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Inscriptions: l.l. at edge of plate mark in pencil: Frankfurt a. Main, Beim Dom; s.l.r. Orig. Holzschnits/Borrmann; s.l. center edge of sheet: "Handdrück"; embossed in circle l.l. corner of sheet: ZEICHENBLATT PEYREK'S [w. monogram]; verso inscribed l.r. iin pencil: "comXI./18 k.k.i.
Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.
In this painting, David Courlander, a noted self-taught Primitive artist, depicts a rural outdoor scene comprised of an orange grove with houses and mountains in the distance, and two men at leisure fishing along the banks of a stream in the foreground; rendered in an unrefined color palette in mainly greens, blues, reds, and white.

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OLX and Facebook have struck a deal that will see the online classified platform allow buyers and sellers transact business through the social media site.
The partnership, available to Airtel subscribers only, will see OLX provide its services through Facebook’s internet.org app, the arm that allows users access to freebies and useful content without incurring data charges. “Facebook’s internet.org app is as revolutionary as OLX and this partnership is one of utmost importance to us. The internet has so much to offer and we believe that with the right tools and information we can revolutionize e-commerce in Africa,” noted OLX Country Manager, Mr Peter Ndiang’ui.
With statistics from Communications Authority of Kenya (CAK) showing the number of internet subscribers to have grown by 13 per cent in 2014 to stand at around 13.1 million, OLX is planning to use the continued penetration of internet in the country to promote its services. OLX also announced that it has surpassed 200 million active monthly users worldwide with users generating more than 11 billion monthly page views, which translates to around 360 million page views each day.
“Our Kenyan site receives overwhelming visitors daily of which we are very proud to have achieved an amazing 98% brand awareness level in this market.” “Kenyans have readily accepted and adopted OLX as a means of trading. We have seen things like livestock, and foodstuff being traded via OLX. However, the top listed and searched for item on our site, still remains electronic goods,” he continued.
“Having services like OLX available within Facebook’s Internet.org app enables people to more easily share and connect with the community around them,” said Andrew Bocking, Product Manager of internet.org at Facebook.
“As we try to connect the billions of people without internet access today, we can make a big impact by providing locally relevant basic internet services free of charge.”
Earlier last month OLX launched Kaa Ridho (Slang for “Be Vigilant”) campaign to sensitize its users on online f***d and initiatives to tame the vice.
Airtel customers in Kenya can access the internet.org app through the Google Play Store or by visiting www.internet.org on a mobile browser.

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Officially, I have two events:
Launch of The Settlement by Jock Serong
Hosted by Angela Savage
Sat 3 Sept, 6.30PM – 7.30PM Reardon Theatre, 35-37 Bank St, Port Fairy (free but book here)
Here’s the event blurb: ‘The final volume in Jock Serong’s Preservation trilogy is about to hit our shores! We are gathering the local community and friends to the official Port Fairy launch of Jock Serong’s sixth novel. Hosted by Angela Savage, author, executive, and champion of the writing community! This is a free event but registrations essential.’
Stereo Stories Gala Event
With Jock Serong, Angela Savage, Matt Neal, Lynny Mast
Sat 3 Sept, 6.30PM – 7.30PM
Reardon Theatre, 35-37 Bank St, Port Fairy (tickets here)
Stereo Stories is a concert celebration of the songs that shape our lives, featuring established and emerging writers and The Stereo Stories Band. The concert numbers are based on pieces published on the Stereo Stories website. I published two stories on the site in 2020, one inspired by my mother and the other by my father. I have always wanted to do one of the live events and I’m thrilled to be reading one of these pieces (it’s a surprise) at the Port Fairy Literary Weekend, accompanied by a seven-piece band. My fellow guest writer is Jock Serong, and we’ll be joined by guest readers Matt Neal and Lynny Mast.
The Stereo Stories show has been a hit at festivals since its debut in 2014 at the Williamstown Literary Festival, where its audience has grown from 60 in its first year to 400 in 2022.
As the event blurb says, ‘You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll hear iconic songs in lovely and ever-surprising ways in this tightly-curated, finely-tuned concert.’
My partner, Andrew Nette (Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction 1950 to 1985), is also on the program, appearing alongside First Nations writers Mykaela Saunders and Jack Latimore (editor and contributors to This All Come Back Now: An Anthology of First Nations Speculative Fiction). Matt Neal (ABC radio) will host this other-worldly discussion, Sat 3 Sept, 2.30-3.30PM at Blarney Books and Art, 37 James St, Port Fairy (tickets here).
The full festival program looks fabulous. I want to attend every session, and may well do so, at least on the Saturday.
Might also fit in a spot of bird watching…

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Two weeks ago former Labor leader and inveterate rabble rouser Mark Latham took curious aim at women in his own ideological ranks: "left wing feminists" whom he characterised as anti-mothering. Such women were defined as harboring destructive attitudes toward their own children (and children in general) and accused, in essence, of downplaying the moral gravitas of parenting.
There were elements of the article that were downright prejudiced: insulting a mother with depression (Lisa Pryor), pernicious stereotyping and the conflation of feminist critique with mental illness.
There have been several important critiques including an acerbic piece by Amy Gray in which she adopted the moniker "left wing feminist" and ran into satirical territory with aplomb; a witty dissection of the journalistic conventions behind column writing by Annabel Crabb, in which she defined Latham's piece as a kick-the-boots-in style of article with a desperate confessional contained within; and a more layered but no less caustic analysis by Liz Conor in which she highlights the hypocrisy of Latham's charge when it is, in fact, women who undertake the vast majority of child care.
Janice Read also drew attention to Latham's gratuitous stereotyping and the mis-use of his public persona to lambast an innocent woman (Lisa Pryor), whose article on her own strategies for coping with intensive study and two small children included the admission that she relies on a mix of anti-depressants and caffeine.
Notwithstanding Latham's ebullience for stay at home dads (otherwise known as SAHD's), as he acknowledges, only 2 percent of men adopt this role, which means that 98 per cent of men are not the primary carers of their children. And while Latham asserts that his male friends "envy" his life of cooking, caring, composting and column writing (who wouldn't?), research showsa far larger proportion of men who do participate in "parenting" leave the routine work of child care, domestic labour and its management to their wives.
Current estimates suggest a 70/30 split between women and men respectively with the great majority of childcare and domestic work assigned to women. Moreover, Australia still has a strong male breadwinner norm that obstructs gendered equity in both paid and upaid work.
Although greater parity emerges when women work full-time (which two thirds of women with dependent children do not), on closer inspection this is because women have reduced their own time in housework (though not childcare) rather than because men have increased theirs. In other words, as women work and earn more, there is a tendency to outsource some of the domestic drudgery or simply not to do it. However, contra Latham's assertions, current research shows that women who work spend more time with their children than their own mothers did a generation earlier.
For Latham, "left wing feminists" – a nebulous category of women that seems to encompass any woman who has a critique of both Tony Abbot and what Adrienne Rich called the "institution of motherhood" – are missing the crucial realisation that a career is not all it's cracked up to be. As Germaine Greer once admonished "I said to get a life not a career". It's just that for many women, as with men, meaningful paid work is part of this picture and the current structure of the workplace in Australia (as with the US and the UK) makes this combination very difficult for any person who is a primary carer to achieve; it just so happens that overwhelmingly such people are women.
Women are routinely told they "cannot have it all" – a loving partnership, a career or work and children – and, for many, this remains true. Research shows that the reason for this remains the critical asymmetry in parenting responsibilities and practices, a lack of flexibility in the workplace, that mothering, especially in the early years, is not easily "combined" with occupations that require primary commitment and/or long hours, and the fact that there are many "off ramps" for women but far fewer "on ramps" when it comes to their careers.
The issue for "left wing feminists, and some on the right too, is that this is a problem! The extant critique of motherhood is geared precisely to extending such opportunities to women, which requires a transformation of both the gendered division of domestic labour and the transformation of workplace culture.
As Crabb points out, Latham enjoys a lifetime pension for serving as party leader and enjoys a paid job writing columns. In other words, he has both the income and the flexibility (not to mention established profile and prestige) that most mothers do not have access to. This means that Latham has both a career and a satisfying family life and it is therefore disingenuous to assert that women's wish to achieve such for themselves is somehow greedy, selfish or deranged.
The crucial slippage is in assuming that wanting to work means not wanting to mother (or vice versa). Latham has both yet masquerades as a SAHD. He aligns himself with the majority of women who place care work at the centre of their lives while pitting "left wing feminists" against the community and, indeed, outside the moral order.
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Mexico to send USMCA trade deal to Senate for approval
Mexico to be first country to agree to all terms in deal to replace NAFTA
SAN PEDRO POCHUTLA, Mexico
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday he will send the Senate the proposed trade agreement between his country, the United States and Canada.
Earlier this week, Lopez Obrador announced the Senate informally agreed to terms of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would replace the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
“We consider this a good agreement for our nations,” he said Monday. “It’s very convenient for the people of the United States, the people of Canada and the people of Mexico.”
NAFTA eliminated trade barriers between the three nations. Mexico relies heavily on the trade agreement. In 2017, about 80% of the country’s exports went to the U.S.
Mexico is the first country to agree to all of the USMCA’s terms. The Mexican government is expected to quickly ratify the trade deal.
Lopez Obrador has “respectfully,” asked U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to advance the agreement through the chamber.
The deal still needs the approval of the U.S. Congress before it can be finalized.Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.

