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34 Pictures of Fifth Harmony Singer Camila Cabello
Karla Camila Cabello Estrabao, better known as Camila Cabello (b. March 3rd, 1997) is a member of Fifth Harmony with Ally Brooke Hernandez, Normani Kordei, Dinah Jane Hansen, and Lauren Jauregui, who originally auditioned for the X Factor out of Greensboro, North Carolina. – Wikia Camila Cabello – Havana ft. Young Thug Camila Cabello: […]
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15 Pictures of German Singer Jennifer Haben
Jennifer Haben is the lead vocalist of the band Beyond the Black: Beyond the Black is a German symphonic metal/power metal band formed in 2014 in Mannheim. Their debut album Songs of Love and Death became popular immediately after the release, and entered the German and Austrian national music charts. – Wikipedia
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27 Pictures of American Singer-Songwriter Justine Skye
Justine Skye got her start at a professional singing career when she performed songs to go with the book "Rules To Rock By". She is known for having made a cover about "Headlines" by Drake which received 2 millions of views on youtube. Her debut EP, Everyday Living, helped the Brooklyn kid with the purple-hued hair […]
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35 Pictures of Puerto Rican Singer Jadyn Douglas
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36 Pictures of Singer Sonia Ben Ammar
Sonia I like music & macaroons IMG: [email protected] snap: itsoniaaa | twitter: itsnotsonia goo.gl/5S3H8E – Instagram
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21 Pictures of Little Mix Singer Jesy Nelson
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30 Pictures of Mexican Actress & Singer Sandra Echeverria
Sandra Echeverría, is a Mexican actress and singer. Wikipedia
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24 Pictures of Actress-Singer Vanessa Ray
Vanessa Ray is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role on Pretty Little Liars as CeCe Drake, Jenny on the legal drama series Suits, Teri Ciccone on As the World Turns, and Officer Eddie Janko on Blue Bloods. – Wikipedia
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15 Pictures of Singer Meghan Shanley
In the shining tradition of truly great singers, Meghan Shanley steps fully into the spotlight. With her genuine warmth and dynamic stage presence, Meghan blends beloved standards with a delightful taste of jazz and soul to deliver a compelling performance every time she steps to the microphone. Meghan also shares unique original tunes that harken […]
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24 Pictures of Canadian Singer-Songwriter Alessia Cara
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27 Pictures of French Singer & Actress Louane Emera
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20 Pictures of Country Singer Jana Rae Kramer
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26 Pictures of R&B Soul Singer Tallia Storm
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Ever wonder how a major golf championship would look if it took place on a mini-golf course? Neither did we. The long form improvisation troupe Improv Everywhere, however, saw a market gap and decided it was an opportunity they couldn't pass up. Employing an actual ESPN camera crew, they Punk'd an unsuspecting group of kids in this cute and engaging video. The humor comes from the narrators doing their best Jim Nantz while dissecting the youngsters' game. Wait, is that the real Claret Jug?


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…The Sunset District resident is the owner of Bacco Ristorante on Diamond Street in Noe Valley, a neighborhood fixture since it opened in 1993. Bacco made the Chronicle's list of Top 100 Restaurants in 2004; last year, on KQED's "Check, Please!," Dominici spoke proudly of making all Bacco's pasta and bread in-house.
The Hawai'i Police Department is asking for the public's help in providing information about a California man who disappeared while spearfishing in Kona on Saturday (April 11).
Paulo Dominici of San Francisco went spearfishing with a friend off shore fronting the Kona Makai condominiums at 6:45 a.m. The friend returned to shore at 9:30 a.m. At 10:47 a.m., he reported Dominici missing.
Fire Department personnel located items belonging to the fisherman and turned them over to the Police Department. The case is classified as a missing person investigation.
Police ask anyone who may have seen the fisherman to call Detective Sharlotte Bird at 326-4646, extension 228, or the Police Department's non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
Great… Just what I need to make this job get a little tougher.
Only a week into the work and already scammers are out impersonating US Census employees. They're trying to collect your personal information.
The real US Census workers are out updating maps and gathering address information in neighborhoods all over the state. They are not asking for your social security number but the scammers are.
The US Census isn't just about counting people, it's about power and money. Power because it determines the number of seats in Congress and money because it lets the feds know how much the state should get. But scammers are trying to take personal information for their own power and money.
The field census workers started last Monday. They're updating maps and addresses.
"We're just saying, 'hi I'm so and so I'm in the neighborhood I'm working with the census bureau I'm updating our maps.' They may ask you if you know any additional housing in this area but that's it," said Yoza.
In the past week imposters are trying to walk in their shoes. The local census office received half a dozen complaints from Oahu and Maui.
"We're just finding this out now. We're telling them no it's not us but I advise if anyone has given out this information they check their credit reports they check their credit cards check all of this just to be sure," said Yoza.
If a census workers stops at your door they will have a badge, a handheld device, a Census Bureau canvas bag and a confidentiality notice.
"And they won't be wearing a baseball cap and they certainly won't be asking for your social security number," said Yoza, who says the people that reported the imposter was wearing a hat that read US Census.
Just in case you're still unclear, here's the message one more time.
"Again we don't ask for social security numbers so if someone starts asking for a social security number they're not working for the US Census Bureau," said Yoza.
Next year you can expect to get questionnaire with 10 questions. You fill it out and send it back and no they will not ask for your social security number.
Also the census is not asking for any information via email so if you get one it's a scam.
Tyler over at Hilo Living Blog has been gracious enough to share his videos that he has been taking of the 2009 Merrie Monarch performances and practices that he has been attending.
Hula dancers from Johnny Lum Ho's Haelau Ka Ua Kani Lehua at the 2009 Merrie Monarch Ho'olaulea in Hilo Hawaii.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park… Climate Friendly Plan?
I haven't heard much about this plan that was created in 2007 to make Hawaii Volcanoes National Park a "Climate Friendly Park".
I mean for real… How do you create "Climate Friendly" out of a Natural Phenomenon?
The only way I can say to create a "Climate Friendly" environment for tourists there, would be to simply keep them out of the park.
…In Hawai'i, about 1,000 workers will be deployed statewide to verify every street, road building and address where people could be living. About half of them are already on the streets. You'll recognize them by their ID badges, a canvas bag with a "U.S. Census" label, and a hand-held GPS-equipped computer. The computer, a new tool, will help the Census reach more people, making the count more accurate.
These are encouraging signs. After eight years of shameful mismanagement and underfunding, the Census Bureau is working on a comeback, and none too soon.


If you get one of these calls, remember – the real SSA will never contact you out of the blue or tell you to put money on a gift card or, for that matter, visit a Bitcoin ATM, or wire money. If your caller ID shows a number that looks like it belongs to the SSA, don't trust the number – scammers fake their caller ID all the time. If you're worried, hang up and call the SSA yourself at 1-800-772-1213.
Check out the Data Spotlight for more information. If you think a scammer has your Social Security number, visit IdentityTheft.gov/ssa to learn what you can do.
Why can they take the money from these gift cards? I think the companies issuing the cards (Apple, Google, etc.) should be more responsible and put safeguards on their cards to deter this type of scam.
Just got a call from SSA scammers.
I just hang up when I get these calls.
Yes I have received numerous call re: Medicare. I could not get the caller off my phone. I went toAT&T to ask for help. They could not help me get it off my cellphone. Very disturbing.
I got 25 calls 4/11/19 telling me that my social Security number was suspended because of suspicious activity. I blocked the numbers and machine picked up calls. They call all day from 8 am to 9 pm.
What if you were to say to them "Okay, I'll visit you in person at my local branch. Who should I ask for? I don't feel comfortable giving any information about myself on the phone."


