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Iffco Tokio ventures into vintage cars, musical instruments insurance
Insurance companies are entering the least-explored domain of fine arts insurance. Iffco Tokio General Insurance (ITGI) is coming up with two new products in the niche area, particularly for vintage cars, and another one for musical instruments.
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How a Nerf Gun is Made [Nerf]
Concept sketches. 3D mockups. Prototyping. High speed ballistics photography. If it sounds like weapon development, that's because it is weapon development...just on a Nerf scale. During his masters...
Gizmodo |
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Area residents head to Byron to share stories of war
The trip from Byron Center to the Library of Congress is a short one for many local veterans. What began as a project seeking to archive interviews with living World War II veterans has expanded to other wars, with the Byron Township Museum at the forefront.
MLive.com |
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Beirut's European Film Festival screens both disappointment and welcome surprise
This year's European Film Festival, is, above all, relevant. Many of this year's selection come right from the Cannes lineup, while others deal with some of the most pressing issues facing Europe today: immigration, an aging demographic, and integration. But some of the blockbusters fail, while other, less-touted films merit a second look.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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“China’s ethnic minorities”
An exhibition featuring the spectacular landscape, village life and the fascinating people of China will be presented by photographer Rod Evans and his wife Roma on Sunday 14 December at the Flour Mill Gallery in Euroa.
Euroa Gazette |
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Pacific Steel sponsors free admission to Paris Gibson museum
For the third straight year, Pacific Steel and Recycling will sponsor free admission to the Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art.
KRTV Great Falls |
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Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state. The former vice presidential candidate made her first campaign appearance since the Republican ticket of John McCain and Palin lost on Nov. 4. Palin's four stops for ...
Lexington Herald-Leader |
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Palin campaigns in Ga.'s Senate runoff
Associated Press - December 1, 2008 3:34 PM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is imploring Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate...
KTUU Anchorage |
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Edgar Davids joins All Stars for Galaxy match
One of the world’s greatest living footballers, Edgar Davids, has been announced to join the Oceania All Stars to play in the exhibition match against the LA Galaxy next Saturday (6 December) at Mt Smart Stadium.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Cartoon lover wins Turner prize
Mark Leckey has won the Turner Prize with an exhibition featuring cartoon characters like Homer Simpson.
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Art contest winners to
The Baytown Parks and Recreation Department will host its 42nd annual art exhibition at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4 at the Baytown Community Center, 2407 Market St.
Lake Houston Sentinel |
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Shipping destroys award-winning 'Survivor' sculpture en route to Miami art show
The folks from David Jones Fine Arts services arrived at Miami International Airport to pick up a prized life-like sculpture by a renown artist. What they found when they got there was a resin carnage in a crate.
The Palm Beach Post |
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Artists reclaim Saint Nicholas Steps for day of painting - and tolerance
The picturesque Saint Nicholas Steps in Gemmayzeh were even more colorful than usual on Sunday. Flowering shrubs were augmented by a host of vibrant chalk pictures as the NGO A Step Away took over with a street painting contest.
The Daily Star Lebannon |
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Felix the Cat and Homer Simpson win the Turner Prize
The Turner Prize the award which once epitomised the best of British contemporary art has gone to a work which features Felix the Cat Homer Simpson and a Honda car commercial.
Daily Telegraph |
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Annette Lemieux's Taking Stock exhibit at the Barbara Krakow Gallery
Annette Lemieux is a mixed media artist and Harvard Professor of the Practice of Studio Arts . See her exhibit, " Taking Stock " at the The Barbara Krakow Gallery at 10 Newbury Street, Boston, shows until January 13. Lemieux's work, displayed on walls, columns, and floors, utilizes a farm theme to make connections between narrative, politics, and signage. Also, the exhibit includes several ...
Bostonist |
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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Two different styles of art have come together at an exhibition currently on display at the Chitrakala Parishat. The artists are Biju Cherayath and Mary Thariyan, niece and aunt. While Mary is solely a painter, Biju is a photographer, artist and teacher.
Deccan Herald |
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Philly race car museum is pit stop for auto fans
For more than 20 years, Fred Simeone kept his priceless collection of vintage racing cars in a nondescript garage downtown. He'd give private tours to other car collectors and enthusiasts, but the automotive gems remained largely hidden from public view.
Centre Daily Times |
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Artists hold sale at Folk Art Center
ASHEVILLE – On Saturday, the Folk Art Center will host the Southern Highland Craft Guild’s annual Guild Artists’ Holiday Seconds Sale.
Asheville Citizen-Times |
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Shades of dual art
Two different styles of art have come together at an exhibition currently on display at the Chitrakala Parishat.
Deccan Herald |
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Palin draws a crowd at rally for Georgia senator
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin implored Georgia Republicans to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his hotly contested Senate runoff, telling a cheering crowd Monday that the first step in rebuilding the GOP begins with the Southern state.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |
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Ann Arbor massage therapist pleads no contest to assault charge
An Ann Arbor massage therapist pleaded no contest Monday to reduced misdemeanor assault charges for an incident involving a client, court records show. Brett Alan Athey, 28, avoided trial Monday by pleading no contest to assault and battery charges before...
The Ann Arbor News |
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'Survival Of Serena' Art Doesn't Survive Trip
The "Survival of Serena" didn't survive a trip to Miami now the artist behind the world renowned sculpture is demanding answers. The larger than sculpture, which depicts a woman in a bathing cap who looks to be asleep in an inner tub, was destroyed during a trip from Venice, Italy to South Florida for Art Miami.
KDKA Pittsburgh |
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Turner prize strikes it Leckey
A witty meditation on the nature of film in popular culture taking in Felix the Cat, Homer Simpson, Titanic the movie and Philip Guston, tonight helped Mark Leckey win what is still acknowledged as the country's most important contemporary art prize.
Guardian Unlimited |
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Community School artwork to benefit Cancer Alliance of Naples
Photography and other artwork created by The Community School of Naples' Upper School art students and teachers will be on display and for sale at the new Six Degrees Exhibitions Galley, 1100 Sixth Ave. S. in the Boardwalk next to Tin City.
Naples Daily News |
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Gilson boy’s drawing in ‘Alley Oop’ this week
The artwork of 9-year-old Dustin Kasser of Gilson will be revealed to a national audience on Wednesday, when his drawing of a dinosaur is featured in the long-running comic strip “Alley Oop.”
The Galesburg Register-Mail |
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