Monday, December 31, 2012

Pagano?s return sparks a new energy for the Colts

Sunday against the Texans, Pagano will return to the job he was hired to do 11 months ago. He will coach a game for the first time since Week 3. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

When the day ended, Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano turned off the light and left.

The simple gesture, something that perhaps he did without thought each day he left months ago, signified things actually going back to somewhat normal for Pagano. Pagano had just finished his first day back at work since being diagnosed with leukemia in September.

That light in his office stayed on the entire time he was gone. Interim coach Bruce Arians wouldn?t allow anyone to turn it off, and he wouldn?t take over Pagano?s office. Pagano would do that when he returned, not if he returned.

And when Pagano finally left the office on Christmas Eve, with no ceremony or additional thought, he shut off the light.

?By that time I was ready to go,? Pagano said. ?And so I just shut her down and headed home.?

Sunday against the Texans, Pagano will return to the job he was hired to do 11 months ago. He will coach a game for the first time since Week 3.

?When I got diagnosed back on Sept. 26 and the doctor told me exactly what I had and what I had to do to get better, it was just like getting a game plan for Sunday,? Pagano said. ?Doctor gave me a game plan. We put it together. I followed orders best I could. There was never a doubt in my mind at all.?

?Never been gone?
Pagano fought the life-threatening disease for three months. He finished his final round of chemotherapy Dec. 4. His cancer has been in remission since Nov. 5.

Pagano was diagnosed with the disease Sept. 26. As he fought the disease for nearly three months, his presence never left the Colts facility. It wasn?t just the light that Arians kept on in Pagano?s office.

?It sort of feels like he?s never been gone,? Colts quarterback Andrew Luck said. ?It?s just natural for him to fit in. It?s what he does. He?s a football coach.

?Obviously, it?s great to hear his voice. There?s, I think, a little bit more energy because he?s around and that?s not a slight on anybody else but just the fact that he?s here, guys are jazzed up. It feels like he?s always been there.?

#CHUCKSTRONG became both a Twitter hashtag and a mantra in Indianapolis.

Players and cheerleaders shaved their heads in solidarity and to aid cancer research.

A Texans? salute
From Houston, receiver Andre Johnson monitored Pagano?s progress. Pagano had recruited him to the University of Miami more than a decade ago. Johnson often asked Colts receiver Reggie Wayne, his close friend, for updates on Pagano?s progress.

?He was almost like he was a part of our family as much as he was around,? Johnson said. ?It was great to see him back out. I?m pretty sure there will be a lot of emotion and stuff going on. It was hard for me to hear what he was going through, but I?m glad he was able to fight through it.?

And on the field the Colts almost magically became a team that looked nothing like the rebuilding franchise most in the NFL expected. Quickly, Luck showed his talent as a first overall pick.

Despite releasing Peyton Manning in the offseason, the Colts, who won only two games last season, have already won 10 this year. Improbably, they are heading back to the playoffs and have nothing to gain or lose in Sunday?s game. The Colts have secured the fifth seed in the AFC playoffs.

?It would have been an easy way to say woe is me and just kind of go in the tank a little bit,? Wayne said. ?But guys just stayed focused. ? We?re on our way to the dance. Everybody knows that once you?re dancing anything can happen. This will be a great start for that playoff run going against (Houston) again this week.?

Standing ovation
On Monday, Pagano returned to work and a week full of the ordinary things every NFL coach does. Film study, meetings, practice and press conferences.

?I felt good afterwards,? Pagano said. ?I?ve got most of my weight back and getting stronger and healthier every day. It seemed, obviously, a little bit longer than what my previous days had been.?

There was one major difference upon his return. When he walked into his first team meeting back Monday, his players gave him a standing ovation.

?Everybody was excited to see him back,? Colts receiver Reggie Wayne said. ?We knew how hard he worked. It?s always good to have your general back in action. Once again, to him, it just goes to show you how strong he is, how tough he is, just to get back out there and kind of walk around and smell the shoulder pads.?

Source: http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2012/12/pagano%E2%80%99s-return-sparks-a-new-energy-for-the-colts/

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Israel eases ban on building material for Gaza

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel eased its blockade of Gaza on Sunday, allowing a shipment of gravel for private construction into the Palestinian territory for the first time since Hamas seized control in 2007.

A Palestinian official with knowledge of an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that ended eight days of fighting last month between Israel and Gaza militants said the move had been expected as part of the deal.

"This is the first time gravel has been allowed into Gaza for the Palestinian private sector since the blockade," said Raed Fattouh, the Palestinian official overseeing the shipment of 20 truckloads of the material.

Israel tightened the blockade after Hamas, an Islamist group that refuses to recognize the Jewish state, took power five years ago. But under international pressure, Israel began to ease the restrictions in 2010 and has allowed international aid agencies to import construction material.

The gravel was transferred a day after Egypt allowed building material into Gaza through its Rafah crossing, departing from a six-year ban. It was part of a shipment donated by the Gulf Arab state of Qatar, which has pledged $400 million to finance reconstruction.

Gaza economists say nearly 70 percent of the enclave's commercial needs - including building material and fuel - were being met through shipments via Israel and a network of smuggling tunnels running under the Egyptian border.

One Palestinian official said Israeli counterparts had promised "other building items" would be allowed into Gaza in the coming days.

"Israel has promised to ease the blockade more if the truce continues to hold," said the official, who asked not to be identified.

Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, said more than 300 truckloads of goods have been moving from Israel to the Gaza Strip on a daily basis.

"They can have much more if they would like to," he said.

(Editing by Jeffrey Heller and Angus MacSwan)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/israel-eases-ban-building-material-gaza-104048304--business.html

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Monroe's Jewish Wedding "Cover Up"

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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller

Marilyn Monroe has been dead 50 years, but she continues to fascinate.

Classified files released by the FBI in response to a request by the Associated Press reveal claims that the actress?s Jewish marriage ceremony was ?a cover up.?