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Collaboration in Calgary arts community (with a potential new participant)
Tomorrow, the trustees of the Tate Britain will announce the winner of the 2014 Turner Prize. One of the four nominees is Canadian-born printmaker – Ciara Phillips.
Normally, an event that is taking place half-way around the world would be a non-event for this blog. However, I believe it is timely for discussion in Calgary, regardless of whether she wins or not.
For those who do not know, I am a former gallerist that operated a member gallery of the Art Dealers Association of Canada which dealt primarily with printmaking and prints. As a result, I have a very deep appreciation and understanding of the printmaking process, even though I am not a printmaker myself. For whatever reason, the printmaking medium, gets very little respect and appreciation in the city. It has been that way for a very long time, which is surprising given the strong printmaking tradition in the city and that there is an amazing collection of block prints (in particular) which is housed at the Glenbow. This all is quite unfortunate situation that I can only hope will change in time.
Secretly, (well maybe not so secretly anymore) I am pulling for her to win. I do see that she probably is somewhat of a longshot, although definitely in the running. In the UK, there is an interesting phenomenon in that people make wagers, and bookies make books on the outcomes of major cultural prizes, along with the usual horse races, football games and boxing matches. The Turner Prize is no exception.
When I checked a few minutes ago the average odds at the time of retrieval, the consensus order of payout (or from most-likely to least-likely) as determined by a survey of various bookies, is as follows:
Duncan Campbell is the favourite, a win would payout £7 for every £4 bet (1.75x);
A Ciara Phillips win would payout £11 for every £4 bet (2.75x);
A James Richards win would payout £3 for every £1 bet (3.0x);
A Tris Vonna-Mitchell win would payout £7 for every £2 bet (3.5x).
If only people cared that much on the visual arts in this city that they would bet on and for artists. If we did, we would probably have a civic art gallery and actually support the visual arts and its artists – but I digress.
Getting back to business.
Ciara Phillips was nominated for an exhibition that she held during 2013 at The Showroom, London that ended one year ago today (November 30). The exhibition was described as follows, and I will quote at length (there is substantially more, if you feel so inclined) to help put this posting into context for those in Calgary who may not click on the hotlink and to understand the timeliness. Here is what The Showroom had to say about this exhibition:
Workshop (2010–ongoing) is a new installation made up of multiple screenprints on newsprint and large-scale works on cotton. This new work sets an attitude for a two-month temporary print studio that will take place in the gallery over the course of the exhibition.
Throughout October and November (2013) Phillips will be collaborating with invited artists, designers, and local women's groups (many of whom have ongoing relationships with The Showroom) to produce new screenprints. Guests will bring their different knowledge and experiences of working collectively to the Workshop, whose structure is open for development as the project progresses. These new collaborations will initiate conversations and actions that aren't contained within specific disciplines of art, community action, design or activism. By making prints in these new collaborative groupings, Phillips will explore the potential of 'making together' as a way of negotiating ideas and generating discussions around experimental and wider uses of print.
We know that Ciara Phillips showed in Calgary previously and I was fortunate enough to have seen the group show which she was included in, during the summer of 2013 at the short-lived Haight Gallery (which has subsequently closed, probably right after the group show ended). The photo above was from that show, and the same exhibition was also shown in January 2014 at Edmonton's Latitude 53 – an artist run centre.
Now to get to the core of the matter.
Why is this relevant to Calgary?
As seen above, we know that Ciara Phillips has shown in Calgary. We also know that there is a significant artistic exchange that occurs between Glasgow (where she currently lives) and Calgary. I could easily rattle off a good sampling of names without too much difficulty.
We also have seen a significant increase in collaboration in the city's institutional culture. Here are some examples:
Earlier this year it was announced that Calgary will host the MassMOCA produced Oh, Canada show which will open in January 2015. This will be a collaborative exhibition spread between Glenbow, Esker, Nickle, and the Illingworth Kerr galleries.
Not so long ago Contemporary Calgary co-hosted a portion of the Made in Calgary: The 1990s show and the Nickle currently is co-hosting the Glenbow's Made in Calgary: The 2000s show.
We can also reference the initial Nuit Blanche show in 2012 where they informally collaborated with MOCA Calgary (now Contemporary Calgary).
Then there was the partnership between the Calgary Stampede and MOCA Calgary for a 1912/2012 focused show during the summer of 2012.
We can also talk about the long-standing (maybe 15-20 year long) relationship between the Centre for Performing Arts and mostly artist run centres in the six +15 window spaces which has recently been expanded to also include the Alberta Craft Council, Tiny Gallery and the University of Calgary. There may be more in the works as I see construction happening in the same general area.
Even other organizations outside of the visual arts like the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra is getting in on the act with a performance which involved students in the MADT program at the Alberta College of Art and Design in their performance last night of Olivier Messiaen's Turangalila.
Beakerhead is yet another fine example where it was set up to explore where collaboration can exist between the engineering and science communities with the visual arts.
I know that I have only touched upon a few partnerships, but as seen above it is an increasingly important part of the cultural landscape that is developing in the city for various reasons. It is probably a good thing.
In a recent interview in the Ottawa Citizen where she is quoted as saying, "I think it (the Turner Prize) has drawn a lot more attention to my work, and there have been some really nice outcomes of that, especially invitations to make future exhibitions in Sweden and Canada." This was also repeated a few days later (earlier this week) in a recent interview with Canadian Art magazine.
Alberta Printmakers Society is one such organization that could potentially host this show in their new facility. Although, having said that, I would think the gallery space might be a bit on the small side.
From a personal observation, A/P has become much more active recently and has shown a willingness to program potentially controversial exhibitions such as the recent Joscelyn Gardner show which ended yesterday, entitled bringing down the flowers. . . I attended the opening of Gardner's show this past October 24th and had a good discussion with her while I was there. It was my intention to write something about it, but due to other more pressing circumstances, I was unable to find the time to do so. It was a very strong show and it dealt with issues that should have a higher visibility and dialogue in this country. Certainly, more so than what is currently the case. I may still, even though it is too late to see the show at the Artist Proof Gallery.
Given this as background, and understand that this is complete and unsubstantiated speculation as an outsider, does that mean we may potentially see Caira Phillip's Workshop (2010 – ongoing) make an appearance in Calgary in the near future?
Maybe there is a partnership with A/P and another organization such as the Esker, Illingworth Kerr Gallery, the Banff Centre or potentially Contemporary Calgary or the Glenbow in the works?
December 1, 2014 edit
I checked the news to find out who won the Turner Prize this year. The winner was Duncan Campbell. It is not surprising given that the film he was nominated for was previously shown at the most recent Venice Biennale.
It doesn't change anything about collaboration, which was the primary focus of this posting. Of course that possibility of a Canadian show for Ciara Phillips is still out there and I think that it would be awesome if it took place in Calgary.
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The House Coffee Sanctuary and artist groups
Earlier today I was in the community of Kensington. I stopped in to attend an exhibition opening at The House Coffee Sanctuary.
I periodically stop in at The House for a coffee and pastry as I like to support small independent businesses if I am able. As a previous small business owner, I find that they are the lifeblood of our communities and that they usually reinvest into the communities where they are based, more than do most of the larger multi-national companies. Whenever I do stop in for a coffee, I have always noticed art on the wall. Like many other independent coffee shops and restaurants they feature art to decorate the space and "provide publicity" to artists.
As a former gallerist, I am of two minds about this practice. Others are as well I am very certain, probably for other reasons. I have provided art to these type of places (coffee shops, restaurants, etc.) and have had the art stolen off the wall. As a result, I have had to purchase the stolen art using funds out of my own pocket. Let's just say that, "once burned, twice shy" would help explain my feelings toward these type of venues as an art exhibition space. It is hard enough to make a living in the arts as it is, I don't need the additional stresses of financial success (or failure) that comes as a result of someone else's whims or desires. I am not a big fan as a result. But that is my own personal experience and not everyone else's. If it works for others – that is great.
This is something that I have wanted to write about for some time. The whole concept of small artist groups who rarely, if ever, get any mention.
The exhibition I attended today featured members of one of these groups, The Emmaus Fine Art Group.
Chances are most readers of my blog will not know who these members are. That is understandable as there are many societies or artist groups such as this in the city. There is a long tradition of arts organizations such as this which pre-date the first museum that showed art in the city. As a result, these type of groups are part of my research focus.
Some groups are more well- known than others – groups such as the Alberta Society of Artists, the Canadian Federation of Artists, Burns Visual Arts Society, Untitled Art Society, Alberta Printmakers Society, Bee Kingdom . . . the list goes on, and on. Other groups slip under the radar screen for most that are interested in the visual arts, for various reasons. It is certainly not because they are any less worthy.