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28 April 2014
As U.S. President Barack Obama completes his four-nation Asian tour to promote the diplomatic, economic and security aspects of the U.S. “rebalancing” toward the Asia-Pacific, the region continues to grapple with strategic uncertainties.
While reactions to China’s cumulative rise on the global stage have varied, but virtually none of the regional actors are comfortable with its increasing military capabilities and more assertive policies, particularly in the deepening territorial disputes over selected islands in the South China and East China seas.
At the same time, none of the regional actors currently have the capability to unilaterally oppose Chinese strategic ambitions without the support of the U.S.
China, Japan, South Korea and to a lesser degree Taiwan are acquiring new and more extensive power projection capabilities and demonstrating the political willingness to use them for different strategic reasons.
… Michael Raska is a research fellow at the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, a constituent unit of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.
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Within Cello Supper Club walls lies a particular atmosphere, an invitation to adhere to a social dining concept with simple but stylish architecture and magical cuisine. The night will be complete once your soul dances to the soothing sounds of our resident dj spinning your favorites.
The mood is definitely set in order for the present moments to be savoured and the patrons to indulge in the cuisine of our highly appraised culinary team.
Cello Supper Club will be Londons prominent nightspots in every possible perspective. The location was choosen at the edge of downtown, in the new and upcoming entertainment sector of the city. The three-tier building stands tall with its subtle exterior and soothing interior.
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Are there studies that have examined the effectiveness of curpal®?
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In the study, 50 of the 100 participants underwent surgery. All had pain and sensory disturbances in the supply area of the median nerve for at least 6 months. According to the study, after 3 months, the manually treated patients even reported a lower level of pain than the operated patients. The results of this study are consistent with the feedback from our patients.
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The Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response promotes the compassionate and just treatment of student survivors, their friends, and significant others. It fosters collaborative relationships between campus and community systems, and affects attitudinal and behavioral changes on campus as… Read more about Office of Sexual Assault and Violence Prevention (OSAPR)
Our Harvard Can Do Better is a student activist organization working on the college, university and national level to advocate for survivor-centric, intersectionally inclusive reform of sexual violence policies. We are not a counseling group and we are not trained first responders. … Read more about Our Harvard Can Do Better
HealthPALs are a team of student liaisons between Harvard University Health Services (HUHS) and the student body. We are trained in first-aid and CPR, and have first-aid supplies and over-the-counter medications in each of the upperclassmen Houses. We are also available to answer questions… Read more about Harvard HealthPALs
As the need for treatment at gay and lesbian drug recovery programs is recognized, LGBT individuals are finding improved access to targeted treatment. LGBT recovery programs share many of the same basic tenants of traditional drug rehabilitation centers but focus on issues… Read more about LGBT Addiction Recovery Centers
Health Insurance: Harvard's Blue Cross Blue Shield Plan covers gender-affirming surgeries (upper and lower). Details about the requirements for this coverage can be found at: Harvard Student Transgender Health Policy.
Boston GLASS, a BGLTQ Youth Drop-In center, provides counseling, advocacy and referrals for health care services and housing to Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (GLBTQ) teens and young adults, many of whom are youth of color.
The undergraduate and graduate student years are times of intense growth and development - intellectually, emotionally, and interpersonally. During these years, students develop their capacities for critical and creative thinking, explore relationships and sexuality, develop a sense of… Read more about Bureau of Study Counsel
HUHS Mental Health Services provides assessment, treatment, education, and consultation to support the well being and functioning of Harvard students. HUHS staff is trained and experienced in dealing with issues specific to university students. HUHS encourages you to schedule an… Read more about Harvard Mental Health Services
Contact was formed in the spring of 1985 by a group of students who felt there was a need at Harvard for a place where students could talk about issues of sexual orientation. Today, while the counselors on our staff specialize in the areas of sexual orientation, sexuality, sex, and… Read more about Harvard Contact
ECHO is a peer counseling group that addresses concerns surrounding eating, body image, and self-esteem. ECHO staffers are trained undergraduates who provide non-judgmental and non- directive support to both those dealing with their own issues and those who are concerned about a friend,… Read more about Eating Concerns Hotline and Outreach (ECHO)
Response is a non-judgmental, non-directive peer counseling group which offers confidential support to individuals dealing with rape, sexual assault, abuse, harassment, and relationship issues. It is open from 8 pm- 11 pm Sunday through Wednesday in Lowell Basement E and a phone line is staffed… Read more about Response
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Al Pacino, Robert De Niro Take the Stage in Martin Scorsese's The Irishman; Watch Teaser
Based on the book 'I hear You Paint Houses' by Charles Brandt, 'The Irishman' also stars Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin and Ray Romano in pivotal roles.
Robert De Niro in a Still from The Irishman, courtesy of YouTube
Netflix has released the first teaser of the film The Irishman. Notably, The Irishman also marks Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese's ninth collaboration.
The film is a biographical representation on the life of Frank Sheeran, an American labour union official, who was accused of having links to the Bufalino crime family, and claimed to have killed Teamster leader Jimmy Hoffa in 1975. Sheeran was more famously known as 'The Irishman.' The film traces the journey of Sheeran, who reflects on the events that defined his career as a hitman.
Notably, Jimmy Hoffa, who vanished in late July, 1975, was an American labour union leader who served as the President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) union from 1957 until 1971.
The 2.12-minute teaser opens in the 1960s America when New York was dominated by Italian and American mafia families. De Niro's Frank Sheeran can be seen talking over the phone to Al Pacino's Jimmy Hoffa.
Watch The Irishman teaser here:
The Irishman, based on the book I hear You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt, also stars Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin and Ray Romano. In fact, one can hear the dialogue, 'I Heard you Paint Houses' being mouthed during the teaser as well.
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text: Sambucus nigra Lectin (SNA/EBL I) is an isolectin isolated from elderberry bark and purified by affinity chromatography. SNA I belongs to the group of type 2 ribosome-inactivating proteins and is composed of an A-chain with enzymatic activity and a B-chain with carbohydrate-binding activity. It has specificity for Î±2,6-linked sialic acid residues, and elutes with the sugar lactose. SNA I can induce apoptosis through the caspase-dependent pathway at low concentrations. This effect depends on the carbohydrate binding of the B-chain and is independent from the catalytic activity of the A-chain.Sambucus nigra Lectin (SNA/EBL I)Â is labeled with tetramethylrhodamine isothiocyanate (TRITC) and has an appropriate number of fluorochromes bound to provide the optimum staining characteristics for this lectin. TRITC is a bright orange or red-fluorescent dye with excitation ideally suited to the 532-nm laser line. TRITC labeled SNA/EBL IÂ can be used for cellular imaging applications.


