Quinoa, kale, chia seeds, chickpeas, seaweed and other ingredients perceived as healthy were featured in many new products on display at the Sweets & Snacks Expo in May.
KANSAS CITY — Perceptions of snacking have shifted from a behavior to be avoided to a means of sensible eating. Better-for-you snack foods, such as fruit, nutrition bars and Greek yogurt, are on the rise and projected to grow 5% by 2018, according to The NPD Group, Chicago. Meanwhile, sweet and savory snack foods, including chips, pretzels and candy bars, are expected to be flat or decline in the next five years.
Driving growth in better-for-you snack foods are Generation X, ages 38-48, millennials, ages 24-37, and Generation Z, ages 0-23, who have positive attitudes about snacking, a desire to eat more healthfully and a need for convenience.
A top trend identified at the Sweets & Snacks Expo this year suggests consumers may be seeking treats with nutritional benefits. Quinoa, kale, chia seeds, chickpeas, seaweed and other ingredients perceived as healthy were featured in many new products on display at the show, held May 20-22 in Chicago. Ancient grains, including millet, quinoa and chia, experienced a 69% compound annual growth rate in savory snack launches from 2009-13, according to Innova Market Insights, Duiven, The Netherlands.
Forty-five per cent of consumers seek snacks that offer benefits beyond basic nutrition, according to Information Resources, Inc., a Chicago-based market research company, and product developers are responding with such items as snack chips flecked with flax seed, popcorn cooked in coconut oil, and chocolate studded with quinoa. Several other companies at the show featured chips made of coconut, seaweed, plantains and kale, positioned as better-for-you alternatives to conventional crunchy snacks.
Organic, gluten-free and non-G.M.O. products remain niches in the multibillion dollar category but are growing, the National Confectioners Association said.
Health-conscious consumers continue to pay close attention to claims on packages, with healthier categories such as nutritional snacks, trail mixes and carob/yogurt-coated snacks showing exceptional growth. Overall, 62% of better-for-you snack categories grew in volume sales, said Sally Lyons Wyatt, I.R.I. executive and general manager.
Additionally, 68% of consumers said they look for snacks that are fun to eat. Some of this segment's leaders include chocolate-covered salty snacks, up 15%, dried meat snacks, up 5%, and frozen handheld non-breakfast entrees, which rose 3%, according to I.R.I. data.
Lines are blurring between meals and snacks as more consumers pack their plates with such items as yogurt and fruit, The NPD Group said. Traditional snack foods consumed at main meals is expected to grow approximately 5% to 86.4 billion eating occasions in 2018.
The Kellogg Co. is repositioning some of its cereal brands as on-the-go snacks in single-serve packs.
Product developers should understand the occasions when people snack, said Barbara Katz, president of HealthFocus International, during a March session at the Institute of Food Technologists' Wellness 2014 conference in Chicago.
For a small meal occasion, people may seek satiety in a snack, be it yogurt, a protein shake or a sandwich, Ms. Katz said. For a better-for-you occasion, people may want a snack to fill a need, such as energy before an exercise workout, she said. Protein and fiber may work well in a product. Snack examples include nuts, dried fruit or a nutrition bar. For an indulgent occasion, snack examples are ice cream, baked foods or a salty snack.
Responding to the trend in on-the-go consumption, the Kellogg Co. announced this year plans to reposition some of its popular cereal brands as on-the-go snacks in single-serving portable packages. Kellogg's On the Go Fun cereal pouches include Froot Loops, Krave Chocolate, Apple Jacks and Corn Pops.
Protein has gained a prominent role in new snack launches.
Protein-rich snacks are gaining prominence, seen in a spate of jerky products, nut butters, pumpkin seeds and chickpea snacks.
Snack launches featuring peanuts, almonds or walnuts are growing in number, too. Snacks with protein from soy, wheat, vegetables or casein have become more popular in the United States, Innova said. Bison and salmon even have appeared in protein bars.
Meat-based snacks have been all the rage lately, with Hormel Foods, Kraft Foods and Hillshire Brands all developing new offerings during the past year. Launched in February, Oscar Mayer's P3 Portable Protein snack packs contain a combination of Oscar Mayer Selects meat, Kraft Natural cheese and Planters nuts in four varieties and are positioned as a high-protein snack for active, on-the-go consumers.
More high-protein nutrition bars also are hitting the market. Made with nuts or fortified with vegetable protein, products such as Strong & Kind bars, with 10 grams per serving, and Cascadian Farms Protein bars, with 9 grams, provide more protein than a traditional granola bar.
Plant-based proteins continue to gain traction across the snack aisle. Snack makers are formulating chips and similar products with vegetables and legumes. Innova tracked a 48% increase in product launch activity for savory biscuits and crackers with vegetable and legume inclusions between 2012 and 2013. Popchips recently added a line of snack chips created with a blend of nine vegetables, including kale, spinach, tomato, pumpkin, potato, beet, bell pepper, navy bean and chickpea.
Campbell Soup Co. keyed into consumer demand for protein-rich snacks this year with the launch of V8 protein shakes and bars that extend the brand into the $4.6 billion category of adult on-the-go nutrition. The products include such ingredients as carrot and sweet potato and use honey as a sweetener. In chocolate, vanilla and chocolate raspberry flavors, the protein shakes combine dairy, soy, pea protein, brown rice and quinoa.
The category of ready-to-eat popcorn has been growing at a double-digit rate for several years.
Another top trend in the snack category this year is popcorn, offering gluten-free and whole grain benefits as well as innovative new flavors. The category of ready-to-eat popcorn has been growing at a double-digit rate over several years, said Brian Driscoll, president and chief executive officer of Diamond Foods, which this year in an effort to scoop up some of the share debuted new popcorn products from its Pop Secret and Kettle brands.
More than half of the popcorn introductions recorded globally in the 12 months ended in June were positioned on a health platform, rising to over 78% in the United States. Products perceived as natural was a key segment, according to Innova, with more than 28% of global launches using either a natural or additive-, preservative-free claim.
Greek yogurt continues to be a popular snack choice, and now snack makers are harnessing its health halo in such products as Instant Greek Yogurt Pudding Mix from Jel Sert, Greek yogurt-coated Pretzel Crisps from Snack Factory. Hostess Brands debuted a line of Greek Yogurt Cakes made with real Greek yogurt in such flavors as apple cinnamon and strawberry. Brach's Greek Yogurt Granola Bites and G.H. Cretors Greek yogurt-drizzled caramel corn also were showcased at the Sweets & Snacks Expo.
Retail sales of yogurt in the United States are expected to approach $9.3 billion by 2017, up from $7.3 billion in 2012, according to Packaged Facts. As Greek yogurt continues its dramatic rise, a number of similar products have emerged in mainstream markets, including Icelandic-style yogurt, German quark, French fromage blanc, and yogurt made with coconut milk, sheep's milk, almond milk and goat milk.
