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based on the traditional map of the united states 'the fifty united plates' is a collection from american ceramic designers, corbé company. made of porcelain, the project crosses the boundaries of craft, art and design. constructed to scale the unique pieces fit seamlessly in with their neighbor, to collectively form the entire nation. 'they're a tribute to where you are, what you're making, doing, eating, loving and living.' says the designers, 'it's a local project - built for our neighbors… made only greater in its relation to another person, another place - a spread known as the fifty united plates.' using a combination of new technologies with traditional ceramic processes, each piece highlights the persona of the maker. digital files of the states are created with the information needed to effectively cut a prototype on a CNC router. liquid ceramic slip is then poured into a plaster mold - fired in an electric kiln, the casting is finished by hand and sanded to be buttery smooth. every state has approximately 40-55 square inches of interior space and they range from 11-13" at the longest dimension.

Since its inception, one mission of the AACM has been to provide an atmosphere conducive to the development of its member artists and to continue the AACM legacy of providing leadership and vision for the development of creative music. The AACM first coined the phrase Great Black Music to describe its unique direction in music. The AACM pays homage to the diverse styles of expression within the body of Black Music in the USA, Africa and throughout the world. This experience extends from the ancient musics of Africa to the music of the future.

Since 1969, VLA has been the leading provider of pro bono legal services, mediation, educational programs and publications, and advocacy to the arts community in New York and beyond. Through public advocacy, VLA frequently acts on issues vitally important to the arts community-freedom of expression and the protections to artists under the First Amendment being an area of special expertise and concern. The first arts-related legal aid organization, VLA is the model for similar organizations around the world. VLA is a nonprofit legal service organization supported in part with public funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and through generous gifts from law firms, corporations, foundations and individuals.

The kitchen is where the magic of food comes together to bind a family. The woman of the house spends most of her time in the kitchen preparing dishes with love for her family. Cuisinart is an expert in manufacturing appliances that helps the lady to enjoy cooking in style and with ease. Cuisinart is one of the top brands in designing and manufacturing kitchen articles of various kinds and for all uses. We see the chefs on television using the latest and specialized kitchen products to cook up some of the most delicious and appetizing cuisines. Now instead of dreaming of using such articles, women can live the dream; since Cuisinart has a lovely collection that will help you recreate great dishes by great chefs.

From the times of Adam and eve, women have loved to pamper themselves by embellishing their beauty with fine pieces of jewelry. It has been the forte of an artist to create jewelry from pebbles and stones or bones and teeth to now gold and diamond. Those creations over the times have been graced by the beauty and vanity of a lady. To honor a mother or to pamper your lover or maybe to let a friend know you adore her, a fine piece of jewelry would do the best speaking. Earrings, necklaces, nose pins, anklets, bracelets, rings, brooches are all what means the world to their owners. However, one of major concern while buying the perfect gift is to choose the material of the jewelry of the choice of the lady you want to gift. Jewelry can be costume, ethnic, wood, gold, silver and diamond. Each has their own highlights and specialties. Every woman has different taste, so it is very important to pick the right piece in terms of material and design. It often becomes very difficult to run to different stores to find that perfect piece of gem for a perfect gift. To solve such problems, online stores are at your rescue. They offer a very wide range of different types of ornaments, various international brands and different collections.

If you have set up your office at home, then you have to look after every small thing and ensure you have all essential supplies in adequate quantity. When it comes to purchasing office supplies, you have to wisely spend on expensive stationery items like printers, ink cartridges, toners and so on. Traditionally, you would hop on to the nearest office supply shop to get all supplies when you run out of them. However, today you do not have to visit the supply store every time the supplies get over. With the advent of internet and advanced technology, it has now become possible to shop from the confines of your home or office. Shopping for office stationery online is much quicker and easier. Not just the convenience, people also make great savings when they purchase office supplies in bulk online. Also, you can easily find some cheap ink cartridges, the prices of which would be almost double if you found them in the outside retail store. An added advantage of shopping online for office supplies is that you do not have carry these products home as the website will arrange for a quick home/office delivery once you place the order. You can shop for all supplies you need with a click of the mouse.

The Westboro Home in Ontario is a residential project designed by Kariouk Associates. The house responds to the needs of the clients. They wanted a bright and lively home, yet intimate (with a sense of privacy). The house displays an interesting exterior (half black, half white), large windows and a garden filled with ornamental plantings. "The garden takes a "bite" out of the tight, permissible building area, however it allowed for an extensive amount of glass that otherwise, due to restrictive building code requirements, would not be possible. The courtyard's lot-line side remains open, while its three interior sides are filled with windows and bring natural light into the heart of the home on both living floors."

Danish Center for Culture and Development (DCCD) promotes cultural co-operation between Denmark and the developing countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East through: * Presentation of art and culture from the developing countries in cooperation with partners in Denmark and abroad * Information and advice about cultural exchange and cooperation * Allocation of funds for Danish cultural cooperation with developing countries * Co-ordination and implementation of festivals in Denmark for the developing world's cultures * Facilitation of capacity building within the cultural sector in the developing countries as well as presentation of Danish art and culture. The center provides the framework for large initiatives such as the Images festivals and information projects.

The Institute for Music and Development (IMD) welcomes you to its unique world of learning experiences, adventure and cultural excitement.\nIMD intends to serve a need for those who wish to go beyond the obvious events of everyday life into the very fabric of the psyche of traditional peoples, their worldview, the creative arts and the various structures that constitute what they perceive as their world. Above all, IMD's philosophy is guided by the importance of authenticity and credibility in its activities.\nOur scope encompasses advocacy and the development of the music industry within the context of an African Music Network. As educators, our interest in youth development, projects and programs is paramount in and integral to our work. Therefore we welcome educators, students, researchers, and music professionals to this site.

