The Scottish City.

Although Dunedin began as a strictly Scottish settlement hence the building of the First Church – a Presbyterian Church – it still remains a Scottish influenced city. The town street plan mimics the romantic layout of Edinburgh after which it was named. The city streetscapes have many solid stone buildings reminiscent of Edinburgh itself. In the 1850s over 12,000 Scots landed in Dunedin. But the gold rushes of 1861 near Dunedin and further inland in Otago diluted the Scottish influence but did not diminish the power of the Scots in the city. The diggers from England, Australia, Italy, France and Jewish communities of Europe flocked to the city. By the mid-1860s the city had Anglican, Methodist (1869), Congregational (1864), Baptist (1863) and other churches. It even had a synagogue, the first built in NZ in 1864. By 1865 Dunedin was the largest city in NZ. New suburbs with Scottish names were developed- St Kilda, Leith Valley, Kenmure, Shiel Hill, MacAndrew Bay etc. Its links with Scotland were difficult as Dunedin is the world’s furthest city from London and Edinburgh, even further than Invercargill. The early political leader of the city was Captain William Cargill who was the Superintendent of Otago Province and a member of parliament for Dunedin. He died in 1860 as the city’s Scottish influence was waning. Mount Cargill overlooks the city, there is a Cargill road intersection near his old house and there is also a fine stone memorial to William Cargill in Princes Street near the Octagon which was erected in 1864. Most of his children stayed on living in Dunedin or Christchurch. One son Edward became a business leader of Dunedin and called his mansion Cargill’s Castle but it is now in ruins. The Caledonian Society of Otago was formed in 1862 and the first Highlands Games were held that year too. Dunedin still has an annual Highland Games event. Dunedin tartan was registered in Scotland in 1988.

The city prospered after the gold rushes and business boomed as the Art Gallery (1884), the first in NZ was established, the University of Otago (1869) was also the first university in NZ, the Otago Girls High School (1871) was the first public/state girls’ high school in the world etc. Dunedin was also one of the first cities in the world to have cable trams (1881), which were needed because of the steepness of some streets. William Hodgkins the “father of art” in NZ lived in Dunedin and he was the man who established the Art Gallery in 1884 but was also a well-known water colourist and one of the first to paint the Southern Alps and the Canterbury Plains. One of his daughters, Francis went on to become NZ’s best known artist and England’s too by the time of her death in 1947. Dunedin had the first daily newspaper in NZ and it was the first place in NZ to export frozen meat to England in 1881. But the city of firsts and the leading city of NZ was bypassed by Auckland in 1900 and has declined in economic but not cultural importance since. Many of the early NZ companies, which were founded in Dunedin, moved out or established bigger factories and branches in Auckland including Shacklock the iron foundry and implement maker who became Fisher and Paykel in Auckland, Kempthorne Prosser the fertiliser and drugs manufacturer, Fletcher Construction Company, Methven the tap makers, Mosgiel Woollen Mills etc. The stationers Coulls who also began in Dunedin later became Whitcoulls which still operates across NZ. Several insurance companies which had been founded in Dunedin also moved to Auckland and began national operations from there. Dunedin began to decline industrially but not culturally. The University is the largest single employer of the South Island and most, but not all, of its operations are based in Dunedin. Even exports of frozen meat and wool have declined in recent decades but NZ lamb is still well known in Britain. Today with a lively arts, music and literature scene, the university and with tourism Dunedin has slow but steady population growth again. It is considered a “nice” place to live and work because of its size, and its many charming Victorian buildings and houses. Dunedin has 218 buildings on the NZ Heritage Register. The city now has about 125,000 inhabitants many still with Scottish origins.

Olveston House, 42 Royal Terrace.

