Ford India Continues To Set New Sales Record in 2010
307 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR JUMP IN JULY SALES COMPARED TO 2009 • Ford India reported a 307 percent year-on-year sales increase for the month of July with 8,739 units sold; recording four-fold jump compared to same period last year • Year-to-date, Ford has sold 46,751 vehicles which surpasses the best ever annual sales in Ford India history • Sales boom is driven by overwhelming consumer demand for the new Ford Figo Ford India has reported a 307 percent jump in July sales compared to last year, with total sales of 8,739 units, four times the 2,146 sales made in July 2009.
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Ford India Continues To Set New Sales Record in 2010
MISS LA stayed very busy this past weekend working at an estate sale. Miss La works for 2-estate sale companies in St.Paul, assisting with the sale of furnishings and personal effects of persons who died, downsized or moved to an assisted living situation. MISS LA got involved with estate sales from being in the antique business, or more specifically the antique linens and lace business
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The lost becomes the found
Carolee Schneemann is one of the most important artists of the past forty years, so why did I find myself on a bus headed to a rural university an hour and a half north of New York City to see the most complete American overview of her work since an exhibition at the New Museum in 1997? Performance art is unthinkable without Schneemann who developed a feminist-centered art before the feminist movement existed
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Carolee Schneemann in New Paltz
Guest Blogger: Jeremy Mason As an artist without formal training, I have had to really break into the local art scene. That process is still happening and it has been a great learning experience. I haven’t yet landed that show at the gallery of my dreams, but I have optimized my exposure by finding creative and respected places to hang my art. Specifically, I have looked for fantastic art spaces without huge barriers to entry.
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Taking Advantage of Non-Gallery Art Venues
Gallery 339 ’s 10-artist summer show, In Review , doesn’t quite come together as a statement about contemporary photography—the fluffy press release extols the work’s “lively, complex, and intelligent dialogue about meaningful issues.” Nonetheless, the uniformly polished work is attractive and occasionally insightful. Kyohei Abe, Imaginary Scape #2, 2008, Archival Inkjet Print, 20 x 20 inches (left). Kyohei Abe, Imaginary Scape #12, 2008, Archival Inkjet Print, 20 x 20 inches (right).
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In focus
Here’s an interesting AP story about the growing popularity of ICE’s Secure Communities program, which is in place in Houston and the Harris County jails and is expanding throughout the country. Secure Communities runs fingerprint-based immigration history checks on all…
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Immigration screening program expands nationally
Illustration: Wall tiling decoration of the Pavilion of Mahubay, 16th century The influences and origins of nineteenth century English decorative arts, its pattern work, design styles and principles, is both complex and wide ranging. However, at the forefront of these influences is undoubtedly the impact of the decorative arts of Islam. From the reform principles of Owen Jones to the accomplished founder of the English Arts & Crafts movement William Morris, to the many designers, decorators, critics and writers of Victorian Britain, Islam proved to be a particularly rich deposit of what determined to be the fundamental level of all design, decoration and pattern as seen by the Victorians.
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The Influence of Islamic Decoration on the Victorian
Special themed issue: Beyond ‘new’ literacies – Digital Culture & Education Ten years ago the term “new literacies” was only used by those prescient researchers who perceived that new technologies were going to shape language and literacies, such as Lankshear and Knobel’s (1997) early work on literacies and texts in an electronic age. Others, such as the New London Group (1996) through their work on multiliteracies, were instrumental in evolving the idea of literacies shaped by technologies and contexts; setting the stage for new literacies to become the vibrant field it is today. While the field has grown over the past decade, the central concern of new literacies research remains the same; Getting Flat, Part 2 | Linux Journal In Part 2, I want to examine the human origins of the open-source materials we're using to build this new world
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Brass Buddha Statue Moradabad is a leading cluster for art brass ware in the country. Brass, valued for its golden lustre, is sandcast and the various levels of production are handled by specialized craftsmen. The dhaliya, metal caster, casts the pieces, while the sheet metal workers and engravers have their own workshops
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Brassware of Moradabad
Algeria and its neighbor Morocco share one breathtaking feature that makes outdoor activities in these two countries unique, namely the Sahara Desert. Its endless hills of flowing sand, broken only by the odd small oasis scattered throughout this barren desert, makes this a destination worth exploring. And many tourists certainly do make the journey to Algeria to visit the Sahara.