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Inmodern societies, there are ongoing debates among multiplestakeholders regarding the nature and acceptability of graffiti as asustainable and decent art form. Having gained immense popularity inurban environments, graffiti has always been on the verge between artand vandalism. The reason for such controversial perceptions lies inthe definition of graffiti and its origins. As Campos defines it,“graffiti and street art could be considered a practice throughwhich individuals appropriate the city” and whose nature “isconsistently described as subversive” (Campos, 2015, p. 17) andillicit. That is, the subculture of graffiti implies the element ofillicit artistic expression placed in public view. While the originalpurpose of graffiti – as the practice was born in Philadelphia ofthe 1960s – was tagging through specific styles of writing andlettering, further development of the culture (Mettler, 2012, p.252). At the same time, development of graffiti form letteringfocused on the writer’s name to more elaborate forms includingimagery and – as street art – making it the focus have raisedeven more debate regarding graffiti. This essay will argue thatgraffiti is a decent form of visual art involving skills, artisticvision and sociocultural context: that is, not all graffiti works arevandalism, for many of them occupy public spaces with the purpose ofdecoration or communication of socially significant messages. As anexample, the graffiti created by Futura (Leonard H. McGurr) presentan example of graffiti as art (Fig. 1).
Figure1 Graffiti by Futura
Infact, graffiti as a form of street art has become more elaborate,with the powerful aesthetic and social messages dominating over theideas of tagging and getting ‘visible’ in the community throughthe written name. Whereas many other graffitists still focus ontagging and as a principal point in their illegal art, Futura is oneof the artists whose works emphasize imagery in graffiti. AsFelisbret (2014) states, there are two types of graffiti, bombing,and burning, with the former being tagging targeting volume andquantity and the latter being a real "artistic enterprise."Futura’s works, in turn, belong to the latter type, not onlydismissing tagging as the main purpose of graffiti but also producingmodern urban aesthetics. As Futura himself states, the graffitiartist wants to contribute to the urban setting, he/she lives in,creating the “play of space” with the viewers of the work (BigWorld Picture, 2013). The chosen mural artwork by Futura, in turn,contributes to the urban space and is quite comparable to artworksinfluenced by abstractionism, like an echo of Kandinsky’s works.Thereby, while similar styles in painting have been accepted andpraised by society, graffiti works conveying aesthetic messagesshould be equated to art, too. In the long run, Futura’s works –and his work as a designer, painter, and illustrator – prove thatgraffiti can have purely aesthetic value, let alone social messagesconveyed by many graffitists and street artists.
However,the counterargument used by many opponents of graffiti is that thelatter is the cause of economic and social problems as well assignificant damage caused to the urban environment (Neto et al.,2014, p. 527). Indeed, some plain lettering techniques, as well asunskillful graffitists obsessed with the bombing, might damage publicspaces or private property with images which neither have aestheticvalue no convey social or cultural messages. The statistics providedby Young (2013, p. 109) reflects disapproval of graffiti andvandalism as the third biggest neighborhood issue as perceived byresidents of Victoria, Australia. On the other hand, the tendencydescribed by Felisbret (2014) is a legal permission and legal venuesfor graffiti works, whereas truly talented artists can receivepermission to use certain public areas to perfect their skills andcommunicate their message to society, and even get paid for theirmurals in some cases. Overall, originally illegal nature of graffitiand locations were chosen for new murals are the only argumentsjustifying disapproval of graffiti as art. Attitudes towards graffitihave been improving due to a collaboration of artists and authoritiesand promotion of graffiti works in shows, exhibitions, and otherprojects (as done by Futura). The popular debate website illustratesa dramatic advantage of graffiti as art: statistical data show that86% of respondent consider it art and only 14% disapprove it (‘IsGraffiti Art?’, 2016).
Graffitihas become a ubiquitous part of modern urban life, while the claimsof its damaging nature and vandalism are often unjustified. Althoughthere are still graffiti works conveying no aesthetic value beyondmere lettering, the evolution of this practice has given rise tomultiple bright artistic styles expressed both in lettering and inabstract graffiti. The mentioned graffito by Futura, like his otherworks, is a reminder of the true artistic capacity possessed bygraffiti. Further observation of past and present prominentgraffitists and street artists shows that the problem can be solvedthrough recognition of graffiti as art and cooperation on the side ofauthorities.
Modernday graffitist considers the city walls as a canvas on whichcontemporary urban culture is marked on and illuminated thereforedecorating the city`s daily life with not only a variety of color butalso meaning and style. It is a creation of a cultural space that isforeign –and to an extent, non-existent- in the urban environmentaimed at opening the minds of the city dwellers by making themevaluate their ideas and test their souls. The graffitists considerit as their duty to change the surrounding city environment in such away that makes it more interesting to the human society. The purposeof this is to bring the future into the world and have reality takeits natural cause by presenting itself in the way that it wants to.It is a modern day tool for expression where ethnic identificationsymbols are used to showcase and advocate for issues dealing withpolitical recognition and assert the rights contained in theirdominant cultures[ CITATION Kri12 l 1033 ].
Positiverecognition of the so-called ‘street art’ has supported its useeven in times when the actual voice of the oppressed in the societyhas been limited or otherwise constrained by the oppressivegovernments. In TheNoise of Cairo: The Artists Behind the Egyptian Revolution,a documentary film, it elaborates on how the silenced citizens ofEgypt aired their voices by use of street art. This new form ofexpression played a very crucial role in the revolution by assistingthe people to speak freely without fear making it possible for themto communicate different and new ideas amongst themselves[ CITATION Kri12 l 1033 ].
InBrazil, the cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro have establishedthemselves as significant influential blocks over the past few yearsregarding urban graffiti. It has introduced a rather new form of theart, completely different from what is currently experienced aroundthe world. The form of bubble letter represented in these particularcities is one that connotes respect, in the sense that it is neverpainted over. The art reflects the kind of urban decay, especially inSao Paulo, where there is a clear class division that still exists todate. Script writers are said to go through a lot of risks to reachthe top most of the tallest buildings and leave their mark on them[ CITATION Kri12 l 1033 ].
Therefore,in summary, the landscape that presents itself in the cities hascontinuously contributed to the importance of graffiti as an artform. It not only provides a canvas where people can visually expressthemselves but also to pass information, which would otherwise beconsidered as uncensored to the public who either agree or relate tothe information presented. About protests, such as the oneexperienced in Egypt, graffiti has been of great significance due toits use as an instrument for giving the people- especially to thosewith little or no power- a voice to address the situations affectingthem. Legalization of the art in different cities around the worldwho have chosen to embrace it as a significant form of art have begunto see the promising effect it has on the urban areas. The world isincreasingly becoming more culturally and ethically aware thusdifferent methods of expressing these changes are set to crop up[ CITATION Gre14 l 1033 ].Indeed,we haven’t seen the last of street art yet graffiti is just thebeginning.
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Campos,R. (2015). Youth, Graffiti, and the Aestheticization ofTransgression. SocialAnalysis, 59(3),17-40.
Elstein,A. (2015). Is It Graffiti or Street Art? Crain`sNew York Business,31(24),26. Retrieved October 5, 2016, fromhttp://login.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1689662400?accountid=4485
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Mettler,M. L. (2012). Graffiti Museum: A First Amendment Argument ForProtecting Uncommissioned Art On Private Property. MichiganLaw Review, 111(2),249-281.
Neto,E. E., Souto, A. A., Camões, A. A., Begonha, A. A., & Cachim, P.P. (2014). Effects of Anti-Graffiti Protection on ConcreteDurability. KeyEngineering Materials, 634517-526.
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Gleaton, K. M. (2012). Power to the people: street art as an agency for change. Minnesota: University of Minnesota.