Admission to this beautiful mansion is $NZ 19.50 on a guided tour but the grounds and gardens are free. The house was built for a successful Dunedin businessman, David Theomin. He in arrived in Dunedin in 1879 and was part of the English Jewish community of Dunedin. He established the Dresden Piano Company at 29 Princes Street which soon had branches in five NZ cities. The Company name was changed to the Bristol Piano Company during World War One. He also invested in the Sawyers Bay tannery company in Dunedin which his son managed until his death in 1927. He was involved in many civic organisations including the Dunedin Art Gallery, Prisoners’ Aid Society, Chamber of Commerce, Dunedin Male Choir etc. In 1904 to 1906 he had a new house built on Royal Terrace which was designed by a London architect. Theomin died in 1933 and was survived by one daughter only, Dorothy who never married. She continued living at Olveston using it as a social centre for many organisations of which she was a member until just before her death in 1966. In her will she left Olveston to the City of Dunedin and the Dunedin Art Gallery who in turn created the Theomin Gallery Management Committee which still runs Olveston House. The house was built in the Jacobean style so popular with Scots although Theomin was not a Scot. Its 35 rooms are full of the furniture and collections of David Theomin who collected paintings by William and Francis Hodgkins, ceramics from around the world especially Japan etc. It is the art collection and contents which make this house so special and worth visiting. Theomin was wealthy and only had the best of objects and he employed craftsmen to build the house. It is Edwardian opulence at its best decorated with 240 paintings, antiques and dozens of objet d’art.

University of Otago. This first university in NZ was established in 1869 opening with students in 1871. (The University of Adelaide began teaching in 1876). It began in a city building before transferring to the main tower building in 1878. The architect Maxwell Bury worked in conjunction with Mountford in Christchurch but he moved to Dunedin for a few years after he won a public competition for the design of the new university. Many of Bury’s other buildings have been demolished and this is his finest. From its early days it has had several residential colleges which has grown to 14 colleges now and today it has around 21,000 students in attendance. Apart from Dunedin it has a major medical school campus attached to Christchurch hospital in Canterbury. The medical school is still one of only two in NZ and it is the earliest being founded in 1875. It is the only university in NZ to provide dentistry education. The University employs almost 4,000 staff and is the major employer in Dunedin. It teaches science, medical science, arts, law, education (since 2007) and business. Around 10% of its students are Maori and Pacific Islanders. From its inception it taught law and Otago was the first university in Australasia to allow women to enrol in law degrees. Its first female student graduated in 1897. In terms of research and academic reputation it is the second university of NZ after the University of Auckland. Some of the most prestigious and gothic style boarding colleges are Knox College, Presbyterian founded in 1909, by the Botanic Gardens; Selwyn, the Anglican College established in 1893 on Cumberland Street by All Saints Anglican Church; and St Margaret’s College, Presbyterian founded in 1911 in Leith Street. If you walk around the campus you will find a group of buildings around the Clock Tower building all in a similar style. The Clock Tower building is the Registry; of the same dimensions and behind it is the Geology building; to the north of these are the professional houses; to the south of the Clock Tower are the Hall, the Staff Club, the Theatre and the School of Mines. This complex of Gothic buildings was completed in 1883. With corbels, towers, oriel windows and gables the style is often referred to as Scottish Baronial. No wonder Maxwell Bury’s design won the competition in such a Scottish city! The theatre and some other buildings were completed in 1914 with the last of the group finished in 1923.Look for the oriel widow and Gothic towers on the Hall (Marama Hall) which is a superb structure and the beautiful Archway Building. All these buildings were completed in Otago bluestone with white Oamaru limestone quoins.

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Our American Century Turbulent Years: The 60s. 1998. Edited by Sara Brash and Loretta Britten. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 159. (Photography Copyright Apple Corps LTD., London.)

Photo on the Right:

Our American Century Turbulent Years: The 60s. 1998. Edited by Sara Brash and Loretta Britten. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 156. (Photography taken by: Harry Benson, 1964.)

With their very first entrance into America (pictured right in 1964), the Beatles like the rest of their country at that initial time defined and solidified the mod culture of the early 60’s. The Beatles took the popular transformation of the crew cut and parted hair to that of longer, un-parted hair. They often had an effect on men’s fashion, with the appearance of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts club band album in 1967, satin uniforms with braids like those on the cover became popular (American Decades: 1960-1969 1995).

Just as they had defined the cleanness of the mod look, they took a complete opposite direction when they decided to loosen up and thus help in the defining of the youth counterculture (pictured left in August 1969.)Their style of music and dress over a single decade alone is somewhat of an outward illustration of the changes of that time. From their initial boyish clean-cut looks and matching coats upon their arrival to their long hair and beards like those being sported by many of the hippies, they had helped to launch not only the wearing of long hair by men; but as the years passed, the wearing of outlandish outfits to their gradual but dramatic loosening of appearance over the decade (Chalmers 1991).

At their peak in 1966, the summer of love, their songs were reflective of the unfolding of drugs, as they got high with such songs as “Revolver” and higher with “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” (Chalmers 1991).