Sriracha remains a hot flavor in savory snacks.
From peri peri to pickle, savory flavor trends reflect a growing appetite for exotic spices, sweet and savory combinations, and complex profiles.
Sriracha remains red hot in such new products as popcorn from Popcorn, Indiana, Pop! Gourmet Popcorn, and The Popcorn Factory, Giants sunflower seeds, and Cosmos Creations puffed corn. Also surging in popularity is wasabi, packing heat and complexity in new Chex Chips from General Mills, reduced-calorie popcorn from The Popcorn Factory, gluten-free rice snacks from Kameda Crisps and seasoned sliced almonds from Good Sense.
Adding sophistication to snacks are such gourmet-inspired flavors as smoked chili, gorgonzola, chorizo and maple, according to Innova. Savory snacks also are taking on full-meal flavors, from roast turkey to rack of ribs. Examples in the past year include Frito-Lay's garlic bread variety of Lay's potato chips, Enjoy Life Foods' margherita pizza-inspired Plentils lentil-based snack chips and Lance Bolds buffalo wing blue cheese cracker sandwiches.
Dill pickles, Korean kimchi and other fermented flavors also are in favor, adding a tangy twist to chips, popcorn and more. Launches include Herr's Creamy Dill flavored popcorn, Lite Works Popcorn from The Popcorn Factory, Skinny Girl Pretzel Thins in cucumber dill flavor and dill pickle peanuts from The Carolina Nut Co.
Restaurants including Taco Bell are keying in on snacking behaviors by launching portable items suitable for between-meal grazing.
Snacks represent a growing opportunity for restaurants, with 51% of consumers snacking at least twice a day, compared with 48% in 2012, said Technomic, Inc.
Nearly a third of consumers said they are snacking more frequently than they did two years ago, and their definition of between-meal bites has broadened to include more food and beverage options.
Of increasing importance to consumers is convenience, with 60% indicating portability is an important or extremely important factor when choosing a snack, up from 55% in 2012. KFC keyed in on the trend of on-the-go grazing with last year's launch of Go Cups, designed to fit in a car cupholder and hold snack-size portions of chicken and fries. Additionally, Taco Bell has introduced menu items that may be eaten with one hand, including the Grilled Stuft Nacho and Loaded Grillers, the components of which are corralled within a tortilla.
To appeal to health-conscious snackers, Starbucks last fall began offering Evolution Harvest snack bars and trail mixes, which feature clean labels and on-trend ingredients, such as pumpkin seeds and organic agave syrup.
Another key factor for snackers is value: forty-five per cent of those who purchase snacks from restaurants said they order from the dollar or value menu. Several fast-food chains, including McDonald's and Wendy's, have tweaked their dollar menus over the past year to include more items at higher price points.
As for the most popular snacking occasions, 71% of consumers said they typically grab a bite during mid-afternoon. Late night represents the next most popular snack time (40%), followed by mid-evening (39%) and mid-morning (37%). Nearly half of consumers surveyed reported eating snacks between meals, and 45% replace a meal or two with snacks.
To court these round-the-clock customers, restaurant chains are experimenting with deals across day parts. Jack in the Box targeted the nighttime nibbler with a new late-night Munchie Meals menu last year.


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SAP workers in Israel to unionize; Partner gives options to junior staff; Tender on the way for Timna solar park.
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SAP workers in Israel unionize after layoffs
Employees of the Israeli subsidiary of SAP, the German software giant, completed their drive to unionize on Sunday through the Histadrut labor federation and have established a workers' committee. The move comes four months after dozens of employees were laid off from SAP's development center in Ra'anana. SAP Israel is the largest supplier of business software in the country and currently has a staff of 650. By law, management must recognize a union that has signed up at least of third of a company's workforce. In the case of SAP, 40% of the staff has joined the union, according to Amihai Stinger of the Histadrut. SAP is the second high-tech firm to unionize though the Histadrut after employees at Nice Systems took the same step in March amid concerns about layoffs there. For its part, SAP Israel said it seeks to work for the benefit of its employees and will comply with its legal obligations to the new union. (Haim Bior)
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Partner gives stock options to junior staff
Partner Communications, the cellular service provider that does business as Orange in Israel, announced plans on Monday to provide stock options to lower-ranking employees. Although the company did not provide precise details, it is expected to benefit hundreds of junior employees and cost the company tens of millions of shekels. It will also dilute control of the cellular communications firm. The exercise of the options is conditioned on the achievement of certain performance targets. The sale price on the three million option shares is 26 shekels ($7.22) per share, similar to the price that it has been trading at over the past month. In other developments, Partner announced that it was recognizing a Histadrut workers' committee at the company after a unionization drive signed up at least the minimum one-third of staff. The country's two other longstanding cellular providers, Cellcom and Pelephone, are already unionized. (Amitai Ziv and Haim Bior)
Tender coming for Timna solar park
The Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Initiative will be publishing a tender to set up and operate the Timna Solar Park, a new 50 Megawatt PV Tracker solar energy field in southern Israel, it stated yesterday. The new Timna Solar Park will be located on a 1000-dunam plot adjacent to the former Timna Mines, 28 kilometers north of Eilat, the organization noted. Companies will be bidding on the land; the price per kilowatt has already been set by Israel's government, it noted. (TheMarker)
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So this weekend I used to to haul plants and mulch and ordered new LED tailights of the same style as i put on the LML. Someone put 2003 tail lights on it and they are showing some wear. These should look good.
I like the LEDs. I like the Chevy lights vs my GMC style but haven't changed em yet.
Not saying he need barings, just figured do em all if apart that far.
I wouldn't necessarily change them out. I do push the full bearing kit to my regular customers because 90% of them haven't even changed the gear oil until this point, so everything is suspect, but for someone on this site, maintenance is a creed more than a chore and most likely if he hasn't got any issues now, they are like new and a lot more labor intensive than just installing the new locker.
So Tate is there a manual available that gives all the proceedures and specs on the AAM?
Wait, I bought all five volumes of the GM shop manuals for the 2001 back in 2001. I'll be the drivetrain book will have the pics and specs and proceedures...I'll have to look at them this weekend.
5/4 ton CUCV axles and done!
A note on the rear and front carrier bearings; you physically cannot over-torque the carrier adjusters. get it as tight as humanly possible and drive home the lock tab. this will generate preload on the bearings and pre-flexion (if that's a thing) on the housing so that when you hammer down, the ring gear isn't driven away from the pinion gear allowing it to ride out on the weaker tips of the teeth.
Removing the driver's side front stub shaft is a HUGE PITA. I recommend a long punch, remove the breather assembly and go from the inside against the end of the stub shaft while someone that's fatter than you and you don't like too much beats the living piss out of the other end with a slide hammer. keep things oriented straight and it will usually come out without breaking the housing half or being sliced in half w/ mr plazma.
I have heard the front stub is a pain. Nice thing is I bought another to do the swap so I will have it ready for my lift.