Monroe married Jewish playwright Arthur Miller in June 1956, but a redacted FBI document quotes an anonymous source that informed the New York Daily News that their religious ceremony was a ?cover up??presumably for Monroe and Miller?s alleged Communist activities. Miller ?was still a member of the CP (communist party) and was their cultural front man,? the source was quoted as saying. The source also alleges that Monroe was drifting into the Communist Party orbit, and her production company was filled with Communists and funneling money to the party.

Parts of the FBI?s files on Monroe, dating back to 1955 and continuing on through investigations of her 1962 suicide, can be seen on the FBI?s The Vault website, which posts the agency?s records on celebrities, government officials, spies and criminals.

Source: http://blogs.forward.com/the-shmooze/168486/

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UConn gives coach Kevin Ollie 5-year extension

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie, right, watches play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn. UConn called a news conference for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, to announce a new contract for Ollie. A person in the athletic department said the final details were still being worked out and the contract had not been signed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak before the news conference. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)

FILE - In this file photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, Connecticut head coach Kevin Ollie, right, watches play during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Storrs, Conn. UConn called a news conference for Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, to announce a new contract for Ollie. A person in the athletic department said the final details were still being worked out and the contract had not been signed. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak before the news conference. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, file)

(AP) ? Connecticut has given men's basketball coach Kevin Ollie a contract extension through the end of the 2017-18 season.

The deal, signed Saturday, is worth just over $7 million and begins Jan. 1. When Ollie was hired in September, he was signed for just one season.

"As I said in my first press conference, I want to be here a lifetime and this is a step, hopefully a great step, in the program moving forward," Ollie said in a news release announcing the deal.

Ollie, who turned 40 on Thursday, was hired after Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun retired. His original deal had a pro-rated value of just over $465,000, the school said.

Ollie has led UConn to a 9-2 record despite losing five underclassmen from last year's team after it was announced that the Huskies were academically ineligible for the upcoming postseason.

"I am incredibly impressed with the way Kevin has led our program and his interaction with the administration, his coaching staff, the student athletes and our donors and fans," said Warde Manuel, the school's athletic director. "His team has performed incredible on the floor and in the classroom. All these factors contributed to my thinking that the time was right to come to this agreement with Kevin."

Ollie, who played point guard for Calhoun from 1991-95, was his former coach's hand-picked successor. He became an assistant at UConn in 2010, after 13 years as an NBA journeyman. He had never been a head coach on any level.

Ollie has quickly established himself with his upbeat and energetic style, running practices that focus on conditioning and accountability.

"Kevin moved gracefully and seamlessly into this position of immense responsibility over the course of the fall," said school President Susan Herbst. "He demonstrated to us that he is a genuine leader of extraordinary talents."

Associated Press

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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Obama: Troops aiding African diplomat evacuation

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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says 50 U.S. troops have deployed to the African country of Chad to help evacuate U.S. citizens and embassy personnel from the neighboring Central African Republic's capital of Bangui in the face of rebel advances toward the city.

Obama informed congressional leaders of Thursday's deployment in a letter Saturday citing a "deteriorating security situation" in the Central African Republic.

The evacuation of the U.S. diplomats comes in the wake of criticism of the Obama administration's handling of diplomatic security at its consulate in Benghazi, Libya. The ambassador and three other Americans were killed in a Sept. 11 attack.

In the Central African Republic, rebels have seized at least 10 northern towns. On Saturday they continued their advance, seizing the city of Sibut, 114 miles from Bangui.

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Source: http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=222950

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Briton held in Africa trying to join terror group

Britain News.Net Saturday 29th December, 2012

Ahmed Shaheen, 26, from London, was detained on the border between Mauritania and Mali as he tried to cross the Sahara on foot to reach the desert stronghold of the Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the Daily Mail reported.

The British Foreign Office said it was aware of reports of the detention of a British national in Mauritania.

Shaheen, described as of Asian origin and wearing a beard, was staying with a nomad family in the small oasis town of Walata, around 1,100 km from the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott. He was allegedly posing as an expert in traditional communities.

The daily said he had attended prayers at an ancient mosque but was later reported missing. He said he planned to walk across the desert to Timbuktu, in Mali.

He was stopped by nomad tribesmen on Christmas Day and taken to security services operating in the border area who arrested him.

Shaheen reportedly told Mauritanian Police he was trying to reach Timbuktu to join the AQIM.

Citing Mauritanian news agency Sahara Media, the daily said jihadists from various countries, including instructors from Pakistan, have been flocking to Mali to fill the ranks of AQIM ahead of an armed assault by a UN-backed multi-national force to oust the militants.

The Islamists took control of Timbuktu in April after a military coup left Mali's army in disarray.

Source: http://www.britainnews.net/index.php/sid/211647164/scat/fad6c6ce3bc72160

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The Telco 4G Paradox: Ruining the Web in High-Speed?

Which would suit you best: a reasonably average car that you could drive around as much as you wanted to? or a really fast sports car that you could only use for a very limited mileage each month? Does the satisfaction of owning a trendy turbo-charged vehicle make up for the shortcoming of being unable to actually drive it whenever you please?

The Telco 4G Paradox: Ruining the Web in High-Speed?

This car analogy bears a close resemblance to the paradox introduced by telcos (telecommunication companies) in the USA and all around the world, with the introduction of the newest generation of mobile communication technologies, the much anticipated 4G.

The Telco 4G Paradox: Ruining the Web in High-Speed?

Although having high-speed Internet in our smartphones is a welcome change, most 4G data plans available are severely limited for practical usage; usually allowing for as little as 2Gb/month of downloads, with any excess being charged at outrageous extra fees. In order to appease their clients, telcos are trying to reason that 2Gb is a very reasonable quota? as long as the users learn how to rationalize their traffic consumption by following strategies such as:

  • Disabling all on-line ads
  • Turning off push notification for apps
  • Stop images from loading by default
  • Avoid watching video streams
  • All-around using the Internet like it?s 1999

Here, we?ll overview just how the telco paradox (faster Internet coupled with quite narrower download caps) could be throwing the on-line industries off-balance, especially if there is a rising trend of users who embrace the recommendations on minimizing their traffic usage needs.