They followed not only the hippie movement in their fashion, but also in their call for peace as John Lennon wrote the anti-Vietnam War anthem “Give Peace a Chance.” However, one song, “Helter Skelter”, was greatly misinterpreted leading to a far cry from peace (Chalmers 1991).

“The range and excitement of the Beatles’ musicianship and creative talent were part of the bridge that brought the high culture into a loose combination with the popular culture of the sixties. The constant experimentation with dress, drug, lifestyle, and musical form both reflected the frantic pace of the sixties and also influenced the many young people who took the Beatles as cultural heroes and models” (Chalmers 1991).

American Decades: 1960-1969. 1995. Edited by Richard Layman. New York: Gale Research International Limited.

Chalmers, David. And the Crooked Places Made Straight: The Struggle for Social Change in the 1960s. 1991. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

For further information on the Beatles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles

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The House of Nobility (Swedish: Riddarhuset) maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility.

Name

The name is literally translated as House of Knights, as the knights (Swedish: riddare) belong to the higher ranks of the Swedish nobility, sometimes also together with titles as count (Swedish: Greve) and baron (Swedish: friherre). All esquires are also represented in the corporation (most of the families, so called untitled nobility, Swedish: obetitlad adel). This is a tradition from the medieval times when Sweden during the Kalmar union only had one knight: Sten Sture.

History

Between the 17th and the 19th century the House of Nobility was a chamber in the Estates of the Realm, and as such, a Swedish equivalent to the British House of Lords.

After 1866, when the Riksdag of the Estates was replaced by the new Riksdag, the Swedish House of Nobility served as a quasi-official representation of the Swedish nobility, regulated by the Swedish government. Since 2003, it has been a private institution, which maintains records and acts as an interest group on behalf of the Swedish nobility, with the main purpose to maintain old traditions and culture.

Building

The Riddarhuset is also the name of the building maintained by the corporation in Stockholm old town. The French-born architect Simon De la Vallée started the planning of the building, but was killed by a Swedish nobleman in 1642. The plans were eventually finished by his son, Jean De la Vallée, in 1660.

In the 18th century, the building was often used for public concerts. From 1731, public concerts were performed here by Kungliga Hovkapellet. Elisabeth Olin is believed to have debuted here in the 1750s, and foreign artists performed such as Elisabetta Almerighi, Giovanni Ansani (1772) and Rosa Scarlatti.

The south end of the building carries the Latin inscription CLARIS MAIORUM EXEMPLIS, after the clear example of the forefathers, and holds a statue of Gustav II Adolph. North of the building is a park in which is a statue of Axel Oxenstierna.The architecture of the old main library in Turku, Finland was influenced by the Swedish House of Nobility.

Дворянское собрание (швед. Riddarhuset) — историческое здание в стиле северного барокко, построенное в Стокгольме, в Гамластане в 1641—1674 годах для проведения собраний шведской знати. Элегантное здание окружено ухоженными садами. Реконструкция сооружения была проведена в 1870 году, в результате ее у здания появился отдельно стоящий флигель. В настоящее время здание по-прежнему используется по своему назначению как место проведения различных мероприятий дворянских родов Швеции, чьи гербы украшают большой зал Дворянского собрания.

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Loan from the Gary Westford Collection L2024.12.29

The kaleidoscopic design of this print is akin to the trippy colors and pattern effects poster artists used to suggest altered states under the influence of psychedelic drugs.

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Portland Art Museum

Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s

Overview

Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s reveals the passion and creativity of the era through the iconic rock posters of San Francisco and beyond. The Haight-Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco was an incubator for ideas, expression, social thought, and, above all, music. Young people from across the nation gathered there to explore alternative ways of living and to challenge contemporary paradigms. At the heart of it all was the psychedelic experience, or an altered state of consciousness.

To capture the heady experience of life and music at this time, poster artists invented a graphic language to communicate the excitement of rock concerts, which featured liquid light shows and film projections. They drew on disparate historical precedents such as Art Nouveau, Wild West posters, and Victorian engraving and combined them with vibrating color, inventive lettering, and witty and provocative design. The exhibition brings together more than 200 rock posters, including work by the “big five” designers of the day—Rick Griffin, Alton Kelley, Victor Moscoso, Stanley Mouse, and Wes Wilson—as well as other superb talents, such as Bonnie MacLean and Bob “Raphael” Schnepf.