What are artist societies?
These groups can be a very small group of artists or they can be quite large;
They can offer free membership or paid;
They may provide studio space – or not;
A group could be as simple as a few retirees or stay at home moms who paint. They may form a group out of a need, or an excuse to get out of the house, meet their friends for coffee or a glass of wine, and talk about their work, or paint en plain air as a group;
They may meet once a week, once a month, once a year or not at all except for board elections;
Alternatively, a group could be a formalized society with its own bylaws, non-profit status and space;
The group can take whatever form that they choose, and for whatever reason that makes sense to its members.
Regardless of how they are formed or operate, they are all community-building initiatives. They also serve a number of positive purposes such as:
Providing a support mechanism for what is usually a solitary pursuit (producing visual art and/or craft-based work);
Provide exhibition opportunities that may not otherwise occur;
Provide a reason to produce work;
Provide a social network with like-minded individuals.
Locally there has been a strong tradition of artist groups, as seen in the example of both the Calgary Allied Arts Centre and the Muttart Public Art Gallery. Unfortunately both of these organizations are no longer with us, but their legacy does continue in the form of the Calgary Allied Arts Foundation and the Art Gallery of Calgary (now Contemporary Calgary) even that history is no longer relevant to current operations.
Getting back to the Emmaus Fine Art Group (see photo above). I had the opportunity to find out more about this group with one of the longest standing members of the group, this afternoon – Sharon Graham. She probably has the highest artistic profile of all the members that were included in the current exhibition. Many of her drawings of suspects in court proceedings have been reproduced in newspapers over the years. If memory serves me correct, she also previously exhibited at Art is Vital when they were once located on the second floor of Eau Claire Market, quite a number of years ago.
She helped me with a bit of the history of this group. The House Coffee Sanctuary is where they most frequently exhibit. They have had a loose association with the coffee shop since shortly after it opened for business.
The thing that ties this group together is that members of the group have religious beliefs. All members (from what I understand) self-identify as being Christian.
I have often wondered why this coffee shop is considered a non-profit. So tonight I investigated this claim. From their website, I read that the coffee shop, "was opened by First Alliance Church in November, 2001."
Knowing this, it then makes sense why the Emmaus group would show in this venue. There is a mutual support network (or a natural synergy) occurring between the two groups – the church/coffee shop; the artists; and/or the artist society or group.
The church (speaking broadly as a much larger institution of individual localized churches, groups, educational institutions and other related religious communities) has long been associated with visual artists and the arts. This is particularly true for the Roman Catholic Church and one has to only think of the Sistine Chapel and the masterworks found there and elsewhere in their churches to understand how true this statement is. However, to my mind, the Protestant faiths as a general rule, tend not to be as supportive of the visual arts. Rarely does one see much religious art in Protestant churches, except for some sects as seen in their stained glass windows. This is particularly true, especially as it relates to religious art.
If I was to speculate, this probably has something to do with Martin Luther, John Calvin (especially) and the Protestant Reformation; and how religious thought and practice has developed over the subsequent 600 years.
We know that at the time of the Reformation, a new Northern Renaissance in painting took root in what was predominately Protestant countries or areas such as Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Great Britain. This resulted in a demand for paintings that tended more to the secular, taking the form of portraits; history painting; still lifes; and genre paintings. This work from that period, celebrated the agenda of the Protestant movement. Over time, this presumably developed into a fear of idolatry and as interpreted in Protestant faiths that fine art generally is a distraction to religious devotion.
I have attempted to simplify a very complex relationship in religious thought. I have tried to be as respectful of those with different religious belief systems in my simplified interpretation. For those that might feel it is not correct, as the reader interprets it, I apologize in advance.
Nevertheless, given the framework of this exhibition, and the concept of community development in the arts, it is an interesting question and interpretation to ponder.
Regardless of this, I think that this is a good example of how one develops community in the visual arts. It also shows how multiple groups can facilitate artistic growth and career development. This is a necessary ingredient in achieving success as an artist. Generally, an artist's career does not develop in isolation, even though their practice usually is a solitary pursuit.
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My craft-based art proposal for the Western Showcase
Yesterday, I talked about Yvonne Mullock's hooked rug and its unveiling at the Esker Foundation.
In that post I indicated that I wanted to continue this discussion as it relates to the Calgary Stampede Western Showcase. This also is a continuation of my previous post from about a week ago that relates to the Artist Ranch Project.
As any reader of this blog can easily figure out I have shown my current minor obsession on craft as art. I am interested (and have been for quite some time) in the dialogue between, at what point does craft end and fine art begin.
There are all sorts of issues surrounding this dialogue such as, but not limited to:
the necessity of artists to perfect their craft;
craft as a viable medium for artists to explore;
what role art can have in craft production;
the role of language and the use of the term "craft" in art; and
does the term "craft" actually inhibit growth and dialogue in art production and collections.
With this out of the way and as background to this discussion, I can now move forward.
In my blog post from last Friday (see link provided above), I proposed that the Stampede seriously consider working collaboratively with the Alberta Craft Council in Edmonton in the Western Showcase.
In my opinion, this could be a very good collaboration as the Alberta Craft Council has connections to a significant number of professional craftspersons active in Alberta (and being a provincial organization would be involved in networks nationally and internationally); has a large exhibition space with active programming in Edmonton; and has explored possibilities over the past number of years with intent to set up a separate location in Calgary as well. For whatever reason none of those attempts to set up a space in Calgary has come to fruition. Things now seem to be moving forward as they have a soft agreement in place that they will occupy a space of some sort in the new King Edward School arts incubator that cSPACE Projects is moving forward on. It will probably be ready for occupancy barring any delays sometime in 2016.
Overview of the two organizations:
From its website Alberta Craft Council is described as follows:
The Alberta Craft Council is the Provincial Arts Service Organization that develops, promotes and advocates for fine craft in Alberta. Since 1980, the ACC has promoted craft in Alberta through exhibitions, publications, marketing ventures, education, awareness projects and information services to its membership and to the general public. The ACC has a dual role: to support contemporary and heritage crafts as significant art forms that contribute to Alberta's culture; and to develop a craft sector of creative, skilled, viable and sustainable craftspeople, studio, businesses and networks.
Now the Stampede. The Western Showcase component has been described on their website as follows:
Western Showcase is recognized as one of the major destination areas of the Stampede. We are a vibrant group of nearly 200 volunteers showcasing our Western Heritage and Values. Western Showcase, located in Halls D and E of the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, showcases art, entertainment, presentations and exhibitions that depict our Western Lifestyle.
It would appear that this is how the two organizations envision themselves and what they do.
Now to expand my argument for this proposal:
In a previous post, I indicated in passing that that there is a Western Lifestyles Creative Arts & Crafts Competition. I didn't call it by that name at that time, but this is what it actually is called. They have 14 categories in which competitions are held.
They are listed below, and I have only included the open division, which most adults would compete in. They are: 1.) knitting; 2.) crocheting & tatting; 3.) needlework & stitchery; 4.) quilting; 5.) paper crafts & calligraphy; 6.) assorted handicrafts; 7.) ceramics & decorative painting; 8.) rugs & weaving; 9.) wood working; 10.) dolls & toys; 11.) framed paintings; 12.) framed drawings; 13.) sugar art & cake decorating; and 14.) eco art.
As one can see from the list above many of these categories lie parallel to many professional artist's practice. With blurring of boundaries in contemporary visual art practice and production, it is a fair assumption to say that all of the categories above are fair game for most artists to explore.
With that in mind, I thought it is worth investigating the rules for the competition. In the 2014 booklet containing the rules & regulations of this competition, I could only find one section (the last one) which addresses the inclusion of a professional artist or artisan from participating. It is as follows:
19. Participants in the Western Art Show will not be allowed to enter pieces for competition in the Creative Arts and Crafts Competition. . .
In my eyes, this would seem to be a fair rule. Here are some photo selections from the competition that are relevant:
Moving on to the Sales Salons
As I was wandering through the sales salon I very surprised to see some large ceramic vessels in one of the booths. I have included a photo of the booth and it shows work by Robert Behr from Montana who from his website, appears to travel the circuit of other festival events similar to the Western Showcase in California, Arizona, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.
From this it would appear as if craft is not an issue in the Sales Salon and as a comment made by Sherri Zickefoose yesterday on a previous post (see link above) she indicated that this may be due to no other artists applying. This is a reasonable assumption to make.