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US Biosimilar Market Set To See Accelerated Growth From 2020
Fitch Solutions / Pharma & Healthcare / United States / Mon 09 Dec, 2019
- The US biosimilar market is developing; a significant milestone of 25 approvals has now been met and the pace of approvals is accelerating.
- The anticipated change in regulations in March 2020 remains on track; through this, biosimilar insulin products will become approvable for the first time.
- With interchangeability guidance also now in place, the US biosimilar market can be anticipated to grow substantially from 2020.
Abrilada (adalimuzab-afzb), Pfizer's biosimilar version of AbbVie's Humira, has become the 25th biosimilar to be approved in the US and the ninth in 2019. Abrilada was approved for the treatment of certain patients with rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, adult Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis and plaque psoriasis.
The approval marked something of a milestone for the FDA, and the Agency's acting director of the Office of Therapeutic Biologics and Biosimilars in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), Sarah Yim, noted her confidence that the market for biosimilars in the US will continue to grow. According to Yim, to date, 74 programmes for 38 different reference products have been enrolled in the FDA's Biosimilar Product Development Program to discuss development of proposed biosimilars or interchangeable products, laying the foundation for ongoing competition in the marketplace.
|Company||Biosimilar Brand Name||Non-Proprietary Name||Reference Product (Company)||Approval Date|
|Celltrion/Hospira||Inflectra||Infliximab-dyyb||Remicade (Janssen Biotech)||Apr-16|
|Samsung Bioepis||Renflexis||Infliximab-abda||Remicade (Janssen Biotech)||May-17|
|Boehringer Ingelheim||Cyltezo||Adalimumab-adbm||Humira (AbbVie)||Aug-17|
|Pfizer||Ixifi||Infliximab-qbtx||Remicade (Janssen Biotech)||Dec-17|
|Hospira (Pfizer)||Retacrit||Epoetin alfa-epxb||Epogen/Procrit (Amgen)||May-18|
|Coherus Biosciences||Udenyca||Pegfilgrastim-cbqv||Neulasta (Amgen)||Nov-18|
|Celltrion/Teva Pharmaceutical Industries||Truxima||Rituximab-abbs||Rituxan (Roche)||Nov-18|
|Celltrion/Teva Pharmaceutical Industries||Herzuma||Trastuzumab-pkrb||Herceptin (Roche)||Dec-18|
|Samsung Bioepis||Ontruzant||Trastuzumab-dttb||Herceptin (Roche)||Jan-19|
|Samsung Bioepis||Eticovo||Etanercept-ykro||Enbrel (Amgen)||Apr-19|
|Samsung Bioepis||Hadlima||Adalimumab-bwwd||Humira (AbbVie)||Jul-19|
2019 Biosimilar Approvals Represent New Record
US FDA Biosimilar Approvals
Yim noted that the FDA is continuing its work under the Biosimilars Action Plan to improve the efficiency of the biosimilar and interchangeable product development and approval process. This includes efforts to develop and implement new biosimilar-specific review templates and progress towards the development and validation of pharmacodynamic biomarkers tailored to biosimilar development.
Additionally, at Congress' direction, the FDA is facilitating the March 23 2020 transition of approved marketing applications for biological products regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) to be approved BLAs regulated under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA). Through this action, biological products, including insulin, will be regulated under the PHSA in common with other biological products and open to biosimilar competition. This, in turn, could lead to the development of more affordable biosimilar insulin products, including products that are interchangeable with branded insulins. The FDA held a public hearing on the development of biosimilar and interchangeable insulin products in May, and it is analysing the comments received from stakeholders.
Acting FDA Commissioner, Admiral Brett P Giroir, MD, reported additional developments regarding insulin in November 2019. Giroir noted that access to affordable insulin can be a matter of life and death for those with diabetes, but acknowledged that the FDA was aware that the high cost of insulin raises serious concerns about the ability of many patients to access insulin products, an issue the Agency takes seriously. As a result, the FDA has unveiled new draft guidance that is intended to help facilitate the development of, and improve patient access to, insulin products.
Giroir explained that to inform product developers that intend to seek the FDA's approval of proposed insulin products that are biosimilar to, or interchangeable with, an approved insulin product, the Agency issued a draft guidance for industry, 'Clinical Immunogenicity Considerations for Biosimilar and Interchangeable Insulin Products.' This draft guidance is intended to help guide efficient product development by clarifying what data and information may or may not be needed to support a demonstration of biosimilarity or interchangeability for a proposed insulin product, as defined in the draft guidance. The draft guidance reflects, among other things, the FDA's decades of experience with insulin products, and also reflects consideration of stakeholder feedback provided at the May 2019 public hearing.
Significantly, the FDA recommends in the draft guidance that, under certain circumstances, a comparative clinical immunogenicity study would not be necessary for approval of certain proposed biosimilar and interchangeable insulin products. In general, immunogenicity studies investigate the presence of an immune response to the therapeutic protein and its clinical impact, which can influence whether the therapy will work well and be safe. In the circumstances described in the draft guidance, the FDA generally expects the risk of clinical impact from immunogenicity to be minimal for certain proposed biosimilar and interchangeable insulin products. As such, while applications for biosimilar and interchangeable insulin products would be expected to include an immunogenicity assessment, that assessment could include a scientific justification of why a comparative clinical study to assess immunogenicity is not necessary for that particular proposed insulin product. According to Giroir, the recommendations described in the draft guidance may result in a more efficient development programme that could ultimately bring biosimilar or interchangeable insulin products to the market more quickly.
Applications for proposed biosimilar or interchangeable insulin products need to meet strict statutory standards, and applicants will need to submit data and information sufficient to demonstrate biosimilarity or interchangeability, including, among other things, a comparative clinical pharmacology study, adequate chemistry, manufacturing and controls information, and a comprehensive and robust comparative analytical assessment. For some proposed biosimilar or interchangeable insulin products, a comparative clinical immunogenicity study may still be needed to address residual uncertainty regarding immunogenicity. For example, a comparative clinical immunogenicity study may be needed if there are differences in certain impurities or novel excipients, but that would be a case-by-case scientific determination in the context of individual applications.
Creating a viable pathway to approve biosimilar insulin products will bring the US in line with the EU, and will potentially result in lower prices for insulin as direct competition develops. In the EU, four biosimilar insulin glargine products have been approved: Eli Lilly/Boehringer Ingelheim's Abasaglar; Merck Sharpe & Dohme (Merck & Co)'s Lusduna; and Mylan's Semglee. A biosimilar insulin lispro has also been approved: Sanofi's Insulin Lispro. In the US, Abasaglar has been approved as Basaglar, and Sanofi's Insulin Lispro has been approved as Admelog. Both are NDAs, but referenced existing products; Sanofi's Lantus for Basaglar and Lilly's Humalog for Admelog.
Additionally, in May 2019, the FDA issued final guidance on the pathway for interchangeable biologics, resolving a significant barrier to creating a truly competitive biosimilar market. Interchangeable biologics are those that can be substituted without the involvement of the prescriber, an essential regulatory provision for creating a biosimilar market that operates in a similar way to the generic market. Until now, no biosimilar has been deemed to be interchangeable, a factor that has stifled the emerging US biosimilar market. The guidance is likely to see legal challenges from biologic companies, but once these issues have been resolved, the biosimilar market in the US will begin to reach its full potential.
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Shri K Rahman Khan Reviews Implementation of Wakf Act, 1995; Calls for Timely Completion of Important Provisions ; Evolve Comprehensive System for Efficient Management of Wakfs-Says K Rahman Khan
Shri K Rahman Khan, the Union Minister for Minority Affairs and Chairman, Central Wakf Council (CWC) has called for evolving a highly transparent and comprehensive system for efficient management of the Wakf properties and funds in the country. Reminding the purpose of establishing State Wakf Boards, the Minister urged to fulfil the purpose of the Wakf by expediting implementation of important provisions of Wakf Act,1995. The Minister was addressing the meeting of all the State Wakf Boards here today. Outlining the priorities requiring immediate action Shri K Rahman Khan asked to complete the survey of Wakf properties and computerization of their records within next three month in all the states, before the next review meeting. Shri Khan also appealed to all state representatives to ensure Audit of all Wakfs , proper functioning of Tribunals and development of Wakf properties on commercial lines. The strict compliance on these fronts is essential for streamlining the management, income and protection of Wakfs, the Minister added. The Minister said protection and efficient management of Wakfs properties is not only the obligation but an opportunity to serve masses. He assured continued support of the Ministry of Minority Affairs to the State Wakf Boards in their endeavor.
The Minister further said, the Wakf Act, 1954 had under gone several changes and a comprehensive Wakf Act, 1995 came into force to provide for better protection, management and development of Wakfs. Some of the important provisions are yet to be implemented fully by the State Governments/Boards even after the enactment of this comprehensive Act 17 years ago, he added. This is a cause of concern especially when amendments to the existing Wakf Act, 1995 are in the offing. Therefore, timely completion of various provisions of the Act such as the survey of various properties and registration thereof cross checking of the title of the property, establishment of Tribunals to resolve disputes and litigation besides framing of the Rules & Regulations is necessary.
Highlighting the vast potential of Wakf land available across the country,the Minister stressed the need for developing these wakf properties on commercial lines to drive higher income for the welfare of the community. For this specific purpose he stated that the Ministry of Minority Affairs has initiated the move to set up the National Wakf Development Corporation (NWDC). Shri Khan further emphasized for better coordination of the State Wakf Boards with the Central Wakf Council to enable the Ministry of Minority Affairs to yield desired results for the welfare of community.Referring to financial assistance scheme through the Central Wakf Council for development of Wakf properties he said more than 16 States have been benefitted out of the scheme. He urged all other State Wakf Boards to take benefit of the scheme by identifying potential Wakf land for development.
Earlier Shri Ninog Ering, Minister of State for Minority Affairs also addressed the meeting. The representatives of State Governments/Boards and senior officers of the Ministry attended the meeting.
The meeting has been organized by the Central Wakf Council to review the implementation of Wakf Act, 1995 and the progress of the computerization scheme of records of the State Wakf Boards emphasized the need for speedy implementation of all the provision by the Boards.