Fashion both reflected and influenced the psychedelic look of the posters. The exhibition showcases approximately 20 eclectic vintage styles ranging from embroidered denim and hippy fringe to crochet and velvet.

Psychedelic Rock Posters and Fashion of the 1960s draws from the collection of the Portland Art Museum, most of which comes from a major donation from Gary Westford, who serves as a consultant on the project. Key loans round out the visual story of the psychedelic era.

The exhibition is curated by Mary Weaver Chapin, Ph.D., Curator of Prints and Drawings. Supported in part by Exhibition Series Sponsors.

Epcot is the second of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near the city of Orlando. It opened as EPCOT Center on October 1, 1982, and spans 300 acres (120 ha), more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom park. It is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely technological innovation and international culture, and is often referred to as a "Permanent World's Fair." In 2013, the park hosted approximately 11.22 million guests, making it the fifth most visited theme park in the world. The park is represented by Spaceship Earth, a geodesic sphere that also serves as an attraction. Epcot was known as EPCOT Center until 1994, when it was later renamed Epcot '94, then Epcot '95 the following year.

EPCOT is an acronym for Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow; a Utopian city of the future planned by Walt Disney, often interchanging "city" and "community." In Walt Disney's words: "EPCOT will take its cue from the new ideas and new technologies that are now emerging from the creative centers of American industry. It will be a community of tomorrow that will never be completed, but will always be introducing, and testing, and demonstrating new materials and new systems. And EPCOT will always be a showcase to the world of the ingenuity and imagination of American free enterprise." His original vision was for a model community which would have been home to twenty thousand residents and a test bed for city planning as well as organization. It was to have been built in the shape of a circle with businesses and commercial areas at its center with community buildings, schools, and recreational complexes around it while residential neighborhoods would line the perimeter. This radial plan concept is strongly influenced by British planner Ebenezer Howard and his Garden Cities of To-morrow. Transportation would have been provided by monorails and PeopleMovers (like that in Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland.) Automobile traffic would be kept underground, leaving pedestrians safe above ground. The original model of EPCOT can still be seen by passengers riding the Tomorrowland Transit Authority attraction in the Magic Kingdom park; when the PeopleMover enters the showhouse for Stitch's Great Escape!, the remaining portion of the model is visible on the left (when facing forward) behind glass. Walt Disney was not able to obtain funding and permission to start work on his Florida property until he agreed to first build Magic Kingdom. He died nearly five years before Magic Kingdom opened.

After Disney's death, The Walt Disney Company decided that it did not want to be in the business of running a city without Walt's guidance. The model community of Celebration, Florida has been mentioned as a realization of Disney's original vision, but Celebration is based on concepts of new urbanism which is radically different from Disney's modernist and futurist visions. However, the idea of EPCOT was instrumental in prompting the state of Florida to create the Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) and the Cities of Bay Lake and Reedy Creek (now Lake Buena Vista), a legislative mechanism allowing the Walt Disney Company to exercise governmental powers over Walt Disney World. Control over the RCID is vested in the landowners of the district, and the promise of an actual city in the district would have meant that the powers of the RCID would have been distributed among the landowners in EPCOT. Because the idea of EPCOT was never implemented, the Disney Corporation remained almost the sole landowner in the district allowing it to maintain control of the RCID and the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista; Disney further cemented this control by deannexing Celebration from the RCID.

The original plans for the park showed indecision over the park's purpose. Some Imagineers wanted it to represent the cutting edge of technology, while others wanted it to showcase international cultures and customs. At one point, a model of the futuristic park was pushed together against a model of a World's Fair international theme, and the two were combined. The park was originally named EPCOT Center to reflect the ideals and values of the city. It was constructed for an estimated $800 million to $1.4 billion and took three years to build, at the time the largest construction project on Earth. The parking lot serving the park is 141 acres (57 ha) (including bus area) and can accommodate 11,211 vehicles (grass areas hold additional 500+ vehicles). Before it opened on October 1, 1982, Walt Disney World Ambassador Genie Field introduced E. Cardon Walker, Disney's chairman and CEO, who dedicated EPCOT Center. Walker also presented a family with lifetime passes for the two Walt Disney World theme parks. His remarks were followed by Florida Governor Bob Graham and William Ellinghouse, president of AT&T.