Moving on to the Art Auction
I have attended many of these sales over the years. Although I don't have the catalogues close at hand to reference, however I do have them available should I need to. I do not recall seeing any craft included into the sale. Having said that there is this interesting thing that sometimes happens prior to the sale where they have a Quickdraw event. I can`t remember what it is called. As part of that in the past I recall seeing a sculptor on more than one year working with clay to create a sculpture. I can't remember what they do with it, but I suspect it is either sold or cast at a later date.
Unfortunately I am unable to attend tonight as the job that I once was working full-time at has now cut my hours to only six hours a week over two days. As a result I am looking for new work. However, the hours that I must work this week are the exact same hours as the auction, tonight. I can`t even get a photo if they do something like this tonight.
Further to this, some time ago (I could be corrected, but I believe it was held between 2007-2010) there was an auction called Pavilion: Contemporary Art Auction. I attended all the sales and have the catalogues somewhere. It was held in September in the Victoria Pavilion in the old Agricultural Building. It was held in cooperation with Christie's (the auction house) and eight commercial galleries – Jessica Bradley Art + Projects, Masters Gallery Ltd., Newzones, Paul Kuhn Gallery, Skew Gallery, Susan Whitney Gallery, TrépanierBaer Contemporary Art and Virginia Christopher Fine Art.
During the 2008 sale one of the pieces was a work by Shary Boyle. She is kind of a big deal as she the following year won the Gershon Iskowitz Prize in 2009 and later went on to represent Canada in the Venice Biennale in 2013. The piece which was specifically commissioned for this sale was described by Nancy Tousley in the Calgary Herald as follows:
(Shary Boyle`s work) is represented in the Pavilion catalogue by a lace-draped porcelain figurine of a woman, with a bloody stump of a neck. She daintily holds her severed head in her lady-figurine hands.
It sold for $12,000.
Unfortunately the Pavilion sale was not to be, and only three sales were conducted. It was subsequently cancelled on the eve of the fourth annual sale. In this sale there was a definite interest in exploring contemporary art and new media, including craft-based work.
Moving on the Artist Ranch Project
Instead of repeating myself I would suggest that if the reader is interested in reading more, to visit my previous post (see link provided at the top).
However to add to this discussion I have included an image of a work by Wanda Ellerback from this year`s iteration of the Artist Ranch Project for reference. Here she is creating a work that uses craft, while creating a fine art object.
The Guilds and Cabins
In the Western Showcase is a cabin which is daily staffed with volunteer members of various guilds. One of the guilds is the Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts. Here they show how the crafts that they work with are done. Sometimes, depending on the guild, they will show children and other interested parties how to do these crafts. This is part of an educational initiative to keep these skills from becoming obsolete. It also harkens back to pioneer culture and especially as it relates to women as many of these activities are of a domestic nature or things that have relevance inside the home.
In my most recent post from yesterday, I mentioned work by Yvonne Mullock and the Chinook Guild of Fibre Arts (see link provided at the top of this post). It will become readily obvious why I wanted to include them in this dialogue.
They produced a large hooked rug for the Esker Foundation. It is now currently being shown in the gallery as art.
As an aside the current exhibition at the Esker is very interesting and in the context of this discussion should be seen by all members of the Western Showcase Committee. Two artists, Beth Stuart and Cynthia Girard (who worked in collaboration with artists David Altmejd, Julie Doucet, Groupe d`action en cinéma Épopée, Henry Kleine and Noémi McComber) who produced work that uses a number of craft-based media in the work that is on display (I think immediately of quilts, needlework and eco art). Not only that it is presented in such a way that it could almost be dropped right into the middle of the Western Showcase and look like it was intended to be there. If it was to be included, it would certainly create an active discussion. But I digress.
Yesterday, I walked past The Women's Centre. As I passed, I was invited in to enjoy a Stampede Lunch and BBQ by a lady standing on the step outside the main doors. Once I was in the space I noticed a number of quilts hanging on the walls surrounding the office. This then gave me the opportunity to talk to one of the staff members and inquire if these were any connection to the quilts that I had seen in a window display at the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts a couple months earlier. It was not the case, but it was an enlightening conversation nevertheless.
The quilts I referenced were made as a collaboration with some women that took part in a workshop connected to The Women's Centre in cooperation with two artists (Cat Schick and Linda Hawke) connected to This is My City Art Society.
This project was a very fascinating collaboration. With the assistance of a Calgary 2012 grant the two artists led a workshop at The Women's Centre, which answers calls to approximately 60,000 calls annually for basic needs from clients, the vast majority who are dealing with issues of poverty. This workshop was based on the theme of sleep and dreams and it is possible to read more about it here. Much of the work that was included was very powerful. I have included two small details from two separate quilts included in this art exhibition for reference below. Like the other collaboration that I have mentioned above (the Esker collaboration) The Women`s Centre collaboration, likewise crossed boundaries between untrained people and professional artists.
For reference, the detail text from the above quilt states the following:
Sometimes when I should / be asleep, my mind is wide awake. Things I / need to do tomorrow nag at me, great / burdensome lists of thing, each with its own / list of associated details. On really bad nights / the shadowy corners of my life come into sharp / focus. I think about how I would relive / regrettable moments, fix mistakes. I replay / words I have said and haven't said to people / alive and dead. My internal temperature / is thrown out of whack and I have too many / covers – then too few. I consider getting up but / usually don't, afraid I'll disturb some else's / sleep.
The detail from the second states the following:
A hawk flew into my dream,
down into my ruined house,
right through walls that weren't there
and grazed my head.
The bird had a message for me,
but I was protected from
hearing it,
by the orange sunhat,
I wore in those days.
Synopsis and Conclusion
As we can see from the example of The Women's Centre + This is My City collaboration craft engages viewers and practitioners on a very fundamental and structural level. When one looks at our Western ancestors we know that craft in some cases for survival, comfort or luxury. At some point in each of our family's existence someone had to know how to darn a pair of socks, make and bead a pair of moccasins, knit a draft snake, hammer out a horseshoe, create a wedding band and set the stone, and make a ceramic plate – or be able to pay someone to do it for them.
We have determined that ALL sections of the Western Showcase have expressed some interest in showing craft as art up to a certain threshold. However there appears to be only very little of it shown at any one time.
There are probably reasons for this. From the vantage point of an interested observer and non-active participant, I would assume that the largest reason for this is a general lack of awareness that craft is a possibility to be shown in the Western Showcase. In other words, for whatever reason, the committee has not connected on some level with this specific audience.
For this reason I proposed that some initiative be created to allow craftspersons to participate in the Western Showcase. The province (and by extension, the larger region of Western Canada and the Northwestern USA) have some significant and important centres of craft production. This is a perfect venue to showcase this important cultural legacy.
The Stampede as a larger entity, has also shown that they are open to cooperative initiatives. I think of the partnerships that they have formed with corporate entities in terms of naming rights and funding for things such as the SAM Centre, the Youth Campus and its partnership with the Calgary Arts Academy along with the new Enmax partnership to relocate the Indian Village.
The Alberta Craft Council has also shown the same. About a month ago the ACC followed the lead of other organizations such as Stride, Truck, The New Gallery, Marion Nicoll Gallery, Untitled Art Society and the Alberta Printmakers Society in having a window in the Epcor Centre for Performing Arts. This is a new, purpose-built space that was constructed in the +15 corridor along with another newly built space for the University of Calgary Department of Art students between Jack Singer Concert Hall and the Martha Cohen Theatre. In this space the ACC, like the others, have begun regular programming of craft-based, fine art or installation-based artwork rotating on a monthly schedule.
In the local area there are isolated pockets of support for craft-based artwork. Unfortunately much of these opportunities are geared more to selling of pots and functional craft, with occasional art-based opportunities available outside of this narrow focus.
What I would like to propose is something like the Artist Ranch Project which I think is an amazing project. Like this, I would propose a thematic residency of some sort. The Western Showcase I propose to work in collaboration with the Alberta Craft Council to develop a new concept that will benefit artists and artisans who are interested in exploring craft-based opportunities further with a show at the end during the ten-days of Stampede.
I have no idea how this should unfold, but I would be very interested in seeing something like this happen. I am also very excited about what it could look like.
I have done my part, now I am passing off the baton to someone else, whoever that may be.
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A quiet performance
Long ago, probably in late 2010 or early 2011, I first encountered the performance artist Stephen G. A. Mueller.
It was a time of personal crises and substantial upheaval occurring in my life. At the time I spent a fair amount of time in the area around Art Central where The New Gallery was then located. The artist they featured during that time was Stephen Mueller.