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A journey through Dante's Inferno with a shambling twist.
In one day, the world succumbed to a pestilence that decimated the living. In its place rose a new species: vicious, gruesome, wandering zombies with an insatiable hunger for the living. There is no government. No shelter. No hope.
Still in her twenties, Cash has watched her friends die, only to walk again. An office worker with few survival skills, she joins up with Clutch, a grizzled Army veteran with PTSD. Together, they flee the city and struggle through the nine circles of hell, with nothing but Clutch's military experience and Cash's determination to live. As they fight to survive in the zombie inferno, they quickly discover that nowhere is safe from the undead...or the living.
This is the beginning after the end.
100 Days in Deadland is a journey through the first poem in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, the classic tale on the horrors of hell...zombie apocalypse style!
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"pretty good zombie fix"
100 days in deadland has a quick start. in the first 5 minutes, the main character, mia, is in the thick of a zombie apocylapse. as she attempts to flee des moines, iowa, she encounters clutch, a truck driver, who just happens to be a survivalist. although this seems cliche, the story is pretty good. it reminded me of no easy hope: surviving the dead. for those who haven't read/listened to it, there's a good mentor-apprentice relationship and storyline.
the zombies are the romero style shamblers, and there's a good amount of zombie action as mia(cash) and clutch scavenge for supplies. however, zombbies aren't their only concern. mia(cash) and clutch must also contend with a local militia and what's left of the military. so, the second half of the book is kind of predictable.
100 days in deadland is told in the first person by mia(cash). the narrator's voice is easy to listen to. her inflection matches what's happening in the story.
100 days in deadland has all the storylines you'd expect in a zombie apocylapse story. while this is good, it is also bad. well, at least for me. i've listened to a bunch of zombie stories, and i'm always on the lookout for a story to surprise me. nothing in this story surprised me or added to the zombie genre. i'm not saying it's a bad, but it's just a story i've heard before.
as far as the dante's inferno connection is concerned, the author broke the story up so that each circle of hell matched what was happening in the story. i did not buy this story b/c of that, but i loosely paid attention to the connection between the two. after the end of the story, the author provides an exposition of how each section of the story represents a different circle of hell. i only listened to part of it before i moved on to the next book.
so if you're pretty new to the zombie genre, then this is a pretty good story to start off with. it's a full story in one book and not a series, where the story sometimes comes to an abrupt end. if you're a gray hair like me and need a good, predictable zombie fix, then give it listen.
I feel like this could have been a much better listen, if the narration had been up to task. Not sure how this narrator made the cut. Narrating a story about an outbreak of a zombie virus and the fall of civilization should not be done in the same vein as narrating a story about a family road trip or a Sunday picnic, and I feel the narrator could have easily been discussing one of those topics. There was simply not enough emotion in the delivery and that took away from the story in a major way for me.
"Well done. Very gritty and real."
The first thing I will, say is that this book was very entertaining. Additionally, it presents a solid female lead which is always a refreshing and welcome addition to the zombie apocalypse genre. Cash grows throughout the story and changes due to her ongoing experiences. This book does have the sub-tag about being tied to Dante's "Inferno". While nods to the classic piece can be found, I do think it best to simply take this tale as a good zombie story with very good character development. Perhaps there would be less flak about the Dante tie in if it had been mentioned as an inspiration in the preface.
I do take issue with some of the criticism saying this book had no characters worth rooting for, and that even the leads were horrible people. I saw this as a fantastic example of how real people might act in such extreme situations. If you disagree, then you have not paid attention to global situations where law and order have been supplanted. The author does a fabulous job of creating realism.
As for the narrator of the audio version, I found her to be a perfect fit and enjoyed her work. The sound was clean and easy to understand. Nice pace and excellent diction. She added emotion without trying to go over the top.
"Excellent zombie story"
100 Days in Deadland was an excellent book! It starts with Mia Ryan going to work, realizing that people were starting to act strange. She gets attacked in the bathroom and it's all downhill from there. She meets a rough trucker called Clutch who offers to help. Clutch is a former army ranger and a prepper. Clutch calls Mia Cash because she is wearing all black like Johnny Cash. Cash ,with Clutch's help learns to survive. Like most apocalyptic books, zombies aren't the biggest threat. Looking forward to books 2 & 3! Excellent narration by Hollie Jackson!
"Loved these 3 books!"
This is a great series! I was sad when book 3 was done and at the end of the story. You feel like the characters are family! Very entertaining and believable - some different twists and turns with some anxiety causing reactions for sure!
"Excellent story with non-stop action!"
The story really drew me in. I felt like I had become a character, an observer, in the story along side Jase, Clutch, and Cash.
great story with heavy ties to dantes inferno around every corner..took a lil bit to gain momentum but once it did i was hooked..very good narration as well
"Standard Zombies with tons of action"
A really enjoyable read that takes you through a modern day version of Dante’s Inferno (although I think it’s more of an homage than a parallel). The action comes non-stop with zombie and marauder attacks. Because of all the action the characters are pretty thin and we don’t get to see much of their back story or thoughts and feelings. Overall it’s well written and well thought out zombie story which thoroughly entertained me!
Ms. Jackson does a fine job with the characters but is just a tad too slow for my liking. Not so slow I had to turn it up to 1.5X but close.
the weak shall become stronger
the narrator is excellent
will listen to book two very soon
"Excellent zombie adventure"
I read the print version a couple of years ago and bought the audio book because I enjoyed it. I was not disappointed, excellent audio production
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Among the anti-aging treatments that is presently in demand in the market is the facial microcurrent treatment. Microcurrent treatment at that time has been demonstrated to take care of patients with Bell’s Palsy, a facial paralysis, and stroke. This treatment is helpful for the cure and lifting of irregular and sagging facial muscles. In the early 1990’s, microcurrent facial treatment has been accommodated in the cosmetic industry.
What is Facial Microcurrent?
What are the benefits of Facial Microcurrent?
It helps improves the health and appearance of the skin.
It tightens and companies aging skin.
It helps tone the muscles on the face and neck.
Additionally, it can help raise sagging skin and jowls.
It helps heal scars and blemishes giving a healthy glow to the skin.
It stimulates the production of collagen on the skin.
How does Facial Microcurrent work?
Facial Microcurrent uses electrical current that recharges the facial tissues. Our body’s own present works in harmony with the electrical impulses the microcurrent system remits. The system used in this procedure sends painless impulses to the facial muscles thus helping the muscles to relax and regain its strength and re-educate the muscles to come back to its original position. Treatment sessions last for approximately 30 minutes to a hour. On the other hand, the number of treatment varies based on each customer’s skin condition and muscle tone.
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Although there is no scientific proof that this treatment is harmful to pregnant women, it is greatly advised to wait until after you’ve given girth should you would like to experience this cosmetic procedure.
Microcurrent treatment is an excellent alternative to facelifts. Since it’s non-invasive procedure, we do not have to be worried about potential dangerous complications. It’s safe, effective, almost painless, provides quick results and most notably, it doesn’t call for a restoration period.


