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Ableauctions Announces Strategic Plan and Financial Results
As a result of eBay's decision to suspend its live auction operations and the decreasing demand for liquidation inventory from top U.S. retailers, Ableauctions.com, Inc. announced today that it is reviewing its strategic options in the online auction marketplace and exploring a broad range of new options that include taking the company in a new direction.
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Bloomington artwork to feature 23-foot tall table
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Bloomington city officials have announced that a 23-foot tall limestone and metal sculpture of a dining table and chairs will be built near City Hall.
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Pirates of the Colosseum? Rome plans theme park
ROME (Reuters) - With the ruins of ancient Rome, the splendour of Vatican City and countless Renaissance art treasures, what does Italy's capital lack to attract tourists?
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Aztec Mummy Movie Night at Mexic-Arte Museum
Event Poster from Mexic-Arte Museum Aztec Mummy Movie Night Friday, August 15 Mexic-Arte Museum ( 419 Congress Ave. ) 7pm, free for museum members, $6 general public [ info ] It's a rare and wonderful thing when mummy movies and fine art come together seamlessly. This Friday, the Mexic-Arte Museum and KOOP Radio are putting on just such an anomalous event. In support of the ...
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Sokolik grateful for Elvis-contest feat
The Socastee man who made the semifinals of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tenn., said he's eager to watch the final round of the contest tonight. Sokolik, 19, had won the preliminary contest round July 19 at Legends in Concert in Surfside Beach, joining 21 other men from around the world each seeking the title in this second annual faceoff organized by Elvis Presley ...
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Promega Art Showcase Features Works of Pedro E. Guerrero and Family
MADISON, Wis.----The Promega Fall Art Showcase presents “Pedro E. Guerrero, Beyond Frank Lloyd Right”. Guerrero, best known for his photographs of Frank Lloyd Wright, will also showcase work from his long time association with artists Alexander Calder and Louise Nevelson, 1940’s New York City street scenes and photographs from his freelance years including Julia Child’s kitchen.
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Sokolik grateful for Elvis-contest feat
The Socastee man who made the semifinals of the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, Tenn., said he's eager to watch the final round of the contest tonight.
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Fan lends Lennon drawings for rare exhibit
An anonymous collector dubbed "Mr. Kite" has lent his drawings and memorabilia of John Lennon to a museum in suburban Milwaukee for a brief exhibit of work by the former Beatle.
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Copper offers mountain setting for YarmonyGrass
COPPER MOUNTAIN — YarmonyGrass, taking place today through Sunday at Copper Mountain, is a music festival in its third year — its first at Copper Mountain.
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Calling All Photographers: Images Needed for "Memphis 8.16.08"
On Saturday, August 16th, between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59 p.m., the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is asking this city's citizens of all ages, creeds, and colors to pick up their cameras and start shooting. The goal of "Day in the Life of Memphis" is to capture images of Memphis 2008.
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Vatican Splendors Exhibit Coming To Cleveland
A trip to the Vatican will soon be just a 90 minute drive away. A one-of-a-kind exhibit is coming through north east Ohio, to give people a Holy look at history.
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Ableauctions Announces Strategic Plan and Financial Results
OJAI, Calif.----As a result of eBay's decision to suspend its live auction operations and the decreasing demand for liquidation inventory from top U.S. retailers, Ableauctions.com, Inc. announced today that it is reviewing its strategic options in the online auction marketplace and exploring a broad range of new options that include taking the company in a new direction.
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Lifestyles briefs
The Friends of the Peninsula Library will offer a free two-part outdoor painting workshop with nationally recognized local artist Kurt Solmssen. Students will meet at the library at 4424 Point Fosdick Drive in Gig Harbor with their own paint supplies and travel to a waterfront location to paint.
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FTSE closes at 5497.4
The FTSE 100 Index closed up 48.8 points at 5497.4 after healthy gains for oil and mining stocks.
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Most Of Stolen Sculpture Sold For Scrap
A sculpture created by an award-winning filmmaker will no longer be on display after most of it was sold for scrap metal, police said.
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Oil company not drilling yet near Spiral Jetty
Friends of Great Salt Lake are claiming a "temporary victory" in their efforts to protect the lake's famed artwork, called "Spiral Jetty."
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Swift 3D v5.0 adds universal binary, rendering speed
Electric Rain has released a Universal Binary of Swift 3D 5.0 and also added performance gains to the 3D-rendering application. Swift 3D imports and renders Flash content and exports Flash 3D content via Papervision3D export. Version 5.0 adds low-level changes that triple rendering speeds for vector and raster renders on Intel chips. The update als...
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Booker longlist notable for what it overlooks
Let's get a squall of outrage over first. Kieron Smith , Boy by James Kelman deserved at least a shortlist place in this year's Man Booker contest. Indeed, this beautifully observed, deeply affecting first-person portrait of a Glasgow childhood outshines Roddy Doyle's Dublin equivalent, Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha , which won the prize in 1993.
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Houstonist Flickr Photo of the Day - Can't Sleep
Can't Sleep by espngo Ever have one of these nights? ________________________________________________________________ Every day, Houstonist features an outstanding photo from our flickr pool. If you have a passion for Houston and photography, consider joining Houston's best photographers in the Houstonist Flickr Photo Group . If Houstonist uses your photo for Photo Of The ...
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Reagan Trail Days festival starts Friday
DIXON - The annual celebration of Ol' Dutch - the Reagan Trail Days festival - promises three days of food, dance and culture, starting Friday.
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Ted's Picks for Aug. 14th
If you enjoy getting your artistic jollies from well outside the mainstream, the Boulder Fringe Festival is your ticket to paradise.
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Exhibition explores history of women's rights
They’re not just objects — and they’re driving home the point through art. Peel Heritage Complex is presenting a student-curated exhibition, Not Just Objects: Student Selections Celebrating Women , until Aug. 31 in the Whitney Community Gallery.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 SOCIAL/CIVIC Platte County Historical Society Museum -- 1-4 p.m.
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Open Call for Entries: Art City Austin
Wanna get your art out ? Art Alliance Austin seeks visual work for their annual juried outdoor show, Art City Austin . Open to every feast-for-the-eyes form from painting to three-dimensional mixed media, artists must submit their applications electronically, along with a $35 entry fee, by midnight (CST) on October 31. Those interested in creative transformation from the ground up can propose ...
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Museum scanning early images of Seaside
(Editor’s note: This is part of a continuing series on the history of Seaside.) In the early 1900’s, Seaside was home to one of the most prominent photographers on the North Coast, William Montag. Fortunately, in 1993 1,421 glass slide images were found in the basement of his home.
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