As part of the opening-day ceremony, dancers and band members performed We've Just Begun to Dream. The Sherman Brothers wrote a song especially for the occasion entitled "The World Showcase March". During the finale, doves and many sets of balloons were released. Performing groups representing countries from all over the world performed in World Showcase. Water was gathered from major rivers across the globe and emptied into the park's fountain of nations ceremonial containers to mark the opening. Located at the front of the park is a plaque bearing Walker's opening-day dedication, as seen above.

Future World consists of a variety of pavilions that explore innovative aspects and applications including technology and science. Future World also serves as the park's main entrance and features the park's iconic landmark, Spaceship Earth, a large geodesic sphere structure which houses a themed attraction inside. Originally, each pavilion of Future World featured a unique circular logo which was featured on park signage and the attractions themselves. The logos, including that of Epcot itself, have been phased out over recent years, but some remnants are still scattered throughout the park; the pavilions are now instead identified by name and recognized by the main attraction(s) housed inside. The various pavilions located in Future World include the following:

Spaceship Earth

Universe of Energy

Mission: Space

Test Track

Innoventions East

Innoventions West

The Seas with Nemo & Friends

The Land

Imagination!

Wonders of Life/Festival Center (Seasonal Operation)

Corporate sponsorships

Each pavilion was initially sponsored by a corporation which helped fund its construction and maintenance in return for the corporation's logos and some marketing elements appearing throughout the pavilion. For example, Universe of Energy was sponsored by Exxon from 1982 to 2004, and The Land was sponsored by Kraft from 1982 to 1993, then Nestlé from 1993 to 2009. Each pavilion contains a private "VIP area" for its sponsor with offices, lounges, and reception areas hidden away from regular park guests. While some pavilions still retain active sponsorships, in recent years several pavilions have lost sponsorships due to lack of interest from partner companies in renewing expiring agreements. After General Electric left Horizons in 1993, it closed for a couple of years, then reopened temporarily while neighboring attractions Universe of Energy and World of Motion were renovated. Horizons closed permanently on January 9, 1999 and was demolished in the summer of 2000 to make room for the opening of Mission: SPACE on October 9, 2003. Metlife sponsored Wonders of Life from 1989 to 2001, until that area was closed. However, the Wonders Of Life pavilion is still mostly intact and is used for both the Flower and Garden Festival and the Food and Wine Festival. Current active sponsorships include the following:

Test Track opened in the former World of Motion pavilion and is currently sponsored by Chevrolet

Mission: SPACE is currently sponsored by Hewlett-Packard

Spaceship Earth is currently sponsored by Siemens which also sponsors the park's nighttime show IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.

Living with the Land is currently sponsored by Chiquita.

Individual small attractions and exhibits within or nearby the Innoventions pavilions are sponsored by various companies such as THINK presented by IBM, Where's the Fire? and Play It Safe presented by Liberty Mutual, Club Cool presented by Coca-Cola, The Great Piggy Bank Adventure presented by T. Rowe Price, Habit Heroes presented by Florida Blue Cross and The Sum Of All Thrills presented by Raytheon.

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Infuencer marketing has become a hot topic trend among marketers because it is extremely effective. In fact, 94% of marketers who use influencer marketing says that it has helped boost their business, which is a pretty amazing statistic.

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This commission was heavily influenced by the burial/wedding gown of Lucy designed by Ishioka Eiko for the movie Bram Stoker's Dracula. The original gown was a Victorial satin corset dress with long rouched hem under a Gustav Klimpt inspired sheer lace overdress. To maintain the same air I made a huge beaded double ruff collar, a beaded lace hat and puff sleeves wrapped tight around forearms with more lace and beading. However, to make this an original design I changes the silhouette into a empire gown made of pleated sheer silk chiffon and adorned the hem with more lace. The pleats are gathered below the bust line with lace and beading and for a modern twist I added a double buckled white leather belt I cut into a lacy shapes. The gown can be worn with or without the belt and changes it's silhouette and waistline accordingly.

My model and muse for this project was the divine Red Tian Shi, a Deva doll I've lusted for a long time. I was very honoured to hold her for the week it took me to create this gown for her and I'm sad to see her return to her home again. She was so inspiring to work with and poses with amazing grace, not to mention her enchanting Chinese facila features. I think this is the only fashion doll I've ever seen that actually looks Chinese.