Over the years fashion has changed in drastic ways and people have an important role in the fashion industry. People have many facets and the way they put forward the characteristics is through the sense of fashion. These days fashion changes at a very fast pace and to keep up with fashion has been made simple and handsome with internet and online shopping. It takes few minutes to change or update in fashion on the internet. It spreads like a viral to different parts of the community and the way to keep up is through shopping online. Online stores have the capability of updating their sock quicker than stores and malls. Through kohls coupons purchases can be made for clothes for people and their various styles. People clothing is taken as a simple task with few, however people participate in different activities in his life which demand people clothes to suite his actions.

The Ghana Cultural Fund (GCF) is governed by a framework between the Royal Danish Embassy in Ghana and the Danish Centre for Culture and Development (DCCD) in Denmark. The GCF has a total budget of 5.65 million GH Cedis and it is scheduled to run for three years 2007 - 2009. The objective of the fund is to strengthen inter cultural relations, mutual understanding and promotion of democratic values among the people of Ghana through inter-cultural expressions and interactions. It is also to foster Ghanaian/Danish collaborations through the contemporary Arts and the preservation of our shared cultural heritage.

In 1982 the International Dance Committee of the International Theatre Institute, UNESCO, created International Dance Day to be celebrated every year on the 29th April. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727 - 1810), the creator of modern ballet. Every year a message from a well-known dance personality is circulated throughout the world. The intention of International Dance Day and the Message is to bring all Dance together on this occasion, to celebrate this art form and revel in its universality, to cross all political, cultural and ethnic barriers and bring people together in peace and friendship with a common language - DANCE.

Teens are perhaps the trendiest population whose thirst for fashion is never quenched with the numerous shopping outlets that have opened out recently. Special mention is one of the famous retail outlets that has influenced thousands out there is Candie's which sports adorable fashion statements for girls, teens and juniors. This particular shop originated in the year 1981 and is quite famous among people for its fashion apparel and accessories including fashion jeweler. Their range of clothing to cover juniors includes, fashion tops to add elegance to school going girls and can also frame the best after school collection, weathers and dresses to keep them warn under extreme cold weather and denim bottoms that go great with candie's tops. One specialty about candie's is that it truly brings out the inert personality within you, If you want to sport yourself a flirty hot chic, or a traditional contemporary girl or a sweet little girl next door, you can perform the role better with signature tops and fashion dresses from candie's.

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Oliver acknowledges that the trend might have its critics, but brushes them aside, noting that "though some might scoff at the idea of making helmets de rigueur, one must remember that more options leave fewer reasons for cyclists to go unprotected." Count me among the scoffers. This piece misses the larger problem with helmets. Decoration doesn't make them less bulky or hard to store, and they still create a sticky mess of flattened hair. (Motorcycle helmets, by the way, are also not cool. The motorcycle is what's cool. Someone would look really stupid riding a bike with a motorcycle helmet on.)

Online shopping is the new trend and convenient way of purchasing products sitting at home. You don't have to go to a mall to purchase your products. You can order the products sitting at home without the hassles of travelling and searching for a mall. The best part of online shopping is the affordability and wide range of products to choose from. In every market we have a retail and wholesale industry to cater the interest of customers with different requirements.

At least since the early 1990s, the cultural field has lamented the fact that it is a disaggregated and distributed policy field. Policy agendas and new practices emerge in specific contexts, pushed along by actors and organizations that have particular interests. Leaders have increasingly become aware of the need for a consistent and powerful collective action agenda -or a common set of ideas recognized by most arts leaders, artists, arts activists and advocates as important issues for debate, dialogue, and action. \n\nThe 2008 National Performing Arts Convention was a self-conscious effort to answer this clarion call-to bring together arts leaders across disciplines to learn from each other, identify common goals, and advance a field-wide agenda. Was collective action possible? What were the constraints and opportunities for action?

For more than 8 years we provide our international network for arts and business. The website and the monthly newsletter became popular among professionals in the arts and the creative sector. With its global perspective, our network is a valuable resource for academics, students, researchers, regional and national authorities, business people, and journalists. Please feel invited to browse through the various collections for articles, books, courses, conferences, and web resources. And send us your feedback or contributions to make this independent network even better.

The EU gives culture an important place in development cooperation by: * systematically integrating the cultural aspect in all its policies, projects and programmes, * funding the preservation of cultural heritage and the emergence of viable cultural industries, * covering living culture and cultural heritage - both important for growth, jobs and cultural identity, * encouraging its partners to include culture in their own poverty reduction strategies and national development plans. Unlike other donors, the EC gives priority to promoting and supporting its partners' culture rather than focusing on the promotion of its own culture.

As studies of African and Afro-Caribbean performance have acquired a wider relevance during the last decade, it is now time to examine the diverse critical approaches currently being practiced within these fields. How are African and Afro-Caribbean cultures being constructed, analyzed, and re-imagined by recent discussions about theatricality, transnationalism, diaspora, translation, Circum-Atlantic exchanges, or cyberspaces? The conference's program will bring together a diverse array of presenters from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, and the United States who deal with topics that include--among others--dance, drama, community theater, the links between social justice and performance, rituals, religious events, diasporas, carnival, and intercultural barterings.