Additionally, it will be clarified just why the bandwidth saving advices put forward by telcos mostly boil down to ill-conceived, self-serving rhetoric.

Faster Internet with No Ads: A Dream Come True?

The first case in point may actually sound reasonable to many users. After all? no one really likes being flooded with ads while browsing the internet -- much less if those ads are wasting valuable download caps! So, there?s really no harm done if millions of users just start blocking all on-line advertisements from their mobile devices, right?

No Ads

Not in the short term perhaps, but the truth of the matter is those adverts are the life blood of internet marketing. Advertisement revenues are the main source of income for most on-line publishers, and without this source of income, many websites would just not be able to afford getting content out for you to read.

Add this to the fact that investment in mobile ads will likely double every year, and you have a recipe for an industry-wide foot-shooting disaster. While ad-free internet may sound like a dream come true to some, it will easily turn into quite a disruptive nightmare, should the majority of mobile users ever start blocking ads.

Who Needs to Update Apps, Anyway?

Next in line, comes the suggestion that users should disable push notifications for their installed apps. In theory, it may not sound like such a big deal; but in practice? Let?s face it, when you?ve installed hundreds of apps on your smartphone, dozens of which you use regularly, it?s just not feasible to have to check manually for updates.

Update Apps

Push notifications to update apps are one of the strengths of smartphones, since they allow keeping the apps fresh and up-to-date with no effort at all. If telecommunications companies just expect us to just start checking manually if our apps are up to date? they?re just inviting people to waste time, to withhold from enjoying the self-updating features of their smartphones, not to mention being subject to security vulnerabilities via outdated apps.

Pictures Are Not Really That Important, Right?

The next piece of genius advice issued by telcos to help their customers minimize data consumption is to disable pictures by default. After all, the internet is jam packed with pictures, and you don?t really need to look at all of them. Most of those pictures are probably of annoyingly fluffy cats anyway, isn?t that so?

No Images

This is just where things start getting ludicrous; let?s face it: what is the point of having high-speed internet in the palm of your hand, if you?re supposed to use it to look at websites comprised mostly of text? Who needs fancy HTML5 websites anyway? You might as well grab a newspaper, so you can look at all the pictures leisurely without having to worry about whether you?re wasting your data plan.

Why Stream Video When You Can? Read Text?

Hand in hand with disabling pictures comes the advice of not watching video streams on your smartphone, since we all know that video takes a lot of data. In fact, you can easily waste your month?s 2Gb data cap by spending a couple hours on YouTube watching HD videos.

Granted, being able to stream videos in your smartphone without lag is probably one of the reasons why you wanted to upgrade to 4G in the first place, but hey? in the few times you?ll allow yourself to actually indulge in a bit of video streaming, your friends will surely be impressed. Let?s just hope they don?t ask for an encore, or it might get costly for you!

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Seriously though; in an age where video calls are fast becoming a norm, it?s outright shameful that telcos would even suggest that users would avoid streaming video, for the sake of not surpassing their ludicrously low download caps.

Utterly Ruining the Internet? but in High-Speed

Essentially, what modern day telcos seem to be expecting from clients looking to become early adepts of the state of the art high-speed 4G networks? is for those pioneering clients to use the internet like it?s 1999. Never mind the increasingly larger screen real estate available in modern devices; ignore the increase in business-related file sharing, video conferences, and cloud computing. So, what if the future of the internet is sure to be pillared on mobile technologies?

Internet Like it's 1999

You?re still welcome to take part in the future of mobile communications, but if you want to do it via 4G ? get ready to either embrace a minimalist usage pattern?. or otherwise be ready to pay premium for additional data packages.

And if you believe the pretty stories that telcos media departments are weaving about how you can just ?use WiFi as alternative to 4G? since it?s available pretty much anywhere? you?re sure to be disappointed, since no matter in how much of a metropolis you live, there will be no WiFi in the times you need it most; just ask Murphy!

Final Thoughts: All Dressed Up, but Unable to Go Very Far

What telcos are doing with the introduction of 4G plans is basically telling users ?We?re giving you this really cool sports car? but you really can?t drive it around much! But don?t worry, you can go a little bit further if you avoid these roads here, and if you turn off the engine when going downhill, and maybe you can also push it around a little bit to make it last?.

What is the point? As far as we can see, there is really no use in subscribing to 4G plans until the telcos start offering more reasonable data caps, even if that implies butchering their profit margins for a while.

We don?t know about you, but we?d much rather drive around in a normal car without worrying about how many miles of driving I have left for the month. Likewise, I?d much rather stick to unlimited 3G data plans rather than upgrading to 4G just for the hipster flair of it.

Having more speed and being encouraged not to use it is just a moot point, and it feels outright insulting and shameful that telcos are just encouraging their customers to use their state of the art high-speed internet to browse pared down websites.

What do you think? Will this situation change soon? Make sure to share your comments below.

Source: http://www.onextrapixel.com/2012/12/27/the-telco-4g-paradox-ruining-the-web-in-high-speed/

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EFF: Limit Software Patents - Patent Law Blog (Patently-O)

Guest Post by Julie Samuels. ?Samuels holds an endowed chair at EFF aptly named the?Mark Cuban Chair to Elimiate Stupid Patents. ?EFF's brief in the CLS Bank case is available here:?http://www.patentlyo.com/files/eff--iso-cls.pdf.?

Since the Supreme Court?s 2010 Bilski ruling, the Federal Circuit has been consistent on only one point in its ? 101 jurisprudence?and that?s on being inconsistent. In the face of the Federal Circuit?s failure to provide a workable ? 101 standard, the Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling in Mayo v. Prometheus, essentially telling the Federal Circuit to take the patentable subject matter inquiry seriously. Yet the Federal Circuit paid no heed when it issued ruled in CLS Bank v. Alice, all but ignoring the Supreme Court (for many of us court watchers, the Federal Circuit?s failure to address Mayo was shocking; even Judge Prost, in her dissent, admonished the majority for ?fail[ing] to follow the Supreme Court?s instructions?not just in its holding, but more importantly in its approach.?).

