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Feds Up Amount They Say Fumo Defrauded -- $3.5M
State Sen. Vincent Fumo and associates defrauded the Senate, a museum and nonprofit group of about $3.5 million, far more than the initial estimate, prosecutors said Monday in preparation for his trial next month.
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High heating oil prices igniting demand for firewood
DURHAM, Maine — On a recent scorching-hot summer day, workers at Reed’s Firewood used heavy equipment to cut and split logs into firewood until it was too dark to see.
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Daniel Lanois headlines Wine Festival entertainment
St. Catharines World renowned producer and singer-songwriter Daniel Lanois will headline this year's Niagara Wine Festival. Lanois - a native of Hamilton Ontario - has worked with countless artists including Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. Lanois produced Grammy award-winning albums for U2 and Bob Dylan. [...]
Welland Tribune |
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Lehman and Westlake at Island Gallery
Paintings by Sharon Lehman and Catharine Westlake will be on exhibit under the title “Block Island Color” at the Island Gallery through August 22.
The Block Island Times |
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YES Gallery on Beacon Hill this Friday
YES Gallery + Studio (based in Warren and owned by former Mixed Media Studio artist Leigh Medeiros) will be doing a one night art show this Friday, August 15 on Beacon Hill Road on Block Island from 5 p.m to 8:30 p.m. (the last driveway on the right coming from town.) The show will feature local, national and international visual artists. Catered nibbles provided by Block Island’s own Farmers ...
The Block Island Times |
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Nokia's Foe: Marketing Is Warfare, Consumers Are Bullets
In May, Nokia unveiled Reset Generation, its flagship mobile title for its reimagined N-Gage mobile platform. The name refers to "the people who grew up with video games -- everyone under the age of 37," said project producer Scott Foe at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival, where he discussed what he feels is key to innovative distribution modes for games. Reset Generation is available online ...
Gamasutra |
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Thrilling Wilco set can't quell gathering Rage
As rap-rockers Rage Against the Machine headlined at the southern end of Grant Park on the second day of Lollapalooza Saturday, the reinvented, now allegedly family-friendly destination festival for the first time recaptured a measure of the energy, chaos and danger of the original alternative-era concert.
Chicago Sun-Times |
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Teachers brother admits to bank robberies
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The brother of a former Stonewall Jackson Middle School art teacher admitted in federal court Monday that he robbed two banks in April with his sisters help. Jeremy Mark Brown, 24, said he robbed the City National Bank in Charleston...
The Charleston Gazette |
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A Cheeky Seinfeld Tribute Cake
Photography by The Bleeding Heart Bakery in Chicago Though this confection is by way of the Windy City (the Bleeding Heart Bakery is heralding the opening of Chaos Theory Cakes ), we had to point it out because it involves the old NY State license plate AND a reference to The Fusili Jerry episode of Seinfeld. Unfortunately, the ASSMAN plate is not available through the NY ...
Gothamist |
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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.
Mississauga News |
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Hispanic dance, food, tradition celebrated
WORCESTER - Footprints left by the shoes of people dancing to merengue stained the ground on Main Street over the weekend as thousands embraced Hispanic culture and traditions during the two-day Latin American Festival.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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Daddy Yankee in a confession about "Barrio story"
In a question - answer, Daddy Yankee tells the details about the "Barrio story", reports Reuters. "Barrio," which he produced and stars in and which tells a story of the Puerto Rican barrio, had its premiere in July at the New York Latino Film Festival and is slated for release in theaters in September. The soundtrack, which includes Yankee's hit single "Pose," was released August 12 on Machete ...
Moldova.org |
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John Haywood to demonstrate oil painting in Berea
BEREA - On Friday John Haywood of Litt Carr will demonstrate painting from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.
The Danville Advocate-Messenger |
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Area artists accepted into Market Program
FRANKFORT - The Kentucky Arts Council has accepted seven new artists into the Visual Arts at the Market Program. The program is designed to enable Kentucky artists who create two-dimensional artwork - painting, photography, printmaking, etc. - and derivative products from original work to compete in regional, national and international markets.
The Danville Advocate-Messenger |
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Vandalism to sculpture in Urban park under investigation
URBANA – Police are investigating vandalism to a sculpture at Meadowbrook Park in Urbana. A woman told police she would been walking in the Wandell Sculpture Garden in the park about 7 p.m. Saturday, and when she walked there again the next morning about 9:30, noticed a sculpture knocked over, according to a police report.
The Champaign News-Gazette |
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'Name the Team Contest' Finalists Announced by Bowling Green Pro Baseball
Bowling Green, KY- Following months of accepting fans' suggestions for the team name of the future Class-A South Atlantic League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, Bowling Green Pro Baseball today released the seven finalists in its 'Name the Team Contest'.
OurSports Central |
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Brazil police recover stolen Picasso print
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian police have recovered a Pablo Picasso print that was stolen with three other valuable artworks from Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum in broad daylight in June.
Reuters |
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Scottish history comes up for auction
Hundreds of pieces of Scottish art and antiques are going under the hammer in Edinburgh at the end of the month.
Scotland Today |
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Snapshots: Austin Green Art Needs Volunteers
Austin Green Art Austin Green Art, our local purveyors of public art with an environmental edge, recently moved into their brand spanking new studios near 35th Street and Mopac. They're looking for volunteers to help 'em out with various and sundry moving-in activities around the mammoth 4,000-square-foot space—things like painting, pushing boxes, setting up the office, gardening, ...
Austinist |
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NY Anime Fest to Debut Vampire Hunter D Short Story
The New York Anime Festival has announced that its Official Guide Book will publish a Vampire Hunter D short story by franchise creator Hideyuki Kikuchi — a story that has never been published anywhere in the world before.
Anime News Network |
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Brazil police recover stolen Picasso print
Brazilian police have recovered a Pablo Picasso print that was stolen with three other valuable artworks from Sao Paulo's Pinacoteca Museum in broad daylight in June.
Reuters via Yahoo! News |
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Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival lures another strong turnout
BRUNSWICK — Crowds flocked to view artists' works displayed on Maine Street Saturday as part of the second annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival. Approximately 60 artists graced Maine Street with their works. More than half the artists from last year's inaugural festival returned this year.
The Times Record |
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Lumad art, 1kg gold ring opens 23rd Kadayawan fest
THE 23rd Kadayawan sa Dabaw festival has been officially opened Monday at the Museo Dabawenyo with an indigenous peoples visual arts exhibit and a special exhibit of Compostela Valley's gigantic, gold solidarity ring as a sign of its unity with Davao City in its celebration.
Sun Star |
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Slug Queen contender sees benefit in contest
EUGENE (AP) - It wasn’t easy, but 25 years after the birth of the Society for the Legitimization of the Ubiquitous Gastropod (SLUG) and the crowning of Queen Bruce, the first Slug Queen, Eugene’s slimy bit of royalty is getting some respect.
The World |
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