I thought the same on those nuts. I know I can put more preload than is called for. Just like a 9.5 and that was easy!
9" ford for example: 185lb guy hanging off a 3 ft breaker bar with a floor jack handle extension bouncing up and down. Me, "isn't that a little excessive?" Him, "probably not enough actually". TRN, you might damage the adjuster nut or the tool being used to turn it, but you're trying to compress the rollers in the bearing vertically. I'm sure you could come up with a contraption to break it, but with common hand tools it's pretty tough... never mind. Challenge initiated.
He-He-He, yes it can be broken!!!
So. Prepped and painted my aux tank today. POR15. Also watching it idle going on 30 minutes at the moment as the GM injector cleaning does it's thing.
40 gallons. Got it for free off an oil field truck.
are y'all running anything in your fuel to help with lubricity/extending injector life by reducing the harsh conditions under which they live?
had a guy that rebuilt my VE pump on the 1st gen cummins tell me ~16oz of power steering fluid per 3 tanks of fuel. i run ~10oz of 2 stroke motor oil in my powerstroke when i fill up at my buddies shop.
I use opti lube summer blend. On a mechanical pump old transmission fluid seems to get a nod.
norm told me he ran a whole tank of trans fluid through patch one time and it didn't phase it at all. hahaha.
a friend of my dad's has a 7.3 that he runs 1/2 fuel 1/2 motor oil (18 wheeler mechanic) and it doesn't skip a beat.
I run 1 quart of 2 cycle wally oil, about 1 pint per fill or 5 gal of soy oil per 50 gal fill.
Have you tried the Xtreme Diesel fuel additive? I started using it about three years ago because it was quite a bit cheaper and it seems to do well, based on the lack of water in my separator. Each bottle (around $9) treat 500 gallons if I remember correctly.
Ready for a HD rear bumper now!
So update. Changing the filters on the AD was the fix for the no start. Apparently something was allowing the fuel to drain back. At least now I have a filter head and can manually prime if needed.
Today I installed some cheap LED lights in the bumper for backup lights.
Taped off marked it cut it with cut off wheel on mini grinder drilled holes spliced wires.
Are these the ones you got? I think I would want to put them on a switch. This will be really good for hooking up trailers at night. How do you like them so far?
I have similar on my rear bumper. Thought about switch and decided against it.
Reason being if the only come on in reverse you'll have less chance flashing someone behind you that's ticked you off for whatever reason.
Solution to keeping them on, shut off engine and leave in reverse, they stay on for a while and sure does help hooking up.
The reason I was thinking about a switch is if I'm backing my 5th wheel up at night. I would think it would glare and i wouldn't be able to see anything in the mirrors. But maybe not. If it don't then that would simplify things.
What I've noticed backing up is better visibility.
This was with black boat and black carhauler.
Dave. We don't have rust in Texas. I didn't do anything to them but if I'd been worried I'd have POR the opening.
The above link is what I bought. So far I really like them. I will be putting them on the cargo switch circuit with diodes so not to back feed to the reverse lights.
I ordered these. A little cheaper but should be about the same.
No rust? You have rain, you have exposed untreated metal, you have rust!
I just siliconed mine in, on the original chrome bumper. Never rusted.
If that tank see's sunlight... top coat that POR 15 it will chalk and fade quickly. JD blitz black with harder will hold up well and is cheap.
Koot that POR is the one coat uv resistant variety. So far so good.
Been a while since I've updated here. Not much Happening other than maintenance.
Installed a Beans Sump and replaced the motor on the AD165 under warranty.
Changed the oil and rotated tires.
Replaced all the color matched door handles with standard black ones since the lock cylinder got punched out of one by a would be thief. Had to rebuild the lock cylinder too.
Then the instrument cluster PRNDL and odometer display quit working. Dave, Ryan, Kyle and others, pay attention here. Known defect in the OBS trucks. One solder joint breaks and repairing it is pretty straighforward.
Got that done this morning. 5 minutes to pull the cluster, 5 minutes to disassemble. 30 minutes to locate readers and magnifying glasses and a soldering iron I misplaced...2 minutes to solder and 5 minutes to reinstall.
Now the hydroboost is leaking and I bought one but havent had time to mess with it yet.
I've spent 4 months working on the Casita and not much other than maintenance on the 4 vehicles are getting done.
The cluster on the lb7 is different than the lly and lbz, but noted!
Man don't scare me with all that. Had really none of those issues.
Guess I will pull mine and check that. Still no inst lights, but it all works. Wonder if its a relay or a broken wire from the DIC.
Tex, problem with our panels (03+) is that the lights are soldered in. They don't remove with a twist like the 01-02. Should still be able to trace it like you say, but replacing bulbs is a pain.
Just rambling there. I have pulled the dash and the lights work when jumped so it is wiring someplace. I'm thinking a plug for some reason.
did you check for voltage at the connector on the lighting pin when the lights are on?
Yep, no power. Now that I learned it goes through the BCM to the dash, I need to trace in and out. Just haven't had the time lately.
Think its in the wiring from the BCM to the dash. I have other dash lights, the dimmer works, just no dash-4x4 lights.


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Experiencing Death
Experiencing Death by Tony Chirinos
Death is always reaching out to us in ways that are tangible; it circles and surrounds us as surely and solidly as life itself. It is as intertwined and tightly woven into our lives as the greatest of tapestries. Yet, there are many for whom death is invisible, ignored, or avoided. For them it is the shadow beneath the sun dappled tree, the dark night that follows a sun-drenched sky, the night that must conclude each and every day in order for it to exist.
In many cultures outside of the west, however, death is not ignored, nor is it shunned. It's the rich subtext of each and every breath rather than the unconsciousness that is relegated to only the darkest shadows of our fear, but as embraced and understood as the seasons, or the sunset. Even the earliest positions of a fetus seem deeply engraved within our brains as memories we aren't even capable of recalling; things we somehow know but have no conscious awareness or recollection of. Often, the closer we get to death the more that these early experiences and positions seem to replicate themselves. The blood that runs through our bodies can stop within seconds due to trauma, or more slowly from age or disease. Time, that intangible force that passes day by day, second by second, can be cruel to our psyche and ego as we see our body morph into old age and transform us, moving us that much closer to our own mortality.
In my work, death is the quiet context and the constant, the slow and steady pulse that is as much a part of living as that first heartbeat of new creation.
Experiencing death is an ongoing and deeply personal project. The purpose of my work is to create a visual narrative for a story that examines rather than shy's away from how precious life is and that, despite how cold and finite death may seem, it is a vital and integral conclusion of a story that can't ever be fully told without including it. So much of death's story remains untold, unseen, unwitnessed or experienced. My deep desire is to share, just a little, of death's enigmas.