So it really was no surprise when the Federal Circuit agreed to take CLS en banc. We, along with many others, hope that this case would provide the Court an opportunity to head the Bilski Court?s warning that:

The Information Age empowers people with new capacities to perform statistical analyses and mathematical calculations with a speed and sophistication that enable the design of protocols for more efficient performance of a vast number of business tasks. If a high enough bar is not set when considering patent applications of this sort, patent examiners and courts could be flooded with claims that would put a chill on creative endeavor and dynamic change. (130 S. Ct. at 3229).

As currently interpreted, ? 101 leaves parties unable to discern a patent?s metes and bounds or assess its validity, making inadvertent infringement an unfortunate cost of doing business. This has led to a dangerous and dramatic increase in patent litigation, particularly surrounding business method patents or those covering software. For better or worse (and I think worse), the major uptick in these cases involved non-practicing entities. Some data that we included in our amicus brief filed in CLS Bank:

  • From 200-2002, NPE litigation accounting for only about five percent of patent litigation;[1] in 2007 that figure was 22 percent and in 2011 it was 40 percent.[2]
  • Litigation surrounding software patents has also greatly increased:

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  • For the first time in 2011, spending by both Apple and Google on patents exceeded the firms? spending on new product research and development.[4]
  • NPEs now disproportionately target small companies; at least 55% of unique defendants sued by NPEs make under $10 million a year.[5]

These statistics are a direct result of the legal instability surrounding ? 101. One way to stem this problem is to create incentives for those facing litigation (or litigation threats) to pursue their meritorious defenses of noninfringement and invalidity. Section 101 could play that role, in fact, the Mayo Court seemed to state as much: ?to shift the patent-eligibility inquiry entirely to these late sections [??102, 103, 112] risks creating significantly greater legal uncertainty, while assuming that those sections can do work that they are not equipped to do.? 132 S. Ct. at 1304.

?Yet no version of recent ? 101 jurisprudence offers much hope of settling the law. Instead, we recommended in our brief (filed along with Public Knowledge) that the Federal Circuit take another route and adopt a stricter construction of ? 112(f), as recently proposed by Prof. Mark Lemley. Specifically, instead of attempting to figure out whether a broad, functional claim is abstract or not, a court may first use ? 112(f) to narrow the claim to the structures and their equivalents recited in the patent and then, if questions remain, make a ? 101 inquiry. ?

?While ? 112(f) has traditionally been applied to apparatus claims, it?s clear that Congress intended it to apply to method claims as well. Despite this, software patents often do not detail actual algorithms or explain how to actually carry out the methods they attempt to claim; as such they should be indefinite under cases like Aristocrat Techs. v. Int?l Game Tech. If the claims do specify the algorithms, then the ? 101 inquiry will be limited to those algorithms and their equivalents. These questions?of whether ?112(f) applies; if it does, how the claims should be limited; and then if ? 101 permits that narrowed claim?could all be accomplished at early stages of litigation, before expensive discovery and motion practice.


[1] James Bessen, Jennifer Ford and Michael Meurer, The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, Boston Univ. School of Law, Working Paper No.?11-45, 2011 (?Bessen 2011?), at 6.

[2] Sara Jeruss, Robin Feldman & Joshua Walker, The America Invents Act 500: Effects of Patent Monetization Entities on US Litigation (2012)?at 5, 25.

[3] James Bessen, A Generation of Software Patents, Boston Univ. School of Law, Working Paper No. 11-31 (June 21, 2011), at 19

[4] Zak Islam, Smartphone Industry Spent $20 Billion on Patents in 2011, tom?s hardware (October 9, 2012), http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Patents-Smartphone-Apple-Google-Motorola,18231.html

[5] Colleen Chien, Startups and Patent Trolls, Santa Clara Univ. School of Law, Accepted Paper No. 09-12 (September 28, 2012)

Source: http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/2012/12/eff-limiting-software-patents.html

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Video: Got milk? Prices could soar in 2013

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Who is Saint Nicholas?

Writer Adam C. English explores the life of the man behind the myth in his book 'The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus.'

By Randy Dotinga / December 25, 2012

The tradition of Santa Claus gained popularity with the Dutch population of New York, says writer Adam C. English. R: Doug Strickland/The Texarkana Gazette/AP

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Santa Claus. Saint Nick. Jolly Old Saint Nicholas. Are they all the same bearded guy with a "little round belly that shakes when he laughs like a bowl full of jelly?"

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Not exactly.

As Catholics and other Christians know well, for his name is on hundreds of their churches, there really was a Saint Nicholas. And he really was a generous gift-giver. But he didn't have all those accoutrements, like the red-and-white outfit, the reindeer and the elves.

So how did Saint Nicholas become Father Christmas?

Adam C. English, associate professor of religion at North Carolina's Campbell University, explores that question and much more in his new book "The Saint Who Would Be Santa Claus: The True Life and Trials of Nicholas of Myra."

In an interview, we talked about the Saint Nicholas of history, the evolution of Santa Claus, and the reasons why a saint from the fourth century can inspire us today.
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Q: Who was Saint Nicholas in real life?
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A: The historical Saint Nicholas was born around the late third century or early fourth century. He lived his life in what is now the southwest shores of Turkey. He served as a bishop, a Christian pastor of the church in Myra, doing good works of gift-giving and generosity, serving the people as a true civil servant. There are stories of him bartering with grain ships to get grain to save the starving people of Myra, going to the capitol to appeal for lower taxes, interfering in court cases and saving three men from beheading.

As a young man, he inherits gold from his parents, and he hears of a man in town who's become desperately poor and is thinking about selling off his own daughters. Nicholas bags up some of that gold and throws it through his window. It's used as a dowry for one of the daughters. He returns two times so the other daughters might be able to marry.
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Q: What did it mean then to sell off one's daughters?
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A: Prostitution. We have decrees dating back to the early days of the Roman empire trying to curb that activity and try to prevent parents from selling daughters into prostitution and children into slavery.

While it seems inhumane, those options become very live and real when your options are to starve or freeze to death. It gives us a glimpse into some of the hardships of the time.
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Q: Was he martyred like so many other saints?

A: No. He lives to a ripe old age.