It was also exiting to work in this project because it was Ishioka Eiko's costume design in the movie Dracula that got me interested in fashion and costume design in the first place. This is my homage to her talent.

Have you ever heard of Eva Padlock? She is a Spanish experienced model who was born May 13, 1984.

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I am always intrigued by the work of the great artists and how they affect our work. I was thinking of Claude Monet and his painting, "Water Lilies" when I saw this reflection. But the elements I wanted just would not cooperate, I needed the water to move just a little and of course it was still with a perfect reflection.

It took a long time but a slight breeze came up just when some people were walking by; just what I was hoping for. Patience can be rewarding, and on this day, I was definitely "Influenced" by Monet.

Attitude toward

Gradual incline

Action conclusion

More in the series of art influenced images.

A única sombra que comprei da coleção, mas ainda quero 2 que estavam esgotadas nas 2 lojas da mac que fui

Esse azul é tudo!! Comprei mais por causa dele!! Lindão

Aos poucos vou fazendo os swatches ta gente??

Donald Trump unveils child-care policy influenced by Ivanka Trump

ASTON, Pa. — Donald Trump, in softer tones than he normally uses, on Tuesday unveiled several policy proposals for lowering child-care costs that were crafted in part by his eldest daughter, Ivanka, including a plan to guarantee six weeks of paid maternity leave that marks a striking departure from GOP orthodoxy.

Conservative Republicans, in particular, have long seen a mandated expansion of the social safety net as anathema to their attempts to shrink government spending and give companies more control over their leave policies.

In a speech here, the Republican presidential nominee proposed ensuring six weeks of paid maternity leave to mothers who do not already receive leave from their employer.

"We need working mothers to be fairly compensated for their work, and to have access to affordable, quality child care for their kids," said Trump, who appeared determined to show off a more sensitive side than most are accustomed to seeing from him. He used a subdued delivery that contrasted with his tendency at larger rallies to raise his voice. After his speech, he held up a baby in the crowd.

Campaign officials said the maternity leave program wouldn't cost taxpayers anything more; instead, it would be financed through savings achieved by eliminating fraud in the unemployment insurance program. The plan would apply to mothers and would not be transferable to fathers.

Trump also laid out specific plans for enabling parents to deduct the cost of child-care expenses from their income taxes. Trump first mentioned allowing parents to “fully deduct” expenses last month when he announced his economic agenda in Detroit. Some of these expenses are already deductible under the law.

A fact sheet released by the Trump campaign proposed to "rewrite the tax code to allow working parents to deduct from their income taxes child care expenses for up to four children and elderly dependents.”

That deduction would be capped at the “average cost of care” in the state of residence, and it would not be available to individuals earning more than $250,000 or a couple earning more than $500,000.

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Ivanka Marie Trump (/iˈvɑːŋkə/, born October 30, 1981) is an American businesswoman, writer, and former fashion model.

Trump is the daughter of former model Ivana Trump and real estate developer Donald Trump. In her role as Executive Vice President of Development & Acquisitions at the Trump Organization, Trump is involved with all aspects of the company's real estate and hotel management initiatives. Following in the footsteps of fellow celebrity heiress, Paris Hilton, she launched her own namesake brand, Ivanka Trump.

Trump has been married to real estate developer and investor Jared Kushner since 2009 and have three children together.

7 Days of Shooting ... "Thoroughly Abstract Thursday" ... light. About a year ago 'little Woolies" which was the original small supermarket in the main street of Ballina, was badly damaged by fire. It has been rebuilt and is open for business. Last night we went to see what it was like. The large glass windows have timber panels with a pattern of holes in the distinctive 'dot painting' style of the Australian Aborigines. The pattern shows up well in the evening when the light shines through the holes.

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Days of Rome: the Age of Conquest, Rome and the Greek World.

Starting from February 24 until September 5, the Capitoline Museums will host a major exhibition of masterpieces of ancient art from the major European museums. In overview, first round of five-year program Days of Rome, the works will be exhibited for a period of the most innovative and original for the entire development of Western art: the one next to the campaigns of conquest in Greece since the end of the third century The second half of the BC, one of the key to the future Roman artistic and cultural identity, not only of the Republican.

Through the vision of imposing marble statues, fine works in bronze and terracotta sculptures entire cycles, ornaments and home decor items made of bronze and silver, the highest value style will be told a time of profound change in the canons and the stylistic aesthetic taste of ancient Rome. A time when Greek influence became predominant to involve fully the cultural world of the Roman Empire.