As a hospital photographer for 15 years, death played out in the surgical suite many times right in front of me. Since that very first time, I became fascinated and deeply affected by both the drama and utter ordinariness of it, the absoluteness of the process. Surgery was like an opera, a pageant; the actors, props, stage and lighting all hinging viscerally to the end of each patient's story here on earth. It is this drama, this intense moment of transformation and the mystery of the unknown, the beauty and the tragedy, that I seek to capture in my images. Even death's aftermath; the shrouded bodies and somber tones, allude to religious rites and symbols, classic icons and images imprinted on us since childhood. Rather than the gore that reduces death to little more than a spectacle, my desire is to witness it with the awe and gravity that it deserves. Many religions tell us that our souls ascend to heaven but, even if they do, do we take our knowledge, our memories, our very selves, with us? And if we cease to exist at our moment of death as much of science and medicine dictates, what then of us is retained in the memories of our existence when left behind as photographs?
The space that the body occupies is a marvelous architectural entity that baffles and intrigues all who truly contemplate it. For ages, artists of all mediums have endeavored to capture and define it, or redefine it, in ever-evolving ways. Over the past century, photography has evolved to allow an even greater range of vision and interpretation, allowing the photographer a greater visual language with which to speak. Technical innovations such as the modification of brackets have allowed me to use multiple flash heads, attaining a depth, texture, and real dimension that goes beyond the mere two dimensions of the print. The images are opened wide, thus taking us through a visual journey of what is an extremely confined architectural space.
Perhaps most importantly, these photographs illuminate my personal memories and experiences of many deaths, or death itself, and hopefully give voice to our collective understanding of it. My intention for this project is to bring to the conscious conversation the truth that living is both a luxury and a dilemma; the more time any of us have on this earth, in these bodies and lives, the closer and more noticeable death becomes. It can be either the mystery described in sacred spiritual texts or the cold, clinical and finite end as according to the sciences.
In the end, we are the only ones who will truly know for sure what death holds in store for each of us, but it is my sincere hope that with these images I can help, in some small measure, to tell that mysterious part of the story that can no longer be told by the subjects.
God be With You
The last resting place
Maybelline Red
Nip & tuck
Virchow Osteotome Shull Breaker
60% water
Rib and bone ratchet
Stealth gurney
Free Suture Needles
Ovarian cyst
Can I see please
Tissue rakes of various sizes
Chronic right MCA infarct with encephalomalacia and ex vacuo dilatation of the right lateral ventricle
Created by Briggs & Stratton
Souvenirs of the dead
Eliminating Immigrants
Eliminating Immigrants, this project is a portrait series of young immigrant men representing their individual knowledge and interest. Mixing political content with pop culture that reflects their daily intimate experience layers everyday life struggles with music and social media. This project also deals with the stress and injustice that is being felt and seen every day in this country. Immigration have been and will always be a topic of controversy to which neither side really wants to address comprehensively but rather skirts around the topic of permanent legal residency in the United States. With these photographs I attempt to highlight the conflict felt by the viewer's experience of that which is inclusive and that which remains exclusive. Eliminating Immigrants, deals with young immigrant men whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas, seen in their most intimate setting.
This new work started as a digital color portraits project about young immigrant men and their personal relationship with today's social jungle. After looking at these portraits for months, I felt that the connecting thread in all of my work dealing with death and the vulnerability of life was very much missing. While examining these portraits the rhetoric in the news and comments by my students about being immigrants in the United States has turned very negative. So, I decided to eliminate them from my photographs as our administration appears to have the desire to do. The process of eliminating, discarding, rejecting and or purging, was one of the hardest things I have ever done. I consider myself a strait film photographer and would have never considered adding or excluding visual information from the viewer. Yet, here I stand, doing the unthinkable gesture of eliminating the essence of an individual. However, these are intricate compositions filled with detail and meaning that resonant renaissance paintings and shows cultural elements of each individual. My gesture of making black bodies into negative space becomes a very poignant and powerful symbolism going back centuries relating to Plato's Cave.Now, just like my other projects, death exists superficially in these portraits and the vulnerability of life was consciously decided by me.
Davian, Cuba, "Go back to their huts"
Jodrick, Mexico, "I will have Mexico pay for that wall."
Emilio, Nicaragua, "They don't care about crime and want illegal immigrants, no matter how bad they may be, to pour into and infest our country, like MS-13,"
Arturo, Venezuela, "These aren't people. These are animals."
Sergio, Honduras "They never show up for the trial. So, by the time their trial comes, they're gone. Nobody knows where they are."
Bam Bam, Colombia, "We have some bad hombres here"
Danny & Steve, Haiti & Mexico, "Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out."
Luis, Guatemala, "all have AIDS,"
Robert, El Salvador, "We love the Dreamers. We think the Dreamers are terrific."
Nick, Argentina, "Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?"
Baker, Cuba, •	"We want a great country. We want a country with heart. But when people come up, they have to know they can't get in. Otherwise it's never going to stop."
Fernando, Chile, "When you prosecute the parents for coming in illegally, which should happen, you have to take the children away."
Jeffrey, Colombia, "The system is full; we can't take you anymore. Whether it's asylum, it's illegal migration, we can't take you anymore. Our country is full. So, turn around, that's the way it is."
Rodger, Guyana, "Our southern border is a pipeline for vast quantities of illegal drugs including meth, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl."
Louis, Cuba, Colombia, "Immigrants are bringing in crime. They are rapist"
For a span of seven years, I photographed on the island of San Andrés, its people, the architecture and the rich tradition of Cock fighting. San Andrés Island of Colombia is the home to three fighting rings; this small island has a tradition of cock fighting, which comes from its Spanish and Portuguese ancestry and from its influence coastal cities of Cartagena and Santa Marta. I learned of San Andrés through my ex-wife who shared with me her experience of life on the island as a young adolescent. Her stories spurred my desire to visit the island and eventually the first journey was set, and my love affair with San Andrés began.
The photographs from this series entitled, "Cocks" were made during the summer and winter breaks from teaching. This site-specific project depicts what I called a double portrait of fighting cocks. At first glace you see a rooster who embodies personality and at the same time a stage is apparent which references the world that surrounds it. Using my camera as an ambassador, I am privileged to explore the tradition of cock fighting, learn about the handling of roosters, and consequently integrate myself socially to an exclusive community.
I first heard about the tradition of roosters fighting as a child, listening to my father's stories of his cock fighting adventures in Cuba. One of his tales was about his friend Julio (El Chino) Chane, a man who cared for his roosters even more than his own family. According to my father, Chane's family often went to bed hungry because he would spend money on the roosters' feed and vitamins rather than on food. Years later, I discovered a short story with a similar plot, "No One Writes to the Colonel" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, about a poor couple, whose son was killed in a civil war leaving behind a champion rooster. The family is conflicted because they do not know whether to sell the bird right away to make ends meet, or to fight the bird and stake everything for the possibility of becoming rich. I wanted to experience first-hand the essence of these stories.