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Ok, confession time. So, I am sure that anyone who has ever so much as started to write a story has come across some aspect of writing that gives him or her more trouble than the rest. For some it’s scenery, for others it’s making all the plot points flow. For me, it’s characters. I have a terrible time coming up with three-dimensional characters that seem like real people and have typical reactions to the situations I throw them into.
This, of course, is a big problem. Many of my most favorite stories are ones that are character driven so that is the kind of story that I want to write. The problem, therefore, is that I can’t very well write a character driven story if my characters are flat and don’t really have any drive of their own.
This would be why, for many years, I resorted to fanfiction. Fanfiction has the wonderful ability to give you a world and a set of already developed characters to play with. Many people look down on the fanfiction writer, but I see it as a wonderful way to experiment with different writing forms and to learn how to develop a plot.
The problem for me, then, was getting out of fanfiction and actually standing on my own two feet, as it were, and writing something completely my own. I began this transition by adding some original characters into my fanfic. But this was always a little problematic because they were still interacting with already established characters so I wasn’t learning how to make interactions from scratch.
My first few attempts at completely original fiction that weren’t part of a creative writing class or any form of structured assignments didn’t go very well at all. I looked at my characters and saw that they had no depth. They were just going along with the plot that I had given them, making what appeared to be arbitrary decisions with no real reasoning behind them.
Thus I realized I needed another tool. I began to character map before I would start a story. I would list out my characters and then put down certain traits that they had. I would then go back and hypothesize what had happened in their back-story that would have contributed to those traits. This helped a little, but it still felt contrived.
That’s when it hit me; if I’m better at using already developed characters, then why not just keep doing that? I began to look at the people around me, my friends and family and even passing acquaintances. There was a whole treasure trove of characters around me to choose from to work with. So, I needed that snarky strong willed determined character? Model her off of my best friend. Need a flighty absentminded but good-natured character; my friend Liz is perfect for that.
After I got the basic concept of using those around me for inspiration, I started to experiment with mixing and matching personality traits. Take a little bit of my father’s attitude and mix it with my grandpa’s strong devotion to family, then throw in a bit of my grandma’s self sacrificing nature and I have my main character from my last Nano novel. And you know what, it worked! That novel (though still unfinished) was the first one that I reached the 50K goal on.
So I guess what all of this is saying, if there is a part of writing that gets you down, that slows down your creative process and keeps you from reaching a goal, don’t give up. Search for new methods to work through those blocks and you’ll find something that will eventually help you to overcome them.
The lesson that I learned from experimenting is, if you are trying to write realizism, then don’t be afraid to pull things from your own life. Things that you have lived and experienced cannot get any more real than that.


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Qualifications are requested from artists and/or artist teams interested in being an artist consultant on a site-specific creative lighting project, utilizing a mix of functionality and creativity to ameliorate an unsafe and unlit, yet highly utilized underpass within a creative district. The lighting project will make use of a partnership with Visual Interest and Philips to procure lighting materials and to work with a lighting designer. Selected artist and/or artist teams will consult with Visual Interest/Philips to select available lighting elements and a lighting designer to create the concept, with the lighting designer executing the final piece. Artist will create the initial design and visual programming; the long-term goal of the project is to allow other artists to program the components that would allow changes of imagery over time.
The River North Art District frequently receives requests from local businesses and organizations to showcase artwork by RiNo artists.
We welcome these opportunities!
As advocates for artists, we strongly encourage collaborators to fairly compensate artists for their time and effort toward these mutually beneficial projects. The River North Art District offers the following suggestions:
- Pay the artist a percentage of the retail value of the art on display. A standard rate is 5 to 10% per month. For example if the total value of the art work being displayed is $5000, a stipend between $250 and $500 would be in order.
- Host a reception for the artist to invite collectors and the community to view the artwork. This benefits all involved by expanding the audience for the artist, and increasing sales for the business/host.
- Purchase artwork.
Hosts/venues can support the business of art while also promoting their own business. Stipends should be handled between the artist and the host. Please contact the host directly to work out the details.
In addition, artists receive numerous requests to donate work as fundraisers for charitable causes. These requests will be posted on this site only if the artist receives a percentage of the sale proceeds. These guidelines are in accordance with our Feed the RiNo campaign.
Thank you for supporting our artists and helping our neighborhood thrive! You can contact RiNo here with your listing.
CALLING ALL ARTISTS:
Calling all artists. The Bindery on Blake has 2 studios available. Studios are 200-250 square feet, tons of natural light, 30 foot ceilings. $500 per month, all in. Sorry, no wood, metal or ceramics. If you are interested please leave a message on Facebook with your email, and I will get back to you.
New RiNo member and resident, Michele Aldrich, is looking to share a space for her side business 3D Twinsie. Michele creates custom photorealistic figurines through body scanning and color 3D printing and primarily needs use of a space for short periods of time to do the scanning.
- High Ceilings with natural light
- Open area (free of furniture) within approximately 6'x6'
- Clean (Clients in evening wear and bridal dresses will be coming through the space)
- Workshop space would be a perk
Contact Michele: 720-987-0547 or firstname.lastname@example.org
Please join us for the first RiNo Art District Annual Breakfast!
Thursday, February 11th at 9:30am
Summit Church - 3300 Walnut Street
We need our artists to represent at this event! We'll be hosting Mayor Hancock and want to have a great showing of all the artists who have made this community great!
Fresh off the heels of our tenth anniversary celebration, and the successful establishment of both a Business Improvement District (BID) and General Improvement District (GID) to support the neighborhood, the RiNo Art District is ready to step into a new decade driven by their hallmark creativity, tenacity, and dedication to the arts.
Enjoy free cider-mimosas and a light breakfast too! New to the district? Come see what we're doing in 2016.
We have more artists in the district than ever and are putting together these initiatives to continue our success. We'll be presenting the following artist initiatives and would love your feedback.
Ten RiNo Artist Initiatives for 2016!
1) RiNo Creative Space Connection – Helping connect artists and creatives with available space in the district with an online resource. Facilitating opportunities for creative space by connecting artists and property owners.
2) ArtSpace Affordable Live/Work Space – We are under way with the proposed project of 84 units in RiNo. These artist live/work units range from 1-3 bedrooms and are low income qualified. The project is currently in the Pre-Development phase. Estimated completion 2018-19.
3) RiNo Road Show – A traveling selection of RiNo Artists work with 100% of sales going to the artist. This exhibition will travel around the district throughout the year.
4) RiNo Made – RiNo’s version of Etsy with art & products being sold on our website as well as at various shops interested in carrying their work. 100% of the proceeds going to the artist or maker.
5) Supply an Artist Program – A database of available recycled materials in the neighborhood available for creative projects.
6) RiNo Mural Program – The RiNo Art District will actively work with developers and property owners in the district to match them with RiNo muralists for site specific commissions.
7) Build Studios – The RiNo Art District encourages those working on projects in the district to consider including affordable artist studios, galleries, or mixed use art spaces.
8) RiNo Artist Matching – Need art work for your business? We can help connect you with one of the artists or creatives in the neighborhood to purchase their work.
9) Hire Local – RiNo includes over over 100 creative businesses, offering a wide variety of services. Consider contracting with one of these businesses for your project; you'll engender goodwill, support the local economy, get some local personality, buy hiring local.
10) 1% for Art - The City of Denver maintains a policy that 1% of any capital improvement project undertaken by the city be set aside for art. As part of our Artist Initiatives, we encourage developers to include money specifically for the inclusion of site-specific creative components.
Please join us and let us know how you can get involved! Email me with questions and ideas! email@example.com
Stem Ciders | 2811 Walnut St., #150 | Denver, CO 80205 | 720-443-3007 | stemciders.com
Stem Ciders is looking for local artists to showcase on a monthly rotation. We have space large enough for 10 plus pieces. While we are open to any style of art, many families come through Stem so art has to be fairly appropriate for all age ranges. At this time Stem does not offer any sort of compensation, however we do create a First Friday event showcasing the artist and their release into our taproom. Stem also does not take commission on any artwork sales.
If you are interested in hanging your art at Stem please contact Arline at firstname.lastname@example.org
Calling all artists. The Bindery on Blake in RiNo, River North Art District has 4 studios remaining. Studios are 200-250 square feet, tons of natural light, 30 foot ceilings. $500 per month, all in. Sorry, no wood, metal or ceramics. email@example.com
Check out this great Denver Business Journal video about the Bindery on Blake:
As of February 16th, 2016 there are ONLY 3 STUDIOS LEFT!!!
Mentorship Program at aBuzz Gallery
Overview of the program and the application: http://www.abuzzgallery.com/mentorships/
The deadline to apply is February 1, 2016.
St. Anthony’s Redevelopment Commission: $12,000 - $15,000
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO SEPTEMBER 30th!
Project Description - CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION!
The project site is located South of Sloan’s Lake on one of the seven blocks being developed as part of the greater St. Anthony’s Redevelopment project. The specific site boundaries are West Conejos Place, Raleigh Street, West Colfax Avenue and Stuart Street in Denver, Colorado. The subject block will be made up of the new Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, an existing to-be-renovated five-story office building, and a to-be-built single story retail building fronting Colfax Avenue. The client’s project encompasses the east half of the block (Block 7), specifically the five-story office building and new retail building. A public right-of-way, including a plaza, will bisect the block, devising the client’s project from the west half of the block where the new Alamo Drafthouse will be located. The new public space is expected to host a high volume of pedestrian and street traffic and presents a great opportunity for public art. Opportunities for both 2D and 3D work will be accepted.
Calling Artists Who Love Chocolate
Chocolate Crisis Center is looking for an artist to do a live performance with chocolate at our location during our "Chocolate Gallery Night", Nov. 6, 2015, 6-8pm. this is the opening night of Denver Art Week. We are open to your creative ideas using chocolate to paint, carve, sculpt, etc. Free chocolate for inspiration. There will be several activities that night including chocolate pairings, cocktails, music and chocolate tasting. The artistic component will be promoted in all major and social media, plus press releases and print. Compensation (plus chocolate) is negotiable. Deadline for entry is August 28, 2015. For more information please email firstname.lastname@example.org
MOTH Poetic Circus is currently seeking musicians for collaboration on a new, theatrical, contemporary circus show. Creation starts in late September, with the idea to perform a first draft by early December. Seeing a soloist that plays one or more of the following, accordion, violin, piano, cello, classical guitar, perscussion and vocal skills. Rehearsals take place at MOTH Contemporary Circus Center, located at 4321 Broadway in the RiNo. Compensation TBD.
Contact Deena Selko at email@example.com to apply, or for more information.
RiNo is growing and our members are as diverse as ever. The creative energy that is the heart and soul of RiNo is kept alive by members supporting local artists. Here are a couple new additions who are actively looking to team up with RiNo artists:
Processus | 955, 24th St. (back of the Temple bldg) | Denver, CO 80205 | processusartlife.com
Founded in 2014 by artists Viviane Le Courtois and Christopher R. Perez, Processus, the institute for art and life, is a shared space for artists to think, make and collaborate. It includes a multi-use wood and sculpture shop, a darkroom, a clean space with a printmaking area and a tiny exhibition space.
Opened for members to start working February 1st, 2015. Memberships to use the space currently start at $100/ month. Call us to reserve your spot now!