The exhibition The Age of Conquest, the first of the series "The Days of Rome, offers the unique opportunity to reflect on an era of profound changes in the canons on the stylistic and aesthetic taste of ancient Rome: one of the key to future cultural and artistic identity Roman, not only of the Republican. Will represent the period following the campaigns of conquest in Greece, in the decades between the end of the third century BC and half of the first century A.. C, where Greek influence becomes overwhelming to involve outright the Roman cultural world. And 'this is the period in which the ruling elite felt, with increasing awareness, strengthening of its prestige by expressing it through art.

The exhibition, through masterpieces coming from the Mediterranean basin, including impressive marble statues, fine works in bronze and terracotta sculptures entire cycles, ornaments and home decor items made of bronze and silver, the highest value style, describe the period that will be among the most innovative and original for the entire development of Western art.

“Mountains have a decent influence on men. I have never met along the trails of the high mountains a mean man who would cheat and steal. Certainly most men who are raised there or who work there are as wholesome as the mountains themselves. Those who explore them or foot or horseback usually are open, friendly men.”

William Orville Douglas

According to Facebook, today is World Photo day celebrating 177 years since the invention of photography. These two items influenced me in a couple of ways to who I am today.

To start with , this Polaroid camera my dad had spawned the geek in me making magic happen before my eyes by capturing a moment that 60 seconds later was now captured forever: "How'd they do that?"

The second was my first sunset picture I took. I remember picking up my developed film from K-Mart, opening the envelope and thinking they gave me the wrong package, as the picture developed was better than what I could remember it looking like! More magic!

From then, I was hooked on being able to capture more than what the eye can see (whether that be color, contrast, emotions, or a sense of time) in addition to finding interesting subjects.

Throw in camping, fishing from a boat, and a beverage in my hand: that's me.

I'm posting this to flickr in addition to my fb page, not as a photo as art, but more to see what influenced many of you into taking pictures and being a part of who you are.

Interestingly, this was a quick capture with my phone's camera.

Campaigns are the effective way fo marketing. In this way, we can present our view with the help of arts and designs.

Not necessarily my choice in color,but this is the nicest room in the house.When compared to the decay and chaos outside of it,it is actually relaxing...

The Springfield Art Association will host an opening reception for a nationally juried ceramic exhibition entitled Shapes of Influence on Friday evening, August 3rd, from 5:30-7:30 PM. Awards and a gallery talk by juror Simon Levin will occur at 6:45 PM.

The show will be on display in the SAA's M.G. Nelson Family Gallery from August 3-September 1 and features work from over two dozen states and Canada.

Juried artists include Morgan Barton, Kenneth Baskin, Casey Beck, Irina Bondarenko, Robert Bruch, Danielle Callahan, Michelle Coakes, John Cohorst, Louis Colomarini, John Costanza, Paula Diaz-Sylvester, Auguste Elder, Karen Ellis-Phillips, Curtis and Karen Frederick, Verne Funk, John Gargano, Kaitlyn Getz, Sarah Gross, Lois Harbaugh, Ian Hazard-Bill, Jason Hess, Jennifer Holt, Drew Ippoliti, Iskra Ivanova, Anna Kats, Patty Kochaver, Robert Kokenyesi, Lucien Koonce, Joe Kraft, Annie Lee, Andrew Mcintyre, Jessie Martin, Paul McCoy, Avra Messe, Molly Morning-glory, Matthew Patton, Sara Prigodich, Jenny Reed, Masa Sasaki, Jessica Sallay-Carrington, Kourtney Stone, Suzanne Storer, Sam Thompson, Austin Wieland, Nicole Winning, Matthew Wright, Kensuke Yamada, Lisa York, and David Zahn.

Invited artists include Dan Anderson, Kahil Irving, Peter Pincus, and Kelsie Rudolph.

The M.G. Nelson Gallery is open to the public M-F from 9 AM-5 PM and Saturdays from 10 AM-3 PM.

More in the series of art influenced images.

Remodeling my premium home to make a small home for Mr. Barocus and myself. We have become prim poor on our horse ranch because of all the horses, so we are moving here now. He added a couple of walls for us and since we chose one of the asian looking homes, we are doing the same look inside........lots of plants and the mat looking carpet with rugs. It will be fun having the change for a while. After the horse breeding calms down we may build back on the land. For now its all about horses. It's fun looking through my wild inventory finding items that will work with this new decor.