I am intrigued by the entire sub-culture of cock fighting, which considers this event a serious sport. When I began this project, my aim was to first learn the rules and regulations from a primary source by becoming acquainted with the islanders. One player who greatly influenced my perception of cock fighting was Wolly Thime, an avid participant admired by all in this circle of fighting roosters on San Andrés. Wolly owns over seventy fighting roosters all considered an extended part of his family. Each cock had a unique name such as El Machetero, Nelson Mandela, Coño and La Virgen. Naming the birds is a ritual event, it occurs during the debut bout where the bird displays characteristics associated to warriors which then the owner can extrapolate from in naming the bird. Wolly Thime exudes pride as a successful bird owner and breeder and his roosters directly or indirectly reflect this attitude.
To better understand the spectator's perspective, I spent most of the time watching the fights, the breeders and the ritual of bird grooming. This made a great difference in the creation of this project, I could integrate myself better to this harsh environment and my appreciation of the subject heightened. My presence with the camera and all its' accessories was not unwelcomed; on the contrary, I felt accepted by the entire cock fighting community. In my photographs, I create a aa rich visual quality and an appearance of depth through a technical innovation of a bracket with multiple flash heads. The different projects that I create in San Andres and the images produced from these projects can be consider as having a documentary style referencing the history of photography. In the Cocks project, I reference the Teutonic affection for sorting and cataloging depicted by the portraits of August Saunders, and the photo reproductions of crime scene images taken in New York and Paris in the 19th century. My portraits of the fighting cocks evoke the hidden horror of the spectacle, which is mentally produced by the individual viewer.
My goal with the project is to produce images that respect the cultural tradition of Cock Fighting in San Andrés without imposing a westernized ideology concerning the cock fighting practice. This attitude allows me to pay close attention to the birds, the bird handlers and the ritual of bird grooming. In this way, I am uncovering through a visual understanding the meaning of this sub-culture, which is an important part of my Hispanic family heritage.
El Coco Loco
Surgical Theater
Since the very first time I went into a surgical suite, I was fascinated with the dramatization of the entire process. I compare the surgery to a play or a musical where there are actors (the doctors, nurses, surgical technicians), props (the bed, surgical instruments and equipment), the stage (the surgical suite or room), and the lighting (surgical light, head light, room light). From the beginning of this project I wanted my images to ask more questions than to give answers. In my work, I show the drama of the surgery rather than the gore. Once an image spells out its meaning, there is no need to continue to view it. Therefore, my photographs make the viewer ask questions about the work coming up with their own conclusions. Can you believe what you see?
The Beauty of the Uncommon Tool
The Beauty of the Uncommon Tool workes on concepts of seeing and perceiving. The works of Walker Evans' tools, Karl Blossfeldt's formal composition and Neil Winokur's saturated color background influences these images. The objective of these photographs is to take the tools out of context and place them in an ethnographic setting. These photographs are mechanical in form and express both sensual and primitive ideas. The tools may also take on a second meaning as sculptural or figurative objects. They are elegantly produced, rendering a tactile sensation. You see one thing and might perceive another.
Requiescat in Pace
Death does not discriminate. On the surface, this project has neither race nor gender, which in theory should create a utopian arena. However, this is a space of mortality. Deep within my psyche I know that this body of work is about questioning spirituality. The tactile-like images of wrapped bodies on cool stainless steel gurneys and in refrigerated storage compartments produce a visceral response, which is the primary focus of this project.
The portraits are highly descriptive, depicting bodies—completely wrapped in white bed sheets or plastic--in the cold and sterile space of the morgue. Looking at these bodies, one is struck by their similarity to Egyptian mummies. Closer attention reveals their differences; scrutinizing many wrapped bodies, I easily identify the different parts, the head –being the most recognizable-, torso and lower limbs. If one compares the cloth that is soft and appealing to the stainless steel that is cold and repellent, a visual struggle arises amidst the surfaces. The photographs that document the interior landscapes of the morgue as well as those that depict dead bodies bare an acute account on humanity's universal vulnerability. There are tools, containers, fluids, plastics, cloth, transparent tape, hoisting devices, gurneys-- items used for examining the body and not the soul.
The descriptive nature of the material within these photographs provokes an instinctive response. For me, the photographs reference memories of growing up as a Catholic and my experiences with death; the shrouded bodies allude to religious rites and symbols, and the bodies that are suspended in mid-air echo the resurrection of Christ. I have received similar responses to these images from others as well: a Turkish woman explained that my photographs reminded her of how bodies are wrapped for burial in her country; some Jewish viewers have said that the images of wrapped bodies in the refrigerated storage compartment remind them of the ovens in Nazi concentration camps.
I am fortunate to be able to produce images that can stir up such visceral responses. Since the beginning of this project I have struggled with questions about life after death, yet the intense investigation has left me ever more confused. I have come to realize that part of my difficulty in relating to death is being able to reconcile the mysteriousness described by religion and the cold finiteness associated with the world of science and medicine. My ultimate question is: if our souls ascend to heaven, do we take our knowledge with us, and, if we cease to exist after death, why are memories of our existence left behind?
Death is always reaching out to us in ways that are tangible. The fetus position from birth replicates itself, as we get closer to death. Our blood that runs through the bodies by a muscular pump called the heart can expire within seconds by a knife or a gun a needle or a pill. Time; yes, the one that passes day by day, second by second can in fact be cruel to the psyche because the more time you have had the closer and more noticeable death exists. Death can either be the mystery described by religion or the cold finiteness associated with the world of science and medicine. My question is this: if our souls ascend into heaven, do we take our knowledge with us, and, if we cease to exist after death, why are memories of our existence left behind as photographs?
Baker, Expired on September 22, 2021
Lost Culture
As soon as you arrive to the Island of San Andres, Colombia you feel as if you have stepped back in time; at a glance everything around you appears to be run down; this is of course comparing it to what we see in the United States. Even though the appearance of things on the island looks somewhat dilapidated, you find great pride from the islanders with what they own no matter how it looks. Everything seems to slow down; the way people walk, the way they eat, the way they drive and even the way they party. No matter where you are walking the sound of the ocean can be heard coming from all directions, the smell of the flowers and the salty ocean are constantly around you and everywhere you look there is a photograph waiting to be taken. These photographs are a work in progress touching on the aspects I call the Lost Structure. Island style wooden houses have a long rich tradition in the Caribbean and on the coastal areas of many countries that are close to the equator, including Cuba. Recourses are scarce, making the constant maintenance to these wooden houses difficult; importing the necessary wood is more expensive then readily available concrete, making repairs an economical constrain. Wooden house are cool inside and beautiful outside unlike the concrete houses, which are very hot, damp and create an eye sore. Unfortunately, economics are changing the structure of the houses in San Andres from wood to concrete where the wooden house is becoming a lost structure. As a photographer I want to visually capture the transition over time by creating images of the changing culture of San Andres' structures. Time is a complex component of photography and the only way to visually experience the flux is to photograph the same locations, in several phases.