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New Zealand's vaccine rollout so far has relied entirely on a single supplier, but that appears set to change.
Millions of doses of a vaccine developed by Novavax are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2022, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins told Stuff on Wednesday. Whether it will be used as an alternative to the Pfizer-BioNTech jab, as a booster or both isn't yet known.
Trails to date have found NVX-CoV2373, as it's called, is highly effective against early strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and perhaps less likely to cause side effects than the Pfizer jab.
Here's what you need to know.
What is Novavax?
Novavax is an American company formed in the 1980s to develop experimental vaccines that has never before brought a successful vaccine to market. Despite this, in 2020 it got a massive contract from the Trump administration to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 as part of its 'Warp Speed' effort.
It has previously worked on vaccines for Ebola, Zika, RSV and influenza, before pivoting to COVID-19 in 2020.
What is its COVID-19 vaccine?
NVX-CoV2373 is a "protein-based vaccine candidate engineered from the genetic sequence of the first strain of SARS-CoV-2", according to Novavax. Work on it began in January 2020, around the same time as BioNTech (which would later team up with Pfizer) and Moderna, after the virus' genetic code was sequenced and made available.
The gene for the virus' spike protein is inserted into an insect virus which is used to infect moth cells. The cells produce new spike proteins, which are harvested and put on nanoparticles. Once injected, our immune systems recognise the spike proteins as foreign and mount a defence.
Novavax's vaccine uses what's known as an adjuvant to help boost the immune response - in this case, saponin, a plant-derived chemical.
How is this different to Pfizer's?
The basic technology behind NVX-CoV2373 has been used since the mid-1980s, The Atlantic reported, in vaccines for hepatitis B and whooping cough.
Pfizer and Moderna's vaccine uses a new type of vaccine technology called mRNA - the first to have made it out of the trial phase. Their vaccines don't contain any viral material at all, instead using a piece of code which teaches our cells how to make the spike proteins themselves.
How does Novavax's vaccine stack up? Does it work against variants like Delta?
In its trials, NVX-CoV2373 performed very well - it offered 90 percent protection against symptomatic infection and not a single person amongst those who received it in the phase 3 trial developed severe disease.
It also worked well against the Alpha variant, which was dominant in the US and Mexico at the time the trial took place. It didn't do so well against Beta in South Africa when it came to stopping infection, but it still successfully prevented serious illness.
Real-world data on its efficacy against Delta isn't available yet, but Novavax's latest lab tests suggest it offers some protection - whether it's more or less than the reduced efficacy of the already widely used vaccines remains to be seen.
"All these vaccines were tested at different times against different variants with different outbreaks and different contacts with different populations," Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Heath, told NPR in June after its efficacy results were published. "The fundamental question I ask when I look at all these vaccines is, are they going to prevent people from getting really sick and dying? And all of these vaccines do that beautifully."
As for whether it works as a booster when paired with other vaccines also isn't known. Australia has ordered tens of millions of doses to be used as boosters already. Research so far into mixing vaccines has been mixed, at least when it comes to first and second doses. Some research has suggested using different kinds of vaccines gives the body more ways to fight an infection, while others have said there's far more research backing a two-dose regimen of the same vaccine.
What about side-effects?
The Novavax vaccine appeared to trigger fewer mild-to-moderate side effects in its trials than Pfizer. But - as we've discovered with the rapid rollout of Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Janssen vaccines across the world, some serious - even deadly - side effects are so rare they don't show up until millions of people have been injected.
The known side effects to date are typical of any vaccine - headaches, muscle pain and tiredness amongst them.
"Protein-subunit vaccines are considered the safest form of vaccines, based on a widely used technology," University of California Berkeley head of infectious diseases Lee Riley said in June.
What are some other advantages and disadvantages?
Novavax says its vaccine can be delivered alongside an influenza vaccine, which isn't recommended for the Pfizer jab.
There has been widespread misinformation about mRNA vaccines, including false claims they can alter patients' DNA. It's been suggested some people hesitant to get an mRNA vaccine might be more likely to accept a vaccine based on more traditional technology, like that made by Novavax.
It takes a lot longer to make the Novavax vaccine than the mRNA offerings - it reportedly takes just minutes to produce as much synthetic mRNA vaccine as traditional techniques produce in a week. Novavax expects to be able to make 150 million doses a month by the end of 2020 - less than the 250 million a month Pfizer expects to make this year.
People who have a serious reaction to the contents of the Pfizer vaccine - typically the lipid nanoparticle it comes in - might fare better with the Novavax vaccine.
Novavax doses can be stored long-term at typical fridge temperatures, making it easier to store and transport than the Pfizer jab, which needs to be kept in specialised ultra-cold freezers until it's ready to be deployed.
Why has it taken so long?
New Zealand signed a provisional deal with Novavax in 2020, alongside orders from AstraZeneca, Janssen and Pfizer. After seeing the rapid rollout and success of the Pfizer jab in the US and Israel, New Zealand opted to use it exclusively for the initial rollout.
Novavax is a much smaller company than some of the other manufacturers. BioNTech - a small German company - realised early on its mRNA technology might work against COVID-19, and sought the assistance of pharma giant Pfizer in March 2020. Moderna teamed up with the US National Institutes of Health.
Novavax began its in-person research the week as BioNTech, The Atlantic reported, but didn't team up with a larger partner to speed things along.
Earlier this year there was speculation Novavax could team up with Merck, after the latter's attempt at developing a COVID-19 vaccine was abandoned. It eventually signed up with GlaxoSmithKline, another giant that failed to develop its own jab. It's also cut deals with other drugmakers in countries like Japan, Poland and India.
Novavax has repeatedly delayed seeking approval from US health authorities, most recently in early August. Medsafe here in New Zealand says it's currently under evaluation, awaiting more data from Novavax. An application in the UK is expected in September, Stuff reported, with Australia shortly after.
Hipkins on NZ's Novavax rollout
Asked about Novavax in Wednesday's coronavirus press briefing, COVID-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins said it would have to go through several steps before it was put to use here.
MedSafe approval was a really integral part of the process, he said - but just one of these steps.
After that, Cabinet would have to weigh up whether to use it, where and by whom it would be used, and all the logistical dilemmas.
"But I can say we have a really good vaccination network now, that we will be able to use for follow-up vaccinations," he said.
"Whether that's booster shots or another whole round of vaccination that's required… we'll have systems that'll be in place to do so."