Part of what appeals to people about Nicholas is precisely the ordinariness of his story and his life. Going back to that fourth century, most of the stories were about saints [who] died for the faith, were martyred in grisly ways. Or performed supernatural miracles or spent their lives in the desert as hermits.

He is an ordinary guy, doing ordinary acts of charity and working on behalf of the people. He's a saint to whom people can relate. He becomes the patron saint of sailors and children and unwed women, bakers, brewers and apothecaries, perfumers. Everybody loves Saint Nicholas.
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Q: He sounds a bit like the apostle Peter, a man who isn't in a sphere above everyone else. Does that sound right?
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A: Peter is such a relatable saint precisely because he doubts, he denies knowing the Lord, he questions, he has all the failings. He is you and me. We have those same doubts and questions.

Source: http://rss.csmonitor.com/~r/feeds/csm/~3/kQiXjedrDss/Who-is-Saint-Nicholas

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Lisa Zee: Sexy Tattoo Model from Cincinnati, Ohioa

Lisa Zee is quickly making a name for herself, not just in the alternative tattoo modeling scene, but throughout the entire modeling world. With a huge following on Facebook, Lisa is definitely a crowd pleaser. Her unique look and irresistible sex appeal make Lisa Zee a bombshell worthy of the whiplash she gave us.

The Interview

Name: Lisa Zee
Birthday: 10/24/91
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Ethnicity: Croatian

Height: 5?6?
Weight: 115 lbs.
Measurements: 32-24-35

School/Major? Zoology Major

Career aspirations? I?d love to be in every tattoo magazine I can find, and transcend into other genres and break barriers in the modeling world for tattooed women.

What have you been up to lately? I just recently bought a house, and I?m putting together some big projects and publications for the new future! Also, getting tattooed as much as I can! ;)

The Pivot Questionnaire

What is your favorite word? Ecstasy and Debacle.

What is your least favorite word? Ultracrepidarian.

What turns you on? Drive, Passion, Talent, Compassion, Self Control and Humor.

What turns you off? Smoking, Drinking and Arrogance.

What is your favorite curse word? I say ?F*ck? a lot! :X

What sound or noise do you love? Rain. :)

What sound or noise do you hate? Fans and Static.

What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? I want to be a zoologist.

What profession would you not like to do? Doctor.

If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? I?d love for him to tell me I made the right choices and led an honest life. And that now we get to party for eternity!

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Global Gaming buys 921M Bloomberry shares | Economy | GMA ...

Bloomberry Resorts Corporation on Wednesday said that Global Gaming Philippines LLC has bought 921,184,056 Bloomberry shares.

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As the management services provider in Bloomberry's Solaire Manila casino hotel project, Global Gaming has the option to buy the shares and called on that option last Friday, Bloomberry noted in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange.

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The shares will be sold by Prime Metroline Holdings Inc. for $15 million plus 10 percent of the seller?s cost of investment in the project equivalent to P1.67 per share.

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Bloomberry was one of four groups that obtained a license to operate a casino in the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation?s ?Entertainment City ? a Las Vegas-style gaming district in Pasay City. The others were Andrew Tan?s Alliance Global, Kazuo Okada?s Tiger Resorts and Henry Sy?s Belle Corp. ? VS, GMA News

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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

2013 Art Preview: The 25 Most Anticipated Exhibitions Of The New ...

  • Pinaree Sanpitak: Temporary Insanity - Austin Museum of Art

    <a href="http://amoa-arthouse.org/2012/pinaree-sanpitak-temporary-insanity/">Pinaree Sanpitak: Temporary Insanity</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> Exhibition of Southeast Asian artist, Pinaree Sanpitak, who combines organic symbols and brightly colored sculptural installations to reflect on themes of spirituality, femininity, and equality in the region. <strong>WHEN: </strong>January 12th - March 3rd, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://amoa-arthouse.org/">Austin Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> One hundred amorphous, squeezable sculptures that you can play with. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Pinaree Sanpitak, Temporary Insanity, 2003-4 (installation detail) Silk, stuffing, motion sensors and devices, dimensions variable, Courtesy of the artist and Tyler Rollins Fine Art

  • Enrico David - Hammer

    <a href="http://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/detail/exhibition_id/228">Enrico David</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An exhibition of Italian-born artist, Enrico David, known for his figurative multimedia works that reveals a dark underworld of surreal, craft-informed creatures. <strong>WHEN:</strong> January 12th - May 5th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://hammer.ucla.edu/">Hammer Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Paper mummies, hand-crafted tapestries and cavernous paintings <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Enrico David Untitled 2012 Acrylic on canvas. 103 3/4 x 91 3/4 inches. 281 x 233 cm. Courtesy Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London. Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London.

  • American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens - The Cleveland Museum of Art

    <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/events/exhibitions/american-vesuvius-aftermath-mount-st-helens-frank-gohlke-and-emmet-gowin">American Vesuvius: The Aftermath of Mount St. Helens</a> <strong>WHAT: </strong>An exhibition dedicated to the volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington State. <strong>WHEN:</strong> January 13th - May 12th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.clevelandart.org/">The Cleveland Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for: </strong>Many photographs revealing the transformation of Mt. St. Helen's surrounding landscapes taken throughout the 20th century. <strong>IMAGE: </strong>Inside Mount St. Helens Crater, Base of Lava Dome on the Left (detail), 1983. Frank Gohlke (American, born 1942). Gelatin silver print; 45.3 x 55.9 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of museum members in 1989 1989.433

  • Alexandre Singh: The Pledge - The Drawing Center

    <a href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/exh_upcoming.cfm?exh=899">Alexandre Singh: The Pledge</a> <strong>WHAT: </strong>The first North American museum exhibition of New York-based artist, Alexandre Singh. <strong>WHEN:</strong> January 17th - March 13th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.drawingcenter.org/">The Drawing Center</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Collage art accounts of interviews conducted by the artist with noted scientists, artists, writers and filmmakers. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Alexandre Singh, Assembly Instructions (The Pledge- Leah Kelly), 2011. Framed inkjet ultrachrome archival prints and dotted pencil lines, 18 x 24 inches, #6 from a set of 37. Courtesy Art: Concept, Monitor gallery, Spr?th Magers

  • The Artist and the Poet - Art Institute of Chicago

    <a href="http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/artist-and-poet">The Artist and the Poet</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> Planned to coincide with the institute's "Picasso and Chicago" exhibition, the array of prints and drawings reveal the collaborative relationship between artists like Pablo Picasso, Robert Motherwell and David Hockney and poets such as Max Jacob, Rafael Alberti and Wallace Steves, respectively. <strong>WHEN: </strong>February 1st - June 2nd, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.artic.edu/">The Art Institute Chicago</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> "Skin with O?Hara Poem" (1963?65), a print by Jasper Johns that was inspired by the poet Frank O'Hara.