Casa, Joel y qul.......
Carlos Gordon
Los Ballesteros
Barrak
Los Gordon
Crab, Bread fruit and plantain
Warming blood
Lost structure, Orange Hill
Portraits of Pits in Miami Dade County where owning this bread of dog is illegal.
With the natural resources depleting around the world it has become increasingly important to safeguard those resources still available to our community. We are often reminded daily through the media that around the world there are communities less fortunate then we are with little to no access to the natural resources that sustain daily needs. With fresh waterbeds drying up, such as the river Jordan that is slowing to a trickle in some areas, over One Billion people throughout the world struggle daily to obtain fresh water for their families.
The river Jordan in the Middle East is slowing to a trickle, which represents what over One Billion people throughout the world struggles daily with, obtaining fresh water for their families.
Like so many fresh waterbeds around the world our very own Lake Okeechobee is in danger as well. Located in south central Florida, Lake Okeechobee is the second largest freshwater lake in the continental United States after Lake Michigan and is the largest lake in the southern United States.
The name Okeechobee is derived from the Hitchiti (Muskogean Tribe) words "oki" meaning water and "chubi" meaning big which literally translates to "Big Water". Since the surface of the lake is above sea level, the lake is enclosed by a 20 ft high dike built by the Army Corps of Engineers after a hurricane in 1928 breached the old dike flooding surrounding communities and claiming thousands of lives.
Lake Okeechobee covers 730 square miles and is a shallow lake with an average depth of only 9 feet. At its capacity, the lake holds 1 trillion gallons of water and its waters are somewhat murky because of the nutrient enriched runoff from the surrounding farmlands.
After a decision to lower the lake in anticipation of hurricanes that did not materialize coupled with a serious drought the lake dropped more then 4 feet to it's all time low of 8.82 feet in July, 2007. Sugar cane, vegetable and other growers struggled to get the lake water they needed for irrigation.
As nature frequently warns us of our limited recourses we often take for granted the simple recourses such as water. Lake Okeechobee is now controlled by a computerized, man-made water lock system that maintains the lakes' water level in both the rainy seasons and in drought. It is my aim to photograph not only Lake Okeechobee and its importance to Florida as its main fresh water supply but also the people who have made Lake Okeechobee their home, residing at the waters edge.
At this time the main thrust of Blue Gold is not only to show the landscapes of Lake Okeechobee associated to water management but to also show who is the main cooperate of water consumption, which is the sugar cane industry.
Lake Okeechobee is invaluable to Florida's citizens and their daily needs. In an average day, it takes 530 gallons of water to produce enough food for just one person. Lake Okeechobee truly is "Blue Gold".
Venturing out at night around Miami with my camera, my eyes wildly chasing behind a range of visuals, I recall childhood trips to the candy store. My father would allow me only one sweet from the countless varieties, which made the selection a difficult and often overwhelming one. Today, I traverse the streets of Miami and the suburbs confronted with a similar challenge.
For many inhabitants of Miami, the trees that surround us are like a public backyard, a common place for all within the community. Described beautifully by Charles Baudelaire, the commonplace is "charming…productive…exciting;" however, the qualities that make it such can only be appreciated if one is in tune with one's senses.
I feel informed by a myriad of environmental facets because my attention to detail is heightened by what I see, smell, hear, touch and taste. Each static image preserves that moment in time, deleting the continuity of adjustment, which is characteristic of Miami. I have titled each photograph with the Latitude and Longitude of their precise location enabling one to return to the accurate location over time.
Burning Bush, visually questions the struggle between landscape in a large city like Miami and the intrusion of man. With these photographs, I attempt to highlight the conflict felt by the viewer's experience of that which is inclusive and that which remains exclusive. The trees in my photographs are heroically depicted at night taking on an eerie, lonely, silent moment that is later shared with the viewer. I reference painting with light rather than oils.
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Miami River
As I venture along the river with my camera, my eyes wildly chasing behind a range of visuals, I recall childhood trips to the candy store. My father would allow me only one sweet from the countless varieties, which made the selection a most overwhelming and often difficult one. Today, I traverse the banks of the Miami River and am confronted with a similar challenge. My eyes are open to the infinite repository of stimuli, which are as attractive to my senses now as the endless rows of confectionary delights had been for me then.
For many inhabitants of Miami, this body of water is like a public backyard, a common place for all within the community. Described beautifully by Charles Baudelaire, the commonplace is "charming…productive…exciting;" however, the qualities that make it such can only be appreciated if one is in tune with one's senses. I look for the common that has changed. The little vine that barely sprouted out of the crack on the side walk a month ago is know overgrown, swallowing the chain link fence and obscuring the view of the river. To be able to appreciate a moment like this one is when I feel strongly connected to the words of Charles Baudelaire.
The panoramic format is ideal for this project as it emphasizes the planar quality of the landscape associated with South Florida. I photograph the landscape along the riverbank layered with chain-link fences, vines growing wildly, marine containers and the surrounding neighborhoods. As I venture along the river, I feel informed by a myriad of environmental facets because my attention to detail is heightened by what I see, smell, hear, touch and taste. I perceive what could be considered mundane in a new way. Fine-tuning my senses is one of the processes necessary for creating meaningful photographs. The struggle I am dealing with in making these pictures comes from the abundance of objects from which I can chose to frame and make a still image. The predicament is not only choosing which image to frame, but the importance on making a static image. Making a static image means that I am stopping time, which means that I am deleting the continuity of change, which is strongly associated with this area. An example of this, which I know must convey in my photographs, is my craving for the unique light quality of South Florida. For that reason, I am dedicated to capturing and recording this bright and blaring radiance so harsh on the eyes.
The pictures convey the subject as being excluded from participating in the daily functions of the river and excluded from visually accessing the river by mazes of objects which block a direct view of the water. I purposefully display the differences between the river and what blocks the viewer from the river, and intentionally make people absent, although it is during daytime, a time assumed to have tremendous amount of human traffic. This opposition creates an emotional tone described by the audience as eerie, lonely, uneasy, mysterious and morbid, all characteristics thematic of my work in other projects. With my photographs, I attempt to highlight the conflict felt by the viewer's experience of that which is inclusive and that which remains exclusive.
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Trees of Minnesota Field Guide
Learn to Identify Trees in Minnesota
With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree identification simple, informative, and productive. There's no need to look through dozens of photos of trees that don't grow in Minnesota.
Learn about all 93 species found in the state, organized by leaf type and attachment.
Just look at a tree's leaves, then go to the correct section to learn what it is.
Fact-filled information contains the particulars that you want to know, while full-page photographs provide the visual detail needed for accurate identification.
Plus, Stan's naturalist notes feature fascinating tidbits and facts.
This new edition includes updated photographs, expanded information, and even more of Stan's expert insights. So grab Trees of Minnesota Field Guide for your next outing--to help ensure that you positively identify the trees that you see.