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September 6 – October 27, 2019
Address: 173 Henry Street, New York, NY 10002
Hours: Wed – Sun, 12 – 6 pm, and by appointment
T: +1 347-377-2764
Jack Barrett is pleased to present Saga the first solo show by Guadalupe Maravilla (b. 1976, San Salvador, El Salvador) at the gallery. Maravilla is a NY-based artist hailing from El Salvador, whose interdisciplinary practice bridges the disciplines of drawing, installation, and performance. With Saga, Maravilla presents a new body of work that reflects on the struggles of undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers, particularly in the context of repressive US policy. Maravilla, who immigrated to the States alone as a child from El Salvador to escape civil war, has devoted his artistic practice to articulating his own migration story, and to shaping spaces of healing through teaching, activism, and collective ritual. Drawing heavily on autobiography, Saga is conceived as an epic, personal account.


Weir will perform an exhibition number to Lady GaGa's "Poker Face" in front of an impressive celebrity crowd. Invited guests include Christina Aguilera, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Vera Wang and Richie Rich of Heatherette, as well as numerous fashion journalists, publicists and stylists. Weir, a veteran of New York Fashion Week, previously walked the runway for designer Heatherette.
"I am thrilled and honored to be asked to take part in New York's premier Fashion Week event," Weir said. "It is especially exciting for me as I am very interested in fashion, as many people know. It's always a treat when skating and fashion are combined in one setting."


About the Show
Both Steve Justice and Michael Sinatra, the show's writers and producers, had successful solo careers performing as Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. When they got a call to do a New Year's Eve Rat Pack Show for a Southern California country club, "Frank and Dean Together Again was born. Although neither one claims to be an impersonator, they bring the essence of their characters to the stage through their humor and vocal stylings. It wasn't long before another client asked them to add a "Sammy Davis Jr.' to the act, and "Rat Pack Revisited-Frank, Dean and Sammy Together Again" was created. With the addition of a seasoned, top quality Marilyn Monroe, this act has become one worthy of performing at the Copa Room in the now-extinct Sands Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
The show is a three-act fictional story set in the later years of the 'Rat Pack Era.' It takes place in the Copa Room inside the Sands Hotel and Casino on the fabulous Las Vegas Strip. It's Frank's birthday (on December 12, 2015, Ol' Blue Eyes would have celebrated his 100th birthday) and there is a special party planned to celebrate the event. Join in the festivities as Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. crash the party, making it a celebration to remember. It is even possible to have Marilyn Monroe join in the fun. This is vintage Rat Pack at its finest.
This is a scripted Rat Pack Tribute Show designed to run 90 minutes without a break, however, there are shows written for time frames of 60 minutes, 90 minutes, and two hours. Subject to availability, all shows include Frank, Dean and Sammy. 90 minute and two-hour shows may also be booked with Marilyn Monroe, subject to availability. All shows include photo opportunities at the show's conclusion, and a pre-show meet 'n greet can be arranged.
Book entertainment for your next event with Steve, Michael & Jim as they take the stage and portray the original guys who invented cool. In this fun and memorable "Rat pack" revisited production. Frank, Dean & Sammy together again
Steve Justice grew up in a household where he was immersed in the music of such artists as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Andy Williams. From his early teens, Steve would sing along with their music and learned all their music, such as My Way and Fly Me to the Moon, by heart. It was just 20 years later that Steve began performing their music for clubs and retirement homes. He now specializes in Frank Sinatra, working to bring to his act the subtle nuances that made Frank Sinatra the legend he was.
Over the years, Steve has added numerous artists to his repetoir, such as Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Neil Diamond and Elvis Presley. He now performs for private parties, fund-raisers, corporate events and singing telegrams.
Besides singing and teaching, Steve loves to play golf. When he has the time, he, his wife Suzanne, and their two long-haired Dachshunds hit the road in their 35 foot motorhome. They also have 37-year-old boy-girl twins.
STARRING AS DEAN... MICHAEL SINATRA
Michael Sinatra is a Italian American Singer from San Diego California. Michael grew up in a multi-talented family, rich with a storied musical tradition. Like his father before him as child his interest in music started at a young age playing drums and percussion in concert, marching bands and symphony orchestras. Years later the crooner started singing and entertaining at public venues as well as country clubs and private events. His passion to perform big band, jazz, blues, italian crooner ballads and other song standards from "The Great American Song Book" inspired him to perform professionally. Michael packs enthusiastic energy into a powerful interactive performance and has been hailed by critics as "Excellent Entertainer". Now you can find Michael entertaining at venues throughout the United States and recently this past summer in Europe. Also he just released a new EP with the The Dani Ahndreç Trio. Available now on iTunes Music Store, The Google Play Store, Amazon Music. and streaming on Spotify & Sound Cloud.
STARRING AS SAMMY... JIM BONNER
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It’s a picturesque scene of a tree, sitting idly in a green field with tiny farm houses in the background — while the sky of gold has turned into streaks of golden heaven that contrast with the blue sky below it.
This is what Kalisher, a local art studio in Carrboro, considers healing art.
With 80 employees — 10 of them internal artists and designers — Kalisher is a space that creates both curated and collaborated art, with healing art as a category.
Jesse Kalisher, president and CEO, said it is important for artists to be on top of the latest research for environmentally-based art. The studio creates art for hospitals, senior centers and other facilities.
“It is also evidence-based art, the more technical term, and there have been studies done that show that the right art in the right environment helps the healing process; it helps patients’ recoveries,” he said. “And the counterpoint is that the wrong art in the wrong environment is counterproductive.”
Kalisher said when he started creating healing art, he looked for advice from interior designers and healthcare professionals to give feedback.
David Winton, vice president and creative director, said there is a specific process for matching spaces and pieces.
“Our studio process involves creating art with traditional materials and blending them digitally,” he said. “An example could be we take a picture of a dandelion and add an additional layer that gives it an even softer feeling to it or de-saturizate it a little bit in a way that it is readable, not only as a nice calming nature photo but also atmospheric and warm with colors being the key.”
Kimberly Kolcz, an interior designer and owner of Offay Design Studio in California and a frequent collaborator with Kalisher, said Kalisher blends traditional nature scenes with modern art twists.
“Nature on its own is what we try to bring into the art in each of these facilities and it’s not in its literal sense, but in its colors — it comes down to nature and nature’s colors that allow us to be relaxed,” she said.
Kalisher said the design aesthetic, location and architecture of each hospital affects the art’s design, Winton said.
“You have to look finally at where the piece is going — is it going in a pediatric ward, a cancer ward, a psych ward — and every one of those areas carry with them certain criteria that the research tells us about (how) the evidence-based art (works) in the healing process,” Kalisher said.
Winton said the art is made to give a sense of direction to patients.
“Rather than having repetition pieces, we often try making each piece unique so it’s like a way-finding marker,” he said.
Winton said the studio completed 20 health care-related projects this year.
“I felt that that was very important in that art is not only here to provoke and inspire and add to the conversation of life, but it’s also there to heal and help provide a passage to emotional well-being.”
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Francois Marie – Memories of Tomorrow (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit/96kHz | Time – 22:11 minutes | 346 MB | Genre: Classical
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Belgian pianist Marie Francois is full of life, and her life is all about music – rhythms, tempo and melody. She realised this from an early stage, having lessons from the age of five from her grandfather, who patiently explained the main principles to her. She rapidly developed a drive and level of concentration that bore witness to her deep-rooted respect for the instrument.
Her decision to devote herself to music full-time crystallised when she decided to move on from secondary school to the Maastricht Conservatory, to study with Joop Celis. She completed her master’s degree in Louvain with Alan Weiss, graduating from both institutions summa cum laude. She then undertook postgraduate studies with the Russian pedagogue Polina Leschencko in 2018, to polish her musicianship and technique. After graduating in Leschenko’s class in June 2018 she joined the class of Elisso Virsaladze in Fiesole.
1. Francois Mari’e – Barcarolle Op. 60 in F Sharp Major
2. Francois Mari’e – Etude Op. 25 No. 7 in C Sharp Minor
3. Francois Mari’e – Dumka Op. 59 in C minor


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There are some things you just cannot digitise.
The Tavern library room is not so grand, but books are the tools of imagination.
And man has imagined so well.
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Not quite the same, is it ?
Sit, surrounded by beauty and comfort and I shall bring you a drink.
Mightily beautiful libraries, just the place to read.ReplyDelete
In some so beautiful libraries the books are a distraction. Just reading the walls and ceilings, the tables, columns and stairs is an education.Delete
Stunning architecture and artwork. Quite overwhelming, including the vast collection of books to choose to explore.ReplyDelete
Overwhelming is the word in many cases. But what a way to be swept away, eh?Delete

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