Made with my Improv Under the Influence piecing technique.

Salvador Dali & Edward James

Oak, leather

This dream-like chair is named after the child's game of Cat's Cradle, played with looped string between the fingers. Salvador Dali developed the design with Edward James, collector of Surrealist art. James was fascinated by an expressive 'Dance of the Hands' performed by Tilly Losch and Hedy Pfundmayer. Lasch was married to James from 1931-34.

[Design Museum]

Taken in the exhibition

Objects of Desire: Surrealism and Design 1924-Today

(October 2022 – February 2023)

Delve into the dreamlike relationship between Surrealism and design in this century spanning celebration of Surrealist objects of desire.

Curated with Vitra Design Museum, the exhibition explores design from the birth of surrealism in 1924 to the current day; spanning classic Surrealist works of art and design as well as contemporary Surrealist responses. 

The exhibition uncovers how one of the 20th century's most influential movements came to impact design through its questioning of the conventional and its commitment to exploring the mind, unconscious and mystical. 

It brings together the best in Surrealist design, from furniture, interior design, fashion, photography and world-renowned artworks from Surrealist pioneers such as Salvador Dalí, Dora Maar, Man Ray, Leonora Carrington and Lee Miller, through to contemporary artists and designs, such as Schiaparelli, Dior, Björk.  

The result is an exhibition filled with playful, curious and poetic objects that uncover the rich history of Surrealism and its fascinating influence on design.

[Design Museum]

Toulouse, concert fanfare du Benin place des Tiercerettes le 30-06-2010

Autres photos... Meme lieu, meme jour

(Olympus EP-2 + Angenieux 25 0,95)

David Hockney - The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate. 2011

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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid

Madrid is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.3 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers 604.3 km2 (233.3 sq mi).

Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the city of Madrid, its conurbation and extended suburbs and villages); this community is bordered by the autonomous communities of Castile and León and Castile-La Mancha. As the capital city of Spain, seat of government, and residence of the Spanish monarch, Madrid is also the political, economic and cultural centre of the country. The current mayor is Manuela Carmena from the party Ahora Madrid.

The Madrid urban agglomeration has the third-largest GDP in the European Union and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, environment, media, fashion, science, culture, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. Madrid is home to two world-famous football clubs, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. Due to its economic output, high standard of living, and market size, Madrid is considered the leading economic hub of the Iberian Peninsula and of Southern Europe. It hosts the head offices of the vast majority of major Spanish companies, such as Telefónica, IAG or Repsol. Madrid is also the 10th most liveable city in the world according to Monocle magazine, in its 2017 index.

Madrid houses the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), belonging to the United Nations Organization (UN), the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), and the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB). It also hosts major international regulators and promoters of the Spanish language: the Standing Committee of the Association of Spanish Language Academies, headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the Cervantes Institute and the Foundation of Urgent Spanish (Fundéu BBVA). Madrid organises fairs such as FITUR, ARCO, SIMO TCI and the Madrid Fashion Week.

While Madrid possesses modern infrastructure, it has preserved the look and feel of many of its historic neighbourhoods and streets. Its landmarks include the Royal Palace of Madrid; the Royal Theatre with its restored 1850 Opera House; the Buen Retiro Park, founded in 1631; the 19th-century National Library building (founded in 1712) containing some of Spain's historical archives; a large number of national museums, and the Golden Triangle of Art, located along the Paseo del Prado and comprising three art museums: Prado Museum, the Reina Sofía Museum, a museum of modern art, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, which complements the holdings of the other two museums. Cibeles Palace and Fountain have become one of the monument symbols of the city.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teatro_Real

Teatro Real (Royal Theatre) or simply El Real, as it is known colloquially, is a major opera house located in Madrid. Founded in 1818 and inaugurated on 19 November 1850, it closed in 1925 and reopened in 1966. Beginning in 1988 it underwent major refurbishing and renovation works and finally reopened in 1997 with a capacity of 1,746 seats. Today the Teatro Real opera is one of the great theaters of Europe hosting large productions involving leading international figures in opera singing, musical direction, stage direction and dance. The theater offers visitors guided tours in several languages, including the auditorium, stage, workshops and rehearsal rooms.