Author: Stan Tekiela
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Naturalist, wildlife photographer and writer Stan Tekiela is the originator of the popular state-specific field guide series. Stan has authored more than 190 educational books, including field guides, quick guides, nature books, children's books, playing cards and more, presenting many species of animals and plants. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural History from the University of Minnesota and as an active professional naturalist for more than 30 years, Stan studies and photographs wildlife throughout the United States and Canada. He has received various national and regional awards for his books and photographs. Also a well-known columnist and radio personality, his syndicated column appears in more than 25 newspapers, and his wildlife programs are broadcast on a number of Midwest radio stations. Stan can be followed on Facebook and Twitter.


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(d) In the case of active third party on-site maintenance contracts, the Customer accepts an obligation to use the services of the contracted third party to resolve claims under clause 5(a).
(e) In the case of manufacturers who operate direct product support and returns procedures, the Customer accepts an obligation to process their claim directly through the manufacturer.
7 Guarantees
(a) The Customer shall, unless otherwise, in writing, be responsible for all carriage, telephone, postal and other incidental charges incurred during the guarantee period.
(b) Where a guarantee includes repair performed on the Customer's premises, commonly known as an 'on-site maintenance', this shall t not apply outside the mainland of Great Britain. Customers whose premises are outside Great Britain will instead receive 'return to base' maintenance.
8 Returned Goods
(a) Dischromatics will not accept goods for credit or rectification unless such return has been authorised by a director and the goods are received by Dischromatics in stock condition. With original packaging and Dischromatics retains the right, at its sole discretion whether to accept the return of goods or whether to rectify the goods or whether to issue a credit note in respect thereof. Dischromatics reserves the rights to charge a restocking fee on goods returned for credit which are not in stock condition.
(b) The Customer shall, unless otherwise stated be responsible for the cost of the outward and return carriage and insurance of all goods returned by the Customer to Dischromatics for service or credit, these goods shall be at the risk of the Customer until actual receipt of the goods by Dischromatics. The onus of proof of safe delivery shall rest with the Customer.
(c) All items returned to Dischromatics by pre-arrangement and found to contain no fault will be subject to a 25% restocking charge. Providing the goods are in original stock condition. Any reduction in the restocking charge shall be at the sole discretion of Dischromatics.
(d) No credit will be issued until the goods have been received complete.
9 Consequential Loss
The extent of Dischromatics liability to the Customer for any default or breaches whatsoever and howsoever arising, shall in no case exceed the invoice value of the goods. Also, Dischromatics shall in no circumstances whatsoever be liable to the Customer in respect of any loss or damage, whether suffered by the Customer, or any Purchaser of goods from the Customer and whether direct, indirect, consequential, or however else arising.
Notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, the delivery of goods and/or services may be totally or partially suspended by Dischromatics during any period in which Dischromatics may be prevented or hindered from manufacturing, supplying or delivering the goods or services as a result of an act of God, fire, accident, war, riot, civil commotion, government order, regulation or directions, shortage of labour, equipment or materials, strike, lockout, or any other contingency whatsoever beyond Dischromatics control, whether of the forgoing nature or not. Any goods the delivery of which and/or services the provision of which have been totally or partially suspended shall be accepted by the Customer as soon as Dischromatics is no longer prevented or hindered from manufacturing, supplying and delivering the goods and/or the services.
11 Law
(a) These Terms and Conditions shall be the subject to and construed in accordance with English law.
(b) The Customer irrevocably agrees to the exclusive benefit of Dischromatics that the courts of England are to have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms & Conditions and that accordingly any proceedings, suit or action arising out of or in connection with these Terms & Conditions may be brought in such court. Nothing contained in this sub clause shall limit the right of Dischromatics to take such proceeding, suit or action against the Customer in any court of competent jurisdiction. Nor shall the takings of such proceeding, suit or action in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of such proceeding, suit or action in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.
If any provision of the contract is declared by a judicial or other competent authority to be void, voidable, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the parties amend that provision in such reasonable manner as achieves the purpose of that provision without illegality or at the discretion of Dischromatics it may be severed from this agreement.
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John Stansfield Concretors have been servicing the greater Ipswich area for the past 15 years and have built up a reputation of competency, reliability and above all else, fair pricing. Keeping in touch with the latest industry technology together with local trends in our service areas are key to our success. We are always trying to set our standards higher than they were the day before which benefits us by giving a small edge when it comes to concreting expertise and addressing industry and environmental challenges.
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0000663: module loader accepts only "application/zip"
Yes, that's because this was the proof of concept implementation. If everyone seems relatively happy with it, I'll expand it to include gz for a later release (2.3? 3.0?) and eventually add Phar support once PHP5.3 has better penetration.
When i download a module from web2project-mod of sourceforge (Download GNU tarball), its filetype is application/x-gzip. I must first unzip it on my computer to install it.
I've been working on this one.. gz isn't supported in core PHP. The only options are either dropping to shell_exec or to use a slightly odd PEAR Archive module.
Since we've moved everything to Github, the default download format is a zip file so the "zip only" limitation is no longer a problem.


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Our letter is in response to the IASB's Exposure Draft 2015/1 'Classification of Liabilities – Proposed amendments to IAS 1'
The proposals seek to clarify that only rights in existence at the reporting date should affect the classification of a liability, and to make clear the link between the settlement of a liability and the outflow of resources from the entity.
In our letter, we voice our support for the Board's objectives and the guiding principle that only rights in place at the reporting date should affect the classification of a liability. While we believe that the proposed amendments will provide additional clarity, we also believe they could benefit from further refinement in a number of areas and that additional illustrative examples should be provided to address some of the challenges that have arisen in practice, including:
that covenant breaches occurring between the end of the reporting period and the date the financial statements are authorised for issue are non-adjusting events with no impact on classification at the end of the reporting period;
whether non-current classification is appropriate if a lender agrees before the end of the reporting period to waive a covenant breach on the condition that the borrower agrees to insert an additional covenant test (or some other related requirement) within twelve months after the end of the reporting period; and
whether, in situations similar to that described in the preceding bullet point, an entity should consider the likelihood that it will be able to rectify the breach and/or meet the additional covenant test.
we note that the proposed removal of the word 'unconditional' from IAS 1.69(d) could weaken the existing requirement and lead to increased diversity in practice as entities seek to avoid classifying liabilities as current; and
we believe that the proposed amendments could be improved by providing guidance with respect to the definition of a 'rollover' and encourage the Board to provide a formal link to the extinguishment guidance in IFRS 9 and IAS 39.
Ultimately, we feel that classification of liabilities is a topic which would benefit from a more comprehensive review in due course.