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Camel Trekking in Algeria
This article looks at the history of Chinese exchange rate regime in the past and up to April 2010. It also studies the effects of this regime on the economy of US and Chinese neighboring countries. This article briefly reviews different exchange rate policies used commonly around the world.
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Foreign Exchange Rate – Assessing Chinese Exchange Rate Regime and Its Complications on US
And in this case, the old is what’s new! I’m starting a new, small line of antique-style jewelry that will include Victorian and Georgian styles along with the occasional Edwardian and Art Deco piece. Of course, I will continue with my main line of gemstone jewelry because it is the closest to my heart; I love gemstones and will always want to work with them.
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Something Old, Something New
Illustration: Sicilian Islamic themed woven brocade 12th century Although the Islamic occupation of Sicily did not reach its final stage until 965, the influence of partial occupation and trade links with the larger Islamic world for the previous two centuries had an enormous influence on the crafts and culture of this Mediterranean island. Sicily was well known for its textile production during the emirate period of its history. To be fair, most if not all of the textiles produced were largely Islamic in flavour and theme.
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Medieval Sicilian Textiles
Illustration: Egyptian Ornament from Owen Jones The Grammar of Ornament 1856 To many it must seem at times as if there were so many revival themes that passed through the nineteenth century that there were far too many to even count.
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Owen Jones and Egyptian Revival
Illustration: Aemilia Ars Society needlepoint lace Lace making in Europe saw a great, if temporary renewal in its fortunes during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Various organizations and schools were set up across the continent and had varying degrees and rates of success. Many were linked to either government or aristocracy, or both.
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The Aemilia Ars Society
Illustration: Illuminated manuscripts from Owen Jones The Grammar of Ornament 1856 Owen Jones did not produce a separate chapter in his 1856 The Grammar of Ornament for illuminated manuscripts. It was in fact a sub-section of his Medieval Ornament chapter, which also included examples of stained glass, ceramic tiles and other standard decorative work. Of the three pages of illustrations within the chapter that dealt with illuminated manuscripts, all of which are shown here, some were taken by Jones from examples in the British Museum and some from Illuminated Books of the Middle Ages which was originally published in 1849 by Henry Noel Humphreys.
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Owen Jones and Illuminated Manuscripts
Anybody who's been around even a short while will have come to appreciate Paul Petro' s enduring presence on the Toronto art scene, with a strong roster of artists and a commitment to fostering the local culture that's the equal of anyone.
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Toronto Art History 101 with Paul Petro (and Madame Zsa Zsa), tonight
Illustration: Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott Landscape wallpaper frieze c1895 Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott the British architect and designer is perhaps much better known for his architectural work, closely followed by his work in the design world, in particular his instinctively crafted furniture design. However, Baillie Scott also managed to produce both textile and wallpaper design work particularly during the two decades that spanned the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth century.
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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott Wallpapers
Murano glass beads are manufactured using the finest Murano glass. Since medieval times, Murano (a cluster of islands near Venice, Italy) has been famous for artisan glass created by skilled Italian glassblowers. This well-guarded craft has been handed down from generation to generation.
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Murano Glass Beads
Silverado has been manufacturing fine jewelry for the past 6 years. Silverado jewelry is created from a range of European-style beads and charms including genuine Murano glass and hand-crafted, detailed three-dimensional beads and charms from solid 925 silver, solid 14 carat gold. Silverado provides an extensive and varied range of products that should satisfy any discerning consumer’s requirement.
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Silverado Jewelry