The New Gallery show was entitled Please Don't Go. Briefly the show involved a durational performance where Mueller would occupy an illuminated glass box made out of one-way mirrors (reflecting inwards), which he resided in for six hours a day, five days a week for the duration of the exhibition. There he would repeatedly create the phrase "I miss you" in Braille on a long strip of paper, then meticulously cut out the braille dots and with a pair of tweezers place each dot in the Braille sequence into its own small individual, unmarked petri dish. And repeat. There is a review and image of his show at The New Gallery which is available online (see http://www.canadianart.ca/reviews/2011/01/06/stephen_mueller/).
At times there were just the two of us sharing the same physical space of the gallery – he working, and myself as a voyeur, most likely with coffee in hand while taking a break from my own work. This act of watching Mueller work, somehow was a grounding and meditative experience that allowed me to quiet my own mind and focus amidst the angst-filled period of my life at that time.
I never forgot it.
Fast forward three years.
Earlier this month, on September 13, Untitled Art Society opened a show of Mueller's work entitled Starting Over in their Satellite Gallery.
Like at The New Gallery, this show is of a durational performance. The difference is that here, it is presented as a pair of videos which is a record of the private performance. The performance took place over an uninterrupted period of 55 hours, 16 minutes and 39 seconds of time (Friday, June 17, 2011 at 10:34:34 EDT – Sunday, June 19, 2011 at 17:51:13 EDT). The artist has described the performance during this timeframe, and the contents of the two videos, as this:
During that period, I manually extracted every beard hair from my face, one hair at a time, using a pair of surgical tweezers. Each hair was then placed into a specimen jar. Immediately following, two photographs were taken remotely: one of the front of my head and one of the back.
This video performance recently, and in the near future, will also be presented at a number of artist-run centres across the country. This Untitled Art Society show is located in their Satellite Gallery space, located at 343 – 11 Avenue SW and will continue until October 19th .
Once again, Mueller just completed a new durational performance.
This time the performance was at Phantom Wing located at the King Edward School which began on Friday, September 27, 2013 at 20:00 MDT and ended on Saturday, September 28, 2013 at 20:00 MDT.
During this performance, entitled A Place for Us Before You Go the artist walked around the exterior of the school, going counter-clockwise, walking continuously with the fingertips of his left hand maintaining physical contact with the building, or objects attached to it (i.e. fences, railings, trees or shrubs) during this 24-hour period. By the time I arrived and took this photo near the north entrance around 16:00 MDT Saturday afternoon, the circuit the artist had taken alongside the building was evidenced by a noticeable pathway. This was created by compressing the grass where he had walked many times in the hours beforehand and in time will disappear.
In this 24-hour performance period, he did not wear any timepiece. By doing this, the artist was talking about how in the name of progress "we no longer recognize time and space, yet our bodies remain instruments for recording them".
As with the other two works mentioned previously, this work also deals with important issues that are worth talking about and opening a dialogue surrounding them. It is my hope that some evidence of this performance will remain, outside of the physical indentation of the ground caused by his walking on it. I am very intrigued to see what will come from it.
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With Latest California Single Payer Health Care Bill Shelved, Advocates Push Newsom For Support
Sammy Caiola
Thursday, April 29, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Demonstrators from the Sacramento chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America rallied at the state Capitol to push for single payer health care Monday, April 26, 2021.
Sammy Caiola / CapRadio
Californians who support a single payer health care system say it's time for Gov. Gavin Newsom to keep his campaign promises and take steps toward making the model a reality.
Calls to move away from private insurance and have the state government take on all health care costs have come and gone during the past four years. But a contingent of progressive advocates, including the prominent labor union California Nurses Association, has continued to push for the change.
"We don't really have a public health system," said Shirley Toy, a retired nurse and an organizer with the Sacramento chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. "Some peoples' lives seem to count and some peoples' don't, and it's just very sad."
Critics of single payer have voiced concern about the cost of an overhaul, and contended that getting everyone covered won't ensure they have timely and equitable access to care.
The single payer proposal that proponents put forward this year, Assembly Bill 1400, failed to make it through the Assembly Rules Committee this week and is now a two-year bill, eligible to move in January 2022.
The bill's backers are now asking Newsom to step up and champion the cause. At a Monday demonstration at the Capitol, they played a recording of Newsom from his 2018 campaign where he promised to "lead the effort to get it done."
In the clip, Newsom was referring to universal health care — an umbrella term that encompasses single payer, but can also include other models that achieve coverage for all without dismantling the current network of public and private plans.
"The Governor has consistently said that single payer is where we need to be, and it's a question of how you get there," said Erin Mellon, a spokesperson for the governor, in an email.
The movement to recall Newsom passed a milestone this week, garnering enough signatures on their petition to move the process forward. Organizers of the effort cite Newsom's mishandling of the pandemic, as well as housing and homelessness issues, as reasons to remove him from office. The earliest a recall election would happen would be this fall.
Attendees at the Monday rally didn't explicitly reference the potential recall, but said they wanted to hold the governor accountable.
"So where is he, huh? When are we gonna get it done?" said organizer Andee Sunderland. "We have to think, it is gonna be another year before this bill sees the floor. And Gavin and our democratic representatives need to answer for that to each one of us, and everyone else in the state of California who's living through a pandemic without health insurance."
Job loss due to COVID-19 left millions of Americans in need of health care, and advocates say Californians who were uninsured at the start of the pandemic likely avoided seeking needed medical services.
Cadence Chance attended the event to voice support for Medicare-for-All, a version of single payer that would expand the existing federal Medicare program to everyone in California.
"I have bipolar disorder, and without Medicare I'm not sure where in the world I would be," Chance said. "I think it's critical that Gavin Newsom lead California and help lead the nation towards a more equitable future."
Organizations that led the Monday demonstration have also taken to social media with the hashtags "#GavinKeepYourPromise" and "#CADemsDontCare".
hey @GavinNewsom free political tip!!! if you want to definitely not get recalled, you should make sure the CA leg passes the MEDICARE FOR ALL bill it's currently debating and then sign that shit into law. if you do that i guarantee you'll win!!!!!
— josh androsky (@ShutUpAndrosky) April 27, 2021
In January 2020, Newsom convened the Healthy California for All Commission with the goal of providing "coverage and access through a unified financing system, including, but not limited to a single payer financing system," according to a press release about the launch. The committee last met in August 2020.
But advocates say Newsom hasn't done enough to make single payer a reality. Speakers at the Monday event say Newsom should be requesting a federal waiver from the Biden administration to allow the state to experiment with a public option. Newsom wrote to the Trump administration requesting this on his first day as governor.
Sally Pipes, president of free-market think tank Pacific Research Institute, said she wasn't surprised that Assembly Bill 1400 stalled. She called it a repeat of Senate Bill 562, the 2017 single payer legislation that Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon shelved because it was "woefully incomplete".
While AB 1400 did not include a price tag, SB 562 estimated the overhaul would have cost $400 billion a year.
"When it gets right down to it, people realize it would be, in a financial sense, very costly," she said. "The government is not going to be an efficient provider of health care, and the cost will be higher."
James Kahn, an emeritus professor of health policy at the University of California, San Francisco who has published studies about the projected cost of a single payer model, says taxes would be higher but overall health spending would actually go down because there would be lower administrative costs.
"If you take the amounts that are currently going through private insurance and what families are contributing, and instead you raise those monies through taxes, then the government's contribution to health care goes up, but overall spending for health care goes down because the system is so much more efficient."
Khan says the pandemic highlighted California's health disparities in an unprecedented way, and he expects the fight for universal coverage to continue.
Health advocates have also emphasized the need to create a more robust health insurance option for undocumented adults, emphasizing the disproportionate impact that COVID-19 had on marginalized communities.
The governor's commission on universal health care meets again on May 21.
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This is a super panel discussion from last year featuring David Brin, Phil Osborn, Vernor Vinge, and Mitch Wagner. The panel discusses the technological singularity with a live audience at LOSCON 39. The panel drop some pretty interesting ideas and facts along the way, so this is one to listen to in its entirety rather than skimming. Another of the amazing videos filmed and produced by H+ board member Adam Ford.
John von Neumann and Stan Ulam, the "secret" singularity and an interesting quotation from Isaac Asimov who we hear claimed the singularity had already happened in 1945. Hmm, where have I heard this before?!
That's just the opening of this wide ranging discussion which covers emergent artificial intelligences in high frequency trading, religious responses to singularity thinking, the first job of transhumanists, the hopeful human place in the post singularity future, is technology really exponentially advancing or in fact slowing down? And much much more.
The panel members answer a series of really interesting questions from the audience in an engaging manner. Watch this.