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Name Changes: I Now Live In Blogosphere Estates
April 17, 2006 / Neil Kramer / 25 Comments
1) My Favorite Cereal
I was walking down "aisle 10" in Ralph's Supermarket today to buy my usual healthy, but cardboard-tasting "high-fiber" cereal, when I started reminiscing about the sugar-high cereals of my youth: Lucky Charms, Trix, Frosted Flakes, and my all time favorite — Sugar Pops — or Sugar Corn Pops, depending on what year you started eating them. I used to love those bright yellow crunchy bits of sugar that somehow were related to "wholesome corn" and kept their crunch quite well, unlike the wimpy and soggy Rice Krispies.
My current supermarket had many cereals on sale, almost too many, and there was a whole section devoted just to Kellogg's products. But when I saw the familiar yellow box, I was quite surprised to learn that Sugar Pops were not called Sugar Pops anymore. No. Now, they are just called Pops. The word "Pops" was written in some pseudo-graffiti font and there was some sort of promotion going on for snowboarding. This was obviously a Sugar Pops for a new generation. But are parents so stupid to think that Pops are any healthier than the Sugar Pops they used to eat, just because Kellogg's dropped the "Sugar" from the name?
Maybe Sugar Pops are more successful nowadays as just Pops. Changing names can be a powerful illusion, like changing Kentucky Fried Chicken to the heart-healthy KFC.
2) Real Estate
When I was growing up in Flushing, there was a housing project across the street. The residents were mostly those on welfare and other federal assistance programs. While it was a noble idea in principle, it was a nightmare for the neighborhood. The crime rate zoomed, and women were frequently attacked walking the streets. After a few years, there was so much community uproar about "the projects," that they were closed down. A few months later, they were taken over by a private company, quickly painted over, and renamed "Georgetown Mews." My friends and I always joked about this, as if this ultra-pretentious name somehow transformed this ugly complex into something sophisticated.
With real estate so hot, I see this type of "naming" used all the time. For instance, on the way to Palm Springs recently, I noticed what used to be an empty lot in a god-forsaken desert area between LA and Palm Springs. Now, it has been transformed into "Rawhide Ranch," as if any actual horse wouldn't immediately drop dead in the area's 120 degree heat.
New York and San Francisco have always been very successful in turning a rundown part of the city into some hip enclave. Step one: promote the area with some cool name like Tribeca, Soho, DUMBO, etc. Los Angeles is now getting into the game by "trying to trick hipsters into leasing Skid Row lofts: the Old Bank District."
Why not? It works.
3) Concentration Camps
Changing your name is frequently a way of hiding your past. When a company does something illegal, they often come back with a changed name — and a fresh start. Sometimes a name is associated with a disaster. That's why after ValuJet crashed in the Florida Everglades, they changed their name to AirTran. It's not surprising that Poland even wants to to rename Auschwitz.
"Poland is trying to change the name of Auschwitz concentration camp to emphasize that Nazi Germans, not Poles, were responsible for the most murderous center of the Holocaust.
The government has asked the United Nations to change the name of its World Heritage site from "Auschwitz Concentration Camp" to "the Former Nazi German Concentration Camp of Auschwitz.""
Who's going to say that mouthful? I think most people remember that the Nazis were the bad guys. Name changing is a powerful instrument. What do you think Poland is trying to forget about it's own past?
I understand that living in Auschwitz might be a drag. But, hey, why not just build a Six Flags there so Auschwitz can change its reputation from the "place with a death camp" to a "place for fun?"


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Two Pages is a space for art discourse and reflection upon the artists, exhibitions and works that engage with Jugglers on a number of levels. Submissions of up to 500 words are invited from artists, arts writers and art theory students in particular. Please email us with either completed written works or idea proposals.
Christopher Inwood is Inward – Painting to Think
July 21, 2016 / Jugglers Art Space Inc.
Chris Inwood de-installed his exhibition "Vouyer" from the Level 1 space at Jugglers today after two weeks and no art sales. He has secured a show at the BCC Square gallery in the city in 2017 after some serious lobbying and foot work and in a climate of closing spaces and an expanding artist cohort in Brisbane this is a significant success. His work as a new and emerging artist was expensive for Brisbane but it sometimes happens that good work – his work is good – and conceptual exhibitions like his fail to connect with collectors. Chris is a philosopher with a serious focus on understanding and meaning. It is a good thing that he has begun Art History at UQ as even though his self taught arts practice has reached a level of aesthetic impact with viewers, he has an obvious passion for making sense of his world and the world in general using his art as a spring board. This is not to say that he isn't passionate about his arts practice as it seems that he is, but his ability to frame his work as scaffold for conversation and dialogue move him on from artists who only seem interested in their practice. As a collector and Director at Jugglers I am fine with that focus and the hundreds of artists and art works I have seen here attest to my passion for the aesthetic. However, to find someone so young who has a well developed grasp on at least the process of inquiry into a range of visual impacts is refreshing. Chris's artist talk on the Saturday afternoon was a lively and helpful group discussion that he led with a mature group approach rather than a lecture.
His installation including 2 data projectors suspended from the ceiling included the scrolling of thousands of text messages between him and his girl friend Kate – who was the subject of the main body of painted work – and a series of GIFS he had collated into a looped stream. The theme of his work was around vouyerism as a habit that we have now all been drawn into where a "like" and a short sharp GIF means that our minds are being fast tracked away from a more reflective approach to art and life, a kind of shallow acceptance or rejection of commodified visuals. Chris's skill as a painter and as one able to bring art movements onto canvas where some of his painting triptychs were intentionally art movement influenced, focused our eyes and inner responses into more than the well resolved works that he had painted. We were forced to assess what this was really about and why one photorealistic painting might not have been enough. As a young person influenced by the market driven world but with obvious understanding of its limits and of the benefits of a fairer and perhaps socialist world, he still had marketed himself with cards, printed books and TShirts which he did make some money from. We have been treated to a well thought out exhibition that had firm foundations and where Chris should move towards a successful career in bringing some impact on the deepening of our culture and our understanding of what it's all about.
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"Water Feeds Life," one of the class collaboration designs in the contest | Image via phillywatersheds.orgWhile the classic blue rain barrel is an important stormwater management tool, it doesn't do much to beautify backyards. So as a jointenvironmental education and urban revitalization effort, the Mural Arts Program, Philadelphia Water Department and Fairmount Water Works are sponsoring a youth design contest. Students ages 11 to 21 have been asked to decorate PWD's blue rain barrels with original works of art. The winners will be featured on PWD's next barrel giveaway—rain barrels are available free of charge to all city residents.
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India's National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon called on Senior Adviser to the President and Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the Economic Development Ministry yesterday.
They discussed a range of issues of bilateral importance and reiterated their commitment to strengthening the strong and abiding friendship between India and Sri Lanka.
Prior to Shiv Shankar Menon's arrival Minister Basil Rajapaksa paid an official visit to India as President Mahinda Rajapaksa's special envoy. During this visit Minister Rajapaksa held discussions with Indian Minister of External Affairs Salman Kurshid and National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon. The latter arrived in the Island following an invitation extended to him by Sri Lanka's Ministry of External Affairs.
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