Archive for June, 2011
DIA Downtown: Artwork on Boutique Wall Depicts Danger
Two women are carrying a severed head in downtown Rochester. #13; A digital reproduction of Judith and Her Maidservant with the Head of Holofernes by Artemisia Gentileschi decorates the side of Talulah Belle, the downtown boutique. Its part of the Detroit Institute of Arts Inside|Out program which takes art reproductions to the streets of suburban [...]
Big Dating Surprise: Men are More Interested in Relationships Than Women
PALM DESERT, Calif., June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — When specialty dating service Its Just Lunch asked 5000 singles, When you are on a first date, what thought is going through your head? they received an unexpected result: Not only did men and women have different top answers, but the first choice given by 47% of [...]
London 2012: Emin and Co to design Olympic artwork
Prints will be available to buy this autumn. Emin, who has produced some famously controversial works over the years, will design a poster for the Paralympic Games. It must be suitable for display on the London Underground. She said: The main brief is that the posters are really identifiable with what we do – for [...]
Buying or selling a business can be tricky
Many people want to be a business owner, but few have a Bill Gates-like vision of the product or service that consumers will find irresistible. For those who cant come up with the killer idea, purchasing a business may be the right answer to scratch that ownership itch. But how do you go about buying [...]
(VIDEO) Relationships Key For Hopkins’ Met Council Rep
For Metropolitan Council Member Jennifer Munt, relationships are very important. #13; It was a relationship that brought her from her city girl lifestyle to Minnetonka. It was her relationship with her community that led to her current position as a Met Council member. And it is through her relationships with the communities she serves that [...]
Ottawa OK on lending limits
TORONTO . Despite worries around record consumer debt levels and an overexuberant housing market, the federal Finance Minister said he has no plans to tighten mortgage rules again. We just took action in March, Jim Flaherty told reporters in Toronto, adding that there has already been moderation in activity. The comments come a week after [...]
Surviving the storm: Reading artwork lives on
Sculptor John Forsythe, an Emporia resident and owner of Veritas Foundry in Reading, works on a maquette of an Amelia Earhart statue he hopes will be selected for placement in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, DC The foundry was one of the few buildings in Reading that received only minor damage from an EF-3 [...]
French and German banks see short-term lending squeeze
* Greek debt fears prompt cautious lending to banks * US investors switching to shorter-term maturities * Exacerbated by French banks now on ratings watch * Some cant lend to companies on ratings watch By Aimee Donnellan LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – French and German banks may be forced to turn to the European Central [...]
Student Artwork on Display at Red Bank Library
RED BANK, NJ – Paintings and drawings created by Monmouth County Arts High and Middle School students will be on display at the Red Bank Public Library, located at 84 Front Street during the month of July 2011. The exhibit features work completed by gifted and talented students who participated in the Monmouth County Arts [...]
S.Korea sees tighter lending rules to curb household debt
SEOUL, June 23 (Reuters) – South Korea plans to rein in household debt growth by tightening loan-to-deposit ratios and lifting loan-loss charges at smaller-sized savings institutions, a top financial regulator said on Thursday. The remarks by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) Governor Kwon Hyouk-se come as the government is set to release a package of [...]