suburbs
. Kwami creates the transformation of the familiar and often ignored subject matter into an elevated aesthetic, through concise color and shapes. Nanart J.D. Agyeman interprets Ghanaian proverbs in detailed and colorful linear shapes at once mystical and visually organic.
Vocational Designers
In the last two decades some creative Vocational designers such as carpenters, seamstresses, tailors, and hairdressers have attracted the attention of Western historians. A notable achiever within this group of designers is Samuel Kane Kwei and his custom- made coffins that replicate in sculpture recognizable forms such as cars and boats. Caroline Monda Dartey, wife of the Painter Martin Dartey designs African beads and bags from an intellectual perspective. Hopefully her example will inspire female artists in Ghana to pursue professional careers in art.
This recognition of Ghanaian artisans and designers as fine artists has widened the parameters of what is art, and poses the question - who determines the fine art of a people, and upon what qualitative criteria is the measure of fine art based upon? The most crucial question to pose however at this juncture is whether the functional intent of the designers disqualifies them as fine artists? It is however reasonable to state that if most fine artists, who create art for its intrinsic value are seeking recognition in the mainstream, so too some may argue designers would not disallow the respect of galleries, and museums, should the opportunity arise. If the idea of art as a universal language still holds, then it is not harmful to allow all art to be tested and to undergo study and scrutiny, within relative knowledge, empathy and expertise of connoisseurs without recourse to suspicion. The above may seem almost impossible because of the magnitude of art produced by humans all over the world. The closest one can get to this ideal of an open exposure will still require a clear distinction of quality in terms of differences between excellence and mediocrity, between formative and mature and between kitsch and the classic.
Works of art emerge from diverse sources with varied intent and therefore it is wiser to keep an open mind, slow to judgment. If art can thrive on convergent and divergent ideas, of influence and tradition, of the rejection of conventions, and by borrowing from unprecedented sources across board, then the idea of a pure art devoid of influence does not exist and cannot be used as a measure to qualify the authentic in art. Thanks to primitivism, postmodernism, modernism, tradition and academism. Above all thanks to the freedom of expression. This is not a blind wholesale concert that allows every piper to horn along. Rather it is an epiphany of reality that within various times and settings there happens to be multiple alternatives and applications of various qualities of Art. Within these diverse settings is the bitter hierarchy of what is acceptable and unacceptable, a phenomena instituted by those in authority, by society, by institutions, by trends, factions, artists and finally by posterity. In the end Art is the victor.
George Hughes is a painter and a poet. He was born in Ghana and works and lives in the U.S.
Hughes has taught at Bowling Green State University and the University of Toledo. Now he is working as an assistant professor at the Art Faculty of the University of Oklahoma. An active exhibitor, Hughes regularly shows his work in England, Germany, the Netherlands, the U.S. and Ghana. His paintings are mostly executed in mixed media: acrylics, oils, spray paint, polyurethane enamels, fabric paint, oil pastels and found objects.


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