  • Shinique Smith: Firsthand - LACMA

    <a href="http://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/shinique-smith-firsthand">Shinique Smith: Firsthand</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A exhibition of Shinique Smith's work that reflects on the artist's Baltimore upbringing and early desire to work with fashion and design. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 8th, 2013 - ongoing <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.lacma.org/">Los Angeles Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> A combination of costumery and textiles tangled into sculptural installations like "Swaying Beauty." <strong>IMAGE: </strong>Shinique Smith, Swaying Beauty, 2007, clothing, foam, rope, and twine, 60 x 22 x 22 in., Los Angeles County Museum of Art, gift of Schiff Fine Art, ? Shinique Smith.

  • Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui - Brooklyn Museum

    <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/el_anatsui/">Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the Ghana-born artist El Anatsui. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 8th - August 4th, 2013 <strong>WHERE: </strong><a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Twelve giant wall and floor sculptures made from metal, wood and appropriated objects. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944). Earth?s Skin, 2009. Aluminum and copper wire, 177 x 394 in. (449.6 x 1000.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York. Photograph by Joe Levack, courtesy of the Akron Art Museum

  • Angles, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet - Phillips Collection

    <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/exhibitions/2013-02-09-exhibition-pollock-ossorio-dubuffet.aspx">Angles, Demons, and Savages: Pollock, Ossorio, Dubuffet</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An exhibition of work by American artists Jackson Pollock and Alfonso Ossorio, as well as French painter Jean Dubuffet. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 9th - May 12th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/index.aspx">Phillips Collection</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Around 53 paintings and drawings that show a visual friendship enjoyed by all three artists. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Number 7, 1952 1952 Enamel and oil on canvas 53 1/8 x 40 inches The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

  • Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson - de Young

    <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/deyoung/exhibitions/eye-level-iraq-photographs-kael-alford-and-thorne-anderson">Eye Level in Iraq: Photographs by Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The photographs of Kael Alford and Thorne Anderson, two American-trained photo journalists who documented the aftermath of the US-led allied invasion of Iraq in 2003. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 9th - June 16th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://deyoung.famsf.org/">de Young</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Images taken outside the confines of the U.S. military's embedded journalist program. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Thorne Anderson, Thawra, Baghdad, Iraq, April 18, 2003. Digital inkjet print. High Museum of Art, Atlanta. ? Thorne Anderson

  • Gutai: Splendid Playground - Guggenheim

    <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york/exhibitions/upcoming/gutai-splendid-playground">Gutai: Splendid Playground</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The first U.S. museum retrospective of Gutai, a postwar Japanese artist and influential member of the avante-garde movement of the 1950s and '60s. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 15th - May 8th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.guggenheim.org/new-york">Guggenheim</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> A whirlwind of paintings, conceptual art, experimental performance and film, indoor and outdoor installations, sound art, mail art, interactive art, light art... and kinetic art. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Murakami Sabur? Passing Through, 1956 Performance view: 2nd Gutai Art Exhibition, Ohara Kaikan, Tokyo, ca. October 11?17, 1956 ? Makiko Murakami and the former members of the Gutai Art Association, courtesy Museum of Osaka University

  • William H. Johnson: An American Modern - Georgia Museum of Art

    <a href="http://georgiamuseum.org/art/exhibitions/upcoming/william-h.-johnson">William H. Johnson: An American Modern</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An exhibition of the work of modern American artist William Henry Johnson, the self-described "primitive and cultural painter." <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 16th - May 12th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://georgiamuseum.org/">Georgia Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Twenty landscapes, still-lifes and portraits including the iconic "Blind Singer" and "Aunt Alice." <strong>IMAGE: </strong> William H. Johnson (American 1907?1970) Aunt Alice (detail), ca. 1944 Oil on compressed board 33 3/4 x 28 5/8 inches Collection of Morgan State University

  • NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star - New Museum

    <a href="http://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/nyc-1993-experimental-jet-set-trash-and-no-star">NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A time capsule-esque exhibit that centers on the art, pop culture and politics of 1993 in New York. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 13th - May 26th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> The New Museum <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Time-specific references to the ongoing conflict in Europe, attempts at peace in the Middle East, the AIDS crisis, and national debates on health care, gun control, and gay rights. <strong>IMAGE: </strong> Art Club 2000, Untitled (Conrans I), 1992?93. Chromogenic color print, 8 x 10 in (20.32 x 25.4 cm). Courtesy the artist and the Estate of Colin de Land

  • Chagall: Beyond Color - Dallas Museum of Art

    <a href="http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/View/FutureExhibitions/dma_488367">Chagall: Beyond Color</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A look at the paintings, sculpture, ceramics and collage of the Russian-French artist, Marc Chagall. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 17th - May 26th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.dallasmuseumofart.org/">Dallas Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> A display of costumes made by Chagall in 1942 for the production of the ballet "Aleko," choreographed by L?onide Massine with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Marc Chagall, Double Portrait with Wine Glass (Double Portrait au Verre de Vin)1917-1918 Oil on canvas Overall: 92 17/32 x 53 15/16 in. (2 m 35 cm x 137 cm) Framed dimensions: 97 1/4 x 58 21/32 x 2 3/4 in. (2 m 47 cm x 149 cm x 7 cm) Centre Pompidou Photo : (c) Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN / Adam Rzepka. (c) 2012 Artists Rights Society. (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

  • Kehinde Wiley: The Memling Series - Phoenix Art Museum

    <a href="http://www.phxart.org/exhibitions/69dc7ab9-a14b-4eac-dfea-2d73f0e5b946">Kehinde Wiley: The Memling Series</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A new series of paintings by the New York artist Kehinde Wiley, who is known for his knack for re-envisioning classical styles of portraiture. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 20th - June 23rd, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.phxart.org/">Phoenix Art Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Eight paintings based on the work of Hans Memling, the Flemish master painter of the Northern Renaissance. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Kehinde Wiley, Marechal Floriano Peixoto (The World Stage: Brazil), 2009. Oil on canvas, 96" x 84." Phoenix Art Museum. Museum purchase with funds provided by Contemporary Forum in honor of the Museum's 50th Anniversary.

  • Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America - Milwaukee Art Museum

    <a href="http://mam.org/exhibitions/details/color-rush.php">Color Rush: 75 Years of Color Photography in America</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A history of color photography in the United States from 1907 to 1981, including magazine images, gallery works, advertisements, and photojournalism. <strong>WHEN: </strong>February 22nd - May 19th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://mam.org/">Milwaukee Art Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> References to Life, Vogue and Kodak. <strong>IMAGE: </strong> Edward Steichen (American, b. Luxemburg, 1879?1973) Bouquet of Flowers, January 8, 1940 Dye transfer print image: 9 9/16 x 6 5/8 in. (24.3 x 16.8 cm) Collection of George Eastman House (Bequest of Edward Steichen by Direction of Joanna T. Steichen) Permission of the Estate of Edward Steichen, Courtesy of George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film

  • Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

    <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/impressionism-fashion-modernity">Impressionism, Fashion, and Modernity</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A survey of the fashion trends that appeared in the works of the Impressionists and their contemporaries. <strong>WHEN:</strong> February 26th - May 27th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/">The Metropolitan Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for: </strong>Around eighty major figure paintings seen in conjunction with period costumes, accessories, fashion plates, photographs, and popular prints that also show the relationshi between fashion and art at this time. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926) Women in the Garden 1866 Oil on canvas 100 3/8 x 80 11/16 in. (255 x 205 cm) Mus?e d'Orsay, Paris

  • Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts - Brooklyn Museum

    <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/quilts/">Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The exhibition examines the impact of feminist scholarship on historical quilts, giving focus to the ways in which ideas of anonymity, authorship and collectivity affected the interpretation of the craft. <strong>WHEN:</strong> March 15th - September 15th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/">Brooklyn Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Thirty-five American and European quilt masterpieces. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Elizabeth Welsh (American). Medallion Quilt, circa 1830. Cotton, 110 ? x 109 in. (280.7 x 267.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Roebling Society, 78.36. Photo by Gavin Ashworth

  • James Turrell: A Retrospective - Museum of Fine Arts Houston

    <a href="http://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/james-turrell-retrospective/">James Turrell: A Retrospective</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A collection of the many light installations of American artist James Turrell, jointly presented by the MFAH, LACMA and the Guggenheim <strong>WHEN:</strong> April 7th - August 18th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.mfah.org/">Museum of Fine Arts Houston</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> "Vertical Vintage", a grouping of a dozen interactive, light-based installations. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> James Turrell, The Light Inside, 1999, neon lights, gypsum board, plaster, glass, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, museum commission, gift of Isabel B. and Wallace S. Wilson. (c) James Turrell

  • Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store - MoMA

    <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1320">Claes Oldenburg: The Street and the Store</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> A retrospective of Claes Oldenburg, an artist who once rented a storefront in New York City and filled it with handmade, painted sculptures that mimicked the everyday commercial products sold in stores throughout the neighborhood. <strong>WHEN:</strong> April 14th - August 5th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Museum of Modern Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> A selection of Oldenburg?s past "Store" performances, seen through films projected throughout the exhibition's halls. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Claes Oldenburg (American, born Sweden 1929). Two Girls? Dresses. 1961. Muslin soaked in plaster over wire frame, painted with enamel. 44 1/2 x 40 3/4 x 6? (113 x 103.5 x 15.2 cm). Private collection. ? 1961 Claes Oldenburg. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski

  • Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico - The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

    <a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/art/Exhibitions.cfm?id=157">Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Masterpieces of Modern Mexico</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An exhibition of works collected by Jacque and Natasha Gelman, Eastern European ex-pats who became Mexican citizens in 1942 and subsequently acquired art by Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Rufino Tamayo, David Alfaro and more. <strong>WHEN: </strong>May 25th - August 18th, 2013 <strong>WHERE: </strong><a href="http://www.nelson-atkins.org/">Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> More than 100 paintings, sculptures, photographs, and drawings. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907-1954). Diego en mi pensamiento (Diego on My Mind), 1943. Oil on Masonite, 29 7/8 x 24 inches. The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection. The Vergel Foundation. Conaculta/INBA. ? Banco de M?xico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

  • Mika Taanila - Contemporary Art Museum in St. Louis

    <a href="http://camstl.org/exhibitions/main-gallery/mika-taanila/">Mika Taanila</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An exhibit dedicated to Finnish artist Mika Taanila, who has created works in film, video, photography, sound, and installation that explore technological innovations and human's innate desire to continuously advance. <strong>WHEN: </strong>May 31st - August 11th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://camstl.org/">Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> The CAM show will feature large multi-channel video installations, 35mm film presentations, and new photographic works.

  • Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes - MoMA

    <a href="http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/exhibitions/1321">Le Corbusier: An Atlas of Modern Landscapes</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The works of Le Corbusier (aka Charles-?douard Jeanneret), whose work spanned architecture, interior design, visual art, city planning, writings, and photography. <strong>WHEN:</strong> June 9th - September 23rd, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.moma.org/">Museum of Modern Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> The exhibition will place particular focus on the ways in which Le Corbusier imagined landscapes, in his early watercolors of the Mediterranean, his sketches of India, and his photographs of architectural projects. <strong>IMAGE: </strong>Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret) (French, born Switzerland. 1887-1965) with Pierre Jeanneret (Swiss, 1896?1967). Villa Savoye Poissy-sur-Seine, France. 1929-31. Wood, aluminum, and plastic. 16 x 34 x 32? (40.6 x 86.4 x 81.3 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase. ? 2012 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris / FLC

  • Future Beauty: Thirty Years of Japanese Fashion - Seattle Art Museum

    <a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/exhibit/exhibitDetail.asp?eventID=23201">Future Beauty: Thirty Years of Japanese Fashion</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> An entire exhibit dedicated to revolutionary Japanese fashion designers who are credited with influencing Western couture as we know it. <strong>WHEN:</strong> June 27th - September 8th, 2013 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/default.asp">Seattle Art Museum</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Eighty gowns by designers like Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and Jun Takahashi. <strong>IMAGE: </strong>ISSEY MIYAKE ( Naoki Takizawa) + Aya Takano / Kaikai Kiki Autumn/Winter 2004 Collection Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute,Gift of ISSEY MIYAKE INC.

  • Fernand Leger and the Modern City - Philadelphia Museum of Art

    <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/exhibitions/766.html">Fernand Leger and the Modern City</a> WHAT: Using Fernand L?ger?s 1919 work, "The City," as a jumping off point, the exhibit showcases the French artist's array of paintings, all of which incorporate forms of cultural production central to modern cities, like graphic and advertising design, theater, film, and architecture. WHEN: October 2013 - January 2014 WHERE: <a href="http://www.philamuseum.org/">Philadelphia Museum of Art</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Over one hundred Leger works from collectors and institutions across Europe and the US. IMAGE: The City, 1919. Fernand L?ger, French, 1881 1955. Oil on canvas, 7 feet 7 inches x 9 feet 9 1/2 inches (231.1 x 298.4 cm). Philadelphia Museum of Art, A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952. ? Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris Image courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art

  • Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris - National Gallery of Art in D.C.

    <a href="http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/marvilleinfo.shtm">Charles Marville: Photographer of Paris</a> <strong>WHAT:</strong> The first retrospective exhibition in the United States of 19th-century Parisian photographer Charles Marville, which serves as a biographical account of his life as well as an artist survey of his career. <strong>WHEN:</strong> September 29th, 2013 - January 5th, 2014 <strong>WHERE:</strong> <a href="http://www.nga.gov/home.htm">National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.</a> <strong>What to look out for:</strong> Around one hundred photographs, mostly of Paris, that range from city scenes and landscapes to architectural studies of Europe in the early 1850s. <strong>IMAGE:</strong> Charles Marville H?tel de la Marine, c. 1870 Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

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    Syria envoy seeks peace as clashes rage

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi pursued mediation efforts in Damascus on Tuesday, but there was no pause in the bloodletting as Syrian Christians marked a bleak Christmas Day with prayers for peace.

    "We are here in a cave that symbolizes Syria right now," said a priest standing beside a nativity scene in a grotto.

    "It is cold here but the door is open to all refugees," he told Syrian state TV. "Amid the hunger, cold and deprivation, we still have hope for peace and love for our country."

    More than 44,000 Syrians have been killed since a revolt against President Bashar al-Assad erupted 21 months ago, igniting an increasingly sectarian conflict that broadly pits a Sunni Muslim majority against Assad's Alawite minority.

    Christians, many of whom have been reluctant to join what they see as an Islamist-tinged insurgency, feel threatened.

    Bishop John Kawak, speaking on state TV, said the Christmas holiday was "a symbol for the rebirth of the nation". He condemned "terrorism", the government's term for the rebellion.

    Brahimi met some dissidents who are tolerated by Assad but rejected by the mainstream opposition and by rebels fighting to oust him, a day after he held talks with the Syrian president.

    There was no word on any progress in the U.N.-Arab League' envoy's drive to end violence that has intensified in recent months as Assad uses airpower and artillery against rebel gains.

    Raja Naser, secretary general of the National Coordination Body, said after meeting Brahimi that the envoy planned a week of meetings in Damascus and would stay until Sunday.

    "There is still a lot of concern but there is also great hope that these meetings with other Syrian officials will result in some agreements or positive developments," he said.

    But most opposition groups appear frustrated with Brahimi's quest for a deal on a transitional government. He has not clarified any role for Assad, whose foes say he must simply go, arguing that too much blood has been shed for any other outcome.

    GULF PLEA

    Gulf Arab leaders, who have long called for Assad's removal and some of whom have helped the rebels with guns and money, urged swift world action to halt the "massacres" and violations of international law in Syria.

    The pro-opposition Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported clashes and government shelling in hotspots across the country, including towns on the eastern outskirts of Damascus.

    Abu Nidal, a spokesman for the Rebel Military Council in Damascus, said fighters had killed the head of a local security branch in the capital's suburb of Jaramana, home to a large Christian and Druze population.

    In his Christmas message to the world on Tuesday, Pope Benedict encouraged Syrians not to lose hope for peace.

    "May peace spring up for the people of Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a conflict which does not spare even the defenseless and reaps innocent victims," he said.

    "I appeal for an end to the bloodshed, easier access for the relief of refugees and the displaced, and dialogue in the pursuit of a political solution to the conflict."

    Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled abroad to escape the daily violence. Those who remain face severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials as winter weather takes a grip.

    Syrian activists offered a message of solidarity with Christians despite rising tensions in central Hama province, where rebels have demanded that Christian villages let them enter to force out the army and pro-Assad "shabbiha" militias.

    "We say to the Christians, you are our brothers and our beloved, and your holiday is our holiday," said Abu Faisal, a Hama activist who posted a Christmas message on the Internet.

    "The rebels are surrounding (the Christian town) Muhardeh to get rid of Assad's soldiers and shabbiha, but we have not forgotten your honorable stance when you took care of our refugees when the army entered Hama," he said.

    "We will not accept that you are targeted by hatred, you are our brothers and our friends."

    (Additional reporting by Philip Pullela in Vatican City and Asma Alsharif in Manama)

    Source: http://news.yahoo.com/syria-envoy-seeks-peace-clashes-rage-101206393.html

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