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Google Street View scene used as work of art
PITTSBURGH Anyone using Google's Street View map feature to scan one downtown Pittsburgh street is bound to do a double-take. Two 17th-century swordsmen doing battle? An escape from a building using knotted sheets? A laser zapping a Steelers fan and a Cleveland Browns fan, rendering them love-struck and about to embrace? That can't be real.
Richmond Times-Dispatch |
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Eastman House exhibit showcases sweet collection of gingerbread art
Sweet Creations, an exhibit of gingerbread art contributed by the Rochester-area community, runs through Dec. 17 at the George Eastman House.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |
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Religion News
Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church Choir will host "A vision of green" live and silent and auction from 6 to 10 p.m. at the church, 101 Owensville Road in West River. Admission is $5 and includes a beverage and food; proceeds benefit the choir's trip to Ireland. For information, call 443-254-4361.
The Capital |
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Calendar: Upcoming events for the Home & Garden
Garden Events Nov. 21-23: Placer County master gardeners will answer gardening questions at the Mountain Mandarin Festival; noon to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday; Friday $1, Saturday and Sunday $5, $3 seniors; Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High St., Auburn; (530) 889-7388. Nov. 22: Christmas open house at Bushnell Gardens Nursery; Santa Claus will ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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King hands off the crown
Lava chrysanthemum Photography by FLORENCE LOW flow@sacbee.com FLORENCE LOW flow@sacbee.com Clockwise from upper left: Flair Spider, Fireflash, Yellow Vesuvio, Domingo and Kelvin Tattoo chrysanthemums. His first mail-order catalog, published in 1967, lists about 40 varieties at 50 cents each. The 2008 catalog boasted more than 150 varieties at $3 a cutting and up. ...
The Sacramento Bee |
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1115 Religion Briefs
Exhibition celebrates historic LDS temple The Manti Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is older than any LDS temple still in operation except for those in St. George and Logan, is an important central Utah landmark, both visually and historically. A new exhibition captures the temple through the eyes of various Utah artists.
Provo Daily Herald |
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Society to feature culinary historian
STAUNTON — If you have visited Colonial Williamsburg or toured the Frontier Culture Museum, you probably have seen someone in period costume cooking over an open hearth.
The Staunton News Leader |
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Norwegian culture presented in London
Scene Norway, a festival of Norwegian music, art, film and literature was opened at Kings Cross in London by Crown Prince Haakon on Thursday.
The Norway Post |
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Playtime knows no bounds
State-of-the-art playground in Harbor Gateway can be used by children of all abilities. GALLERY » All-access playground in South L.A.
Daily Breeze |
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USAID promotes the outsourcing industry at Outsource World 2008 exhibition in New York USA
USAID leverages on opportunities and potentials that can be harnessed towards the creation of jobs for Jordanians on the one hand and the enhancement of the Kingdom's competitiveness on the other.
AME Info |
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Balfour Beatty to construct world's largest art project - PHOTO
Balfour Beatty has been awarded the £2.7m contract to build the giant Temenos sculpture in the Tees Valley.
contractjournal.com |
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Gehry’s AGO so good it even smells nice
Frank Gehry, the Toronto kid made good, returned in triumph to his hometown today at the press launch for the remodelled Art Gallery of Ontario. He, and the AGO, have come a long way.
GlobalTV Ontario |
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At 60, Prince Charles still waits
In a new photographic portrait commissioned for his birthday, Prince Charles looks relaxed and dare we say it? even happy in a dashing red Welsh Guards military uniform.
Deseret Morning News |
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MedFilm Festival: Prizes awarded to international lineup of filmmakers
MedFilm Festival: Prizes awarded to international lineup of filmmakers (AKI) - An international lineup of filmmakers have won prizes at the Rome's 14th annual MedFilm Festival. While the top 5,000 euro prize went to 'Laila's Birthday' directed by Palestinian filmmaker Rashid Masharawi, the Turkish-German movie 'Autumn' directed by young filmmaker Ozcan Alper got a special mention for ...
Adnkronos |
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Nigeria: Fymak Marine Launches Vessel
IN response to the call for increased local private sector investment in the oil and gas sector of the Nigerian economy, a leading marine and oil services company, Fymak, launched a new vessel MV Chinyelugo to support offshore activities in the industry in Lagos.
AllAfrica.com |
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Pens and Paintbrushes: Consultant is in the business of art
Camilla Cook says she's not artistically inclined, yet her job entails helping artists. She has found a true calling as an art consultant and curator. Cook helps artists with the business side of arts - applying for exhibition space at a gallery or museum.
Norwalk Advocate |
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Public Art Tour -- 11/15/08 at Colorado Convention Center
Public Art Tour -- 11/15/08 at Colorado Convention Center
Rocky Mountain News |
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Museum of Garden History
When you approach the ancient ex-parish church of St Mary-at-Lambeth - across the Thames from Tate Britain and at the gate of Lambeth Palace - there is almost nothing to reveal the tendrils of the revolutionary growth now teeming inside.
EDP24 - Eastern Daily Press |
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Leading American post-war artist fuses Indian raga with art
James McGarrell, one of America's best-known post-war painters, is in India for his first solo Asian show with a collection of 36 paintings - 'Astronomies and Pleasures, A New Ragamala' - influenced by Indian classical music and the traditions of Rajput miniature art.
Calcutta News |
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Kettelhut portraits last seen on Purdue Thursday evening
Purdue University police are seeking information about two oil paintings that disappeared from campus.
Journal & Courier |
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The New Face of Photography
With today's digital technology, what you see isn't always what you get
Standard-Examiner |
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Tiki fetches $165,000 in New York
A greenstone tiki has sold at an auction in New York for $US92,000 ($NZ165,290) - more than $US40,000 above its estimated price. The 16cm-tall tiki was one of five rare Maori artefacts to go under the hammer at an auction of African and Oceanic art at Sotheby's.
TVNZ |
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No note out of place in 'Rock 'n' Roll'
Stoppard's masterpiece soars with its message of hope even in bleakest times.
Cape Cod Times |
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Gwathmey Siegel and Toshiko Mori Buildings to Open in Buffalo
A LEED-certified museum and a glass-and-steel pavilion are set to open in November and December, respectively, in upstate New York.
Interior Design |
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Frenzied buying slows down
NEW YORK -- The sagging demand for high-end art at the fall auctions could signal a return to saner prices in the fine art market after the frenzied buying of the last few years.
The Indianapolis Star |
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