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Reviews for Kittens First Full Moon
by Kevin Henkes
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
The black-and-white forms in this sweet story about a kitten who thinks the full moon is a bowl of milk are larger and more solid-looking than Henkes's usual work. The kitten, whose white fur glows against the charcoal-gray sky, is sprightly and expressive as she fails repeatedly (""Poor Kitten!"") to get at that milk. The rhymthic, action-oriented text is just right for small children. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. All rights reserved.
In a surprisingly new guise, Henkes turns his hand for his 34th book to a retro look, with rough-hewn, black-and-white illustrations that pair perfectly with this deceptively simply story. When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, wet, and hungry trying to reach it. The coarse but masterfully controlled line with heavy black outlines contains vigor and exuberance, creating a spontaneous feeling. A keen sense of design uses double spreads and panels to depict the action and Kitten's puzzlement. Some spreads are almost all white space with dark shadows outlining Kitten and the moon. The style is reminiscent of Clare Newberry (Marshmallow, April's Kittens) without soft, fuzzy shapes, but artful in its gracelessness and naïvetÉ, just like a kitten. Simply charming. (Picture book. 3-5) Copyright ©Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.


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6 Famous Examples of 'Nepotism Babies' in China
The terms 'nepo baby' or 'nepo babies,' which describe the children of celebrities, have been a hot topic on the internet lately. However, social class has existed long before such slang had even been invented.
China too, has its fair share of nepo babies or 'second-generation rich kids (富二代).' Here are six who frequently appear in the news, sometimes for the wrong reasons.
The son of world-renowned martial arts superstar Jackie Chan, Fang followed in his father's footsteps and tried his hand in the entertainment industry. However, neither his movies nor music records have earned success.
Jaycee Chan aka Fang Zuming(房祖名)
Fang is simply remembered as Jackie Chan's mediocre son, if not for being embroiled in a drug scandal. In 2014, he was arrested in Beijing for being in possession of and distributing marijuana. He served 6 months in prison and ended his career in China, a country with strict drug laws.
But don't feel too bad for the actor. He is still living an affluent life in Taiwan, and is often photographed driving luxury cars and smoking expensive cigars.
Arthur Chen is the son of award-winning director Chen Kaige, whose most famous work is historical drama Farewell My Concubine (1993).
Arthur Chen aka Chen Feiyu(陈飞宇)
Chen first went viral for making an awkward appearance on a reality TV program with his parents. His later work also failed to gain any major traction until his hit TV series Lighter and Princess in 2021.
The daughter of pop superstar Faye Wong and rock musician Dou Wei, Leah Dou is known for her eye-catching face tattoo and short hair. She isn't someone who conforms to mainstream aesthetics or public expectations.
Leah Dou aka Dou Jingtong(窦靖童)
Dou started creating music from a young age and has released two English albums. Her music has a more niche following compared to her parents.
The son of famous crosstalk artist Guo Degang, Guo Qilin dropped out of school at the age of 15 to study and perform crosstalk under his father's watch.
Guo Qilin(郭麒麟)
However, his success has mostly come from playing a stingy yet adorable rich kid in the 2019 TV show Joy of Life (庆余年).
The youngest daughter of Ren Zhengfei, who founded Chinese tech giant Huawei, Yao graduated from Harvard University with a degree in computer science, and surprised the world by launching a career in entertainment.
Annabel Yao(姚安娜)
Her major publicity blitz included a music video drop and the release of a mini-documentary about her life struggles, both of which met severe backlash in China. Yao was criticized for not acknowledging her privilege.
However, she has been able to build a better image for herself since portraying a young girl from the countryside in new TV series Meet Yourself.
Possibly one of China's most notorious nepo babies, Wang Sicong is the son of Wang Jianlin, the chairman of China's largest real estate developer called Wanda Group.
Wang Sicong(王思聪)
The founder of Invictus Gaming, one of China's top esports leagues, Wang frequently appears in the news for flaunting his wealth and partying with beautiful influencers.
An extremely polarizing character, Wang is known for making controversial and inciting statements on Weibo. While some have praised him for having the courage to state the truth, others believe that he is spoiled, and only dares to attack others given his privilege.
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Q: Spring MVC @ResponseBody return a List We would like to create a "WebService" which return a list of specific objects.
And we would like to call this webservice from another java program by apache http clients library.
At this moment, if we call the webservice from Firefox, an 406 error page appears.
Do we have to use JSON or XML to transfert the list ?
How to do that, and how to get the list with apache http clients ?
Thank you.

[EDIT]
The only thing which is working is to create some entities with JAXB annotations in order to serialize into XML.
@XmlRootElement(name = "person")
public class Person {

    private String id;

    public String getId() {
        return id;
    }

    public void setId(String id) {
        this.id = id;
    }

}

@XmlRootElement(name = "persons")
public class PersonList {

    @XmlElement(required = true)
    public List<Person> persons;

    public List<Person> getData() {
        return persons;
    }

    public void setData(List<Person> persons) {
        this.persons = persons;
    }

}

@RequestMapping(value = "/hello.html", method = RequestMethod.GET, produces = "application/xml")
@ResponseBody
public ResponseEntity<PersonList> hello() {
    PersonList test = new PersonList();

    List<Person> rep = new ArrayList<Person>();
    Person person1 = new Person();
    person1.setId("1");
    Person person2 = new Person();
    person2.setId("2");

    rep.add(person1);
    rep.add(person2);

    test.setData(rep);
    // return test;

    HttpHeaders responseHeaders = new HttpHeaders();
    List<MediaType> medias = new ArrayList<MediaType>();
    medias.add(MediaType.ALL);
    responseHeaders.setAccept(medias);
    return new ResponseEntity<PersonList>(test, responseHeaders, HttpStatus.OK);
}

I tried with produces and to return directly the object but still error 406.
XML + ResponseEntity works.
It is very strange cause i saw an exemple very simple where the object is converted into json and appears into web browser.
So, now i have to understand how to get the response and to convert XML into entities...

A: During 2 days, i tried many ways :
- responseEntity
- httpheaders
- XML
etc...
For a JSON (default behavior), the project need a library with all Spring library.
Here the library to declare in Maven project.
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
    <artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
    <version>1.7.1</version>
</dependency>

Without this library, i have an Error (406).
Thank you anyway for all your answers & advices.

A: @ResponseBody will automatically encode the object you return to appropriate formats based on the Accept header of the request and the presence of JSON and/or XML libraries in the classpath.
It can be easier/safer to define your own object to wrap the list in though rather than returning the list directly - as that gives you more control over the encoding and also allows you to potentially add other data in the future.

A: You should rather use ResponseEntity for that. @ResponseBody gives you absolutely no control over the response.

A: Yes, when your controller method in annotated with @ResponseBody, Spring transforms returned data into JSON.

A: The @ResponseBody annotation tells Spring that we will be returning data in the response body rather than rendering a JSP.
When the @ResponseBody annotation is used, Spring will return the data in a format that is acceptable to the client. That is, if the client request has a header to accept json and Jackson-Mapper is present in the classpath, then Spring will try to serialize the return value to JSON. If the request header indicates XML as acceptable (accept=application/xml) and Jaxb is in the classpath and the return type is annotated with Jaxb annotation, Spring will try to marshall the return value to XML.

A: You can build REST services using spring mvc framework. It will return JSON / XML. And call those services using HTTP clients / rest templates and use returned JSON to display information.
Spring controllers can return an object, list of objects as well. And some mappings (Jackson and JAXB) will allow it to convert object into JSON / XML.
If your services accept request data, you can send an object to service and get response data.
You can use Grails frameworks as well.

A: Actually you have to use REST web service that carry JSON/XML format as Objects representation.
I prefer JSON because this is very light weight.
First you need to add dependency in your Pom.xml
<dependency>
<groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
<artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
<version>1.7.1</version>

and your method handler is here
    @ResponseBody
    @RequestMapping(value = "/your URL")
    public ArrayList<Long> getInboxPage(@RequestParam int var,HttpSession session) {

        ArrayList<Long> fooList=new ArrayList<Long>();
        fooList.add(1L);
        fooList.add(2L);
        fooList.add(3L);

        return fooList;

    }

NOTE: Spring automatically make JSON if you write @ResponseBody annotation in your method handler you don't need to add Jackson dependency in your pom.xml file.

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Monthly Archive:: April 2012
DNSChanger Trojan Will Still Affect 350,000 Users
By JToney
April 28, 2012Computers SoftwareNo comments
In 2007 a Trojan made its way through the internet and into the computers of millions of users. This Trojan changed the DNS of the infected computers to a rogue DNS network that the creators of the Trojan had control of. The DNS or Domain Name System is the system which translates a domain name into an IP address for locating the domain on the internet. For instance when you type in Facebook.com, it is translated into the IP address 69.171.234.32, which is the IP address used for finding the website on the internet. What The Trojan Does: The DNSChanger Trojan infects the computer and changes the DNS settings. This allows the rogue DNS network to direct the user to any page they want
Rules That Keep You Fit And Healthy
By kashifraza
April 26, 2012HealthNo comments
There is often a negative perception about physical activity. People make excuses for not doing, accusing the lack of time, justifying fatigue as a reason to avoid playing sports. But what we must remember is to start simply. Do not ask questions, not to wonder if it tempts us or not, but welcome every time you do something for your health. The first thing to do and what I believe essential is to have a goal other than weight loss. Of course, there may be weight, but I think what is even more powerful is goals like "I want more energy to play with my daughter." It often gives us courage to proceed anyway. Then I would advise to have an assessment of your
Five Ways to Enhance Convenience and Generate Comments with Disqus
By Josephbker
April 25, 2012Blogging BusinessNo comments
By making commenting easier for both frequent readers and newcomers, Disqus encourages discussion on your website and stimulates more traffic and word-of-mouth sharing as a result. Despite having been founded just five short years ago, the Disqus commenting platform has grown exponentially in popularity, and is used by more than half a billion people on some of the biggest sites on the web. To see for yourself what makes Disqus a preferred choice for so many different people, consider the following top five content marketing benefits of using Disqus as a commenting platform. 1. Sign-in From Multiple Credentials Only the most devoted commenters and frequent readers will go through the trouble of creating a completely new account on your website just to have their say
Evening the Playing Field with Assistive Technology
April 24, 2012Blogging Business ComputersNo comments
In the United States, the Americans with Disabilities Act protects the rights of individuals with disabilities. One of the results of this legislation is the wide range of technological devices available to assist the 20 percent of Americans with some kind of disability. These devices are designed to allow them to complete tasks that their disability affects. What Is Assistive Technology? Assistive technology is a broad term describing any sort of technological device that provides assistance to a disabled individual. It may be an item, piece of equipment, software or product system. The assistive technology increases or maintains the functional capabilities of a person who has a disability. Anyone who has a disability is eligible to receive assistive technology from one of many sources. Schools
Tech to the Hospital
Technology has revolutionized many areas of life, and emergencies are no exception. From the moment an emergency occurs to the time you see a doctor in the ER, there are many ways technology helps the process go as smoothly as possible. Consider these technological advances that you may encounter during each stage of an emergency situation. Emergency Happens In recent years there's been an influx of technological products that help identify emergency situations and alert the proper authorities. One of the major developments was about 15 years ago, when cell phones became more common, increasing the speed at which people contact emergency departments after an accident happened away from home. Now we're seeing that technology in smaller and more specialized forms. For example, life alerts
Starting Platforms
April 17, 2012Blogging Business Computers News SoftwareNo comments
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How Can Website Design Firms Satisfy Clients With Their Design Solutions
By Alexandrabrian
April 16, 2012Business NewsNo comments
On the surface, it seems that it is the appearance of a website that serves to entice more and more people towards a particular website. Well, to majority of people's surprise it is usability and utility of a website playing more for increasing visitors of a site rather than its visual impression, though it still counts a lot in triggering initial interest into a visitor's mind towards a site. That is why we see the focus of web designing tilting towards inculcation of usability and utility into a website design rather than merely adding to its visual attraction. That is why we enlist certain tips in this article that should assist website design firms in providing their clients with web design solutions that will not
Google Earth Update for iPad Lacking
April 7, 2012OtherNo comments
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How Can A Social Media Marketing Firm Add Value To Their SVM Strategy
April 4, 2012Business NewsNo comments
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Are Promo Codes Taking Over?
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[2nd October*] Gandhi Jayanti 2021: Date, History & Significance
March 22, 2021 by Karan Kapoor
Gandhi Jayanti is a special day to remember Gandhiji's contribution in achieving freedom for our country from British rule. October 2nd is the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
[2nd October*] Gandhi Jayanti 2021
History of Gandhi Jayanti
Gandhi Jayanti 2021 Theme
Gandhi Jayanti 2021 Celebration
Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated on October 2nd every year. An important day in India to mark the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The day is declared as a national holiday by the government of India. He is known as the father of our nation. He was the pioneer in India's struggle for achieving freedom from British rule. On this day all schools, offices, government organisations, banks and post offices are closed as a public holiday.
In the year 2007, the UN General Assembly declared October 2nd as International Day of Non-violence. For India, Mahatma Gandhi played a very significant role in achieving independence for the nation. Gandhi's principles were an asset to the country. He believed in ideals of non-violence, peace and always spoke the truth. People celebrate his preaching even to this day.
Gandhiji launched an effective campaign against British rule. Some of the prominent among them are the Dandi march, Salt Satyagraha, Non-Co-operation movement etc. He was a great leader who led the Quit India movement and forced the British though peaceful protests to leave our soil permanently. Mahatma Gandhi returned from South Africa; he plunged into India's freedom struggle and shaped our country's future. His contribution to India's freedom struggle is immense and can't be measured in a few words.
The theme for Gandhi Jayanti 2021 is not decided yet. The year 2020 theme focused on 'Shaping Peace Together'. Every year Gandhi Jayanti is celebrated not as a one-day observance. The central government usually plans to honour his memory for almost a year. Below we present six themes that were highlighted for the year 2018. Each theme came to be implemented month-wise. The six themes are listed below:
Improving sanitation facilities
Practising non-violence in our conduct
Providing relentless services to our community
Maintaining unity among all classes of people.
Abolishing any trace of orthodox practices like untouchability
Empowering and providing financial independence to women.
Many international communities took part in commemorating these themes according to their month of implementation. The themes were brought in place from October 2018 and continued till March 2019.
Gandhi Jayanti is one such national holiday where people unite and stand together for the ideals and values brought forward by Mahatma Gandhi. Different people celebrate this day in various unique ways; some of them are discussed below:
Prayer meet by top brass politicians and dignitaries at Raj Ghat is the most important highlight of the day. The most endearing song remembered in Gandhiji's name, Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram, is played throughout in his memory. The Prime Minister and President of India visit the Raj Ghat on this day and offer their respects to the nation's father.
Schools and educational institutions conduct various cultural programs and spread awareness on Gandhiji's life for the student community.
The online forums and digital platforms post their most inspirational quotes by Gandhiji.
Not just at Raj Ghat, the common citizens also participate in making the day special. This includes singing remembrance songs at public events, artwork dedicated to the late Mahatma, exhibition portraying Gandhi's life and sacrifice. People make it a point to garland Gandhiji's statue with fresh and fragrant flowers.
The UN celebrates this day as International Non-Violence Day and spreads awareness on Gandhian ethics and values.
We have to teach our next generation to follow the preaching and values of Gandhiji. People need to read and understand his importance to build a free society from orthodox blind beliefs and rigid practices. A small step taken to follow Gandhian teachings shall change how the world operates and fills them with love and universal brotherhood.
Essay on Mahatma Gandhi
Speech on Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
Rahul Kumar says
Aap ko janmdin ki hardik subhkamnaye
Debasmita pradhan says
BK. Shelar says
Bapuji is idol of exellant humansoul on the earth at all the times


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use service::Request;
use service::Response;

pub fn error_handler(code: u16)
    -> Box<FnMut(Request) -> Response + Send + 'static>
{
    Box::new(move |_request: Request| -> Response {
        let mut response = Response::default();
        response.header.insert("status-code".to_string(), code.to_string());
        response
    })
}